A maze runs through it Fly Creek Corn Maze opens for the season, promises spooky nights, weekend events By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Fly Creek Valley Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch recently opened for its fourth season and will remain open through October. The Fly Creek Valley Farm, where the maze is situated, has been in the Pernat family for more than 100 years, but the maze opened in 2018.…
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Federal fire funds include money for Richfield, Milford By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Two Otsego County fire departments are receiving money through the Assistance to Firefighters grant, a federal funding program that is awarding $11 million from FEMA to fire departments across the country. Milford Fire Department and Richfield Springs Fire Department are both receiving money that will go toward replacing old and outdated equipment.…
Otsego hires county administrator, approves EMS positions By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Joshua Beams, a 2005 SUNY Oneonta graduate, was appointed as Otsego County administrator, effective Oct. 4, at a special meeting of the county’s Board of Representatives Tuesday, Sept. 7. The position was originally approved in December 2019, but the hiring was delayed a year because of a 2020 hiring freeze at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The position was discussed in county government circles for…
Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta boys blank SV Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Findlay Oliver scored twice and had an assist as Oneonta shut out host Susquehanna Valley, 4-0, in a Center State Conference game Thursday, Sept. 9. Mackey Peyton headed in a goal and also had an assist, while Dakota Buzzy also scored on a header. Matthew Rubin had two assists for Oneonta, (2-0, 2-0), which hosts rival Norwich at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13. In Tri-Valley League action…
Coop boys top UAS, 7-2 Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Luca Gardner-Olesen, Liam Spencer and Matt Salis scored two goals each as Cooperstown beat visiting Utica Academy of Science, 7-2, in a Center State Conference boys soccer game Thursday, Sept. 9, Salis, a sophomore, also had two assists, including one near the end of the game that looked to be a hat trick. Instead it bounded off the back of Ollie Wasson and counted as a goal for the…
Main Street business good but not great By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — As the crowd shifted from Main Street to Middlefield for the 2020/2021 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Induction, local merchants said business was solid, but not as good as a typical Induction Weekend. Laura Tolbert from All About the Girls said that she was hoping for better. “It feels like what our normal day should have been like,” Tolbert said. “We’re not…
Jeter headlines new group of baseball Hall of Famers After two delays because of coronavirus, the 2020 Induction finally takes place on a Wednesday in September 2021 By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — The class of 2020 finally got its moment. The unique and long-anticipated Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 8, was dominated by those who were absent as much as by those who were there, began with a video presentation honoring the 10 Hall…
20,000 Yankee fans pack Cooperstown for Induction of Jeter, Walker, Miller, Simmons By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The fans came, the rain held off and the twice-postponed 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Induction finally took place Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Clark Sports Center. New York Yankee fans dominated the day, in Cooperstown to see shortstop Derek Jeter, the former team captain. “We’re here for Derek Jeter,” said Noel Stazko of East Meadow, Long Island.…
Wednesday sports roundup: Schenevus boys, girls get big wins Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com It was a good day to be a Dragon on the pitch as Schenevus boys and girls soccer teams got big wins Wednesday, Sept. 8. Unatego, Milford and Laurens had good days in girls soccer, too. The Dragon girls followed their 11-0 win over South Kortright with a 15-0 home win over Richfield Springs in a Tri-Valley League game. The Dragon boys went to Richfield…
Former Congressional candidate, Van De Water, dies unexpectedly Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Kyle Van De Water, the Army veteran and Millbrook lawyer who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Antonio Delgado in the 2020 election, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, according to multiple news reports. Van De Water, a Republican, announced last week he had reconsidered his plan and would not challenge Delgado again. He lost by about 40,000 votes, or 11.5%, in New York’s 19th Congressional district. Delgado expressed his condolences…
