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At All-Star Village, No Closing Planned – At Least For Now

TASK FORCE CHAIRMAN SAYS: At All-Star Village, No Closing Planned – At Least For Now COOPERSTOWN – County Emergency Task Force chairman Allen Ruffles today said he has been assured by Marty Patton, owner of Cooperstown All-Star Village in West Oneonta, that there are no plans to cancel the summer season, at least for now. All-Star Village – as well at Coopertown Dreams Park in Hartwick Seminary, which Friday announced it is cancelling it 2020 season – together fuel the…

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Fire Chief: Smoke Detectors Saved Couple

West Oneonta Fire Chief: Smoke Alarms Saved Couple ONEONTA – By the time West Oneonta Assistant Fire Chief John Quick got to the scene of last night’s fire at 687 State Highway 205, the house was fully engulfed, but the residents were safe in the neighbor’s driveway across the street. “They were alerted by the smoke detectors,” he said. “The wife tried to put it out, but it was just too much.”…

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10 Fire Companies Battle Blaze in West Oneonta

2 Transported To Fox Hospital 10 Fire Companies Battling Blaze In West Oneonta By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At this hour, 10 fire companies are on the scene of a house fire just past the intersection of Routes 205 and 23 in Oneonta. According to senior dispatcher Laurie Devlin, Otsego County 911, the call came in at 7:14 p.m. for a fully involved structure fire at 687 State Highway 205. Oneonta, West Oneonta, Unadilla, Otego, Wells…

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Otsego Now Grant Application Angers Oneonta

Large Crowd Turns Out At Natural Gas Hearing By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WEST ONEONTA – According to Otsego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky, Oneonta is running out of gas. “There is no more gas,” said Zakrevsky, summarizing the gravity of the situation. Oneonta has struggled with its gas supplies for several years, but now the situation is dire. Zakrevsky’s proposed solution: a compressed natural gas decompression station in the Oneonta Commerce Park, the renamed Pony Farm. Otsego Now submitted…

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Douglas C. Saxton, 84; Retired Math Teacher Wintered In Florida

IN MEMORIAM: Douglas C. Saxton, 84; Retired Math Teacher Wintered In Florida WEST ONEONTA – Douglas C. Saxton, 84, of West Oneonta and Turtle Lake Development in Naples, Fla., a retired math teacher, died Sept. 9, 2017, at Bassett Hospital after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 25, 1932, in Cooperstown, the son of Harold J. and Iva (McRorie) Saxton of Cooperstown. Douglas graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1950 and received a B.Sc. degree from State University Teachers…

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Helen Sokolowski, 90; Nurse Went Into Dairy Farming Locally

IN MEMORIAM:  Helen Sokolowski, 90; Nurse Went Into Dairy Farming Locally NEW LISBON – Helen J. Sokolowski, 90, a nurse who moved to Otsego County in 1971 and went into dairy farming with her husband and son, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Helen was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Cenek) Mahdal on Jan. 17, 1927. She graduated from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing in…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JAN. 24

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JAN. 24 Washington’s Leaving Office Discussed At Lecture Today HISTORY – 2 p.m. Learn the story of the presidential election of 1800 and how it changed the United States.  Village Trustee Richard Sternberg lectures on the topic at Woodside hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, call (607)547-0600 CYBERMOBILE – 9:30-9:50 a.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Town Hall Assembly room, 3966 St. Hwy. 23 West Oneonta. Info, 4cls.org/cyberinfo.html…

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Nigel (Ni Ni) Schell, 46; Tailored In Atlantic City, New York City

IN MEMORIAM: Nigel (Ni Ni) Schell, 46; Tailored In Atlantic City, New York City WEST ONEONTA – Nigel L. Schell (Ni Ni), 46, of West Oneonta, who operating his own tailoring and clothing business in New York City, passed away suddenly on Oct. 8, 2016. Nigel was born in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 13, 1970, to Oran and Deborah Schell. He attended Atlantic City Public Schools, and received his diploma from an Alternative Education Program in Atlantic County. At…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.