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THIS WEEK — December 10, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Dec. 10 – 11, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
‘Code Blue’ Fears Spur Shelter Idea
Day of Decision Nears on Gun-Sanctuary Vote
‘Mary’s Plan’ Mailed To President Macron’s Desk
Outpouring Helps Buoy ‘Angel Tree’
EDITORIAL
Let’s Call It: ‘Profiles In Fairness’
COLUMNS
More Thank Ever, Shop Locally This Christmas
LETTERS
LaCHANCE: Rotary Helps Fight Social Isolation
deBLIECK: Governed Also Can ‘Regulate’
NOTO: Individualism Won’t Stop COVID
JEROME: Polio Fight Informs COVID Fight
NORTHRUP: If Sanctuary Passes, County May Be Sued For Failing To Enforce NY Law
BUNN: Holiday Lives Even On Video
Adams Lost AFter One Term, But Eventually Got Over It
AllOTSEGO.life
Daddy Al’s Christmas Adventure
Monkey Business, Much More, Made Christmas Fun
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Dec. 10, 2020
OBITUARIES
Angel Tree Helps Record 26 Family
PAPERS, SALVATION ARMY COOPERATE
Angel Tree Helps
Record 26 Family
Major (ret.) Jim Smith and newspaper Office Manager Larissa Ryan cheer after packing the van with gifts for a record 26 families served this year by readers of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. In a normal year, 12 families are served; but this year, the 12 were snapped up in just two days. Ryan, who organizes the drive for the newspapers, signed up for four more families, then another 10. Since one family had six children, and another five, a record number of children will find gifts under their Christmas Trees this year through the undertaking. The newspapers’ Christmas drive goes back to the 1921, when Freeman’s Journal Editor & Publisher Rowan B. Spraker Sr. sign us up. (Tara Barnwell/AllOTSEGO.com)
THIS WEEK — DEC. 3-4 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Dec. 03-04, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
SUNY Over Hurdle On Reopening Plan
Grayish Black Friday Sign of 2020 Season
City Clerk Powell Retires, Assistant Will Succeed Her
EDITORIAL
End of Coronavirus Is Near, Multiple Vaccines Tell Us
If You Want Public Office, You Ought To Say Why Publically
COLUMNS
MCREYNOLDS: The Joys, Challenges of Retirement
STERNBERG: Doctor In The House (Isolated)
LETTERS
WHELAN: These Facts Correct: Guns Are Killing Us
STAMMEL: After Vacancy Rift, Bi-Partisan Trust Needs Rebuilding
KUZMINSKI: SAFE Foes, Pay For Challenge
GROFF: And Of An Era: The Groff Era
GORSUCH: Acupuncture = Churches
AllOTSEGO.life
Oneonta ‘Missionary At Heart’ Retires – For Now
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Dec. 3, 2020
OBITUARIES
This Week, Nov. 26-27, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Nov. 26-27, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
COVID-19 Cases Triple In County
COVID-19 Vaccine Due; Drugstores Prepare
Vacant-Seat Controversy May Go On
After Downturn, Sale, Ioxus Returns
Community Foundation: Apply For 2021 Grants
EDITORIAL
Pilgrims’ Energy, Ambition Lives On Today
COLUMNS
BERKSON: Chickie’s Greatest Gift
NAYOR: Give Thanks For Cooperstown
NYS SHERIFFS: 10 Per Table? A Step Too Far
AllOTSEGO.life
So Long Rocky! Tiny Owl Flies Free
Chiropractors: Lose Weight, Build Wells
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Nov. 26, 2020
OBITUARIES
Carol J. O’Driscoll, 79, Nov. 23, 1941-Nov. 4, 2020
This Week, Nov. 19-20, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Nov. 19-20, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
SUNY-O REOPENING
Plan: Catch Virus Before It Can Spread
75 Faculty Sign Petition Challenging Plan
EDITORIAL: Unite In Making Plan Work
FRONT PAGE
CCS’ COVID Outbreak Quarantines Herzigs
SQSPCA Animal Shelter Dreams Coming True
Zakrevsky: Otsego Now Seeks To Keep Ioxus
LETTERS
KUZMINSKI: Sanctuaries Recipes For Anarchy
TALLMAN: CFD Foregoes Donations In Pandemic
COLUMNS
BERKSON: With A Slice Of The Shovel
STERNBERG: One Word Capture Mood: Sad
PLACE: Protect Your Family, Protect Everyone’s
PHOTO COMMENT: Let Old Glory Fly Full-Staffed
AllOTSEGO.life
Bye, Bye! Big Tree Off To Rockefeller Center
Cooperstown Readies For Virtual Christmas
In Oneonta, Santa, Other Staples Virtual
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Nov. 19, 2020
OBITUARIES
Irma D. Cortese, 75; Pursued Insurance Career In Dallas
Barbara Jean Duesler, 83; Charter Member Of CV EMT
This Week Nov. 12-13, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Nov. 12-13, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
Under New Plan, SUNY Students Return Feb. 1
COVID Rises; County Asks People, Stay Home
Rockefeller Center Picks 2nd Oneonta Tree
Appointing Oberacker Successor Complicated
Raging Fire Destroys Antiques-Filled Barn
EDITORIALS
Fight Isn’t Partisan; It’s Upstate, Downstate
LETTERS
BROCKWAY: Gun Deaths? What About DUI, 9/11?
