HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JAN. 17 Award-Winning Poet To Read At SUNY-O POETRY READING – Noon. Award winning poet Danniel Schoonebeek to read from his poetry. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Hartwick Dr, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu/about-us/news-events/ KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar INFORMATION – 2-4 p.m. Free Front Door Information Session to educate individuals and families with developmental disabilities about the resources available from the Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. The Arc…
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Cooperstown Celebrates MLK With Candlelight Vigil, History…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JAN. 16 Observance, Lecture Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. – 7 p.m. First ever observance in Cooperstown of the Birth Day of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St, Cooperstown. Info, www.facebook.com/First-Presbyterian-Church-Cooperstown-NY-42793051908/ LECTURE – 9-11 a.m. Lecture “Race, Justice, and the Death Penalty: A Martin Luther King Day Commemoration” hosted by guest speaker Francis D. Landrey, Esq. Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel house, Hartwcik College, Hartwick Dr.,…
‘I Have A Dream’ Rendering Highpoint Of MLK Gathering At right, Reginald Brunson, Hobart, delivers an impassioned rendering of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at this afternoon’s MLK Day commemoration organized by the NAACP, Oneonta Chapter, at the First Presbyterian “Red Door” Church at Main Street and Walling Avenue. Above, D.J. Wood sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” accompanied by Gennero Falco on piano and Sadiq Abdushahid on drums. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
Hundreds Bid Farewell To Autumn Cafe Owners…
IN MEMORIAM: Linda (Collier) Nuzzo, 72; Cooperstown Native Taught In Syracuse Area COOPERSTOWN – Word has been received that Cooperstown native Linda V. (Collier) Nuzzo, 72, of Clay, a dental hygienist and teacher aide, passed away Dec. 9, 2016, at the Oneida Extended Healthcare Facility. She was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Arthur and Velma Collier. She graduated from Cooperstown High School and Broome Tech College. Linda worked as a dental hygienist for over 10 years, and…
Work Underway To Double Size Of Springfield Library…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JAN. 15 Paint Murals At Fenimore Museum CALL FOR ARTISTS – Application deadline for 2017 art exhibitions with the Community Arts Network of Oneonta. Info, www.canoneonta.org/exhibits/call-for-artists/ MURAL PAINTING – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community event to create murals for Auditorium of the Fenimore Art Musuem. Event is free and open to the public. Fenimore Art Musuem, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Boys section. Annual Patrick C. Fetterman Memorial Tournament. Clark Sports Center,…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Morrison, 52; NJ Native Described As ‘Free Spirit’ ONEONTA – Mark J. Morrison was born In Forked River, N.J., on Jan. 9, 1964. He lived in Pennsylvania, Texas and California, finally settling down in Oneonta New York in 2009, according to obituary material submitted by a friend. Mark passed away unexpectedly early in the morning on Jan. 1., 2017, after an evening surrounded by those he loved. At just “29 years young,” he leaves behind three sibilings,…
Can County Board Chair Name Committee Chairs? Or Must Committees Pick Own Leadership? By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As the 2017 committees of the county Board of Representatives began meeting this week, a wrinkle surfaced. The question: Does county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego – or any county board chair – have the authority to appoint committee chairs, as has been her practice and that of her predecessors? Just in case, members of at least one and…
