Lyall H. Sage, 86; State Trooper Guarded Rockefeller At Otesaga FRANKLIN – Lyall H. Sage, 86, a state trooper who served on Nelson Rockefeller’s detail when the governor visited The Otesaga, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at the Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born on March 21, 1932, in Sayre, Pa., the son of Edna Sage. He graduated from Towanda High School in June 1950. He married Roberta Moody Sage in Dushore, Pa., on May 3, 1952.…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 14-15, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Suspect Free, 2nd At Large In Fatal Fire Broadband Breakthrough Due For Otsego Electric rs SUNY Valentine’s Focus: Appreciating The Ladies ‘New’ Nick’s Diner Evokes Fond Memories, Fond Food 100 Years Later, Monument To Dedicated Lady Declines PHOTO: Winter Carnival Fun PHOTO: Daddy, Daughter Tradition! CITY OF THE HILLS: 5-Year Plan Coming Soon To O-Theatre COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Six Named To Chamber Hall…
NEW SUSPECT AT LARGE Suspect Free, 2nd At Large In Fatal Fire By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA Surveillance video taken the night of the Dec. 29 fire that killed former Oneonta firefighter John Heller shows another person, not Terrence Truitt, at the scene of the fatal fire. And so, District Attorney John Muehl directed that Truitt, 32, who was arrested Jan. 2 and charged with the fatal arson, be released Monday, Feb. 11, from Otsego County Jail. “We have the suspect…
Herbert E. Ostrander, Sr., 76; Vet Owned Construction Business RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NY – Herbert E. Ostrander, Sr., 76, who owned his own construction business, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his home. He was born on Oct. 5, 1942 in Kingston, the son of Elmer and Gertrude (Rion) Ostrander. Herbert attended West Winfield Central Schools and then proudly served in the Army from 1961-1964. On May 15, 1965, he was united in marriage to Sherry A. Tehan in Waterville…
Six Named To Chamber Hall of Fame Six business, including the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and Stagecoach Coffee were selected from 25 finalists to be the 2019 inductees into the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Chamber Business Hall of Fame.…
EDITORIAL County Rep. Kennedy Right To Seek Faulty Policy’s End State Law ‘Silent’ On Issue – So Stick To What Law Does Say The end of what is, at best, an anomaly, may be in sight. County Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Mount Vision, says she plans to ask the Administration Committee she chairs to remove two extralegal clauses from a policy it passed last month: “Use of Photographic Equipment and Recording Devices at County Meetings.” The complete policy appears in the…
From The Heart Of Ohio A Tale Of Three Books – At Once .Lately we have taken on a project that we not only do not like very much, but also would not recommend, namely reading more than one book at a time. Although the he-we would often be reading more than one book, we have never been a fan of doing so. However, due to an interesting set of circumstances, we found ourselves doing just that. Not long…
BOUND VOLUMES – Feb. 14 – 15 2019 200 YEARS AGO News Items: It appears from the report of the Canal Commissioners that there can be but little doubt that boats will pass in the canal as early as November next from Utica to Seneca River. Forty witnesses have been subpoenaed from the City of New York to attend before the Committee of the Assembly appointed to enquire into the manner the drawing of the lotteries has been conducted. Georgia…
Broadband Breakthrough Due For Otsego Electric Customers By PATRICK WAGER HARTWICK – Finally, more broadband is coming to Otsego County. This March, Otsego Electric Cooperative’s plans to bring the high-powered Internet to most of the western part of the county will begin with fiber broadband access in Laurens. “Be patient, we’re coming,” said Tim Johnson, CEO, Otsego Electric Cooperative. “We’re making rapid progress and we’ll get there.” Separately, by fall the Otsego Now hopes to launch its downtown Cooperstown WiFi…
SUNY Valentine’s Focus: Appreciating The Ladies By JENNIFER HILL ONEONTA – When senior Rousseau Beauvais and four fraternities decided to create a Women’s Appreciation Day at SUNY Oneonta, they didn’t have Valentine’s Day in mind. “We came up with the idea in January, but it was too soon after Christmas and New Year’s to put it on,” Rousseau said. “Valentine’s Day was the next main holiday, so we decided to have it on Feb. 13.”…