Amtrak’s A. Philip Randolph Employee Resource Group hosted six Juneteenth celebrations at train stations in different American cities at noon on Thursday, June 15. The guest speaker at the event in the Washington, D.C. Union Station was historian and genealogist Harry Bradshaw Matthews, retired associate dean and director of Intercultural Affairs at Hartwick College. He is the founding president of the United Stated Colored Troops Institute and a member of the SUNY Oneonta Foundation board of directors.…
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Renowned environmental strategist and writer Paula DiPerna will discuss her latest book, “Pricing the Priceless,” in a world premier discussion and book-signing at the Art Garage on Thursday, June 22 at 5 p.m., part of the Star Power series associated with the current exhibition.…
Fenimore Art Museum presents “Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw,” the first exhibition to bring overdue attention to Thomas W. Commeraw, a successful Black craftsman who was long assumed to be white.…
The Franklin Stage Company’s 27th season will run from June 30 through August 20. “We’re thrilled to bring this fantastic season of performance to the Western Catskills,” said Patricia Buckley, artistic director. “We’ve got some returning favorites and some completely new and exciting programming.”…
Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced the latest expansion of its K-9 security team. Remi, a 15-month-old Rottweiler and his handler, Officer Lynda May, have joined Hudson and handler, Officer Robert Meiser, and Coal and handler, Officer Ryan Salisbury in the organization’s growing K-9 force.…
Swart-Wilcox House Museum Open This Sunday; Museum Features Herbal Remedies Weekend; Hanford Mills Museum Exploration Day Series Begins June 17; and more…
What we’ve got here,” said the jail warden in “Cool Hand Luke,” “is failure to communicate.” According to Steve Wilson, Otsego County administrator, this comment aptly describes the present state of affairs resulting in the county’s issuance of the State of Emergency Declaration and Emergency Order No. 1 with regard to housing migrants in Otsego County.…
Called a distinctive event in the world of academia and fandom, the 34th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture attracted approximately 150 attendees from across the country, from different academic backgrounds and ages, all of whom had an abundance of stories to tell and a shared love of the sport.…
Oneonta To Resume Timed Parking Enforcement; Trout Unlimited Announces Father's Day Event; 'Tales of Love and Transformation'; and more…
All of us here at Iron String Press were saddened last week to hear of the death of Edward W. Stack, one of our village’s most committed, industrious and indefatigable supporters, on Sunday, June 4. His passing has left a plethora of memories in our community, and we are extremely thankful for the commanding legacy, rich and fruitful, that he left us.…
