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Halloween Parade Packs Main Street Cooperstown Trick or Treating was already underway on Main Street Cooperstown when the Halloween Parade kicked off at 5 p.m. Lead by a police car the first down the street were members of the Cooperstown High School Band performing a rendition of horror classic ‘Jaws’ theme, their first performance since winter 2019. Following them was an absolute hoard of children and parents which filled the street with everything from Princesses and goblins to post office…
Mohican Flowers hosts Grand Opening! The grand opening of Mohican Flowers is underway! After months in which Hanna, boyfriend Henry Bauer, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins helped to revamp this local landmark, local residents can once again purchase their flowers from this local business. And it’s not only flowers anymore. Bergene has invited local artisans to put their wares for sale in the shop and there is everything from pottery from Cooperstown Pottery and Beiko Ceramics to jewelry by Karen…
Cooperstown junior reaches goal of marathon finish before 16th birthday By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A Cooperstown Central School junior achieved his goal of running a marathon before his 16th birthday. Fred Hodgson, who turns 16 Friday, Oct. 22, finished the Syracuse Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 17, in 3 hours, 55 minutes and 13 seconds. His time placed Hodgson 58th out of 178 runners. He placed first in his age bracket, but that was expected, he said. “I…
Oneonta Mayoral Debate covers economic development and town gown relations By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Mayoral candidates and Common Council members Len Carson, R-Fifth Ward, and Mark Drank, D-Eighth Ward, discussed a range of topics at a virtual debate hosted by the League of Women Voters via Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Among the topics discussed were economic development, town-gown relations and housing. Neither candidate had major disagreements on fundamental issues, although their approach to developing Market…
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…
OLT hires CGP alum as new executive director STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego Land Trust announced Gregory Farmer as its new Executive Director in a media release Sunday, Oct. 3. Farmer will begin work Nov. 15. Working with OLT’s Search Committee, Eos Transition Partners facilitated a national search. “Being a native upstate New Yorker with an innate love for our region, Greg’s deep expertise and connections in the land trust and preservation communities across the northeast will be…
CVA announces Sculpture Trail winners Cherry Valley Artworks has awarded first prize for its 2021 Sculpture Trail to Richard Pitts of New Albany, Pennsylvania, for his piece “Windy Ribbon.” Pitts received a prize of $1,000 for his work, an eight-foot-high, bright-red piece, made of powder coated aluminum. Second prize of $500 was awarded to Bruce Gagnier, a Brooklyn artist, for a series of powerful life size bronze figures, “Yrsa, “May” and “Red.” The show’s judge, Ed Smith, a member of…
Former Congressional candidate, Van De Water, dies unexpectedly Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Kyle Van De Water, the Army veteran and Millbrook lawyer who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Antonio Delgado in the 2020 election, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, according to multiple news reports. Van De Water, a Republican, announced last week he had reconsidered his plan and would not challenge Delgado again. He lost by about 40,000 votes, or 11.5%, in New York’s 19th Congressional district. Delgado expressed his condolences…
AllOtsego Report: Mayoral Election edition Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com We interviewed City of Oneonta mayoral candidates Mark Drnek and Len Carson for the AllOtsego Report Mayoral Election edition. Click here to listen to our interview with Mark Drnek. Democratic candidate for mayor, Mark Drnek, represents the Eighth Ward of Oneonta and is the owner of Sweet Home Productions and host of the syndicated radio show Blue Light Central. Click here to listen to our interview with Len Carson. Republican candidate…
