Fenimore Wins $2.5M To Fund Thaw Curator Another $1M To Buy Significant Art COOPERSTOWN – The Fenimore Art Museum today announced a $2.5 million gift from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust. The gift will fund a “principal curator” for the Thaw Collection of Native American Art, and create a new fund for special projects related to the collection. The new position has been named the Eugene and Clare Thaw curator of American Indian Art, and present curator…
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EXCLUSIVE! Streck Back On The Job At Bassett County Rep Forgets To Take Oath Morgan Stanley Star Is Retiring Gene Bettiol Fondly Remembered AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY HOME DELIVERY OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…
IN MEMORIAM Lawrence Heldman, 86; SUNY Oneonta Professor ONEONTA – Lawrence John Heldman, Ed.D., a SUNY Oneonta professor active in community life, died Monday, April 23, 2018, at his home. Larry was born Feb. 10, 1932, to Arthur Charles and Mary Patterson Heldman in Yonkers, the eldest of their five children. He attended Yonkers schools and graduated from Cortland State Teachers College (SUNY Cortland) in 1953. He served in the Army’s 516th Signal Corps during the Korean War, and was awarded…
Failing To Sign Oath, Wilber Must Be Appointed By Board COOPERSTOWN – Missing the deadline to sign his oath of office, county Rep. Dan Wilber’s election to a second term representing District 10 – Edmeston, Burlington, Exeter and Plainfield — is in doubt. His erstwhile colleagues on the Otsego County Board of Representatives must now vote to reappoint Wilber to his former seat for him to continue serving. The board’s Administrative Committee approved such a resolution at today’s meeting, which…
IN MEMORIAM Elena Doyle, 71; Renown Pastry Chef EAST MEREDITH – Maria Elena “Elena” Doyle, 71, who owned Elena’s Sweet Indulgence in Oneonta, died peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at her home, surrounded by family and loved ones. Born in Queens, NY, daughter of Silvio Ghianda and Mary (Gerolamo) Ghianda, Elena moved to East Meredith in 1989. A long-standing member of the Oneonta business community, she owned and operated Elena’s Sweet Indulgence in Oneonta, NY for more than 20 years and was…
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Hometown Crowd Cheers Cooperstown’s Erin Collier…
‘Partners In History’ Event Highlights Otsego History Hops expert Al Bullard, Milford, top photo, who published “The Hops Farmer’s Year” in 2015, discusses the once-ubiquitous Otsego County crop, now being revived, with attendees – from left, Dorothy LaGasse, Sandy Chase and Donna Robinson, all of Cooperstown. The event was this morning’s “Partners In History” at Milford’s Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, where historic displays were put on by local historians from across Otsego County. At left is Judy Kessler, president of…
FUNDRAISER PERHAPS BIGGEST EVER On The Mend, Rescued Puppies At Cider Run At this morning’s annual Cider Run in Fly Creek, Oneonta’s Becca Daly, a Susquehanna Animal Shelter staffer, tickles Penelope, one of the nine dogs among the 101 animals rescued from a Garrattsville farm last weekend. Also on hand at the SAS fundraiser was Lucy, another of the Collie mix canines being housed at the shelter until charges of torture and injury to animals against the farm’s owners are…