BULLETIN Brooks BBQ Featured In ‘The Week’ ONEONTA – This just in: Brook BBQ has been included as a “great restaurant” in “Road Trip: Beyond the Buffalo wing in Upstate New York,” in this week’s edition of The Week, the national news magazine. …
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IN MEMORIAM: Jeanne Fleury, 69; Mother Of Former City Councilman ONEONTA – Jeanne Louise Fleury, 69, Nanuet, Rockland County, mother of former Oneonta Common Council member Chip Holmes, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, after a long illness. Jeanne grew up in Andes, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Anne Fleury. She formerly lived in Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Russell Hoag, 73, Carpenter; In Retirement, Captained ‘Rusty Nail’ In S.C. ONEONTA – Russell Harvey Hoag, 73, of Cape Carteret, N.C., who raised his family and practiced his carpentry trade in Oneonta, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House, Newport. Mr. Hoag was born in Delhi to William Harvey Hoag and Olive Easson Hoag. Hoagie was raised in Delancey. He was trained to be a master carpenter by his Grandfather Harvey and he took…
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IN MEMORIAM: Willis Wightman, 78; Stock Car Hall Of Fame 2012 Inductee RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Willis Lee Wightman, 78, a welder and a member of the Midstate Antique Car Association Hall of Fame, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, Oct. 24, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born on Aug. 19, 1938, in Cooperstown, son of the late Leo and Vera Rose-Wightman, and raised on the family farm in Schuyler Lake.…
Kyle Burch, 31; Succumbs To Leukemia ONEONTA – Kyle Burch, 31, a SUNY Oneonta alumni recently diagnosed with leukemia, passed away today, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Burch, who recently joined the SUNY Oneonta Student Accounts Office, was the focus of a GoFundMe drive after the diagnosis. Arrangements are pending with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta, and a full obituary will be forthcoming.…
MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD Deadline Extended On Political Letters Editor’s Note: Due to high interest in the presidential and other elections coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the deadline for political Letters to the Editor has been extended for one week. Letters will now be accepted until 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, to be published in the upcoming pre-election editions of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Below is an example of one of 10 excellent letters from readers published…
IN MEMORIAM: Lynette Marie Dibble, 63; Former Village Clerk Worked For Arc Otsego HARTWICK – Lynette Marie Dibble, 63, a former Richfield Springs village clerk and a community service provider for Arc Otsego, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Fall Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, 2016, with her two sons and closest friends by her side. She was born Oct. 31, 1952, in the Town of New Berlin, a daughter of the late Stanley G. and Lolita V. (Mead) Clark. She graduated…
SPOOKY DAY IS MONDAY, OCT. 31 Plan HALLOWEEN Fun With Special Calendar (Printed Version in Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal) FRIDAY, October 28 SUNY CARNIVAL – 5-6 p.m. Halloween Carnival. Order of Omega honor society hosts family carnival & dorm trick or treat. Info, (607) 436-2514. Hunt Union, 108 Ravine Pkwy., SUNY Oneonta. FRIGHT FEST 2016 – 5 p.m. performance by They sent the Followers, 7 p.m. Haunted House,. $10 per ticket includes snacks, beer, wine. Body by Stacy, 5514 State Hwy.…
45-Year Employee Dorothy Johnson Honored At Fox Recognition Luncheon ONEONTA – Fox Hospital today announced the 85 employees recognized for longevity last Friday at the annual Employee Service Awards reception, with a special tribute to Dorothy Johnson, director of human resources, a 45-year employee. In total, the hospital celebrated 1,200 years of experience during the luncheon at Stella Luna Ristorante. Each honoree received a commemorative pin and gift card, presented by Fox President Jeff Joyner, and Dan Robinson, president of…
