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The packed agenda included a lengthy discussion about the need to support downtown businesses and increase foot traffic on Water Street. City Administrator Greg Mattice gave a presentation about parking and the lingering public perception that the lack of convenient parking is negatively affecting downtown.…
MoreThe events seek to raise awareness of what protestors consider to be the unconstitutional and damaging policies of the Trump administration, calling attention to what they view as radical and unprecedented gutting by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, of federal agencies, grants, and services that most Americans rely on.…
“Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America,” by Gerald Early, comes at a time when the history of Black baseball has become especially relevant—following MLB's recent recognition of the Negro Leagues as major leagues and the effort to incorporate statistics from the Negro Leagues into those for all players.…
Live in Style Threading Salon, located in Southside Mall, embraces a hypoallergenic practice rooted in the Middle East and South Asia. Threading, a natural cosmetic technique using simple thread, dates back 1,300 years and has been historically linked to rites of passage, including marriage preparations.…
The Otsego County Planning and Solid Waste Department is working with transportation consultants at TYLin to study the county’s physical and social geography in order to identify gaps in Otsego County’s existing public transit systems that are suitable for microtransit service.…
Middlefield residents William “Bill” Ralston and Molly Welch Whyte will informally discuss their individual creative approaches on Saturday, March 29 at 11:30 a.m. at The Art Garage.…
“We hope that this temporary increase will help to improve waste disposal options and prevent early closure due to reaching tonnage limits while the Southern Transfer Station is being repaired,” Otsego County Waste Management and Recycling Coordinator Kyle King said in a press release on Tuesday, March 25.…
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This week, we reached out to our Otsego County friends and neighbors to find out what helps them relax in this heated political environment—what brings a smile to their faces, or reminds them that, regardless of our differences, it’s good to be an American.…
Yet another limerick, this one especially timely. What purpose is burning and vandalizing Teslas supposed to serve? Is it working?…
Those formerly fashionable Tesla owners are now driving “SwastiKars,” the object of derision from incensed liberals like themselves. And me. Teslas have the worst safety record, the highest insurance rates and the fastest depreciation. If they don’t self-immolate at the showroom, Tesla itself may go up in flames based on its latest financial statements.…
Hartwick College scholar athletes, a journaling workshop led by gardener and naturalist Gert Coleman, the next Welcome Home Cooperstown meet and greet, and an Earth Week Kickoff city-wide litter cleanup in the City of Oneonta are among the topics covered…
The Business Employment Dynamics study for New York State, COVID-19 vaccines at Kinney Drugs, gas prices and a decline in small business job creation are the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
New CCS school swim records set by Thomas Hellenthal, CCS boys and girls basketball Sectionals results thus far, and new technology at The Arc Otsego are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Robert G. Schuermann, 90, of Cooperstown, NY, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2025, surrounded by family and under the compassionate care of Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, NC. Born on May 5, 1934, in Tenafly, NJ, to Anton and Helen Schuermann, Bob’s life was one full of love,…
Frances P. Wayman, a Hartwick native, died peacefully at home on March 21, 2025. Frances, the youngest of 10 children, was born on June 24, 1926 at her family's farm on the top of Scotch Hill to Anton and Mary Zupevec of Austria. After her family moved to North Street,…
On March 2, 2025, Mary Tabor climbed on her horse Rebel and rode at a full gallop to rejoin her husband, her father, and her family as she held hands with her sons. Mary was born in the parlor of her family home on October 19, 1949 to Kenneth Kane…
Georgianna Meeker passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2025, 11 years and 11 days after the passing of her mother, Mary Ann Rivers. The second of four children raised by Mary Ann and George Rivers, Georgianna was born on November 28, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia.…
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SKATING—5:30 p.m. “Beginner Roller Skate Lessons.” $15/lesson. Includes skate rentals, instruction, skate game and admission to open skate (6:30-9 p.m.). Held each Thursday. Roll Around Skate Club, Interskate 88, 5185 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 201-5308 or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064515077240
