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:…
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EDITORIAL Whoever Wins, Let’s Take The Long View Don’t Let Nation Come Apart; Next Election 2 Years Away Not a great choice. On the one hand, Donald John Trump, 74, the Republican incumbent, who made dramatic advances in China relations, trade, border security, Mideast peace and the economy in his first term, but whose erratic behavior, particularly in combatting COVID-19, has eroded support. On the other hand, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, the Democratic challenger, prepared for the presidency by…
LETTER from DAVID ROWLEY If Flawed, Change ‘Safe Act’; But Leave Constitution Alone To the Editor: In his recent Letter to the Editor, Mr. Anderson suggested that “arguably the most important amendments in the Bill of Rights are the first and second”. He was half right. Clearly, the First Amendment, which guarantees our inalienable rights or basic freedoms, distinguishes a democratic nation like the United States from – as Jefferson believed in 1776 – the King of Great Britain. It…
ENDORSEMENT EDITORIAL Delgado Invincible, Earns Second Term In Congress In effect, the Republican Party this season failed to field a candidate against freshman Congressman Antonio Delgado in the 19th District, which includes Otsego County. While a contest can sharpen an incumbent’s resolve, Delgado – except for voting “aye” on impeachment – has pretty much done everything right in his first term. First, he’s been present, holding more than two-dozen town hall meetings district-wide, including at Oneonta, Cooperstown and Cherry Valley,…
ENDORSEMENT EDITORIAL United We Stand, With Oberacker, Dan Buttermann This year, Otsego County faces a big challenge, and big opportunities. The threat: State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, is retiring after representing us in Albany for 34 years, where he was able to maintain Otsego County at the center of the 50th District, then the 51st District, through three redistrictings. A Republican when the Senate was usually Republican, he partnered with our Democratic then-assemblyman, Bill Magee of Madison County, to obtain (probably…
BULLETIN C-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Important, Columnist Says A story reported out by Reuters News Agency yesterday shows very promising results in the study of one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, AllOTSEGO’s COVID columnist, Dr. Richard Sternberg, reports today. The vaccine being developed by Oxford University and British Drug maker AstraZenica shows that it produces an immune response, i.e., development of antibodies to the virus, in both the young and the old. This is seen as a very favorable breakthrough…
Mayor Proposes New Mask Law Private Homes Won’t Be Included, As In Law Herzig Vetoed Last Week ONEONTA – After vetoing a mask ordinance last week, Mayor Gary Herzig will be asking the Common Council to approve a revised ordinance Tuesday that does not include regulations of activities inside private homes. The revised ordinance will require masks at all times in outdoor public space in the city’s downtown (MU-1) zoning district. Masks will also be required by all customers in…
Early Voting Continues Through Sunday, Nov. 1 COOPERSTOWN – Early voting continues through Sunday at the county’s Meadows Office Complex. 140 Route 33, Town of Middlefield, as follows: • Until 8 p.m. today • 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday • 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3…
IN MEMORIAM Paul R. Robinson, 79, Oneonta; Marine, Teacher, City Alderman ONEONTA – Paul Raymond Robinson, 79, a Marine, retired teacher and two-term Oneonta alderman, died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2020, at Bassett Hospital, after years of struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. An engaged community leader, driven by a sense of fairness and a steadfast commitment to helping those in need, Paul was a lifelong Yankees fan, an adventurous pilot, a curious hobbyist and a collector of coins with a soft…
IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth M. Dibble, 71; Carpenter, Local Sports Fan, Family Man HARTWICK – Kenneth Myron Dibble, Jr., 71, a retired union carpenter, local sports fan and family man, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at his home in Hartwick. He was born Jan. 22, 1949, in Cooperstown, one of seven children of Kenneth Myron Dibble, Sr. and Marietta Tabor Dibble. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Ken was employed in the construction/carpentry business for nearly…
