HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 5 Donate To Save A Life BLOOD DRIVE – Noon – 5 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. Worcester Municipal Building, 19 Katie Ln., Worcester. 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org…
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STATE FUNDING MAKES DREAM COME TRUE Worcester Man, Paralyzed At 11, Moves Into Dream Home At 31 By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Paralyzed after a farming accident when he was 11, James Scofield, now 31, says he values patience, accessibility and independence above all else. Now, he can enjoy all those things in his new, fully customized and accessible single-wide, set back off Mooney Road, framed by forest trees, courtesy of Otsego Rural Housing Assistance (ORHA). The lifelong…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 Donate To Save A Life BLOOD DRIVE – 1 – 6 p.m. Donate blood, help save lives. Worcester Municipal Building, 19 Katie Ln., Worcester 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF CANCELLED EVENTS CLICK TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
GOP Nominates Businesswoman To County Board Maryland Resident, Oneonta Realtor Proposed As Oberacker Successor By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Republican county committee members from the county board’s District 6 met last evening and nominated Jennifer Mickle, a Town of Maryland resident and Oneonta businesswoman, to succeed state Senator-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The candidate, who also has experience in local government and community service, called it “a wonderful opportunity. I’ve always believed in…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 Fun Virtual Escape Room ESCAPE GAME – 7 – 8 p.m. Join resident Game Master and your friends for fun quest to escape imaginary Witches Hut. Solve puzzles to escape, cure the poison mushrooms you and your party have consumed. Available to 4 County Library System Users only. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library. Visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 13 Discussion With State Senate Candidate VIRTUAL TOWN HALL – 6 p.m. Jim Barber to host town halls on Facebook & YouTube. Submit questions at info@jimbarberforsenate.org and tune in to learn about the candidate to represent State Senate district 51. Visit to participate www.facebook.com/JimBarberforSenate/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 6 Help Red Cross Save Lives BLOOD DRIVE – 1 – 6 p.m. Donate blood, help the hospitals to save lives. Appointments required. Worcester Municipal Building, 19 Katie Ln., Worcester. 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/coronavirus–covid-19–and-blood-donation.html…
Memorial Service Nov. 2 For Kenneth Robinson, 53 WORCESTER – Kenneth W. Robinson’s memorial service will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the VFW in Schenevus. Those that attend are welcome to bring a dish to pass if wanted. A carpenter, Robinson, 53, was born on June 27, 1966, and passed away Oct. 10, 2019. He is survived by his mother Sharon and father Paul; children Desiree, Cory and Aiden; brothers Frank, John, Jeff and Dustin; sister Kathy, and…
TROOPERS: DEATH SUSPICIOUS Body Found In Burned House WORCESTER – State police are investigating the death of a yet-unidentified subject after a house fire in the Town of Worcester. Worcester and East Worcester fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire just before 9:18 p.m. last night. When an adult was located deceased inside the residence, troopers were called to the scene to investigate. STORY DEVELOPING, CHECK BACK …
David J. Parker, 71, Worcester; Patented Coors Beer-Can Lining WORCESTER – David John Parker, 71, a retired career chemist, active in town government here, who patents included one on the inside coating of a Coors Beer can, passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2019. He was born May 25, 1947, in Schenectady, the son of Edward Joseph and Dorothy May (Gutta) Parker. Dave attended Mohonasen High School graduating in 1965, and then went on to Clarkson University, where…
