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Iron String Press has hired independent filmmaker and freelance journalist Joel J. Plue, 36, of Oneonta, as an advertising sales agent. Plue comes from an Oneonta family and was raised in Westchester County. He returned to Otsego County at the age of 18.…
Some 15 years ago, a group of Richfield Springs parents started working together to provide opportunities for their kids to play Little League and youth baseball and softball. The group, led then as now by Len Pickens, asked property owners in the area to allow them to make baseball and softball diamonds on their property temporarily.…
OTSEGO COUNTY—James Irving Matson announced that he will be performing a research survey of barn quilts in upstate New York. He asked residents who own, display or make barn quilts to reach out to him via Facebook or jamesmtsn@yahoo.com. Matson intends to interview residents and compile a catalog of the increasingly popular art form in the region. Barn quilts are a relatively new form of grassroots public art and have become common in the American South and parts of Canada.…
COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced that a new exhibit, “The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball,” will open in spring 2024. It will trace the long history of Black baseball from the early decades prior to the formation of the Negro Leagues, through the complexities of re-integration, to the challenges that remain today. The new exhibit is part of the Hall of Fame’s Black Baseball Initiative, which includes additional outreach programs, educational material and…
Thanks to a program introduced in April, Heritage at The Plains at Parish Homestead is making residents’ dreams come true. Heritage at The Plains, a senior living community located at 163 Heritage Circle in Oneonta, features independent living, assisted living, memory care and temporary stay options. The new program, “Tree of Dreams,” is designed to identify special experiences for which residents yearn or achievements to which they aspire.…
This week, AllOtsego.com’s much-needed facelift goes live. The online home of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” since 2009, AllOtsego.com also provides breaking news coverage and exclusive web content to subscribers. Slow response time due to ever-increasing archival materials and an outdated layout have prompted parent company Iron String Press to revamp the site, resulting in a much more responsive and graphically pleasing online platform.…