Two companies have recently inquired about building a data center at the Oneonta Rail Yards in the City of Oneonta. Otsego Now, the county’s quasi-governmental umbrella development agency, owns most of the area property.…
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A Franklin woman representing herself sued Otsego County, the Sheriff’s Office and two deputies in May over alleged misconduct. In seeking $5 million in damages, Janel Whitbeck alleges false arrest, deliberate indifference to her medical needs, violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act...…
Dozens of firefighters, their families, and other locals gathered at the Fly Creek fire station to welcome a newly-purchased, lightly-used fire truck on its journey back from an Illinois fire department on Wednesday, November 12.…
This is the 104th year of this community tradition. The Salvation Army has gathered the Christmas wish lists, grouped by family, as follows. You can help Santa, and be an angel, by selecting a family to sponsor.…
“All of them share a common trait,” Sean Lewis, the chamber president, said of the award winners. “It’s what keeps them getting up every morning and going into work each and every day: They all have a huge heart,” Lewis told the attendees ranging from executives at Five Star Subaru to leaders at SUNY Oneonta.…
In addition to continuing to build his relationship with city staff, Buttermann said his priorities for the first 100 days of his mayoralty will include filling various boards and commissions that have vacancies or scheduled reappointments.…
On Monday, November 24 from 7-9:30 p.m., CFOC will host the 2025 “Student Voices, Student Choices” Presentation and Awards at Hartwick College’s Slade Theater, located on the fourth floor of Yager Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.…
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When I moved to upstate New York as a teenager—a land of old barns, stubborn winters and families with generations of calloused hands—I stepped into a different America. An America where kids were up before dawn, milked 60 cows, and threw on their Carhartt jackets (still smelling like hay) to go to school before most of us rolled out of bed.…
Do you remember the sharing game we played as youngsters? We shared by dividing; one for me…one for you. Now is a great time to play that game again! When you are doing your grocery shopping...…
The “AI data-center” proposed for Oneonta has now been rebranded as a “hydroponic greenhouse.” Since most cannabis grown in America is in hydroponic greenhouses...…
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A presentation on the region's history during the American Revolution with the Town of Maryland Historical Society, the Oneonta Garden Club's Holiday Greens Sale and Luncheon, a collaborative collection by Cooperstown jewelers, and a tick-borne "meat allergy" are among the…
Coming up this weekend: the Empty Bowls fundraiser; a special launch by Cooperstown Brewing Company to benefit Milford Strong; a pop-up warehouse sale at Muddy Rivers Brewery; the "Fill the Gap" food drive; and more.…
The Gilbertsville American Legion Auxiliary's Veterans's Day Ceremony on November 9, a visit from 25 vets from the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. and a holiday bazaar at The Major's Inn are among the topics covered in this…
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Susie Streek, a longtime and beloved resident of Cooperstown, New York, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025 in Greenwich, Connecticut, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84. Born on April 4, 1941 in Oceanside, New York, Susie was the youngest of two children of Robert Polson and Isabelle Hoyt.…
Mary Langben Cooper, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her sleep on November 6 after a years-long decline due to Alzheimer’s. She spent her final days surrounded by her daughters, grandchildren and wonderful team of caregivers. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday.…
Erna Morgan McReynolds, of Franklin, New York, passed away in her sleep on September 29, 2025. There will be a celebration of life honoring Erna on Saturday, November 15, 2025. …
James Alfonsos Broe, 97, passed away October 20, 2025. Jim was born September 26, 1928 in Oneonta, the son of Christopher and Rose (Mangan) Broe. James married Joyce Marie McLaud on April 14, 1951. Jim and Joyce owned and operated The Broe Dairy Farm in Colliersville, New York from 1947-1993.…
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