By: Jim Kevlin
04/17/2019 5:00 pm
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 18-19, 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK HOW SWEET IT IS! Jacob Russell raises his fist in triumph after he and Patrick Dewey completed the Boston Marathon Monday in 3:28:53, in the top 30 percent of runners overall. The two are running pals from their Cooperstown Central days. Jacob is graduating from Harvard next month, and Patrick from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. (Max Prager photo/Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com) OTSEGO CHAMBER’S BEST of the BEST LES GRUMMONS, Distinguished Citizen
PATHFINDER VILLAGE, Distinguished Business
FRON T PAGE2 Oneontas Dip Toe Into Geothermal
Bassett Doctor Leads Top MD Association
Russell, Dewey In Top 30% In Boston Marathon
B&B Owner Drowns As Car Runs Into Lake
New CSO Executive Seasoned On Opera Stage
Main Street Finale Adds Futuristic Trash Cans
Doubleday Redo Scales Back 3rd-Base Pavilion
4-Year Maximum Sentence In Girl’s Death
EDITORIAL Brainy, Creative Execs Secure County Future
COLUMNS KUZMINSKI: Guaranteed National Income?
FROM EPA: Say, What IS Geothermal?
Why Notre Dame Matter, via Wikipedia
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PERDUE: Church Programs Serve Kids, Moms
HISTORY COLUMNS BOUND VOLUMES: April 18, 2019
HOMETOWN History: April 19, 2019
IN MEMORIAM John Smirk, 75; Cooperstown B&B Owner
Donald Hill, 79; Expert In Southern Music
Douglas Silvernail, 78; Worked For Jeweler
Susan Schultes, 70; School Nurse, EMT Captain
PEOPLE Emphemera Abounds, And Much More
CCS Grad Pioneers Ear Procedure
ISSUU ONLINE EDITIONS
By: Jim Kevlin
03/13/2019 5:00 pm
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Mar. 14 – 15, 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 6-foot-8 sophomore John Kennedy sinks a free throw for the Hawkeyes. FRON T PAGECCS Basketball: FINAL 4 AWAITS
Plan ‘Transformative,’ But Details Still Fuzzy
Final Sale Packs McLaughlin’s
DiPerna, Back At Vatican: World Working Together On Climate Without U.S.
2nd Time Around, Climate-Smart Idea Wins County’s OK
Deputy Promoted to County Roads Chief
CITY OF THE HILLS: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019
EDITORIAL Herzig: Act Today, Look To Tomorrow
Please, County Reps And Trustees: Get Chief Covert Help He Needs
COLUMNS Zagata: Where’s $93 Trillion Coming From To Pay Bill For A Gree n New Deal?
Casale: Anti-Amazon Forces Alive – In Oneonta
Youngs: With 321 Events During ’18, Foothills Buoying Downtown
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be Failing, But Tom Seaver’s Victories Immortal
Apply ‘Golden Rule’ To Global-Warming Issues
Cooperstown Can Have It All – Classical Music, Talk Radio – On WSKG
Support Early Voting, Seward, Salka Asked
League: No Contest, But Exercise Your Right To Vote
Trustee Dewey Outlines Credentials, Asks For Vote
HISTORY COLUMNS BOUND VOLUMES: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019
HOMETOWN History: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019
ALLOTSEGO.LIFE 20 Years On Southside, Piers Also Mark Mega-Store’s Fifth Year
Reducing Fires, Department Makes Village Better Place To Do Business
Happening Otsego: Funky Philharmonic, Corned Beef Supper And Mom-Son Swing
IN MEMORIAM Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Lord, 77; Ceramist With Milford, Oneonta Studios
Elizabeth Anne Broten, 30; Beloved Daughter Loved Reading
Dorothy Miller, 96; Retired From Mehan Insurance
Martin R. Patton Sr., 89; Entrepreneur; Restaurant, Realty Investor
John Simonds, 90; Retired From D&H
PEOPLE LOCALS – March 14 -15, 2019
LOCAL BASKETBALL TEAMS CCS Boys Basketball Final Four Bound!
DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS
By: Jim Kevlin
02/27/2019 5:00 pm
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 28 – Mar. 01, 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK Father and son were all smiles after a victory takes them once again to the semi-finals. FRON T PAGEOHS Boys Head Into Tournament
Dad John Coaches, Son Jack Plays, As Hawkeyes Look Toward Finals
Koutnik Set To Retire As Season Starts
This Nasty Little Parasite Is Meaningful
Dog-Rescue Mission Sends SSPCA Director To Beirut
Council Candidates Announce In A Rush
Trustees Intensify Noise Law Push
CITY OF THE HILLS: Feb. 28-Mar. 01, 2019
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Feb. 28-Mar. o1, 2019
EDITORIAL Congressman Emerging As Moderate, Balanced
County Board Committee Adjusts Policy To Affirm Public, Press Have Rights
Lower Taxes, More Broadband Would Help Keep Upstate Folks Here
COLUMNS Something Like ‘Green New Deal’ Essential, But Impact On Personal Freedom Worrisome
New Home, New History
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Goal: Doing All We Can To Reduce Dependence On Fossil Fuels
HISTORY COLUMNS BOUND VOLUMES: Feb. 28 – Mar. 01, 2019
HOMETOWN History: Feb, 28 – Mar. 1, 2019
ALLOTSEGO.LIFE While Others Dream, Kosmers Have Lived Energy-Efficiently For Decade
Stores May Come, Go, Southside Mall Endures
Happening Otsego: Soup, Pancakes And Adopt a Furry Friend At SSPCA
IN MEMORIAM Irene Harlem, 86, Oneonta; Wife Of Supreme Court Judge
John Chambers, 82; Ran Family Livestock Auction
Richard White, 66, CCS Football Star, Wrestler
David P. Eckberg, 78; From Navy, Had Life-Long Love Of Sea
PEOPLE Hometown People: Feb. 28 – Mar. 01, 2019
Locals: Feb. 28 – Mar. 01, 2019
LOCAL BASKETBALL TEAMS Good Luck Hawkeyes!
Good Luck Yellowjackets!
DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS
By: Jim Kevlin
02/20/2019 5:00 pm
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 21-22, 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA – Karen Katz applauds Congressman Delgado’s arrival, flanked by her husband, former mayor Jeff, and Otsego 2000’s Ellen Pope. In the foreground is Randy Velez, Catholic deacon. FRON T PAGEMarijuana Shops? County Must Decide Issue
Hearty Applause Greets Freshman Congressman
For $3M, Theater Can Reopen In Collaboration With Foothills
Farmers’ Market In Chamber Hall Of Fame
Work Starts On County’s Energy Plan
With Gas Aplenty, Andela Predicting Jobs For Richfield
CITY OF THE HILLS: Feb. 21-22, 2019
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Feb. 21-22, 2019
EDITORIAL What’s the Matter with Upstate?
CUOMO: ‘Fundamentals That Attracted Amazon Here Remain’
COLUMNS Statistics Here And Nationally Indicate: Heroin Tide Is Ebbing
Until Available 24/7, Renewable Energy Not Ready For Prime Time
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On Energy Future, State Must Pick Right Side Of Scale
Plea To Biological Field Station: End Pesticide Use
HISTORY COLUMNS BOUND VOLUMES – Feb. 21 – 22, 2019
HOMETOWN History – Feb 21-22 2019
ALLOTSEGO.LIFE Monument Planned For 20 Killed In Limousine Crash
After Decades Breaking Otsego Lake Ice, HEAT!
