Local scout troop hosts supertrip with ‘Camp Rio Aerie’ Since 1987, when Scout Troop 1254 from Cooperstown went on a supertrip of more than 5,000 miles to the Grand Canyon, the troop has had a tradition of doing a trip every two years. Other destinations have included Katahdin in Maine, the Florida Everglades and Mt. Rainier in Washington. This year was scheduled to be the 18th anniversary of the original trip 34 years ago, but COVID changed the traveling world.…
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Tick season brings vigilance against Lyme By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com What is most astounding about Lyme Disease is that one tick the size of a sesame seed or smaller, according to the CDC, can change someone’s life course. Cherry Valley resident Tina Leentjes, diagnosed with Lyme Disease in May 2017, went from working five days a week and attending events almost every evening to working part-time and falling asleep before dinner is finished. For Brenda Michaels of…
Village delays action on site, licensing fees after more pushback By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The village Board of Trustees tabled a proposed law to charge license and site fees for village property and the use of village icons in commercial endeavors. There were two public hearings on the docket Monday, July 26, but four of the five members of the public at the meeting at 22 Chestnut Street spoke against charging local artists who paint,…
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival to open with free lawn show Aug. 10 The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will open its 23rd season with a free outdoor community concert featuring the Caroga Arts Ensemble, led by cellist Kyle Price, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, on the lawn behind the Fenimore Art Museum. The concert, entitled CSMF Musical Kaleidoscope and sponsored by NBT Bank, will feature a repertoire of bluegrass and classical to jazz and pop in a musical variety show.…
In other business: COVID $ disapoints; Glen project gets permit By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com • The village has received $89,000 from the federal government as part of the corona-virus relief package. Tillapaugh said it is much less than she anticipated or the village lost in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown. The assignments were based on population, a formula that did not favor Cooperstown, she said. The village will receive a similar amount in 2022…
Update on road closures in Butternuts Valley STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State route 51 at Dimock Hollow road is now passable by one lane. Other state roads in that area remain closed. Durhams Cross road is still closed as is Dimock Hollow, Gulf Road between Pegg/Potato Farm Road, Pittsley Road between Dimock Hollow and West Hill Road and Spring Street. In Pittsfield, Hawks Road and Cobb Road remain closed. In Unadilla, all roads are now open. …
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 9: Tick, quirks and awards STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Episode 9 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, July 29, editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, as well as this week’s news on AllOtsego.com. In this week’s episode, Editor Greg Klein and Reporter Kevin Limiti discuss: The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce roundtable about workforce issues. The Oneonta follow-up on police review and reinvention hits snag on “use of force” terminology.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 29 Ice cream social at Veterans Club ICE CREAM – 1 – 3 p.m. The office for the aging presents fun afternoon of Ice Cream Sundaes and Bingo (with prizes). Richfield Springs Veterans Club, 13 Lake St., Richfield Springs. 607-547-6460 or visit www.facebook.com/Richfield-Springs-Public-Library-1068210423236404/…
Oneonta’s review board gets hung up on ‘use of force’ language By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Members of the Community Advisory Board Review Council, which includes mayoral candidates Mark Drnek and Len Carson, discussed some of the language pertaining to the Community Advisory Board document on “best practices” for the Oneonta Police Department. However, ultimately it was decided there would need to be another meeting in two weeks to further discuss what is being put in…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 Performance ‘Shakespeare (abridged)’ THEATER – 7 p.m. The Glimmer Globe Theater presents ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)’ with 3 actors (in tights) performing all 37 of the bards plays. Cost, $15/adult. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1453 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…