In Memoriam Richard Frederick Smith August 21, 1943 – September 13, 2021 OAKSVILLE – Richard Frederick Smith, Jr., a life-long area resident and long-time employee of Remington Arms, passed away following a lengthy illness Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 78. Born August 21, 1943, at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, he was one of four children of Richard Frederick Smith, Sr. and Dorothy Arlene Roseboom Smith. He attended Cooperstown schools and…
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Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta gets wins in boys soccer, volleyball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjackets had a good day in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play Thursday, Sept. 16, beating Chenango Valley in four sets in volleyball and blanking Windsor in boys soccer, 4-0. In Binghamton, Oneonta lost the first set, 20-25, but then swept the next three, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23. Emily Lobb had 18 kills, 10 digs and for aces to lead Oneonta, which also got eight kills,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 10, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE 20,000 Yankee fans pack Cooperstown for Induction of Jeter, Walker, Miller, Simmons Main Street business good but not great Otsego County hires County Administrator, approves EMS positions Inside The Paper Harvest Festival changes format to month long ‘Celebration of Autumn’ Otsego asks for emergency certification for EMS plan Fly Creek hosts races Saturday in honor of 9/11 first responders HOFer Jenkins…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta August 5, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE COVID era brings new mental health issues Coop alum, Schaeffer, releases book about school lunch Cooperstown & Around City of the Hills Inside The Paper AllOtsego people: New fire chief credits parents with his success Death certificates lead to Coop-Otsego dispute Wenck becomes interim Milford superintendent Art Garage to host artist talk on ‘Roots’ Sunflower Power Lions, Rotary, other partners host annual…
EDITORIAL The speech I did not give to the class of 2021 About two weeks ago I got a message from the other Tara in my life, Cooperstown Sports Booster Club President Tara Loewenguth, letting me know that despite COVID restrictions I was invited to the annual end-of-year sports banquet. It wasn’t an unusual text and I politely declined. I don’t do a lot of banquets, but as a Cooperstown booster and after a fun spring of sports coverage, I…
Series could do more to review racial issues Our community is fortunate to have the Friends of the Village Library to organize important conversations and events like the “Looking in the Mirror” program. I have attended a few of the series including racism in education and in healthcare and had come to expect a decent program when tuning in. On Feb. 10, I listened to The Cooperstown Reflects on Racism and Law Enforcement Series with my wife hoping for an…
LETTER from JOSH SIMPSON Series could do more to review racial issues Our community is fortunate to have the Friends of the Village Library to organize important conversations and events like the “Looking in the Mirror” program. I have attended a few of the series including racism in education and in healthcare and had come to expect a decent program when tuning in. On Feb. 10, I listened to The Cooperstown Reflects on Racism and Law Enforcement Series with my…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 10, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Otsego communities struggle with housing needs Cooperstown mourns community servant, Kuhn AllOtsego people: Father-son climbing duo to take on Denali Cooperstown & Around City of the Hills Inside The Paper Oberacker’s CCS-inspired bill to make baseball NY’s official sport passes State Senate Scouting it out Student News Perspectives Pandemic recovery period makes for some awkward encounters The Old Badger: Salvaging the Mohican…
In Memoriam Joseph S. Harris, 64 Middlefield town supervisor; also cared for Doubleday Field for 33 years. Middlefield – Joseph S. Harris, 64, of Middlefield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 25, 2021. He was born on Sept. 20, 1956 in Oneida, NY, the son of William and Barbara Harris. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He worked for the Village of Cooperstown, where he took care of his pride and joy, Doubleday Field, for 33 years before retiring. He also…
IN MEMORIAM Joseph Harris, 64, Middlefield town supervisor Sept. 20, 1956 to May 25, 2021 Middlefield — Joseph S. Harris, 64, of Middlefield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 25, 2021. Harris was born on Sept. 20, 1956, in Oneida. The son of William and Barbara Harris. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He worked for the village of Cooperstown, where he took care of his pride and joy, Doubleday Field for 33 years before retiring. He also spent many years…
