AllOTSEGO people Post-rally, Bohler’s life is that of average teen By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When at least 250 people gathered May 3, on the lawn of the Otsego County Courthouse to show support for the area’s Asian-American population, and then stayed for an hour to listen to speeches during a rainstorm, many of the speakers marveled that the rally was organized by a 15-year Cooperstown Central School freshman, Cate Bohler. They were not alone in…
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Police review leaves behind serious debates By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta’s Common Council will likely meet its self-imposed June 1, deadline to review, and change or adopt, the city’s Community Advisory Board’s recommendations for the Oneonta Police Department, Mayor Gary Herzig said Tuesday, May 17. Among the topics being discussed are the status of no-knock raids in Oneonta, making statistics of crime and arrests available to the public and a review board to examine the high number…
Concert series to return with Oshima Brothers By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The last time the Oshima Brothers were in Cooperstown, they played as the opening act for Caitlin Canty at the Otesaga Resort Hotel and it was a show they said they will never forget. “It was a beautiful place,” Sean Oshima said during a phone interview the brothers did with Iron String Press on Friday, May 14. “I remember the magnificence of that place. “I remember…
Artist experiments with different forms at CANO By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com An Oneonta resident whose art thrusts viewers into a world of abstract thoughts and concepts is on display at The Community Arts Network of Oneonta. Originally from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Madeline Silber is a professional artist, graphic designer and art teacher at SUNY Oneonta. Her show is called ‘Along the Way,’ which shows old and new work that reflects her life journey as an artist. “Along the…
Help wanted Businesses struggle to find workers By MICHAEL FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — A blue and white sign stands in the grass at the entrance to Southside Mall in the town of Oneonta: “JOBS! Cooperstown All-Star Village APPLY NOW.” In either direction, along the mile-long commercial strip from Wal-Mart to Home Depot, at least eight stores advertise available positions. Outside Home Depot, in the afternoon Monday, May 17, two employees in masks help an older customer…
For Mead, family separation became too tough By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com It came as a surprise to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the baseball community at large when Tim Mead stepped down from his position as President of the Hall of Fame after less than two years on the job. What would seem to be the dream job for almost anyone who works in the baseball industry was never fully realized for Mead…
Coop baseball stays undefeated with big conference wins By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown won two blowouts and a tight conference game with a controversial ending in a four-day stretch to stay undefeated in baseball. The Hawkeyes started the weekend by honoring their seniors at Doubleday Field on Friday, May 14, before a 14-1 win over Frankfort-Schuyler in a Center State Conference game. Chris Ubner hit a grand slam home run and pitched four scoreless innings for the…
Pitching powers Milford past Morris in baseball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Junior pitcher Martin Thorsland carried the pitching load for the Wildcats going six innings in Milford’s 8-4 win over visiting Morris on Wednesday, May 19, in a Tri-Valley League baseball game. Jacob Burkhart relieved Thorsland and struck out the side in the top of the seventh to preserve the win for Milford. Thorsland tripled and Wildcat teammate Michael Virtell doubled to lead the Milford offense. The Wildcats…
WCV deals Hawkeyes first baseball loss STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com West Canada Valley scored four runs in the sixth inning to deal Cooperstown its first loss of the baseball season, 6-3, Wednesday, May 19, in Newport. Cooperstown trailed 2-1 going into the sixth inning, with WCV’s Aiden Maxwell keeping the Hawkeye batters off guard. He struck out 12 batters in seven innings and pitched out of trouble twice early, with Cooperstown leaving a runner at third base in…
Elmira tops Oneonta on tenth-inning run STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jack Carozzoni got the game-winning hit in extra innings to help host Elmira beat Oneonta in baseball, 3-2, Wednesday, May 19. An Oneonta error made the two-out run unearned. Elmira, a Class AA school, had tied the game twice in earlier innings, with solo runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth tying the game at 1-1 and 2-2. Sophomore Aidan Gelbsman and Junior Seamus Catella had…