Gift shop Mingo Market’s debut defies pandemic pessimism Why not add a full-line, local-focus gift shop to an already bustling restaurant and boutique in the midst of a pandemic when even the most seasoned merchants can’t be sure of the next set of rules that might change the whole way they have to do business? That’s indeed what Cory Moffat did in May of this year, when she opened the doors of The Mingo Market, on the grounds of Sam…
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Greenway and trails appreciation To the Editor: Thank you for highlighting the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway in your recent edition of “Bound Volumes.” It reminded me to give a public thanks for the work done by so many volunteers over twenty years ago (especially the initial plans by Leon Kalmus and the support of then-Mayor Kim Muller) to create this system of hiking trails. During the early months of the pandemic, with so many indoor exercise facilities closed, my wife and…
Hometown History 135 Years Ago The new truck of the D.F. Wilber hook-and-ladder company arrived on Saturday. It is said to be the finest truck for hand service in the world. Rumsey & Co. of Seneca Falls are the builders. It is very handsomely decorated, and it is equipped with the latest appliances, including a Bangor extension ladder. On each side is a portrait in oil of D.F. Wilber. We congratulate the company, and the Oneonta Fire Department, upon the…
Bound Volumes 210 YEARS AGO From Washington – the report of the Committee of Foreign Relations, so anxiously looked for, was this day presented to the House. The Committee reports six resolutions: 1. That our present military establishment be completed. 2. That 10,000 additional troops be immediately raised. 3. That the militia be organized to be ready for service. 4. That the President be authorized to accept the service of 50,000 volunteers. 5. That the national vessels out of repair,…
Up on Hawthorn Hill: Early Winter Musings By Richard DeRosa A light coating of snow now blankets our hillside, snow shovels at the ready. The new snow blower waits quietly for its first call to duty. Life is now lived more inwardly, more reflectively. Books having piled up for some months now await their turn in line. Thoughts that have incubated for some time seem riper for reflection, perhaps a temporary resolution of what have been conflicting possibilities. Few would…
Wassail, toddies, and, well, yes, politics By Ted Potrikus Ah, mid-December, when thoughts turn to the wrappings and trappings of the holiday season and joy-filled activities like wassailing and hot toddying and the Jenga stack that is New York State politics. New York Attorney General Tish James last week announced the end of her brief run chasing Governor Kathy Hochul for the Democratic Party nomination for governor in 2022. Surely that news brought seasonal joy to New York City Public…
Letter: Up to ‘here’ with the headlines To the Editor: I don’t know about you, but I am up to “here” with daily news. Degraded natural systems, regional draught, forest fires, tornadoes, the virus uptick anticipating hospitals under stress, anti-vaxxers crying government overreach, old white guys telling women what they can and cannot do, school kids yelling racist and anti-Semitic insults at classmates, public shootings, those who think gays and women don’t deserve a voice, America’s Democracy rating degraded due…
Cooperstown Central School approves gym project referendum Voters in the Cooperstown Central School district approved a $2.5 million capital project referendum to make improvements to the elementary school gym, Tuesday, December 14. The project was approved back in 2019 but was delayed because of COVID. The cost of the project increased during this time, causing superintendent Dr. Sarah Spross to bring the project up for another vote.…
Life Sketches: A Matchmaker’s Ball By Terry Berkson The other day I was driving on County Route 16 outside of Schuyler Lake when I noticed the ruins of an old barn. Upon closer inspection I realized it was the remains of a block building that had been built and used by a man I once knew. His name was Ziggie Pupecki, and I got to meet him through the efforts of my Aunt Ruta, who fancied herself as a kind…
Letter: Another dispensary ‘no’ To the Editor: The most obvious, most sober course of action for the Village Board is to opt out of the state’s comically misguided and tragically misspelled “marihuana” law, and simultaneously schedule a referendum on the matter that, among other things, addresses zoning, etc.…
