Gabby Milewczik and Susan Lettis look on as Kathy Varadi plants spring flowers in downtown Oneonta. (Photo by Marcia Kozubek) Plantings Spruce Up Main Streetin Time for Parade By MARCIA KOZUBEKONEONTA The annual Memorial Day parade has been a point of community pride in Oneonta, but empty planters downtown have had a lackluster appearance. Complaints about the vacant garden plots caught the attention of Susan Lettis, a member of the Oneonta Federated Garden Club. She said while the club remains…
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Bound Volumes April 27, 2023 205 YEARS AGOFire! The most destructive fire that ever occurred in this village, took place on the morning of Friday last. Between 4 and 5 o’clock, it was discovered in the Hatter’s Shop belonging to Capt. R. Worthington, and had advanced to such a degree as to preclude the possibility of saving a single article from the flames. The inhabitants were prompt on the alarm and succeeded in clearing the adjoining buildings of the greater…
Artwork by Madeline Silber is featured at CANO. (Photo provided) ‘ReImagine the Local Arts’ Benefitfor CANO is Saturday ONEONTA The Community Arts Network of Oneonta will hold a benefit, “ReImagine the Local Arts,” in the historic Wilber Mansion at 11 Ford Avenue on Saturday, April 29 from 4-6 p.m. The impetus for this event is two-fold: to gather community members and leaders to talk over ideas on how to best meet the needs of Oneonta residents and visitors, and to…
Village Awaits DOSFinalization of LPC Strategic Investment Plan Follows Selection of Committee Members By DARLA M. YOUNGSCOOPERSTOWN The next seven to 10 months will be busy ones for the Village of Cooperstown, as officials work with the Department of State to identify projects that will be funded by a $4.5 million NY Forward grant. The award was announced on Thursday, March 2 during a special press conference held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. According to the…
Letter from Maureen Dill Cannabis Sales Tax Revenues Needed We here in rural Otsego County are facing the crisis of a shortfall in emergency medical services, a problem that is growing not only across our area but also across New York State. There is a documented decline in volunteer EMS workers, and state government must be urged by everyone to seize the opportunity to apply cannabis tax revenues where they are most needed, as is being done in other states…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 20, 2023 FRONT PAGE The Call of Spring Land Trust Leading Efforts to Preserve Crumhorn Property Three Counties Fight Brush Fire Along RR Line New Restaurant Will Link Himalayan Food, Culture, Art, Religion Inside The Paper ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ To Be Performed Next Week at SUNY O Valentine’s Soirée Raises More Than $250,000.00 for School-Based Health Local Schools Host ‘New York Times’ Best-selling Illustrator Mike Lowery First Presbyterian Church…
Bound Volumes April 20, 2023 210 YEARS AGOA deposed witness testifies to the aftermath of the battle of Riviere aux Raisins as follows: “I certify, that the bodies of the Americans, killed at the battle of Riviere aux Raisins, of the 22nd January last, and the day after remain unburied, and that I have seen hogs and dogs eating them. The hogs appear to be rendered mad by so profuse a diet of Christian flesh. I saw the houses of…
SUNY Coach Curran-HeadleyTakes 400th Win By WRILEY NELSONONEONTA SUNY Oneonta softball swept its first four SUNYAC conference games on April 7 and 8. Among outstanding performances across the lineup was a major milestone for program-changing Head Coach Sara Curran-Headley. The Red Dragons’ 10-2 mercy-rule victory over SUNY Brockport on April 7 was Curran-Headley’s 400th career win. Curran-Headley came to SUNY Oneonta in 2014 after 10 years as head coach for the Division II Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. At Mercyhurst,…
New Restaurant Will Link Himalayan Food, Culture, Art, Religion By ELIZABETH COOPERCOOPERSTOWN It has been more than a year since Alex’s World Bistro on Main Street closed its doors, but the spring sunshine has awoken more than the flowers this year. The long empty storefront is suddenly a hive of activity. Contractors, an attorney and even a small child could be seen there on a recent Wednesday. It’s all part of the next segment in the life journey of a…
News Briefs: April 20, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Molinaro To Request Funding for Oneonta Sewer Project ONEONTA—Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee entertains community development funding requests for the upcoming appropriations bill. Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-NY 19) announced on Monday, April 17 that he will request $41 million in federal funds for community projects in the 19th district, $4.2 million of which is intended for the Town of Oneonta’s West Main Street Water and Sewer Extension…
