Legal Internship Wraps Up Pilot Program
By BILL BELLEN
COUNTY
OTSEGO
or years, New York State has been faced with a compounding legal conundrum. It is well known that there is a severe imbalance in the citizento-lawyer ratio between rural and urban regions of the state. Out of the roughly 1,700 legal aid attorneys in New York, fewer than 500 serve residents outside of New York City, Buffalo and Rochester. Hamilton
Airport Expansion Plans Prompt Neighborly Concern: Part One
By BILL BELLEN
ONEONTA
Over the last month, the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport has garnered increasing public attention due to ongoing refurbishment and expansion efforts. Though seemingly just recently reentering the public consciousness, the airport has an extensive history dating back nearly 60 years.
As detailed by plaques dedicated by the Greater Oneonta Historical Society within the airport’s main terminal, the runway first opened for service on September 17, 1966. The airport has graduated many pilots, even serving as the site where two astronauts acquired their skills in aviation. 1988 saw the ribbon-cutting of an extension to the runway in order to accommodate more modern jets of the time. In 2016, plans began to come together involving further improvements that members of the Airport Commission—the designated body responsible for representing the
airport—deemed necessary.
This is where we find the airport today. Progress involving these initiatives remained relatively stagnant until the arrival of the newest chair and vice chair of the commission, Martijn Kamerbeek and Justin Osterhoudt. Since their arrival roughly two and half years ago, the pair have been working closely together to push on with the agenda that has been in the works since 2016.
“For every project we do here, there’s several steps,” Kamerbeek explained.
“We need to do a design…then we need to do an environmental study to make sure that what we’re changing is not impacting the environment. We need to get funding from the [Federal Aviation Administration] and then from the local government from the City of Oneonta, and then we need to execute it. Those projects take years. So you need to keep on it. You need to be in it for the long run. None of these projects are one and done.
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County is particularly affected by this negative distribution, with only 19 attorneys serving the entire county. A single case involving the Department of Social Services removing children from a home could occupy up to 14 of these attorneys, leading to a serious backup in the courts’ ability to administer legal justice.
These statistics were shared in the opening of a briefing to the New York State Unified Court System from Associate Court Attorney Sarah Cowen upon the conclusion of the
pilot for the state’s Rural Pathways Program. Brainchild of Cowen herself, the initiative launched this year in partnership between the state courts and numerous bar associations in Otsego, Clinton, and St. Lawrence counties. The program began on June 2, lasting six weeks and offering two law students that have completed their second year of schooling (rising 3Ls) per each of the three counties the opportunity for a legal internship.
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Interpreters Offer Printing Insight, Newspaper Legacies
By BILL BELLEN COOPERSTOWN
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or 217 years, “The Freeman’s Journal” has been Cooperstown’s newspaper, sharing notable local happenings to generation after generation of families that call this area home. Today, as small, locally-owned newspapers struggle, we take for granted the ease of computerized printing and digitally-accessible news to spread the word each week in a much more accessible manner than ever before. However, things were not always so simple.
The Fenimore Farm and Country Village print shop displays its “modern prints” of the content from “The Freeman’s Journal” dating back to 1845.
These intricate complexities of a bygone era are exhibited to a tee at the Fenimore Farm and Country Village’s printing office. Modeled after the printing
office of the “Otsego Herald,” a now centuries-defunct rival publication of “The Freeman’s Journal,” the facility is staffed by
two to three people, depending on the time of year. Connor Davidson, qualified interpreter and printing enthusiast, primarily staffs the printing office due to his extensive training and historical background knowledge.
“In order to print anything around the middle of the 19th century, you [would] have to set up every single word of anything that’s printed, using movable type,” Davidson explained.
“So that is individual letters cast out of an alloy of lead, antimony and tin…In a rural place like this, printers would order that equipment before they could even set up shop. It’s something that requires a lot of investment before anything begins…Every single letter of every word of every sentence of
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Making a Joyful Noise
MORRIS—The dedication of the Zion Episcopal Church All Saints Chapel on Sunday, August 31 will feature organist Jacob Morris Friedman. Further details on page 6.
