Hometown History Mar. 14 – 15 2019 150 Years Ago Winter has held on well. A hundred days of good sleighing has made it a busy time for lumbermen and wood dealers while farmers have made the most of it in getting home their lime, plaster, salt and other supplies for the season. Visiting parties, socials, donation visits, school exhibitions, educational conventions, reform gatherings, and other associations of the people have made its days and nights pass pleasantly away. It…
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John Simonds, 90; Retired From D&H ONEONTA – John D. Simonds, 90, who retired after 44 years with the D&H Railroad here, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. He was born March 8, 1929, in Oneonta the son of the late Francis and Frances (Beams) Simonds. John married Mary Fisher on Dec. 20, 1974 in Walton. Mary passed away June 17, 2018. John proudly served his country in the Army as a corporal during the Korean War.…
Final Sale Packs McLaughlin’s Local Store’s End Reduces Chain To Single Norwich Site By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA – As the news that McLaughlin’s on Main Street was closing, shoppers poured in to peruse sales and say hail and farewell to Scott and Anna, who have run the downtown staple since 2016. “We’re not going that much further (away), so please, stop on by,” Scott McLaughlin, president of the Norwich-based department store, told a customer as the closing sale reached a…
Elizabeth Anne Broten, 30; Beloved Daughter Loved Reading HARTWICK – Elizabeth Anne Broten, beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter and niece, succumbed to her drug addiction that she struggled with for many years Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019, at her home in Hartwick. A bright, funny and intelligent woman, she was 30. Born Sept. 16, 1988, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Liz was a daughter of James Michael Broten and Kathy Marie Mesko Broten. After graduating from Cooperstown Central School, Class of…
Martin R. Patton Sr., 89; Entrepreneur; Restaurant, Realty Investor ONEONTA – Martin R. Patton Sr., 89, who played semi-pro football before returning home to a career in restaurants and real estate, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 9, 2019. Born Jan. 6, 1930, in Oneonta, the son of Martin Brown and Agnes Jenette (Hanes) Patten, he lost his dad in 1948 in a farming accident. Marty worked for D&H Railroad the summer of 1948 and…
FROM THE CHAIRMAN’S PEN Anti-Amazon Forces Alive – In Oneonta Don’t think for a second that the Amazon debacle we just experienced in New York City isn’t happening right here in our community. This was more than evident at the City of Oneonta State of the City Tuesday, March 5, as reported on www.AllOTESGO.com. What should have been a good evening for the city turned into a complete mess. A small group of people with an unreasonable view on the…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE CCS Basketball: FINAL 4 AWAITS Plan ‘Transformative,’ But Details Still Fuzzy Final Sale Packs McLaughlin’s DiPerna, Back At Vatican: World Working Together On Climate Without U.S. 2nd Time Around, Climate-Smart Idea Wins County’s OK Deputy Promoted to County Roads Chief CITY OF THE HILLS: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 EDITORIAL Herzig:…
IF FUNDED, IT WON’T WORK Where’s $93 Trillion Coming From To Pay Bill For A Green New Deal? I was struck by a news clip showing Elizabeth Warren speaking to a crowd and telling them we need to remove the control over our lives from government and put it back into the hands of the people. This is the same woman who is supporting Bernie in his call for socialism. Socialism is a system based on government control over the…
League: No Contest, But Exercise Your Right To Vote To the Editor: The League of Women Voters, Cooperstown Area urges the citizens of the Village of Cooperstown to vote in the village election Tuesday, March 19. Polls are open noon-9 p.m. at the Cooperstown Fire Hall on Chestnut Street. There are three open trustee seats: two for three-year terms; and one for a one-year term to complete the final year of the seat left vacant when Ellen Tillapaugh became mayor.…
FINAL 4 AWAITS Big Man John Kennedy Fuels Hawkeyes Run To State Finals By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – It took some time to get there, but there was no denying that basketball was in John Kennedy’s blood. “My brother Owen, who graduated last year, played basketball for CCS,” said the sophomore center after the CCS Hawkeyes, beat the Unadilla Valley Storm 61-46 Sunday, March 10, to reach the state semi finals. “My mom played in high school and college and…
