The 2025 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development will provide students the chance to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum team in a summer-long internship, offering meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional career fields for those who are chosen from the hundreds of applications received in Cooperstown each year.…
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Halloween-themed events in Cooperstown, Richfield Springs, and Oneonta, visiting authors, and Film Otsego's new film festival are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
In addition to his firefighting service, Oakes is an Army veteran who earned the Purple Heart, Defense Service Medal, Commendation Medal, Campaign Medal and Service Medal. He is a member of the Veterans’ Club in Cooperstown, the Richfield Springs Lions Club and the Springfield 4th of July Committee.…
“Make talk work.” It’s such an easy phrase, such a simple concept. Yet as applied to this dispute, it is neither easy nor simple. For starters, even the terms for a cease fire are contentious. The Israelis have insisted on a return of the hostages as precondition, and the Palestinians were using the hostage issue as a negotiating tool. In fact, the November cease fire collapsed for that reason. And a second offer for a cease fire in January this…
It’s a convenient method to never have to refute embarrassing facts with actual evidence. It forces good people to become vulnerable to “alternative facts” and conspiracy theories. Chaos is the object of the game in the MAGA playbook.…
This is not only a New York State issue, but an issue on the global scale. However, total successful recycling in New York is about 20 percent, which is well under what should be considered acceptable—the national average is 32 percent. It is our job as citizens to help change this miserable statistic, at least in our state.…
“Ask an Expert” via Zoom is a series designed to provide in-depth knowledge on specific topics relevant to our small-business members. Our goal is to offer access to expert insights and practical advice in an interactive and engaging format. During these sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in one-on-one conversations in a supportive environment while learning from our featured speakers, who are also fellow chamber members.…
SUNY Oneonta’s Mask and Hammer Theatre Club will perform David Auburn’s “Proof,” directed by Jessy Gardner, in the Hamblin Theater October 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on October 27.…
Library staff will host a Senior Coffee Hour on Fridays at 10 a.m., where participants will enjoy coffee, games, laughs and more. Monthly presentations on topics such as local history, electronic device trainings and more are planned, including presentations by local children’s groups.…
I have a tremendous resistance to change. I guess that’s why, in my 50s, I had the same bicycle for 43 years, the same power lawn mower for 40 years and the same old Chevy convertible for more than 30 years. Alice, my wife of 27 years at that time, must have felt pretty secure knowing my propensity for maintaining the status quo.…
