Hall of Fame Festivities Bridge Past, Present with Joyous Weekend By Ted Potrikus Special to The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta[A byline note: With this as my final piece for publication in The Freeman’s Journal /Hometown Oneonta, I hope readers will indulge a first-person tour through this past weekend’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. I hadn’t attended an induction since 1983 when I covered the event for The Freeman’s Journal. So much has changed since then but one thing has remained constant…
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Induction Weekend Autographs Get your Induction weekend memorabilia autographed with the following Hal of Famers. Friday, July 22Signing held at 7th Inning Stretch, 137 Main Street, Cooperstown Visit seventh-inning-stretch.com/product-p/riv005.htm for info3 – 4:30 p.m. Mariano Rivera (Hall of Fame Class of 2019)…
News from the Noteworthy Violence Intervention Program aids sexual assault victims [Editor’s note: Opportunities for Otsego contributes this week’s ‘News from the Noteworthy,’ prepared by Will Rivera, Crisis Intervention Director, and Hannah Bosman, Violence Intervention Program Education and Resource Specialist.] Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program recognizes the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every 68 seconds, someone in our country is sexually assaulted. Sexual assault is defined as any form of contact or behavior that occurs without…
Police, advocates, hotels partner for emergency housing Motel 88 in Oneonta does not have a happy history. Formerly known as the Oasis Motor Inn, the lodging saw drug busts and suicides, and carried a local reputation for a generally seedy atmosphere. To add to its unhappiness, a fire broke out last week, and it remains under investigation. But according to the Oneonta Police Department, the criminal element at Motel 88, and other motels like it, is related to the temporary…
Oneonta warming site at capacity By Kevin Limiti Opportunities for Otsego and the Oneonta Police Department are exploring strategies to get homeless people in the area sheltered now that winter is here. An executive order issued by former Governor Andrew Cuomo says that after temperatures go below 32 degrees, the homeless must be sheltered. Catholic Charities, the Main Street Baptist Church, Otsego County Department of Social Services, and other religious groups opened a new warming station in Oneonta in March…
In Memoriam Harry G. Brannigan, 73 August 3, 1948 – October 7, 2021 MILFORD – Harry George Brannigan, age 73, passed away early Thursday morning, October 7, 2021, at his son’s home in Mount Vision following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born August 3, 1948, in College Point, Queens, a son of the late Harry and Margaret Brannigan. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Harry enlisted with the United States Army on January 8, 1968, and served in…
TedxOneonta to return Friday By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com TedxOneonta returns for its fourth event in five years, with an evening of presentations beginning at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta. This year’s theme, a holdover from the canceled 2020 event, is “Changing World.” “We basically have been planning this for two years,” said Dan Buttermann, TedxOneonta co-founder and executive director. The local version of Ted talks — the…
Friday Sports Roundup: Unatego girls stay undefeated; Coop wins first football game STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Lilyanna Barnes scored twice as Unatego stayed undefeated in girls soccer with a 4-1 Midstate Athletic Conference win at Sidney on Friday, Sept. 17. Kylie Mussaw had a goal and an assist, Anabel Rommer scored and Bailey McCoy had two assists and Elizabeth Craft had one assist for the Spartans. Emma Simmons scored Sidney’s goal on a PK. More results below.…
Jeter headlines new group of baseball Hall of Famers After two delays because of coronavirus, the 2020 Induction finally takes place on a Wednesday in September 2021 By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — The class of 2020 finally got its moment. The unique and long-anticipated Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 8, was dominated by those who were absent as much as by those who were there, began with a video presentation honoring the 10 Hall…
20,000 Yankee fans pack Cooperstown for Induction of Jeter, Walker, Miller, Simmons By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The fans came, the rain held off and the twice-postponed 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Induction finally took place Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Clark Sports Center. New York Yankee fans dominated the day, in Cooperstown to see shortstop Derek Jeter, the former team captain. “We’re here for Derek Jeter,” said Noel Stazko of East Meadow, Long Island.…