THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 16, 2023 PHOTO OF THE WEEK Furever Friends and Purrfect Pals FRONT PAGE NYCAMH Facing Budget Difficulties Paintings Travel to Los Angeles for Solo Exhibit CFOC Opens 2023 Awards Cycle ZBA Denies Short-term Rental Application Inside The Paper News Briefs: March 16, 2023 Village Seeks Transfer of Acreage Oneonta Artist Captures Essence of Our Region Using Spray Paint Otsego Town Board Tables Discussion of Tax Exemption Perspectives Editorial A Syrupy…
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Paintings Travel to Los Angeles for Solo Exhibit By TERESA WINCHESTERGILBERTSVILLE It’s a long way from Carrie Mae Smith’s Italianate stone house in Gilbertsville to Los Angeles and Lowell Ryan Projects, a split-level art gallery with an art deco exterior. Nevertheless, Smith made the 2,764-mile trip with her husband, Greg Watson, on February 14 to open her first solo exhibit at the gallery, which welcomes artists whose work crosses disciplinary boundaries. “It’s the most significant gallery show I’ve had to…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 9, 2023 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Bassett Chief Looks to Future Otsego County EMS Reaches Crossroads Butternut Valley Alliance Joins Otsego Outdoors Collaborative Inside The Paper People & Businesses in the News Carnival Capers Village of Cooperstown To Receive $4.5 Million Via NY Forward Program An Upstart Orchestra’s Progress Continues in the New Year Otsego Board of Representatives Weighs Opposition to State Budget Rules Chancellor John B. King…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 2, 2023 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Public Hearing Set for March 7Lake Street Permit To Be Considered Maher, Oberacker Calling forUniversal School Meals Program DEC Summer Camp Spots Up for Grabs Inside The Paper OHS Drama Club Disney Character ‘Breakfeast’ Is This Saturday Middlefield Adopts Solar Panel Zoning Law SUNY Theatre Department to Present ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ Empty Bowls Luncheon Returns; Proceeds To Benefit Food Pantry Thinning of Deer Herd…
News from the Noteworthy DDAM Promotes Inclusivity,Equitable Workforce Every year in March, we take time throughout the month to recognize people with developmental disabilities as members of our community, coworkers, family and friends for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Developmental disabilities can occur at birth or become present over the development age and can include autism and ADHD, cerebral palsy, learning, language, and intellectual disabilities. You may know or work with someone who has a developmental disability. Today, we live in…
Bassett At 100 Stroke Awareness, Prevention Is Important By DR. TOMMY IBRAHIM Dear Friends, Neighbors and Colleagues, Since February is National Heart Health Month, I’d like to focus this column on cardiovascular health—specifically on stroke awareness and prevention. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, making it the most common cause of paralysis and the fifth leading cause of death in this country. What’s even more startling is that the stroke rate has gone up among…
In Other News ONEONTA—Opportunities for Otsego, a community action agency focused on alleviating poverty in the county, recently held a Point-in-Time meeting in conjunction with the Oneonta Police Department to give a count of the homeless on Thursday, January 26. Blankets, provided by the Southern Tier Homeless Coalition, were given to the OPD to give to any unsheltered individuals they encounter. The official results of the Point-in-Time count will be released in April by STHC, the organizers of the count…
Researcher Releases Detailed Look at Rural Mental Health By TED MEBUST What are the unique aspects of rural communities and culture that may contribute to mental health concerns and increased risk of suicide in rural New York? What factors contribute to positive mental health and well-being? How do community members seek help for behavioral health concerns, and what factors influence these help-seeking preferences? How can rural communities—individually and as a whole—improve availability, awareness, access, and utilization of mental health services, resources,…
‘Snow Place Like Home’ COOPERSTOWN—Matt and Lauren Glynn and daughter, Lucy, enjoyed hot cocoa and a visit with the Ice Queen and Friends at the Cooperstown Winter Carnival kickoff event on Thursday, February 2 at The Otesaga Resort Hotel.…
Off the Cuff/On the Record Beau Sasser Editor’s Note: From time to time, we will publish interviews with performers, dignitaries, authors and assorted others in this new feature, “Off the Cuff/On the Record.” Enjoy! COOPERSTOWN—Veteran organist Beau Sasser will be joined by Justin Henricks on guitar and Bill Carbone on drums when the Beau Sasser Trio takes the stage on Friday, February 10 at The Otesaga Resort Hotel. Their performance, part of the Cooperstown Concert Series’ 53rd season, begins at…
