Orpheus presents “Newsies” at Oneonta’s Foothills Performances this weekend A cast of 43 local actors brings “Newsies” – the Disney film turned Tony Award-winning Broadway hit — to life on the mainstage of Oneonta’s Foothills Performing Arts Center March 18 – 20. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, it’s the rousing, true-story tale of Jack Kelly (played by Quinn Kelley), a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titan of publishing, Joseph Pulitzer (played by…
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Otsego Chamber offers free webinar on child care grant The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce addresses area child care needs and opportunities in a free Zoom webinar, “Child Care Desert Grant Explained,” on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 9 a.m. Rebecca Matthews of Catholic Charities, the lead organization behind the program, presents the webinar teaching local employers how to register and apply for funding to start childcare in your business, help a spouse of an employee set up a childcare…
Three County students headed to Albany for government workshop Left to right, Anne Walker, Jordan Forbes, and Olivia Loewenguth Three Otsego County students will be among 60 New York high-schoolers traveling to Albany May 22-25 for the League of Women Voters 22nd annual Students Inside Albany conference, where they will learn about state government. Jordan Forbes of Oneonta, Olivia Loewenguth of Fly Creek, and Anne Walker of Schenevus will be among 60 students from around…
Cancellations likely, so call ahead These are the cancellations for March 12 events we’ve received to date – please check the website, social media, or call wherever it is you’re going before you head out on Saturday to make sure your business is open or your event is still on. The Southern Transfer Station in Oneonta and the Northern Transfer Station outside of Cooperstown will be closed on Saturday, March 12. Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta will be closed on…
Village raises Ukrainian flag in solidarity Cooperstown’s Board of Trustees approved a plan to raise Ukraine’s flag over the entrance of Village Hall on Main Street and on Friday, March 11, Aliona Yezhova and her son, Joshua Echavarria, a sixth-grader at Cooperstown Central School, joined village officials to thank them for the connection. “We just want to say thank you to everyone in Cooperstown and the region who have been so supportive,” Ms. Yezhova said. Her brother-in-law currently serves in…
Air Force band in Oneonta next week for free show The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band presents a free concert at Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta on March 16, 2022, beginning at 7 p.m. The show promises an evening of “love songs celebrating romance, service, and America” and features performances by the Band’s Heritage Winds and Heritage Brass. All attendees must show proof of vaccination.…
Here comes more weather! Let’s see … we had warm temperatures on Monday followed by a power-cutting windstorm followed by slippery travel on Wednesday … and now a weekend snowstorm on tap … must be March in upstate New York. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Otsego County, in effect from 1 a.m. through 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 andsaid Friday morning that our region can expect the snow to begin overnight with snow that…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 10, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cooperstown Central enlists MMA champ, Iraq war vet in anti-bullying strategy Inside The Paper Rep. Delgado brings SBA head to Cooperstown for tour, talks Richfield Springs ready to build youth sports complex Otego geologist shares his views on an Interstate sign’s misnomer ‘Eva Coo’ feature on track for fall release Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar set Otesaga Concert Date Green Cow still open,…
Bound Volumes 212 YEARS AGO Having seen and read a new publication entitled “Letters of Abbe Salemankis, to a Friend in Ireland,” I recommend the same to every American who feels an interest in the welfare of his country. In these letters are represented in a brief style, the effects which war systems, commercial wealth, bank companies and usurious loans produce on society. The American people will remain free no longer than while they read and reflect. There are men…
NY weighs regulations for pot licenses Agency could OK rules Thursday afternoon New York’s Office of Cannabis Management meets this afternoon (March 10) to discuss and, presumably, adopt regulations the agency released March 9 that could see retail marijuana dispensaries opening before the end of the calendar year. The proposed rules place ‘justice-involved’ individuals at the head of the line for winning the right to open a storefront dispensary – a priority in the 2021 law paving the way…
