Then I came of age. Absolutely terrified of driving, I clung to the steering wheel next to my white-knuckled Mom who gasped and shrieked with every move.…
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110 YEARS AGO Last week The Freeman’s Journal published an article which previously appeared in the Schenevus Monitor, stating that Billy Mills, a former well-known baseball player in this vicinity, was dying of consumption in the Alms House at Rome. Billy received a copy of the paper containing his death notice and he was very much pleased with the sympathy which was being wasted upon him. In a denial published in the Rome Sentinel he claims to be very much…
110 Years Ago Local News—“Pop” Snyder, the one, the only, and the original auctioneer, concluded his sale of the “once was” goods of Meyer Tanner Saturday morning. As was the case with the previous sales a large multitude were present and bids and witticisms alike filled the air in a never-ending stream till all the goods were sold. Just what certain unmarried gentlemen are going to do with certain articles of feminine apparel is a mystery for the sleuths of…
A Voters Guide to Elections from the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area Voting: The Time To Prepare Is Now On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, New Yorkers will be voting for president, vice president, senator, members of congress, and state legislators. November 5 may be 10 months away, but the 2024 election season begins now. “How can that be?” you might wonder. The answer is related to how New York runs its primary elections. Primary elections are used…
I cannot stress this point strongly enough: We can no longer assume that there is any “safe” drug supply on the streets, social media, or the Internet (licensed online pharmacies and regulated dispensaries excepted).…
While I was taking care of the horses, Runty was racing through the building like The Road Runner. A few minutes later he stopped short and jumped up on my leg for a pat on the head.…
135 YEARS AGO Local: Charlie Burch says it is his candid opinion from certain orders given at his jewelry store that marriage is not a failure—a good thing for the trade, certainly. There are now 12 prisoners confined to the jail at this place, six of whom are under indictment. John W. Shove of Mount Vision, now belongs to the “Old Guard” on the Journal subscription list, having this week made his 50th annual payment. At the annual meeting of…
70 YEARS AGO Leo P. Norton, 39, Colliers, faces an indefinite stay in jail following his conviction yesterday in City Court on a charge that he gave a teenager a drink. An all-day trial ended shortly before supper when a jury of four men and two women brought in a verdict of guilty after nearly one and one-half hours of deliberation. Judge John L. Van Woert deferred sentencing to await action of the State Parole Board. The conviction automatically becomes…
This year, join me as we bridge the gap between understanding energy in the scientific sense and harnessing it in our daily lives. As we increase our knowledge of energy, we can also adopt practical, tried-and-true methods to boost our own energy levels...…
The New York Coalition For Open Government has documented large scale non-compliance with the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law at the local level.…
