Following an in-depth audit conducted by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office, the Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District and its governing board “have been strengthened in ways that are exemplary for any type of organization,” SWCD Board Chair Margaret Kennedy said in a telephone interview on Monday, April 8. “We are right where we need to be,” Kennedy added with assurance. Kennedy, one of two members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives serving on the…
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Edition of 04/11/2024
People all over the lower 48 United States enjoyed the eclipse at varying phases on Monday, April 8, including Chip Northrup in Texas (photo above by Rob Cooper, Dallas) and Wriley Nelson in Pulaski (bottom below by Wriley Nelson). There won’t be a total solar eclipse that passes over the United States again until 2045.…
New Exhibit, ‘As They Saw It,’ Celebrates ‘Herstory’ By EMILY HILBERTCOOPERSTOWN Women artists are seldom seen and rarely heard in the museum space. This is a known fact that has troubled both professionals in the museum field and visitors alike for ages. Six women curators, however, are rewriting that issue and reclaiming the “herstory.” Their exhibit, “As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now,” opened at Fenimore Art Museum last week to much excitement. The exhibit, a partnership between…
Dr. Valerie Rapson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, said, “We have the largest optical telescope in New York State. We also have three research-grade telescopes at College Camp where our students can conduct research over the summer.”…
Friends of the Feral-TNR Benefit Set for Next Saturday, April 20 ONEONTA—In response to overwhelming turnout last year, Friends of the Feral-TNR announced that this year’s Feral Fest benefit event will be held at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center from 3-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. The event will include a raffle, food trucks and live music by at least five artists.…
This week's briefs include news from the Cooperstown Children's Choir and the Oneonta Democratic Club, among others.…
The gardenlike exhibit of color and commentary features more than 40 of Joyce’s floral paintings, with notes on her inspiration, creative process, and background on her chosen subjects, which range back to the classification of plants in the 18th century...…
Editorial of April 11, 2024 Dancing in the Dirt We are almost there. Winter is almost over and spring is truly arriving. The highly anticipated solar eclipse has set us on the right course. What we saw here was only a tiny bit partial and ever so slightly cloudy, but we didn’t have to struggle up to the Adirondacks to see this glorious phenomenon. And so, with spring arriving and summer on our doorstep, it’s time to think about getting…
As a pioneering philosopher-mathematician in France, Émilie Du Châtelet argued, as Leibniz did, that a fundamental quantity of motion existed beyond the idea of momentum, which she called the force morte, “the dead force”...…
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