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May 9, 2014 E-Edition The Freeman’s Journal Hometown Oneonta All Otsego …
Joe Torre’s ‘I Love NY’ Ad Lures Visitors to Hall By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN You may have heard your neighbors remarking on the “I Love NY” TV ads where incoming Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Joe Torre urges us to “join me in Cooperstown.” It turns out conversations about those ads are going on throughout the New York Metropolitan Area, and Torre’s pitch is working. Brad Horn, Hall of Fame Vice President for Communications, said 160 percent more visitors – yes,…
Digital Sign Ordered For Fire House COOPERSTOWN The illuminated sign in front of the Chestnut Street fire house is about to be replaced with a digital one from Stewart Signs, “America’s Premier Sign Company,” of Sarasota, Fla. At its April meeting on the 29th, the Village Board gave the go-ahead to the fire department, which is paying for the placard. The village is exempt from its sign law. Fire Chief Jim Tallman said the sign can play several messages sequentially,…
In Grief, Mom Shares Heartbreak of Heroin By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA The downward spiral started with a trip to the dentist. “My son Jeremy had his wisdom teeth removed and the dentist prescribed him painkillers,” said his mother, Deb France of Oneonta. “Our world was turned upside down.” He first went to jail for theft at 18, and the family’s insurance wouldn’t cover his treatment. He tried to commit suicide, and he was committed to the psychiatric ward. “They said,…
Latest Rt. 28 Hotel Going to the Dogs – As Planned By LIBBY CUDMORE HARTWICK SEMINARY Drop off your dog at Dog Wild’s “doggie hotel” before you go on vacation, and the hard part may be getting Fido to come home. “It’s a homelike environment,” said owner Dana Rice. “There’s no chain link, no runs – each dog has their own little room so they can relax and have a good time.” She and her husband, Ray Ouellet, owners of…
THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL (Thursday, June 4, 2015) ZBA Rejects Hotel Variance 2 CCS Teachers Promoted Christ Church Rector Leaving Bliss Runs For County Board FOR SALE AT THESE FINE STORES • HOMETOWN ONEONTA (Friday, June 5, 2015) Y Marks 50th On Ford Baseball Team In State Tourney Suicide Prevention Assoc. In City City Man New Major General • AllOTSEGO.life Alert: Catch Lyme Disease Early Noto Sisters More Than Athletes • FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS AT www.allotsego.com…
May 2, 2014 E-Edition The Freeman’s Journal Hometown Oneonta All Otsego …
Q&A WITH DR. VANCE BROWN, NEW BASSETT PRESIDENT/CEO Dr. Vance Brown, MaineHealth chief medical officer and future Bassett Healthcare president/CEO, answered these e-mailed questions from Hometown Oneonta/Freeman’s Journal editor Jim Kevlin about his decision to take the Bassett helm. 1. What was it that interested you in the Bassett CEO position specifically? Bassett is one of a small number of organizations that I have kept my eye on for quite some time. I have been well aware of their physician…
