Nonprofits participating in Mohawk Valley Gives can promote their mission, raise unrestricted dollars to support their organization’s needs, and be placed in the running for prizes and incentives that will be awarded throughout the giving day.…
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As we enter the fall season, we expect colorful leaves, shorter days and cooler nights. We can also expect that people will burn wood, both within their homes for heat and outside recreationally.…
“The Washington Post” reported that President Trump gave his executive assistant and two other young employees $45,000.00 each in cash last year. This was one third of their annual salary. He gave $20,000.00 to Walt Nauta...…
We have also worked hard to make our concerts accessible to families and young people. This year, we are expanding that commitment with “Music for All,” which makes a limited number of complimentary tickets available to adults for whom ticket cost might be a barrier.…
185 YEARS AGO: Notice—All persons having any claims against the estate of Horace Baldwin, late of the County of Otsego, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to Seth Doubleday and Calvin Graves, or either of them, at their residences in Cooperstown, on or before the twelfth day of February next. S. Doubleday, Calvin Graves.…
110 YEARS AGO: The automobile race against time in which the War Department is taking an active interest started from Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts today, Wednesday, and is to finish at Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington on Saturday. If plans materialize, the last relay should reach its destination on Saturday. The time allowance for the race of 3,685.5 miles is 120 hours.…
The citizens of Otsego County have a right to know what their local governments are doing and how decisions are being made. But the public’s access to information can vary, especially when the towns are small, with tiny staffs, and the issues are complex.…
Avid environmentalists, businesses and legislators should acknowledge that nuclear is a smarter complement to intermittent renewables than fossil fuels currently provide.…
Here’s my suggestion: Make Church Street, and parts of Fair, Pioneer, River and Lake streets, seasonal no-parking zones, with signs telling visitors to use the trolley.…
Cutting off landlines presents a serious security and safety issue in our area, where cell service is so spotty. Many people depend on landlines as back-up, especially where this is no cell service and no plans to improve that either.…
