I have known MacGuire Benton for years and admire his energy and spirit. We will need that energy to face the challenges we have now and those on the horizon, including reopening the Oneonta DMV.…
I have known MacGuire Benton for years and admire his energy and spirit. We will need that energy to face the challenges we have now and those on the horizon, including reopening the Oneonta DMV.…
In a few weeks, the voters of Otsego County will have the opportunity to participate in the election of our next county clerk. I have been practicing law in Otsego County for 40 years. I interact, either directly or indirectly, with the County Clerk’s Office on almost a daily basis.…
“I and You,” an award-winning play first performed in 2013, provides an engaging, funny, thoughtful evening of entertainment. It’s the story of one afternoon in the life of two high school-aged students, Anthony and Caroline, working together on an English Lit. project based on Walt Whitman’s poetry collection, “Leaves of Grass.”…
As of press time, five candidates had accepted the invitation to the Otsego County Candidate Forum on October 25: County Clerk candidate MacGuire Benton, New York State Supreme Court District 6 candidate Deirdre Hay, and County Board of Representatives candidates Margaret Kennedy, Nora Mendez, and Adrienne Martini.…
This morning, Otsego County clerk candidate Jennifer Basile—the county's current deputy clerk—heralded the county’s new DMV satellite office in Oneonta. The new office will be in the Otsego County Office Building at 242 Main Street, Oneonta.…
Catch up on Otsego County college sports scores and player highlights that didn't make it into the hard copy "Freeman's Journal" and "Hometown Oneonta" editions.…
ONEONTA—It is with heavy hearts that Charles Weber and family announce the passing of beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Grace Weber, on October 14, 2023 at the age of 82, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was known for her gentle and kind nature and her journey through life was marked by her passion for the arts and her dedication to her family and community.
Grace was born as Grace Marie Lynn on October 5, 1941 in Buffalo, New…
Cooperstown Central School teacher and coach David Peplinski is the latest recipient of the Patrick C. Fetterman Award. Peplinski is shown above addressing the crowd as Jane Forbes Clark watches on. Read the full article on page 3. (Photo by Emily Ackerman)…
The Board of Directors at Opportunities for Otsego approved a motion to accept the 2023 Otsego County Community Needs Assessment at its September meeting. This is the fourth comprehensive report developed by the agency since 2011.…
Gabron said, “The technical aspect of my job is operating a very sophisticated and powerful machine called a linear accelerator. Then there is the human factor. We are called therapists because we see people in a holistic manner and try to put them at ease.”…