IN MEMORIAM: Ian R. Ednie, 72; Active In Oneonta’s St. James Church ONEONTA – Ian R. Ednie, 72, who was active in St. James Episcopal Church while living in Oneonta, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Wallingford, Pa. He had been living in Monroe, Mich. He was born in Feb. 17, 1948, in Madison, Wisc., son of Norman A. Ednie and Betty Jean (Williams) Ednie. He received a B.A. in History and Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.…
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CLICK HERE FOR JOHN SALKA PROFILE CLICK FOR DAN BUTTERMANN PROFILE League Plans Forum For Salka, Buttermann Participate Monday, Oct. 26, Via Zoom Assembly John Salka, R-Brookfield, and his Democratic challenger, Dan Buttermann of Oneonta, will debate at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, via Zoom, the Oneonta and Cooperstown League of Women Voters chapters announced. Jake Cornell, Oneida, the Libertarian candidate, will also participate. Candidates will make introductory statements and answer questions emailed by the public. Up to 500 viewers…
Salka To Announce Unveiling Of Bill Repealing Bail Reform WAMPSVILLE – Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, has announced he will unveil Bill A11067 that, if passed, would “completely” repeal last year’s bail reform, at a press conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Madison County Courthouse. He will be accompanied by Madison County Sheriff Todd Hodd. Salka’s district includes Madison, Otsego and parts of Oneida counties.…
Flood Past At SUNY, But Cases Dribble In COOPERSTOWN – While the flood of COVID cases at SUNY Oneonta is past, new cases still are dribbling in: two involving students in the past three days, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported this afternoon. Before that, only two cases had been reported since Thursday, Oct. 8. So far, SUNY Oneonta accounts for 744 of 927 that surfaced in Otsego County since the start of the pandemic threat. At Hartwick College,…
IN MEMORIAM Victor Salvatore, Jr., 98; Sculptor’s Son Solidified Doubleday Story As Myth COOPERSTOWN – Victor Salvatore, Jr., of Sarasota, Fla., a Marine during World War II, and a newspaperman and executive who helped establish Abner Doubleday’s founding of baseball locally as myth, died peacefully at home on Oct. 6, 2020. He was born Dec. 6, 1921, to Victor Salvatore and Ellen Ashfordbye Ryerson Salvatore. His father was a sculptor who was born in Italy and came to New York as…
IN MEMORIAM: Cheryl Woods Hollister, 72; Native Daughter, Recognized By Pentagon COOPERSTOWN – Cheryl (Woods) Hollister, 72, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown who was recognized by the Pentagon for community service during her years as a military wife, passed away Oct. 12, 2020, in San Tan Valley, Ariz., where she retired to be closer to her daughters. She was born on March 29, 1948, at Bassett Hospital. Cherie married Jeffrey Hollister in November 1972. Between 1979 and 1994, Cherie was…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 15-16, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE 1,500 Revelers Evoke COVID-Spread Fears Infections Dissipate At SUNY, Elsewhere 3,925 Ask For Gun Sanctuary In County City ‘Manager’ May Become ‘Administrator’ ELECTIONS 2020 SALKA: I Know How To Help Constituents BUTTERMAN: Vision Of Future Excites Him EDITORIALS Can Sanctuary Energy Be Channeled Into Reform? Let’s Stick With It: We’re Beating COVID-19 LETTERS HESSE: American Democracy At Stake BUTTERMAN: Needed Bail Reform Needs Reform…
BULLETIN MORRIS LEAVES; NEW PRESIDENT AT SUNY ONEONTA Dennis Craig Presided At Purchase After State’s First Major Outbreak…
IN MEMORIAM: Beatrice M. Griffith, 92; Hartwick High Queen; Lifelong Volunteer HARTWICK – Beatrice M. Griffith, Queen of her Hartwick High School class and a lifelong community volunteer, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 9, 2020, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was 92. Born in Hartwick on July 5, 1928, Bea was a daughter of Fred I. Gill, Sr. and Myrtle S. Pickens Gill.…
IN MEMORIAM Jess Haynes Calhoun, 84 Jan. 2, 1936-Sept. 24, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown native Jess Haynes Calhoun passed away quite suddenly at his home in Pasco, Wash., on Sept. 24, 2020. He was born in Cooperstown on Jan. 2, 1936, the son of Norman D. Calhoun and Gertrude (Ellsworth) Calhoun. He married Sandra Minerose Nov. 19, 1960, in Oneonta. Jess graduated in 1955 from Cooperstown Central School. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a…
