“This evening, I am proud to acknowledge four more outstanding women—trailblazers each—to join the ranks of those previously honored by the commission,” Drnek said. He read a detailed proclamation personalized to each award winner.…
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Trivedi is the author of three books of poetry—most recently “FuturePanic”—numerous chapbooks, and poems published in “Denver Quarterly,” “The American Poetry Review,” and “Kenyon Review Online,” according to a press release.…
Members of the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s Volunteer Dive Team met on Saturday, March 29 at the BFS boathouse before setting out to redeploy no-wake zone buoys at Lakefront Park and Springfield Landing.…
Local Laws 2-5 were passed by the trustees. Local Laws 2-4 involve parking—Number 2 prohibits parking on the east side of Brooklyn Avenue, Number 3 prohibits parking on Upper Main Street from Grove Street to Averill Road, and Number 4 allows overnight parking on Fish Road in Lakefront Park from November 1 through April 1 on the east side of the roadway.…
“[PaintFest was] one of the very first events that we conceived of and organized. We actually weren’t even officially a not-for-profit at that point,” Rachel Rissberger, sitting OWL board secretary and first organization president, said when asked about PaintFest’s legacy.…
The Oneonta Concert Association will feature Blake along with a young trombonist and four other local musicians who will play as a quintet with Blake on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Oneonta.…
Private landowners have a variety of reasons for working with Otsego Land Trust to conserve their land in perpetuity. Otsego Land Trust works with property owners to identify the key conservation values and draft a legally binding easement that expresses their vision for the land. Clearey recently explained his interest and motivation.…
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See all »...more than 90 percent of the losses are of birds from just 12 families, among them sparrows, blackbirds, warblers and finches. Dark-eyed juncos are down 170 million; white-throated sparrows are down by 93 million; one of our favorites, the red-winged blackbird, has declined by more than 92 million, down from the 260 million of 50 years ago.…
Seeing such aggressive shredding of free speech rights by our national officials, I conclude that this federal administration is devolving into a taxpayer-funded criminal enterprise led by a convicted felon bent on revenge.…
Medicaid is slashed by $800 billion, and Medicare and Social Security are threatened. Medicaid funds nursing home care and funding for more affordable health insurance coverage, when not covered by your employer.…
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Among this week's many news briefs, we highlight upcoming fundraisers for area nonprofits, events on pollinators, Christmas trees, and caves, art exhibits, and topics of general interest.…
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.…
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Edith M. Croft, 97, passed away peacefully at home in Hartwick surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning, April 2, 2025. Born November 6, 1927 in Utica, to Dorothy Mae Roberts, she grew up and attended school in the Utica area. At 16 she set out on her own and…
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…
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FUNDRAISER—3-6 p.m. “1st Annual Chili Cook-Off To Benefit Otego EMS.” Sample over a dozen chili entries and cornbread. Includes photo booth, children’s activities and more. Otego Fire Department, 5 River Street, Otego. (607) 988-7911 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Otego-Fire-Department/1455885761333115