Photo by Maria Griswold
Airport Expansion Plans Prompt Neighborly Concern, Part Two
By BILL BELLEN ONEONTA
Change can be frightening for anyone. When this change threatens to upend the life you have known for decades, it can be mortifying.
These are the concerns raised by the Otsego County Wilderness and Wildlife Coalition, a group of neighbors of the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport who feel the recent refurbishment and expansion efforts of the facility are encroaching on the places they call home.
Randy and Karen Miritello have lived on Kelly Corners Road— over a mile away from the airport—for 25 years. The pair have a vast property of wilderness and trails, with an outdoor stage that has seen many performances from notable local faces over the years. This history is what they feel is at stake with the airport’s current plans.
“We love our land,” Karen said. “We love to have the trees that we bought it with, that have grown in the 25 years, that we’ve occupied this space and raised a family, and been part of the community.
“It means a lot to us to be stewards of this land,” she continued. “So the idea that the habitat that this land has afforded us to enjoy and share with the wildlife, with the natural resources that are here; the idea that an outside entity would threaten that and come in here with chainsaws and level it all to the ground. It’s just a sickening thought.”
Not too far down the road, Jim and Shannon Forbes share much of the Miritellos’ concerns.
Having built their house 28 years ago and raised their children on the property, the Forbeses expressed their deeply personal connection to the land around them. Beyond the possible threats to protected wetlands and streams, Jim critiqued the communication between the Airport Commission and his family.
“Last fall, we were invited over to the airport for some hot dogs and potato salad, where they told all the neighbors, ‘Hey, we’re gonna look into pursuing a grant. And it’s going to come with a lot of different things…There was a meeting that was pretty poorly run in the spring. The information really wasn’t clear, but at that
“It means a lot to us to be stewards of this land...the idea that an outside entity would threaten that and come in here with chainsaws and level it all to the ground. It’s just a sickening thought.”
time, Shannon and I said, ‘We’ll be willing to work with Passero Associates, the airport’s consultant, in a manner that we get information. What do you need?’...Then I went to a meeting—just myself with Martijn Kamerbeek, one of the airport commissioners, Matt Nissen, the engineer for Passero Associates, and Matt Kent, the manager of the airport under Hawkeye Aviation…At that point, it was stated, ‘No, the grant we’re going for, everything is getting cut to the ground.’ Parcel two, which is this parcel that [we live on], is 25 acres. He said that one is just going to be absolutely clear-cut. No new buildings, no structures any higher than what’s there now…There was an indication that, if you don’t work with us, this is going to keep going on and become an eminent
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domain situation.”
The use of eminent domain, defined as “the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use,” was noted to have been a particularly threatening prospect from the commission by both neighbors. Randy shared that several neighbors of the airport reported that Kent or other commission representatives came to their doors saying that easements were necessary to move the project along, and that they needed to “get on board” before it came to using eminent domain. This posturing has caused the Miritellos and their neighbors to put up posted private property signs, something they noted they had never before felt the need to do.
The Miritellos paralleled what they see as unprofessional behavior to previous actions of the commission.
“They clear-cut the
property…Down at the four corners, take B. George [Road] out to behind the airport, you would see the airport would be on your left… That hill on the right, they completely clearcut with no stormwater mitigation. They went up there in…late winter, early spring, and just destroyed it. Left just a tangled mess, and all the runoff spoiled the pond of the two neighbors… which is a DEC registered trout stream that flows into the Oneonta reservoir, silt[ing] it all up, killing all the fish, and so that’s why they were fined. That was in 2012,” Randy shared.
According to the Miritellos, this clearing and subsequent fine cost the City of Oneonta $64,000.00. Both the Miritellos and Forbeses pointed out how they believed the city was uninformed about what they were approving when signing off on the Airport Commission’s plans last year.
meaning that Kent could see direct profits from both ends of the deal. Randy continued, noting that Kent also has the contract to sell fuel at the airport, and saying that the ratio of profits to Kent versus the city is “ridiculous.” Neighbors of the Oneonta Municipal Airport have attended both the most recent Oneonta Common Council and Otsego County Board of Representatives meetings to share their many concerns with elected officials. A number of families in the area are said to have taken action legally, either to prevent surveyors from entering their property, or to protect their interests of preserving the forests around their homes. The Miritellos and Forbeses both have called on officials to inquire and investigate this situation in its entirety in an effort to make informed decisions moving forward.
