Clark Foundation announces 2021 beautification awards Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Jane Forbes Clark, president of The Clark Foundation, announced Tuesday, Aug. 25, the winners of the 2021 Clark Foundation Cooperstown Beautification Contest. Held annually since 1954, village residential and business properties are judged on their horticultural beautification efforts in three categories. “Over sixty years ago, my grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, founded the Cooperstown Beautification Contest to recognize the tremendous time and effort so many of our…
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SUNY requiring all students to be vaccinated Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com According to a SUNY document, all students statewide will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes. This requirement was pending the approval of the vaccine by the FDA, which it granted Sunday, Aug. 23, for the Pfizer vaccine. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they receive all the shots for the vaccine.…
Editorial Missions possible On its editorial page over the past few weeks, The Freeman’s Journal has commented on, among other important issues, the fog-like haze that was smoke from the western wildfires that fell on the lake and village, leaving the air heavily dangerous for long periods of time, and the latest COVID surge that is gnawing, for the most part, on our unvaccinated and younger residents — children — as well as causing new concern among our older population.…
Oneonta enjoys ‘Free Comic Book Day’ with prizes, appearances By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Free Comic Book Day has been a tradition for 20 years and Secret Comix Cave continues to honor it through its annual gathering. Walking into the Secret Comix Cave is like walking through a dark and dingy dungeon. There is a dimly lit hallway where a cardboard cutout of a superhero greets guests. Once inside, the amount of comics, figurines, manga and…
Miller’s homecoming takes surprising turn with CSO By PHOEBE SMITH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta native Cassandra Miller said she never imagined leading the Catskill Symphony Orchestra when she returned home two years ago, but now that she has officially been upgraded from interim to full-time executive director, she is excited about upcoming plans. Miller, who had been in an interim role since March, spoke with AllOtsego not long after she shed the tag in July. “(I hope to) bring…
My concerns grow about COVID’s return I love Otsego County. My love for our area was the foundation of my 34 year service as State Senator. That certainly didn’t change with my retirement in January. If anything, living here without duties in Albany has only solidified my connection to my neighbors and friends. As COVID-19 continues on, that love fills me with urgent concern. As you may remember, COVID-19 is a very personal issue for me. My wife, Cindy, and…
Bound volumes 210 YEARS AGO Regarding the affair with the British Ship Little Belt – We are sorry to hear, upon authority which we cannot doubt, that the article purporting to be Captain Bingham’s official letter to Admiral Sawyer, giving an account of the affair between the President frigate and the Little Belt, is a shameful forgery, fabricated by some young men at New York, in a fit of wantonness. It would be difficult to speak in terms of appropriate…
Hyde Hall holds history close to its heart, mission The haunted mansion exudes an atmosphere that is unlike any other in Otsego County Hyde Hall brings to mind Shirley Jackson’s famous opening for the Haunting of Hill House. Only in this case, the house stood for more than 200 years and will probably stand for 200 more. Hyde Hall is something of an anomaly. It’s a relic of the past, which does not exist anymore and was unusual even for…
Colorado slugger becomes first Rockies Hall of Famer By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Almost 30 years after the Colorado Rockies joined the major leagues as an expansion team in 1993, former Rockies outfielder Larry Walker is the first member of the franchise to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Walker spent 10 of his 17 big-league seasons in a Colorado uniform and his plaque will be the first in the Hall of Fame gallery to…
Staff Picks Our best bets for local dining Fly Creek Cider Mill, diners, Chinese food Larissa Ryan Business Manager The Fly Creek Cider Mill You love flowers blooming and you’ve had a blooming onion, now get ready for a blooming apple. This delicious treat is one of the many snacks to be had at the Fly Creek Cider Mill and it is a great way to curb your hunger with a healthy treat. It’s an apple cut into slices in…
