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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAR. 12

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAR. 12 Wedding Planning Expo Spring Forward! DAYLIGHT SAVINGS – 2 a.m. Daylight saving time begins 2 a.m. Move clocks forward one hour! BRIDAL EXPO – Noon-3 p.m. Get up close and personal with area wedding experts. Cost $5. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market st., Oneonta. Info, foothillspac.org/index.php/shows/bridal-expo/ CHILI CONTEST – 1-3 p.m. Try all the chili and corn bread and decide which is the best. Includes music by John Hopper and some crafters. Hartwick Community Center,…
March 11, 2017

Gun, Pot, LSD Found In Worcester Home

Pistol, Pot Plants, LSD Found In Worcester Home WORCESTER – A 44-year-old Worcester man was arrested after Otsego County deputies responded to a tip that he had an unregistered handgun and was growing marijuana in his residence. Joseph C. Dibenedetto, 44, was arrested after deputies, including K9 Ricky and members of the sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division and Road Patrol,  served a warrant at his home on Lutheranville Road in Worcester.…
March 11, 2017

New Five Guys Franchisees Invite Public To Monday Ribbon-Cutting

New Five Guys Franchisees Invite Public To Monday Ribbon-Cutting ONEONTA – Franchise owners Savita and Tej Hada have invited the public to join them at 10:30 a.m. Monday, for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new Five Guys at Southside Mall, their 12th. The Hadas opened their first Five Guys location in Albany area in 2004.  They recently acquired the franchise right of Oneonta market from other franchisee and decided to open store right away. “Oneonta is a…
March 11, 2017

Mothers And Sons Enjoy Shamrock Swing

Mothers And Sons Pack Shamrock Swing 200 mothers and sons attended the 2nd annual Shamrock Swing at Foothills this evening, selling out the event. Attendees enjoyed a chicken parmesan dinner with veggies, dancing to the latest tunes, arts and crafts, dance move contests, raffles, Legos, a clown and more. Above, the revelers fill the atrium with a winding conga-line. Right, Stephanie Holmes, dances with her son Beckett during one of the final dances of the evening. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
March 10, 2017

Town Break-Away Fire Department Adds Up To Dangers, But No Savings

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Break-Away Fire Department Equals Dangers, No Savings To the Editor: If you live in the Town of Oneonta and are concerned about losing your ’round-the-clock professional fire protection, please attend the public hearing at 6 p.m. this coming Tuesday, March 14, at Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St. The majority of town residents (unless you live west of Route 205) have for decades been protected by the professional firefighters of the Oneonta City Fire Department. A comprehensive…
March 10, 2017

Elizabeth M. Welch, 83

IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth M. Welch, 83 WEST EDMESTON – Elizabeth M. Welch, 83, passed away on March 7, 2017. She is survived by her children; Richard (Ginny) Ruffles, Farrell Ruffles, Allen (Lisa) Ruffles, and Pamela (Michael) Simmons, her 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was pre deceased by her son Jeffrey Ruffles.…
March 10, 2017

Young Artist Over Hurdle En Route To Capitol Hill

Young Artists Over Hurdle En Route To Capitol Hill Norah Ashwood, above, a sophomore being home-schooled in Cherry Valley, receives an Award of Merit for her citation for a charcoal, “African Vase,” from Juror Michelle Corbett, who has a ceramics studio near Schenevus.  The occasion was this evening’s opening of “An Artistic Discovery” at the Cooperstown Art Association, the first step in the annual Congressional students’ art show; after regional and state competition, the winners’ works will end up in…
March 10, 2017

Lenny Fishman, 83; Owned Taxi Fleet, Limo Service In NYC

IN MEMORIAM: Lenny Fishman, 83; Owned Taxi Fleet, Limo Service In NYC COOPERSTOWN – Louis Hyman Fishman, 83, who developed and ran a fleet of taxicabs in New York City, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. A native New Yorker, he was born Feb. 3, 1934, in New York City, a son of Alter Eliozor and Gussie née Gittel Fishman.…
March 10, 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 

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