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Local Resident Celebrates A Century Plus A Few

At Focus, Resident Marks 102nd Birthday Local resident Asa Skaloud, who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1915, celebrated her 102nd birthday this afternoon at the Focus Nursing Home in the town of Otsego. Residents of the nursing home gathered in the auditorium to celebrate the milestone with cake and music.  Dressed in purple to her left is her friend Louise Puylara, Activity Director Amy Rose, and to Asa’s right is her friend Claire Cardinale.…
December 22, 2017

Local Literacy Center Celebrates Milestone

Local Literacy Center Marks 25th Anniversary By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com TREADWELL – Celebrating 25 years of existence, the Bright Hill Press & Literary Center made several announcements about the current state and the future of the Treadwell-based literary center at a special event today. Founder and Executive Director Bertha Rogers was on hand to debut Bright Hill Press’s newest anthology “Like Light,” published to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Bright Hill with poetry and prose from 220 poets…
December 16, 2017

Local Event Provides Gifts for Seniors

‘Shoe Boxes for Seniors’ Aims To Spred Holiday Cheer ONEONTA – Lisa Nunez of Oneonta is working to spread a little cheer to homebound senior citizens this holiday season with a gift-giving program that she calls Shoe Boxes for Seniors. “No one ever gives to these homebound seniors,” said Nunez. “These are people in our community that we’ve sort of forgotten about.” Nunez came up with the idea to deliver shoe boxes filled with small gifts and useful items to…
December 12, 2017

Arrests Made in Connection to Train Fire

Arrests Made In Railcar Fire MILFORD – Two juveniles have been arrested and charged with setting fire to an antique box car at the Milford Train Depot in early October. Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. announced the arrests after a two month long investigation, and said that more arrests are expected in the coming days. Devlin stated that both suspects are local residents.…
December 12, 2017

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