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County Task Force To Consider Selling Oneonta Building

County Task Force To Look At Selling Off Old City Hall By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Picking up on Oneonta Common Council’s decision to sell the Westcott parking lot at 226 Main St., the county Board of Representatives today formed a task force to explore selling Old City Hall, located right next door. Freshman Oneonta rep Danny Lapin, D-13, raised the task force idea at the meeting, and was named to chair it. County Rep. Peter…

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OH Fest Dominates Yet Another City Meeting

OH Fest Dominates City Council Meeting By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In the ongoing debate over the behavior of college students in Oneonta, specifically pertaining to OH-Fest, the annual joint college festival, Common Council members still cannot come to an agreement as to what needs to happen, or how to solve the issue of binge drinking in residential areas in the city. Concerned citizens petitioned once again, pleading for council members to work together to solve the…

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DEC Unveils Fully Accessible Basswood Pond Recreation Area

DEC Unveils Handicap Accessible Basswood Pond Recreation Area By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com BURLINGTON – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cut the ribbon this morning on the revamped Basswood Pond State Forest recreational area. The $100,000 project added several features to the site, while making the pond fully accessible to handicapped visitors. “With the completion of these new accessible features, visitors with mobility impairments can enjoy the natural beauty and recreational opportunities at Basswood Pond,”…

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Oneonta Celebrates Diversity As Pridefest Returns

2nd Pride Day Features Parade, Entertainment Hundreds of LBGTQ and their friends, family and allies took to the streets of Oneonta on Saturday to celebrate during the second annual Pridefest. The event, hosted by the Otsego Pride Alliance, included a rally in Neahwa Park honoring Rev. Theresa Sivers and Rev. Craig Schwalenberg for their support in the movement. Above, Oneonta’s Fiona Maloney, Caroline Bagby and Kate White march along Main Street during the parade. At right, Reese Cash, Oneonta, gets…

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Mansion Show Opens, Bids Hallberg Farewell

Mansion Show Opens, Bids Hallberg Farewell The opening of CANO’s annual Mansion Show featured regional, national and international artists showcasing their interpretations of this year’s theme “Conceal/ Reveal”. First prize went to Rose Mackiewicz, pictures at right, Jefferson, for her abstract piece “Fragments”. James Nefsey took 2nd place and Carol Segese taking 3rd. Above, CANO President Jim Maloney, right, listens as Doug Hallberg, Oneonta, center, announces that after five and a half years he will be leaving the Carriage House…

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Best Of The Best Honored By Chamber

Best Of The Best Honored By Cooperstown Chamber COOPERSTOWN – The Farmers’ Museum, Brewery Ommegang, The Cooperstown Graduate Program, the Susquehanna Animal Shelter and Spurbeck’s Grocery were honored as the 2018 class of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony at The Farmers’ Museum earlier this evening. “In the four years that I’ve been with the Chamber, this is my favorite day of the year,” said Matt Hazard, executive director. “We live in a very special…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.