The annual "Cookies and Crafts" vendor fair, three new art exhibits at SUNY Oneonta and a Friends' Concert for Hurricane Relief are among the topics covered in this weeks news briefs.…
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Keynote speaker will be Unadilla Valley native Peter Lennon, retired U.S. Army Major General. As a leader in supply-chain operations, some of Lennon’s key assignments included theater-level transportation planner for the treaty implementation force in Bosnia-Herzegovina; director of strategic-level military transportation operations throughout the 23 middle-eastern countries of the United States’ Central Command; and commander of the 37,000-soldier 377th Theater Sustainment Command with forces throughout the eastern United States.…
“Thousands of people had to move to neighboring towns and villages upon the taking of their land. Unadilla had its share of newcomers,” the release reads. “We invite anyone with photos, mementos or memories of any of the villages that are now under the Cannonsville Reservoir to bring their items to share with the audience.”…
The main event was held on Saturday at the Meadows Office Complex in the Town of Middlefield, with approximately 326 cars dropping off hazardous materials. A combined total of approximately 455 households took advantage of this free disposal program.…
More education is needed about the benefits of spaying and neutering, officials said. It can help manage the pet population, reduce the number of animals in shelters and improve the quality of life for pets. Spaying and neutering can also have a positive impact on an animal’s behavior and health.…
Briefs include the upcoming Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Concert, a production by The Visionary Theatre and more.…
The Amateur 70 Mile Canoe Race continues to be one of the more popular among New York competitors and stages some of the new and prominent veteran paddlers. Unatego High School graduate Austin Henchey (Otego), known for his speed on the track, exhibited his speed on the water with a first-place finish in the Men’s Under 50 Amateur Endurance Race with partner Joseph Allison (Morris) for a time of 8:55:13 and a dominant 10-minute victory ahead of the second-place finisher.…
The sale will feature dozens of perennial varieties donated by local gardeners, with prices ranging from $3.00 to $5.00 per pot. Ambrosia Farms of West Edmeston will also sell its organically grown, open-pollinated heirloom vegetables and herbs, with a portion of proceeds to benefit UUVA. …
According to nationaldaycalendar.com, National Social Work Month was first organized in March of 1963 by the National Association of Social Workers as a way to encourage public support for the profession.…
Seeking ways to change downward trends in youth voting, Hartwick’s IPS invited high-school students from a nine-county area to submit essays or videos identifying reasons for dissatisfaction with the political process among young people and suggesting ways to more actively engage them in democracy.…