HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 Community Christmas Dinner COMMUNITY DINNER – 12:30-2:30 p.m. “36th Annual Friends of Christmas Community Dinner: A Holiday Tradition of Hope and Togetherness.” Registration appreciated. Sign up to reserve a spot at the table, for a pick-up, or a delivery meal. Serving up to 20 miles around Oneonta, including Stamford. Free. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-8025 or visit https://friendsofchristmas.org/flyer…
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ONEONTA—Albert J. Hughes, 91, passed away at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown on December 18, 2023.
He was born August 6, 1932 in the Town of Butternuts, the son of Adelbert M. and Elizabeth (Whitney) Hughes.
He married Cegret Turnbull in 1960.
Albert was a United States Army veteran serving in the Korean War.
He was a chef at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, retiring in 1994, then was a self-employed carpenter for 20 years.…
ONEONTA—Melissa A. Carvin, 54, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2023 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.
She was born April 2, 1969 in Oneonta, the daughter of John and Frances (Beams) Mattice.
Melissa graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1987, and SUNY Delhi in 1989 with a degree in nursing. She worked on the maternity ward for 26 years at A.O. Fox Hospital, Oneonta, until the unit closed; at that time, she became a Women’s Health triage nurse at Bassett Hospital…
The Cooperstown Central School Sports Booster Club will host the 40th annual Dick White Holiday Basketball Tournament in the high school’s Red Bursey Gymnasium on Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 and 28.…
Superintendent Sarah Spross did not confirm the rumored departure of High School Principal Owen Kelso Jr. in her report, but did announce that there had been a resignation in the administration.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Local Film ‘Bear’ Premiers At Foothills HOMETOWN FILM—5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Premier of “Bear,” the director’s cut. Filmmakers and the cast will be on hand to share personal insights on this local film. Tickets, $15. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 376-4300 or visit https://bearthemovie.info/ BLOOD DRIVE—10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. RedCrossBlood.org BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta December 21, 2023 Front Page CCS Logo, Mascot Being Phased Out Holiday Party in Pioneer Park Fox Nurses Rally against Understaffing Elementary Student Bakes for Entire School Inside Gingerbread Tradition Continues Cooperstown HS Principal Allegedly Fired Local Filmmaker’s New Movie Brings Hometown Story to Life Morris, Butternut Valley Citizens Unite To Save Local Banking Cops Shop for Benefit of Kids Jim Leyland Elected to Baseball Hall Renewable Energy Project Proposal Causes…
Fifteen of Bresee’s antique Christmas carolers and Santa’s helpers, dating back to the 1940s, decorate the dining room at St. James for the holidays.…
Pioneer Park was the site of the Cooperstown Fire Department’s Children’s Holiday Party last Saturday, December 16.…
About a dozen nurses accompanied by NYSNA personnel and community members gathered in front of the emergency room entrance to speak about their concerns about the state of the hospital’s staffing and administration.…