News Briefs: August 28, 2025

League To Host Webinar

COOPERSTOWN—The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will host a free ‘Beyond Plastic Pollution” webinar from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesdays from September 3 to October 15. Taught by Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics, the class will be held at the Clark Sports Center and cover the catastrophic global consequences of plastic pollution. No registration is required. For more information, contact tenicobal@gmail.com.

Vintage Vinyl Sale Scheduled

EXETER—Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 1472 County Highway 22, will hold a Vintage Vinyl LP, 78 RPM and CD Sale from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 30. There will be a wide selection of music, ranging from British and American rock to folk, jazz and classical. Most items range from $1.00-3.00. All proceeds will benefit the food pantry. For more information, call or text (609) 234-7769.

‘Metal at the Mill’ Planned

EAST MEREDITH—Hanford Mills Museum will hold its popular annual “Metal at the Mill” event and Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 6 and 7. Regional collectors of historic engines and tractors will display their collections, and museum staff will demonstrate machinery. To exhibit in the event, contact lizb@hanfordmills.org. Food products, concessions and information from local organizations will be available. The Stoddard Hollow String Band will play from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Hanford Mills will also run a coopering workshop from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21, taught by Bob Allers. Pamela Cooley will lead a cooking workshop using recipes from early 1900s Delaware County from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. For more information, a full schedule or to register for a workshop, visit hanfordmills.org. The 2025 season will end on October 15.

Local Authors Set To Speak

ONEONTA—Community Arts Network of Oneonta’s Writers Salon will host Shannon Delany, Jim Loudon, and Jennifer Donohue for a self-publishing primer and reading at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 18. The local authors will read from their work and share insight on their writing and publishing journeys. The event will be held at Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit canoneonta.org/writers-salon.