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COOPERSTOWN—Since 1965, 47 Hall of Famers have been chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft, which is currently underway. History says at least one future Hall of Famer will be selected this year. The identity of that player won’t be known for decades, but a journey to Cooperstown likely began on Sunday.…
ONEONTA—David Wightman of Wightman Specialty Woods will present his encyclopedic knowledge of trees and forests at the Swart-Wilcox House Museum at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 9. The talk will cover the history and value of Otsego County’s wooded areas.…
ONEONTA—The Saugerties Stallions swept the Oneonta Outlaws in a doubleheader at Damaschke Field on Saturday, July 1, bringing them to a five-game winning streak. Both games of the doubleheader were seven-inning contests.…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History July 6, 2023 135 YEARS AGOFew places excel Oneonta in facilities for obtaining an education. About 20 years ago a union school was established with a building which most of the inhabitants thought extravagantly large; but three extensions have since been added, each in size almost equaling the original structure, besides a two-story building in the western part of the village. The entire system is now under direction and management of Prof. N.N. Bull, who has…
Bound Volumes July 6, 2023 210 YEARS AGOAdvertisement: Vaccine Matter—The subscriber having been appointed by the President of the United States, Agent for Vaccination gives notice that genuine vaccine matter will be furnished to any physician citizen of the United States, who may apply to him for it. The application must be made by post and the requisite fee (five dollars) on the current bank paper of any of the middle states forwarded with it. When required, such directions, and…
At its meeting on Thursday, June 29, the City of Oneonta’s Common Council Finance and Human Resources Committee expressed support for the proposed Swart-Wilcox Barn Project.…
COOPERSTOWN—Fireworks lit up the night on Saturday, July 1 as the Cooperstown Fire Department presented its colorful annual display celebrating adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. (Photo by Kathleen Peters)…
Welcome Home Cooperstown will host a Community Meet and Greet on Tuesday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 22 Main Street. This is the third in a series of monthly gatherings designed to bring together new area residents with longtime community members.…
Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith, selected in November to prosecute the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 1991. Smith grew up in Clay, outside of Syracuse, and earned his Doctor of Law degree at Harvard Law.…
The Village of Cooperstown held its first Local Planning Committee meeting on May 24 in conjunction with the $4.5 million NY Forward grant it was awarded on March 2. Building on the momentum of New York State’s successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the $100 million NY Forward program adopts the same “Plan-then-Act” strategy as the DRI to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York’s smaller and rural communities.…