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Edition of 09/26/2024

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City Council Approves Stage, Discusses Zoning of Markets

City officials have been talking about the zoning of neighborhood markets for several months, since a late 2023 proposal to open an Oneonta location on Walnut Street of the popular Cooperstown business Stagecoach Coffee provoked strong responses from neighborhood residents, resulting in the withdrawal of that proposal.…

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Meet, Greet To Share Info on High Holy Days

The event will include general information about the Cooperstown area and institutions, with Stephanie Bauer, past president of Temple Beth El in Oneonta, sharing traditions surrounding the High Holy days of Rosh Hashanah—New Year, celebrated beginning at sundown on October 2—and Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, observed on October 12.…

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OFA Senior Resource Fair Set for October 1

OFA hosts this event each year to showcase the many services for seniors provided by local businesses and organizations. Topics will include housing options, Alzheimer’s and dementia, caregiver resources, recreation and fitness, health insurance plans, home care options, hospice and palliative care, health screenings, and energy saving programs.…

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Editorial: Keeping the Monarchs in Our Glens

Monarchs have been steadily losing numbers—their average population in 2016 was estimated at 200 million, down 100 million from their historic numbers—but at this time they are not listed as endangered. There are two major reasons for their falling numbers: the loss of their primary food and egg-laying habitat here in the north, and the loss of their overwintering forests in Mexico.…

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The Partial Observer: Society Requires Sociality

When was the last time you had a meaningful conversation with a stranger? I still recall how amazing it was that the same mother who taught me not to talk to strangers seemed to be able to talk to strangers so effortlessly! These conversations might begin while standing in a grocery aisle, or at the checkout line, or at the library, or at the post office.…