Foundation grant boosts Farm Friends Program capabilities Thanks to a grant from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, Otsego County’s only farm animal rescue program is poised to take things to the next level. The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SQSPCA) Farm Friends Program began as an offshoot of the Otsego County Animal Cruelty Task Force, an ongoing partnership between the SQSPCA, the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and local veterinarians since 2019.…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 28, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Historic Fly Creek Hotel might see the wrecking ball soon Cars in Philly, NYC, Boston beckon visitors to Cooperstown Inside The Paper Toss your old medications safely Foundation grant boosts Farm Friends Program capabilities A break for seniors in trailer homes Perspectives Editorial Hardly noble COLUMNS ‘At Rest’ bill needs to rest, permanently Out of My Shell Finding a “place” for her…
Winter Storm Prompts Opening Of 2 Overnight Shelters With ongoing power outages affecting the County, the Office of Emergency Services, in cooperation with the American Red Cross, Clark Sports Center, and the City of Oneonta, is opening 2 Emergency Shelters to accommodate residents who are without power. They are set to open at 8 this evening. The South Otsego County Shelter will be located at the Oneonta Armory, 4 Academy St. in the City of Oneonta. The North Otsego County…
Multiple Power Outages Following April Snowstorm Multiple power outages have been reported through out Otsego County due to Monday nights snow storm. The heavy and wet snow of this spring storm has brought down many tree branches through out the county, several in the Village of Cooperstown where Chestnut Street remains closed to traffic. There is not a current number on how many power lines were impacted by the storm according to Corporal Hellman of the Cooperstown Village Police Department.…
Gas tax holiday, drinks-to-go, volunteer fire department aid in state’s $220 billion budget Drivers in New York will enjoy at least a partial break from the state’s gasoline tax beginning June 1. The state’s new budget knocks 16 cents off the price of a gallon of unleaded or diesel gasoline between June 1 and December 31. It’s part of a $220 billion budget New York’s state Legislature approved April 7 and 8. Governor Kathy Hochul urged county governments across the…
Springtime means new Octet Challenge! You might need your good mud boots, but it’s time to get out there to hike Otsego County! After more than 150 people signed up for its Winter Challenge, Otsego Outdoors is offering its first-ever Spring Octet Challenge – featuring trails, paddling, and pedaling throughout the county. “This Challenge encourages all of us to embrace all that an Otsego County spring has to offer,” said Peg Odell, program and communications manager for Otsego 2000. “Along…
Reasons to be Cheerful Editorial: March 31, 2022 In the beautiful 1979 movie “Being There,” Peter Sellers portrays a gentle and illiterate gardener who implausibly becomes a national sensation in a world gone wrong amid deep recession and winter malaise. A talk show host asks him for his outlook on the nation’s economic future. He pauses for a moment and says, “In the garden, growth has its seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter.…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 17, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Otsego County officials wonder how state’s pot store preference will affect local licensures Georgia’s parachuting spiders: can they make it this far north? Obituary: Dr. Emery Herman, Cooperstown pillar Inside The Paper ‘Newsies’ on tap for this weekend in Oneonta Cooperstown Central stages ‘Puffs’ production Otsego County Boy Scouts selling Camp Henderson Otsego County Chamber hosts labor law update Cooperstown Central hosts…
Pot preference for ‘justice involved’ gives pause to law enforcement New York took a big step toward opening its first licensed retail marijuana dispensaries when the Office of Cannabis Management adopted regulations on March 10 that could see some stores up and running by the end of the calendar year. The proposed rules place ‘justice-involved’ individuals at the head of the line for winning the right to open a storefront dispensary – a priority in the 2021 law paving the…
Three County students headed to Albany for government workshop Left to right, Anne Walker, Jordan Forbes, and Olivia Loewenguth Three Otsego County students will be among 60 New York high-schoolers traveling to Albany May 22-25 for the League of Women Voters 22nd annual Students Inside Albany conference, where they will learn about state government. Jordan Forbes of Oneonta, Olivia Loewenguth of Fly Creek, and Anne Walker of Schenevus will be among 60 students from around…
