The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is hosting a virtual workshop designed to prepare those seeking to become certified private pesticide applicators with NYSDEC on Thursday from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM via ZOOM . The training will cover aspects of pesticide use and safety that will be important for those seeking to pass … Read more
Artists living and working in Chenango, Otsego, Broome and other counties in the Central and Southern Tier are encouraged to apply to participate in The NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Program. This free entrepreneurial program is to be presented by the Earlville Opera House and Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Inc. in April. … Read more
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties, have reached 70 percent of their goal in obtaining contributions to fund the Grow with Cornell Cooperative Extension campaign. The campaign was launched in November to redevelop the grounds of the organization’s Education and Outreach Center in Cooperstown into teaching and education gardens. The Price Chopper-Golub … Read more
City of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig has announced Microenterprise Program awards to assist four local small businesses. Grants totaling $52,600 in remaining funds for the current Microenterprise Program will be provided to the four businesses for equipment and working capital costs. The four award recipients being announced are: Shakedown Street Share Your Wear Online Store, … Read more
The open enrollment period for New York Health Insurance has been extended again to May 15th. The State of New York joins the federal marketplace and other state based marketplaces giving consumers more time to enroll for 2021. Residents can apply for coverage at nystateofhealth.ny.gov, or directly through insurers.
A.O. Fox Hospital, part of Bassett Healthcare Network, has announced the opening of a new outdoor fitness trail at the FoxCare Center in Oneonta. The trail is a quarter-mile long partially wooded loop and has exercise stations and a picnic area, accessible from the northwest corner of the FoxCare Center parking lot at 1 FoxCare … Read more
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection contains tens of thousands of artifacts, and the museum’s curators have created each team’s Starting Nine by hand-picking nine must-see pieces for each of the 30 MLB teams. In a virtual program, Hall of Fame curator Gabrielle Augustine gives visitors an insider’s look at artifacts in … Read more
Another staff member in the Sidney Central School District had tested positive for COVID 19, and has not been on campus for the last week. Contact tracing and investigation of the infection has been conducted by the Delaware County Health Department. There will be no change to the attendance model currently in effect. (wcdoonlie.com)
Lots of events this weekend at the Cooperstown Winter Carnival, including the 2021 Virtual Talent Show. Videos submitted from all of the show’s competitors will premiere at 7pm tonight at cooperstownwintercarnival.com/2021-virtual-talent-show. (cooperstownwintercarnival.com)
The Cooperstown Winter Carnival continues through this weekend. Anyone wanting to get out into nature can take a walk along Otsego Land Trust’s Storybook Trail at the Parslow Road Conservation Area with a book donated by the Village of Cooperstown library. This self-guided hike will take you through the story “We’re Going on a Bear … Read more