Susquehanna Greenway, Foundation team up for trail upgrade Neahwa Park adds another attraction with a June 16 groundbreaking for updates to the Mill Race segment of the popular Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway – a transformational project that will see the section paved and accessible and, supporters hope, an attraction for residents and would-be residents alike. The new paved trail will connect Neawha Park, Catella Park, and the trails available on New Island – a “critical link,” said OSG’s Donna Vogler. “It’s…
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Oneonta fan’s labor of love puts “Sinatra’s favorite saloon singer’ back in the spotlight Oneonta resident Marie Hegeman was looking for a song appropriate for a Valentine’s Day 2014 Facebook posting to her husband, Tom, and remembered a song called “The Lady’s In Love With You” she knew would fit the bill. She tracked down the song and its performance on YouTube – a clip from a February 1964 episode of “The Judy Garland Show” – performed by Bobby Cole…
Hall, Fenimore, Farmers team up for more access Three of the region’s most celebrated institutions – the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, The Farmers’ Museum, and the Fenimore Art Museum – this week announced they have joined to provide those receiving food assistance benefits (SNAP) with free admission for up to four people when they visit any of the three Cooperstown-based sites. The outreach is part of Museums for All, a signature access program from the Institute of…
The Rockwell Exhibit! A Must See This Summer It’s a short drive from anywhere in Otsego County to downtown Utica, but once you step inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s exclusive Norman Rockwell exhibit on display now, you’ll feel like you’re thousands of miles away. Two stunning galleries of his famous Saturday Evening Post covers – all 323 of them — flank the installation of paintings and sketches covering the whole of the artist’s storied career and creating an exhibition that…
Oneonta Middle School artist wins national honors Oneonta Middle School student Madelyn Ellis, center, displays the poster that earned her first-place honors in the 2022 ‘Kids Safe Online’ Poster Contest, sponsored by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). K-12 students across the country submitted posters for the contest; 13 will be included in the next “Kids Safe Online Activity Book.’ MS-ISAC members nationwide will use Madelyn’s poster to spread cybersecurity awareness, calling it ‘a stunning design that reminds…
Dad jokes: A Father’s Day Commentary By Ted Potrikus Hello to all my fellow dads, and a Happy Father’s Day to you. Advertising tropes these days tend to portray dads as bumbling oafs who make questionable fashion choices, fumble with modern technology, snore, and barbeque a lot. My wife and I were watching television over the weekend, and a commercial came on advertising a big Father’s Day sale at a department store. “Find all of your dad’s favorite brands!” they…
‘Friendship’ craft show back in Richfield Springs…
Editorial: Gas, guns, and overpromising We’re encouraged by the big news from the weekend that 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans in the United States Senate agreed to the ‘framework’ of a deal on gun safety measures – enhanced background checks for prospective gun buyers under the age of 21 and funding for state red-flag laws, along with money for programs to improve safety and mental health services in schools. Even though it seemingly has less to do with gun control…
Cooperstown, Oneonta mayors spearhead ‘corridor’ marketing campaign The mayors of Cooperstown and Oneonta opted to take regional economic and cultural development into their own hands this month with the debut of a project they’re calling “The Cooperstown Corridor,” highlighting what they see as reasons businesses and people would want to relocate in Otsego County. “Clearly Cooperstown has name and brand recognition all over the world,” Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek said in a discussion with The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta.…
