HBO requests Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) footage from his Oneonta childhood STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Via the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, HBO has asked if anyone from Oneonta has footage of Paul Reubens, better known by his stage name of Pee Wee Herman. Reubens attended Bugbee School in Oneonta and participated in several plays. Producer Brian Becker contacted GOHS and asked them if they could put out a wide net to find someone who had footage of…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 22, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Major flooding hits Butternut Valley AllOtsego people: In Cooperstown, a female majority forms Cooperstown & Around and City of the Hills Inside The Paper Susquehanna SPCA celebrates opening of new facility Saturday Summer Music Festival to reopen with free concert August 10, at Fenimore Student News Model Student Perspectives Editorial Views From Around The State COLUMNS LIMITI: I identify as an anime…
AllOtsego people: In Cooperstown, a female majority forms By PHOEBE SMITH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — When Hanna Bergene decided to run for a village trustee position and Jim Dean announced he would step down to make way for her, it inadvertently led to a local first: a female majority board of trustees. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, who was first elected in 2018, and is the second female mayor of the village, Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk and trustees Bergene…
With induction delayed, HOF awards get Saturday spotlight By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com While the Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony has been pushed back to Sept. 8, in order to accommodate the inclusion of fans in attendance on the lawn at the Clark Sports Center, the Hall’s annual Awards Presentation honoring baseball writers and broadcasters is scheduled for Saturday, July 24, as a television only event. This year’s Ford C. Frick Award and Baseball Writer’s Association of America…
Student News July 22, 2021 Local students were among the Hartwick College graduates Saturday, May 29, including: Kelsey Elizabeth Collins of Morris; Ushuaia Rae Diaz of Schenevus; Zachary Thomas French of Norwich; Katlin Ann Hager of Otego; Christopher D. Janitz of Mount Vision; Shanria Denetra Jolly of Oneonta; Brianna Lynn Schworm of Edmeston; Stacey L. Sickler of Franklin; Tarrah Skye Smith of Oneonta; Hanna N. Spencer of Oneonta.…
Staff Dining Picks July 22, 2021 Our best bets for local dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager Schneider’s Bakery One of my favorite food shops in Cooperstown, Schneider’s, is also one of the oldest. It’s one of those shops where if I stop in I just have to buy something. For me, that’s usually one of their chocolate croissants, which are always delicious with chocolate in the middle and light and flaky bread on the outside. However, there are also many…
Lights, camera, Otsego County Summer film shoot for ‘Bring Him Back Dead’ highlights industry’s growth in Cooperstown, Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — The push to bring the film industry to Otsego County produced big results in July, in large part thanks to efforts of Film COOP and scenery in the region that the filmmakers couldn’t get anywhere else. Tucked away at a “hideout” location, the small-budget action film “Bring Him Back Dead” was shot at…
LETTER from WAYNE MELLOR What’s the cost of zero-carbon energy I received several thoughtful comments from our readers concerning the last column and would like to address them. The investment bank Lazard published the most recent Lazard’s “Levelized Cost of Energy and Storage” in late 2020. The comprehensive report includes all the costs of creating and storing a megawatt of power including land, construction, operating and maintenance. According to the Lazard report, new, unsubsidized utility scale power sources have the…
Summer Music Festival to reopen with free concert Aug. 10, at Fenimore By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After the cancellation of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus, the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will be back for its 23rd season this summer. The season kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 10, with a free concert. “We wanted to make a giftto the community and say let’s come back and enjoy live music together after difficult times,” CSMF Artistic Director Linda…
Best Bets July 22, 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame awards, Oneonta outdoor concert, more. Calling all baseball fans! Tune in for the 2021 awards ceremony live on the MLB Network. The ceremony will include the Ford C. Frick Award winner for broadcasting excellence, Al Michaels; the 2020 Frick Award winner, Ken Harrel-son; the 2021 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award winner, Dick Kaegel; the 2020 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner, Nick Cafardo; and the 2020 Buck O’Neil Lifetime…