“A lot of it comes down to getting the factual information out to the rest of the world, including the city council, who we figured just was not [informed],” Randy stated. “I talked to one city council guy that I know. [I] went to him and said, ‘What do you know about this?’ He had no idea of the whole eminent domain clearcut aspect of this. And so that’s when I realized, none of them do. The mayor didn’t know.”
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“Three of the council members stated, if we had this information when we voted on this proposal—if we had the full information—we would have voted differently,” Jim continued.
Both families share the belief that the owner of the FBO also owning a timber company creates a major conflict of interest when it comes to clearing land for the airport. Randy and Jim said that Leatherstocking Timber and Stone and Leatherstocking HandSplit Billets Co.—companies owned and managed by Kent—are listed as possible contractors with the city for the clearing,
“Since he’s taken the lead role as manager, [Kent] has just shown up on people’s property… unannounced,” Jim recounted. “Pretty much said, ‘This is happening, you have no choice,’ and scaring people. If I were in a position of authority in the city government, I would question how that individual got to the role of airport manager under Hawkeye Aviation. Anybody could start an LLC as an individual and then apply for what sounds like a job that they had posted…Was he experienced? Was he interviewed? What [were] his past experiences…running or owning an FBO?”
Those interested in learning more about the airport’s upcoming plans, or who wish to make a comment to officials involved, can attend the upcoming public meeting of the Airport Commission on Wednesday, August 20 at 4 p.m., at the Oneonta City Hall.
Editor’s note: Neither Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek nor Airport Commission officials responded to inquiries about neighbors’ concerns by press time.
‘Ice, Ice Destroyers, Ice Out’: OLA Gathering Educates, Celebrates
By MARIA GRISWOLD COOPERSTOWN
Bright and early on Saturday, August 9, the Otsego Lake Association’s annual gathering commenced at 8:30 a.m. at the Otsego Sailing Club. Throughout the first half hour of the meeting there were a few orders of business, including the collection of registration and membership fees, a silent auction, and a rolling slideshow of lake photography. The silent auction consisted of different artworks, baskets and pies.
As the clock struck 9, a large group gathered under the pavilion to listen to OLA President Jim Howarth’s opening remarks. Howarth began the meeting by thanking attendees for coming and recognizing all of the contributing organizations that partnered with OLA on projects involving Otsego Lake. Those organizations include the “Watershed Supervisory Committee, the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, the Otsego County Conservation Association, the Lake and Valley Garden Club, and the Community Foundation of Otsego County’s Watershed Sustainability Fund,” Howarth noted.
The next order of business was the treasurer’s report. OLA Treasurer Betty VanHeusen provided a membership and financial report to the group. A motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report, which passed.
Secretary Wayne Bunn then took the stage to present the OLA “Lake Citizen of the Year Award” to Al Keck.
In Howarth’s words, “Keck served as the inspector of septic systems in the Otsego Lake watershed for decades and oversaw the inspection of 374 septic systems. Before Keck’s work, there
was little compliance.”
Immediately following this, the winners of OLA’s “Reflections” lake photo contest were announced. Association board members Betty VanHeusen and Mickie Richtsmeier and committee volunteer Susan O’Handley gathered to present the winners. With
categories in “Youth,” “Amateur” and “Professional” photos of the lake, the contest received a large number of submissions, officials said. Winning top honors in the three categories were Willa MacLeish, Michael Reynolds and Jonathan Svahn, and Bill Miller, respectively.
Two guest lecturers were featured, both from SUNY Oneonta’s Graduate Program. Dr. Cindy Falk and Professor Will Walker shared data regarding the history of ice formation on Otsego Lake.
