Jersey’s Warriors To Visit in February By TED MEBUST COOPERSTOWN – The New Jersey Warriors, a hockey team composed of disabled U.S. military veterans, are set to visit Cooperstown from February 17-19. Hosted by the American Legion, a benefit will be held on the team’s behalf at VFW Post 7128, 60 Main Street, on that Friday evening. After a police escort from their hotel, the team will enjoy catering from area businesses including Council Rock Brewery, Brewery Ommegang, and Chobani,…
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News from the Noteworthy City of the Hills: Out With the Old and in With the New Welcome to Oneonta. Welcome new businesses and new members of our community. We’ve been waiting for you, and we are so glad you’re here. Welcome to the Apple Express, which finally fills the empty space that was Friendly’s. The ice cream shop was an anchor for the neighborhood, and the Apple Express is a terrific candidate to fill that role for the future.…
The Partial Observer Key Factors May Help Decide Next President Discussion about the next presidential election no longer begins a year or so before Election Day. It begins four years before the election! Because of this, it might be appropriate—21 months before the next election—to highlight the six factors regularly cited by political scientists and historians in gauging the performance of a president. An appreciation of these factors should be helpful to citizens as they discuss the fitness of 2024…
A Partial Observer Town of Columbia Residents Wary of Project The Town of Columbia is being pitched a 350 megawatt solar and 20 MW battery storage project by French owned, and San Diego based EDF Renewables. The project outreach to local landowners began quietly in 2019 and will require approximately 2,200 usable, contiguous acres—equal to 10 percent of the land in the Town of Columbia, which is known to have some of the most fertile farmland in the state. The…
Life in the time of COVID Current Concepts and Constant Change Things in the world of COVID are rapidly and constantly changing. This week’s column is a brief compendium of some of these changes. The alphabet soup of COVID variants and subvariants grows daily. Four weeks ago, we were talking about the new Omicron variant XBB. Now we are reading about the subvariant daily. A month ago, we were starting to discuss the properties of the original XBB. Now XBB.1.5…
Editorial This Is for the Birds Last year, more than 57 million birds, including poultry, perished in the U.S. from a surge of avian influenza (H5N1), a killer disease that has been increasingly effective in attacking wild birds, especially migrating waterfowl. Mallards and Canada geese seem to be the most susceptible. The disease, which has flared up sporadically since its discovery, as fowl plague, in 1878, is caused by infections that occur naturally in wild aquatic birds. These infections are…
FoVL Present Immigration Programs COOPERSTOWNOn Sunday, January 22 from 3-4 p.m., Friends of the Village Library will present “Community Voices: Our Immigrant Stories,” featuring a panel of local and regional neighbors who will share stories of their immigration experiences. The program is in the third floor Ballroom of the Village Hall, 22 Main Street. On February 1, the Village Library will install a traveling exhibition from the New York State Library called “The Immigrant Experience,” which spans 100 years of…
Polar Bear Jump to Return in February GOODYEAR LAKEThe Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump will return at 12:30 p.m. on February 18 this year for the first time since 2020. After participants take a plunge into Goodyear Lake in this, the 25th year of the event, an awards ceremony will take place in the Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta at 6:30 p.m. In preparation for the event, participants will raise money on an individual basis, though there will…
Bassett at 100 Bassett Advancing Healthcare in Central New York and Beyond Dear friends, neighbors and colleagues, At Bassett, we are welcoming 2023 with a renewed energy and refreshed perspective. As we look at the year ahead, we are incredibly optimistic for the future of healthcare in our region. The new year will inevitably bring challenges—this is the case for all hospitals and health systems right now. But Bassett caregivers are adaptable and embrace each new opportunity with determination and…
In Memoriam Alexandra Ferrebee Gehring May 21, 1970-January 12, 2023 Well Wow! That was an exhilarating ride!What a privilege. My body! My constant companion. Her fortitude. She gave me everything I asked of her! And now she will rest deeply as she has long deserved. She& I are ready. To have the education I received!To have the freedom to decide the exact shape my family and my work would take.…
