This week's briefs include a number of upcoming summer events to enjoy throughout Otsego County.…
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Turn Two is a museum fundraiser that supports the Hall of Fame’s educational mission and internship scholarships. Participants in Turn Two each receive on-field round-robin interaction with the Hall of Famers, along with special mementos to commemorate their experience.…
Church officials said Fr. Hamilton brings a wealth of experience and gifts to St. James, which is now poised for an exciting new chapter in its 153-year history. He is also on the faculty at the State University of New York in Oneonta, where he is a member of the psychology department.…
Waite Hoyt enjoyed an astonishing run: signed at 15 to the New York Giants; three years as a teen in the rough-and-tumble minors; friend and teammate of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig; vaudeville star; undertaker; oil painter; recovering alcoholic; and beloved radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds.…
The brainchild of artist Elizabeth Pereira, the Oneonta Storefront Project is a grassroots initiative that has grown into a collaborative effort to beautify downtown. So far, artists and organizations have created installations for six vacant storefronts, with more planned this summer. Pereira said she hopes the project continues into the fall.…
“Take extra precautions when outside,” the NWS recommends. “Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.”…
In addition to perfecting a script, Phillips and Klein had to start a business, A Cooperstown Christmas Movie Inc. That led them to the summer Christmas in July fundraiser set for Sunday, July 7 at the Lake House Restaurant & Lodge in Richfield on Canadarago Lake.…
“It’s always such a thrill to bring world-famous art like “The Haight Street Rat” to Cooperstown,” said Dr. Paul S. D'Ambrosio, Fenimore Art Museum president and chief executive officer. “We are always on the lookout for artists you may not expect to find at other upstate museums—and Banksy, being such a force in today’s culture, was an obvious choice when we discovered this piece was available.”…
On June 21, the Musser family donated a large-framed collage of their military service to the Oneonta’s Veterans Museum, housed with American Legion Post 259. It features photographs of four servicemen pictured with three different U.S. presidents: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush.…
“In our cemeteries are the stories of the people who built Otsego County, who had vision and acted upon it, despite, I have no doubt, people telling them their ideas wouldn’t work or were pipe dreams. Again, people fought a revolution! Imagine if they had listened to [those] who told them they’d never succeed. “This is the Otsego County history we should have in mind when we think about our present and future,” Katz emphasized.…