“We want to hear from folks in our communities about the animal-related issues and needs they care about, and share details on the success of our last forum, which inspired Friends of the Feral,” said SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes. “We will introduce the leaders of Friends of the Feral and share details on the great work they do and how we work together.”…
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The game stayed scoreless until the fifth, when the Outlaws got the first run on a sacrifice fly by Matt Carrera (Mount Sinai, NY/Hudson Valley CC). That hit would score his classmate at Hudson Valley Community College, Jeremy Taggart (Levittown, NY).…
But for the Gilbertsville area’s strong resistance to a long-standing Army Corps of Engineers plan to dam up the area, the tour would not have taken place at all, as, like the sad fate of some Catskill Mountain towns, Gilbertsville and other nearby towns and villages would today be under water.…
This week's briefs include the upcoming Otsego Lake Association annual meeting, a request for nominations for the Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo Compassion Care Award and more.…
The Cooperstown Rotary Foundation recently announced that Emma White of Edmeston is the 2024 recipient of the Michael L. Mayne Scholarship and Cooperstown Central School graduate Lucy Hayes of Cooperstown is this year’s recipient of the Catherine Davis Black Scholarship.…
OCCA is seeking volunteers to pull water chestnut, a highly invasive aquatic plant, from Goodyear Lake near the Portlandville Fishing Access Site. Sessions are planned for Saturday, August 10 and Saturday, August 24 from 9 a.m. to noon, and volunteers should expect to get a little wet and muddy. OCCA has canoes available for those who need them.…
“This fishing tournament was my dad’s idea for a fundraiser for the Community Center dating back to 2006. He had a bait shop and was in the Susquehanna Bass Association. He passed away in 2014, and this is one way of keeping his memory going,” Kosina said.…
Our present-day Olympics were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, first held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The exact year of the first Games is obscure; a widely accepted starting date is 776 BC, based on an inscription found at Olympia that lists the winners of a footrace that was held every four years, beginning in 776 BC.…
Broken hearted about Jim’s passing. His bucket list wish was to act in a movie. He got his wish. My last note to him a few weeks back was to remind him of the quote from “The Wizard of Oz”: “Your heart is not judged by how much YOU love, but by how much you are loved by others.”…
Letter from Chip Northrup Jim Seward Was a ‘Rare Politician’ Jim Seward was one of those rare politicians that put his constituents over his personal political ambitions. His agenda was to do right by everyone in his district. He did so for more than 30 years without rancor or bombast. No conspiracy theories, no scandalous behavior. When I lobbied him to ban fracking, I brought him a hat from Texas. “You know, Chip, I don’t accept gifts valued at over…