HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Baking Contest at Southside Mall CONTEST—2 p.m. “The Southside Market Baking Contest.” Cookie contest sponsored by King Arthur Flour during the Spring Shopping event. Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 434-3454 or visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552170876619 BLOOD DRIVE—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org…
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ONEONTA—Timothy Eric Brown, 44, our beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 due to complications after a lengthy illness. Tim was born May 20, 1979 in Cooperstown, New York.…
To understand the absurdity of the promise the troupe of three makes to cover all of Shakespeare’s plays, consider the stats that literary wonks have made so readily available. It takes roughly one hour to perform 1,000 lines of a Shakespeare play. The average number of lines in a Shakespeare play ranges from 2,752 lines, if you use the Cambridge edition of his works, to 2,864 lines for the Globe edition. Which means any one play, on average, takes between…
Following an in-depth audit conducted by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office, the Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District and its governing board “have been strengthened in ways that are exemplary for any type of organization,” SWCD Board Chair Margaret Kennedy said in a telephone interview on Monday, April 8. “We are right where we need to be,” Kennedy added with assurance. Kennedy, one of two members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives serving on the…
People all over the lower 48 United States enjoyed the eclipse at varying phases on Monday, April 8, including Chip Northrup in Texas (photo above by Rob Cooper, Dallas) and Wriley Nelson in Pulaski (bottom below by Wriley Nelson). There won’t be a total solar eclipse that passes over the United States again until 2045.…
New Exhibit, ‘As They Saw It,’ Celebrates ‘Herstory’ By EMILY HILBERTCOOPERSTOWN Women artists are seldom seen and rarely heard in the museum space. This is a known fact that has troubled both professionals in the museum field and visitors alike for ages. Six women curators, however, are rewriting that issue and reclaiming the “herstory.” Their exhibit, “As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now,” opened at Fenimore Art Museum last week to much excitement. The exhibit, a partnership between…
Dr. Valerie Rapson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, said, “We have the largest optical telescope in New York State. We also have three research-grade telescopes at College Camp where our students can conduct research over the summer.”…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 11, 2024 Front Page Otsego SWCD Back On Track after NYS Comptroller Audit Totally Awesome New Exhibit, ‘As They Saw It,’ Celebrates ‘Herstory’ Inside Eclipse Viewing Party at SUNY Oneonta Attracts Thousands Friends of the Feral-TNR Benefit Set for Next Saturday, April 20 Flowers Are Focus of CAA Gallery Show Chamber To Honor Awards Recipients on Thursday, April 25 News Briefs News Briefs: April 11, 2024 Editorial Dancing in the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Dinner to Benefit Gilbertsville Free Library STOP EVERYTHING AND READ DAY! FUNDRAISER—5-6:30 p.m. Spring fundraising dinner to benefit the Gilbertsville Free Library. Includes meatloaf, baked potato, string bean casserole, rolls, dessert and beverages. Tickets, $15/adult. Gilbertsville Baptist Church, New Life Fellowship Hall, Commercial Street, Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2463 or visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089345194772…
Friends of the Feral-TNR Benefit Set for Next Saturday, April 20 ONEONTA—In response to overwhelming turnout last year, Friends of the Feral-TNR announced that this year’s Feral Fest benefit event will be held at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center from 3-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. The event will include a raffle, food trucks and live music by at least five artists.…