In Memoriam Joseph E. Pidgeon, 82 August 19, 1938 – July 14, 2021 ONEONTA – Joseph E. Pidgeon, 82, passed away at home with family by his side on July 14, 2021. He was born August 19, 1938 in Oneonta, the son of Charles V. and Gladys I (Salisbury) Pidgeon. He married Donna M. Craver on February 4, 1961. Joseph graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1956. He was employed as a beer hauler for WR Elwood & Son,…
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In Memoriam Douglas Stratton Fielder July 22, 1940 – April 28, 2021 Oneonta – A celebration of life service with military honors for Douglas Stratton Fielder will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell officiating. The interment will follow at the church columbarium. For the zoom link please contact the church at 607-432-4102. In lieu of flowers, gifts should be given to the Parkinson’s…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 16 Circus at Cooperstown Center CIRCUS – 5 & 8 p.m. Come one, Come all for fun evening at the Circus sponsored by the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Seating limited, please bring your own lawn chair. Free, open to public. Cooperstown Center, Phoenix Mills Rd., Cooperstown. 607-544-2600.…
Springfield Center Library receives grant to discuss broadband issues STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Springfield Center library received a grant of $3000 which goes to discussing issues related to broadband as part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an imitative whose goal is to better serve smaller and rural community libraries.. The library will use the grant to take courses on how to lead conversations on how to improve internet access. “We are so grateful…
Hall of Fame launches YouTube series of historic moments The history of the national pastime stretches across multiple centuries. But the connections that link baseball’s early days to today’s game are always evident in Cooperstown. Through its new YouTube series, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is sharing those connections with viewers at home, according to a media release. The Hall of Fame is debuting a YouTube series, “Hall of Fame Connections,” produced by MLB Network and made…
Schenevus, Cooperstown players make All-State softball teams The 2021 All-State team for softball honored a trio of Schenevus players, two players from Worcester and one player from Cooperstown and Morris. The Dragons won the Section IV Class D title for the second time in school history, and first time since 1978. It was also the first time since 1995 that a team other than Afton or Deposit won the Section IV Class D softball title. The Dragons beat Marathon, 7-1,…
AllOtsego people: Mattice excited about new city role By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Oneonta native Greg Mattice has begun his new role as Oneonta’s city administrator. Mattice began his new position July 1, leaving his job as city engineer. Mattice, who said he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his family, earned a degree in engineering from Syracuse University in 2009. “We’re a small city,” Mattice said. “I do a lot of technical work.” Mattice said…
Clark gym becomes summer basketball gathering spot By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — As summer began and COVID regulations eased, Clark Sports Center Assistant Athletic Director Scott Whiteman started getting more activity on his phone. It was the basketball athletes checking on open gym status. “We couldn’t practice the last week of school, because it was finals,” said Piper Seamon, a 2020 Cooperstown Central School graduate and college basketball player at Hamilton College in Clinton. “So, I…
After COVID delay, Cooperstown teacher plans overseas trip for 2022 By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com For more than 15 years Cooperstown High School history teacher Jennifer Pindar has loved leading student groups on educational trips abroad, a tradition she will continue after the coronavirus pandemic canceled last year’s trip. In 2022, Pindar will lead a student trip to London, Belgium and Amsterdam. The destinations were agreed on in consultation with educational travel company World Strides. Along with Pindar,…
The Glimmerglass adapts: Festival performances to begin Thursday, July 15, with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ The Glimmerglass Festival, home to the summer opera and other theater, will open Thursday, July 15 with “The Magic Flute” by Mozart. The festival will have outdoor performances on a specially built stage, in order to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions. Francesca Zambello, Festival artistic and general director said in a me dia release that the theater “reimagined” the Glimmerglass experience in order to safely showcase their…