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CANO will announce the Opportunities for Artists Fund at the 3rd Annual Postcard Exhibition Benefit on November 2, from 6-8 p.m., at the Wilber Mansion. This popular annual fundraiser is made possible by local and national artists who donate original 5x7 postcard-sized works of art.…
“Envisioning Downtown: Collaborative Solutions for the Future” is a free event featuring a panel discussion on shifting perspectives, strategies, and narratives about Oneonta’s downtown and an interactive audience feedback and sharing session.…
This 67th year, Rotary Club members will again be at the Cooperstown Veterans Club on Main Street, cooking up a batch for all our hungry neighbors. Since the 1957 Election Day, when 375 customers were served, Rotary members and their helpers have continued this tradition, serving more than 20,000 local voters and non-voters alike.…
We do not need another mayor who is pressing on issues that are causing strife or a division with the people of the city. We need a mayor who listens to the people and to help bring unity back into the city.…
My intention behind this project is simple and pure: to create a space that will not only spread awareness about autism but also serve as a peaceful, green space for everyone in the community to enjoy. As a father and a local businessperson, I wanted to bring this initiative to Milford because it is where I live and my family lives, and where I believe good things can take root.…
The AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle. This simply means that the trigger must be pulled each time a bullet is fired, just like many common hunting rifles. In order to fire 800 rounds a minute, the trigger would need to be pulled 800 times in a minute.…
210 YEARS AGO: About 300 Negroes from the Chesapeake, arrived at Halifax on the 2nd ult. In an emaciated condition—30 had died on the passage, and four expired on the quay, at landing them. Among them were many women and children, one man 70 years old and blind. Nine hundred more were expected. Those able to work had been sent to the work house. The people (of Halifax) were dissatisfied with the encumbrance.
October 27, 1814…
90 YEARS AGO: Plans for the Fourth Annual Halloween Festival under the auspices of the service clubs of Oneonta are complete. Capt. Lewis M. Baker, general chairman of the affair this year, presided at a meeting attended by representatives from the Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions clubs. The marchers will assemble in Walnut Street and proceed down Elm Street to Main, Chestnut and Academy streets beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The parade will consist of three or four divisions of school students…
“Make talk work.” It’s such an easy phrase, such a simple concept. Yet as applied to this dispute, it is neither easy nor simple. For starters, even the terms for a cease fire are contentious. The Israelis have insisted on a return of the hostages as precondition, and the Palestinians were using the hostage issue as a negotiating tool. In fact, the November cease fire collapsed for that reason. And a second offer for a cease fire in January this…
It’s a convenient method to never have to refute embarrassing facts with actual evidence. It forces good people to become vulnerable to “alternative facts” and conspiracy theories. Chaos is the object of the game in the MAGA playbook.…