FLEISCHER: Much Can Be Expected From Biden
BASHEAR: Protect Our Gun-Using Traditions
COLUMNS
BIDEN: First, Let’s Control COVID-19
SEWARD: On 11/11, Remember Corporal Mayne
STERNBERG: A New Hope On COVID-19
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Identity Politics Big Loser
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS
Retiring Senator Receives Bettiol Award
In Crisis, Pentaris Finds Opportunities
Theresa’s Emporium Lifts Oneonta’s Morale
Pathfinder’s Health Food Helps Everyone
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Nov. 5, 2020
OBITUARIES
J. Taylor Hollist, 84; Local Mormon Leader
Dirck Dey Harrison, 93; Executive Served On Ski Patrol
This Week: Nov. 5-6, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Nov. 5-6, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
Oberacker, Salka Lead Republican Romp
Rockefeller Center Again Taps Local Fir
COVID Dips; Hartwick Uptick Flattens
New GM Rosenthal On Helm At Otesaga
This Weekend, Watch 27 Movies For $50
Retiring Village Administrator Honored
EDITORIALS
Let’s Understand History, Not Censor It
Lacking Options, Celebrate Vets In Our Hearts
LETTERS
HESSE: Early History Here Involved ‘Savagery’
LONDNER: Let’s Be Civilized Land, Edit Plaque
SWAIN: It’s Time To Let Columbus Regard Go
deBLICK: Founder’s Goal: Individual Sovereignty
COLUMNS
TILLAPAUGH: Administrator Barown Excelled
ERNA: A Scary World Awaits: I’m There!
STERNBERG: In COVID Era, Makin’ Whoopee
AllOTSEGO.life
A House Full Of Heroes Survived
Movie Directors: Oneonta Has It All
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Nov. 5, 2020
OBITUARIES
Kenneth M. Dibble, 71, Carpenter, Family Man
Annemarie L. Danielski, 86; CCS French Teacher
This Week, Oct. 29-30, 2002
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Oct. 29-30, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
PROFILE: SUNY Oneonta’s New President
Facing Cluster, Hartwick Confines Students
75-Guest Wedding Yields 19 COVID Cases
Many Local People Casting Ballots Early
Cooperstown Recruits New Village Clerk
Stamford Priest Assigned To Cooperstown
ENDORSEMENTS
Oberacker, Senate; Buttermann, Assembly
Delgado Invincible, Earns Second Term
What Happens After Presidential Election
LETTERS
STERNBERG: Delgado Kept His Promises
ROWLEY: If ‘Safe Act’ Is Flawed, Change It
NORTHRUP: Limit Public Poles To Old Glory
ANDERSON: At Stake Nov. 3, Flawed, Free U.S.
BROCKWAY: Guns Needed To Protect Families
COLUMNS
OSTERHOUDT: Living With The ‘N-Word’
Sidebar: Black Police Officer Assesses BLM
AllOTSEGO.life
Whartons’ 33-Year Legacy At End
Jerry Jeff Walker, Oneonta Original
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Oct. 30, 2020
OBITUARIES
Paul Robinson, 79, Marine, Oneonta Alderman
Angelina Koury, 90; Husband, 3 Sons Survive
Douglas Sternberg, 64; Dentist, Doctor’s Brother
Gebrail Abou Zeidan, 85; Doctor’s Father
THIS WEEK, Oct. 22-23, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Oct. 22-23, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
Bail-Free, 2 Defendants Skip Their Trials
Councilman Questions ‘Savagery’ On Plaque
New SUNY Oneonta President Succeeds Morris
Oneonta Mayor Vetoes Mask-Mandate Law
Trio Deny There’s Any Thin ‘Blue Line’ Dispute
Master Gardeners Plan Cooperstown Upgrade
ELECTIONS 2020
BARBER: If Elected, He’ll Be Sole Farmer Senator
OBERACKER: Business, Government Experience
SALKA: Overcoming Hard Knocks, He Succeeds
BUTTERMAN: Vision Of Future Excites Him
EDITORIAL
In Oneonta, Town Needs Gown, Vice Versa
LETTERS
WHELAN: Oath Taken To Obey State Laws
deBLIECK: Oath Taken To Protect Constitution
GOODYEAR: He Plans Chuck Schneider Tribute
KAVANAGH: Trump Fired Many; Now, Fire Him
COLUMNS
STERNBERG: Deal With Both Sides Of COVID
ERNA: Fear Retirement, But Do It Anyway
AllOTSEGO.life
In COVID Era, Brooks BBQ Invents Self
HORRORS! Scarey Movies Delight Director
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Oct. 23, 2020
OBITUARIES
Darlene Rose Munson, 69, Of Hardware Family
Victor Salvatore Jr., 98; Dispelled Baseball Myth
