News Briefs: May 30, 2024

Candidates To Meet at Forum

DELANSON—The League of Women Voters of Albany County and the LWV of the Cooperstown Area will co-sponsor a candidates’ forum for the Democratic candidates for New York’s 102 Assembly District in advance of the June 25 primary. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 2 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the Octagon Barn, 588 Middle Road, Delanson. League volunteers will serve as moderator and timekeepers.

Mary Finneran and Janet Tweed are vying for the Democratic nomination to represent the 102nd District. The 102nd District comprises all of Schoharie and Greene counties, and portions of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Otsego (including the towns of Otsego, Worcester, Cherry Valley, Middlefield, and Springfield), and Ulster counties.

Finneran, a resident of Cairo, is a retired art teacher and environmental and social justice advocate. Tweed is a Delhi village trustee and physical therapist. The winner of the June 25 primary will face incumbent Christopher Tague in November. There will be no Republican forum, as the Republican incumbent is running unopposed.

The public is invited to submit questions for the candidates at tinyurl.com/District102Dems. Voters also may find out information about the candidates and their views at Vote411.org. The forum will be recorded and later posted on the League of Women Voters of Albany County’s YouTube channel LWV Albany.

Election Day for the Democratic primary is June 25 and early voting will be held from June 15-June 23. Only registered Democrats may vote for a Democratic candidate in the June primary election.

NYFOA To Host Meeting

COOPERSTOWN—New York Forest Owners Association Central New York Chapter will host a meeting and woods walk at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 8. The morning session at The Meadows Office Complex, 140 County Highway 33W, will feature speakers Jeff O’Handley of Otsego County Conservation Association, May Leinhart of Otsego Land Trust, John MacNaught of Catskill Forest Association, and Daniel Zimmerman of Otsego Soil and Water Conservation District.

After the morning presentation, the group will travel to Forest of the Dozen Dads County Park, 325 Blacks Road in Cooperstown, for lunch and a woods walk.

Richfield Craft Fest Returns

RICHFIELD SPRINGS—The 43rd annual Friendship Craft Festival, sponsored by the Church of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs, will take place in Spring Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. Crafters can apply as vendors until June 1, although late submissions may be accepted if space is available. Contact friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo.com or (315) 858-2103 to apply. There will also be a bake sale, Brooks’ House of BBQ chicken served from 11:30 a.m. until sold out and concessions sold by the Richfield Springs Youth Sports Organization.