League of Women Voters talks democracy at the local level Otsego County Board of Representative members Adrienne Martini and Meg Kennedy will speak about they decided to run for office and how individuals can improve local democracy at an April 21 event sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Oneonta Area and Cooperstown Area. The free forum begins at 7 p.m. at the Foothills Performing Arts Center Atrium in Oneonta. Meg Kennedy, a Conservative, represents Otsego County District 5 which…
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… in this week’s edition … On its way to newstands and subscribers everywhere, this week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta celebrates the Laurens Central School Jaguars Winter Guard, takes a ride out to Hulse Hill Farm, reports on ways to ‘go green,’ looks at the new state budget, considers the BA.2 variant and how to navigate it, has a few thoughts on the gas tax, has an opinion on the State Police’s Hartwick investigation, and pays…
State Police charge Springfield man on ‘ghost gun’ count, more New York State Police charged a Springfield, New York man with numerous felonies after members of the NYSP’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations discovered he was in possession of ’ghost guns’ and other firearms. On April 10, 2022, Troopers from the Richfield Springs barracks responded to a 911 complaint of domestic incident that involved an attempted break-in at a residence on County Highway 54 in the town of Springfield. Police said Kenneth…
NYSP determines Hartwick incident to be an accident New York State Police issued a statement late in the afternoon on Friday, April 8, announcing “no criminal activity occurred” in a January 2 incident in Hartwick and “the victim’s injuries were the result of an unfortunate fall.” The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta first reported in our February 3 edition that sources with direct knowledge of the investigation already had determined the unfortunate incident to be an in-home accident. New York…
Additional Covid Booster Available The Otsego County Department of Health will be offering an additional booster dose (4th dose) Vaccination Clinic at the Otsego Meadows Complex on April 18, 2022. For more information, go to https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/d-m/health.…
Gas tax holiday, drinks-to-go a part of New York’s new state budget It appears drivers fueling up in New York will get at least a partial break from the state’s gasoline tax beginning June 1. The gas tax holiday looks like it will be part of a new state budget lawmakers expect to approve beginning later in the evening of April 7. Under the details available Thursday afternoon, it appears the deal will knock 16 cents off the price of…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 7, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK You can do it, little snowdrops! Susan Fenimore Cooper wrote this in her 1887 classic Rural Hours: “Friday, (March) 31st. — The snowdrop seldom opens here before the middle or third week of April, remaining in flower until the tulips fade, early in June; it would seem less hardy with us than in its native climate, for in England it blooms in February, and…
Helios Care salutes its volunteers [Editor’s note: This week’s “News from the Noteworthy” comes from Tammy Christman, Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services for Helios Care.] April 17-23 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and organizations across the country are celebrating the wonderful works of volunteers. The value of hospice volunteers cannot be overstated. The desire to give time and talents freely, to those on the end-of-life journey, emanates from a heart of compassion and a spirit of giving. Whether…
Farmers’ market, Otsego 2000, Lions others team up for healthy food access The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and the Cooperstown Lions Club are marking their third year of providing food-insecure individuals and families with easy access to healthy local food. People shopping with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) at the Farmers’ Market can buy vegetables, fruit, cheese, meats, and other items, such as vegetable plants. The Cooperstown Lions Club funds SNAP Match, which provides up to $15 in matching funds to…
Delgado, Molinaro trade comments on farm worker overtime New York State Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon has not yet rendered her decision on whether to accept the state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board decision to lower the farmworker overtime threshold from 60 hours per week to 40 hours per week, but that hasn’t stopped likely 2022 19th congressional district race foes Antonio Delgado and Marc Molinaro from lobbing a few press release barbs at each other over the issue. Incumbent Congressman…