One of the topics our readers seem most interested in is Bassett Healthcare Network, and their questions and comments run the gamut—from health concerns, to financial stability, to staffing and housing shortages.…
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One of the topics our readers seem most interested in is Bassett Healthcare Network, and their questions and comments run the gamut—from health concerns, to financial stability, to staffing and housing shortages.…
MoreMany thanks to Bill Miller for sharing this photo, which he describes as an “inundated Brookwood Garden on a foggy morn.”…
CANO Receives $5K Award Toward Juneteenth Celebration ONEONTA—The Community Arts Network of Oneonta has received a $5,000.00 award from the Community Foundation of Otsego County in support of the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration. The event will be held on Saturday, June 22 on Field Number 5 in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park. The free, family-friendly, Oneonta Juneteenth Celebration is a forum for celebrating Black joy and justice. In its fifth year in Oneonta, Juneteenth is a day filled with Black culture, community relationships, education and entertainment. According to a press release, local organizations will talk about their cultural services. Food is from local…
Every fourth Saturday of the month from 7-9 p.m.—including this coming Saturday—the “Coffee House” that springs up at the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church at 128 Church Street holds an open mic night.…
Looking back over the past five years, Weaver said that what he has liked most has been his customers. “The biggest enjoyment has been serving people the way I like to be served and having a relaxed place for people to do their shopping,” Weaver said, adding that the four things he focuses on most are “great service, quality products, fair prices, and a clean store.”…
The Class of 2024 will be inducted on Saturday, September 21 as part of homecoming weekend. There will be a ceremony at 4 p.m. in the middle/high school’s Sterling Auditorium, followed by the homecoming football game at Lambert Field at 7 p.m. Inductees will also be introduced before the football game.…
A century of pictures of club members from years past, accounts of Rotary events over the century—it goes on and on through the years, all assembled and displayed by past President Ellen Tillapaugh and her husband, Gary Kuch.…
National Volunteer Week is currently underway. Observed this year from Sunday, April 21 through Saturday, April 27, these seven days—the theme of which is “Celebrate Service”—provide an opportunity for those who volunteer to reflect on the people and causes that have inspired them to serve.…
I want to commend Robert Bensen and Teresa Winchester for their highly informative article about the West End gas explosion in Oneonta.…
Letter from Jay Bosley Bassett Project Will Be Beneficial This writing is in response to your April 4, 2024 editorial regarding housing in Oneonta and Cooperstown, New York. It is true, a possible 100 percent of voting-age residents living on Averill Road, Cooperstown were against the Bassett project in January of 2023, all four of them. That changed in September of 2023, when we moved into our place. We respect our neighbors’ opposition to the Bassett project, but my wife and I fully support said project. There are a total of six voting-age residents living on Averill Road and we…
This week's briefs include information about events coming up over the weekend, an announcement about Family Farm Day, Bill McKibben's talk at SUNY Oneonta and more.…
There's lots going on between now and next Thursday, from a historic window restoration and repair workshop at Earth Festival to a presentation in Fly Creek by David Wightman to Glimmer Globe Theatre's Saturday "Write Out Loud" performance. And much…
Opera singer and memoirist Kathleen Watt at CANO"s April Writers Salon and this weekend's SHIFT New York Psychic and Holistic Fair.…
ONEONTA—Austin J. Brandt, 25, passed away at his home in the early morning hours of April 3, 2024. He was not alone, as his beloved dogs, Ellie and Bailey, were by his side as he left this world much too soon and journeyed into the unknown. His loss was completely…
NORTH BLENHEIM—Gerhard (Gary) Adam, former owner of VW Audi of Oneonta, passed away on April 14, 2024 surrounded by family. He was a resident of North Blenheim since the purchase of property in 1972.
Gary began his life’s journey in Stuttgart, Germany on July 19, 1941, as the son of Eugine…
FLY CREEK—Armella Agnes Phillips (Aimee), age 100, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Born into a loving Midwest family on September 19, 1923, she was the 8th child of Henry and Mathilda Mescher and grew up in Dyersville, Iowa with her 13 siblings. She…
MILFORD—Please join us for a memorial service to celebrate the life of Matthew Allison (December 11, 1958-August 21, 2023).…
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CONCERT—7:30 p.m. Performance of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Catskill Choral Society, featuring the Cooperstown Central School Youth Choirs, soloists, two pianos and percussion. $25/adult. First United Methodist Church, 66 Church Street, Oneonta. Visit https://www.facebook.com/catskillchoralsociety
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