Dr. Kiyoko Yokota, associate professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta, provided an update which included a report on the effects on the lake given the recent lessening in ice formation. Lt. Col. Paul Lord, a dive master and researcher also from SUNY Oneonta’s biology department, spoke on hazard buoys and issues with “ice eaters” or “bubblers,” on the lake, which prevent ice formation.
Lord then introduced a group of SUNY BFS students who reported on scientific research performed over the summer.
OCCA Executive Director Amy Wyant also presented at the meeting, sharing details on a project called Adopt a Shoreline, in partnership with OLA, OCCA, WSC and the BFS. This program allows constituents to get involved with monitoring the health and wellness of Otsego Lake.
Following the presentations, there was a brief question and answer period.
“While issues and challenges remain, the lake community showed its sincere interest and is ready to help preserve the future of our lake,” Howarth concluded.
For more information, visit https://otsegolakeassociation.org/.
Ag and Markets Meets To Discuss Spotted Lanternfly Concerns
By MARIA GRISWOLD
NEW YORK STATE
On the morning of Thursday, August 14, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets held an advisory meeting on the status of the invasive pest known as the spotted lanternfly.
The virtual meeting was conducted by AGM Associate Director of Public Information Hanna Birkhead. Two speakers were present:
Christopher Logue, the director of the Division of Plant Industry at AGM and Brian Eshenaur, educator and researcher at Cornell University in the Integrated Pest Management Program.
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect originating in parts of southern Asia, such as China and Vietnam.
The pest was first discovered in the U.S. in 2014, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Logue
elaborated on this, saying “Our first New York detection was on Staten Island during the late summer of 2020.”
This is not to say there were no SLF in the state before 2020, as Logue also shared that “the insect is very cryptic and hard to detect at low levels.”
The large concern stemming from the introduction of this insect here in New York is the weakening of plants
through feeding off their sap, causing many plants to wilt or even die. The SLF feeds on a large range of crops, meaning their presence poses a threat to different agricultural businesses. The meeting was held to inform the general public and educate on how these pests can be managed and reported. Logue began the
presentation with his slideshow of information on the background and current status of SLF. Logue detailed how inspectors are actively engaging in survey activities all around the state. They are currently monitoring SLF and other insect diseases. He also mentioned the Slow the Spread Program, which is an initiative the AGM
took on in an effort to delay the SLF from devastating New York agriculture. Logue also discussed which counties have reports of SLF sightings, and where AGM officials still need reports from. Counties that have established SLF populations no longer need public reports or samples
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Photo by K. Wayne Bunn
Otsego Lake Association President Jim Howarth addresses attendees at the organization’s annual gathering, held earlier this month at the Otsego Sailing Club.
EDITORIaL
HOMETOWN Views
It’s 2025. Do You Know Where Your GEIS Is?
Twenty-three years ago, “The Freeman’s Journal” was reporting on the Generic Environmental Impact Statement, or GEIS, on the capacities of the Cooperstown region. Developed by Community Planning and Environmental Associates of Berne, under the leadership of Nan Stolzenburg and in collaboration with other environmental science agencies, the 243-page draft of the GEIS was released for public comment in May of 2002.
“Following a public input process, GEIS developers sought to identify environmental sensitivities, review land-use laws, document negative impacts and offer mitigation strategies useful to protecting the area’s future,” wrote then-Managing Editor Tim Hayes.
“The document instructs readers on various impacts potentially found in the area and establishes a means for interested parties to evaluate the effects of these impacts,” Hayes continued. “The GEIS outlines these impacts as having “extremely severe,” “severe,” or “moderate” limitations on potential proposals given environmental conditions of a particular area. According to the GEIS, certain areas have constraints, such as water, shoreline buffers or conservation easements, which would prevent construction in a particular area. Other areas could benefit from a variety of mitigation techniques to allow for development.”
The sub-sections of the GEIS deal with: geology; hydrogeology; wellhead protection areas; surface water; Otsego Lake and its watershed; ambient light conditions; historical resources; visual resources; wildlife, plants, and important habitats; agricultural resources; on-site wastewater
treatment; Village of Cooperstown Water Treatment Facility assessment; suitability for septic; groundwater; transportation; emergency services; demographics; economic conditions; land-use trends; affordable housing; and tourism impacts.
