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“The Winter Octet Challenges are our most popular,” said Peg Odell, program and communications manager of Otsego 2000. “Some people love the snow and year-round recreation. And for others, when cabin fever hits, they are looking for something to do and get some exercise and fresh air. People tell us the Otsego Octet Challenges are a great motivator.”…
MoreCooperstown Central School Hawkeyes volleyball and basketball highlights as of January 4, 2025.…
Since September, Bassett Healthcare Network has welcomed 32 new practitioners. The latest group of new recruits includes an attending physician, three physician assistants and a trio of nurse practitioners.…
The Cooperstown chapter of the Lions Club is involved in many causes that may be familiar to readers, including the Susquehanna River Clean Up, the Cooperstown Winter Carnival, the Lions Scholarship and more.…
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum held its annual staff recognition event on December 10, where folks celebrating milestone anniversaries were honored.…
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets recently announced that the spotted lanternfly has been found in new locations across the state. It is an invasive pest insect that feeds on more than 100 plant species, many of which are critical to New York’s agricultural economy.…
Catch up on academic honors, awards, graduations and commendations earned by students throughout Otsego County.…
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The Partial Observer by Maureen Dill On the Crisis in Rural Healthcare… “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you will want to know is….” (Holden Caulfield) Is this about me and the Bassett Primary Care physician who dismissed me from among her patients without any warning, stating in a September letter that she had made a decision to curtail her practice? Is this about my community here in the Butternut Valley of Otsego County and the sudden, unexpected closing of the Bassett Healthcare Center in Morris—a valuable and necessary community resource that had served more…
It's no wonder that only half of LGBTQ+ employees are open about their identity with their supervisors. When we're forced to hide who we are, we're not able to bring ourselves to work, which impacts not only our well-being but also the overall success of our team.…
Well, it’s that time again—the new year is just around the corner (or the ball has already dropped, depending upon when you get your copy of the paper or read this online), and many of us are bandying about new year’s resolutions that, let’s face it, probably won’t make it through January. Rather than those sorts of resolutions, here at Iron String Press we have opted instead to focus on things for which we would like to see resolutions in the coming year.…
A consumer alert from NYS Ag and Markets and an upcoming performance of the band Jimkata are among the topics covered in this weeks news briefs.…
NFIB names New York State second-worst "judicial hellhole" in the nation, a new program for speciality crop farmers and a new online process offered by NYSEG/RG&E are the topics covered in this week's briefs.…
The Sunday Speaker Series, Social Studies in the Park, Community Bank and the search for a priest for an upcoming spiritual pilgrimage are among the topics covered in this week's briefs.…
Jean W. Johnson, a native of Cooperstown and a faithful and devoted member of Christ Church, entered into eternal life early Sunday morning, January 5, 2025, The Feast of the Epiphany, surrounded by her family at Bassett Medical Center. She was 90.…
Alessandra Palumbo, 100, of Mamaroneck and Rye, passed away on January 4, 2025 at The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown, where she moved in 2019 to be closer to her daughter, Deanna, who was with her as she passed.
Born February 16, 1924 to Frank & Rosa Giaramita, Aless was…
Maria Graham, age 55, passed away on December 12, 2024 from complications of Type 1 diabetes. She was born September 23, 1969 to Linda (Gregorio) and Edward Graham, and grew up in Fort Ann, New York. She graduated from Fort Ann Central High School and attended the State University College at…
Martha Mary (Richtsfeld) Messner, a well-known and much-loved nurse in Otsego County for most of her life, died on December 13, 2024 at age 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Martha was born on March 22, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, to Erna and Marcus Richtsfeld, both immigrants from…
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FILM SOCIETY—7 p.m. “The Dark Knight.” Presented by the Film Society of Cooperstown. Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or visit https://www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown
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