Advertisement. Advertise with us

The long-awaited Freight Wheel Café offers free wi-fi and printer access, with space to eat, work, and socialize.

Internet Breakfast Café
Opens In Historic Store

Coffee, Community the Inspiration

By MAE LOEWENGUTH
HARTWICK

An analyst from Bassett Healthcare and an environmental advocate have been working since 2009 to restore what was once known as O.S. Burch & Son, a dry goods/general store. The historical building, dating back to 1864, is now known as the Freight Wheel Café.

Owners Martha and Paul Clarvoe met and were wed in the state of Maryland. They later decided it was time to get back to nature—eventually choosing upstate New York, where they settled and raised three children.

You have reached your limit of 3 free articles

To Continue Reading

 

Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by putting the community back into the newspaper. We are funded entirely by advertising and subscriptions. With your support, we continue to offer local, independent reporting that is not influenced by commercial or political ties.

Posted

Tags

Related Articles

BVA Names Cassandra Miller as First Full-time Director

“BVA has done such important and impactful work in the region, and I’m thrilled to join as the first full-time executive director to help usher in its next chapter,” Miller said. “With everything happening in the world today, ensuring our local communities are vibrant and welcoming is more important than ever."…
November 27, 2025

Time Out Otsego: 10-09-25

HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION—6:30 p.m. Otsego County Historical Association presents an educational program with Reya Mertz, conservation technician for the Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District, on the history of industrial production in Otsego County, factors that caused its decline, and the impact on our landscape and ecosystem. Free. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Route 11, Hartwick. (607) 547-8070 or https://www.facebook.com/OtsegoCountyHistorical/…
October 8, 2025

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

SUBSCRIBE