THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Aug. 1-2, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Buffalo Herd Escapes, Roams In County SUNY-O President Atop Kilimanjaro Vendor: Selling Stars & Bars = Freedom Pride Flag Will Fly Over Village Hall At Town Hall, Delgado Touts Moderation Campbell Memorial Evokes Old Oneonta EDITORIAL What Is It About Flags, Anyhow? Marijuana Law May Be Just Enough COLUMNS CAMPBELL: Dad Loved Teaching, Coaching, Radio D’IMPERIO: Campbell Loved Life, Was Loved ATWELL: …
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After Week On Loose, Buffalo Wander Home … But Not Without Wreaking Some Damage By JENNIFER HILL & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SHARON – After more than a week on the lam, the buffalo are headed home. “I’ve spotted almost all of the animals and they’re within two miles of the farm,” owner Brian Grubb Tuesday, July 30. “They’re in two groups, one of 60, one of 15. I fed one group twice, trying to get them calm.” Seventy-five…
IN APPRECIATION • Joe Campbell Sr. His Father’s 3 Loves: Teaching, Coaching, Radio Broadcasting Editor’s Note: “Voice of Oneonta” Joseph P. Campbell’s son, Joe Jr., eulogized his father at a memorial service Saturday, July 27, at the Oneonta Elks Lodge. This is an excerpt. By JOE CAMPBELL, Jr. • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Dad absolutely loved teaching, coaching, and radio broadcasting. “Mr. C.” taught for 38 years, mostly in sixth grade at the Greater Plains Elementary School. Dad had the exquisite…
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Groundbreaking Ceremony Planned For Animal Shelter COOPERSTOWN – With adoptable animals, a pet photo booth and more, the Susquehanna SPCA will break ground on their new animal shelter building on Saturday, Aug,. 24 “We invite animal lovers, shelter supporters and volunteers from across the region to join us with their pets for an afternoon of fun as we celebrate this momentous occasion,” said SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes. “If you’re not familiar with…
IN MEMORIAM: Melanie McKenna, 62; Oneonta Native Raised With 8 Siblings ONEONTA – Oneonta native Melanie Margaret McKenna, 62, of Broadway, Va., who was active in German Shepherd rescues, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at her home. Melanie was born and raised in Oneonta and was one of six daughters and three sons of the late James Asbury and Alyce Trimm Foley Fawcett. She graduated OHS in 1974, attended Mount Ida Junior College and SUNY Brockport. She was a…
At Roots Town Hall, Delgado Stresses Unity By JENNIFER HILL • Special to ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Unity. Finding common ground. Bipartisanship. These themes ran through U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado’s packed Town Hall meeting Saturday evening at Roots in downtown Oneonta – his 17th since being elected last November. When he was asked twice if he supported impeaching President Donald Trump, he said no both times. “I can’t stand up here in this Town Hall and talk to you about how…
IN MEMORIAM KellyAnn Wolner, 54, 30-Year Coach, Phys-Ed Teacher At Unatego Central BINGHAMTON – KellyAnn Wolner, 54, an award-winning 30-year teacher and coach at Unatego Central School, died at her home in Binghamton, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, after an 18-month battle with colon cancer. Born on Oct. 24, 1964, in Spain at Naval Station Rota, Kelly lived in a variety of places before her family settled in Rome, N.Y. She graduated from Westmoreland Central School in 1982 and went…
THINGS TO DO/LIBBY’S BEST BETS Induction Over, But Art Scene Thriving By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As this week’s cover story on “Possessing Harriet” at the Franklin Stage shows, dramatic, as well as the visual arts, are robust in Otsego County. • Start your weekend off with a farce as Stuff of Dreams production of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor.” Cost, $17/adult. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 26-27, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.…
BOUND VOLUMES July 25, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from a letter written by John Adams to Benjamin Rush on the subject of Slavery in America. “The turpitude, the inhumanity, the cruelty, and the infamy of the African commerce in slaves, have been so well represented to the public by the powers of eloquence, that nothing I could say would increase the just odium in which it is and ought to be held. Every measure of prudence, therefore ought to…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 25-26, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE INDUCTION 2019: What A Crowd! Hughes, Venezuelan Teammate Connect Why Might C-V Ban Farm Animals? Avanzato Brothers Closing Stella Luna Parking Issue, Mayor Herzig Walks Walk Chamber To Honor Sports Center, ISD EDITORIAL No Land For Apartments? Harrumph! ‘Lofts’ May Make Dreams Come True COLUMNS KUZMINSKI: County Has Surplus, Or Deficit? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HAMMOND: Hospital, Country Going To Dogs DUNCAN:…