New York State Recognizes Otsego County Volunteerism By TED MEBUST Otsego County residents Sheila Serbay and Neil Riddell were recognized by New York State’s Office for the Aging at a celebration of Older New Yorkers’ Day on November 4. The pair, along with 92 others from around the state, received honors for their volunteerism and service to older adults in their communities. “These are two individuals who unselfishly give up their time, resources, and skills in order to make someone…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 22, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Home, Home on the Range. Where the Deer and the Heifers Play? Weekly Medical Briefs: 09-22-22 Inside The Paper Glimmerglass Festival Guild Contributes $25,000 Cooperstown Community Harvest Supper Returns Grow with CCE Garden Project 6th Ward Receives Proclamation Waller Grandson Wins International Soccer Championship Raw. Real. Romance … and Giving Back. Hanford Mills Exploration Day Perspectives Editorial Re-Charge! Columns STERNBERG: Mr. President,…
Send Us Your Fall Photos Some of the trees are already thinking it is Fall and changing their outfits. Even though it is still early in September, you will surely see the pumpkins and apples starting to appear everywhere. Please send us your Autumn-inspired photos to go here in our newspapers and on AllOtsego.com. All submitted photos should be taken within Otsego County. It is the editor’s discretion as to which ones will be chosen. Please send your photo, and…
Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg West Nile Virus To add to all the other viruses that we have had to think about, COVID, monkeypox, polio, we can add West Nile Virus (WNV) which is now endemic in the New York City area. This is not yet affecting us in Otsego County and surrounding areas and probably won’t. While it is transmitted to humans by mosquitos, the reservoir, the source and reproduction site for the virus is various bird species. There…
Populations Changing in Otsego County It’s interesting to see how populations have changed in our villages and towns. See below for changes for where you live. Town of Burlington2010 Population: 1,140, 2020 Population: 1,045Percent Change: -8.3% (+95) Town of Butternuts2010 Population: 1,786, 2020 Population: 1,665Percent Change: -6.8% (-121)…
Editorial We’re Hiring Since 2004 the U.S. has lost 2,100 newspapers, of which 2,000 were weeklies, closing at a rate of two per week. Many of the survivors have had to cut their staff and circulation. More than 200 of the 3,143 counties in the country have no local newspaper, with no reporters telling their stories and keeping an eye on the issues most critical to their local democracy and quality of life. There are no advertisers to offer their…
Letter from Michael Stuart Population Loss I read and re-read the letter from Nancy last week. Otsego County has a long history of being moved from district to district. Sometimes we are split west to east, and sometimes our entire County flops from west to east. Now we are being split in half north to south. This is not the fault of the people running for Congressional Office. This is the fault of population loss plain and simple.…
Learn about candidates through Vote411 State’s first primary is June 28 With early voting in New York’s primary underway through Sunday, June 26, voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, June 28, to decide their party’s choice for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. Democrats vying for the governor include incumbent Kathy Hochul, Rep. Tom Suozzi of Long Island, and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. The race for lieutenant governor is a separate ballot line in…
Otsego County has federal funds for housing, food programs Otsego County has received nearly $14,000 in funding from the federal Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program for local agencies providing food and housing and will work with a local board of religious and health and human service agencies to award and distribute the grant. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive the funds must: 1) be private, voluntary nonprofits or units…
Cooperstown, Oneonta mayors spearhead ‘corridor’ marketing campaign The mayors of Cooperstown and Oneonta opted to take regional economic and cultural development into their own hands this month with the debut of a project they’re calling “The Cooperstown Corridor,” highlighting what they see as reasons businesses and people would want to relocate in Otsego County. “Clearly Cooperstown has name and brand recognition all over the world,” Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek said in a discussion with The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta.…