Letter from Jim Renckens To Dr. Ibrahim We (the Bassett family) were pleased to read your letter in last week’s Freeman’s Journal. We know you have many balls in the air and to grab and attack the call answering system is refreshing. The changes you outlined will ideally help improve the whole Bassett network. I would also like to thank your “team” members who reached out to me and offered understanding and concern about this ongoing problem. And a special…
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The Badger Series The First of the Mohican First published in The Freeman’s Journal on March 24, 1976 “If at first you don’t succeed,” must have been mouthed by many Cooperstonians as they left the lakefront without having witnessed the scheduled launching of the Mohican. They did try again, and on the 4th of July, 1905, the good ship Mohican began its long career on Otsego Lake. The following reports from The Freeman’s Journal of that year tell the story:…
A Futile Love? By Rachel Frick Cardell When I was in second grade, my parents decided to get rid of our television. Since at the time television was the only source for watching sports, I grew up never really watching them or developing a love for a particular team. So, on our wedding day, in the throes of young love, I vowed to root for my husband’s sports teams. Unbeknownst to me, loving my husband’s teams would prove to be…
Editorial What Lies Beneath When one looks about and takes in the bustling commercial activity of Otsego County during the busy tourist season and anticipates the impending return of the thousands of college students who keep things humming through the “off-season,” one feels confident that Otsego County has a healthy, perhaps even vibrant, economy. And while that may be true, beneath the shiny veneer of commercial success lies a dark reality. Otsego County, like many of its neighbors, has a…
Polio Rearing Its Ugly Head By Richard Sternberg First COVID-19. Then monkeypox. Now polio. Next, West Nile Virus. And always in the background in Central New York, Lyme disease. The pan-, epi-, and endemics of deadly and disabling diseases doesn’t seem to stop. This week I will try to tackle polio. There are very few people who will read this that remember how much polio terrorized people, especially mothers, in the first half of the 20th century. People become sick,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 Vaudville Grunge Peformance set for Stamford PERFORMANCE – 7 p.m. Enjoy performance by Uncleshake, an eclectic acoustic trio who play a style of music they like to call Vaudeville Grunge. Veteran’s Memorial Park, Main St., Stamford. Visit roxburyartsgroup.org…
Animal Care Agencies Urge Governor to Sign Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill Legislators and representatives of animal care organizations throughout the region gathered at the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SQSPCA) on Wednesday, August 17 to collectively urge New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill. SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes spearheaded the effort, which brought together members of the New York State Animal Protection Federation (NYSAPF), the national ASPCA, state and…
Police Identify Human Remains Found in Morris The New York State Police at Oneonta were asking for help from the public in identifying the remains of a female found in the town of Morris. On August 11, they released photos of a ring, a necklace and a pair of Carolina boots. The photos were posted on Facebook and elsewhere, asking for help from anyone with information. The original press release stated: “The New York State Police at Oneonta are investigating…
Social Justice and Strategic Planning at OFO This year, Opportunities for Otsego (OFO) committed to building a strategic plan that is centered on social justice. The process with any strategic plan involves analyzing data, setting measurable goals and putting those goals into action. Setting goals to impact conditions of society is more challenging. “We begin by looking inside our own house with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion assessments for the board of directors, management and all 140 employees. Then, based on…
Bound Volumes August 25, 2022 210 YEARS AGOReprinted from the London Courier — “America knows not that the vigor of the British Empire increases with the necessity of exerting it — that our elasticity rises with the pressure upon us — that difficulties only make us more firm and undaunted — that dangers only give us the additional means of overcoming them. It is in such a state of affairs, in such a great crisis, that a nation like Great…
