Final Judging This Afternoon At Annual Jr. Livestock Show PHOTO SPREAD IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL, ON NEWSSTANDS WEDNESDAY…
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Under-15 Cuban, U.S. Teams Compete At Doubleday Field…
Sheriff Will Seek Funding For Dog-Control Activities All Interested Parties Gather, Discuss At ‘Summit’ By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK SEMINARY – County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. told a summit of parties involved in developing, enforcing the paying for dog-control laws – from state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, to town “DCOs” – that he will ask the county board to put money in his 2017 budget to fill a gap that has been bedeviling the process this year.…
Again, SUNY Oneonta In Forbes Top 500 ONEONTA – For the second year in a row, SUNY Oneonta is among the top 500 colleges in the country offering the best value, according to Forbes magazine. In its 2016 “America’s Top Colleges” rankings, released July 6, the business journal placed Oneonta at No. 166 in the Northeast, and No. 474 overall. Since its debut on the list in 2014, SUNY Oneonta has jumped 46 spots in the overall rankings.…
Vigil To Honor Gun-Violence Victims ONEONTA – A candlelight vigil to honor victims in the latest acts of gun violence, including Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Dallas police officers, is planned at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in Muller Plaza. “The focus of the vigil will be to mourn the recent unnecessary loss of lives of police officers and young black men and to respect their memory,” said NAACP leader Regina Betts. “We stand with loved ones, friends and colleagues…
Brewery Ommegang Names New President Doug Campbell 12-Year Veteran Of Industry COOPERSTOWN – At 3 p.m., Duvel Moortgat USA announced that Doug Campbell, a 12-year beer and spirits industry veteran, joins Brewery Ommegang as president, effective Aug. 1. Campbell, who comes here from 12 years with Diageo, one of the world’s premium drink businesses (from Johnnie Walker to Tanqueray), will oversee the day-to-day operations at the Route 33 brewery in the Town of Middlefield, as well as spearhead all marketing initiatives.…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Guilfoile, 84; Hall Of Fame Former Spokesman COOPERSTOWN – Bill Guilfoile, who served as head of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s public relations office from 1979 through 1996, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in South Bend, Ind., at the age of 84. Bill was born in Fond du Lac, Wisc., on Nov. 5, 1931, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1954.…
Good Day For Frogs – Not So Much For Golf…
Zoomobile To Help Bible School Dramatize Story Of Noah, Flood COOPERSTOWN – To help dramatize the Noah story, the Utica Zoomobile will pay a visit to the Cooperstown Ecumenical Council’s Vacation Bible School, which for the first time will be a one-day activities, 9 a.m.-3 p.m . this Saturday, July 16, at First Baptist Church, Elm Street. Among the visitors will be the Zoomobile’s famed “hissing cockroach,” said Pastor Dick Sliter. The day’s theme will be “Bible Heroes,” with actors depicting…
IN MEMORIAM: Raymond C. Lawlor, 73; Retired Electrician Umped At Dreams Park COOPERSTOWN – Raymond C. Lawlor, 73, a career electrician who umpired at Dreams Park after retiring to Cooperstown in 2000, passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on May 23, 1943, Ray was a son of John and Harriet (Arps) Lawlor. At a young age his family moved to Florida where he spent…
