Given the play’s title, it won’t surprise you the show deals with difficult topics: war, rape and ethnic cleansing. What might surprise you is that it comes across as a very engaging “Ted Talk,” albeit one aimed at a more mature audience.…
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One of the topics our readers seem most interested in is Bassett Healthcare Network, and their questions and comments run the gamut—from health concerns, to financial stability, to staffing and housing shortages.…
Many thanks to Bill Miller for sharing this photo, which he describes as an “inundated Brookwood Garden on a foggy morn.”…
CANO Receives $5K Award Toward Juneteenth Celebration ONEONTA—The Community Arts Network of Oneonta has received a $5,000.00 award from the Community Foundation of Otsego County in support of the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration. The event will be held on Saturday, June 22 on Field Number 5 in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park. The free, family-friendly, Oneonta Juneteenth Celebration is a forum for celebrating Black joy and justice. In its fifth year in Oneonta, Juneteenth is a day filled with Black culture, community relationships,…
Every fourth Saturday of the month from 7-9 p.m.—including this coming Saturday—the “Coffee House” that springs up at the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church at 128 Church Street holds an open mic night.…
Looking back over the past five years, Weaver said that what he has liked most has been his customers. “The biggest enjoyment has been serving people the way I like to be served and having a relaxed place for people to do their shopping,” Weaver said, adding that the four things he focuses on most are “great service, quality products, fair prices, and a clean store.”…
The Class of 2024 will be inducted on Saturday, September 21 as part of homecoming weekend. There will be a ceremony at 4 p.m. in the middle/high school’s Sterling Auditorium, followed by the homecoming football game at Lambert Field at 7 p.m. Inductees will also be introduced before the football game.…
A century of pictures of club members from years past, accounts of Rotary events over the century—it goes on and on through the years, all assembled and displayed by past President Ellen Tillapaugh and her husband, Gary Kuch.…
Following is just a small sampling of the plethora of businesses on Cooperstown’s Main Street and adjoining business district. From baseball to food, to candy and toys, to clothing and jewelry, from new tenants to seasoned pros, here is what store owners had to say.…
Softball, Baseball Seasons Start COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown softball has some big shoes to fill after stars Dani Seamon, Jeana Geertgens and Savannah Kirkby graduated last year. Still, the team is off to a good start. The Hawkeyes rolled past Sidney 8-5 in their opener on Tuesday, March 26, led by junior Emmy Lippitt’s first win as starting pitcher. Sophomore Katie Crippen batted in four runs; Lippitt put away another two RBI. Cooperstown struggled in their home opener and ultimately lost 7-0 to…