Cooperstown & Around Animal shelter to host open house of new facility The Susquehanna SPCA is having a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, July 17, in order to celebrate the completion of its animal shelter and campus. The ribbon-cutting will be followed by an open house until 4 p.m. The new shelter is at 5082-5088 State Route 28, just south of Cooperstown. Cooperstown Center to host circus shows There will be a free circus on Friday, July 16, at…
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Cooperstown & Around Village to host concert series at Lakefront Park Cooperstown will host the Lakefront Concert series, which began Tuesday, July 6, and will take place every Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and non-alcoholic beverages. The next concert will be Tuesday, July 13, and will feature the Kennesaw Mountain Boys. Richfield to host concerts in the park The Richfield Springs ‘Concert in the Park’ series, a free event, will be…
Cooperstown & Around CFD announces donation in honor of Fred Kerr The Cooperstown Fire Department announced Tuesday, June 29, that it has received a donation to honor the memory of Fred Kerr. The donation will go to the purchase of an extractor washer/dryer for cleaning turnout gear and lowering the risk of cancers in volunteers. Kerr served as fire chief in Bristol, Ohio, in the 1980s. He loved Cooperstown and his family had a cottage on Otsego Lake for more…
Cooperstown & Around FOVL to hold book sale starting Saturday Cooperstown’s Friends of the Village Library will hold its annual book sale at 22 Main St. in Cooperstown, beginning Saturday, June 26. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, through Sunday, July 4. Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, July 4, all books are $5 per bag for people who bring their own bags. OLA to hold annual holiday boat parade The annual holiday boat parade, sponsored…
Cooperstown and Around & City of the Hills Juneteenth to be celebrated Saturday in Oneonta Juneteenth, a celebration of the emancipation of African-Americans during the Civil War, will be celebrated at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 19, in Neahwa Park in Oneonta. There will be music, food and art. Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig will speak at 5 p.m., before an introduction to Juneteenth from Jonathan Brown. School merger passes first hurdle According to officials at both schools, the Board of Educations…
Cooperstown & Around & City of the Hills County reopens micro-grant applications COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has announced it will reopen its grant program for community events through Friday, May 28. Sponsors must explain their event and tell the Board of Representative’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee how the event will draw visitors to the area. If it is a new event, the application must describe the market segment the sponsors are trying to attract. Go to www.otsegocounty.com and click on Community…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND Pickin’ At Fly Creek Phil Dewey Top Vote-Getter In Village Election COOPERSTOWN – Incumbent Trustee Jeanne Dewey garnered the most votes (128) in the Tuesday, March 19, village elections. Incumbent Richard Sternberg was second (119) and newcomer MacGuire Benton third (114). The election, for three seats on the Village Board, was uncontested. For related photo, see www.allotsego.com…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 No Contest Tuesday For Village Board COOPERSTOWN – Two incumbents and a newcomer are running unopposed for Village Board Tuesday, March 19. Incumbents Jeanne Dewey and Richard Sternberg seeking three-year terms; newcomer MacGuire Benton is seeking a one-year term. All are Democrats.…
Dreams Park Grad Signed For $330M COOPERSTOWN – Baseball star Bryce Harper, now 26, who played at Cooperstown Dreams Park in 2003-05, has just signed a 13-year, $330-million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. It is the largest contract in MLB and pro-sports history. WELCOME, DST: The long dark season ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10, when we’re advised to turn our clocks forward one hour: Daylight Savings Time is here! ►OTSEGO COUNTY’S NEW “Energy Task Force” held its first…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND DiPerna Invited Back To Vatican To Advise Pope COOPERSTOWN – Paula DiPerna, the Cooperstown-based consultant, has been invited back to the Vatican March 7-9 to confer with Pope Francis on U.N. goals for social and economic development, called SDGs. She first met the Pope last June, while attending special Vatican conference of environmental leaders in Rome.…