SUGARING OFF SUNDAYS—8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Featuring a pancake breakfast, activities, demonstrations of maple syrup making and more. Fees apply. Fenimore Farm and Country Village, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or https://www.fenimorefarm.org/event/sugaring-off-sundays/2026-03-29/…
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135 YEARS AGO: At the Gymnasium, the ladies’ classes are instructed on the afternoon of Monday, Wednesday and Friday; gentlemen’s and boys’ classes on the evenings of those days. There are about 100 members at present. The running expenses of the gymnasium must be over $2,000 a year, and all beyond the comparatively small amount received for membership tickets is met by its founder.…
70 YEARS AGO: Nearly 700 boys are expected to participate in the first Otschodela Council Boy Scout Exposition to be held indoors since 1950. Scheduled for April 7 at the New York State Armory in Oneonta, the Exposition will feature exhibits by more than forty Boy Scout, Explorer, and Cub Scout units from the three-county Council.…
EDGAR ALLEN POE—“2026 Babcock Lecture.” Features two internationally-renowned authorities on Edgar Allen Poe. Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. · 5 p.m. “Poe in Richmond in 1836.” Richard Kopley, author of “Edgar Allan Poe: A Life,” shares extracts from the book focusing on new stories about Poe from never-before-published letters. · 7:30 p.m. “My Life with Poe from Washington PA to Washington DC, and Beyond.” Rare book collector Stephan Loewentheil shares tales from the life of…
On the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2026, John Francis “Jack” Smith peacefully passed into eternal rest at his Pine Boulevard home. His beloved wife, Gayle, and family were at his side. He was 95.…
