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The New York State Bicycle Racing Association held its 2023 New York State Time Trial Championship races on Saturday, August 19 on a new course along State Route 166. More than 100 riders from all across New York State gathered at the Cooperstown-Westville Airport starting point, hosted by Central New York Cycling. Riders competed in multiple categories and distances.…
Remember “The War of the Worlds”? The 1938 Halloween episode of a radio series directed and narrated by Orson Welles, “The Mercury Theatre on the Air,” featured an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel, “The War of the Worlds.” Performed and broadcast live at 8 p.m. on October 30 of that year over the CBS Radio Network, the episode is famous for inciting a panic when some members of the listening audience were convinced that a Martian invasion was…
Avery Leonard of Maryland was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll at Alvernia University on Thursday, July 6. Leonard is one of 202 Alvernia student-athletes who maintained a grade point average greater than 3.20 for the entire academic year. Alvernia University is a Catholic liberal arts university with more than 3,000 students in Reading, Pottsville and Philadelphia.…
Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek discussed recent updates in the ongoing housing crisis at the Oneonta Common Council meeting on Tuesday, August 15. The County Board of Representatives recently approved a measure expanding existing contracts between the Department of Social Services and Oneonta hotels to provide emergency shelter for unhoused people.…
Get ready for a day brimming with excitement and camaraderie as three events converge in Fly Creek on Saturday, August 26. The synergy of Family Farm Day, area-wide yard sales, and the Antique Engine Show promises a memorable experience for all.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 Music Of Bach With The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. All-Bach. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 25th anniversary season. $30, adults; $15, students under 18. Purchase tickets in advance at www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown. BLOOD DRIVE—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Register at RedCrossBlood.org…
The Cooperstown Art Association has announced that the deadlines for artisans to register for its annual outdoor art event on Labor Day Weekend, Fine Arts on the Lawn, have been extended until Friday, August 25. Exhibitors on the front porch must be up-to-date CAA members; artists who are non-members can reserve space on the front lawn. For more information, visit www.cooperstownart.com/fine-arts-on-the-lawn.html or e-mail gallery@cooperstownart.com.…
Folk music at Hyde Hall tonight, news from Bassett and SUNY Oneonta, upcoming blood drives and next weekend's community-wide lawn sales in Fly Creek are among today's topics.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 Celebrate The Haudenosaunee HAUDENOSAUNEE—2-5 p.m. Celebrate Native America. Learn the history of the Haudenosaunee, participate in traditional social dances, and find unique items by hand crafters. Free. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit https://fenimoreartmuseum.org/ RIVER CLEAN-UP—8 a.m. to noon. Susquehanna River Clean-up. Remove trash from the river, take pictures, provide refreshments, or help with first aid if needed. All jobs available. Sign-up required. Cleaning from the…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta August 17, 2023 Front Page Oneonta’s First Pot Dispensary Opens Sunshine and Sunflowers Steve Gaunt Completes Otsego Lake Swim BIANYS To Honor Laurens Couple at March On Walk Inside Local Carver Seeks To Do Good With Wooden ‘Comfort Birds’ Olympic Skier Visits Cooperstown BBHoF Looks at 2024 Eligibles Locals: People and Businesses in the News Bassett Medical Center Receives Excellus BCBS Health and Wellness Award Center Welcomes New Administrator Next NY…
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