COLUMN 16.1% Of Us In Poverty. In Oneonta, That’s 25.6% By DAN MASKIN, President, OFO As it does annually, the New York State Community Action Association has just published “Poverty in NY,” which has a poverty report for each county and city in New York State. Otsego County has a poverty rate of 16.1 percent, meaning roughly one out of six people are living in poverty. Forty-eight percent of school children are enrolled in either the free or reduced school…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
Hometown Oneonta - Page 329
from PATRICK DOYLE Richfield Zoning Restricts Business; Many Oppose It To the Editor: This letter is in response to your March 20 article on the process to develop new zoning in Richfield, “Petition Drive in Offing,” and a follow-up letter from Larry Frigault, Richfield Town Board member. To recap, the March 20 article highlighted concerns that the proposed zoning for Richfield would limit business in the town. The article also wondered if, with “windmill foes” and their allies now in…
Maskin Asserts: 2,000 Children In Poverty – ‘And That’s High’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – Daniel Maskin, Opportunities for Otsego president, wants people to rethink poverty. “Most people who are poor work,” he said. “They’re not sitting on their porch drinking beer. But where in this county can working class families get substantial jobs that support their families? There aren’t a lot of those.” The annual poverty report, put together by the state’s…
COLUMN We’re Losing Generation, And FY20 State Budget Does Nothing About It By State Sen. JIM SEWARD, R-Milford New York is losing population, a phenomenon known as outmigration. We are one of the few states experiencing such a loss and in my mind, the best way to reverse the trend is by increasing affordability and boosting economic development. I have emphasized those priorities since the start of the year, and highlighted them further during development of the state budget. Unfortunately,…
from MICHAEL STEIN President In Clear, But Allies Spouted Documented Lies To the Editor: I feel obligated to respond to just a few pearls of wisdom promulgated by Otsego County Republican Chairperson Vince Casale in his recent column, “Was Justice Achieved?” Does anyone else see the irony of Mr. Casale decrying the horrors of “gotcha politics” while simultaneously extolling the virtues of Roger Stone, his dapper prom date at the most recent Otsego County Republican dinner? Stone is after all,…
FENIMORE CALENDAR Here Are The Other Exhibits This Summer In Cooperstown In addition to “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits,” The Fenimore Art Museum will have several new exhibits on display this season. ► “Elephant & Piggie In WE ARE ART” is a family-focused exhibition of illustrator Mo Willem’s award-winning book series. (April 2 – May 15) ►“The Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX): Photographs By Will Wilson.” Done in the style of classic “Tintype” photography, Wilson documents Native American history and…
IN MEMORIAM: Florence Smith White, 97; Taught Textiles, Design At SUNY Oneonta MORRISVILLE – Florence Smith White, 97, who taught interior design and clothing/textiles at SUNY Oneonta until retiring in 1983.passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Crouse Community Center, Morrisville. During the week before her passing, family and friends surrounded her with love, singing, prayer, Bible reading, video chats, phone calls and wonderful memories were shared and made. She leaves behind her three children, Patricia, Winky and Karen;…
‘Scripture Sonnets’ Author Debuts At Green Toad…
In Memoriam Jane L. Borachok, 76; Fox Auxiliary President ONEONTA – Jane L. Borachok, 76, a Fox Hospital volunteer and past auxiliary president, passed away at her home Friday, March 22, 2019. She was born August 25, 1942, in New Rochelle, the daughter of the late Elliot and Lillian (Fien) Henderson. Jane married her husband of 51 years, Michael Borachok, on March 3, 1968.…
Shirley M. (Busse) Walrath, 76; Cook At Many Local Restaurants COOPERSTOWN – Shirley M. (Busse) Walrath, 76. One of Cooperstown’s gems “Shirl the Pearl” Walrath responded to her final job interview and joined the staff in heaven on March 20, 2019. Born June 5, 1942, in Cooperstown, Shirley was the daughter of Cecil and Hilda (Bennett) Chandler. She was a lifelong Cooperstown resident and a well-known “local institution.” Shirley was one of Cooperstown’s biggest fans; she loved living in the…
