CCS Board President Peter Iorizzo said the early work has been steady, collaborative and grounded in best practices as the district prepares for one of its most consequential decisions.…
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Edition of 07/16/2026
Despite the strong reactions, the exact reasons for Welsh’s termination remain unconfirmed. Without comment from Price Chopper, the community does not have a full picture of what led to the decision.…
Carrying on the legacy of a 2025 season chock full of five marker unveilings, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society kicked off the summer with the unveilings of two new historical markers at the Riverside Cemetery and the old Ulster & Delaware Railroad Depot.…
In our February 27, 2025 editorial, we said we agree with NYCFOG, and feel that the time has come for New York State to require local governments to livestream their meetings and to post recordings online. We now encourage all of Otsego County’s school districts to do the same.…
My life-long amateur studies of the natural world, particularly birds and plants, with a special affinity for ferns, have convinced me of the validity of evolution. So, in my predictably quirky way of explaining away my wealth of eccentricities, my sense is that as one ages—evolves, that is—getting to chores in a timely way is not as necessary as it used to be.…
There are several points that are worthy of public enlightenment regarding what can be viewed as separate administrative considerations that have become linked due to the unforeseen sketch plan submission by Manocherian.…
The Glimmerglass Festival officially opened its 2026 season this past weekend with one of the most memorable opening nights in recent memory—hard to imagine, given the success of last season’s 50th anniversary celebrations!…
A cannon blast announced the beginning of the run. It would take a while for the bulls to make their way through the narrow street to the arena. I said goodbye to Nicole and climbed over the fence. At first the braver men stood pat, waiting for the sight of horns.…
Heart rate variability, or HRV, is the difference in time between heartbeats. Although we might assume our hearts beat steadily like a metronome, they don’t. The subtle “chaos” in timing gives us clues as to how well our autonomic nervous system is working.…
If every proposal involving large parcels is discouraged before the environmental review is complete, we should not be surprised when housing shortages continue for another generation.…
