Digital Infrastructure Will Allow Us To Compete With Big Tech The New York Times recently (Dec. 15, 2018) ran a disturbing article entitled “The Hard Truths of Trying to ‘Save’ the Rural Economy.” The article documents what anyone living in Otsego County knows all too well: the increasing economic and cultural gap between affluent urban centers and poor rural areas like ours. Rural areas have an ageing, shrinking, under-skilled population, with dwindling prospects for ‘good’ jobs. According to the Times…
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz and Sharon Stuart, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 200 YEARS AGO Information Wanted. In the year 1814, a young man of the name of Carlos L. Mallory, a native of Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, and then resident with David Woodward, of that place, as an apprentice to the tanning and currying and shoemaking business, left his home, and has never been heard of by his friends since that period.…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Jan. 17-18, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Longest Shutdown Has Little Impact Here 2 Historic Markers Ready For MLK Day Goodyear Polar Jump To Aid 2 Volunteers Known For Opera, She’s Praised For Book 20 Inches Of Snow On Way This Weekend EDITORIAL Andela, Red Shed Show Entrepreneurial Mettle COLUMNS SEWARD: Democrats Shutting Out GOP Voices ‘Uxurious’ Misread Suffragette’s Fateful Visit Which Appliance Should We Be Afraid Of Next?…
Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal ALBANY – The state Senate today passed a resolution bestowing its Liberty Medal, the upper house’s highest honor, on John D. Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who saved five lives before dying in a Dec. 29 arson at 5 Walling Ave. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who introduced the resolution, noted it is given for “meritorious action against hostile odds.” “John Heller was that type of individual,” he said. “John displayed great courage…
Edward Van Beers, 84; Operated Pittsfield Plumbing & Heating PITTSFIELD – Edward John Van Beers, 84, who for years operated Pittsfield Plumbing & Heating, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 11, 2019. Edward was born on March 5, 1934 in Paterson, N.J., a son of the late Charles Vincent Sepione and Kathryn Viedas. Edward was an avid coin and stamp collector. He enjoyed tending his vegetable gardens, walking his land, watching a Yankees’ game, a good game of horseshoes, and reading…
FROM THE HEART OF OHIO Which Appliance Should We Be Afraid Of Next? We have long known that, when it comes to many things, we can undoubtedly be classified as a first-class dinosaur. This is particularly true when it comes to current technology. We will admit to being able to send and receive email. We can also, to a certain extent, manage to look things up on the Internet. However, we made the decision long ago to abandon Facebook. And…
Barbara Means, 87, Oneonta; Artist, World Traveler ONEONTA – Barbara Means, 87, a world traveler who excelled in the arts, passed away on Jan. 13, 2019, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on July 23, 1931, in Gettysburg, Pa., where she grew up playing on the battlefields, Barbara loved to read and swim. She received her first degree at Cedar Crest College and went on to earn two master’s degrees in Special Education and Library Science. Barbara embodied…
Longest U.S. Shutdown Has Little Local Impact Only 2½ Layoffs Of Federal Workers Here By LIBBY CUDMORE So far, except for 2 1/2 layoffs at the USDA Farm Service Agency, there appears to be no local impacts from the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, now in its fourth week. Approximately 125 Otsego County residents work for the federal government, but most work for the U.S. Postal Service, which is exempt from the shutdown, said Christian Harris, state Labor Department…
HOMETOWN History Compiled by Tom Heitz and Sharon Stuart, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library. 150 Years Ago On Tuesday, January 12, 1869, the great event transpired for which the people have been waiting many years. Five trains full of people were gathered between Albany and Binghamton, the last on reaching its destination at 5:30 p.m. The banquet in honor of the occasion was held at Fireman’s Hall in that live young city, and did not…
Sandee H. Alpern, 71, Cooperstown; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Sandee Hillman Alpern, 71, a spinner, weaver and potter, as well as Cooperstown Elementary teacher, passed away this morning, Jan. 10, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. She had lived in Cooperstown since 1976. Sandee was born in New York City on June 24, 1947, and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. She attended Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., where she earned her bachelor…
