From This Week’s Edition Of The Freeman’s Journal LANDMARK OPENS TODAY FOR TAKEOUT Retired Maritime Lawyer Steers Cooperstown Diner Caspar Ewig, who moved Upstate after retiring from a maritime law firm in Yonkers, is running the Cooperstown Diner for the Hayfords. It opens Thursday for takeout. (Jim Kevliin/AllOTSEGO.com) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “She told me that if we started dating, Cooperstown was in my future,” he said. “She spent every summer up here, taking horseback riding lessons…
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Morrisville Educator Is CCS Elementary Principal COOPERSTOWN – Tracy Durkee, high school principal at Morrisville-Eaton in Madison County, was named Cooperstown Central Elementary School principal last evening by the school board. Durkee has 27 years experience in the education field, mostly as an elementary school teacher in grades one, three and five. “I am extremely zealous about educating youth, and I am prepared to help contribute my knowledge to maximize student achievement,” she was quoted as saying in a press…
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4 SMALL CEREMONIES FOR FALLEN On Memorial Day, What A Difference Year Makes On Memorial Day 2019, inset right, the usual crowd filled the lawn at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in front of county courthouse. Today, in time of coronarivus, a Cooperstown Veterans Club rifle squad – from left, Jim Bridger, Rich Balcom and Doug Walker – fired a salute, witnessed by one family and a small contingent of fellow veterans. The ceremony was first held in Fly Creek,…
IN APPRECIATION Andrew M. Blum, 89; Man Of Many Friends By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A mentor to young people, Andy Blum invited Cooperstown’s Jacob Russell to lunch at The Brook, the exclusive social club on East 54th Street. Henry Kissinger walked in. “I thought, ‘Wow, Henry Kissinger’,” said Jacob. The room was filled with Wall Street bigwigs, including Tom Hill, the Blackstone vice chairman. “They didn’t go up to Kissinger to kiss his ring,” said…
Oklahoma Doctor, Integris Executive, To Succeed Streck Tommy Ibrahim To Oversee 8-County Healthcare System COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Tommy Ibrahim has been appointed as the next Bassett Healthcare Network president/CEO, succeeding Bill Streck as head of the eight-county hospital system. He is expected to arrived here in mid to late July. Extending a Bassett tradition for its chief executives, he is a physician. Dr. Ibrahim, 39, has held leadership positions within the healthcare industry for the past 14 years, most recently…
GMU Names Val, Sal, 5 Top Students In All GILBERTSVILLE – Valedictorian Sadra Smith and Salutatorian Sawyer Hinman lead the top five seniors lauded for academic excellence in the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Class of 2020. The daughter of Claudette Newman and Larry Smith, Sadra has participated in Student Council, Mock Trial, Varsity Soccer and the National Honor Society at GMU, holding leadership positions such as Soccer Team Captain and NHS Vice President. She plans to study Agriculture in the fall at…
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DROP ‘STUFF’ OFF UNTIL 2 P.M. Masked Volunteers Help Hartwick Cleanup Succeed In what’s a rare non-virtual event these days, the Town of Hartwick’s annual “Clean Sweep” is underway until 2 p.m. today, next to the town garage in the hamlet. For free, townsfolk can dispose of yard trash and scrap metal, including lawn mowers, lawn chairs, BBQ grills, metal fencing, aluminum flashing, metal bed frames, microwaves, and the like. Green waste may be dropped off on Hatchery Road. (Electronics…
Governor Praises SQSPCA In ‘Deep Breath Moment‘ In his daily e-mailed NYS Coronarivus Update, Governor Cuomo yesterday chose the Susquehanna SPCA’s socially distanced dog parade Tuesday at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, in Oneonta, as his daily “Deep Breath Moment.” In top photo, Kathy Chicorelli, a SQSPCA employee, holds up a yellow lab, to the delight of a resident. Inset left, even at rest, Roscoe, a 5-year-old bloodhound, excites the interest of Chestnut Park staff and residents. “This was…
