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Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children

IN MEMORIAM: Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children ONEONTA – Oneonta native Julia Agnes Georgia, 98, who raised nine daughters and two sons in Unadilla, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, surrounded by her daughters. Julia was born in Oneonta on May 29, 1918. She married Harold Georgia in Inglewood, Calif., in 1943.  While he served in World War II, in part as a prisoner of war, she lived at her parents’ home in Oneonta. When he was…
July 27, 2016

2 GIFTS TO OTSEGO COUNTY

2 GIFTS TO OTSEGO COUNTY Governor Cuomo’s $10 Million, Plus Griffey Jr.-Piazza Bonanza EDITIONS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY CONVENIENCE OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL DELIVERY…
July 27, 2016

Tourism Benefit To County Keeps Growing, Study Says

Tourism Benefit To County Keeps Growing, Study Says COOPERSTOWN – With the county Board of Representatives due to vote Wednesday, Aug. 3, on extending a tourism-promotion contract, the state Division of tourism & Tourism Economics has released a survey showing the sector continues to grow in Otsego County. The percentage of state and local taxes generated from the Otsego County tourism industry nearly doubled in 2015, according to Destination Marketing of Otsego County, the privatized tourism-promotion effort.…
July 26, 2016

Doris Tiffany, 77; Operated Coachlines With Husband

IN MEMORIAM: Doris Tiffany, 77; Operated Coachlines With Husband ONEONTA – Doris Marie Tiffany, 77, a partner with her husband in Pathfinder Coachlines, peacefully passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning, July 24, 2016 at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Ken and Marie (Leonard) Harvey.  Doris grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta schools.  On Dec. 29, 1956, Doris married Jack M.…
July 25, 2016

Flo Folensbee, Local Cancer Society Executive

IN MEMORIAM: Flo Folensbee, Local Cancer Society Executive   UNADILLA – Oneonta native Florence “Flo” Folensbee, 79, local American Cancer Society executive director for many years, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at home in Unadilla, surrounded by her family. Flo was born June 28, 1937, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Earl and Nellie M. (Hilsinger) Carr. She married Robert Folensbee in January 1984. In addition to her work for the Cancer Society, she retired in 1999 from…
July 25, 2016

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