The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 6: We are at meetings Episode 6 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, July 8, 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: Click here to listen!…
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In Memoriam John D. Robinson, 83 October 15, 1937 – July 4, 2021 PHOENIX MILLS – John D. Robinson, a Cooperstown native son and avid outdoorsman, passed away late Sunday night, July 4, 2021, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. He was 83. Born October 15, 1937, in Cooperstown, he was one of three sons of Torrey G. and Leonore M. (Goddard) Robinson. John could trace his long-standing family roots in Otsego County back to 1792 when his ancestors…
Otsego County opts into youth hunting extension By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — Otsego County will opt into a pilot state program to allow children ages 12 and 13 to take part in more forms of hunting, including with a firearm. The county’s Board of Representatives approved the trial program at their meeting Wednesday, July 7. The program was approved in the 2021 state budget and offered by the state Department of Environmental Conservation on a county-by-county…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 8 Explore the stars PLANETARIUM – 7 p.m. Explore the night sky with SUNY Oneonta and Nebula Society students. The theme of this weeks show is TBA. Registration required for virtual show, hosted on Microsoft Teams. Presented by A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2011 or visit www.facebook.com/AJReadSDC/…
First in-person common council since COVID celebrates recent achievements By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council met in person Tuesday, July 6, with an atmosphere of visible joviality and relief after spending a year meeting via Zoom. “This is something we haven’t done in a long time,” Mayor Gary Herzig said, which elicited some appreciative chuckles. Some of the agenda items passed included motions authorizing the acceptance of a state grant for the development of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 Discuss history of Manzanar Camp HISTORY DISCUSSION – 7 p.m. Explore the personal stories of Japanese American incarcerees during World War II. First learn about some of the people Ansel Adams met while taking his pictures of the camp at Manzanar, the listen to local resident Liane Hirabayashi as she discusses the effect the camps had on her fathers family. Free, recommended donation $10. Auditorium, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
In Memoriam Dr. Balázs Seléndy, 83 September 5, 1937 – July 5, 2021 Dr. Balázs Seléndy, born in Budapest, Hungary, to Jenö Seléndy and Irén Kosma on September 5, 1937, passed away peacefully in his home on July 5, 2021, after an intense and devoted life of public service and study in three countries. He spent his last years in the pursuit of lifelong passions, including for reflection, writing, reading, karate, and photography, living quietly with his beloved Patricia Gambitta…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 6 Fun children’s workshop on the farm FAMILY FARM FUN – 11 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Bring the children, 4-8+, for fun program about the process of how plants, animals, and communities change through time. Includes reading of ‘A Farm Through Time’ by Angela Wilkes. Continued Thursday with scavenger hunt and finishes with historic childrens game. Free with admission, reservations recommended. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org…
Hit-and-run driver arrested after Laurens bicyclist dies from accident STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A Mount Vision man was arrested Saturday, July 3, for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident that killed a Laurens bicyclist. Michael Goodspeed, 32, is charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a New York State trooper press release. The bicyclist, Michael Vargas, 37, was hit on state Route 205, near the intersection of Timer Road.…
Independence Day goes off with a bang in Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Independence Day on Sunday, July 4, drew thousands to the parade and Neahwa Park for fireworks and festivities with the day being dedicated to the essential workers during the COVID crisis. Mayor Gary Herzig repeatedly said throughout the day that without the essential workers, this day would not have been possible. “They were here for us all year,” Herzig said prior to…