COLUMN Hidden Consequences Of Saying ‘No’ To Gas By MIKE ZAGATA When we live in a community for a lengthy period, we tend to become “comfortable” with those with whom we attend church, purchase services from, hire to do household repairs and who sell us the various products we need. Indeed, over time we simply assume they will always be there. Is that true in Oneonta or, for that matter, in Upstate New York? This past week I had a…
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COLUMN VIEW FROM THE GAME It’s All We Need To Know: Home Plate 17 Inches Wide Editor’s Note: Tim Mead, incoming Baseball Hall of Fame president, cited John Scolinos, baseball coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, as a lifelong inspiration, particularly Scolinos’ famous speech “17 Inches.” Chris Sperry, who published sperrybaseballlife.com, heard Scolinos deliver a version in 1996 at the American Baseball Coaches Association in Nashville, and wrote this reminiscence in 1996 in his “Baseball Thoughts” column. By…
THERE WILL BE PLENTY AT PRIDE FEST Everyone Needs A Mom’s Hug By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM ONEONTA – Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate our moms for loving us unconditionally, regardless of our faults. Sadly, some LGBTQIA+ youth may not find support from their parents because of their sexual and/or gender identification. A group of local moms aim to give LGBTQIA+ youth by doing what moms give best – hugs, planning a “Mom Hugs” booth at…
DIAL ‘O’ FOR MURDER S.S. Van Dine’s Philo Vance Books Took Him From Here To Hollywood By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For a time, S.S. Van Dine was the biggest thing in detective fiction. “He got famous fast,” said Michael Sharp, a Binghamton University English professor who specializes in American Crime Fiction. “He writes his first book and he immediately becomes a best-seller.” That first novel, “The Benson Murder Case,” published in 1926, is believed to…
from EDWARD BUTZ RSS Cites ’40 Years Of Exemplary Service’ To Greater Oneonta To the Editor: I was disappointed to read the innuendo and implications in the May 1 story, “Sixth Ward Neighbors Complain to Seward About RSS’s Record.” As we celebrate our 40th year in existence – including more than 30 years in Oneonta and Otsego County – Rehabilitation Support Services is exceedingly proud of its sterling record of providing essential programs and services that have enriched the lives…
Annual Walk Saturday In Milford Relay For Life’s Message: You Have Lots Of Friends By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – For two-time cancer survivor Laura Emmett, the outpouring of support she experiences at the annual Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society fundraiser, fills her with hope. “When you’re walking the laps of the Relay’s Survivor Walk and the crowd is cheering you on, it’s just incredible,” she said, looking forward this year’s, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, May…
Cooperstown Noise Law Has An 88-Decibel Limit With iPhone App, Citizens Could ID Violators By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sounds of silence. That’s probably more than even the 80 signators of last year’s anti-noise petition expect. But neighbors in and around the downtown will at least be able to expect sounds under 88 decibels if Chapter 172 of the Village of Cooperstown code, labeled simply “Noise,” survives a second public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday,…
from GAYLORD DILLINGHAM What Are Litterers Thinking When They Toss Beer Cans? To The Editor: Although I understand that I am not alone in my annoyance and frustration over the never-ending problem of litter around Lake Otsego, it also puzzles me that anyone would cavalierly hurl a Budweiser can or McDonald’s wrapper out a car window without the slightest regard to consequence. Maybe they think: When snow melts so do all cans, bottles and plastic wrappers. Garbage of all kinds,…
2 PROSPECTIVE SCHNEIDER SUCCESSORS ANNOUNCED Concertgoers To Get Chance To Pick Next CSO Conductor By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As an audience member at the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, it will be, in part, up to you to help the Symphony select the new conductor. “We’re encouraging people to buy subscriptions so they can attend all three concerts,” said executive director Thomas Wolf. “Afterwards, audience members can fill out forms and rate each conductor.” On Monday, May…
from BRIAN POKORNY Under New Milford Plan, Landlords Must Live In Shortterm Rental Houses To the Editor: After almost two years of collecting data and receiving input from Village of Milford residents, the Village Planning/Zoning Board presented an updated version of the village’s Comprehensive Plan to the Village Board to be voted on. The proposed plan was adopted on April 1, and the Village Board voted 3-0 in favor of the changes. In addition to the comprehensive plan being updated, the village zoning laws were…
