Oneonta School Board Considers Letting Graduates Decorate Caps ONEONTA – Decorate away! When it meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, the Oneonta City School Board will consider a resolution to allow seniors to decorate their mortarboards at this year’s commencement exercises on Saturday, June 25. The board’s Academic Subcommittee recommended the authorization, although the motion emphasizes “this is not precedent setting. Future decisions on this question are to be the purview of the OHS administration.”…
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IN MEMORIAM Lynn Northrup, 98; Inventor Was Pioneer In Solar Energy Born March 18, 1918, Houston, Texas, Leonard L. “Lynn” Northrup, Jr, a pioneer in the solar energy business, passed away peacefully at his home, a month after he retired, three weeks after the death of his beloved wife, Mernie, and six days after his 98th birthday. Survivors include his son, James “Chip” Northrup of Cooperstown and Dallas, Texas. If your car has air conditioning, if your house has a…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Huntington, 63; Longtime Soccer Coach, Much More WESTFORD – Jim Huntington, longtime soccer coach at Schenevus Central School, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Born May 6, 1952, Jim worked as a teacher, postal worker and business owner but is perhaps best known as a coach whose career spanned four decades. He was also a proud member of the American Legion, VFW, Masons and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Westford. While it…
IN MEMORIAM: Linda Smirk, 66; Proprietor Of Cooperstown B&B COOPERSTOWN – Linda Graham Smirk, proprietor, with her husband, John, of the Cooperstown B&B on Chestnut Street for 17 years, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. She was 66. Born in Brooklyn on Sept. 30, 1949, Linda is the daughter of Robert Wesley and Ruth Waide Graham. After spending her early years in Brooklyn, Linda moved with her family to Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1967. She…
IN MEMORIAM: Vita Spaziani, 96; Worked At Oneonta Dress Factory ONEONTA – Vita Pinto Spaziani, 96, who worked for many years at the former Oneonta Dress Factory, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at home in Oneonta. She was born on July 27, 1919, in Monopoli, Italy, the daughter of Carlo and Eugenia (Sardella) Pinto. She married Angelo Spaziani on April 30, 1964. He predeceased her in 1970.…
Hudson Falls Principal To Lead CCS (From March 18, 2010, Freeman’s Journal) Editor’s Note: This is the article that appeared in the March 18, 2010, edition of The Freeman’s Journal, when it was announced C.J. Hebert would become Cooperstown Central School superintendent. COOPERSTOWN Clifton Joseph “C.J.” Hebert, III, high school principal in Hudson Falls, has bested 41 contenders and been chosen as the next superintendent of the Cooperstown Central School District. Hebert – pronounced “AY-bear,” a nod to his French-Canadian heritage –…
Bluegrass Turns Up Heat As Foothills’ Fest Begins…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward Ray, 81; Richfield Water Superintendent WEST WINFIELD – Edward W. Ray, 81, of West Winfield, retired Richfield Springs water superintendent, passed away on March 15, 2016. He was born on April 13, 1934, in Gilbertsville, to Charles and Florence Ray. The fifth child of five brothers and six sisters, he was affectionately nicknamed “Brother” by friends and family. He attended Richfield Springs Central School.…
No Snow, Plenty Of Beer At Oneonta Snommegang…
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