TASK FORCE SETS PRIORITIES Ruffles To Lead County Response To Corona Threat COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Allen Ruffles has been appointed to chair the task force that county board Chairman Dave Bliss convened this morning to implement the response to the coronavirus threat. The task force identified the following components that need to be addressed: Employee safety in the field – meeting state mandates and best practices. Limiting exposure at work Potential changes to work schedules and related labor issues…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
People - Page 81
TAKE OUT, SIT DOWN AVAILABLE Corned Beef, Cabbage Served Until 7 P.M.…
Author Discusses Detective Fiction, Movies At Cooperstown Film Society…
Meccariello’s ‘Loyalty’ May Ensure Stability At High School Helm COOPERSTOWN – CCS Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw said he’s recommending Elementary Principal Anne Meccariello for a promotion to return stability to the high school. “Anne’s been with the district 23 years,” said Crankshaw. “And she’s been in education for 28. Anne has a real sense of loyalty to the district. We are in need of consistency at the high school.” The superintendent made the recommendation to the school board’s Personnel Committee…
Drugovich Named Vice Chair Of Independent Colleges Board ONEONTA – Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich was elected vice chair of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities at the latest CICU board meeting, where a new board chair and seven trustees were also selected. Drugovich takes over after serving as CICU treasurer and chair of its Finance and Administrative Committee. She succeeds Adelphi University President Dr. Chris Riordan, who was named chair. As vice chair, Drugovich is a member…
‘Prayer For Peace’ Begins At Temple Beth El Concert Above, members of Eight is Eneuf sing “Prayer for Peace”, written by Robin Eletsky, Milford, in it’s first public performance at Temple Beth El in Oneonta this afternoon during the Music From Around The World concert to celebrate our shared humanity. Musical guests included Rabbi George Hirschfeld, Ana Laura Gonzalez, Stan Fox and Andy Puritz. Among the audience was Maciej Żółtowski, newly chosen conductor of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, seen at…
FUTURE LEADERS CONVENE AT HALL Young Republicans Greet State’s Top GOP Leaders…
200 CARS LINE LANDING SPOT Blackhawks Draw Enthusiastic Fans From Franklin to Roseboom, crowds were drawn to the Bassett Helipad, across from Cooperstown’s Clark Sports Center, at 5:30 this evening as three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters chop-chop-chopped from the south and landed in the nearby field. Some 200 cars lined Susquehanna and Brooklyn avenues, and fans of all ages hurried down to surround the choppers and greet members of the U.S. Army Reserves, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, who are on a…
SOUP SERVED UNTIL 2 P.M. Empty Bowls Filled, Emptied At Fundraiser Cooperstown’s Lauren Martin, top photo, fills Linda Kosmer’s bowl with hot soup at the Empty Bowls luncheon, the annual benefit for the Cooperstown Food Bank underway until 2 p.m. in the Christ Episcopal Church Hall on Fair Street. Inset left, Jeannie Graham chooses among the dozen of bowls created by local potters in advance of the event. $15 gets you soup – and you keep the bowl. At right,…
Chamber To Honor Seward As ‘Citizen,’ Custom Electronics Spring Gala May 7 In Foothills Atrium ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, will be the Otsego County Chamber’s Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen of 2020, and Custom Electronics the NBT Bank Distinguished Business Of The Year, the chamber announced this afternoon. Seward and the high-tech battery company will be toasted Thursday, May 7, in the Foothills Atrium, beginning with a cocktail hour at 5:45 p.m.…
