HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 29 Pink Floyd Tribute Concert at Foothills Performing Arts Center TRIBUTE CONCERT—6:30 p.m. Enjoy a performance by Dark Sarcasm, a tribute band to Pink Floyd, performing songs from “The Dark Side of the Moon” to “Wish You Were Here” and more. Admission, $30. Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org PARK CLEAN-UP—10 a.m. Break out your rakes and gloves, prepare to meet some neighbors, and come help the Friends of the Village…
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20th anniversary of 9/11 is honored in Milford, Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Across Otsego County, there were remembrances for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that rocked the world and changed the course of history. The First Presbyterian Church in Oneonta rang the church bell 20 times for each moment of the attack. It range at 8:45 a.m., when the first plane hit the World Trade Center, 9:03 a.m., when the second plane hit, at…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 31 First Reponders at Lake Front Park FIRST RESPONDERS – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Public is invited to come meet the local first responders. Will include members of the local fire department, police, and emergency services. LifeNet will be doing a flyover at 11 a.m. and K9 units will be doing demonstrations throughout the event. Lake Front Park, Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/otsegonyfirewire/…
LETTER from JIM ATWELL ‘Sometimes A Firm Rap… Remember me? For scores of years, I was a guy who visited with you through columns in local newspapers, most recently The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta. I loved doing it – until last summer, when the sky fell on me. Or more precisely, until I fell off our back deck, down four steps, and onto an unforgiving asphalt drive. I was knocked senseless when my forehead hit the driveway. (Later, lots…
Parade Past Fox Hospital Honors Front Line Workers Jeff Joyner, Fox Hospital president, waves as decorated fire trucks from 17 area departments, including police and EMS, drove by the hospital this afternoon in a parade dedicated to thanking Fox Hospital staff for their work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the fire companies, the parade also included Mayor Gary Herzig, The Red Knights Motorcycle Club and a fly-over from the LifeNet helicopter. At right, Kristy…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Food, Fun, & More At Country Living Festival COUNTRY LIVING FEST – 1 p.m. Celebrate country life with vendors, cornhole tournament (1-6:30), pumpkin patch, farmers’ market, more. Includes demonstrations on backyard beekeeping, floral arrangements, fly fishing, cider pressing, metal detecting, more. Kallan Fields, Well’s Ave., Hartwick. 607-293-8123 or visit www.facebook.com/TownofHartwick/…
Seward Will Provide Grants To Responders In 3 Counties ONEONTA –On the eve of 9/11, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, will be in Delaware, Schoharie, and Otsego counties Monday to announce state grants for police and emergency services.…