Oneonta hopes Dietz Street project will help downtown By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After years of planning, as part of a downtown revitalization initiative, community leaders broke ground at the site of the Dietz Street loft project Friday April 30, in Oneonta, with the hope of revitalizing and bringing “greater vibrancy” to the city’s downtown. Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich, Empire State Development Deputy Director Allison Nowack and other…
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Art show to feature work of Miller siblings By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Art can be appreciated by anyone, but for the Miller family, it is a family affair. Three 20-something siblings are showcasing their artwork all month at The Art Garage at 689 Beaver Road in the town of Middlefield. Julien Miller, 26, Sophie Miller, 23, and Ginger Miller, 21, are all artists with BFAs and are displaying their work.…
Despite Pandemic Problems: Local Food Finds Its Customers By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The worst pandemic in a century has impacted the daily lives of everybody including farmers markets, which are a staple of the community in Otsego County. However, some farmers markets, such as the Cooperstown Farmers Market and Richfield Spring Farmers Market, have turned that misfortune into an advantage by implementing new ways of doing business, market officials said. With increased interest in customers buying local,…
Coop boys, girls open track season with big wins STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown opened the track season with two strong victories over Oriskany at Cooperstown Central School on Tuesday, May 4. The Cooperstown boys swept first place finishes in all 13 events contested, winning 92-10. The Cooperstown girls won 11 of 14 events, for a team win, 87-23.…
Laurens woman pleads guilty to sex with a minor boy By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — A Laurens woman pleaded guilty Monday, May 3, in Otsego County Court to having sex with a boy younger than 15. Shelly Ann Young, 37, accepted a plea deal after being charged with second-degree rape and first-degree dissemination of indecent material to a minor, for an incident that happened in January of 2020. Young was in court Monday to agree to…
Alomar resigns from Hall of Fame Board of Directors COOPERSTOWN — Jane Forbes Clark, chair of the Board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced that the Board of Directors met Monday, May 3, and have accepted Roberto Alomar’s resignation as a member of the Board. Alomar, who submitted a letter of resignation to the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors on Saturday, May 1, had been elected to the Board in July 2019. Alomar, a 2011…
Sherburne man gets three years for sexual assault of minor By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — A Sherburne man, Thomas Figger, was sentenced to three years in state prison Monday, May 3, on a charge of third degree sexual act with a minor under the age of 15, a class E felony. Figger appeared in Judge John Lambert’s court Monday to receive his sentence and report to prison. Figger pleaded guilty March 22, for an incident that…
Callahan pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2000 death of wife By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Casey Callahan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the second degree Monday, May 3, in Otsego County Court, ending, for the second time, the criminal proceeding concerning the 2000 death of Callahan’s wife Elizabeth Welsh Callahan. Callahan, 54, admitted Monday that he backed over his wife with his truck in Sayre, Pennsylvania in 2000, killing her. He told Judge John…
Hundreds attend rally to support Otsego’s AAPI community COOPERSTOWN – About 250 people attended a rally Sunday, May 2, at the Otsego County Courthouse, to support the community’s Asian American and Pacific Island residents. The event was organized and run by a group of Cooperstown Central School freshmen, including 15-year-old Cate Bohler. Speakers included the students, as well as local officials, including Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, Cooperstown Police Chief Frank Cavalieri, Otsego Town Supervisor Meg Kiernan and Otsego County Rep.…
Opening day Coop 7th inning rally tops Oneonta, 11-9 Yellowjackets win earlier game vs rival Norwich By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Cooperstown scored seven runs in the seventh inning to stage a comeback against the host Yellowjackets at Joe Hughes Field, 11-9, on Saturday, May 1. The Hawkeyes trailed Oneonta, 8-4, going into the seventh, but Oneonta’s pitching staff was weakened in its 14th inning of the day and Cooperstown took advantage. Alex Poulson scored the…
