Letter from Gary R. Schoonmaker Climate Action Plan Not Widely Discussed Is there some kind of media blackout around the Climate Action Council’s activities? The New York State government (Legislature and governor), passed a law in 2019 called the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act). That act set a goal of “net-zero carbon emissions for the entire state economy by 2050.” In order to implement that goal, the legislation commissioned a Climate Action Council to develop a draft…
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Hometown History May 11, 2023 135 Years AgoThe assembly has passed the Fassett bill prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, tobacco, etc., to children under sixteen, and it has gone to the governor for his signature. There has been a strong demand for the passage of the bill from all portions of the state, and there seems no doubt of its becoming a law. Nowhere is the urgency of a law regulating the sale of cigarettes more strongly felt than in…
Hawthorn Hill Journal by Richard deRosa Getting Back to Home Soil Several days ago, a friend sent a picture of the hill from our deck. Prominent in the foreground is our vegetable garden. Despite its dormant state, it awakened many memories and hopes for the future. It also reminded me of how anxious I am to be home and get my hands into the very rich soil that I have nourished with organic materials so diligently over the years. Curious,…
Penny, shown here with one of her humans, has trouble resisting the lure of the squirrels. (Photo provided) The Dog Charmer by Tom Shelby Off-leash Recall, Socialization in anEntirely New Setting Discussed Dear Tom, Penny is 10 months old and we are again having difficulty with recall. We worked inside and treated successfully, then progressed to outside on a 20-foot lead rope—always treating, always praising—and made good progress until the squirrels showed up with the melting of the snow. I…
Bees fly up to five miles foraging for their favorite flowers and could make more than 12 trips a day. The Partial Observer by Steve Davis No Mow May: One Way to Help Pollinators May I ask you a favor? It has been a tough winter. My sisters and I have been clustered in a dark, cold hive keeping our queen blanketed within a nice cozy 95°F. We shiver our wing muscles to warm the cluster. Those of us on…
News from the Noteworthy by Opportunities for Otsego Inc. Community Action Month Reinforces Agency Import Each May, Community Action agencies across the United States celebrate Community Action Month. For 59 years, this network of dedicated employees, board members, and volunteers have advocated, counseled, encouraged, and educated low-income individuals and families in a collaborative effort to strive for self-sufficiency and economic independence. As a Community Action agency here in Otsego County, Opportunities for Otsego Inc. is proud to join our fellow…
Editorial If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother Aside from being known as the start of nasty-little-black-flies month, this, the second Sunday in May, is by tradition and proclamation Mother’s Day. In this country it’s a commercial event of staggering financial proportions that has held the nation’s pocketbook in its grip for more than 100 years. It’s this way now, but it wasn’t this way in the beginning. The initial seed for honoring our mothers was sown before the…
Letter from Gerry Welch Mother’s Day a Time to Honor Gift of Life When I was a young child (14), I heard my mother sobbing in the dining room. This I’d never seen or heard before. I immediately went to her and asked why the tears. She looked up at me and said all of my children (seven) are asking me to do things for them. She then added, “What is in it for me?” I thought for a moment…
Letter from Mitzi Sackett NYS Cancer Services Program Saves Lives Cancer is the second leading cause of death in New York State. In 2019, there were more than 118,000 new cases of cancer and nearly 34,000 New Yorkers died of the disease. The NYS Department of Health leads efforts to reduce the burden of cancer across the state through initiatives such as the Cancer Services Program. The CSP offers free breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening to New Yorkers who…
Letter from the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area Your Vote: InvestmentThat Will Pay Off An investment in knowledge, noted Benjamin Franklin, pays the best interest. On May 16, you have the chance to make that investment when residents of the Cooperstown Central School District will elect its school board and vote on the annual district budget election. As the CCSD Board notes on its website, “Local control of education through elected school boards has its roots in…
