Empire Carousel Creator Here For 10th Anniversary Gerry Holzman of Islip, L.I., reunes this afternoon with Freddie de Frogge, his favorite carving on The Farmers’ Museum’s Empire State Carousel in Cooperstown. Holzman, who pursued the carousel’s creation for 20th years, then negotiated its move to Cooperstown, is back for the 10th anniversary of its installation here, to be commemorated with a ceremony at noon Saturday at the carousel. Additionally, Holzman will be giving tours at 11 a.m., and 1, 2,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Manager At Oneonta’s Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, general sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 43. Born March 30, 1973, in Buffalo, Mark was the son of Greg Zimmerman and Barbara (Zauner) Reinhardt. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School.…
Madison County Educator Leads BOCES Serving Western Otsego NORWICH – DCMO BOCES today announced the selection of Perry T. Dewey III, Madison Central School superintendent, as superintendent after a seven-month search. He succeeds William Tammaro, who retired in April 2015. While based in Chenango County, that BOCES serves Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Unadilla Valley central school districts, which include parts of Otsego County, as well as Sidney. His Otsego County counterpart is ONC BOCES Superintendent Nick Savin.…
Ommegang + Nine Pin Cider Craft Producers Collaborate On Beer, Cider Combination Nine Pin Cider Works, New York’s first farm cidery, based in Albany, and Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang today announced their first collaboration: The Lion’s Share. Nine Pin is blend of apples from Samascott Orchards in Columbia County, fermented in Ommegang’s proprietary yeast into a Belgian-style cider.…
Seward Announces OFO Grant To Reduce Domestic Violence ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced today that $15,000 of a $65,000 total allocation he secured for local domestic violence programs will go to Opportunities for Otsego. “These community programs provide vital services for those in dire need, who often have nowhere else to turn,” said Seward. In addition to OFO, $15,000 each will go to the Cortland YWCA, and Catholic Charities in Herkimer and Schoharie counties, as well as…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Sales Manager At Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, a native of Buffalo and formerly of Hartwick, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The general and sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, he was 43. Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown 2-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, when Mark’s family will be in attendance.…
Tourist Arrested For Assault, Charged With A Bias Crime COOPERSTOWN – A South Carolina man was charged with assaulting a woman after allegedly yelling racial slurs at her during a confrontation in a Cooperstown restaurant, Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert reports. Lawrence Andrew Mileo, 50, was arrested the Monday after Induction Weekend after a complaint of a physical dispute was made at a local restaurant. According to police, Mileo allegedly called a 33-year-old African American woman, also from out of state, numerous derogatory names…
MEMO TO INNKEEPERS Here’s What To Look For In ID-ing Terror Suspects COOPERSTOWN – If guests deny housekeeping staff access to their rooms for several days, let us know, the state Homeland Security & Emergency Services Division advised Cooperstown area innkeepers in the days prior to this year’s Hall of Fame Induction. The detailed memo, in many cases delivered personally to hoteliers, contains 13 potential tips that something may not be right with hotel guests. READ HOMELAND SECURITY MEMO TO HOTELIERS…
IN MEMORIAM: Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children ONEONTA – Oneonta native Julia Agnes Georgia, 98, who raised nine daughters and two sons in Unadilla, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, surrounded by her daughters. Julia was born in Oneonta on May 29, 1918. She married Harold Georgia in Inglewood, Calif., in 1943. While he served in World War II, in part as a prisoner of war, she lived at her parents’ home in Oneonta. When he was…
2 GIFTS TO OTSEGO COUNTY Governor Cuomo’s $10 Million, Plus Griffey Jr.-Piazza Bonanza EDITIONS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY CONVENIENCE OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL DELIVERY…
