Schenevus dominates Milford to stay undefeated in softball By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Cassie Snyder threw a one hitter and Hannah Osborne’s solo home run started a six-run fourth inning for the host Dragons, turning a close game into a rout, as Schenevus topped Milford, 15-0, in a Tri-Valley League softball game that was stopped after six innings Friday, May 21. “Cassie throws hard enough, she locates her ball really well, and she has a strong…
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Middlefield Democratic Party elects two for chair and secretary STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Owen Weikert and Darius Homayounpour were elected by the Middlefield Democratic Party for chair and secretary respectively by unanimous consent. Weikert replaces acting chair Leslie Berliant while Homayounpour is succeeding acting secretary Sydney Waller. “I’m very excited to be a part of this growing committee making the effort to elect Democrats in Middlefield,” Weikert said in a press release. “It’s wonderful to have the opportunity…
Waterville tops Hawkeyes in golf STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown sophomore Max Jones shot a four-over-par 40 to lead the Hawkeyes, but league leading Waterville won in match play, 164-190 in a Center State Conference golf match at Barker Brook Golf Course in Oriskany Falls on Thursday, May 20. Waterville’s Gabe Williams shot par on the front nine par 36 course, winning medalist honors in the match, but teammate Gavin Poyer was just a shot behind him. Spencer…
Glimmerglass Festival increases capacity thanks to new state guidelines STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Glimmerglass Festival will have increased sales for festival squares and tables thanks to new guidance from New York State regarding COVID restrictions, according to a media release. Socially distanced festival squares will be available for people of the same party (between one and four) as well as festival boxes (one to six) and festival tables (one to six). Glimmerglass recommends patrons bring a blanket…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta May 20, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Police review leaves behind serious debates Help wanted: Businesses struggle to find workers After year of COVID, SUNY Oneonta bids grads farewell Cooperstown & Around & City of the Hills Inside The Paper Junior firefighters provide big lift to Fly Creek department AllOTSEGO people: Post-rally, Bohler’s life is that of average teen Art Garage to hold open studio, final viewing Sports For…
Junior firefighters provide big lift to Fly Creek department By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK — The Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Department is creating and nurturing future firefighters with its junior firefighter program and four young men have already reaped the benefits while serving their community. Three junior firefighters including Troy Hight, 18, Wayton Cassell, 14, and Connor Voulo, 17, have all been training as Fly Creek firefighters. “I’m sort of an outcast in school,” Hight said.…
AllOTSEGO people Post-rally, Bohler’s life is that of average teen By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When at least 250 people gathered May 3, on the lawn of the Otsego County Courthouse to show support for the area’s Asian-American population, and then stayed for an hour to listen to speeches during a rainstorm, many of the speakers marveled that the rally was organized by a 15-year Cooperstown Central School freshman, Cate Bohler. They were not alone in…
The return of the Old Badger: ‘The First of the Mohican’ First published in The Freeman’s Journal on March 24, 1976: “If at first you don’t succeed,” must have been mouthed by many Cooperstonians as they left the lakefront without having witnessed the scheduled launching of the Mohican. They did try again, and on the 4th of July, 1905, the good ship Mohican began its long career on Otsego Lake. The following reports from the Freeman’s Journal of that year…
Police review leaves behind serious debates By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta’s Common Council will likely meet its self-imposed June 1, deadline to review, and change or adopt, the city’s Community Advisory Board’s recommendations for the Oneonta Police Department, Mayor Gary Herzig said Tuesday, May 17. Among the topics being discussed are the status of no-knock raids in Oneonta, making statistics of crime and arrests available to the public and a review board to examine the high number…
Cooperstown & Around & City of the Hills County reopens micro-grant applications COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has announced it will reopen its grant program for community events through Friday, May 28. Sponsors must explain their event and tell the Board of Representative’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee how the event will draw visitors to the area. If it is a new event, the application must describe the market segment the sponsors are trying to attract. Go to www.otsegocounty.com and click on Community…
