BOUND VOLUMES July 12, 2020 210 YEARS AGO The pirates in the Persian Gulph have been wholly defeated by the English; the pirates amounted to 6,000 men; but 1,400 English troops landed at Rasul Kimaz, their principal seat on the Arabian shore, and gained possession of the town in about four hours. The enemy was severely cut up, and gave away in every direction, and the town was given up to plunder. June 9, 1810 185 YEARS AGO Two Negroes…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta May 28-29, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Sidewalk Sales All Summer In Cooperstown Imagine Dining Out In Middle of Main Street Auction Barn Exempt From Cuomo Order Numbers Show Oneonta DMV Had To Go Awaiting Sellers Market, Realtors Go Tech Andrew M. Blum; Many With Many Friends CCS To Name Principal For Lower Grades AllOTSEGO.COVID-19 ‘Chateau de Weeds’ Certified Wildlife Habitat Retired Lawyer To Run Cooperstown Diner Baseball Movies,…
ONEONTA FOLLOWS NYS LIMITS Legion Honors Fallen – From Safe Distance There was no parade, and the crowds that usually cluster around the Memorial Walkway in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park were noticeably absent during the annual Memorial Day Celebration this morning. Above, Master of Ceremonies Les Grummons salutes as “Taps” is played for attendees, who brought wreathes and listened to a short speech from Mayor Gary Herzig. Following the ceremony, some members of the legion stopped by the home of John…
4 SMALL CEREMONIES FOR FALLEN On Memorial Day, What A Difference Year Makes On Memorial Day 2019, inset right, the usual crowd filled the lawn at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in front of county courthouse. Today, in time of coronarivus, a Cooperstown Veterans Club rifle squad – from left, Jim Bridger, Rich Balcom and Doug Walker – fired a salute, witnessed by one family and a small contingent of fellow veterans. The ceremony was first held in Fly Creek,…
Honor The Fallen, Color Works of Art, Or Ride Your Bike Though they are intended to be private, Veterans Clubs around the county will still honor the fallen on Monday, May 25, while enforcing social distancing. • In Oneonta, the local chapter of the American Legion and the Boy Scouts will lay wreaths on the monuments on the Veterans Memorial Walkway, as well as play “Taps” and give a three-round volley at 11 a.m. in Neahwa Park, Oneonta. • In…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta May 21-May 22, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Destination Marketing: Promote Outdoors WWII Veterans Tell Their Tales Integris Executive To Head Bassett In 1st Month, 230 Give Foundation $175K AllOTSEGO.COVID-19 $5M Redo of Doubleday In Time For Anniversary Drive-In Opening For New, Classic Films Libby’s List Of Virtual Things To Do EDITORIALS Build On DMCOC’s Smart Marketing City Folks Will Flee Upstate When This is Over COLUMNS INGRAM: Worst Place…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Tuesday, May 19 State Quickly Reopening, As Regions Fall Into Line ALBANY – All of the state except New York City is moving quickly toward opening. Earlier today, Governor Cuomo announced that the Capital Region has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan starting tomorrow, joining the Western New York, Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions.…
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IN MEMORIAM Alvin L. Osterhoudt, 91 Nov. 24, 1928-April 23, 2020 ONEONTA – Alvin L. Osterhoudt, 91, passed away from natural causes on April 23, 2020, at the NYS Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born Nov. 24, 1928, to Millard J. and Alice (Morey) Osterhoudt, and was raised on the family farm in Emmons. After he graduated from Oneonta High School in 1946, he furthered his education at Alfred State College with a degree in Refrigeration. Alvin enlisted in…
