CHECK BENSON’S DETAILED PHOTO TOURS Awaiting Seller’s Market, Realtors Use Technology Want A House? Take A Virtual Tour By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If lockdown has you feeling like the walls are closing in, you can look for a new house – without ever leaving yours. “The only way we can show homes is by doing it virtually,” said Betsy Shultis, Benson Realty. “We go into the house and give a tour either through Zoom or Facetime.”…
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BOUND VOLUMES May 28, 2020 200 YEARS AGO The following convictions took place before the Oyer and Terminer, which closed its session in this Village, on Thursday last. Bejamin A. Thompson, an Irishman, convicted of burglary, and sentenced to the State Prison at hard labor for life. At the time of passing sentence, Judge Woodworth intimated that there were doubts in his mind, whether Thompson had in fact committed the offence charged upon him, and that therefore, if he conducted…
LETTER from ALBERT COLONE ‘Reimagine Upstate’ Will Lead To Single Oneonta A couple of weeks ago, Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal published my opinion piece, once again trying to promote the idea of consolidating the city and town of Oneonta. I submitted it to try and generate some meaningful debate on the issue. Surprisingly, the only subsequent reference I’ve seen was an unsigned comment in another paper. How can this be? Whoever submitted that comment, thank you for the…
LIFE IN TIME OF COVID-19 Social Distancing Works – Do It! By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One and one-half weeks ago Otsego County, as part of the Mohawk Valley Region, was allowed to begin reopening following almost two months of lockdown to try and prevent the spread and decrease the incidence of COVID-19. Reopening is something desired by pretty much everyone. As long as all reasonable measures would be taken to prevent further spread and it is reasonable,…
CITY HALL SEEKS TO HELP RESTAURANTS Imagine Dining Out In Middle Of Street By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The hottest restaurant in Oneonta could soon Be … Main Street? “One thing our ‘Survive and Thrive’ task force is exploring is shutting down streets to traffic for special dining events,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “We don’t have a plan yet, but we’re looking into what streets we could close when and how that would affect traffic downtown.”…
WHAT’S FUN IN OTSEGO COUNTY? Baseball Movies, Farmers’ Markets, And A Bright 5K By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to AllOTSEGO.com Get your baked goods, fresh meats, eggs and more at the Milford Farmers’ Market, now open for the summer! 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Curry Park, State Route 28, Milford. • The Franklin Farmers’ Market specializes in fresh produce and artisan crafts as they start their summer season. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Franklin Farmer’s Market, 15 Institute…
LETTER from JOHN RUDY 5 Traffic Signals Doing Job Of One To the Editor: Until now, Cooperstown could be characterized as a quaint little village with one traffic light. That one light, on Main and Chestnut, has multiplied into five: one one each corner and one suspended above the middle of the intersection. Is this someone’s idea of a joke? Or just a case of Buy 4 Get 1 Free? JOHN A. RUDY Cooperstown…
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EDITORIAL Action Needed, And Responsible Majority Acted 9 ACCEPTED IMPERATIVE; 5 DIDN’T Sometimes things have to be done. Imperatives, they’re called. Such is the regrettable layoff of 59 county workers, a decision made May 20, a week ago Wednesday, by the Otsego County Board of Representatives. The layoffs go into effect Monday, June 8, the day county government is allowed to reopen. The vote was 9-4-1, with the nays all Democrats: a veteran county rep, Andrew Stammell, Town of Oneonta,…
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE Off To Civitan Convention, Lad Sailed On Packet Line By JIM ATWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Fifteen years old. Never away from home overnight without my parents. And yet, wonderful! Sprung loose for two days on my own – with the night in between to be spent on a 250-mile trip on a steam packet, traveling down Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore, Md., to Norfolk, Va. I owe that dazzling adventure to the Annapolis Civitan Club, which had…
