IN MEMORIAM: Robert Mason, Jr., 94; Newspaperman, AT&T Exec, WWII Vet VAN HORNESVILLE – E. Robert Mason Jr., retired director of employee communications for AT&T and a former newspaperman, died at his home here on Feb. 27. He was 94. Born in Orange, N.J., Bob Mason graduated from Columbia High School and Lafayette College, earning a B.A. in English with honors. Immediately after college, he served in the Naval Reserve as a communications officer, participating in the invasions of Normandy, southern…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
March 2015 - Page 8
Cooperstown Board Lends Voice To Addressing Climate Change COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board yesterday approved a resolution calling on officials up to the President of the United States to act to stem global warming, and to pledge Cooperstown’s help in any way it may be needed. The vote was unanimous, although Trustee Bruce Maxson was absent. Mayor Jeff Katz said the trustees hope that, with Glimmerglass being a symbol of nature’s purity, the village may be able to play a larger…
Resolution of the Board of Trustees Of the Village of Cooperstown Regarding Climate Change (Adopted March 2, 2015, Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees) Whereas an overwhelming majority of credentialed scientists, in the United States and abroad, support the findings that climate change is happening and that human activities are a key contributor to it; Whereas the U. S. National Academy of Sciences and the U. K. Royal Society have stated, “It is now more certain than ever, based on…
Village Extends ‘Freeze Warning’ COOPERSTOWN – Despite today’s above-freezing temperatures, the Village of Cooperstown has had and continues to receive “a significant number” of reports of residents with frozen water laterals. At this time we ask that all residents leave one facet in their home running on a slow trickle, until further notice, to prevent their lateral from freezing. Once the threat of freezing is past, the “freeze warning” issued last Saturday will be lifted. If you have any question,…
Carleigh Bettiol Broadway Bound! Details In This Week’s Newspapers OUR NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
County Board Honors George Darling…
Brzozowski To Leave Common Council ONEONTA – Common Council member Bob Brzozowski announced this evening he won’t seek a second term this November. “It has been my privilege to serve Ward 7 and the City of Oneonta as a Common Council member for the past three plus years,” he said. “I plan to serve out my term, but will not run for re-election in November. I will concentrate my energies in 2016 and beyond on the Greater Oneonta Historical Society and its History Center.” Brzozowski, who…
COMMON COUNCIL OKAYS CHICKEN FARMING IN CITY ONEONTA – Common Council a few minutes ago approved a law, 5-3, that will allow the raising of chickens within city limits. Voting aye were Maureen Hennessy, Larry Malone, Bob Brzozowski, Madolyn Palmer and Chip Holmes. Voting nay were Mayor Russ Southard and Council members David Rissberger and Mike Lynch.…
IN MEMORIAM: Fabian Bressett, 76; Served 33 Years On CV Town Board CHERRY VALLEY – Fabian John Bressett III, who served on the Cherry Valley Town Board for 33 years, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at home with his wife by his side, after a brief and courageous battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). He was 76. Fabian was born in Cooperstown on July 30, 1938, the son of the late Fabian Jerome & Iva Nancy (Walker) Bressett. …
