NORTHPORT—Evelyn M. Benjamin of Northport passed away on June 19, 2023 at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. She was born on May 14, 1927 in Oneonta, the daughter of Myron M. Wiest and Elsie V. (Grant) Wiest.…
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Beloved wife, mother and grandmother Barbara Marikovics died of natural causes on June 17, 2023. She failed to attain her goal of living to 100 by a mere eight months but was never unhappy with the life she had.…
ONEONTA—Hill City Celebrations (formerly First Night Oneonta) announced that it will hold its annual Hometown Fourth of July Festival in Neahwa Park on Tuesday, July 4. The festivities will begin with a parade on Main Street at 1 p.m., followed by a full day of activities in the park and fireworks at dusk.…
Bassett Healthcare Net-work and Hartwick College are launching joint simulation labs for first-year Bassett residents and nursing students. This is the first time Bassett residents are partnering with Hartwick nursing students in simulation labs.…
This past weekend, the spirit of patriotism was alive and well at Oneonta’s Liquor Depot as retired Army Sergeant Major Vince Makela—one of the first responders from the U.S. military to land in Afghanistan after 9/11—was on hand to introduce his new whiskey.…
The Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees enjoyed an active meeting on Monday, June 26, touching on many issues and including two public hearings. The public hearing to approve Proposed Local Law No. 3, a change in the definition of “short-term rental” as used in the village zoning law, revealed uniform agreement for the proposed change.…
Otsego Town Historian and Iron String Press contributing writer Sharon Stuart gave a lecture on the history of the transgender liberation movement at the Cooperstown Village Hall on Friday, June 16. The talk revolved around Stuart’s research for and contributions to an upcoming book by Carolyn and Christopher Wolf-Gould, Oneonta-based physicians who have become nationally-respected leaders in gender-affirming care.…