Time to move on Editorial: March 24, 2022 Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School Principal Karl O’Leary’s March 18 dismissal seems abrupt. New York’s voluminous education law and its attendant rules and regulations, however, abide no impetuous action when it comes to personnel matters. Save for a handful of egregious situations, the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education and its sibling boards across the state are bound by strict legal procedure that demands any allegation of misconduct or malfeasance be addressed with…
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O’Leary out as CCS Jr/Sr Principal Cooperstown Central School Junior / Senior High School Principal Karl O’Leary is out seven months into what was his first year at the district, escorted from the building on the afternoon of Friday, March 18. Superintendent of Schools Sarah Spross told The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta the mid-year switch was “not a distraction for faculty, staff, or students” as they returned to the classrooms on Monday, March 21. “There is a team of…
… in this week’s edition … This week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta includes an update on Cooperstown Central School’s removal of Karl O’Leary as principal of its junior/senior high school … a peek at what’s coming to the lot in Oneonta where Christopher’s once stood … a story on Sen. Peter Oberacker‘s plan to cut the state’s gasoline tax … an update on Vincenza Alessi as she battles a blood disorder … also … coins for…
Cooperstown Central’s ‘Night at the Movies’ band concert is Wednesday evening The Cooperstown Music Department presents “A Night at the Movies,” a district-wide band concert featuring band students in grades 5-12 on Wednesday, March 23rd at 7pm in the Sterling Auditorium at the Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School. All three bands (elementary, junior high, and senior high) will perform, and the concert will culminate with an iconic movie theme performed together by all three bands. The school asks audience members to sit…
Principal out at Cooperstown Jr/Sr High Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School Principal Karl O’Leary is out seven months into what was his first year at the district, reportedly escorted from the building on the afternoon of Friday, March 18, ending a brief but reportedly rocky tenure in the building. The district’s Board of Education hired Mr. O’Leary in August 2021. We’re working on the story for this week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta.…
Corrections and amplifications Our March 10, 2022 edition carried the story Rep. Delgado brings SBA head to Cooperstown for tour, talks. That story as published included my reporting error, which I correct as follows: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum expects to draw more than 200,000 visitors this year — that’s twice the number we included in our original story. The 100,000 figure we reported in the original story refers to the number of visitors who come to…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 17, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Otsego County officials wonder how state’s pot store preference will affect local licensures Georgia’s parachuting spiders: can they make it this far north? Obituary: Dr. Emery Herman, Cooperstown pillar Inside The Paper ‘Newsies’ on tap for this weekend in Oneonta Cooperstown Central stages ‘Puffs’ production Otsego County Boy Scouts selling Camp Henderson Otsego County Chamber hosts labor law update Cooperstown Central hosts…
Bound Volumes 212 YEARS AGO So long as our republican system of government prevails, so long will the people be industrious, prosperous, independent, and happy; but as soon as they become shackled by the chains of aristocracy they will become indolent, thriftless and miserable. March 17, 1810…
Springbrook: Plans for “The Ford on Main” [Editor’s note: This week’s “News from the Noteworthy” column comes from Seth Haight, Chief Operating Officer for Springbrook.] I hope Springbrook’s plans to renovate Oneonta’s historic Ford Block buildings come as no surprise. While the COVID-19 pandemic put the project on hold, it is near and dear to our hearts here at Springbrook. That is why I was excited when Patricia Kennedy, Springbrook’s CEO, asked me to write this piece and bring the public…
Farmers’ Museum slates spring workshops The Farmers’ Museum opens its Spring Workshop season on Saturday, April 2, with a series of programs throughout the month and again in June taking place at the museum at 5775 State Highway 80 in Cooperstown. The museum’s resident experts guide participants every step of the way, with activities that include blacksmithing, gardening, baking, printing, broom making, creating balms and salves, and more. All workshops require advance registration. For descriptions, pricing, and registration, visit FarmersMuseum.org…
