Glimmerglass Festival announces summer schedule Never mind that we’re in the middle of some typically bone-chilling January weather – summer is coming and with it, the 2022 Glimmerglass Festival. Tickets for the summer favorite go on sale Monday, January 24! On the schedule: The Sound of Music (July 8 – August 19) Carmen (July 16 – August 21) Tenor Overboard (July 19 – August 18) Double Bill (July 29 – August 20) Patrons planning to see more than one performance…
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Cooperstown Police Department: No all-night parking on village streets Cooperstown police remind residents and visitors that local law prohibits all-night parking on village streets and in village-owned parking lots between November 1 and April 1. The village permits no parked cars on the streets specifically between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. during these months. The prohibition applies year-round to Main Street from River Street to Pine Boulevard, and Pioneer Street from Lake to Church. The law also…
In Memoriam Joseph A. Bouck Sr., 80 March 27, 1941 – January 17, 2022 EDMESTON – Joseph A. Bouck Sr, 80, of Edmeston passed away on Monday January 17, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Joe was born on March 27, 1941 in Albany, NY the son of the late Peter and Nellie Rivenburg Bouck. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his step father Robert Porth, brothers James and Leonard Bouck and a sister Marion…
COVID update for January 20 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 117 new cases 8 hospitalized 0 new deaths reported 17.2 seven-day average percentage positive Otsego County and all of New York State remains under an indoor-mask mandate from Governor Kathy Hochul, with exceptions under certain conditions when proof of vaccination is required for entry to an indoor public facility. Read more about New York State’s mask requirement at this link.…
Oneonta-Cooperstown Bus Changes Oneonta Public Transit this week consolidates four bus runs into two, addressing a driver shortage, overlapping existing routes, and changing ridership data. OPT Director David Hotaling told the Oneonta Common Council in December that existing “East End” and “Cooperstown” routes overlap, and “West End” and “River Street” routes faced dwindling ridership. The Council unanimously approved the plan.…
Richfield Springs Craft Festival is back Church of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs brings its Friendship Craft Festival back this year after a two-year hiatus, and they’re looking for crafters to participate. The Festival celebrates its 41st year on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Spring Park on Route 20 in Richfield Springs. For information and an application, visit www.rschurchofchristuniting.com, e-mail friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo.com, or call Carla at 315-858-1451.…
Editorial: Destination ‘yes’ Oneonta’s new mayor, Mark Drnek, dropped a surprise when the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 virtual ‘State of the State’ on January 11 and he told Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh that he wants to collaborate with her and other regional leaders on a “destination marketing” campaign to attract new residents to an Oneonta-to-Cooperstown corridor. His proposal – one he freely admitted was a surprise to all on the Zoom meeting – came after Mayor…
COVID update for January 19 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 120 new cases 8 hospitalized 0 new deaths reported 17.2 seven-day average percentage positive Otsego County and all of New York State remains under an indoor-mask mandate from Governor Kathy Hochul, with exceptions under certain conditions when proof of vaccination is required for entry to an indoor public facility. Read more about New York State’s mask requirement at this link.…
NY weighs dime deposit New Yorkers would pay a 10-cents-per-bottle deposit on an expanded list of redeemable beverage containers under new legislation that supporters say would “update” the state’s 40-year-old bottle bill. Ulster County Assemblymember Kevin Cahill sponsors the bill to double the deposit from its current five-cents-per-bottle and expand eligible containers to include wine and liquor bottles, dairy products, ice teas, and sports drinks, and increase the handling fee for redemption centers to five cents per container. “The Bottle…
‘Grand Slam Guitars’ fills Cooperstown Main Street storefront By Ted Potrikus Along with the book shop still there today, 139 Main Street in Cooperstown has seen a wide variety of occupants over its history. In its time, the impressive storefront has housed a car dealership, an auto garage, gift shops, a stereo and record store and now, after more than a year with its lights out, is home once again to retail with the opening of Grand Slam Guitars. Guitarist…
