IN MEMORIAM: George B. Snell, 92; Lawyer On NYSHA, Land Trust Boards HYDE BAY – George Birge Snell of Haworth, N.J., and Hyde Bay, a World War II veteran and retired lawyer, died on March 16, 2016, at home in Haworth. Born in Herkimer in 1923, he was the fifth child of Katharine Kinne and Cornelius Harry Snell. He served in General Patton’s Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II. After graduating from Yale, Class of 1945,…
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TEXT OF PROCLAMATION Governor Cuomo Proclaims St. Patrick’s Day In New York Editor’s Note: Here is the text of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proclamation of “St. Patrick’s Day In New York State.” Just before dawn on April 24th, 1916, over 1,600 Irish men and women took up arms to end British rule in what would become known as the Easter Rising. It’s been a century since that April morning, which marked the resurgence of the Irish independence movement. Even today, the…
Ulster Deputies Arrest 3 Oneontans For Allegedly Driving Heroin Home ONEONTA – Three Oneontans are facing charges for allegedly transporting “a large of amount of heroin” from New York City to their hometown, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department is reporting. They were identified as Francesca Lorusso, 20, Ricardo J. Korianski, 34, and Jason E. Blass, 36.…
Editor Speaks On WAMC Of County Becoming The ‘Finger Lakes Of Beer’ Jim Kevlin, editor & publisher of The Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta, and www.AllOTSEGO.com, spoke this morning on WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s “Morning Headlines.” His topic: The arrival of NYC consultant Karen Karp, who will be developing a feasibility study on the redevelopment of Oneonta’s Market Street as a “hub” of the developing “Finger Lakes of Beer.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW…
Seward On Conference Committees For Education, Higher-Ed Budgets Senator Also Alternate To Committee On Full State Budget ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has been named to the education and higher education budget conference committees and will also serve as an alternate to the general budget conference committee made up of legislative leaders. Regarding his education conference committee assignment Senator Seward said: “The senate budget resolution completely erases the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) and provides record funding for our…
IN MEMORIAM: Fae Chapman, 83; CCS Teacher HARTWICK – Fae M. Chapman, a former Cooperstown Central School teacher, passed away late Wednesday morning, March 16, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. A resident of Hartwick and Florida, she was 83. Arrangements are pending under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. …
ISSUE & DEBATE Waterpark Debated For 1st Time At Hartwick Town Board Meeting GET ALL DETAILS OF DEBATE IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S JOURNAL, HOMETOWN ONEONTA (The Freeman’s Journals are on already on sale at Price Chopper, Taylor’s and Stewart’s In Coop)…
Waterpark Toasted, Roasted In Hartwick THIS WEEK’S EDITIONS AVAILABLE AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS…
In Uncontested Elections, Write-In Votes Multiply COOPERSTOWN – In uncontested elections like Tuesday’s in Cooperstown, perhaps the only way to cast a protest vote is to write in – for Donald Duck? Mr. Duck – it seems he doesn’t even live here! – was written in for mayor of Cooperstown, as were Cathe Ellsworth, the newspaper columnist; Joan Clark, the venerable grande dame of Main Street; former Mayor Carol B. Waller, and a John Hockenbach; no one seemed sure who…
Oneonta Trailblazers Honored Tonight At City Hall Reception…