135 YEARS AGO: The Local News—The peculiar weather of the past year or so, with the great amount of moisture deposited, is said to be accounted for by Professor Tyndall upon the theory that the Gulf Stream is steadily approaching our North Atlantic coast. He bases his argument on the discovery of gulf weed further and further in-shore during a period of ten years, and it is stated that the stream is already many miles nearer the coast than formerly.…
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...among the most vernacular and charming institutions that scenic and mountainous tourist attraction of a state has is the country store. These quaint, ancient, family-owned emporia can, or at least could, be found in all the tiny villages spread through the hills and dales of the state, providing their residents with just about everything they need to live, eat, and work, without the grueling voyages to the bigger stores over the mountains and far away.…
Here is the core question I want us to ask other risk-averse people like myself: Given the current climate change trajectory (which really does not look good when we look at it honestly), can we afford to let fear and a terrible track record prevent us from further developing nuclear energy as a consistently reliable, carbon-free energy source?…
I live in Cooperstown and Winter Park, Florida, where I know both Democrats and Republicans. Biden/Harris are disliked by the Republicans because they don’t want the USA to look like San Francisco and be socialist.…
We understand this may be disappointing, and we truly appreciate the interest shown by those who have expressed excitement about the event. We remain hopeful that, with your continued support, we can bring the Festival of Trees back in future years.…
My late husband, Bob Seaver, who was on a destroyer in the Pacific during World War II as a naval officer, always felt that the memorial on Pine Boulevard was not very substantial to represent what happened. He hoped it would be replaced with a larger memorial in character with the Civil War and World War I memorials on Pine Boulevard.…
I was not in favor of this project when I sat on the NY Forward Planning Committee and was pleased that it was not funded through those efforts. Seeing this project happen so soon, funded through other means, is a shock to all of us on Pioneer Street.…
Throughout the month, Helios Care hosted a variety of events, community outreach activities, and educational initiatives to raise awareness about the benefits of hospice and palliative care. These efforts aim to ensure that families in our community understand that there are options available that focus on comfort, dignity and quality of life during the most challenging times.…
After more than a year of construction, downtown Oneonta is beginning to showcase the fruits of its labor with the completion of the Water Street streetscape project. This revitalized area offers a fresh and inviting pathway to explore the diverse businesses that call Water Street home.…
210 YEARS AGO: Martial Hymn by Wm. Ray—Arm! Sons of freedom arm! The British legions come! Blow loud the trumpet of alarm, And roll the thund’ring drum! Fly to repel the foe! Your dearest rights to save—Crush the dire monster at a blow, Ye spirits of the brave! Shall Britons, drunk with blood, Your peaceful shores invade? Shall the fell despots of the flood, Your conquerors be made? Forbid it mighty God! My country, O forbid! No, let us nail…