HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Cooperstown To Protest Racism, Police Brutality PROTEST – 1 – 5 p.m. Come for a peaceful protest against the police violence that led to the death of George Floyd, raise money to support NAACP & ACLU. Be prepared to socially distance, wear your masks. Bring your friends, loved ones, and signs. All are welcome. Otsego County Courthouse, Cooperstown.…
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from JAN MULROY Need For Jobs Shouldn’t Rule Out Scrutiny To the Editor: Recently, it was reported that the generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for the Oneonta Railyard Project has “generated opposition from Otsego 2000.” I know for sure that Otsego 2000 is not the only group that has provided comments to the Oneonta Common Council regarding the GEIS. These comments by so many, should not be construed as opposition to creating jobs in the City of Oneonta. These comments…
Brass, Carols Fill Church At Annual Franklin Concert Carleton Clay, Oneonta, director of the Catskill Brass, begins last evening’s Hometown Christmas Concert, the 21st sponsored by Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReyolds in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Franklin. Al Fedak conducts. This year, the concert was co-sponsored by Kathleen and Dan Grasmeder, who operate the Table Rock Group at Morgan Stanley, Oneonta. At right in top photo are Matthew Baniewicz, trumpet, new music director at Oneonta Middle School and a…
IN MEMORIAM Dick Lohrman, 89, Franklin; CEO Of Local Insurance Co. FRANKLIN – Richard “Dick” Frederick Lohrman, 89, formerly of Franklin, past CEO/secretary of the Otsego County Farmers Cooperative Insurance Co., passed away in his residence at St. James Manor on Sept. 22, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born in Corinth, Saratoga County. He was the only child of Richard F. Lohrman and Martha A. (Balitz) Lohrman. He was a 1947 graduate of Syracuse Central High School…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Wendell Frye, ‘Father of J-Term’ At Hartwick College, Dies At Age 77 ONEONTA – Dr. Wendell Frye, 77, a professor of German, Hartwick College’s longest serving faculty member, and “Father of the J-Term,” passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. On May 21, he received the Margaret B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching at the college’s commencement. Wendell was born March 1, 1940, in Leominster, Mass., to Kenneth and Birtrice Frye. Upon graduating Leominster High School in 1958,…
TOM MORGAN’S MONEY TALK Trump Will Bring Developer’s Imagination To White House Editor’s Note: The column, Money Talk, by Tom Morgan of Franklin, the retired Oneonta investment counselor, is syndicated nationally. Here is this week’s column. A few thoughts about the election. A big reason Trump outsmarted his opponents: He is a business guy. An entrepreneur. More – he is a developer. This business guy looked at spending campaign money differently than his politician opponents did. A business guy asks, “If…