IN MEMORIAM: Johanna Svrakov, 92; Aided Dutch Resistance During WWII ONEONTA – Johanna Svrakov, 92, a native of the Dutch East Indies who later contributed to the struggle against German occupation of her native Netherlands during World War II, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fox Hospital. Johanna was born in Medan, Sumatra, now part of Indonesia, on Jan. 19, 1922, the daughter of Jantinus and Zalika (Grunantj Barnai) van Dijk. Following the death of her father, the family…
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TWO DEATHS BLAMED ON TAINTED HEROIN ONEONTA – At least two people in Otsego County have died from tainted heroin now circulating in the community, according to Julie Dostal, executive director LEAF, the anti-addiction education agency. “We’re devastated,” Dostal said a few minutes ago. “We’re working with the recovery community to get the word out and keep people safe.” Wednesday afternoon, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and Oneonta Police Chief Dennis Nayor issued a statement alerting the public to the…
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DEC Pipeline Hearing At 6 p.m. In Oneonta With a DEC hearing on the Constitution Pipeline scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at a SUNY Oneonta lecture hall at 108 Ravine Parkway, watershedpost.com is reporting 121 court action have been filed by the pipeline company to cross the land of reluctant property owners. DETAILS IN HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL ON NEWSSTANDS TOMORROW…
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Richfield Chamber Presidency Up For Challenge Next Week RICHFIELD SPRINGS – It looks like a rare contest is shaping up for president of a local chamber of commerce, in Richfield Springs. When the notice went out in recent days for the chamber’s annual meeting, planned at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Lake House Restaurant on Canadarago Lake, it listed Christine Corrigan, Lake House proprietor with her husband, Gene, as proposed president. Today, though, Karen Collins of Hidden Gems &…
Hamdi Ulukaya Out As Chobani CEO, NY Post Reports. Chairmanship Next? The founder of Chobani yogurt is fast approaching his expiration date, the New York Post reported this week. Hamdi Ulukaya, the charismatic Turkish immigrant who started the brand in a former Kraft plant in South Edmeston in 2005, is being replaced as CEO and may even be stripped of his chairman role, The Post reported, quoting sources. TPG, a private-equity firm that funneled $750 million into the company last April through…