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This Week: 07-13-23

THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 13, 2023 Front Page Independence Day Images Mayor Is Treated for Embolism County Cancels Auction Following May 25th Supreme Court Ruling Inside Pathfinder Village Celebrates 295 Years of Service by Staff People & Businesses in the News: July 12, 2023 Hartwick Alumni Assoc. Holds Reunion Student Intern Contributing to Business Vitality Cartoonist Continues Eight-Decade Career News in Brief News Briefs: July 13, 2023 Sports Snippets: July 12, 2023 Editorial Glimmering…

Happenin’ Otsego: 07-15-23

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 15 Fishing Tournament on Canadarago Lake BASS TOURNAMENT – 7 a.m. Richfield Springs Community Center Bass Tournament. Includes prizes for top three boats by total bag weight and heaviest lunker. Limit of three bass per boat. Also door prizes, 50/50 raffle, and anglers get free lunch after weigh-in at 1:30. Entry, $25/person. Held rain or shine. Canadarago Boat Launch, Richfield. (315) 858-3200 or visit https://www.facebook.com/richfieldspringscommunitycenter/ LAKE CLEAN-UP—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help remove debris from the shores…

Hometown History: July 13, 2023

135 YEARS AGO
Following are excerpts from the so-called Alderman “Weidman’s Code,” a village ordinance governing the conduct of policemen patrolling in the Main Street and Market Street area of Oneonta: “…it shall be his duty to walk or patrol the entire length of said territory and keep a careful lookout to maintain order and preserve quietness and gentlemanly conduct from all, refraining from conversing with or holding extended conversations with anyone, except so far as is necessary to discharge the…

Bound Volumes: July 13, 2023

185 YEARS AGO
In the wake of several steam boat tragedies and injuries or death occasioned by other means involving steam-driven machines, the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to prepare and hand a report to Congress on the first day of the next Session, containing all the information that can be obtained as to the use of steam engines in the United States, and the accidents and loss of life or property which has attended their use.…

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Pathfinder Village Celebrates 295 Years of Service by Staff

Pathfinder Village recognized the dedication and diligence of 26 staff members celebrating five-year service anniversaries at a luncheon at the Pathfinder Pavilion on Tuesday, June 20. Altogether, these employees have devoted more than 295 years of service to Pathfinder residents, students, day service participants, and families.…

Happenin’ Otsego: 07-14-23

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 14 Oneonta Community Softball Game SOFTBALL GAME—6 p.m. “Family Resource Network and Oneonta Job Corp Academy 5th Annual Community Softball Game.” Fun, friendly game of softball featuring contests between innings for the spectators and much more. The night will end with a performance by a fire dancer. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-0001 or visit facebook.com/FamilyRN/…

Mayor Is Treated for Embolism

Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek was treated for a pulmonary embolism at A.O. Fox Emergency Department on Sunday, July 9, he announced on Facebook. He received a rapid diagnosis from Oneonta Specialty Services, part of the Bassett Healthcare Network.…

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Life Sketches: Yellow Submarine Haunts Coney Island Creek

On the eastern edge of Gravesend Bay, just at the mouth of the Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn, New York, there lies a makeshift graveyard for old barges, scows, pleasure boats and other decrepit vessels. Occasionally, at low tide, an unusual shape can be seen protruding from the water near the wrecks. It is that of a submarine’s conning tower. The sub, swept by storms and high tides, has been popping up at various sites in the area for more…

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Editorial: Glimmering Glimmerglass Glimmers Again

Last week, on the evening of Friday the 7th of July, the Glimmerglass Festival opened the doors of the Alice Busch Opera Theater for its 48th season with a provocative, moving, and beautifully sung and brilliantly acted performance of Puccini’s “La bohème.” This is the fifth Glimmerglass production of what is among the most well-known and well-loved operas in the world.…

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Locals-People & Businesses in the News: July 12, 2023

The Oneonta chapter of PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding on Thursday, June 8 at the First Presbyterian Church in Oneonta. PEO’s mission is helping women fulfill their educational goals through loans and scholarships. For further information, visit www.peointernational.org or call (607) 267-0539.…

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