Based on nightly conversations with her daughter throughout her youth, this story was the culmination of nearly a year and a half of consistent and persistent work on Pietruszka’s part to put together a piece she had been dreaming of for years.…
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The overwhelming enthusiasm for this event was rooted in decades of pent-up nostalgia and a desire for communal connection. Cousins Becky Thomas and Frank Russo, two of the organizers of this year’s event, were just children when their fathers began to plan what ended up becoming a staple of the Sixth Ward each year.…
Santa Claus visits the Huntington Memorial Library twice each year. He ventures down from the North Pole in July and December for these special days. During the event on Tuesday, Claus read two books to the kids.…
DeMolay International is an organization for young men aged 9-20 years old, with the intent of sending these men into the world as well-mannered leaders. One of the requirements of the organization is that the group hold a charitable event to benefit their community. Members decided to host a food drive, and take all of the donations down the road to Catholic Charities.…
My colleague Maria Griswold and I are on a summer-long mission to shed light on the vast array of vistas and vacation destinations Otsego County has at its disposal. For clarity, this series will be focusing on state parks and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation-managed state forests and waterway accesses in order to maintain a manageable scope.…
“This past October 2024, DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests employees began a multi-phase project to remove invasive plant species such as honeysuckle and multiflora rose from the popular Goodyear Lake Waterway Access in Otsego County,” Jomo Miller, a public information officer at the DEC, said.…
“[PaintFest was] one of the very first events that we conceived of and organized. We actually weren’t even officially a not-for-profit at that point,” Rachel Rissberger, sitting OWL board secretary and first organization president, said when asked about PaintFest’s legacy.…
The OWL Book Nook opening on Saturday, February 1 was attended by about two dozen people and featured a variety of fun events, including a reading by Huntington Memorial Library Youth Coordinator Donna Foote of books with neurodivergent characters, toys and books as door prizes, and cookies the children could decorate themselves.…
