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Tom Garretson Named Newspaper’s First ‘Citizen Of The Year’ In 2006

BOUND VOLUMES Tom Garretson Named Newspaper’s First ‘Citizen Of The Year’ In 2006 Compiled by TOM HEITZ • Special to AllOTSEGO.com Editor’s Note: Bound Volumes, which usually appears in The Freeman’s Journal, is being run online this week.  Check the newspaper for a special report on Citizen of the Year Margaret L. Drugovich and the 2016 Otsego County Yearbook. 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from an address by U.S. President James Madison to the Congress – Amidst the advantages which have…
December 28, 2016

Oneontan Regional Director Of Ruffed Grouse Society

HOMETOWN HISTORY Oneontan Regional Director Of The Ruffed Grouse Society Editor’s Note: Hometown History, which usually appears in Hometown Oneonta, is being run online this week.  Check the newspaper for a special report on Citizen of the Year Margaret L. Drugovich and the 2016 Otsego County Yearbook. Compiled by TOM HEITZ • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com 150 Years Ago Oneonta High School – Miss Flora A. Potter, of Camden, Oneida County, has taken charge of the school as Principal, assisted by Miss…
December 28, 2016

Anne Marie Sinnott, 88; Moved To County From Brooklyn In 1983

IN MEMORIAM: Anne Marie Sinnott, 88; Moved To County From Brooklyn In 1983 COOPERSTOWN – Anne Marie Sinnott, 88, who lived in Cooperstown since 1983,  died peacefully on Christmas Eve,  Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at Focus Otsego, with family members by her side. Anne was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 15, 1928, daughter of  Thomas  and  Agnes (Carroll)  Collopy.   Raised in Brooklyn, Anne met her future husband, Victor C. Sinnott  there and they married on April 22, 1950, at Holy Cross Roman…
December 27, 2016

Gary ‘Mike’ Newell, Developed Alternate School In Hartwick

IN MEMORIAM:  Gary ‘Mike’ Newell, Developed Alternate School In Hartwick HARTWICK – Gary Michael Newell, firefighter, poet and teacher who helped develop an alternative school in Hartwick, died peacefully at home on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Mike was born in Whitehall, the son of Patricia Newell (Cooper). His maternal grandmother, upon first peek, declared, “He’s not a Gary. He’s a Mike!” and hence he became known as Mike. His childhood home, with the mountains in his backyard, provided the perfect…
December 26, 2016

$100,000 In Donations Boost Animal Shelter At Year’s End

$100,000 In Donations Boost Animal Shelter At Year’s End HARTWICK SEMINARY – Local benefactors have contributed more than $100,000 to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter leading up to Christmas, Executive Director Stacie Haynes has announced. Gifts include $20,000 from Miss Jane Forbes Clark and $20,000 from Mr. Lincoln and the late Mrs. Emma Rapenske, plus two anonymous gifts, for $5,000 and $59,250.…
December 24, 2016

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Visit our “subscribe” page and select your charity of choice at checkout