THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept. 24-25, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Otsego County SQSPCA Declares War On ‘Puppy Mills’ Tied, Benton, Robbins Face Sept. 29 Runoff Plan Fixes Oneonta Deck, Razes Eyesore ENOUGH! SUNY-O Infections Irk Chancellor Bassett CEO Promotes 5, Firms Up Plan EDITORIALS Revive County Historian, Revive Economy COLUMNS ZAMBELLO: On Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Opera STERNBERG: Tragedy Proves COVID No Hoax BENNETT: Praising Judge Ginsburg, Except deBLIECK:…
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Tied, Benton, Robbins Face Sept. 29 Runoff By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Election Night in Cooperstown Tuesday, Sept. 15, was a nail-biter, ending with a 272-272 tie and setting up a runoff election for next Tuesday the 29th. The runoff is between Democratic incumbent MacGuire Benton and Republican newcomer Mary-Margaret Robbins. Polls will again be open noon-9 p.m. at the fire hall. This week, the candidates were asked to provide a final statement to village voters.…
LETTER from ROGER MACMILLIAN Robbins Offers Fresh Outlook To the Editor: I wish to clearly support the candidacy of Mary- Margaret Robbins for trustee of the Village of Cooperstown. She is forthright, inventive, courageous and smart, having no hidden agendas. Her allegiance is to Cooperstown, not any political party, though she does have bipartisan support! Further, she has the maturity and circumspection to not support flying the rainbow flag from the village flagpole. She represents the opportunity to add another…
LETTER from CAROL BATEMAN WALLER Former Mayor Backs Robbins’ Bid To the Editor: On Tuesday, Sept. 29, we again have the opportunity to choose who represents us on the Cooperstown Village Board. With the marvelous turnout this past week, I hope everyone will return to the polls or to their absentee ballots and cast their votes. This is how our local govern-ment works. I urge you to vote, and vote for a person who will represent us, the village residents…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Without MacGuire, Trustees Average 65 To the Editor: I strongly urge citizens of Cooperstown to vote for MacGuire Benton in the run-off election Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the Village Board. I have worked with MacGuire on the board for 1½ years and before that in other endeavors for the past three years. Mac is exceedingly hard working and thorough in his preparation. He has recognized issues and potential solutions, on occasion before the rest of us.…
IN MEMORIAM: Peggy Scrimgeour, 93; Queens Librarian Retired In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Margaret P. “Peggy” Scrimgeour, a longtime librarian in Queens and an avid dog trainer, who later moved to Cooperstown, passed away rather unexpectedly Monday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. She was 93. Born Feb. 17, 1927, in Manhattan, Peggy was a daughter of George E.B. Scrimgeour and Williamina C. née Penman Scrimgeour, both of whom had immigrated to the United States from Scotland.…
Bassett CEO Announces 5 More Key Promotions Hellenthal, Weil, Wiley Joining Dr. Ibrahim’s Executive Team COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network this afternoon announced five more key appointments to new President/CEO Tommy Ibrahim’s executive team. The four will join “internal leaders from across the network who will be the core team to help drive system change,” said Ibrahim, in making the announcement. “We are at a pivotal moment in our industry and change can’t wait,” he said. “We have a solid…
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7th County Resident Succumbs To COVID COOPERSTOWN – A 79-year old county resident has died of COVID-19, marking the seventh such death in the county since March, according to a release sent out by Heidi Bond, Otsego County public health director. The death was not liked to the SUNY Oneonta outbreak, she said. The most recent death prior to this was in August.…
‘PAWS’ Warns Pet Purchasers SQSPCA Leads Drive Against Puppy Mills Libby Post, executive director of the NYS Animal Protection Federation, decries puppy mills, in part, as “hoodwinking consumers” by selling sick dogs. Post was accompanied by, from left, Brian Shapiro, NYS director, Humane Society, Stacie Haynes, executive director, SQSPCA, Melinda McTaggart, Animal Shelter of Schoharie County and other regional shelters in forming the “PAWS (Puppy Mill Awareness W/Shelters) Before You Pay” initiative, which will encourage buyers to reach out to…