Cooperstown, Oneonta mayors spearhead ‘corridor’ marketing campaign The mayors of Cooperstown and Oneonta opted to take regional economic and cultural development into their own hands this month with the debut of a project they’re calling “The Cooperstown Corridor,” highlighting what they see as reasons businesses and people would want to relocate in Otsego County. “Clearly Cooperstown has name and brand recognition all over the world,” Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek said in a discussion with The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta.…
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Hanford Mills tours Wednesdays through Sundays Let’s correct our editing error from last week’s edition of “Summer Dreams” and the story about Hanford Mills Museum in East Merideth. Please note that the Museum offers tours Wednesdays through Sundays. The guided tours take place Wednesdays through Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m., and are limited to 20 guests per tour. Hanford Mills recommends reservations – visitors can call 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org to reserve your spot.…
Orchestra announces inaugural concerts Fenimore Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce its Inaugural Concert to take place at Christ Church Episcopal in Cooperstown, NY on the 27th of August 2022 at 3:30pm. Despite the impact of world events, a sagging economy and a global pandemic, enthusiastic community support has made this debut possible. Fenimore Chamber Orchestra Inc. is a 501c3, community-focused non-profit arts organization offering high quality orchestral concerts and music education programming in Cooperstown, N.Y. and the surrounding Tri-County…
Raymond Han sale begins in Cooperstown on June 11 Accomplished oil painter Raymond Han loved living in Cooperstown, and as a thank-you to the community, the Raymond Han & Paul Kellogg Foundation presents the Raymond Han Sale from Saturday, June 11 through Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily in the ballroom gallery of the Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street. The late artist was well known for his work in the genre of photorealism. Born in…
Cooperstown’s Origins Cafe brings diversity to menu, music [Editor’s note: This feature is a part of this week’s “Summer Dreams” — our weekly guide to fun, food, and the arts throughout Otsego County. Find it inside The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta every week, all summer long!] It stands to reason that a summer music calendar at Origins Café would be as eclectic, innovative, and fresh as the food on the menu – and that’s exactly what happens this summer…
Mental health emergency 988 number coming in July By: Bill Hayes LCSW-R (ret.), NAMI Delaware and Otsego [Editor’s note: Bill Hayes submitted this important column with details about the new ‘988’ telephone number for mental health emergencies.] In mid-July, there will be a new option for getting help with urgent mental health situations. While 911 will continue to be the key number to call for medical and crime emergencies, a different number will connect callers to a specialist in mental…
Bassett Healthcare Network marks hospital’s centennial Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett liked to refer to her brand of compassionate care and rural doctoring as reflecting “a more excellent way” and today, the whole of central New York knows the hospital opened and named in her honor 100 years ago this week as Bassett Medical Center. Philanthropist Edward Severin Clark funded construction of the original Bassett Hospital; the Clark family has continued its stalwart support of the institution throughout the 10 decades…
Editorial: With appreciation for ‘a more excellent way’ Perhaps we take it for granted from time to time, that sprawling campus in Cooperstown. Fox Hospital, too, in Oneonta, and all the clinics and centers and caregiver offices filling the map in Otsego County. In a nation whose rural regions are often challenged by a lack of access to quality health care or relegated to satellite status dozens of miles away from even the nearest emergency clinic, we’re fortunate indeed. Fortunate…
Mayor ‘reboots’ Oneonta’s Housing Commission for more community, expert collaboration Change doesn’t fall into place without a catalyst, and for Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek’s vision to bring 1,000 new residents to the city during his first term to work, he says he knows he needs to work with the community’s experts to solve the problem of where all those incoming residents will live. At the June 6 meeting of the Oneonta City Council, Mayor Drnek answered questions about his plan…
We saw him standing there Commentary: Ted Potrikus Fair warning: I’m about to go large on the name-dropping thing. My wife, Angie, and I drove to Syracuse last weekend to see Paul McCartney in concert. We’re big Paul fans – our first date, in fact, in London, England, in November 1984 — was to see his not-great movie “Give My Regards To Broad Street” not long after its premier. The guy turns 80 years old in two weeks. Eight-zero. If…
