HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 11 Final NEXT! Reading Today In Emerging Playwright Series PLAY READING – 2 p.m. Enjoy virtual performance of 2 new one-act plays by the Cooperstown Playwrights. ‘The Glass Eye of Jimmy Cooper’ by Fred Schneider & ‘Dragon Fly’ by Terrance Dwyer. Part of the NEXT! Emerging Playwright series. Presented by The Fenimore Art Museum. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 8 Cook-A-Long With Cornell Extension COOK-A-LONG – 4:30 p.m. Join nutrition educator Kimberly for fun lesson on the ‘why’ & ‘how’ of eating healthy. Includes time for a cook-a-long dish. Free, registration required. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension. 518-234-4303 ext. 120 or visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2021/04/08/whats-for-dinner…
LETTER from FRED SCHNEIDER Coronavirus Extracts Outsized Sacrifices From Small Business To the Editor: So… here is the state of affairs for everyone who chose to create jobs by rolling their dice with their own capital, their own sweat, and their own ingenuity on building a business, only to have it pulled out from underneath them through no fault of their own: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (not a government entity but a very important pro-business non-profit) recently announced a…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 Turn Lawn Into Meadow LECTURE – 6:30-8 p.m. Learn the basics of converting lawn to a wildflower meadow from OCCA/Mohican Farm Be Informed Lecture Series. Mohican Farm, 7207 State Route 80, Cooperstown. Info, occainfo.org/signup/, 607-282-4087.…
Be Failing, But Tom Seaver’s Victories Immortal To the Editor: I read this afternoon about Tom Seaver’s health. My favorite Seaver memory (and my favorite New York Mets memory of all … and I was at Game 6!) was going to a July game at Shea in 1969. It was a big family deal. We got new shirts, new socks. It was sunny. It was hot. The L-I-E was going to be packed and stalled with overheating cars heading toward…
New Hotel: When Is Too Much Too Much? To the Editor: In regards to the proposed 101 room hotel in Hartwick, I’d like to thank Bob Holt, career hospitality professional, for his willingness to “tell it like it is” regarding the true state of the hospitality business here in the Cooperstown area. While we at the Landmark Hotel in Cooperstown always welcome new competition, I’d like to introduce the following numbers into the public discussion, hoping it broadens perspective. 1)…
Landmark Wedding Permit Pulled By Owner By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In an effort to increase their revenue stream, Robin and Fred Schneider, owners of the Landmark Inn on Chestnut St. in Cooperstown, applied for a special use permit to hold weddings at the Inn. Fred Schneider, pictured at right, was present at the April 23 Board of Trustees meeting to discuss the couple’s newly proposed wedding venue. “We’re here today to petition our ability to…
FALK, DEAN WIN AGAIN Democrats Turn Back Republican Challenger COOPERSTOWN – The two Democratic incumbents on the Village Board, Cindy Falk and Jim Dean, emphatically turned back a challenge from the one Republican, Fred Schneider, in today’s village elections. Falk led trustee balloting with 218 votes, followed by Dean with 178. Schneider garnered 75. The three were competing for two open seats. Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, who was unopposed for mayor, garnered 230 votes.…
POLLS OPEN NOON-9 3 Seek 2 Trustee Spots In Cooperstown Election COOPERSTOWN – Three candidates will be seeking two village trustee positions when polls open noon-9 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, March 20) at the fire house on Chestnut Street. The two Democratic incumbents, Cindy Falk and Jim Dean, are running for another term, challenged by Republican Fred Schneider. The mayoral candidate, current Deputy Mayor & Trustee Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, a Democrat, is running unopposed to succeeded veteran Mayor Jeff Katz.…
Many Gather, Few Speak Up In Village Trustee Debate…