Oneonta-Cooperstown Bus Changes Oneonta Public Transit this week consolidates four bus runs into two, addressing a driver shortage, overlapping existing routes, and changing ridership data. OPT Director David Hotaling told the Oneonta Common Council in December that existing “East End” and “Cooperstown” routes overlap, and “West End” and “River Street” routes faced dwindling ridership. The Council unanimously approved the plan.…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 Start 2022 Outdoors FIRST DAY HIKE – 9 a.m. – Noon. Celebrate the new year with beautiful 1.3 mile walk around Gilbert Lake and then warm up by the fire in Briggs Pavillion. Counts towards the Winter Octet challenge by Otsego Outdoors. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. 607-432-2114 or visit otsegooutdoors.org/events/ FIRST DAY HIKE – 9 – 10:30 a.m. Celebrate the new year with a guided tour with Forest Ranger Erin…
What’s fun in Otsego County ►Thursday, Nov. 18 SHOEBOXES FOR SENIORS – Create a box with non-perishables to give to area seniors. Drop-off locations are receiving up to 12/15 at The Green Earth, Southside Mall, NY Skin & Vein, The Working Kitchen in Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/otsegocountyOFA/ ART CONTEST – Calling all artists. Enter your rendition of an Exoplanet Tourism poster to celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The winner receives a $20 gift card to Goddard Space…
Cherry Valley-Springfield’s boys’ varsity soccer wraps up at Sectional IV Class D Finals By LISA HERSHEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cherry Valley-Springfield’s boys’ varsity soccer season ended Saturday after a string of upsets took them to the Section IV Class D Finals. The team started the season with some inconsistent play which included an overtime loss to the combined team Milford/Laurens in the Tri-Valley Semifinals. Lead by Coach Jennifer Moore, Cherry Valley-Springfield rallied in sectionals, upsetting fifth-seed Margaretville 4-3 on…
District 5 county representative debate hosted by League of Women Voters By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Candidates for Otsego County Board of Representatives in District 5, Emily Popek and incumbent Meg Kennedy, took time to answer questions in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters, Thursday, Oct. 14. The debate was held virtually with questions being submitted to an email provided by the League of Women Voters of Cooperstown. Kennedy is a conservative and Popek is…
What’s fun in Otsego County ►Thursday, Oct. 7 ART GALLERY – Local artist May-Britt Joyce is the artist of the month and will be displaying paintings featuring lake and Cooperstown views, flora and fauna, and more. Samples of her pet portraits are included and benefit the Susquehanna SPCA. The Family Tree Gallery, 171 Main St., Cooperstown. HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style. Walk around the historic village and enjoy the fall…
High School sports by Nate Lull Tri-Valley League soccer gets exciting as playoffs approach It’s hard to believe but Oct. 16, is right around the corner. It’s a day I like to call “Soccer Saturday” as the Tri-Valley, Delaware and MAC leagues all hold their conference championship games at the Wright National Soccer Campus fields in Oneonta. It is a great way to see some of the top teams from our area all in one location. Let’s take a look…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Autumn Festivals HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style. walk around the historic village, learn from the historic interpreters and enjoy the activities fall activities from wagon rides, to corn shelling/grinding, and tinsmithing with the blacksmith, and more. Included with admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/celebration-of-autumn/ GARLIC FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Susquehanna Valley Garlic Festival returns with local growers selling…
In Memoriam Richard Frederick Smith August 21, 1943 – September 13, 2021 OAKSVILLE – Richard Frederick Smith, Jr., a life-long area resident and long-time employee of Remington Arms, passed away following a lengthy illness Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 78. Born August 21, 1943, at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, he was one of four children of Richard Frederick Smith, Sr. and Dorothy Arlene Roseboom Smith. He attended Cooperstown schools and…
Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta gets wins in boys soccer, volleyball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjackets had a good day in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play Thursday, Sept. 16, beating Chenango Valley in four sets in volleyball and blanking Windsor in boys soccer, 4-0. In Binghamton, Oneonta lost the first set, 20-25, but then swept the next three, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23. Emily Lobb had 18 kills, 10 digs and for aces to lead Oneonta, which also got eight kills,…
