THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 17, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Hall: Wednesday induction was best option Jobs and houses: Herzig: For city to thrive, the two houses intersect Chestnut Crossing developers host neighborhood Q&A Cooperstown & Around and City of the Hills Inside The Paper Primary Elections to be held At ribbon cutting, Distillery touted as cultivated business venture Student News Perspectives The Old Badger: The joy of the old pavilion still…
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Herzig: For city to thrive, jobs and housing are issues that intersect By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Housing and jobs remain high priorities for the city of Oneonta. Both are needed and, according to Mayor Gary Herzig, need to be gradually increased at the same time. “You can’t have a thriving community, you can’t have a good economy, if you can’t provide people with good housing,” Herzig said. According to Herzig, housing is “desperately” needed at…
Cooperstown and Around & City of the Hills Juneteenth to be celebrated Saturday in Oneonta Juneteenth, a celebration of the emancipation of African-Americans during the Civil War, will be celebrated at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 19, in Neahwa Park in Oneonta. There will be music, food and art. Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig will speak at 5 p.m., before an introduction to Juneteenth from Jonathan Brown. School merger passes first hurdle According to officials at both schools, the Board of Educations…
Curtain’s up again on live theater in the region By MICHAEL FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — It has been a dark time for theater in Otsego County. In 2020, the Glimmerglass Festival and Fenimore Art Museum each canceled its summer performance seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Oneonta, Foothills Performing Arts Center went 14 months without a live show, according to Operations Manager Geoff Doyle. High schools and both Oneonta colleges experimented with streaming virtual theater,…
HOMETOWN HISTORY June 17, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 100 Years Ago The Sullivan bill making it a felony to carry concealed weapons has been signed by Governor Dix. Among the provisions is one putting restrictions upon dealers. Every person selling a pistol or revolver must keep a register in which shall be entered at the time of sale, the date of sale, name, age occupation and residence of…
Primary elections to be held STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Primary elections will be held in several Otsego County towns Tuesday, June 22, with early voting open this week. Go to https://www.otsego- county.com/departments/board_of_elections/index.php for more information. Here is a list of local primary elections: Democratic Otsego County Representative, District 3(Laurens, Otego) Caitlin Ogden Jared Nepa Republican Town of Hartwick Supervisor Bryan F. LoRusso Robert J. O’Brien Councilman (Two) Christopher Briggs Jonathan Horth Cindy Carr Bruce Markusen Superintendent of Highways…
Bound Volumes June 17, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 210 YEARS AGO Gallantry of an American Youth – In the late conflict between the United States frigate President and the British ship of war Little Belt, a gunner’s boy on board the frigate who had his arm broken by a shot, while under the hands of the surgeon in the cockpit, requested that he would make haste in dressing…
Chestnut Crossing developers host neighborhood Q&A By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — About 50 village residents gathered Monday, June 15, at a residential space at 20 Lake Street to hear a detailed presentation and ask questions about a debated proposal to build a 13-unit rental apartment on several pieces of property on Chestnut Street. Josh Edmonds, a Cooperstown native who is the owner of Simple Integrity Construction, and Francesca Zambello, the artistic and managing director of The…
BEST BETS Run for the Susquehanna SPCA, Celebrate Juneteenth, more. Run to support the Susquehanna SPCA. This year the shelter is partnering with three local breweries to raise funds for animals in need. The 0.5K Fun Run is a kid-friendly event beginning at 8:30 a.m., the 5K at 9:15, and the 10K at 9. There will also be a pet parade with prizes. Cost is $10 for ages 13+ in the 0.5K, $30 for adults in the 5K and 10K.…
State Police search for missing teen from Roseboom STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State Police announced that they are searching for a teen who went missing on Monday, June 14. Anjelia Sturtevant, 14, was last seen at her home in Roseboom near Cooperstown. Sturtevant is 5’2 weighing approximately 190 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink camouflaged pull over sweatshirt and may be carrying a white makeup bag. She has brown hair, brown eyes, an eyebrow piercing above…
