Best Bets Art by the Lake returns After being cancelled in 2020 and delayed until Autumn this year, the Art by the Lake Festival celebrating local artists and Otsego Lake is finally going ahead. The outdoor festival will feature regional artists showing and selling in mediums from watercolor to sculpture, oil to pottery, photography, printmaking, and more. There will also be artist demonstrations, tastings from The Cooperstown Distillery and more. Come celebrate art and enjoy the fall colors on the…
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In Memoriam Debra A. Plows, 63 August 27, 1958 – September 20, 2021 CHERRY VALLEY – Debra Plows sadly passed away Monday Sept. 19th, 2021. She was the daughter of Robert Fahey and Anne Helmer. She and Edward Plows married Oct. 16, 1976. She is survived by her husband Ed Plows, son Joseph and his wife Annette Plows, and their children.…
Opinion by Elizabeth Chloe Erdmann Telling a story of hope in an age of emotions These days deep emotions seem to burst forth at unexpected moments. While in the car between visiting a pumpkin farm owned by friends and the local cider mill, I decided to pull out a crumpled paper with my brief presentation on the history of Crete. “Does anybody want to hear a story?” I asked my captive audience of one of my best friends and her…
Editorial Oh deer! The bright, beautiful Harvest Moon, come to shine on our tired fields and woodlands, has passed. The leaves have begun to turn, the temperatures are dancing about, deciding which way to go, and we are, this very week, heading into the New York state hunting season, a few months of search and shoot for the many hunters of our county. They hunt not only white-tailed deer, but also other fur-bearing and feathered animals: bear, coyote, fox, opossum,…
The AllOtsego Report, Episode 18: Temporary Service Disruptions STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In episode 18 of The AllOtsego Report, Temporary Service Disruptions, Greg and Kevin react to the “temporary” changes at Bassett Healthcare, as a result of worker shortages in the aftermath of a vaccine mandate. We discuss how anti-vaxxers break down by group and Greg discusses a recent column by a Pastor in Kentucky about religious exemptions. Plus, we preview next week’s blockbuster court news and this…
SQSPCA announces ‘fall’ of the puppy mills program STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As the season changes from summer to fall, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking the public to help raise consumer awareness and push for changes that will lead to the eventual “fall” of puppy mills. “September is National Puppy Mill Awareness Month, and there is no better time to remind folks that there are hundreds of thousands of dogs living…
Opinion by Kevin Limiti Why do we cover protests? People have them Protests, demonstrations, angry people yelling about something or other. What does it all mean? Why does something like that happen? I’ve been covering protests for almost 10 years. Protests were my vehicle for getting into journalism. In Occupy Wall Street, I was a protester, and then made the decision to be a journalist instead. Why? I didn’t like the coverage. Since then, I’ve covered Black Lives Matter protests…
Pumpkin people Farm minutes from Otsego County is famous for providing October’s favorite fruit to region and offering fall, family fun as well By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com CULLEN — In September and October, the delivery trucks stop at Cullen Pumpkin Farm and its twin Shypski Farm nearly every day to load up on pumpkins. “We certainly hope so,” said Barbara Shypski. “September and October are only two months, so there is a lot of pumpkins to get…
Wednesday Sports Roundup: Coop girls get first win STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Ireland Gable scored the game-winning goal on a pass from Dani Seamon in overtime as Cooperstown got its first win of the season in girls soccer Wednesday, Sept. 29, beating visiting Hamilton, 3-2, in a Center State Conference match. The Hawkeyes trailed, 2-0, at halftime, but rallied on goals by Tori France and Gabby Woeppel. Meah Boyles had an assist for Cooperstown. More sports below.…
Hartwick church named to State Register of Historic Places STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Thanks to the research and persistence of SUNY Oneonta’s Cooperstown Graduate Program, Hartwick Seminary’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will be recognized and protected through the New York State Register of Historic Places and nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a media release Wednesday, Sept. 29. The church is on state Route 28, five miles southwest of Cooperstown, bordered to the east by…
