AAA bicycle safety recommendations, an endorsement for Michele Frazier and OCCA's upcoming programs are among today's news briefs.…
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110 YEARS AGO
Within the past few months many of the pool rooms, lunch rooms, cigar stores, candy stores, and public places of the like in Oneonta have been operating slot machines, candy cards, cigar boards and numerous other devices in which a man might get a whole lot for a nickel or a dime, but the majority of players would be more likely to get nothing. The operation of such devices is in direct violation of the law and, at…
110 YEARS AGO
Last week The Freeman’s Journal published an article which previously appeared in the Schenevus Monitor, stating that Billy Mills, a former well-known baseball player in this vicinity, was dying of consumption in the Alms House at Rome. Billy received a copy of the paper containing his death notice and he was very much pleased with the sympathy which was being wasted upon him. In a denial published in the Rome Sentinel he claims to be very much alive…
Longtime area residents Brenda and Jamie Waters organized the first Goodyear Lake jump with a handful of participants in 1996 after enjoying a charity plunge in Alexandria Bay.…
Seeking ways to change downward trends in youth voting, Hartwick’s IPS invited high-school students from a nine-county area to submit essays or videos identifying reasons for dissatisfaction with the political process among young people and suggesting ways to more actively engage them in democracy.…
A recent, eye-opening tourism impact report unveils a staggering reality: Without the robust $352 million injected into the county by eager visitors in 2022, every household would be grappling with an additional $1,665.00 tax burden just to sustain the current government revenue.…
Otsego County clerk candidate MacGuire Benton (DEM, CSE) sits down to talk candidly about the race as Election Day draws near.…
On Saturday, October 14, Otsego County clerk candidates Jennifer Basile (REP, CON) and MacGuire Benton (DEM, CSE) sat down with Iron String Press General Manager/Senior Editor Darla M. Youngs to discuss their thoughts about the position, campaigning, and politics, address their critics, and answer some tough questions.…
Philanthropy, which has long been defined as love for humankind, has been lurking in the minds of our civilization for at least 2,500 years. It was first written in the works of the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, but the combined concept of “philos” (loving) and “anthropos” (humankind) existed long before the invention of the written word.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 9 1st Annual Inflatables Day INFLATABLES—11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “1st Annual Oneonta Inflatables Day.” A fun-filled event for the kids, featuring various inflatables for bouncing, face painting, food trucks, a bake sale and other vendors. Cost, $10 all day for children aged 6+; $7 all day for children under 5. Fortin Park, 101 Youngs Road, Oneonta. (607) 376-3299 or visit https://www.facebook.com/bandbpartyplus…
