The threat of an industrial scale wind turbine project negatively impacting the Glimmerglass Historic District and the Holy Trinity Monastery is looming once again here. The developer is Terra-Gen and the project is euphemistically called “Rolling Hills.”…
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Numerous commentators confirmed that while the state clearly has an interest in developing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the developments must be sited with respect for adjoining property owners and the protection of significant cultural and historic assets. Faced with mounting criticisms, New Leaf cancelled the project.…
If you’re a very recent newcomer, you may know us best for our programs that add to the vitality of daily living in Otsego County. The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market (1991) was established to bring farmers and artisans to their customers and those customers back to Main Street at a time when even baseball writers were lamenting the takeover by baseball shops.…
As news of the turbine proposal spreads, people are putting their plans on hold. Our neighbors on Chyle Road are already talking about moving if the project is approved.…
New Leaf Energy has proposed to erect two 650-foot turbines in the Town of Stark, with a nameplate rating of 10 Megawatts (5 MW). According to the project materials, one of the turbines would be placed some 72 feet from the Springfield town line.…
WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND Exhibit At Monastery Brings Faith Of Fathers To Life In Jordanville ►IF YOU GO: Take Route 167 six miles north from the traffic light in downtown Richfield Springs to Holy Trinity Monastery. You can’t miss it. “Revealing The Divine” is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com JORDANVILLE – When you think of Russian art, you probably think: icons. “It goes far beyond that,” Michael…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Reveals Secrets Of Romanovs’ Remains In this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports on “The Last Day of the Last Tsar” exhibit at Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, and artifacts that prove once and for all that remains found in the Ural Mountains in 1979 are those of Tsar Nicholas and his family. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
