A talk by Chris Kjolhede on graveyards, this weekend's Shock-toberfest lineup, a tree planting in honor of Hank Phillips and an upcoming memorial for Charlie Kirk are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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An opening reception on Friday night at the Cooperstown Art Association, registration for this weekend's SQSPCA Barktoberfest and Dog Show, a reading by The Writrixes in Cherry Valley, and CCS sports results are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Adele Louise (Merkle) Johnson, a local artist and former librarian, died on Labor Day, September 1, 2025, at her retirement community home in Concord, New Hampshire. She was 87 years old. Born August 4, 1938 in Port Chester, New York, she was the daughter of Robert R. Merkle and Marie L. Merkle. Her childhood was spent in Twin Falls, Idaho, and Teaneck, New Jersey, and she graduated from Teaneck High School.…
A Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at Cooperstown/Westville Airport, free FOIL training, an Otsego Lake Watershed Protection Program survey and a benefit dinner in support of Bob Croft are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
This weekend's "Draping the Pews" Quilt Show and Sale and the Antique Clock Show later this month, both in Fly Creek, as well as Sunday's Grand and Glorious Fall Fair in Oneonta, are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Today, DJ has a visitor on his farm. It’s his clinical case manager, Heather Chauncey, from Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health. Recently honored with the Circle of Excellence Award from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, NYCAMH enhances agricultural and rural health through prevention and treatment of occupational injury and illness.…
Lady Ostapeck, whose birth name was Alma Kaukinen, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother died a few days after she gave birth and her father, an immigrant from Finland, left the newborn child in the care of her mother’s sister.…
A vintage vinyl LP sale, the Oneonta Democratic Club's next meeting, stone wall restoration and upcoming classes at The Smithy Clay Studio are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
An update meeting on Otsego County's Broadband Project, September hikes with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mounta Club and the "Tai Chi for Arthritis" series are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The 25th Annual Fly Creek Community Day and Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, August 23. According to a press release, the Fly Creek Area Historical Society will have coffee and hold a bake sale at the old Grange on Cemetery Road beginning at 8 a.m., and Rick’s Hot Dog Cart will be on site from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
