They Don’t Show, May Never Show, Prosecutor Asserts With No Bail, 2 Skip Trials By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – If Monday, Oct. 19, was a test-run on whether the accused would show up for trial under the state’s new bail reform, Otsego County failed. “We’re two-for-two on no-shows,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “I knew this is exactly what was going to happen.” Neither Joseph Mitchell, 36, New York City, or Eddie Holton, 35, Binghamton, showed…
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LETTER from KENNETH J. KAVANAGH He Fired Them; Fire Him To the Editor: The list never ends. General John Kelly (former Chief of Staff), General Jim Mattis (former Secretary of Defense), Rex Tillerson (former Secretary of State), Richard Spencer (former Secretary of the Navy), John Bolton (former National Security Adviser) and on and one. The common denominator through them all is “former.” They were ALL wrong and summarily in time dismissed. In each and every case, Trump was always right.…
LETTER from MARY ANNE WHELAN County Reps Take Oath To Uphold State’s Laws To the Editor: Considerable attention is being paid to the anticipated request by county Rep. Rick Brockway, R-West Laurens, that the county board adopt a resolution declaring our county a “gun sanctuary,” by which is meant a declaration that the police need not enforce the state’s SAFE Act. This is, to begin with, an inappropriate request. As a county representative, Brockway took a signed and sworn oath…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 22-23, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Bail-Free, 2 Defendants Skip Their Trials Councilman Questions ‘Savagery’ On Plaque New SUNY Oneonta President Succeeds Morris Oneonta Mayor Vetoes Mask-Mandate Law Trio Deny There’s Any Thin ‘Blue Line’ Dispute Master Gardeners Plan Cooperstown Upgrade ELECTIONS 2020 BARBER: If Elected, He’ll Be Sole Farmer Senator OBERACKER: Business, Government Experience SALKA: Overcoming Hard Knocks, He Succeeds BUTTERMAN: Vision Of Future Excites Him EDITORIAL…
LETTER from GARRETT deBLIECK County Reps Take Oath To Protect Constitution To the Editor: It serves as a necessary reminder to some that America is a representative republic based on Constitutional law. This is exampled by the requirement that every elected official must swear an oath to “support” or “protect” the Constitution of the United States before taking the seat that he/she was elected for. As such, the Otsego County Board of Representatives is by no means an exception. It…
Fund Drive Seeks $200K For Garden Education Center Project Includes Rain Garden, Greek-Revival Meeting Shed By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Eight years in the planning, $200,000 in fundraising is beginning on an Education Center on Lake Street to expand the offerings of Otsego County’s Master Gardeners organization. “The ‘Grow With Cornell Cooperative Extension’ plan will reconfigure our grounds into a center for garden-based learning with an impact that will reach throughout our county,” said Jason Stone,…
IN MEMORIAM: Cheryl Woods Hollister, 72; Native Daughter, Recognized By Pentagon COOPERSTOWN – Cheryl (Woods) Hollister, 72, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown who was recognized by the Pentagon for community service during her years as a military wife, passed away Oct. 12, 2020, in San Tan Valley, Ariz., where she retired to be closer to her daughters. She was born on March 29, 1948, at Bassett Hospital. Cherie married Jeffrey Hollister in November 1972. Between 1979 and 1994, Cherie was…
In COVID Era, Halloween Thrives By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Richard Butcher, Cooperstown, ain’t afraid of no ghosts. “Our house was built in the 1840s,” he said. “It’s definitely haunted.” Haunted or not, you can see a ring of spooky spirits day or night in front of his house at, yes, 71 Elm St. “At night, the center glows, like they’re doing a ritual,” he said. “It’s really creepy!” With Cooperstown and Oneonta’s Halloween parades cancelled…
LETTER from JAMES DEAN White Males Killing Us With AK-47s To the Editor: Aside from it possibly being an illegal proposal, I have no interest in, nor do I support in any way, the Second Amendment Sanctuary proposal before the board. The 3,295 signatures are 5.5 percent of the Otsego County population. I am an almost 50-year resident of Otsego County, an Air Force veteran who served in the USAF Strategic Air Command, the USAF Security Service with the CIA…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 15-16, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE 1,500 Revelers Evoke COVID-Spread Fears Infections Dissipate At SUNY, Elsewhere 3,925 Ask For Gun Sanctuary In County City ‘Manager’ May Become ‘Administrator’ ELECTIONS 2020 SALKA: I Know How To Help Constituents BUTTERMAN: Vision Of Future Excites Him EDITORIALS Can Sanctuary Energy Be Channeled Into Reform? Let’s Stick With It: We’re Beating COVID-19 LETTERS HESSE: American Democracy At Stake BUTTERMAN: Needed Bail Reform Needs Reform…