Independence Day goes off with a bang in Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Independence Day on Sunday, July 4, drew thousands to the parade and Neahwa Park for fireworks and festivities with the day being dedicated to the essential workers during the COVID crisis. Mayor Gary Herzig repeatedly said throughout the day that without the essential workers, this day would not have been possible. “They were here for us all year,” Herzig said prior to…
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Main Street in Oneonta will be closed for festivities Saturday, July 3 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Main Street in Oneonta will be closed for the “Meet me on Main” event this weekend, starting at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 3. The event will include music from three different stages as well as artists, vendors, ice cream, barbecue and outdoor dining. There will also be face painting, juggling and a picnic game challenge. Go to 8thwardoneonta.com/meet-me-on-main for more information.…
Otsego Lake Association Plans First Fourth Of July Boat Show COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego Lake Association will sponsor its first annual “We Love Our Lake” decorated, judged boat parade at 6 p.m. Friday, July 4, rain or shine. Paticipating decorated boats will gather off-shore at Three Mile Point, three miles north of Cooperstown on West Lake Road, the start and finish of the parade route. The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s research vessel, Anondontoides,which will serve as a committee barge of…