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First Impressions: Glimmerglass Geared for Great Season

Greetings from The Glimmerglass Festival. It is hard to believe we open our 2023 season in just three weeks! This year, our productions offer thrilling stories of romance, joy, tragedy, discovery and laughter. The tale of young artists losing their innocence in “La bohème,” the tragic destinies of the young lovers in “Romeo and Juliet,” the questions about life in “Candide,” and a young knight’s battle to reunite with his beloved in “Rinaldo” serve as poignant reminders of the struggles…
June 15, 2023

News from the Noteworthy: Community-wide Giving Day Will Benefit Nonprofits

The Community Foundation of Otsego County is partnering with the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties on “Mohawk Valley Gives,” an existing and highly successful nonprofit giving day that launched in 2022. In 2022, the first year of Mohawk Valley Gives, the community came together and raised more than $630,000.00 in 24 hours. One hundred percent of participating organizations in Herkimer and Oneida counties received a donation.…
June 15, 2023

Locals: People & Businesses in the News, June 15, 2023

HOLZMAN HONORED: Seventeen years ago, master carver Gerry Holzman donated the Empire State Carousel to The Farmers’ Museum and on June 3, he returned to celebrate his 90th birthday—surrounded by family, friends, as well as his masterpiece. In 1984, Holzman became the head carver and executive director of the Empire State Carousel Project. Created over two decades by more than 1,000 volunteer carvers, quilters, painters, and woodworkers from across New York State, the Empire State Carousel features a variety of…
June 15, 2023
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Life Sketches: Father’s Day Remembrances: ‘A Sky View of Dad’

Life Sketches by Terry Berkson Father’s Day Remembrances: ‘A Sky View of Dad’ One spring morning, I deliberately made myself late for school so that Dad would have to drive me in his taxi. I knew the teacher would be angry and wouldn’t believe any of my usual excuses, resulting in detention during recess—but the ride was worth it. I ran down the back steps and over to the garage. In order to get the stick out of the hasp…
June 15, 2023
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Walsh Begins Another Charity Through-Hike

Walsh Begins Another Charity Through-Hike OTSEGO COUNTY Tom Walsh of Worcester, a 65-year-old hiker and cancer survivor, set out on a 200-mile charity fundraiser through-hike of Otsego County on June 1. He plans to visit all 20 state forests, five Otsego Land Trust conservation areas, and all 24 towns in the county. Walsh is using the hike to raise funds and awareness for Otsego Outdoors and the Hannah-Lee House, a residential home for Bassett Medical Center patients and family members.…
June 15, 2023
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Jensen Reaches State Podium

Jensen Reaches State Podium By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN Cooperstown senior Claire Jensen rounded out her high school athletic career with a fifth-place finish at the New York State Track and Field Championship on June 9. Jensen placed in the Division II (small school) 400m. Her time of 58.09 was a top-50 time statewide for the season. Victoria Guerrier of West Hempstead won the event with a time of 55.65.…
June 15, 2023
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Del-Chen-O Women’s Bar Association Celebrates Judge Lucy Bernier

The Hon. Lucy Bernier (third from left) is shown with Del-Chen-O Co-founder and President Kathleen S. Campbell, President Elect Alicia Rohan and Vice President Willa Payne. (Photo by Brenna P. Baker) Del-Chen-O Women’s Bar Association Celebrates Judge Lucy Bernier ONEONTA Del-Chen-O Women’s Bar Association hosted a successful dinner event at Bella Michael’s Restaurant in Oneonta on the evening of May 25, to honor Judge Lucy Bernier for her outstanding career of firsts in the legal profession. Judge Bernier spent 18…
June 15, 2023
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Splash Path 5K a Colorful Success, Raises $30K

Youth runners smile with their medals at the 10th annual Splash Path 5K and Fun Walk, held at Pathfinder Village on May 20. (Photo provided) Splash Path 5K a Colorful Success, Raises $30K EDMESTON For a decade, Pathfinder Village’s Splash Path 5K and Fun Walk has colorfully celebrated community and offered an inclusive athletic event for people of all ages and abilities. On Saturday, May 20, the color run and festival achieved a new fundraising milestone, $30,000.00, in support of…
June 15, 2023
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The Partial Observer: Smoke and the Hidden Threat to Public Health

The Partial Observer by Alex Thomas Smoke and the Hidden Threat to Public Health In regard to our scientific response to the pandemic, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha has noted that we got the biology right and the social science wrong. As someone who spent three years as part of a consortium of researchers from Bassett Research Institute, Utica University, and my own SUNY Oneonta studying COVID, I can sadly attest to the accuracy of his statement. Our…
June 15, 2023
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Springfield Announces 2023 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal

Fred Culbert, far left, has been the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years. Fred and wife, Maureen, are shown below. (Photos by Andrea House) Springfield Announces 2023 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal By ANDREA HOUSESPRINGFIELD Fred Culbert, the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years, will be taking a break from announcing parade entries this year to lead the parade as grand marshal. For Springfield’s Fourth of July Committee, Culbert was an…
June 15, 2023
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