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This Week: 09-05-24

THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 5, 2024 Front Page Shop Name May Be Unusual, But the Faces are Familiar Caretaker’s Forecast: Lovely Overall, but Stress Likely Five Districts Named ‘Schools of Distinction’ Inside Excitement Soars as Kite Festival Nears Plaide Palette: Little Shop of Curiosities NY State Assembly Recognizes Local Historian for Her Work A Grim Reminder Ballet at the Food Pantry: The Food Delivery Ascend Critical Care Review Chosen for First Responders Parking Changes…

Happenin’ Otsego: 09-06-24

FUNDRAISER—5-7 p.m. Lasagna Dinner. Homemade lasagna, bread, salad and fresh-baked brownies. Support the Cherry Valley Fire Department. Take-out only. Cherry Valley Firehouse, 11 Railroad Avenue, Cherry Valley. Order at (607) 242-4547 or visit https://www.facebook.com/CherryValleyNYBiz/…

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In Memoriam: Sarah M. Trosset

Sarah M. “Sally” Trosset, beloved wife, mother, sister, cousin, niece, friend, and a vital member of the Cooperstown community, passed away Thursday morning, September 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home on Nelson Avenue after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 57.…

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Shop Name May Be Unusual, But the Faces Are Familiar

Fatboyz Pizza is named for Kelly’s brother, Dave Wright, who died prematurely 12 years ago in his early 40s. Dave’s nickname was Fatboy. He had a beer belly. Jordan came up with the idea of naming the business after his uncle. When they went to register that name with New York State, Fatboys Pizza was already taken and the state said they were not allowed to use “Badass” in the name.…

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Caretaker’s Forecast: Lovely Overall, but Stress Likely

Panzarella and Panzer sat down recently, outside of their respective caretaker cottages, to talk about their experience. Among the common themes to arise as the Labor Day holiday and the end of the season approached? The challenges and stress from being “on” seven days a week, and more or less around the clock; appreciation for the lakeside-park setting as a “home” for the summer; animals in the parks; and baseball teams.…

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Excitement Soars as Kite Festival Nears

The biennial festival has become a highly anticipated event on the Otsego County Fall Tourism schedule, drawing more than 1,500 attendees to the beautiful and historic Village of Cherry Valley. Kite flyers, kite makers, and members of kite clubs from all over the Northeast and Canada will be coming for the entire weekend, filling the skies over Cherry Valley with kites of every size and description.…

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Plaide Palette: Little Shop of Curiosities

“We have a wonderful selection of Irish and Scottish wool sweaters, capes and scarves, as well as a vast assortment of tea from around the world,” said owner Susan Murray-Miller. “Plus items for health, wellness, and spirituality, spirit balls, friendship hearts, lots of incense and jewelry, crystal and smudge kits, peace flags, and many more unusual finds.”…

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NY State Assembly Recognizes Local Historian for Her Work

Eckmair was specifically acknowledged for her involvement in a research project which ultimately quashed an Army Corps of Engineers plan to install a series of dams in the Butternut Valley. According to the citation, these dams would have created a 7-mile-long lake, thus “flooding the entire village and most of the Butternut Valley and over 4,000 years of Native American civilization.” Congress deauthorized the monies appropriated for the plan in 1979.…

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A Grim Reminder

On Tuesday, September 3, Tweedie Construction Company of Walton began removing the rubble at 18 Richards Avenue in Oneonta. The property is owned by CJMDF Enterprises at 14 Chester Street, Oneonta.…

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