Before the ribbon cutting on September 26, representatives from Bassett, The Clark Foundation, and the Cullman Child Development Center gathered with community members and the Mulhern family to reflect on the building’s history and future.…
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More than 50 residents and petitioners attended to voice their opinions on proposed housing regulations and the ongoing debate surrounding a drag and burlesque performance held during Oneonta's recent City of the Hills Festival.…
The Oneonta City School District and its clerical union have declared an impasse after the union rejected four district contract proposals, Superintendent Thomas Brindley told the Board of Education at its September 9 meeting.…
“Creating Currents,” the department’s faculty and staff art exhibition, draws together current full-time faculty, part-time instructors, department staff, recent interns, and retired professors in a single show.…
A long-delayed $1 million state grant for Damaschke Field, a $465,000.00 planning contract and the city’s preparations for the 2027 budget led discussion at the Oneonta Common Council meeting on Tuesday, September 15.…
According to Sternberg, two campaign signs were taken from his lawn sometime during the night of September 8 and were discovered missing the following morning.…
The unveiling ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the site of the original gravestone and its new replica marker for York, a formerly enslaved person in Otsego County.…
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The November 3rd mid-term elections are less than 30 days away and the League of Women Voters wants citizens to be ready to make their voices heard in the voting booth.…
Sleep is divided into two broad categories based on whether our eyes move (rapid eye movement sleep; REM) or not (non-rapid eye movement sleep; NREM). Over the course of a night, we will cycle between these two categories four to six times.…
If data centers want to get built in Upstate New York, they should be obliged to build their own power supplies, not rely on state support to build them, or subsidies to keep them functional.…
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This weekend's potluck at the Fly Creek United Methodist Church, the Oneonta Rotary Club's First Annual Cornhole Tournament, and a talk on scrapbooking by Suzanne Goodrich and Edie Dayton are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The "Dream Baseball," an opening reception at the Cooperstown Art Association, and the upcoming contradance are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Funding for a crisis lifeline to support New York’s LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults and the release of new proposed eligibility guidelines for climate reslient farming projects are among the topics covered.…
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The Rev. Faith Young Carmichael, 93, died peacefully in Cooperstown, New York on Friday, September 11, 2026 with family by her side. She was born in 1933 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She spent her childhood in Washington, D.C., and later in New York City, where she attended The Chapin School.…
Dorothy Elizabeth O’Connor Amaro peacefully entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, September 20, 2026, at her granddaughter Kristen’s home in Cooperstown. She was 98. Born September 17, 1928, in Brooklyn, Dorothy was the daughter of Edward V. and Isabelle (Wynne) O’Connor.…
Alda Abbate, a devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and beloved friend, was born on Staten Island, New York, in 1926. She spent nearly her entire life on Staten Island, including 95 years on Austin Avenue, surrounded by her family, friends, and community she loved so dearly.…
Frank Joseph Leo, 82, of Cooperstown, New York passed away peacefully at his home on Chestnut Street on September 6, 2026. He was born March 28, 1944 to his loving parents, Joseph C. Leo and Carmelita Tucci, and grew up in Oneonta, New York with his three siblings, Jane, Joe,…
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