HEROES OF GAME CUT CAKE ON HALL OF FAME’S 75TH View photo gallery of this morning’s 75th birthday party for Hall of Fame…
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Soldier With Cooperstown Ties Killed In Friendly Fire Incident COOPERSTOWN Staff Sgt. Scott Studenmund, 24, of Pasadena, Calif., whose family ties to Cooperstown go back several generations, was one of five soldiers killed Monday in Afghanistan in a friendly fire incident. Studenmund’s parents, Woody, an economics professor at Occidental University, and Jaynie Miller, former eHarmony CEO, summer on Otsego Lake, according to Martha McGowan, a family friend. Neighbor Marlin James told CNN that Scott knew from a very early age that…
IN MEMORIAM: ‘Spike’ Boyd, 61; Town of Otsego Highway Superintendent FLY CREEK – Louie C. “Spike” Boyd, 61, of Fly Creek, former Town of Otsego highway superintendent, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon June 9, 2014, at Bassett Hospital.…
Seward Bill Widening Insurance Coverage For Heroin Addiction Passes State Senate State Sen. Jim Seward’s bill to ensure insurance is more available for in-hospital treatment for heroin addiction was one of 23 of 25 bills proposed by Senate Republicans that passed the Senate Monday. The bill, co-sponsored by Seward, who chairs the Senate Insurance Committee, also requires insurers to continue to provide in-hospital treatment during the appeals process. The Milford Republican said he proposed the bill because of complaints from…
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Raise Bed Tax 2 Percent To Aid Municipalities, 3 Leaders Say Saying municipal finances are structurally flawed, the top political leaders of Cooperstown and Oneonta have issued a statement calling for a 2 percent bed-tax increase to benefit the communities that generate bed-tax revenues. Cooperstown Village Mayor Jeff Katz, Oneonta City Mayor Dick Miller and Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood provided the statement to Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal, which published it in full in the editions that arrive on…
COOPERSTOWN CHAMBER EXECUTIVE PAT SZARPA HANDS IN RESIGNATION COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Szarpa has resigned as executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, effective immediately, it was announced a few moments ago. She has held the position since April 2012. “I thank the Cooperstown Chamber members and Board of Directors for their support during my tenure. I am now looking forward to pursuing new opportunities,” Szarpa said on tendering her resignation. Ken Meifert, president of the Chamber board, said, “The Board thanks…
Oneonta Rider Trombley Wins Top Award COOPERSTOWN Oneonta’s Taylor Trombley again won the John Moffat Perpetual Trophy at The Farmers’ Museum Benefit Horse Show Sunday, June 8, at Iroquois Farm. Trombley, who attended Hartwick College, also took first place in Open Equitation Over Fences/Class 11 and Open Equitation/Flat/Class 12. Another local rider, Avalon Kubis of Cooperstown, took first place in Open Equitation Over Fences/Class 9. The Farmers’ Museum released the list of local winners today.…
Otsego Lake Association Plans First Fourth Of July Boat Show COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego Lake Association will sponsor its first annual “We Love Our Lake” decorated, judged boat parade at 6 p.m. Friday, July 4, rain or shine. Paticipating decorated boats will gather off-shore at Three Mile Point, three miles north of Cooperstown on West Lake Road, the start and finish of the parade route. The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s research vessel, Anondontoides,which will serve as a committee barge of…
