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Local Indivisible Members Call for Swift Climate Action at DEC Hearing

Climate activists have been frustrated with what they perceive as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s back-pedaling on emission controls. Hochul had been expected to announce steps to implement the cap-and-invest program in her January 2025 State of the State address. Instead, she unexpectedly delayed the program, subsequently announcing a draft GHG emissions reporting rule that would require polluters to report on, but not actually lower, their emissions.…
June 12, 2025

Happenin’ Otsego: 02-21-24

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Free Fishing Day Clinic at Glimmerglass State Park OUTDOORS—9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. “DEC Free Fishing Day Clinic.” Learn to fish with staff of NYS Parks and NYS DEC “I Fish NY.” Gear and bait provided. Learn about winter ecology and how to fillet a fish. No entrance fees. Pre-registration required. Rain date, 3/2. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Route 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662 or visit https://www.facebook.com/GlimmerglassStatePark FIRST AID—6 p.m. “CPR Certification Course.” Laurens Fire Department,…
February 20, 2024
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Wyant and Vogler: Crumhorn Property Should Be Protected

Letter from Amy Wyant & Donna Vogler Crumhorn Property Should Be Protected As a local conservation organization, the Otsego County Conservation Association supports the protection of the Crumhorn Lake property. This former scout camp is a prime candidate to forward state and local land conservation goals. We believe that using the New York State Environmental Bond Act to preserve this undeveloped land is paramount. The property includes 668 acres of forests and wetlands, direct frontage on Crumhorn Lake, 63 acres…
June 9, 2023
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BFS, Lake Organizations Announce Otsego Lake HAB Testing Strategy

BFS, Lake Organizations Announce Otsego Lake HAB Testing Strategy By WRILEY NELSONSPRINGFIELD SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station announced its 2023 Otsego Lake Research and Cyanobacteria Monitoring Plan as part of the ongoing effort to study and control harmful algal blooms in Otsego County. The sampling strategy will focus on variations in temperature, nutrients, algal and cyanobacteria abundance, and toxin concentration along depth gradients in the heavily-affected north end of the lake. Additionally, the BFS has increased watershed stream monitoring and…
June 8, 2023
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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