Life Sketches Whistling with my fingers, thinking of songs By TERRY BERKSON • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com These days, much more than ever, there seems to be music playing in the background of almost every dramatic television program. Years ago an experimental show called Cop Rock was aired for a while. It blended the drama with musical numbers. The songs were about what was happening in the story. I thought it was a great idea but at that time it didn’t…
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New York must address rural EMS issues before a crisis occurs The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area joins the New York State Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Association, Inc. in supporting state legislation that would create a task force to study the unique problems facing ambulance services in rural areas of New York State and to propose long-term solutions for them. The League believes that every resident should have access to a basic level of quality healthcare, including…
Milford graduate helping with pandemic relief in Nepal By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Although COVID is starting to fade in Otsego County with towns such as Cooperstown and Oneonta lifting mask restrictions, the same cannot be said for many countries such as Nepal. Zak Aldridge, who was born in Cooperstown, went to Milford Central School and considers himself an “honorary Oneontan,” said he didn’t intend to stay in Nepal for more than a year, but COVID-19 changed his…
Education company seeks to fill camp void By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A local education company is planning to fill the gap in camps this summer. ResourceME, an Otsego County company started by Cooperstown Central School special education teacher Stephanie Nelen, will offer summer camps this year. “The thing about this company is we want to be a source to fill a need in Cooperstown for educational enrichment, not to compete with anything we already had,” Nelen said.…
Staff Picks Out Best Bets for Local Dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager Welcome back to upstate New York. The season is off to a beautiful start and we know people will be getting hungry after all the activities available around here. So here are our staff picks of local favorites. One of my favorite places to eat is Alfresco’s in Oneonta. It’s an Italian restaurant with a homey atmosphere, wonderful staff and delicious food. My family’s favorite order is stromboli…
Summer Dreams Keith Haring: Radiant Vision Fenimore opens major show on 1980s iconic artist, Haring By KATHARINE J. WRIGHT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Artist Keith Haring died more than 30 years ago, but his work appears as hip as ever. “Keith Haring: Radiant Visions,” an exhibition devoted to the artist’s brief but productive career, opened at the Fenimore Art Museum last weekend to acclaim. Even those born after his untimely death from AIDS in 1990, recognized Haring’s iconic linear drawings…
Cooperstown & Around Otsego Outdoors to offer summer activities challenge Otsego2000, the Otsego County Conservation Association and the Otsego Land Trust will offer another outdoor activities badge, this one geared to summer activities. The activities include hiking, kayaking, cycling, canoeing and more. Those who successfully complete eight of the 16 activities will be awarded an Otsego Outdoors Summer Octet badge. Go to otsegooutdoors.org for more information.…
Tri-Valley softball, baseball titles to be decided Thursday, June 3 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Weather permitting, the Tri-Valley League will determine its 2021 champions in softball and baseball Thursday, June 3.…
West Canada Valley gives Cooperstown first softball loss STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com West Canada Valley’s Hanna Burdick three hit Cooperstown to give the Hawkeyes their first loss of the season, 3-2, in a Center State Conference softball game Thursday, June 2, in Newport. Burdick struck out only five batters, but she got the outs at big times, ending three innings with strikeouts that stranded a total of four Cooperstown baserunners. She walked four and hit one. Burdick also…
Oneonta gets comeback win over Owego STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta fought back from a 7-0 deficit to pull out a 9-7 win at Owego in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference baseball game Thursday, June 2. Trailing 7-3 entering the seventh inning, Oneonta rallied with two outs, scoring six runs. Aidan Gelbsman delivered the big hit with a bases-clearing, opposite-field double to give Oneonta the lead. Tanner Russin picked up the win with five innings of one-hit ball.…
