Positively Stunning With the guidance of head librarian Mindy Baker, Richfield Springs Public Library has created a Positivity Rock Garden. Thanks to a generous donation of colorful aggregate from Ruby Lake Glass and assistance from students at Richfield Springs Central School, the library’s eye-catching Positivity Rock Garden will inspire and lift the spirits of residents and visitors to the community. The rock garden surrounds a tree on the grounds of the library and the large painted rocks of the garden…
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What’s Fun in Otsego County: Best Bets Former Oneonta resident Arjun Verma is returning to the area from San Francisco for a sitar concert on Friday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Arjun Verma began learning sitar at age 5 from his father, the late Roop Verma, an internationally performing sitarist who had studied with Maestros Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar. Hailed by “The New York Times” as a “fine…
Welcome to the Neighborhood The newest branch of Keller Williams Realty opened recently on upper Main Street in Cooperstown. Linda Flynn, real estate agent and owner, said, “I’ve been in real estate for years, and recently just got back into the business. I did a deep dive into all of the real estate companies in our area and Keller Williams was the perfect match for me.”…
Clarification: Cooperstown Smoking Ban During a recent Cooperstown Board of Trustees meeting, a ban on smoking on Main Street Cooperstown was passed. “We’ve been talking about the smoking ban for a year. What are we going to do if we allow marijuana shops, how can we keep people from smoking on Main Street and the whole street smelling like marijuana?” Trustee Richard Sternberg said. “We couldn’t just single out smoking marijuana. We set a public hearing, we had the public…
Hawaiian Mission House Group Tours Village Members of the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives visited Cooperstown on October 21 as part of the commemoration of the Second Company Bicentennial in New Haven, CT, and Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. Fourteen members of a Second Company of missionaries from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions left from New Haven in November 1822 on a whaling ship and arrived in Honolulu and the Sandwich Islands—now known as…
Publishing Group Announces Hire of New General Manager Iron String Press, the parent company of “The Freeman’s Journal,” “Hometown Oneonta” and “AllOtsego.com,” has hired Darla M. Youngs as general manager. Youngs joins Publisher Tara Barnwell and her team as the organization seeks to revitalize its newspapers, revamp its website and reestablish its connection with the communities it serves. “We are so fortunate to have Darla join us,” Tara Barnwell, Publisher, said. “She brings a wealth of knowledge from her previous…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta October 6, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cooperstown Rotary Readies for Fall Fling SQSPCA Kicks Off ‘Subaru Loves Pets’ Adoption Special ‘Ponies, Pumpkins and Puppies: Oh, My!’ Inside The Paper National Baseball Hall of Fame announces World Series Gala DOAS Announces Bird Seed Sale Helios Care Receives Excellus BCBS Community Health Award Hartwick Resident Publishes Debut Novel, Reflects on Recent Storm Perspectives Editorial Goodbye Columbus? Columns STERNBERG: COVID’S Silver…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 29, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cornell Cooperative Extension Embarking on Huge Project Weekly Medical Briefs: 09-29-22 Inside The Paper Fly Creek General Store Vandalized Bassett Healthcare Network Is Among State’s 2022 Best Employers Springbrook Closes Purchase of Historic Ford Block on Oneonta’s Main Street Sign Celebrates Historic Role of Route 20 Perspectives Editorial The Great Turkey Hunt Columns STERNBERG: M*AS*H News from the Noteworthy: Battle Plans Life…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 22, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Home, Home on the Range. Where the Deer and the Heifers Play? Weekly Medical Briefs: 09-22-22 Inside The Paper Glimmerglass Festival Guild Contributes $25,000 Cooperstown Community Harvest Supper Returns Grow with CCE Garden Project 6th Ward Receives Proclamation Waller Grandson Wins International Soccer Championship Raw. Real. Romance … and Giving Back. Hanford Mills Exploration Day Perspectives Editorial Re-Charge! Columns STERNBERG: Mr. President,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 8, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Send Us Your Fall Photos Money Left on the Table? Weekly Medical News: 09-08-22 Inside The Paper Tree Inspection Complete in Cooperstown Career and Technical Education at ONC/BOCES ONC BOCES Facilitates RtI Summit Otsego Lake Weather Buoy NeedsMajor Repairs; Raffle Held to Help Retiring Number 24 — Mets Honor Willie Mays Cooperstown Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament Perspectives Editorial Looks Like We Made…
