Sports Snippets: May 15, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Cooperstown Girls Track and Field Posts Strong Week COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Central School track program had a great week, girls varsity coach Josie Rusk said in her report on May 2. The girls put up strong performances in a rainy meet at Chittenango on Saturday, April 29. Claire Jensen placed first in the 400m and fourth in the 100m. On Tuesday, May 2, the team returned to the track in cold and…
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Sports Snippets: May 11, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON CCS Athletic Hall of Fame Names 2023 Inductees COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Central School named four student-athletes, a coach and three teams to its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Josh Edmonds, Phil Pohl, Alec Silvera, Jen Wehner, Coach Connie Herzig, the 2005 boys cross-country team, the 2007-2008 girls basketball team and the 2008-2009 volleyball team will be inducted at a homecoming weekend ceremony on September 30. There will be a ceremony at…
News Briefs: May 11, 2023 Museum Opens Memorial Weekend CHERRY VALLEY—The Cherry Valley Museum, which houses the Campbell Clock made in 1728 and a number of fascinating exhibits, will open for the season on Memorial Day Weekend. The museum is located at 49 Main Street. Plant Sale Will Be Held on May 20 WEST WINFIELD—The Upper Unadilla Valley Association will hold its annual plant sale from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Town of Winfield Park on May 20.…
News Briefs: May 9, 2023 Earlville Opera House Announces Grant Program EARLVILLE—The Earlville Opera House announced the allocation of $195,000.00 in cultural funding to 54 non-profit organizations and artists through the 2023 Broome, Chenango and Otsego Statewide Community Regrants Program. The New York State Council on the Arts established the SCR (previously known as Decentralization) Program in 1977 to foster the continued development of local cultural resources responsive to community need. SCR serves all of New York State’s 62 counties,…
News Briefs: May 8, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Oneonta Daytime EMT Class Scheduled ONEONTA—The Otsego County Office of Emergency Services has announced a new daytime EMT class in Oneonta. The initial session will be held on Tuesday, May 9, with later classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays. Times and locations to be announced. For more information or to register, contact smithd@otsegocounty.com or (607) 547-4328. Exeter Man Arrested for Unlawful Imprisonment, Assault, More EXETER—The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested…
News Briefs: May 3, 2023 New Dems Meet This Saturday ONEONTA—The new Oneonta Democratic Club will hold a meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Get Fresh on the Main at 254 Main Street. Town Board Member Kim Fierke and Common Council Member Luke Murphy will speak on town and city affairs. Topics of discussion on the agenda include summer outreach plans and MacGuire Benton’s campaign for county clerk. New members are always welcome. The club can be…
Sports Snippets: May 4, 2023 Cooperstown Eighth-Grader Medals in Golf Match COOPERSTOWN—Brayden Sentz received a medal for his three-over performance in Cooperstown Central School’s 178-233 victory over Herkimer in a golf match on May 1. Cooperstown moved to 1-1 for the season and has yet to play a division match. Oneonta Track and Field Succeeds at Cortland ONEONTA—The SUNY Oneonta track and field teams put up successful performances at the Cortland Qualifier meet on April 30. This was the final…
News Briefs: April 27, 2023 Temple Beth El To Present Concert on May 7 ONEONTA—“From The Shtetl To Broadway,” music from the Old World to the New, will be presented at Temple Beth El of Oneonta on Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. This family- friendly community event is free and open to the public. From the Eastern European klezmer folk tradition to swing standards and Broadway favorites, the concert explores the arc of immigrant music to that of established…
Sports Snippets: April 27, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Unatego Graduate Is Named SUNY Cobleskill Athlete of Week COBLESKILL—The SUNY Cobleskill Athletics Department named outdoor track and field athlete Shealinn Stevens of Otego a Fighting Tiger of the Week for the week ending April 9. Stevens placed seventh in the long jump at the 2023 Cortland Red Dragon Open Invitational with a mark of 4.71 meters. She also anchored the Tigers’ third-place 4x100m relay team, which finished with a total…
News Briefs: April 20, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Molinaro To Request Funding for Oneonta Sewer Project ONEONTA—Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee entertains community development funding requests for the upcoming appropriations bill. Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-NY 19) announced on Monday, April 17 that he will request $41 million in federal funds for community projects in the 19th district, $4.2 million of which is intended for the Town of Oneonta’s West Main Street Water and Sewer Extension…
