IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Manager At Oneonta’s Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, general sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 43. Born March 30, 1973, in Buffalo, Mark was the son of Greg Zimmerman and Barbara (Zauner) Reinhardt. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School.…
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Madison County Educator Leads BOCES Serving Western Otsego NORWICH – DCMO BOCES today announced the selection of Perry T. Dewey III, Madison Central School superintendent, as superintendent after a seven-month search. He succeeds William Tammaro, who retired in April 2015. While based in Chenango County, that BOCES serves Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Unadilla Valley central school districts, which include parts of Otsego County, as well as Sidney. His Otsego County counterpart is ONC BOCES Superintendent Nick Savin.…
Ommegang + Nine Pin Cider Craft Producers Collaborate On Beer, Cider Combination Nine Pin Cider Works, New York’s first farm cidery, based in Albany, and Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang today announced their first collaboration: The Lion’s Share. Nine Pin is blend of apples from Samascott Orchards in Columbia County, fermented in Ommegang’s proprietary yeast into a Belgian-style cider.…
Seward Announces OFO Grant To Reduce Domestic Violence ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced today that $15,000 of a $65,000 total allocation he secured for local domestic violence programs will go to Opportunities for Otsego. “These community programs provide vital services for those in dire need, who often have nowhere else to turn,” said Seward. In addition to OFO, $15,000 each will go to the Cortland YWCA, and Catholic Charities in Herkimer and Schoharie counties, as well as…
MEMO TO INNKEEPERS Here’s What To Look For In ID-ing Terror Suspects COOPERSTOWN – If guests deny housekeeping staff access to their rooms for several days, let us know, the state Homeland Security & Emergency Services Division advised Cooperstown area innkeepers in the days prior to this year’s Hall of Fame Induction. The detailed memo, in many cases delivered personally to hoteliers, contains 13 potential tips that something may not be right with hotel guests. READ HOMELAND SECURITY MEMO TO HOTELIERS…
IN MEMORIAM: Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children ONEONTA – Oneonta native Julia Agnes Georgia, 98, who raised nine daughters and two sons in Unadilla, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, surrounded by her daughters. Julia was born in Oneonta on May 29, 1918. She married Harold Georgia in Inglewood, Calif., in 1943. While he served in World War II, in part as a prisoner of war, she lived at her parents’ home in Oneonta. When he was…
2 GIFTS TO OTSEGO COUNTY Governor Cuomo’s $10 Million, Plus Griffey Jr.-Piazza Bonanza EDITIONS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY CONVENIENCE OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL DELIVERY…
GROUNDBREAKING MAKES IT OFFICIAL HOUSING VISIONS BECOMES REALITY DETAILS IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA…
Tourism Benefit To County Keeps Growing, Study Says COOPERSTOWN – With the county Board of Representatives due to vote Wednesday, Aug. 3, on extending a tourism-promotion contract, the state Division of tourism & Tourism Economics has released a survey showing the sector continues to grow in Otsego County. The percentage of state and local taxes generated from the Otsego County tourism industry nearly doubled in 2015, according to Destination Marketing of Otsego County, the privatized tourism-promotion effort.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Tiffany, 77; Operated Coachlines With Husband ONEONTA – Doris Marie Tiffany, 77, a partner with her husband in Pathfinder Coachlines, peacefully passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning, July 24, 2016 at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Ken and Marie (Leonard) Harvey. Doris grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta schools. On Dec. 29, 1956, Doris married Jack M.…