News Briefs: March 14, 2024

Kuzminski To Speak on Home Rule, Democracy

COOPERSTOWN—Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown will host local scholar and activist Adrian Kuzminski, PhD, for a lecture on “Home Rule and Democracy” in the third floor ballroom of the Village Hall, 22 Main Street, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 17. Kuzminski will examine the history of home rule in New York State and assess its prospects and implications for the future. A former history professor at the University of Hawaii, Kuzminski has also been a public official and is the author of seven books. Like all Sunday Speaker Series events, the lecture will be free and open to the public.

Super Heroes Rummage Sale Coming Up

ONEONTA—Super Heroes Humane Society will present its spring rummage sale at Northern Eagle Beverages, 41 Browne Street in Oneonta, this year due to ongoing renovations at their shelter. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 24; all items will be free for the final hour on Sunday. The sale site will be open to receive donations at the truck bay from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, Sunday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 20. Donors should bring moving help if they have large items.