BOUND VOLUMES April 8, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 210 YEARS AGO Excerpts from a report of Commissioners appointed by resolutions of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York to explore the route of an inland navigation from Hudson’s River to Ontario and Lake Erie: “…they have examined the country as critically as time and circumstances would permit, and caused surveys to be made for their…
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ONEONTA MAYOR REPORTS TO PUBLIC: ‘Officer Acted To Save Life Of Child By Firing 2 Shots’ Tyler Johnson, 23, Takes 2 Bullets In Chest By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A 23-year-old man, Tyler Johnson, was shot twice in the chest after he allegedly pulled a knife at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, during a domestic dispute in a duplex at 48 River St., next to the former Foti’s Bakery. According to Mayor Gary Herzig,…
HOMETOWN HISTORY April 8, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 135 Years Ago Home & Vicinity – On Tuesday evening, George Ingalls of this village displayed a collection of gold coins, consisting of twenty-six one-dollar pieces, four five-dollar pieces, and one twenty-dollar piece, all bright and new. What was particularly interesting was that the money was paid Mr. Ingalls for his services during the first year of the rebellion and…
LETTER from SAL FURNARI More Trump Flags On The Way To the Editor: This is a reaction to Consuelo Kraham Velez’s letter in the March 18 edition. And I write this for some of those that are fearful of being canceled because they worry about expressing their beliefs that may not be popular with their employer, their neighbor, or their governing body in their community. Of course we will accept a portion of our money back. Let’s call it a…
LETTER from ERNA MORGAN McREYNOLDS Experiencing ‘Rashers’ To ‘Baps’ Just leaving Belfast to go to London was scary. Soldiers dressed in camouflage gear held machine guns and guarded barbed wire topped fences which ringed the airport. I kissed my family through the fence. Security whisked my suitcase away and sealed my handbag in cling wrap until we landed in London. After 10 days in Northern Ireland, I loved the security. I imagined my plane blown up in mid-air, hurtling to…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG The Doctor Will View You Now On a recent morning, I had a first visit/consultation with a physician from Columbia-Presbyterian in New York City. In going to the city and back to Cooperstown, Columbia presents a special challenge to me. It is a difficult facility to maneuver through under fully normal conditions and these times aren’t normal. It would have required driving about four hours each way and maybe even an overnight stay. Both the physician…
THE DOG CHARMER Finding The Good Breeders Hi Tom, Question: How do I really know I’ve found a good breeder? There are a lot of scams out there with slick websites and darling puppy photos. ELEANOR Dear Eleanor: This is an important question for those who are intent on acquiring a specific breed, especially in today’s world consumed with artificial intelligence and its ability to be convincing in its dishonesty. To me the answer revolves around one word, communication. I’m…
32 Million From $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Headed Our Way Biden Makes Us ‘Whole’, Ruffles Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After a year of hemorrhaging losses, the Biden Stimulus Plan will make Otsego County government “whole,” according to County Treasurer Allen Ruffles. “That’s what I would think,” Ruffles said, after reviewing the news he was planning to deliver when the county Board of Representatives met Wednesday, April 7, for its monthly meeting. “It would make us whole.” In…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Abandoning Atlanta? How About Moving All-Star Game To Coop Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the league will move its 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft from Atlanta. …MLB has yet to select an alternate host site, but might I suggest Cooperstown, NY? Given the short-term logistics of finding a new site, it would have the quaint feeling like Iowa’s Field of Dreams. Plus, it’s the perfect place to honor Aaron and those Hall of Fame…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 8, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE ‘Officer Acted To Save Life Of Child By Firing 2 Shots’ 32 Million From $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Headed Our Way EDITORIAL No Kidding, Watch Out For Bears Uncle Sam, Font of Plenty, Thanks To Printing Presses FOOD FOR THOUGHT LETTERS BERKSON: ‘It’s The Knuckle On Your Middle Finger That Does It’ NORTHRUP: While U.S. Soldiers Fought, Families Confined At Home FURNARI: More…
