Is Homeless Home Hotel Or Shelter? Reject It, Richfield ZBA Advised, As 250 Attend Tonight’s Hearing By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – When is a hotel a hotel, or a homeless shelter? That was the question this evening as 250 neighbors in Otsego County’s third largest community gathered to express their dismay about the feared fate of the former Mielnicki’s Restaurant, 155 Lake St., abandoned for more than a decade. At issue was a proposal by James…
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Schuerholz In ’17 Induction Class Atlanta Braves President Gets Orientation At Hall 2017 Inductee John Schuerholz, left, chats with Erik Strohl, vice president/exhibitions & collections, during the former Atlanta Braves president’s orientation visit this morning at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Behind him are plaques of “buddies” he worked with during his MLB career. The inductee worked for the Baltimore Orioles in 1966-69 before becoming the GM for the Kansas City Royals in 1981-90, then GM with the Braves in…
OTSEGO NOW OKs OPTION DISTRIBUTION CENTER EYED FOR SCHENEVUS 250-300 Jobs, Construction In 2018 Possible By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego Now today took an option on 175 acres off Interstate 88’s Exit 18 at Schenevus, aiming to bring a 250-300 job distribution center there, perhaps as soon at 2018. The Otsego Now board of directors unanimously approved the $3,000-per-year option, which will allow the SEQRA process – the state-mandated environmental review – to begin as soon at…
Carnival Medallion Found, Winning Couple $500 Prize…
IN MEMORIAM: Guenter Knoernschild, 83; Noted Dowser Spoke At Annual Convention NEW BERLIN – Guenter Knoernschild, 83, a noted dowser, a skill he practiced for 60 years, passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2017, at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. In 2009, he spoke at the annual meeting of the American Society of Dowsers, based in Danville, Vt. His talk, “The Flow of Cosmic Energy in the River of Time,”” is available through the society’s website.…
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IN APPRECIATION Edward C. Smith, 1938-2017 Editor’s Note: For many years, Chad Welch worked for Ed Smith, president of Smith-Cooperstown, who passed away last Saturday. By CHAD WELCH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Ed was a reserved and humble man, never one for attention or ever seeking praise, as quiet about his many successes as he was of his considerable generosity. Ed would much rather rub elbows with race car fans at a backyard barbecue or clambake than mingle with socialites…
IN MEMORIAM (Full Obituary) Edward C. Smith, 78; Smith Ford President COOPERSTOWN – Edward C. Smith, owner the Smith-Cooperstown Ford dealership, died Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. He was 78. A Native Son of Cooperstown, Ed was born March 23, 1938, at Bassett, a son of Evelyn Amelia Wheeler of Cooperstown and Harry William Smith of Minneapolis, Minn. After graduating from Manlius Military Academy, Ed attended Palm Beach Junior College and later graduated from the University of…
$25M ‘Medical Village’ Sought For Tri-Town Bassett Aims To Streamline Health Services SIDNEY – The Bassett Healthcare Network is seeking a $25 million state grant to build a “medical village” that’s “specifically designed for 24-7 emergency and outpatient services” at Sidney’s Tri-Town Regional Hospital. The network also announced that an applilcation has been submitted to the state Health Department to allow Tri-Town to operate as a “satellite emergency department” administered by Fox Hospital, rather than the Bassett mother ship in…
Hotel That May Serve Homeless Troubling Richfield Neighbors FREEMAN’S JOURNAL ON SALE AT THESE STORES…