Wabbit season [Editor’s note: Here’s this week’s opinion column from the Editor of The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta, Ted Potrikus.] Elmer Fudd is out hunting, as he does, when Bugs Bunny informs him that it’s duck season. Daffy Duck isn’t having it; he lets Elmer know in no uncertain terms that it’s ‘wabbit season.’ Elmer, confused, can’t figure out which is correct. “Say, what’s the matter with you anyway?” Daffy demands of Elmer. “Don’t you know a wabbit when…
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LWV students inside Albany conference The League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation invites nominations of students from Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Laurens, Milford, Richfield Springs, Schenevus, and Worcester high schools for its 22nd annual Students Inside Albany conference, slated for May 22-25, 2022, in Albany, New York.…
HE SERVED COUNTY 28 YEARS Former Assemblyman Bill Magee Dies At 81 NELSON – Former state Assemblyman William “Bill” Magee, who served in the New York State Assembly for nearly three decades, died on Christmas Eve, his niece confirmed, syracuse.com is reporting today. He was 81. From 1990 to 2018, Magee represented a district that included Madison, Otsego and Oneida counties. He also was an auctioneer, running Magee Auction Service for decades. He was a longtime chairman of the Assembly…
Polls Open Tuesday To Decide 4 Contests Presidential, Congress, Assembly Primary Balloting 6 a.m.-9 p.m. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTEGO.com Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. around Otsego County tomorrow (Tuesday) for the state’s Democratic Presidential Primary, as well as two local Democratic primaries and one Republican primary. In addition to former Vice President Joe Biden, who experts say has an arithmetical lock on this year’s Democratic presidential nomination, 10 other Democrats who have…
IN MEMORIAM Peter S. Dokuchitz, 86; Assemblyman Founded Custom Electronics Inc. ONEONTA – Custom Electronics founder Peter S. Dokuchitz, 86, of Oneonta, who represented Otsego and Herkimer counties in the state Assembly in 1973-78, passed away yesterday at Fox Hospital. He was born March 9, 1928, in Oneonta, the son of Peter D. and Julia (Kozech) Dokuchitz. Pete graduated from Oneonta High School. He served in the Navy’s Submarine Service in 1946-48, then attended Siena College, graduating in 1952. He…