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Edition of 08/10/2023 - Page 2

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Town Talk: Town of Richfield

Using ARPA funds from Otsego County, the Town has significantly upgraded the Baker’s Beach facility on Canadarago Lake. Improvements include the installation of boat docks at the south end of the property and the purchase of playground equipment for the beach. Further improvements are in the planning stages.…
August 10, 2023
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Hawthorn Hill Journal: Mid-summer Musings…

It feels as if we planted the two crops of early potatoes we like just a few days ago. But it’s the same story every summer. Looked forward to for so long, now almost over. Yet, there I was yesterday afternoon cutting back the foliage as I have done for many a summer. The virtue of cutting back foliage is that the spuds can stay in the ground until needed. We scoop them up as needed, finishing the final harvest…
August 10, 2023
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Subscription Drive Benefits Local Charities

Since its public debut on June 27, readers have had full access to AllOtsego.com, the online home of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta.” The website revamp was long overdue, and readership had declined due to slow response time and an outdated platform. Today’s AllOtsego.com is visually attractive, easy to navigate, and organized in such a way that both news and advertising content is easy to access.…
August 10, 2023
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News Briefs: August 10, 2023

Opportunities for Otsego’s Head Start program has opened enrollment for pregnant people and children up to the age of 5 for the 2023-2024 program year. Head Start is a no-cost preschool program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children for kindergarten. Open play and guided activities promote learning skills, language, and physical and socio-emotional development.…
August 10, 2023
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Board Expands Emergency Housing

The Otsego County Board of Representatives authorized the Department of Social Services to contract for 10 additional rooms for emergency housing at Motel 88 in Oneonta at its meeting on Wednesday, August 2. The $621,000.00, 18-month contract doubles the number of rooms at Motel 88 and brings DSS to a total of more than 60 rented rooms at local hotels. The county DSS is required by New York State to provide emergency housing to eligible families.…
August 9, 2023
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