City of the Hills: Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 2019 High Winds Hit, But Little Harm Done In County Otsego County was buffeted with high winds gusting up to 65 mph from Sunday, Feb. 24, to the next day at 7 p.m. Miraculously, little damage was reported across the county, and only 66 customers were out of power, in the Town of Pittsfield.…
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David P. Eckberg, 78; From Navy, Had Life-Long Love Of Sea MILFORD – David P. Eckberg, 78, a Navy veteran with a life-long love of the ocean, passed away Saturday Feb. 23, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. David was born in San Diego, Calif., to Marjorie and Joseph Melvin Eckberg. Upon graduating high school, David enlisted in the Navy. He completed sonar school and served on the destroyer, USS Fred T Berry. After four years and an honorable discharge he resided…
Stores May Come, Go, Southside Mall Endures With 36 Tenants, Manager Montanti Says Entertainment Will Invigorate County’s Largest Warm, Covered Space By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA – On Feb. 19, the national chain, Payless Shoesource, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it is closing its 2,500 North American stores, including one in Southside Mall. That made it a local news story. But right down the marble-tiled mezzanine, the expansive Shoe Department is doing so well it’s looking to expand, Mall…
Hometown History: Feb, 28 – Mar. 1, 2019 150 Years Ago A Word to Teachers – Too much can hardly be said on the importance of teaching spelling more thoroughly, especially in the district school. All teachers expect to teach spelling, but only in connection with the study of the spelling book or the reading book. This is all well, but it is in our judgment not enough. It will not do the whole work so consistently or so well.…
OHS Boys Head Into Tournament By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA It has all the makings of a perfect rivalry. “In our first game against them, we beat Seton Catholic,” said OHS Yellowjackets coach Jerry Mackey. “Then they came back and beat us by 10 points.” And on Wednesday, the two teams will square off in a deciding game to see who moves ahead to the Class B Section IV finals. “Last year, we lost to Seton Catholic at this round,”…
Soup, Pancakes And Adopt a Furry Friend At SSPCA Enjoy a tasty soup luncheon, take home an artisan bowl and raise money for the Cooperstown Food Pantry at the annual Empty Bowls luncheon. The suggested $15 donation buys $225 worth of food for the food pantry, and you keep the handmade bowl. Noon – 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Christ Church Parish Hall, Fair St, Cooperstown. Info, Kathy Chase (607) 547-2627. • Sugaring Off Sundays return to The Farmers’ Museum!…
Lower Taxes, More Broadband Would Help Keep Upstate Folks Here President Trump and Governor Cuomo were recently in a war of words again – certainly not breaking news. This time around, the back and forth centers on the Upstate economy, with President Trump advising Upstate residents to move out. The president’s actual words to people who feel things aren’t going their way, “If New York isn’t gonna treat them better, I would recommend they go to another state where they…
INJURED, THEY’RE UP FOR ADOPTION Dog-Rescue Mission Sends SSPCA Director To Beirut By LIBBY CUDMORE Stacie Haynes, Susquehanna SPCA executive director, is taking her mission to rescue neglected animals world-wide. “In Lebanon, people don’t adopt dogs like we do,” she…
Something Like ‘Green New Deal’ Essential, But Impact On Personal Freedom Worrisome The Big Idea of the Green New Deal, now widely supported among Democrats, is to deal aggressively at once with the twin crises of climate justice and social justice. The Green New Deal (GND) seeks to combine the progressive goals raised by Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election (single-payer healthcare, free college tuition, taxing the rich, and breaking up big banks) with a wholesale public infrastructure program for…