Scott Waller, Cooperstown Central School Class of ’93, has achieved a coaching milestone: 300 wins. Scott is the head coach for the Gonzaga College High School soccer team in Washington, D.C.…
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Personal courage and a brave stand was exhibited by Village Trustee Hanna Bauer this week with her vote on the controversial banner proposal. Hanna has expressed her reasoning and it is sound, but she could have also decided to vote the other way if her thoughts were of that direction. This was a very complex and emotional issue.…
LETTER from JOHN A. RUDY Mayor Waller Approached All With Integrity, Sincerity To the Editor: Re: “50-Car Parade Salutes Cooperstown Mainstay” in last week’s newspaper. As reported, some have said had they known of the tribute to Carol Waller on Dec. 19, they would have been there. Add my wife, Suzanne, and me to the chorus. We have known Carol through mutual friends for most of the 32 years we have been in Cooperstown. My introduction to Carol was in…
Editorial 15 Years Of ‘Citizens’ Prove: WE Can Overcome “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare Can it be 15 years since The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, (after its founding in 2008), have recognized a Citizen (or Citizens) of the Year in the final edition of the 12th month? In 2006, Cherry Valley Town Supervisor Tom Garretson, digesting information brought before him on industrial-scale wind turbines, changed his mind and…
FROM THE PRINTED PAGES OF HOMETOWN, FREEMAN’S Attending Since Beginning, Bill, Carol Waller Remember Cooperstown Carnival Heyday Editor’s Note: This feature story first appeared in the AllOTSEGO.life section of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal published last Thursday and Friday. This year’s 52nd annual carnival ends this evening. By LIBBY CUDMORE • For AllOTSEGO.life COOPERSTOWN – If you looked out and saw cars out on Otsego Lake today, you would probably call a tow truck. But in 1974, when Bill…
Editorial for December 28, 2018 Stacie Haynes Latest ‘Citizen’ To Win Everyone’s Appreciation In early 2015, when the credentials of Hometown Oneonta/The Freeman’s Journal “20 Under 40” honorees were published in this newspaper, Stacie Haynes – one of the 20 – called to say how impressed she was by everyone’s accomplishments. “I’m not worthy,” she said. It was explained to her that an independent panel of community leaders from Oneonta and Cooperstown had convened, reviewed nominations from the public, and…
