HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ‘Small Works’ Annual Art Exhibit OPENING RECEPTION – 3 or 4:15 p.m. Find beautiful works by local artists throughout ‘Small Works’ annual celebratory exhibit. Find works for sale to take home the same day for wonderful Christmas presents. Register for one of the free showings, only 50 guests allowed at a time. Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury. 607-326-7908 or visit roxburyartsgroup.org ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season.…
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Retired Planner Karen Sullivan Wins Recycling Leadership Award ONEONTA – Karen Sullivan, retired county planning director, yesterday received the Lifetime Recycling Leadership Award from the state Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling. Sullivan has long worked to make the county more environmentally friendly, said Pat Knuth, executive director of The Arc Otsego, which nominated her. Among other accomplishments, Sullivan initiated the county’s mattress-recycling program and helped launched the annual Hazardous Waste Collection, now more than 20 years old. “Karen has…
Parking Lot 75 Percent Done, Village Trustee Told On Tour…
If Seat Can’t Be Filled, Are County Reps Deadlocked? Party Chairman Says Democrats Also Have District 6 Candidate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives may find bipartisanship forced upon it – perhaps until the end of 2021 – if a deadlock forming over Republican state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker’s vacancy can’t be resolved. County Democratic Chairman Clark Oliver said a few minutes ago that his county committee, meeting last night, identified a…
PLAN STAYS BELOW TAX CAP Public Hearing Held On ’21 County Budget…
Sheriff: Kansas Man Intentionally Struck Pedestrian With Car Attempted Murder Charge Levied By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK SEMINARY – A Kansas man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly drove off the roadway and intentionally struck a pedestrian, according to Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr. George K. Wang, 23, Lawrence, Kansas, was driving a 2013 Hyundai on Route 28 in Hartwick when he allegedly drove onto a grassy area at the front of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 ‘Pieces Of Me’ Virtual Art Exhibit VIRTUAL EXHIBIT – 9 a.m. View artworks in exhibit ‘Pieces of Me’ by recipient of Bright Hills Annual emerging artist feature, Sophie Bille. Suggested donation $3, works are available for purchase. Presented by Bright Hill Press & Literary Center. 607-829-5055 or visit brighthillpress.org/wordandimagegallery/ ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.…
BULLETIN Oberacker Successor Heads To Full Board COOPERSTOWN – In a party-line vote, the county board’s Administration Committee a few minutes ago voted, 3-1, to send Jennifer Mickle’s name Dec. 2 to the full board, which will consider whether to appoint her to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, in Cooperstown. County Rep. Clark Oliver, the Democratic county chairman, said “I’m disappointed this process was so rushed.” The Democratic County Committee planned to meet tonight to designate a Democratic nominee.…
Oneonta Owl Hitches Ride On Rockefeller-Bound Tree By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A Saw-whet owl who nested in “Daddy Al” Dick’s 75-foot Norway Spruce was rescued when workers tasked with transporting the tree to Rockefeller Center found the hitchhiker while putting up the tree in New York City. According to a Facebook post, the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties received a phone call that the owl had been rescued from the tree after it arrived in…
Copper Fox Patrons Asked To Quarantine As COVID-19 Spikes, Bassett Closes To Visitors COOPERSTOWN – With COVID-19 rates rising locally, Bassett Healthcare is restricting visitors at their hospitals to “only individuals considered essential to the medical care of a patient,” effective Monday, Nov. 23. “The decision to limit the number of non-patients coming to our campuses is in the best interest of our patients, staff and the communities we serve,” explains Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Tommy Ibrahim, MD,…
