Les, Janet Gray Are Grand Marshals Of Springfield Fourth Of July Parade SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Every year, Les and Janet Gray of Springfield Center can be found enjoying the Springfield Fourth of July Parade among a large crowd of family and friends on the lawn of St. Mary’s Church, but this year that’s not where they’ll be. This year, the couple will be riding in the front of the parade as Co-Grand Marshals, in recognition of their many years of service…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
MEM DAY - Page 729
3 County Board Races Possible In Oneonta ONEONTA – Democrat Amy HornburgHeilveil announced today she is again seeking Oneonta’s Distric 12 seat on the county Board of Representatives, setting off a rematch with Republican Craig Gelbsman. That sets up at least three competitive races in the Oneonta area: Town Board member Andrew Stammel, a Democrat, also is challenging county Rep. Janet Hurley Quackenbush, R-Town of Oneonta; and Len Carson, the OFD captain, is challenging county Rep. Linda Rowinski, a Democrat…
Memorial Day Activities Featured In Photo Page THIS WEEK’S EDITIONS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
ONEONTA HONORS VALOR IN VIETNAM…
Celebration On Glimmerglass’ Shores Opens Bunny Hamilton Amphitheatre COOPERSTOWN – With a laugh-eliciting comment, “this could be dangerous,” benefactress Mrs. Lewis L. “Bunny” Hamilton cut the ribbon this evening on a lake-side amphitheatre named in her honor at “Otsego: A Meeting Place,” the Native-American-themed exhibit behind The Fenimore Art Museum. She used a pair of shears crafted especially for the occasion in The Farmers’ Museum blacksmith shop. NYSHA President Paul D’Ambrosio presented the shears to Mrs. Hamilton as a memento of her…
Cooperstown Parking Permits Will Go Into Effect Tomorrow COOPERSTOWN – Traffic was steady at the Village Clerk’s office at 22 Main St. this afternoon with residents making last-minute purchases of summer parking permits. The permits go into effect Saturday, the start of Memorial Day Weekend, and allow permit holders to park on village streets anywhere where paid parking is in place. For now, the permits are not valid in the Doubleday Field lot, where all-day paid parking it being encouraged. (However,…
Third Candidate Announces She’ll Run In Fourth Ward ONEONTA – Michelle Osterhoudt of Elm Street today announced her intention to run for Common Council representing the Fourth Ward as a Democrat on the Democratic Party line. So far, it will be a three-way race, against Republican Laura Dohner and independent Jeff Back. They are seeking to succeed Council member Mike Lynch, who decided not to run again.…
COMMON CORE OPPONENTS TURNED BACK AT CCS POLLS COOPERSTOWN – Incumbent Cooperstown Central school board member Marcy Birch led the ballot today, garnering 444 votes to win a second term. Second was 20-year veteran school board member Tony Scalici (404) and newcomer Mary Bonderoff (383), a mother of three sons, two still at CCS. The two candidates most closely allied with the opposition to Common Core that erupted in early March, Tabetha Rathbone (315) and Laurie Williams (274), rounded out…
Seward Honors Sheila Serbay For Promoting ‘Food vs. Fuel’ ALBANY – Sheila Serbay, a SUNY Oneonta psychology professor who organizes the annual “Food vs. Fuel” drive for needy seniors, was honored by Sen. James Seward (R-Milford) as part of the New York State Office for the Aging 2015 Senior Citizens Day Celebration in Albany on Tuesday, May 5. “Our senior citizens are vital community members who offer a great perspective on so many topics,” said Senator Seward. “The extremely active seniors…
Bryce Miller Benefit Pancake Breakfast Draws 175 Friends, Family, Co-Workers…
