March is Women’s History Month, and there have been many notable figures from the area, like Rosetta Wakemen, who left her Chenango County family farm in 1862 to help support her large family and ended up posing as a man in order to find work. She changed her name to Lyons Wakeman and piloted a … Read more
A citizen’s review board was among the ideas floated yesterday during the meeting of the Otsego County Board of Representatives’. AllOtsego.com says the County’s Law Enforcement Task Force report also included bias awareness training. The public has until 3pm next Wednesday to read the Task Force’s report and email their responses to comments@otsegocounty.com The county … Read more
A week after Ilion Mayor Brian Lamica announced that members of the Ilion fire department were under investigation, it has been announced that Ilion and Little Falls plan to share a fire chief on a temporary basis as part of a shared services agreement. WKTV reports that Fire Chief Rob Parese will spend 4 hours … Read more
The City of Oneonta’s Town-Gown Task Force held its kickoff meeting last week. The effort is co-chaired by Common Council member Mark Drnek, who is running for mayor, and Melissa Marietta, SUNY Oneonta administrator. Mayor Gary Herzig and SUNY Oneonta President Dennis Craig are also members. AllOtsego.com says the Town-Gown Task force was formed late … Read more
Glimmerglass, the summer opera and musical theater festival in Cooperstown, has announced their summer season. Due to health concerns regarding COVID 19, The Festival, which typically performs in its intimate, 915-seat theater, will bring its performances outdoors to a new stage built on the Festival grounds. Francesca Zambello, Festival Artistic & General Director stated that … Read more
The Ilion Firefighters Association has released a statement responding to the change in command structure at the Ilion Fire Department and allegations made against members of the Ilion Fire Service. The statement assured the public that the Department is fully staffed and ready to serve as always. The statement went on to say that the … Read more
Otsego County board Chairman David Bliss has a challenger in the upcoming Nov. 2 elections. Democrat Charles Varney, who operates the Cooperstown Underground Barbershop on Main Street in has announced he intends to run. According to AllOtsego.com, Varney cites mismanagement of city finances, poor COVID19 response and a decline in service by the city as … Read more
People who work in restaurants, soup kitchens,meal programs, food delivery drivers, hotel workers who deal with the public and for hire vehicle drivers have been added to the list of those eligible to receive the COVID 19 vaccine in New York. The State Department of Health has been working to expand the group of people … Read more
People who work in restaurants, soup kitchens,meal programs, food delivery drivers, hotel workers who deal with the public and for hire vehicle drivers have been added to the list of those eligible to receive the COVID 19 vaccine in North Carolina. The State Department of Health has been working to expand the group of people … Read more
Otsego Outdoors’ First Otsego Octet Winter Challenge continues, ongoing through April 30th. Whether you enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing, local parks and forests are filled with natural beauty. The challenge is for all experience levels and ages. Some trails are under a mile and will usually take less than an hour, other trails could … Read more