In Memoriam Jeffrey R. Smith VENICE, FLORIDA—Jeffrey Richard Smith, son of Gayle and Jack Smith of Cooperstown, entered into eternal rest Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in North Venice, Florida following an extended illness. He was 60. Arrangements will be announced under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 6 Enjoy Human Rights Film ‘Category Woman’ About World Athletes HUMAN RIGHTS—9-11 p.m. Enjoy a screening of “Category: Woman,” as seen at the 2023 Human Rights Film Festival, asking “Who is a woman, and who gets to decide?” Follow the story of four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Free, open to all.…
Town of Otsego Considers Real EstateTax Exemption for Volunteers By CASPAR EWIGFLY CREEK At its monthly meeting on February 8, the Town Council of the Town of Otsego considered what to do with a newly enacted state law that permits each local taxing authority to pass a law granting a 10 percent real estate tax exemption for active volunteer firemen and ambulance workers. Fire Chief Chris Voulo of the Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Company spoke out in favor of having…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Explore Oneonta Gun Show GUN SHOW—9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by to buy, sell or trade with 60+ dealers with the Mid-State Arms collectors. Admission, $3/person. All regulations will be obeyed. Oneonta Elks Lodge, 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 748-1010 or visit gunshowtrader.com/promoter/midstate-arms-collectors/…
Thinning of Deer Herdthe Only Viable Solution By SANDRA BRIGHTONEONTA I used to consider myself an animal lover, against harming any living creature. I still care about animals, very much, but my concern has grown to envelop all of nature; because of this, I now advocate reducing the deer herd. There’s a delicate balance, and if one species thrives, it is often at the expense of others. As a prey species, deer evolved to have multiple births. In the absence…
DEC Summer Camp Spots Up for Grabs Lottery Begins March 1st OTSEGO COUNTYChildren ages 11 through 13 throughout Otsego County have an opportunity to win a free week at a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation summer camp through a special lottery offered by the Otsego County Conservation Association. The lottery is open through the month of March, with winners announced on March 31, OCCA officials said. “For over 75 years, DEC summer camps have offered young people so…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Teens Are Invited For Fun Night Of Music CLUB NIGHT—7 p.m. Teens are invited for a fun night of live music featuring the Lily Soleil Band, Waiver, Plaid Jackets and Cole Fortier. Enjoy a safe night with friends and fun music. Free. Club Odyssey, 4 Academy Street, Oneonta. (607) 353-7143 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ClubOdysseyOneonta/ CANCELLED – SNOMMEGANG—2-6 p.m. Enjoy this winter beer festival featuring all your favorite, and your soon-to-be-favorite, craft breweries and a live performance from…
Made with Love ONEONTA—Chelly Nicholson, above, placed third in the Community Arts Network of Oneonta’s 18th annual Chili Bowl Cook-Off and Fundraiser on Saturday, February 11, in the “People’s Choice, Amateur” category. Nicholson is pictured with CANO Board President Jim Maloney. The full list of prize winners is below.Judges Choice: 1. Our Town Cafe; 2. SUNY Delhi; 3. Soda Jerks. People’s Choice, Amateur: 1. Tie: Sean and Doria Hall; 2. Lorraine Brady; 3. Chelly Nicholson. People’s Choice, Professional: 1. SUNY…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 2, 2023 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Public Hearing Set for March 7Lake Street Permit To Be Considered Maher, Oberacker Calling forUniversal School Meals Program DEC Summer Camp Spots Up for Grabs Inside The Paper OHS Drama Club Disney Character ‘Breakfeast’ Is This Saturday Middlefield Adopts Solar Panel Zoning Law SUNY Theatre Department to Present ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ Empty Bowls Luncheon Returns; Proceeds To Benefit Food Pantry Thinning of Deer Herd…
Maher, Oberacker Calling forUniversal School Meals Program STAFF REPORTALBANY Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) and Senator Peter Oberacker (R,C-Schenevus) are among a group of legislators reaching across the aisle to support creation of a permanent healthy school meals program in New York State. Maher is a co-sponsor of the legislation introduced by prime sponsor Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas (D, WFP-East Elmhurst). The bill as proposed, A0194/S01678-A, would establish the program to provide breakfast and lunch to all children in public school districts,…
