Women’s reproductive rights rally encourages community involvement By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — About 100 people gathered in Muller Plaza at a rally for women’s reproductive rights Saturday, Oct. 2. The rally coincided with the Women’s March happening across the country as thousands marched in support of Roe v. Wade. The event featured music and speakers as well as pizza and lemonade. The looming issue throughout the rally was the harsh Texas anti-abortion laws barring abortions at…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Art Festival by Otsego Lake ART BY THE LAKE – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join artists of upstate New York to celebrate the beauty of nature and Otsego Lake. On show will be pastels, watercolor, oil, acrylics, photography, and many more mediums with demonstrations throughout the day. On the lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
Booster shot being offered at clinic at Meadows Office Complex in Middlefield STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Otsego County Department of Health is offering a clinic for the COVID booster shot on Friday, Oct. 8 between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Meadows Office Complex in Middlefield. Pre-registration is required. Go to www.otsegocounty.com/departments/d-m/health_department/covid-19_vaccination_clinics.php to register or see if eligible. …
Three-car accident on West Street results in minor injuries By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — A three-car accident on West Street near Hartwick College closed down the road this morning on Friday, Oct. 1. The unidentified driver, a 65-year-old man, made a wide turn on West Street going downhill and hit two cars, causing his car to roll over, according to the Oneonta Police Department.…
Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta boys win big on senior night STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Finlay Oliver had a hat trick as Oneonta won 5-0 against visiting Susquehanna Valley on senior night Thursday, Sept. 30, in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game. Zeshaan Khan and Tanner Jennings each scored for Oneonta (6-4, 6-2), which got two assists from Matthew Rubin and assists from Owen Schultz and Dakota Buzzy. More sports below.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Watercolor Society Opening Reception OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate opening of The Central New York Watercolor Society’s Annual Members-Only Juried Exhibition accompanied by and a new exhibit from wood artist Emilie Rigby. Both showing through 10/29. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com…
New Cherry Valley business focuses on art, crafts By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Coco & Cordelia, on Main Street in Cherry Valley, offers one of a kind goods, including handmade jewelry, heirloom-quality rag dolls, origami-style handbags and other locally made and curated artistic goods. The store is owned by Diana Stiles, a self-taught fiber artist and jewelry maker whose creations comprise much of the inventory. According to the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore, fiber art is…
Editorial Oh deer! The bright, beautiful Harvest Moon, come to shine on our tired fields and woodlands, has passed. The leaves have begun to turn, the temperatures are dancing about, deciding which way to go, and we are, this very week, heading into the New York state hunting season, a few months of search and shoot for the many hunters of our county. They hunt not only white-tailed deer, but also other fur-bearing and feathered animals: bear, coyote, fox, opossum,…
The AllOtsego Report, Episode 18: Temporary Service Disruptions STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In episode 18 of The AllOtsego Report, Temporary Service Disruptions, Greg and Kevin react to the “temporary” changes at Bassett Healthcare, as a result of worker shortages in the aftermath of a vaccine mandate. We discuss how anti-vaxxers break down by group and Greg discusses a recent column by a Pastor in Kentucky about religious exemptions. Plus, we preview next week’s blockbuster court news and this…
SQSPCA announces ‘fall’ of the puppy mills program STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As the season changes from summer to fall, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking the public to help raise consumer awareness and push for changes that will lead to the eventual “fall” of puppy mills. “September is National Puppy Mill Awareness Month, and there is no better time to remind folks that there are hundreds of thousands of dogs living…