‘Cooperstown’s Santa Claus,’ Paul Kuhn dies June 2, 2021 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Family and friends of Paul Kuhn have confirmed Cooperstown’s Santa Claus for decades died Wednesday, June 2, with his wife Mary Margaret by his side. Kuhn, 83, had been suffering from heart failure and pulmonary fibrosis this spring. According to a Community Graduate Program biography of Kuhn, he “was born in Glen Cove, New York in 1938. He grew up in a modest Catholic home…
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Cooperstown girls stay undefeated in softball with big win over SV STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Katie Crippen went 3-for-3 and scored four runs and Dani Seamon homered and scored three runs as Cooperstown stayed undefeated in softball with a 12-3 Center State Conference win over visiting Sauquoit Valley on Tuesday, June 1. Marley Lippitt got the win for Cooperstown, giving up two runs on six hits, striking out seven batters. She only got in trouble once in the…
COVID update for Otsego County STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As of Tuesday, June 1, COVID cases in Otsego County have decreased to a 0.6% positivity rate with 1% of tests coming back positive, according to the Otsego County Health Department. Currently there are 15 active cases with two hospitalizations as a result of COVID. As COVID cases continue to go down, many businesses and towns are seeing an easing of COVID restrictions. A mask ordinance in Cooperstown is…
Late Corp. Michael Mayne from Burlington Flats honored with Veterans’ Hall of Fame induction STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com BURLINGTON FLATS — After a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, late Corp. Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats was honored as an inductee to a veterans hall of fame. State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, joined former Sen. James L. Seward to pay tribute Monday, May 31, to the late Corp. Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats, the 2020 inductee to…
Oneonta’s Memorial Day Parade honors vets despite cold weather By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Despite the occasional rain and cold weather, hundreds came out for the Memorial Day parade and a wreath laying ceremony Monday, May 31, in Neahwa Park to honor the country’s veterans who died in service. Participants in the parade included the Oneonta Fire Department, the Oneonta PD, the American Legion, the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts and the VFW. Fred Hicken, a…
Big crowd honors fallen soldiers in Cooperstown By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Several hundred people attended Cooperstown’s Memorial Day Parade and gathered at the Civil War Memorial on Monday, May 31, to hear speeches honoring military members who have died in service to the United States. The guest speaker, David Reiss said the number of Americans who have given their lives in service is about .3% of the population. All Americans have an obligation to those…
Hartwick graduation for ’20 and ’21 classes showcases importance of taking risks By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hartwick College celebrated the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 on Saturday, May 29, in a virtual commencement ceremony. As the college acknowledged the unusual circumstances surrounding the graduation of the ’20 and ’21 classes, speakers highlighted some of the important lessons that the students would take with them in life. Elizabeth LeTendre, a digital marketing entrepreneur who graduated Hartwick College…
Photos: Rep. Antonio Delgado visits Cooperstown Distillery By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com…
CV-S wins track meets Tuesday STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Cherry Valley-Springfield track and field teams won home Tri-Valley League meets Tuesday, May 25, with Franklin and Stamford. For the CV-S girls, Allison Lennebacker had four first-place finishes for CV-S, in the 100, 200, and 400 and the long jump. Daphnee West won the triple jump and high jump. Marijke Kroon took first in the discus and shot put. For the CV-S boys, Oskar Webster finished first in…
IN MEMORIAM Joseph Harris, 64, Middlefield town supervisor Sept. 20, 1956 to May 25, 2021 Middlefield — Joseph S. Harris, 64, of Middlefield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 25, 2021. Harris was born on Sept. 20, 1956, in Oneida. The son of William and Barbara Harris. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He worked for the village of Cooperstown, where he took care of his pride and joy, Doubleday Field for 33 years before retiring. He also spent many years…
