Milford graduate helping with pandemic relief in Nepal By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Although COVID is starting to fade in Otsego County with towns such as Cooperstown and Oneonta lifting mask restrictions, the same cannot be said for many countries such as Nepal. Zak Aldridge, who was born in Cooperstown, went to Milford Central School and considers himself an “honorary Oneontan,” said he didn’t intend to stay in Nepal for more than a year, but COVID-19 changed his…
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Education company seeks to fill camp void By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A local education company is planning to fill the gap in camps this summer. ResourceME, an Otsego County company started by Cooperstown Central School special education teacher Stephanie Nelen, will offer summer camps this year. “The thing about this company is we want to be a source to fill a need in Cooperstown for educational enrichment, not to compete with anything we already had,” Nelen said.…
Staff Picks Out Best Bets for Local Dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager Welcome back to upstate New York. The season is off to a beautiful start and we know people will be getting hungry after all the activities available around here. So here are our staff picks of local favorites. One of my favorite places to eat is Alfresco’s in Oneonta. It’s an Italian restaurant with a homey atmosphere, wonderful staff and delicious food. My family’s favorite order is stromboli…
Summer Dreams Keith Haring: Radiant Vision Fenimore opens major show on 1980s iconic artist, Haring By KATHARINE J. WRIGHT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Artist Keith Haring died more than 30 years ago, but his work appears as hip as ever. “Keith Haring: Radiant Visions,” an exhibition devoted to the artist’s brief but productive career, opened at the Fenimore Art Museum last weekend to acclaim. Even those born after his untimely death from AIDS in 1990, recognized Haring’s iconic linear drawings…
Cooperstown & Around Otsego Outdoors to offer summer activities challenge Otsego2000, the Otsego County Conservation Association and the Otsego Land Trust will offer another outdoor activities badge, this one geared to summer activities. The activities include hiking, kayaking, cycling, canoeing and more. Those who successfully complete eight of the 16 activities will be awarded an Otsego Outdoors Summer Octet badge. Go to otsegooutdoors.org for more information.…
Tri-Valley softball, baseball titles to be decided Thursday, June 3 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Weather permitting, the Tri-Valley League will determine its 2021 champions in softball and baseball Thursday, June 3.…
West Canada Valley gives Cooperstown first softball loss STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com West Canada Valley’s Hanna Burdick three hit Cooperstown to give the Hawkeyes their first loss of the season, 3-2, in a Center State Conference softball game Thursday, June 2, in Newport. Burdick struck out only five batters, but she got the outs at big times, ending three innings with strikeouts that stranded a total of four Cooperstown baserunners. She walked four and hit one. Burdick also…
The great outdoors is the focus of an ad campaign to tempt tourists STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A new advertising campaign by www.ThisisCooperstown.com, which is managed by Destination Marketing Corporation, has a focus on outdoor activities with the intention of drawing people to the area post-pandemic. The website, which now has a page called ‘Get Outside’, will have links to trails, playgrounds and boat rentals among other things.…
Outlaws to return for 2021, home opener June 4 By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Oneonta Outlaws will return for a 2021 summer baseball season. The team will again be part of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, competing in the Eastern Division. The Outlaws will open the season Thursday, June 3, with a 7 p.m. game at Saugerties. The home opener will be at 7 p.m., Friday June…
Richfield business park gets boost as Otsego County approves loan By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s Board of Representatives approved a $600,000 loan for Otsego Now to cover extending natural gas, water and sewer lines to the nonprofit industrial development agency’s property in the town of Richfield. The Representatives passed the motion unanimously at their meeting Wednesday, June 2. Rep. Keith McCarty, R-Richfield, Springfield, said the decision was a wise one for the county, because state Route…
