Cooperative Extension welcomes Liz Callahan as new Executive Director Cooperstown resident Liz Callahan will bring her more than 25 years of experience in leading non-profit organizations in the region when she steps in as Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties (CCE SO) on April 12. “Cornell Cooperative Extension is all about community resilience,” Ms. Callahan said in a conversation with The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta. “The entire staff has a deep commitment to help…
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Cooperstown celebrates “Grace Kull Day” Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh reads the Village’s proclamation honoring Grace Kull, left, on her 100th birthday. The Village of Cooperstown set aside March 27 as Grace Kull Day – honoring the long-time resident on the occasion of her 100th birthday and marking her decades of service to the Village. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh presented Mrs. Kull with a proclamation “in recognition of your decades of outstanding community and government service. The Village extends our Best Wishes,…
Hall of Fame’s ‘Classic’ returns Memorial Day weekend Hall of Famer and Detroit Tiger great Alan Trammel has a high-five for Milwaukee Brewers’ star Trevor Hoffman at the 2019 Hall of Fame Classic. Photo courtesy of Milo V. Stewart, Jr. Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins told his Twitter following that he “can’t wait!” for Memorial Day Weekend when the Hall of Fame Classic returns to Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field after a two-year pandemic absence. Tickets for the Saturday, May 28…
This week Coming up in this week’s print edition of The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta (available this afternoon!) … the Baseball Hall of Fame brings back its popular ‘Classic’ festivities for Memorial Day Weekend … Cooperstown honors its very own Grace Kull … Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek deputizes some very eager kids … Ommegang has concerts coming this summer … Richard DeRosa reflects on coming home … Babe Ruth’s grandson has some thoughts on uniform numbers … we take…
CSO’s ‘Cabaret’ a big success Jake Patterson steps in for his dad, Paul, who won the coveted ‘guest conductor’ honors to lead the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s Cabaret finale. [Photo courtesy of David Treanor.] The Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s Cabaret fundraiser on March 26 raised more than $44,000 – not including ticket sales – attracting a sell-out crowd of some 550 attendees to SUNY Oneonta’s Alumni Field House. “This is one of the most successful Cabarets, ever, in the more than 20…
Oneonta begins West Street project We want to amplify some news from Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek on construction that began this morning on West Street and how to stay up-to-date on upcoming construction projects that may disrupt traffic flow. Watch the Mayor’s video for details. https://www.facebook.com/MayorMarkD/videos/338773424974752/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-UNK_GK0T-GK1C…
SUNY Oneonta lifting indoor mask requirement March 26 Signaling a turning point in pandemic management on campus, SUNY Oneonta has lifted most indoor mask restrictions, effective Saturday, March 26. Masks are welcomed and encouraged on campus but are no longer required in the majority of indoor spaces for students, employees, or visitors, including those attending meetings, events or athletic competitions, or visiting storefronts like Starbucks. President Alberto Cardelle said a review of local and campus conditions over the past several…
Brownies sell cookies! The girls of Brownie Troop 61019 set up shop last weekend at Westlake Ace Hardware on Route 28 in Cooperstown to entice shoppers with boxes of the annual favorites, grate cookies for sale to delight sweet tooth cravings for one and all! Troop members Isabelle Oceguera, Chelsey Hribar, Helena Betancourt, and Sophia Vazquez handled the sales and inventory for the March 20 event; their troopmate Joselynn Flores was not able to join them but they were delighted…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 24, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Junior/Senior High Principal O’Leary out at Cooperstown Blood disorder stymies doctors as family perseveres Inside The Paper Hoffman’s coming to Oneonta Oberacker, Molinary, Tague tout gas tax break as small biz economic relief Gallery seeks red dress donations for installation Perspectives Editorial Time to move on COLUMNS Calculus, Chaos, Cuomo History Column Bound Volumes LETTERS Editors Policy OBITUARIES Lois I. Brenner Lee…
Bound Volumes 212 YEARS AGO Mrs. Martha P. Graham’s recipe for a crimson dye — To two gallons of poke berries, when they are quite ripe, add half a gallon of strong vinegar, made of the wild crab apple, to dye one pound of wool, which must be first washed very clean with hard soap. The wool, when wrung dry, is to be put into the vinegar and poke berry juice, and simmered in a copper vessel for one hour;…
