Chrystal Savage Named To Managing Editor Post With the first edition of 2021, Chrystal Savage, former editor of SUNY Oneonta’s State Times newspaper, will assume the duties of managing editor of Hometown Oneonta, The Freeman’s Journal and www.AllOTSEGO.com. Savage succeeds Libby Cudmore, who is joining Hartwick College as a Writer for Young Audiences, working across the college’s publications, social media platforms and the new FlightPath program, which helps students identify and work towards career goals while exploring major and course…
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Hawkeye, Mel’s Closed For Now Cases Surge; Vaccinations, Too By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The good news: Residents and staff at Cooperstown Center are receiving the Pfizer vaccine, as have 900 Bassett Healthcare Network employees, who have so far received the Moderna vaccine. The bad news: Five more people have died from COVID-19 this week, a weekly record, bringing the year-end toll to 17 deaths in the largest spike this month. “They have all been…
On Final Night, Champagne Toast With Cindy Seward Ready For Next Chapter One of the perks of being a state senator: When your term is up, you get to buy your chair for $25 as a memento of your service to the Empire State. The other day, Jim Seward’s chair was delivered to his home on North Main Street. Midnight on New Year’s Eve, 36 years of serving Otsego County will be over. “Cindy and I will be at home,…
2020 CITIZEN OF YEAR General In C-19 Fight With 36 Years On Health Care’s Front Lines, Heidi Bond Was Ready By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS Thirty-four years ago, during her first summer as a nurse’s aide at Bassett Hospital, Heidi Bond’s mother, Registered Nurse Cindy Brophy, gave her advice that has carried her through her career to date. “She told me, ‘I don’t care if you have to go cry in the bathroom every shift –…
Looking Back on 2020 We are pleased to present our 2020 Otsego County Yearbook for you to enjoy. We’ve handpicked 52 pictures, one from every week of the year, each in their own way show life in Otsego County in Upstate New York. These pictures are a nice cross-section of life in our county and our communities, week by week. We hope you enjoy our year-end review. We look forward to continuing to be your local newspapers in 2021 and…
HOMETOWN HISTORY December 24, 2020 150 Years Ago Home and Vicinity – The walks in some parts of our village have been made very slippery by boys sliding and skating on them. A bad practice! Now is a good time to provide yourself a nice scarf or warm overcoat. Anything of this kind can be bought cheaper in Oneonta than any other place short of Albany. All ye who are troubled with mice should call at the store of Moody…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Dec. 24 – 25, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE VACCINES HERE HoF Takes Fresh Look 50-Car Parade Salutes Cooperstown Mainstay Rubin: Revisit Plan; Then Hire President At County Chamber In 2022, Ommegang Eyes $1M Expansion December Deadliest Month, Bond Says EDITORIAL As We Count Our Blessings, Let’s Stay The Course Yes, Virginia… There IS A Santa Claus, Editor Wrote 8-Year-Old COLUMNS BERKSON: New Home For The Holidays STERNBERG: Vaccines,…
BOUND VOLUMES December 24, 2020 200 YEARS AGO A New Kind of Bed: These beds are made of the husks of Indian Corn in the following manner – So soon as they are ripe, the husks should be gathered when they are dry and in a clear air. The outer hard husks are to be rejected and the softer inner ones to be fully dried out in the shade. Cut off the hard end formerly attached to the cob and…
Owl-Fresco Crowns Alfresco’s Holiday Explosion At Oneonta Restaurant, Christmas Rules Owl-Fresco, the Christmas Pickle and a creche tucked in a corner are only a few of the hidden gems amid Alfresco’s Italian Bistro holiday decorations this season. “We want to get people in the spirit,” said owner Elisabeth Webster. “Alfresco’s is not just a place to eat – we want it to be a true evening out. Even if you’re not eating here, you can come in and look at…
Let There Be Lights! Against All Odds, Festival Takes Flight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As dusk settled over Neahwa Park, Carol Mandigo wasn’t sure what to expect when she flipped the switches to turn on the Festival of Lights. What she saw were cars lined up as far as Main and River streets, waiting their turns to be driven around the 37 displays of holiday lights and decorations set up around the park. “I couldn’t believe it,”…
