180 YEARS AGO: The Harm of Hoaxes—Burying Alive! Excerpts from a letter to Col. Prentiss, Editor of The Freeman’s Journal: “I was much gratified on learning that the melancholy story that the corpse of a young lady of Baltimore, who was supposed to have died in a fit, and was a day or two afterwards placed in a vault, was subsequently found sitting up in her coffin, very much bruised and mangled apparently by her struggles, is a hoax, and…
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65 YEARS AGO: President-Elect Kennedy is reported to have assurances of support from U.S. Representative John J. Rooney of New York for the appointment to a high ambassadorial post of least one career diplomat instead of a wealthy political contributor. Rooney is Chairman of the House subcommittee on State Department appropriations. The fact has been bewailed that the costs of entertaining which goes with ambassadorships in London, Paris, Moscow and some other capitals are such that appointees must be chosen…
A Christmas poem submitted by Richard H. Ekizian. Happy holidays to all!…
The idea that the United States has a responsibility to protect free peoples “anywhere and everywhere” under attack by international aggressors is a recipe for more endless wars.…
As someone who believes in change for the better—like when I recently legally changed my name from John to Andrew—I hope the following will be changed in the City of Oneonta...…
As a matter of prudence, if nothing else, I feel compelled to see and respond materially and positively to the Lazaruses I encounter each day during my remaining lifetime.…
Fenimore Chamber Orchestra has received grants from NYSCA for each of the past three years for which it has made application. This year, Fenimore Chamber Orchestra has been awarded the highest grant from NYSCA in the amount of $49,500.00.…
160 YEARS AGO: The Lecture—There was a large gathering at Bowne Hall on Thursday evening of last week to listen to the popular poet Saxe as he discoursed wittily and learnedly of “Poets and Poetry.” There was a natural curiosity to hear a poet’s opinion of his own family—and his clever hits at a large class who imagine themselves at least fifth cousins.…
110 YEARS AGO: Christmas Day—The greatest photo-dramatic production ever seen on the screen will be the attraction at the Oneonta Theatre on Christmas Day when Geraldine Farrar, the celebrated operatic prima donna will appear in a film version of her famous opera “Carmen,” produced by the James L. Lasky Company.…
As leaders from diverse faith communities across Otsego County, we write to share our concern regarding the agreement between the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [a warrant service agreement as part of the 287(g) program with ICE on October 17, 2025].…
