The Glimmerglass adapts: Festival performances to begin Thursday, July 15, with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ The Glimmerglass Festival, home to the summer opera and other theater, will open Thursday, July 15 with “The Magic Flute” by Mozart. The festival will have outdoor performances on a specially built stage, in order to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions. Francesca Zambello, Festival artistic and general director said in a me dia release that the theater “reimagined” the Glimmerglass experience in order to safely showcase their…
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Life Sketches Vivid memories were made working on the farm Of all the farms I worked on as a boy, the most memorable was the old Borden Farm, which was on the east side of Canadarago Lake outside of Richfield Springs. By the time I came along, it had recently been sold to Bill and Shirley Weingates. Back then, they were milking about 200 cows on one of the biggest operations in the area. The first job I had was…
Hometown 4th: Oneonta to revive holiday celebration By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Hometown 4th Festival will return to Oneonta’s Neahwa Park to celebrate the July Fourth holiday next weekend, with a theme of honoring essential workers. The goal is to honor the workers, including grocery store staff, teachers, police officers, firefighters and healthcare workers, who took risks for the community good during the coronavirus pandemic, according to festival officials. “We wanted to do everything we…
LETTER from ERNA MORGAN MCREYNOLDS Moving horror stories bring back memories Moving? Whether you have changed countries or states or cities or streets you probably have some stories? Hearing a tale from a friend brought to mind some of the terrors. One of the scariest moves I made was back to upstate New York after years working in cities — first in New Zealand, then London and, finally, in Manhattan. It was a frightening move from my big-time journalism job…
Robinson murder trial goes to jury, verdict expected Wednesday By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOERSTOWN — The second day of the Dylan Robinson trial at the Otsego County Courthouse ended Tuesday, June 22, with jury deliberations, after the prosecution rested and the defense chose not to submit any evidence. Robinson is accused of allegedly killing his father, Kenneth Robinson, and burning his house after a failed robbery attempt. He is charged with second-degree murder, burglary and attempted robbery…
As ‘Merger Mondays’ end, Tuesday decision looms for Schenevus, Worcester By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The last of the Merger Mondays took place Monday, June 14, ahead of Tuesday’s board vote. The superintendents of Worcester and Schenevus central schools acknowledged the growing pains of a merger, but also argued its perceived importance to a group of about 15 attendees. Some of the guests included Assemblyman Brian Miller, and Jeff Bishop, communications director for state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 11 Hanzolo At Fire Pit Friday’s FIRE PIT FRIDAYS – 7 – 10 p.m. Get out and enjoy a fun night around the fire with friends, drinks and music. This week features Hanzolo, alternative funk. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co.Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. 607-280-2900 or visit www.ommegang.com/event/fire-pit-fridays-2021-2/…
In Memoriam Paul Timothy Kuhn, 83 March 14, 1938 – June 2, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Born March 14, 1938, in Glen Cove, Paul was the second son born to George and Helen Kuhn, teachers in the Glen Cove School District. Paul graduated from St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Glen Cove in June 1952 and then attended Chaminade High School in Mineola until graduation in June 1956. Paul then went on to Villanova’s College of Engineering, earning a degree in Mechanical…
In Memoriam Joseph S. Harris, 64 Middlefield town supervisor; also cared for Doubleday Field for 33 years. Middlefield – Joseph S. Harris, 64, of Middlefield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 25, 2021. He was born on Sept. 20, 1956 in Oneida, NY, the son of William and Barbara Harris. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He worked for the Village of Cooperstown, where he took care of his pride and joy, Doubleday Field, for 33 years before retiring. He also…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 Remembering Lou Gherig AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Celebrate first ever Lou Gherig day with Jonathan Eig, author of the award winning ‘Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.’ Free, registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-rico-petrocelli?date=0…
