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.…
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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.…
Keeping track of asteroids, comets and meteors is a truly astronomical task, requiring the efforts of professionals and amateurs utilizing powerful computers and telescopes.…
Ivory, 98, a lion of the cinema, charmed attendees in an extended chat with a question and answer session prior to the screening of his 1993 film, “The Remains of the Day,” which took place in Hyde Hall’s Wood Barn.…
Getting rid of garlic mustard can be a challenge. The single best way to control this invasive species is to physically pull the tall, second-year plants when the ground is moist in the spring and before the flowers go to seed.…
135 YEARS AGO: Children’s Day—An interesting service, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, will be held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning next, in place of the usual church service, by and under the auspices of the Sunday School.…
135 YEARS AGO: Two very convenient shortcuts from Dietz Street have recently been closed up—one to Chestnut Street via the Windsor Hotel and the other to Reynolds Avenue across the lands of John Amsden.…
