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The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” are partnering with The Salvation Army again this year to help ensure a joyful Christmas for area families through the Angel Tree Program.
This tradition dates back to 1921 with the creation of The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund by Editor and Publisher Rowan D. Spraker Sr., as a way for neighbors to help others enjoy a happy holiday.…
When Iron String Press received the first e-mail from a concerned citizen who said they knew nothing about the Village of Cooperstown’s plans to install a cantilevered viewing platform at the terminus of Pioneer Street, we were surprised. It was not news to us, because we had covered the village’s NY Forward $4.5 million grant process from beginning to end, and the viewing platform was one of a number of projects being considered for funding.…
Gifts should be both new and unwrapped (price tags removed, please), and received no later than Friday, December 13, to allow the elves time for wrapping and loading. Gifts may be dropped off at the offices of “The Freeman’s Journal,” 21 Railroad Avenue, Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Chapel, 25 River Street, Oneonta.…
Iron String Press is one of only nine news organizations in New York and 205 throughout the United States who received grants from Press Forward’s inaugural year of support to local media organizations.…
Grant awardees were announced on Wednesday, October 16. Otsego County’s own Iron String Press—publishers of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” weekly newspapers and of the AllOtsego.com website—is one of them.…
Iron String Press is one of 205 small, local news outlets—including one in every U.S. state—that is receiving a share of $20 million to close persistent coverage gaps, thanks to funding from Press Forward, the nationwide movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news.…
“The news coverage that these programs are providing in coordination with their local outlets is helping to meet critical information needs,” said Center for Community News Director Richard Watts. “Most importantly, they offer students a chance to contribute to public life and develop skills that will serve them in journalism and far beyond.”…
A 1995 graduate of Cooperstown Central School, Connolly first joined the Cooperstown community as a 9-year-old in 1987, and he’s been reading (and sometimes appearing in) “The Freeman’s Journal” ever since.…
Your subscription now to “Hometown Oneonta” is a validation of the strong foundation we have built together, and a commitment to ensuring that local news remains in local hands. Call (607) 547-6103 today or visit allotsego.com/hometownoneontasubscribe/…
Iron String Press is the sole remaining independent and locally owned newspaper publishing enterprise in Otsego County. Through its print publications and its digital counterpart, AllOtsego.com, Otsego County households have the benefit of local news in local hands at a time when the U.S. is losing an average of more than two community newspapers each week.…