Avoiding Orientation, Griffey Gets Quick Briefing At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Instead of a full orientation, Hall of Fame inductee-to-be Ken Griffey Jr. made a whirlwind tour through Cooperstown Monday evening, but didn’t make it to the museum or plaque gallery. He met with Hall of Fame officials at The Otesaga, and the Hall later released this quote, attributed to Griffey: “This wasn’t my first trip to Cooperstown, but it was my first opportunity to see everything the village has to offer.…
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‘Friends Helping Friends’ Revived To Help David Sellover, Art Boden COOPERSTOWN – “Friends Helping Friends,” which mobilize last summer to help raise funds when Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard was stricken with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is back in action. And this time, Hazzard, in remission and back on the job, is organizing an event to help to other local men fighting cancer: David Sellover and Art Boden.…
Times Change, Village Cobbler Is Renamed LJ’s Sassy Boutique COOPERSTOWN – When Laura Jane and Wayne Alexander opened The Village Cobbler 15 years ago off Chestnut Street, it was a different downtown. At the time, Chamber of Commerce then-director Polly Renckens was promoting the concept of a “Victorian village,” the Alexanders recalled, complete with the Victorian stroll each Christmas season, where people would dress up in 19th century garb. In that context, the Americana tone of “Village Cobbler” made sense.…
2nd Democratic Challenger Plans Run Against Seward SHERBURNE – Today, Jermaine Bagnall-Graham made it official: He is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, this fall for the 51st District Seat. His prospective candidate was first reported two weeks ago on www.allotsego.com. Audrey Dunning, a lawyer from Ilion, has already announced she intends to seek the nomination in the 51st, setting up a primary in advance of the general election.…
‘app’ In Hand, VIPs Take Inaugural Trolley e-Ride COOPERSTOWN – A press conference this morning on the Baseball Hall of Fame steps launched a new “app” that allows tourists to check how soon the Cooperstown Trolley will be showing up at any one stop. Mayor Jeff Katz, who was on the scene with trustees and county, City of Oneonta and Birnie Bus officials, gave credit to tech-savvy Village Trustee Jim Dean with proposing the app idea for the trolley system.…
Can It Be? 2 Signs That Economy May Rebound THIS WEEK’S EDITIONS AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY CONVENIENT FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
Hartwick’s Drugovich To Serve Through ’24 She Inspires, Leads, Chairman Says In Announcing Extension By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hartwick College trustees announced today they offered President Margaret L. Drugovich an eight-year extension of her contract and she has accepted. Her third contract since her arrival on Oyaron Hill in 2008, it begins June 1 and continues until June 30, 2024. “The board is confident that Dr. Drugovich will continue to inspire and to lead this community of…
2 Cooperstown Students Awarded Scholarships From Bassett Family COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown High School seniors Sylvia Johnson and Kimberly Gertz have been awarded $500 scholarships by the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, in partnership with The Community Foundation for South Central New York, Bassett Healthcare announced today. Johnson received the Mary Augusta and Wilson T. Bassett Scholarship, which recognizes excellence in academics, balanced development and a willingness to overcome challenges and seize opportunities.…
Railroad Avenue May Host 22-Room Motel Public Hearing Set On Former Agway COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board this evening set a public hearing for its next meeting, Monday, June 27, on a 22-room motel planned at 28 Railroad Ave., the former Agway that, renovated, has been vacant since 2009. The project is being proposed by Perry Ferrara, owner of the Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum and a partner BTP Cooperstown, the partnership that proposed a four-story hotel on Main Street last…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert L. Joyce, 92 COOPERSTOWN – Robert L. Joyce, a man who had many interests and who was well-known as a prolific writer of letters to the editor, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, May 22, 2016, with family by his side at his home on Prospect Place. He was 92. A complete obituary will be forthcoming on www.allotsego.com and in The Freeman’s Journal.…