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Editorial: Water Worries

Editorial Water Worries With the exception of the boisterous and breezy thunderstorm that ran through here last Friday, Otsego County has had little to no rain for the last several weeks, a relatively new problem for us here in what has long been touted as one of the wettest counties in the state. Though the storm was occasionally scary—downing trees, exuding earsplitting thunder and bursting with lightning—it was welcome, as our bright lime spring fields and meadows were on the…

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IF YOU GO: Take the trolley, pack sunscreen, water

IF YOU GO: Take the trolley, pack sunscreen, water By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you are planning to attend the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Induction, here are some helpful hints: • Bring water and an umbrella: Things can get hot on the field at The Clark Sports Center, where there is no natural shade and attendees might be under direct sun for more than two hours. This is just as likely on a Wednesday…

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Cooperstown Locals

Cooperstown LOCALS Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2019 Milford Gym Filled With Polar Jump Fans As Annual Auction Raises Funds For Plunge Ava Brockert, 2, and her mother Kali, Milford, look for prizes to be won at the annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump’s Chinese auction on Sunday, Jan. 27 at Milford Central School.  Below, Polar Bear Jump organizer Jamie Waters mans the ticket booth alongside Devin Kiser, Milford. All the money raised from the auction will go to help…

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ZAGATA: Rising To The Fly On Natural Gas

Column by Mike Zagata, August 31, 2018 Rising To The Fly On Natural Gas One of the main reasons that local brook trout don’t get very big is that they tend to rise to and take the first dry fly that is drifted over them. During my professional career, I have avoided “rising to the fly,” but my fellow columnist, Adrian Kuzminski, in his Aug. 23-24, 2018 article, floated one that was just too tempting. He was commenting on my…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DEC. 16

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Dance An Irish Ceili For Christmas CHRISTMAS CEILI – 7 p.m. A full Irish dance performance by the Iona Troupe. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownart.com STANDING ROCK FUNDRAISER – 4-7 p.m. Includes a raffle. Donations go to help the Water Protectors of Standing Rock against future pipeline atempts. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta.Info, www.firstumc-oneonta.org SOMMELIER SERIES – 6 p.m. Join Sommelier Chad Douglas for his monthly wine tasting…

Oneonta Unity

Eventually, Unity Will Help Grow Greater Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN It wouldn’t be cheaper right now, but the town and city of Oneonta should eventually form a “single entity” to provide municipal water in “the most cost-efficient and cost-effective manner.” That’s the conclusion of an ad hoc citizens group – former interim school superintendent David Rowley, former DEC commissioner Mike Zagata of Davenport and Roger France, a former state Health Department engineer – who took it upon themselves to delve…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.