Set against a backdrop of a city beset by violence and racial tension, this film tells the story of that crime, the rush to judgement by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.…
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An upcoming performance by Annie in the Water, low-interest physical loss loans, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Documentary and Discussion with The Innocence Project INNOCENCE PROJECT—9-10 p.m. The community is invited to watch the documentary, “The Central Park 5,” about the five Black and Latino teenagers whose lives were upended when they were falsely convicted in the Central Park jogger case. Followed on February 8 by a presentation from one of the five as well as a staff member of the Innocence Project. Hunt Union Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-3012 or…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Tour Our Urban Forest TREES OF COOPERSTOWN – 5:30 p.m. Tour Cooperstown with Otsego County Conservation Association, learn benefits of street trees, threats to urban forests, basics of tree anatomy, identification. Free, open to public. Pre-registration preferred. Meet at Pioneer Park, Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/the-trees-of-cooperstown/ GARDEN CLUB – 6:30 p.m. Public meeting hosts Don Urtz presenting photographs of work done by the club over the years. Free, refreshments provided. Richfield Springs Village Library,…