Cooperstown to flush fire hydrants Monday STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown’s Water Department will be flushing hydrants starting at 5 a.m., Monday, Oct. 18.…
Cooperstown to flush fire hydrants Monday STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown’s Water Department will be flushing hydrants starting at 5 a.m., Monday, Oct. 18.…
Cooperstown Halloween parade canceled again because of COVID STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown’s annual Halloween parade has been canceled for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This was a difficult decision,” said Tara Burke, executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce in a media release. “We know the parade is a beloved local tradition, and we certainly enjoy providing it and celebrating with the community each year. “However, foremost in our minds was being…
In Memoriam John J. Pohli, 75 June 26, 1946 – October 7, 2021 OTEGO – John J. Pohli, a lifelong area resident, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 7, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 75. Born June 26, 1946, at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, John was a son of John J. and Margaret (Sorocco) Pohli. After graduating from high school, he attended Mohawk Valley Community College where he earned an associate’s degree in electrical…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Neahwa Dog Park Opens GRAND OPENING – Noon. Bring your four footed friend to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Dog Park in Neahwa Park, Oneonta. 607-432-0680 or visit www.facebook.com/oneontarec/…
Salka, Oberacker denounce Hochul veto of Oneonta bill STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, issued a criticism Monday, Oct. 11, of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of legislation to assist the Oneonta City School District and local taxpayers. According to the media release, Hochul vetoed the bill Friday, Oct. 8. “While bragging about her first 45 days in office, Gov. Hochul took time out to skewer the Oneonta City School District…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 Make a Wreath with the Garden Club Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day BIRD SEED WREATH – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Join the Oneonta Federated Garden Club to learn a fun craft to help the birds. Sally Lane and Sabrina Beckerink will demonstrate how to make bird seed wreaths to hang in the garden or give as a gift. A fun hands on program for the first Club meeting of the year. All are…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ THEATER – 2 p.m. Come enjoy a spooky stage production of Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House.’ Cost, $20/adult. Presented by Bigger Dreams Productions. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit www.biggerdreamsproductions.org…
Otsego County reports new COVID death STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County reported a new death caused by the coronavirus Friday, Oct. 8. The death brings the total deaths from the virus in Otsego County to 70, including 51 in 2021. There are 108 active cases in Otsego, including 18 cases reported Friday and six people hospitalized for the virus. The seven-day average positivity rate is 3.5%. …
Cooperstown dedicates bench to Paul Kuhn By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — About 40 people turned out Saturday, Oct. 9, to see the village of Cooperstown and the Cooperstown Rotary Association dedicate a bench in Pioneer Park to Paul Kuhn. Kuhn, who died June 2 at 83 of complications from heart disease, was best known as the village’s Santa Claus for decades, setting up shop in a special house set up in Pioneer Park, not far from where his…
Friday Sports Roundup: Hawkeyes top Hamilton to go to 12-0 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Colby Diamond, Ollie Wasson and Aidan Spencer scored for host Cooperstown, which improved to 12-0 Friday, Oct. 8, with a 3-1 win over Hamilton in a Center State Conference Division III match. Diamond got the Hawkeyes on the board quickly, taking advantage of a loose ball in the box less than 10 minutes into the game. Wasson scored on a penalty kick with less…