The program began on June 2, lasting six weeks and offering two law students that have completed their second year of schooling (rising 3Ls) per each of the three counties the opportunity for a legal internship.…
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Edition of 08/21/2025
“For every project we do here, there’s several steps,” Kamerbeek explained. “We need to do a design…then we need to do an environmental study to make sure that what we’re changing is not impacting the environment. We need to get funding from the [Federal Aviation Administration] and then from the local government from the City of Oneonta, and then we need to execute it. Those projects take years. So you need to keep on it. You need to be in…
The dedication of the Zion Episcopal Church All Saints Chapel on Sunday, August 31 will feature organist Jacob Morris Friedman. Further details at https://www.allotsego.com/goshen-choir-director-to-perform-at-family-chapel/…
As historical interpreters at the Fenimore Farm print office, Davidson and his colleagues frequently show off the printing process. Using the printing presses at their disposal, they are able to work through type setting, performing practice prints for those who visit the site.…
Randy and Karen Miritello have lived on Kelly Corners Road—over a mile away from the airport—for 25 years. The pair have a vast property of wilderness and trails, with an outdoor stage that has seen many performances from notable local faces over the years. This history is what they feel is at stake with the airport’s current plans.…
Two guest lecturers were featured, both from SUNY Oneonta’s Graduate Program. Dr. Cindy Falk and Professor Will Walker shared data regarding the history of ice formation on Otsego Lake. Dr. Kiyoko Yokota, associate professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta, provided an update which included a report on the effects on the lake given the recent lessening in ice formation.…
The large concern stemming from the introduction of this insect here in New York is the weakening of plants through feeding off their sap, causing many plants to wilt or even die. The SLF feeds on a large range of crops, meaning their presence poses a threat to different agricultural businesses.…
Twenty-three years ago, “The Freeman’s Journal” was reporting on the Generic Environmental Impact Statement, or GEIS, on the capacities of the Cooperstown region. Developed by Community Planning and Environmental Associates of Berne, under the leadership of Nan Stolzenburg and in collaboration with other environmental science agencies, the 243-page draft of the GEIS was released for public comment in May of 2002.…
Pedro Mieles, who is here legally on an asylum agreement, is the latest county resident to be taken by ICE without due process. Escaping Ecuador after witnessing a murder, Pedro came to the U.S. in search of safety and has been working two jobs in our community.…
With the draconian cuts to government food programs recently implemented by the federal administration, the Cooperstown Food Pantry is all the more dependent upon monetary donations to fund its food purchases.…
