At the end of the War of Independence, the Republic’s future was in doubt. The officers of the army were owed back pay, and Congress had promised them pensions for their service to the new country.…
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Helios Care has expanded its efforts to build stronger relationships with healthcare providers, nursing homes, hospitals, and community organizations throughout Otsego, Delaware, and Schoharie counties.…
The proposed Manocherian development in the Towns of Otsego and Springfield may shift unsustainable costs to the towns. The proposal calls for building 80 new homes on lots ranging from three to 13 acres, plus a 46-unit duplex development, in the Towns of Otsego and Springfield.…
60 YEARS AGO: Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller has arranged to speak here next Tuesday morning to the Fifth Annual Executive Conference of the New York State Broadcasters Association which opens Monday at the Otesaga Hotel. Tentative plans call for the Governor to arrive here by helicopter shortly before 11 a.m. to address the convention.…
135 YEARS AGO: At the request of the officers of the Oneonta Fish and Game Association, the water company has decided to post the Ackley and Wilber Lake reservoirs and streams leading out of them, so far as they are owned by the company. The association and water company taken these steps because the bass put in only a month ago are already being taken by anglers.…
As the June 23rd primary approaches, the social media debate over the Otsego County sheriff's race has turned into a partisan circus. The sitting sheriff’s campaign is trying to scare conservative voters by labeling retired Sergeant Mike Stalter anti-ICE, while some progressives wonder if a 25-year veteran cop can actually deliver a real shift toward transparency.…
The current redistricting mania now the rage, despite the moral and legal questions it raises, has given me some ideas. I have wondered in what ways such behavior might be extrapolated into other exigencies of everyday life.…
The sap from cow parsnips can produce a chemical burn on your skin if that area is then exposed to sunlight. This can appear as very small spots or larger blotches on hands, forearms and legs, but typically only on skin exposed to the sun.…
185 YEARS AGO: A correspondent writes us that active preparations are in progress for a general celebration by the citizens of Otsego, Montgomery and Schoharie counties, of the ensuing anniversary of our National Independence, at Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, the fifth of July next.…
160 YEARS AGO: Advertisement: It is a matter of fact that trade is working up town. If you don’t believe it, just call at Bundy & McDonald’s, and see the throng of customers that crowd that establishment from morning till night.…
