Main Street retailers do not have teams of lawyers, human resource personnel, or dedicated compliance staff, unlike their big box competitors, to keep up with the unending regulations from Albany. New York State government is responsible for public safety, not small business owners.…
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But unlike the trees that surround us, we are not forced by the season to stop the conversion of sunlight into energy and new growth. And so, in Oneonta we are beginning a campaign of positivity, education and community collaboration. We are calling it the “Campaign for 25.”…
First, internal energy (U) is the sum of all forms of microscopic energy in a system. It includes all the kinetic energy (the motions, rotations, and vibrations) of tiny particles and all the potential energy of those particles interacting with each other. Think of Pandora’s box (in the original myth, it’s a jar, not a box!) rollicking with buzzing, sparking, invisible particles of evil and mischief inside.…
“We are pleased to see SFCU take this next step in its commitment to our community,” said Ed Lentz, chair of Butternut Valley Alliance. “It has been a pleasure working with them to ensure continued services in the valley and we have been impressed with their responsiveness to our needs. We look forward to the day when they are able to expand their services here.”…
The Fly Creek Fire Company's inaugural Fall Festival, Martin Tillapaugh to speak about the history of burials and more.…
“Every eligible American deserves the chance to participate in this year’s pivotal elections,” said Hudi Podolsky, LWVCA voter services chair. “Voter registration is the first step to ensuring your voice is heard. We want to make sure every resident who wants to vote on Election Day is registered by October 26.”…
The dining table will be set up on Main Street from Fair to River streets on Sunday, September 29 from 4-7 p.m. Stoddard Hollow String Band will once again be on hand to add to the festive harvest mood, and games for kids will be available on the library lawn. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market building in Pioneer Alley, off Main Street.…
210 YEARS AGO: Song—I asked my fair one happy day—What should I call her in my lay? By what sweet name from Rome or Greece? Iphigenia, Clelia, Chloris, Laura, Lesbia, Delia, Doris, Dorimene or Lucrece? Ah! Replied my gentle fair, Beloved, what are names but air? Take thou whate’er suits the line, Clelia, Iphigenia, Chloris, Laura, Lesbia, Delia, Doris, But don’t forget to call me thine.
September 14, 1814…
110 YEARS AGO: The State Education Department has made public a list of students of the public schools of the state who have passed the examinations necessary for college entrance diplomas and who are eligible for state scholarships under the amended school law of 1913. Those eligible and their test averages from Oneonta are: Riley Crippen (90.38); Alice E. Kilkenny (83.8); Earnestine Ethlyn Morse (77.7); George Herbert Fletcher (77.57); and Stuart Grant (70.5).…
It’s especially exciting to see how the Downtown Renaissance has sparked a wave of community-driven initiatives, such as the Oneonta Storefront Project, which fills vacant storefronts with art, and downtown business owners collaborating on promotions like sidewalk sales. Organizers and artists already doing cool things like the second Saturday Nighttime Alley Market have been able to harness their efforts to something bigger with the Oneonta Downtown Renaissance, too.…