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.…
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“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.”…
Iron String Press is a business, just like all the other for-profit and non-profit entities throughout Otsego County. We have rent and utilities to pay, a professional staff to support, printing and mailing costs, and a host of other expenses. We are providing a viable community service and, in the current economic climate—just like all these other businesses—our bottom line is ever top-of-mind.…
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/…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 25, 2024 Front Page Bassett Head Answers Queries, Opens Up About Challenges Misty Morning Magic CANO Receives $5K Award Toward Juneteenth Celebration Coffee House Still Going Strong after Nine Years Inside Weaver Farm’s Market Celebrates Fifth Year with ‘Super Sale’ School, Boosters Announce CCS Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Business District Prepares for Coming Tourist Season Rush Softball, Baseball Seasons Start News Briefs News Briefs: April 25, 2024 Editorial…
News from the Noteworthy The importance of local news Hello from Arizona and Jim Kevlin A few days ago, the first edition of the Tempe Independent – Volume One, Edition One – showed up in the mailbox. Inside, I learned local Congressman Greg Stanton presented Tempe City Council with a $500,000 check to renovate the Rodeway Inn on Apache Boulevard to accommodate up to 200 of the city’s 380 homeless people. I learned miles-long Warner Boulevard, a major east-west road…
Editorial Local owners/local news The Freeman’s Journal, our village’s venerable newspaper of 213 years — and one of the oldest continually published weeklies in the country — has a long and complicated history, both of news and of ownership. It has chronicled the workings of our town and the opinions of our residents through the country’s wars, holidays, prohibitions and depressions, as well as through the state’s droughts, blizzards, elections, floods, tragedies, surprises and celebrations. The Freeman’s Journal is our…