IN MEMORIAM: Joan W. White, 82; Cooperstown Businesswoman COOPERSTOWN – Joan Worrall White, a local businesswoman who possessed a flair for gardening, fashion and life, died early Sunday morning, June 29, 2014, surrounded by her family and caregivers, Linda and Patricia, at her home on Lake Street. She was 82. She was born June 1, 1932, in Camden, New Jersey, a daughter of Joseph C. Worrall, a former jockey for F. Ambrose Clark, and Gertrude Brisack Worrall, a well-known and…
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Otsego County Ranked 884th Best Place To Live Among 3,135 Counties In U.S. Otsego County is 884th of 3,135th “hardest place to live in the U.S.,” with 3,135 being the hardest, according to the New York Times’ “The Upshot” feature. And Otsego is assessed as “doing better.” In the area, only Fulton and Montgomery are considered “doing worse.” Saratoga and Tompkins are ranked best among Upstate counties. VIEW THE FULL “UPSHOT” REPORT…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan White, 82; Cooperstown Grand Dame COOPERSTOWN – Joan Worrall White, a local businesswoman who possessed a flair for gardening, fashion and life, died early Sunday morning surrounded by her family and caregivers, Linda and Patricia, at her home on Lake Street. She was 82. Arrangements are pending with Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.…
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS TOWN FRACKING BANS ALBANY – The state’s highest court, 5-2, has upheld Middlefield and Dryden’s zoning laws that prohibit fracking in their borders. The decision, issued today by the state Court of Appeals, says the state Legislature has the right to override home rule – the practice that allows localities to act on matters not addressed at the state level – but has not chosen to do so. “The zoning laws of Dryden and Middlefield are therefore…
June 27, 2014 E-Edition The Freeman’s Journal Hometown Oneonta All Otsego …
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Cooperstown Village Board, IDA Plan Citizen-Based Vision For Community Editor’s Note: This article is republished from this week’s Freeman’s Journal, now on newsstands. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The future of Cooperstown may include offices, restaurants and hotels around Railroad Avenue, a green swath leading through what is now a parking lot to historic Doubleday Field, and a vibrant waterfront, part of seven redevelopment nodes being considered by the village’s Economic Sustainability Committee and the county Industrial Development…
Gelbsman To Replace Embattled Colleague As County Board’s Liaison To IDA Board Editor’s Note: This article was edited for space in this week’s print editions. This is the complete version. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com Given a colleague’s legal troubles, county Rep. Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, is in line for appointment as liaison to the county IDA, the Industrial Development Agency that is spearheading redevelopment of Pony Farm Industrial Park. He would replace county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who District…
Abner Doubleday Story Is True. And It’s Ours The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta, June 2014 During Stalin’s show trials – old-line Bolsheviks were brought to the dock in Moscow in 1937-38, accused of treason – a wide-eyed reporter for a Western news agency asked a hardened oldtimer, A.T. Cholerton of the London-based Daily Telegraph: Are the accusations true? As the story goes, Cholerton replied: Yes. Everything is true, except the facts. Why does this bring the Abner Doubleday story to mind…
What Should We Do About ‘Doubleday Myth’? COOPERSTOWN – Review three opinions on “The Doubleday Myth,” the story about baseball’s Cooperstown origins: • “The Man Who Didn’t Invest Baseball,” by Victor Salvatore, American Heritage, June-July 1983 • “The Creation Myths of Cooperstown,” by Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, November 1989 • “Abner Doubleday Story True, And It’s Ours,” Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta, June, 2014 What’s your opinion about the Abner Doubleday story? E-mail info@allotsego.com …
