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PAPERS, SALVATION ARMY COOPERATE Angel Tree Helps Record 26 Family Major (ret.) Jim Smith and newspaper Office Manager Larissa Ryan cheer after packing the van with gifts for a record 26 families served this year by readers of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. In a normal year, 12 families are served; but this year, the 12 were snapped up in just two days. Ryan, who organizes the drive for the newspapers, signed…
Reprinted From This Week’s Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal SUNY Over Hurdle On Reopening Plan Enough Agree On 20% In-Person Classes By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The stumbling block is gone, it seems. Enough faculty members have volunteered to teach 20 percent of the in-person, “dual modality” classes called for in SUNY Oneonta’s plan to reopen on Feb. 1, 2021, according to David Lincoln, president of the local chapter of the United University Professions (UUP). “That’s correct,” said SUNY…
Mayor Warns Staff Of ‘Phishing’ Attempt COOPERSTOWN – Village of Cooperstown employees’ emails are “phishing” targets, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch announced this morning. Phishing is defined as, “the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 Museum Christmas Tour LANTERN TOUR – 3 p.m. Tour historic village in its winter finery while learning about history of Christmas, how it was celebrated in our area in the past, origin of Christmas trees, much more. Each tour limited to 8 people, leaves at 20 minute intervals to 8 p.m., face masks required. Dress warmly for 1 hour tour. Reservations required. Cost, $20/non-member. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1534 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give…
Thank You! All the families have found their Angels. Thank you to the community for your support during this holiday season.…
Tree Lighting ‘Perfect,’ Reports ‘Daddy Al’ Dick BY LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – “Daddy Al” Dick had complete confidence that when everyone saw his family’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, they would see just how gorgeous it could be. “It was perfect,” he said. “Just like we knew it would be.” With performances by Kelly Clarkson, the Goo Goo Dolls, Dolly Parton and Earth Wind & Fire, the 75-foot Norway Spruce – the second from Oneonta – was…
Daddy Al’s Tree Brings Christmas To Rockefeller Center…
16 New Cases, Some From Thanksgiving Exposure COVID Hospitalizations Up To 11, Bond Reports COOPERSTOWN – 11 people are now hospitalized with COVID, the first time county hospitalizations have broken double-digits since the start of the pandemic, Otsego County Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported this evening. “Most of them have been sick for a couple of weeks,” she said. “But they’re remaining sicker for longer periods of time.”…
