You Need Food? United Way Has It By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – You need food? United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties has it, no questions asked. Working with Fidelis Cares and the Cooperstown Food Pantry, the local United Way today launched its first monthly mass food drive for those in need at North Eagle Beverages, which made its warehouse available for that purpose.…
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MacGuire Benton Joins Village Board Veterans Sean Miller, top photo, right, looks admiringly at MacGuire Benton after nominating him for a one-year term on the Cooperstown Village Board at the Democratic Caucus this evening in the top-floor ballroom at Village Hall. Two incumbents, inset, Jeanne Dewey and Richard Sternberg, were nominated for the two three-year terms that are open in the March elections. The village Republicans failed to caucus this year, so the three are assured reelection, absent a write-in…
Allstadt Resigns As Village Trustee COOPERSTOWN – Lou Allstadt, the former Mobil Oil executive vice president who came out of retirement to serve on the Village Board, announced his resignation at the end of this evening’s meeting. He told his colleagues: “It’s been my longest job – at the lowest pay.” FULL DETAILS IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S JOURNAL …
MCS Bleachers Filled With Polar Jump Fans Chinese Auction Leads Up To Feb. 16 Event Ezra Wilber of Cherry Valley, now 14, a beneficiary of the 2004 Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump, helps distribute merchandise to winning bidders at today’s Chinese auction in the Milford Central School gym to benefit this year’s plunge, planned for Saturday, Feb. 16. The winners were Michelle Zuk, Oneonta, accompanied by a friend, Barbara Finkelstein. At right, young Maverick Bliss, 4, shows glee at mom…
Security-Guard’s Death Prompts Bassett To Give CO Detectors To Workers COOPERSTOWN – Having lost one of their own – Wade Bostwick, a well-liked security guard who died Saturday, Nov. 24, a victim of carbon-monoxide poison – the Bassett Hospital community is taking steps to prevent it from happening again. Working with Kidde, the fire-safety products manufacturer, the healthcare network has arranged to provide carbon-monoxide detectors free to anyone who might need one, Executive Vice President & COO Ronette Wiley announced.…
The Snow Must Go On! OCCA Program Director Jeff O’Handley, right, leads Bridgette Hulbert, daughter Vivian, Jack and William Mokay, and Andrew Rock, all of Delhi, and Erin and Kathryn Dailey, both of Oneonta, on a snowshoeing hike at the annual Winter Fest at Gilbert Lake State Park this afternoon. At right, Tami-Lee Volgari, Oneonta, sleds down a hill with her daughter Eama-Lee. Visitors also enjoyed skiing, information sessions on winter camping and survival, as well as a bonfire. The…
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Freedom, Suffrage Signs On View At MLK Day Event Historical markers commemorating New York State’s freeing the slaves in 1827 and Susan B. Anthony’s visit to Cooperstown in 1855 greeted attendees at this evening’s Special Worship Service marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day, now underway at this hour at First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown. Inset, the Rev. LaDana Clark, Oneonta, sings out a rendering of “I’m Going To Praise My God All Over This Land.” Attendees, who read and listened to…