Reps Ask, Are Promotions Too Cooperstown-Centric? By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Intergovernmental Affairs committee wants a shift in the way Otsego County is marketed. “There has been a sense for a long while that the tourism branding is done around Cooperstown,” said Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the Board of Representatives. “There are other things in the county that people come here for.” The issue has come to the forefront because Destination Marketing Corp. of Otsego County…
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IN MEMORIAM: Eileen M. Morton, 83; With Husband, Ran Cherry Valley Farm CHERRY VALLEY – Eileen Marie Morton, 83, passed away Nov. 5, 2015 at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing, in Cooperstown where she was a resident since February. She was born on Aug. 22, 1932, in Sharon Springs, the only child of Millard and Eleanor(Herman) Burnside. She was a graduate of the Cherry Valley Central School and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Arnold Morton, on Oct. 15, 1950. at…
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert W. Smith, 77; Oldest Transplant Survivor In Nation COOPERSTOWN – Robert Whitehill Smith, this country’s oldest living heart transplant patient, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2015, at Whitehill Cottage, his home in the Town of Middlefield, after a valiant struggle against cancer. He was 77. Born Feb. 2, 1938, in Flushing, Queens, Bob was a son of Charles and Theodora (Miller) Smith. After graduating from Bay Side High School, he enlisted in the Air Force on…
IN MEMORIAM: Niles Eggleston, 99; Milford Benefactor, Historian, Author MILFORD CENTER – Niles Ward Eggleston 99, a community benefactor, local history enthusiast and author of “Eva Coo Murderess,” passed away Tuesday Nov. 3, 2015, at his residence in Milford Center. He was born at home on Eggleston Hill in the Town of Middlefield on May 27, 1916, the first of eight children born to J. Ward and Maria (Osborn) Eggleston. He graduated from Milford High School in 1935. On June 9,…
Worcester I-88 Rest Stop To Reopen WORCESTER – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, will hold a press conference at noon Thursday to announce the long-closed rest stop on I-88 near here will reopen. The senator will be joined by state Department of Transportation officials and local leaders to officially reopen the fully rehabilitated rest stop closed in 2010.…
Don Lindberg Returns Home To Lead Town Of Worcester WORCESTER – Don Lindberg got what he wanted on Election Day. After years playing key roles on the Otsego County Board of Representatives, including that of controversial chairman, Lindberg, a Republican, won 362 votes to defeated incumbent Town Supervisor Diane Addesso, who garnered 147. That’s 71 percent to Addesso’s 29 percent.…
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