This Week, Oct. 1-2, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Oct. 1-2, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
Trustee Mac Benton Wins Another Term
3 At Bassett Found COVID-19 Positive
Bassett CEO’s Aim: Knit Network Together
For Sheriff, Son’s Investigation Not Over
Museum Hosts Safer, Longer Celebration
Governor Appoints Casale To Election Board
Repeat Offenders Have Oneonta On Edge
It’s Beginning To Look Less Like Halloween
EDITORIAL
Trustees, Launch ‘Year Of Cooperstownian’
LETTERS
KLINE: Law-Abiding Citizens, Criminals Different
NORTHRUP: Don’t Back ‘Gun Sanctuary’ Idea
DUNCAN: COVID-19, Smoke? Let’s Try Better Way
COLUMNS
SEWARD: There’s Trouble At Nursing Homes
BERKSON: Surviving War, Years Of Tranquility
MORGAN McREYNOLDS: Fear Of Swimming
LEAGUE: How To Vote In Presidential Election
AllOTSEGO.life
Apple’s Help Preserve Gartung Family Heritage
Colman’s Spirit Of Public Service Lives Here
HISTORY COLUMNS
This Week Sept. 24-25, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Sept. 24-25, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Otsego County
SQSPCA Declares War On ‘Puppy Mills’
Tied, Benton, Robbins Face Sept. 29 Runoff
Plan Fixes Oneonta Deck, Razes Eyesore
ENOUGH! SUNY-O Infections Irk Chancellor
Bassett CEO Promotes 5, Firms Up Plan
EDITORIALS
Revive County Historian, Revive Economy
COLUMNS
ZAMBELLO: On Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Opera
STERNBERG: Tragedy Proves COVID No Hoax
BENNETT: Praising Judge Ginsburg, Except
deBLIECK: More Than Ever, People Need Guns
LETTERS
PIETRAFACE: No SUNY Campus Mandated Tests
FRANCIS: Stone Slab Steps In Our Winters?
POLITICAL LETTERS
SMITH: Robbins Has Brains, Courage, Kindness
HAGE: Mary-Margaret Would Let All Be Heard
FALK: Village Needs Younger Voices, Like Benton’s
WALLER: Former Mayor Backs Robbins’ Bid
NORTHRUP: Robbins Like GOP Of Yesteryear
STERNBERG: Without Mac, Trustees Average 65
MacMILLAN: Robbins Offers Fresh Outlook
AllOTSEGO.life
Tool Collector Has 1,000 Axes To Grind
Indiana Town Remembers Richfield USDA Chief
HISTORY COLUMNS
September Editions Posted Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal May Now Be Read On AllOTSEGO.com
September Editions Posted
Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal
May Now Be Read On AllOTSEGO.com
Due to technical challenges, there was a delay in the posting of September editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta. You can now read them on www.AllOTSEGO.com.
Sept. 3-4 Editions
Sept. 10-11 Editions
Sept. 17-18 Editions
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept. 17-18, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Sept. 17-18, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
SUNY Infections Ebb, Bring Crisis To End
Mayor Herzig: Is City Manager Needed?
Otsego Deputy On Leave After Gun Goes Off
AllOTSEGO.life
Past Inspires Present In Library Landscaping
Helping People Captured ‘Distinction’ For Honoree
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY, Sept 17, 2020
COLUMNS
BERKSON: Whistling Woodchucks! Back Again
STERNBERG: Getting Closer To Vaccine. Then What?
EDITORIALS
Sterling Legacy Suggest: Are City Managers Needed
LETTERS
STAMMEL: Don’t Walk Away From Education
KAVANAGH: Good news? The Truth Will Do
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept 3-4, 2020
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS
The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta
Sept. 3-4, 2020
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
FRONT PAGE
‘No More Classes’ Likely SUNY Outcome
Fox Hospital President Now Bassett COO
CCS Chief Crankshaw Returns To His Roots
AllOTSEGO.life
COVID Turns Downtown ‘A Ghost Town’
Reopened, ALDI Thrills Oneonta Fans
EDITORIALS
Let’s Stay Flexible, Collaborate, Decide
Public, Private Colleges Both Must Thrive
HISTORY COLUMNS
HOMETOWN HISTORY: Sept. 4, 2020
COLUMNS
WHELAN: What Happened To Freddie Gray?
STERNBERG: Even Now, Is Enough Being Done?
LETTERS
DEAN: Germans Allowed Nazis; Don’t Allow Trump