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Mayor Herzig Files for 2nd Term, But Independent Still Plans Run ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig was the only candidate to file papers by yesterday to appear on a party line on the Nov. 7 ballot. However, he may still be opposed: Don Scanlon, Hometown Deli proprietor, still has time to circulation petitions to run as an independent, and said this afternoon he intends to do so. Herzig, a Democrat seeking a second term, will be the only candidate on…
TOWN ELECTION SPOTLIGHT Butler Challenges Wood For Oneonta Supervisor WEST ONEONTA – Republican Mike Butler, longtime Oneonta Triple A president, is challenging incumbent Democrat Bob Wood, five-term Oneonta town supervisor, for the town’s top job in the Nov. 7 local elections. Butler, who recently resigned as chairman of the town Board of Fire Commissioners, said he doesn’t intend to raise the issue of the town-city fire pact in the upcoming campaign. “The fire contract needs to be done by the…
IN MEMORIAM: Florence W. Brown, 95; 2012 Springfield Parade Grand Marshal EAST SPRINGFIELD – Florence W. Brown, 95, former long-time Town of Springfield tax collector and grand marshal of the town’s 98th Fourth of July Parade, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the St. Johnsvillve Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Nov. 7, 1921, in Canajoharie, to William and Nettie Mac (Higgins) Wells. She married Adelbert (Sam) Brown in Canajoharie on May 26, 1946.…
Springbrook Ready To Open Family-Engagement Center MILFORD CENTER – Springbrook planning a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. next Thursday, July 20, to celebrate the opening of its newest buillding, the Springbrook Family-Engagement Center. Families, residents, administrators, and several of the organization’s key supporters have been invited to the opening. Passersby on Route 28 have been watching the building rise for the past several months.…
IN MEMORIAM: Clyde House Funeral Saturday ONEONTA – A graveside service for Clyde Jacob House, 87, who died at home on July 5, 2017, will be at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Glenwood Cemetery. Son of the late Chauncey and Ida (Parks) House, he spent his entire life in Oneonta. An Oneonta High School graduate, he was a retired City of Oneonta employee.…
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IN MEMORIAM Larry Robert Leahy, 80; Teacher, Community Leader LAURENS – Larry Robert Leahy, 80, retired teacher and coach at Morris Central School, and Laurens town justice and town board member, passed away on July 4, 2017. He was born on Aug. 6, 1936, in Binghamton, the eldest of six children of John Robert and Mary Gwendolyn (Wheat) Leahy. Larry married Carole Rae Margeson on June 14, 1964, the same day they both graduated from SUNY Oneonta.…
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CCS’ Maria Noto on State All-Star Team COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Central’s Maria Noto won first-team all-state honors from the New York State Sportswriters Association and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports, the Utica Observer Dispatch is reporting today.…
