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IN MEMORIAM: Attorney John Scarzafava

IN MEMORIAM:  Atty. John Scarzafava, 67, Of Oneonta; Honored Advocate, Civic Leader ONEONTA – Attorney John F. Scarzafava, 67, a partner in the Scarzafava & Basdekis law firm, passed away Sunday, July 13, at his summer home on Otsego Lake, after a five-year battle with lung cancer. He was born April 4, 1947, in Oneonta, to Francis and Netti Scarzafava.  He graduated from OHS in 1965 and was placed on the school’s Wall of Distinction in 2010. He graduated cum…

Zambello Praised For ‘Lush, Economic’ 2014 Season Opener, ‘Madame Butterfly’

Zambello Praised For ‘Lush, Economic’ 2014 Season Opener, ‘Madame Butterfly’ COOPERSTOWN – Albany Times Union critic Joseph Dalton praises “Madame Butterfly,” which last evening launched the Glimmerglass Festival’s 2014 season, as “at once lush and economic, also imaginative yet true to the original drama.”   The “guiding hand” of Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello is evident “in most every way imaginable.” Read Bob Moyhihan’s review in the upcoming editions of The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta.…

Otsego County’s Water ‘Excellent,’ SUNY Report For OCCA Concludes

Otsego County’s Water ‘Excellent,’ SUNY Report For OCCA Concludes COOPERSTOWN – The OCCA released an analysis of 84 wells in the county at today’s Otsego Lake Festival, and the organization’s president, Vicky Lentz, was able to declare, “We have excellent water.” The findings, contained in a 35-page report, “Drinking Water Chemical Analyses for OCCA’s What’s In Our Water Campaign,” will be added to a database at the Catskill Headwaters Research Center at SUNY Oneonta. The 84 wells comprise “a huge…

Mayor Issues Reassurance That City Manager Will Be Selected By ‘Thoughtful, Independent’ Process

Mayor Issues Reassurance: City Manager Will Be Chosen In ‘Thoughtful, Independent’ Way The editorial in this week’s Hometown Oneonta & Freeman’s Journal newspapers called for Oneonta’s Common Council to convene a broader search committee, including community members, to select a new city manager to, as the headline states, “Ensure Oneonta’s Professional Management Is Model For County.” In a response issued this afternoon, Mayor Dick Miller, while disagreeing that the search committee needs expanding, issued a reassurance:  “It has been and will continue…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.