Happenin’ Otsego: Dog-Shelter Fundraising, Plus Theater
IN MEMORIAM Graham Duncan, WWII Veteran, Poet, Professor
Scott Sorensen, 86; Worked At Boys & Girls Club
Edward V. Lynch, 47; Air Force Vet Loved Music
Corinne Hillman, 98; Teacher, Cooperstown Cotillion Mainstay
Gregory L. Hext, 74; Vietnam Vet, Worked For Remington
PEOPLE Polar Bear Jump: Warm Hearts – Cold Everything Else
Hometown People: Feb. 21-22, 2019
Locals: Feb. 21-22, 2019
DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS
By: Jim Kevlin
01/16/2019 5:00 pm
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Jan. 17-18, 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK For perhaps one of the final times, Margaret and Mark in the backseat of one of Cooperstown Medical Tranport’s 12 ambulances. FRON T PAGELongest Shutdown Has Little Impact Here
2 Historic Markers Ready For MLK Day
Goodyear Polar Jump To Aid 2 Volunteers
Known For Opera, She’s Praised For Book
20 Inches Of Snow On Way This Weekend
EDITORIAL Andela, Red Shed Show Entrepreneurial Mettle
COLUMNS SEWARD: Democrats Shutting Out GOP Voices
‘Uxurious’ Misread Suffragette’s Fateful Visit
Which Appliance Should We Be Afraid Of Next?
Digital Infrastructure Allows Competition With Big Tech
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Renewables, Maybe Not Answer Today, Are Wave Of The Future
HISTORY COLUMNS HOMETOWN History
BOUND VOLUMES
ALLOTSEGO.LIFE From Single Van, Cooperstown Couple Built Three-County Ambulance Service
Milford 5th-Graders Study Trout By Raising Trout
Brides Aplenty at Foothills
‘Citizen Clark’ Film, Basketball Tourney, Art For The SPCA
IN MEMORIAM Roger B. Sullivan, 68; SUNY Oneonta Asst. VP/Enrollment
Barbara Means, 87, Oneonta; Artist, World Traveler
Sandee H. Alpern, 71, Cooperstown; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher
Edward Van Beers, 84; Operated Pittsfield Plumbing & Heating
PEOPLE Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal
SUNY Students Study Sea Life Of Japanese Isles
At Noah’s World. The Queen of the Dance
Mebust Leading New Committee Of Village Dems
Let it Snow…And Snow And Snow AND SNOW!
DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS
By: Jim Kevlin
06/06/2018 1:04 pm
A new “Summer Dreams” publication, aimed at serving Otsego County’s summer visitors and the rest of us who partake of the county’s summer offerings, will appear in this week’s Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. New editions will appear weekly through Labor Day. A new weekly publication, “Summer Dreams,” aimed at highlighting Greater Cooperstown and Oneonta’s summer offerings, will appear in this week’s editions of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal.
In addition to reaching 13,000 households in our regular weekly distribution, an additional 2,000 copies are being printed and made available to tourists and youth-baseball-park participants. The 13,000 distribution is already the largest print footprint in the county, and this will be enhanced to 15,000, according to Editor/Publisher Jim Kevlin.
Beginning today, the new publication will also be posted on www.allotsego.com , where it will be accessible to 40,000 weekly visitors, and promoted on the allotsego Facebook page, where more than 20,000 visitors participate weekly.
“Information about happenings in Otsego County will be useful, of course, to all of us looking to have some fun. But ‘Summer Dreams’ is also a powerful vehicle for advertisers looking to connect with customers and potential new customers,” Kevlin said.
If you are interested in advertising in “Summer Dreams”, call 607-547-6103 and ask for Tara Barnwell or Thom Rhodes, or e-mail them at tarab@allotsego.com or thomr@allotsego.com .
By: Jim Kevlin
07/08/2017 11:02 am
VIDEO SHOWS JULY MEETING Richard Sternberg, the Cooperstown trustee and retired physician, who has been recruiting candidates to run for Otsego County offices in the fall, objects to a resolution supporting the Faso-Collins amendment, which would require the State of New York to pay for any Medicaid shortfalls, not counties like Otsego. After hearing dissent at its July meeting last Wednesday, the county board withdrew the resolution. (from videotape by Karen Sullins)
