HORRORS! But To Brian Burger, Fear Is Spice Of Life By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For Brian Burger, being a little bit spooked is essential to a good quality of life. “Everything seems a little better after you’ve watched a horror movie,” he said. “It gets the blood pumping. You get more oxygen. And you feel better. The world seems a little nicer.” Burger, a clubhouse assistant at Friends of Recovery of Delaware-Otsego Club Odyssey, has…
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Halloween 2020
COVID Won’t Stop Oneonta Halloween ONEONTA – Though limited in hours, Oneonta will still host their annual downtown trick-or-treating event this year, closing Main Street from 1-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Students from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College – masked and gloved – will assist businesses in handing out wrapped candy in front of participating businesses. Face coverings and social distancing are required.…
In COVID Era, Halloween Thrives By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Richard Butcher, Cooperstown, ain’t afraid of no ghosts. “Our house was built in the 1840s,” he said. “It’s definitely haunted.” Haunted or not, you can see a ring of spooky spirits day or night in front of his house at, yes, 71 Elm St. “At night, the center glows, like they’re doing a ritual,” he said. “It’s really creepy!” With Cooperstown and Oneonta’s Halloween parades cancelled…
It’s Beginning To Look Less Like Halloween By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Come late October, there will be no parade of ghosts and goblins haunting Cooperstown and Oneonta. The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce won’t be seeking a parade permit, Chamber Executive Tara Burke told Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch. “But many businesses are going to continue giving out candy, as they have for the last decade,” the mayor said. For a second year in a row, Oneonta won’t have…
Trustee Calls Tradition ‘Frivolous’ No Halloween Parade, Trick-or-Treat ‘Safely’ COOPERSTOWN – With the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, it’s all tricks, minimal treats this Halloween. The Cooperstown Chamber has indicated to the Village Board during their meeting this evening that they would not be hosting a Halloween parade, citing COVID-19 concerns. “I did speak to Tara (Burke) and she said the chamber would not be seeking a permit request for the parade,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “But many businesses are…