Destination Marketing: Promote Great Outdoors By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – DMCOC is looking at the doughnut, not the hole. And the doughnut, for now, is the great outdoors, says Cassandra Harrington, executive director of the Destination Marketing Corp. of Otsego County. In an interview Friday, May 15, Harrington said DMCOC, which contracts with Otsego County to put “heads in beds” to generate occupancy tax, had met with her board of directors the day before and it…
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The End May Be Near! Listen Live To Briefing ALBANY — Governor Cuomo Tuesday said New York will restart the state’s economy on a regional basis, a sharp turn from his earlier statements that implementing that type of plan could lead people to travel in large numbers to locations where businesses have reopened, the Albany Times Union is reporting. The governor’s daily briefing is now underway. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE…
‘Bail Reform Nightmare’ Requires Delaware Sheriff To Ignore Better Instincts Suspect In Forcible Home Entry Released By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DELHI – It’s another example of “the bail reform nightmare,” said Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond after he was required this week to release a suspect who allegedly forced his way into a Walton home, stole prescription drugs and choked a female occupant. “It is still very difficult for me to fathom a world where a criminal…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept 26-27, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Driver Ejected In First Fatal XNG Crash Delgado Says, Impeach President Trump Hartwick 3-Year Degree Enters 10th Year Waits, Record Haul On Hazardous Waste Day Remove Flashing Light, Fair Street Folks Say EDITORIAL In The End, Only Work And Love Matter COLUMNS PALUMBO: ‘We Were Told, Don’t Worry…’ CHARTOCK: Jousting With Cuomo Not Easy LETTERS CROWELL: Budget Never Balanced In September LINDLEY:…
IN MEMORIAM: Wendy Burton, 56; Photographer, Artist, Proud Lesbian ONEONTA – Wendy J. Burton, 56, passed away after a short illness on May 31, 2019 at her home surrounded by loving family and friends. Wendy was born Jan. 18, 1963, in Ilion, the daughter of Raymond and Joyce (Bouck) Burton. Wendy identified herself as a photographer, an artist, and a proud lesbian. She loved watching birds and taking pictures. She enjoyed hanging out by the river, flying kites, and having…
IN MEMORIAM William L. Yeager, 97; Owned Tieco-Unadilla UNADILLA – William Lemaster Yeager, 97, former president and owner of Tieco-Unadilla Corp. and a community leader in the Tri-Town area, died May 5, 2019, in Naples, Fla. He was born on Aug. 9, 1923, in The Bronx, then attended school in New Rochelle. He graduated from New Hampton School in New Hampshire, attended Brown University before World War II, and graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts. Bill served in the Army Engineers…
IN MEMORIAM A Renaissance Man, Bill Isaac, 81, Founded Gallery, Artworks, LEAF CHERRY VALLEY – William Gordon “Bill” Isaac, a Renaissance man and a beloved member of the greater Cherry Valley community, best known recently for operating the Cherry Branch Gallery, died on May 5, 2019, at his home here with his beloved partner, Willow Partington, by his side along with her children and son-in-law. Born on May 3, 1938, in Aurora, Ill., Bill was the son of Helen and…
ISD’S ROXANA HULBURT STEPS UP With Foothills Fortunes Rising, New President At Board’s Helm By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA In 2017, 18,983 fans walked through Foothills’ doors. In 2018, that rose to 28,128, just shy of a 50-percent increase.In 2017, Foothills Performing Arts Center hosted 271 events. In the year just ended, that rose to 321, an 18 percent increase. “There’s something for everyone,” Roxana Hurlburt explains cheerfully. The vice president of ISD, the tech consulting firm, Hurlburt became president of the…
Pioneer Sidewalks Replaced From Lake To Church Streets Hans Oertel, left, and Curtis Hohenholdt of Upstate Companies. the Mount-Upton-based contracting firm, lay new sidewalks this morning just up from Tillapaugh Funeral Home, the start of a two-week undertaking to replace the sidewalks on both side of Cooperstown’s Pioneer Street between Lake and Church streets. At right, Josh Young, Schuyler Lake, pulls back the tarp in front of Stagecoach Coffee. According to Trustee Cindy Falk, Street Committee chair, the orange striped…
WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2018 Knowledge Worker, Not Industry, Is Our Future, Speaker Says Cleinman Wins Seward’s Support To Launch ‘Come Home’ Campaign By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After a rousing salute to “knowledge-based industry,” a local businessman with a national clientele, Al Cleinman, today announced he intends to lead a “Come Home to Oneonta” campaign. Cleinman was addressing the Workforce Summit at The Otesaga, where attendees learned we have more jobs than people. The day was organized…
