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October 2014 - Page 7

City Council Seeks Guidance On Fire Readiness

City Council Seeks Guidance On Fire Readiness ONEONTA – Common Council will consider authorizing City Manager Marty Murphy to sign a contract with the Center for Public Safety Management when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. In discussion of acquiring two new fire trucks at the last council meeting, Murphy suggested seeking the center’s guidance in assessing the fire equipment needs so investments in the fleet can be planned.…

IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Ray Blaske, 65; Oversaw BOCES’ Culinary Arts Program

IN MEMORIAM:  Thomas Ray Blaske, 65; Oversaw  BOCES’ Culinary Arts Program HARTWICK – Thomas Ray Blaske, 65, known as “B,” who ran the Culinary Arts Program at BOCES in Milford for over 30 years, died Tuesday at Bassett Hospital. He was born May 23, 1949, to Helen J. Reamer of Michigan.  He graduated from the Culinary Institute of Technology.  In addition to working at BOCES, he was a certified executive chef and a certified culinary educator through the American Culinary Federation.…

Pulitzer-Winning Poet Dennis To Launch Hartwick’s New American Writing Festival

Pulitzer-Winning Poet Dennis To Launch Hartwick’s New American Writing Festival ONEONTA – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Dennis will be the featured reader at Hartwick College’s two-evening New American Writing Festival Tuesday-Wednesday,Nov. 4-5, in the Shineman Chapel House’s Celebration Room. Also featured will be the work of five Hartwick alumni: Diane Bliss ’81, Lynn Marie Houston ’94, Scot Slaby ’98, Jeffrey Simonds ’10, and Brendan Walsh ’10. The event is free, and open to the public.  Dennis will highlight the event,…

ATV Rider From Long Island Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash

ATV Rider From Long Island Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash NEW LISBON – Joshua M. Theisen, 24, Medford, Suffolk County, died Wednesday from injuries sustained Sunday in an ATV accident, county Sheriff’s Deputies report. Investigation found that Theisen, who was visiting the area for the weekend, was traveling westbound on Jones Road approximately one half east of the North Welcome Road intersection on a 1998 Honda TRX300FW 4×4 ATV when he lost control of the vehicle and the ATV…

Drains Cut For North Side Rain Gardens ; Southside Soon Complete To Pioneer Alley

Drains Cut For North Side Rain Gardens ; Southside Soon Complete To Pioneer Alley Larry Springer from Central Paving, Ilion, cuts a drain between one of the rain gardens and the gutter this morning, one of the final steps to complete the Village of Cooperstown’s sidewalk project on the north side of Main Street.  Helping is Larry Belsted. Trees – due to be planted in the rain gardens later this month or in early November, after dormancy sets in – will be surrounded by water-friendly plants.…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite 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.