A complete guide to what’s fun in Otsego County Thursday, Sept. 16 RUMMAGE & BOOK SALE – From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. At First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. in Oneonta. Call 607-432-4102 or visit https://www.firstumc-oneonta.org/. AUTHOR SERIES – At 2 p.m. Author Dan Taylor discusses his book “Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball”. Free, registration for Zoom required. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. For info: 607-547-7200 or www.baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-ralph-wimbish?date=0. WRITERS SALON…
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Oberacker: State library grants to help Edmeston, Richfield, Kinney in Hartwick STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Three Otsego County libraries are among the recipients of about $300,000 in public library construction grant funds from State Senate funds, according to state Sen. Peter Oberacker. Oberacker, R-Schenevus, announced the awards Friday, Sept. 10. “Our libraries are vital educational resources while also serving as community gathering places,” Oberacker said. “In many of the towns and villages that I represent, the local library…
Best Bets by Larissa Ryan Craft festival to return, garlic festival in Milford After having been canceled for two years, the Friendship Craft Festival is returning with more than 30 local vendors at a local pumpkin farm. Visitors can explore the farm, pick up a pumpkin or five for the season and check out the wares of local crafters. There will also be a food truck staffed by the Richfield Youth Sports Association. It is a perfect opportunity to get…
AllOtsego People For Sorins, film success is contagious By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com For Cooperstown’s Gretchen Sorin, the only thing that might top the success she has had in the past two years is seeing one of her children share in and build off of that success. Sorin, the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, author of the best seller, “Driving While Black, African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights,” and co-director of the PBS documentary…
Museum reinterpretation The Farmers’ Museum has remade itself during the pandemic now it will turn one of its most popular weekends into a month-long ‘Celebration’ By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As museums adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, The Farmers’ Museum has embraced its outdoor space and turned its living museum into a socially distant outing that still appeals to visitors. With the rise of the Delta variant, the museum’s staff is replacing its weekend Harvest Festival with “Celebration…
Eviction moratorium extension draws opposition By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The extension of the eviction moratorium in New York has drawn criticism from local politicians, who see it as being unfair to landlords, while others say renters and landlords need to take advantage of state assistance in order to mitigate a potential housing crisis. The eviction moratorium was extended to Jan. 15, 2022, which Gov. Kathy Hochul said was to “alleviate the crisis facing vulnerable New Yorkers who…
Tuesday Sports Roundup: Milford wins rivalry games with CV-S Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Milford and the combined Milford/Laurens team swept its Tri-Valley League rival, Cherry Valley-Springfield, in soccer Tuesday, Sept. 14. In Milford, the Milford /Laurens boys soccer team stayed undefeated win with a 2-0 victory over CV-S. Riley Stevens got Milford/Laurens on the scoreboard heading in teammate Martin Thorsland’s throw in with 11:17 to go in the first half. Thorsland produced magic again for M/L in the second half…
Utica judge blocks New York State from mandating vaccines for health care workers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The AP reported Tuesday, Sept. 14, that a federal judge in Utica has temporarily blocked New York State from requiring vaccinations for health care workers regardless of a religious exemption. The decision came after a group of doctors and nurses filed a lawsuit claiming the mandate was a violation of their rights.…
Oneonta tops Norwich in boys, girls soccer Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjackets took down rival Norwich, twice, in Southern Tier Athletic Conference soccer games Monday, Sept. 13. In Oneonta, the boys shutout Norwich, 4-0, as Finley Oliver scored a goal and had two assists. Matt Rubin had a goal and an assist, Nate Tessitore and Zeshaan Khan scored the other goals and Evan Gould recorded an assist. In Norwich, Julia Joyner got credit for the game winner,…
Coop boys go to 4-0 with 4-0 win at Waterville Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Luca Gardner-Olesen scored twice, Colby Diamond got two assists and Finn Holohan recorded his first varsity shutout in goal as Cooperstown won a Center State Conference road game, 4-0, at Waterville. With a couple of players sick, Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek said he was happy to see some junior varsity players and substitutes plays key minutes. “We had some different people step up for…
