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“It’s a local service club focused on the community,” Cooperstown Rotary Club Board President Ellen Pope said. “But there is a strong belief that you need to be connected to others around the world, so there is less of a fear of the other and more of a sense that we are all one community.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Springfield Valentine’s Barn Dance DANCE—6-9 p.m. “Valentine’s Barn Dance.” Old-time square dances, contradance, jigs, waltzes, more. Set to live music by the Contrasonics with Garry Aney calling. No partner/experience necessary. Free admission, donation appreciated. Springfield Community Center, 129 County Highway 29A, Springfield Center. (607) 287-1410 or visit https://townspringfield.digitaltowpath.org:10427/content/Calendars BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 6 p.m. Donate for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. 1 (800) RED-CROSS or…
All of us here at Iron String Press were saddened last week to hear of the death of Edward W. Stack, one of our village’s most committed, industrious and indefatigable supporters, on Sunday, June 4. His passing has left a plethora of memories in our community, and we are extremely thankful for the commanding legacy, rich and fruitful, that he left us.…
In Memoriam Edward William Stack1935-2023 PORT WASHINGTON—Edward William Stack, 88, beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and humanitarian, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 in Port Washington, New York with his family by his side. Ed was born in Rockville Center, New York on February 1, 1935 to Edward Henry Stack and Helen (Leitner) Stack. Raised in Sea Cliff, New York, Ed graduated from North Shore High School in 1952 and obtained his BBA from Pace University in 1956. In…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID The China Syndrome As I stated in last week’s column, it’s déjà vu all over again. Now the problem is new strains of COVID, which are beginning to take over in many countries including the United States. But more importantly is the rapid spread of multiple COVID sub-variants in China. Initially in response to COVID, the Chinese government came up with a zero tolerance policy. Whole cities were locked down. China developed its own…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta October 20, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Glimmerglass Film Days Marks Tenth Year Coop Vendors, Officials: 2022 a ‘Good Year’ To Barn or Not to Barn … Inside The Paper Nonprofit to Collect Bikes, Sewing Machines Local Equestrian Finds Success at Capital Challenge Horse Show GOAT-ober Festival a Rollicking Success NAACP Membership: It’s Not About Color Politics Political Candidates Speak Out: Race for New York Attorney General Perspectives Editorial…
Cooperstown Rotary Readies for Fall Fling By Richard Sternberg On Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Rotary Club of Cooperstown will hold its popular Fall Fling—a family-friendly event—on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, 124 County Road 52 (Susquehanna Avenue), Cooperstown. According to Fall Fling Co-Chair Sydney Sheehan, “Like Fall and Spring Fling in years past, Rotary is planning an event that brings our community together for a fun-filled day with local vendors, music, food,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 15, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Hats Off to Ommegang Weekly Medical Briefs: 09-15-22 Inside The Paper Winners of Annual CooperstownBeautification Contest Announced Thank You, Maureen Kuhn, Family Nurse Practitioner Oneonta Main Street and Lettis Highway Get Facelift Flags Around the Village Fall Photo: In front of Community Gospel Church, Oneonta For Whom the Bell Tolled in Fly Creek Celebrate Harvest History The Cooperstown Village Library Has a…
Weekly Medical Briefs September 15, 2022 NY State of Emergency on Polio OutbreakNew York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday over the growing polio outbreak, in an effort to better equip health care providers with tools to curb the spread of the sometimes disabling virus before it takes further hold in the state. New York Times – 9/9/22 Sept. 9 Skin Test to Detect Alzheimer’sA report given at the Alzheimer’s Association Inter-national Conference suggests that a…
Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg New COVID Vaccine Offers Broader Protection On Wednesday August 31 the FDA authorized, for emergency use, two new, bivalent, COVID vaccines. Bivalent means that each shot contains two variants of the vaccine. The following day the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommended the use of those vaccines and the same day, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the committee’s recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages…