This week's news briefs provide information on upcoming rummage sales, annual meetings, new art exhibits, recent "Faculty Champions" awards, fundraising events and more.…
This week's news briefs provide information on upcoming rummage sales, annual meetings, new art exhibits, recent "Faculty Champions" awards, fundraising events and more.…
T’nette Kuzminski was a prodigious gardener, of plants and of people. Her love, labor and imagination brought “The Life of the Land” column into being three years ago. Her idea was to write about small family-run farms applying innovative agricultural practices to grow healthy food, and, importantly, affording the farmers a living—something difficult in today’s world of corporate agriculture.…
The fresh-pressing season kicked off on Thursday, September 12 with the arrival of the apple harvest. As the Fly Creek Cider Mill gears up for a busy fall season, visitors are encouraged to “come and experience why Fly Creek was voted the best cidery in the nation.”…
The Fly Creek Fire Company's inaugural Fall Festival, Martin Tillapaugh to speak about the history of burials and more.…
The village trustee meeting on Monday, July 22 begins. I read my request and the questions start. I had the representative from the banner company come to town to answer any questions the trustees had. I used the words “Hometown Heroes,” so they wanted to know why just veterans. My reply was that I was only working with veterans—that anyone else who wanted to take on others could.…
...I live with a great respect for COVID, and a belief that we, as humans, understand so little about COVID that to pretend otherwise is dangerous and ill-advised. In addition to trying to still manage my spatial relationship with individuals and crowds, I carry a mask on me at all times, and wear it often. I wear my mask to help protect me, and I wear my mask to help protect you. I also wear my mask in solidarity with…
Letter from Brian Kegelman Property Owners Not Consulted At the August 14, 2024 Town of Otsego Board meeting, officials serving on the Highway Committee announced a major drainage project. In 2025, and possibly starting this year, the town will be undertaking extensive changes to the drainage system for managing stormwater runoff. The town just completed its initial project on Tripp Hill Road. This resulted in the installation of new ditches and the replacement of existing ditches that measure at least…
Dr. Antoinette Kuzminski, long-time Bassett physician, passed away on August 22, 2024 after a long struggle with a rare cancer, angiosarcoma. Known by family and friends as T’nette, she was born as Antoinette Mendlow in New York City in 1946, where she was raised with her siblings on Central Park South. Her father, Leonard Mendlow, was a knitwear manufacturer, and her mother, Cecille Thurlow Mendlow, was a former Hollywood actress.…
Make your way to Fly Creek this Saturday and become a part of the trifecta of family fun that awaits. Whether you’re seeking agricultural insights, exploring treasured community gems, or indulging your passion for antique machinery, this day promises a little something for everyone.…
Bosley brings a wealth of highway construction experience, in addition to many years as a representative for the Operating Engineers Union in California.…