Until Available 24/7, Renewable Energy Not Ready For Prime Time The Otsego County Chamber board and president deserve a heartfelt “thank you” for having the vision and courage to host the “Energy Summit” Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga. Speakers from New York and Pennsylvania talked about fossil fuels and renewables, including biomass, ethanol, electric cars, wind, solar and geo-thermal. At the end of the day, it was clear that, although promising for the future, renewables are not currently capable…
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Hometown History – Feb. 21- 22, 2019 150 Years Ago Oneonta – Calvin Short has sold his farm of 100 acres to Thomas Burnside of Otego for $3,100. It will be occupied by his son Sylvester Burnside. Scramling & Michael have opened a real estate agency in connection with their law business over the store of Cope & Co. The boot and shoe firm of Pardee and Coats may be found at their new store on Main Street where everybody…
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Farmers’ Market In Chamber Hall Of Fame By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – For Ellen Pope, Otsego 2000 executive director, The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market isn’t just a place to pick up some fresh produce for dinner. It’s a piece of the community. “Having it here has added to our quality of life,” she said. “It gives people a reason to come downtown on the weekends.” The Farmers’ Market is one of six businesses that will be inducted into the 2019 class…
Cooperstown and Around Feb. 22, 2019 Trooper Hurt In Fight Along Interstate 88 At least one state trooper was injured in an altercation that took place near the Schenevus exit on I-88, according to Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations.…
Statistics Here And Nationally Indicate: Heroin Tide Is Ebbing Editor’s Note: This column, by LEAF Executive Director Julie Dostal, is the final in a 12-month cycle of columns by Otsego County Opioid Task Force members, and the news is good. Read on! There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I did not know when this day would happen, but it finally has. It looks like we have just begun to turn a corner in the public health crisis…
On Energy Future, State Must Pick Right Side Of Scale To the Editor: My letter relates to previous submissions regarding energy development, specifically Dick Downey’s letter from the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 editions. Mr. Downey brings forward two frustrating points. The first is that Climate Change may not be real or related to human activity, and the second that renewable energy is viable only with state support. I will start with Mr. Downey’s view on climate change, and his contention that…
Work Starts On County’s Energy Plan By PATRICK WAGER ONEONTA – Now, the hard work begins. What’s now called Otsego County 21-member “Energy Working Group” will convene for the first time at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Old City Hall. And coming out of the Otsego County Chamber’s “Energy & Infrastructure Summit” two weeks ago at The Otesaga, the word “compromise” is in the air. “I don’t see compromise as being a dirty word,” said county Rep. Michele Farwell,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 21-22, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Marijuana Shops? County Must Decide Issue Hearty Applause Greets Freshman Congressman For $3M, Theater Can Reopen In Collaboration With Foothills Farmers’ Market In Chamber Hall Of Fame Work Starts On County’s Energy Plan With Gas Aplenty, Andela Predicting Jobs For Richfield CITY OF THE HILLS: Feb. 21-22, 2019 COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Feb. 21-22, 2019 EDITORIAL What’s the Matter with Upstate? CUOMO: ‘Fundamentals…
Monument Planned For 20 Killed In Limousine Crash By LIBBY CUDMORE SCHOHARIE – Within days of the Oct. 6 limo crash that killed 20 people in the parking lot of the Apple Barrel Country Store, memorials began to spring up. “There were 20 crosses, and wooden deer that John and Anita Borst built,” said Josh Loden, Apple Barrel director of operations. “The people Matt (Coons) worked out with built a cross, and people who came to pay their respects would…
