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STERNBERG: Thermal Nuclear Fusion: A Christmas Hope

Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg Thermal Nuclear Fusion: A Christmas Hope The most important news item of the 21st century occurred on Tuesday, December 13. It was not about the war in Ukraine. It was not about the U.S. political crisis or political crises anywhere else in the world. It had nothing to do with the ongoing three-year pandemic that we’ve gone through and which is now being exacerbated by epidemics of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and other diseases. The…

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News from the Noteworthy: Celebrate Safely, Responsibly This Holiday Season

News from the Noteworthy Celebrate Safely, Responsibly This Holiday Season The celebration season has begun! It is time for festivities, holy days, gatherings, traditions, family, parties, events and maybe a little football. With that, I wish a great big happy holidays to all who are reading this. I also hope for each of you a safe and joyful season. If you follow LEAF at all on Facebook (please do!), you will see that our theme for the month is, “Celebrate…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: 12-18-22

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 Festival of Lights opens to visitors FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS—5-10 p.m. Drive through beautifully decorated Neahwa Park, featuring more than 40 displays from local businesses, individuals and organizations celebrating the holidays. Open evenings 12/18 through 1/1. Neahwa Park, 1 Neahwa Place, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit destinationoneonta.com/calendar…

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‘A Christmas Carol’ Will Be Live at Museum

‘A Christmas Carol’ Will Be Live at Museum COOPERSTOWN – The Farmers’ Museum has announced the return of its annual live performances of Charles Dickens’ beloved classic, “A Christmas Carol,” on Friday, December 16 at 7 p.m., Saturday, December 17 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 18 at 3 p.m. This production of the fabled tale of Ebenezer Scrooge—a bitter old man who devoted his life to money and business until three spirits arrive to show him…

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Friends Group Seeks To Serve Those In Need on Christmas

Home Alone…Not! Friends Group Seeks To ServeThose In Need on Christmas By CASPAR EWIG ONEONTA – No one should be without a Christmas dinner and, consistent with this sentiment, the St. Mary’s Friends of Christmas Dinner is continuing its 35-year tradition of providing meals to those who would otherwise go without or eat alone. Approximately 1,200 meals will either be delivered on Christmas Day from St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church to locations that have registered with the Friends of Christmas,…

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Great Otsego Light Trail Switches On

Great Otsego Light Trail Switches On By TED MEBUST OTSEGO COUNTY – With end-of-year holidays around the corner and Santa Claus making appearances countywide, locals are warming to the season’s festivities. To add to the list of anticipated events this December, Otsego County welcomes back The Great Otsego Light Trail. Started in November 2019 by LEAF, an area nonprofit health and safety organization, The Great Otsego Light Trail maps a county-wide outline of the best light shows on display this…

Add a chicken in a cherry tree! Life Sketches by Terry Berkson

Add a chicken in a cherry tree! Life Sketches by Terry Berkson Late one afternoon several Christmases ago at the height of a driving snowstorm, I left my typewriter and looked out the kitchen window. There was a large bird roosting in our cherry tree. It wasn’t a crow or a pigeon or a morning dove. I knew those Brooklyn birds well. This was something much bigger. The tree stood at the back of the yard against the fence, which…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Art Journal with Friends 12-30-21

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 Art Journal with Friends ARTFUL JOURNAL – 1 p.m. Record your feelings and experiences through sketch, collage, calligraphy, and more with a supportive group. Please bring your own supplies. Monthly meetings will include time to share and inspire eachother. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Protect The People Around You, Get Vaccinated 12-29-21

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Protect The People Around You, Get Vaccinated VACCINE CLINIC – 2 – 7 p.m. Basset to offer chance to receive COVID-19 vaccination (includes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shots of Pfizer, Moderna), the flu shot for this year, and the pediatric Pfizer vaccination. Free, open to the public, walk-ins welcome. Please bring vaccination & prescription cards. FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Dr., Oneonta. Visit www.bassett.org/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four 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.