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Lane Closure Along State Route 80 in Otsego County

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that traffic along a portion of State Route 80 in the Town of Otsego - approximately four miles north of the Village of Cooperstown - in Otsego County will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic controlled by temporary signals until further notice because of damage to the roadway sustained during last weekend’s severe weather.…
July 19, 2023

Town of Otsego Considers Real Estate Tax Exemption for Volunteers

Town of Otsego Considers Real EstateTax Exemption for Volunteers By CASPAR EWIGFLY CREEK At its monthly meeting on February 8, the Town Council of the Town of Otsego considered what to do with a newly enacted state law that permits each local taxing authority to pass a law granting a 10 percent real estate tax exemption for active volunteer firemen and ambulance workers. Fire Chief Chris Voulo of the Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Company spoke out in favor of having…
March 5, 2023

Collaboration for Canadarago

Collaboration for Canadarago By DAN SULLIVANRICHFIELD SPRINGS – Coping with harmful algal blooms (HABs) has become a distressing reality for those who live, work, and play in and around New York’s lakes. This summer, both Otsego and Canadarago lakes were plagued with long-duration HABs, curtailing activities for much of the summer season. In response to the crisis at Canadarago, a coalition of four communities and one civic organization has formed to take action to save the lake. The Towns of…
January 4, 2023

Historic Fly Creek Hotel might see the wrecking ball soon

Historic Fly Creek Hotel might see the wrecking ball soon An application filed on behalf of the Leatherstocking Corporation to demolish the historic Fly Creek Hotel at the corner of Route 28 and Schoolhouse Road has triggered a 2017 local law allowing the public to comment on the plans, and Town of Otsego officials anticipate an “interesting” session on May 3. “I’m sure there have been demolitions in the past in the Town of Otsego, but none of them have…
April 28, 2022

Death certificates lead to Coop-Otsego dispute

Death certificates lead to Coop-Otsego dispute By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A financial dispute over dead people has left officials in the village of Cooperstown and town of Otsego frustrated with one another. The disagreement stems from services performed by the registrar of vital statistics, which is a job village officials perform town-wide. Registrar duties include birth and death certificates. While there are some births outside of the village, most are at Cooperstown’s Bassett Medical Center. However, it…
August 5, 2021

Staff Dining Picks: June 3, 2021

Staff Picks Out Best Bets for Local Dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager Welcome back to upstate New York. The season is off to a beautiful start and we know people will be getting hungry after all the activities available around here. So here are our staff picks of local favorites. One of my favorite places to eat is Alfresco’s in Oneonta. It’s an Italian restaurant with a homey atmosphere, wonderful staff and delicious food. My family’s favorite order is stromboli…
June 3, 2021

Video Captures Bear Near Bed Bug Road

Email Photos, Videos To info@allotsego.com Video Captures Bear Near Bed Bug Road Vince Casale happened upon this black bear last evening on Bed Bug Road, Town of Otsego.  After a winter of hibernation, this is the time of year – about mid-March – that bear-spotting peaks.  If you’ve spotted a bear lately, and have a photo or video, please send to info@allotsego.com…
March 24, 2021

Earhart Visited Here, Marker Says

HISTORICAL SOCIETY WINS RECOGNITION Earhart Visited Here, Marker Says By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After losing his mother to appendicitis in the spring of 1921 at age 7, Arrie Hecox of Fly Creek found solace in Amelia Earhart three years later. Walking back and forth to school, Hecox spotted Earhart, then in her 20s, at the inn that neighbored his family’s farm on Route 28. “As you did in that time, they introduced themselves,” Arrie Hecox’s grandson, Michael…
January 14, 2021

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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