110 YEARS AGO: Trainmen on a Delaware & Hudson freight train early yesterday morning found the mangled remains of a man lying beside the tracks about a mile north of the station at Cooperstown Junction. Company officials were immediately notified and a special train was made up to go to the spot where the body was found, carrying along Coroner E.J. Parish and the representative of a local undertaking firm. The remains were brought to Oneonta. From papers found in…
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210 YEARS AGO: 20 Dollars Reward, will be given to any person who will return a HORSE, which was stolen from the stable of the subscriber, on the 19th inst. and marked as follows: two white hind feet—mare headed—has been nicked, but carries a bad tail—a little lame in one of his fore feet—good trotter—lively good eye—about fifteen hands high—bright bay color—has been hogged, but his mane now half grown. There was taken at the same time a common saddle…
LITERATURE—7:30 p.m. “Writers Salon: Pedro Ponce (fiction).” Free and open to the public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.canoneonta.org/writers-salon…
FISHING—9:30-11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and 1:30-3 p.m. “15th Annual DEC Free Fishing Day Clinic.” Gear and bait provided. Registration required. Rain date is 3/1. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Road 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662 or https://www.facebook.com/GlimmerglassStatePark…
WINTER BREAK—12:30 p.m. “World of Water.” Families and children aged K-6 are invited for a fun week of activities about water. Featuring guests from Hanford Mills Museum. Free. Held through 2/21. Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. (607) 431-4480 or https://www.facebook.com/yagermuseum…
Constance Wood passed away on February 12, 2025 at Fox Nursing Home. She was born May 16, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Bettie (Newman) and Thomas Kavanaugh. She grew up in Buffalo, where she met the light and love of her life, Robert H. Wood, in high school. They were married at the Church of the Good Shephard on August 21, 1953 after they graduated from the State University College at Buffalo. He predeceased her in 2018…
EDUCATION—6 p.m. “Pound: Rockout Workout.” Presented by the 2025 Continuing Ed Classes. Fees apply. Held each Monday. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, 597 County Highway 54, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3265 ext. 518 or https://www.facebook.com/cvscsd …
FINALE—1-4 p.m. “Fenimore Quilt Club Show.” Last chance to see these artful quilts. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-9777 or https://www.cooperstownart.com/…
REPAIRS—10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Repair Café.” Small appliances with electronic controls, audio equipment and consumer electronics. No cellphones or computers. Volunteer expert coaches assist with items in need of repair. Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main Street, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8881 or https://www.otsego2000.org/repaircafe…
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