The study area included the Village of Cooperstown and the towns of Middlefield, Otsego, Springfield, and Hartwick.
At the time, following each public meeting on the GEIS, TFJ staff shook their heads in consternation at the apparent public disinterest in the project. Draft headlines, written tongue in cheek, read, “GEIS: Still Unpopular.” In his page one article, Hayes pointed out that representatives from the towns of Springfield and Hartwick “chose not to participate in the formal process.” Those towns were included in the study and will receive copies for review, as will the county planning department, Hayes said.
Very useful for municipal planners, a GEIS is an information-gathering process that can be helpful for understanding complex environmental issues. The result of this comprehensive environmental assessment, the Final GEIS, is an analysis of the potential impact of a broad range of actions—or a group of related actions—often used when sitespecific details are not yet available. The GEIS process includes important information and recommendations for making informed decisions on new development and infrastructure. The goal is to identify and assess common environmental impacts to allow for more efficient review of individual development projects that fall under the scope of the GEIS. The GEIS does not, however, exempt specific projects from further environmental review under the State Environmental
Bloom Symptoms Reported
COOPERSTOWN—No harmful algae bloom conditions have been reported on Otsego Lake, although cyanobacteria abundance has increased and toxins have been detected at low but variable concentrations, SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station announced. Samples collected on Monday and Tuesday, August 4 and 5 had total microcystin concentrations of <0.3 to 4.7 parts per billion. HAB symptoms were reported in a person and pet on
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Quality Review Act to assess impacts that vary between locations.
Last week, Bill Bellen reported for us on a proposed 111-lot subdivision of 1,525 acres of properties on the west side of Otsego Lake, owned by real estate developer Fraydun Manocherian. Unlike the GEIS in 2002, public interest in this project appears to be high. The planning boards of the towns of Otsego and Springfield were presented with a sketch plan, “a very early-stages display of bare bones of what the proposed project would entail,” Bellen wrote. Social media has been abuzz with concerns about and objections to the subdivision. Bellen described the planning board meetings as “contentious.”
Coincidentally, the Town of Otsego announced earlier this month that it has contracted with the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District Inc. to update the town’s 2008 Comprehensive Plan, a document with which local zoning law must be in accordance. Community members are invited to an open house at the Otsego Town Hall on Thursday, August 28 to “help shape Otsego’s future,” according to the press release. “Drop in any time between 5-8 p.m.,” it reads.
It is interesting to note that the Otsego Comprehensive Plan does refer to the findings of the GEIS, titled “Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Capacities of the Cooperstown Region.” The Town of Springfield, which did not participate in the study, also references the GEIS in its 2009 comprehensive plan, as does the 2024 comp plan for the Town of Middlefield. We could not find any mention of the document in Hartwick’s plan, released in 2020.
So how relevant is the GEIS today?
August 13 and 14, off Brookwood Point and near Lakeland Shores, respectively. Lake users are urged to exercise caution and avoid cloudy, discolored, green or foamy water. Exposure symptoms should be reported to odo@health.ny.gov. Weather conditions remain highly favorable to blooms. Surface waters treated with individual home systems should not be used during blooms. For more information, visit the NYS DEC Harmful Algal Bloom Reporting System website.
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Back in 2002, Hayes wrote: “One of the largest sections [of the GEIS] contains recommended environmental strategies at the municipal level and evaluations of individual municipal policies.”
“For instance, the towns of Middlefield and Otsego have zoning ordinances with components that ultimately promote sprawl,” the GEIS states.
Town of Otsego officials say their revised comp plan “will guide future decisions on housing, the economy, natural resources, infrastructure, and more.” Some of the information in the original GEIS, approved in the fall of 2002, most likely needs updating, but surely there is content that remains useful and is still applicable. In fact, the GEIS provides a sound factual foundation for any comprehensive plan update or revision within its focus area.
But where is the GEIS? We could find portions of the document online in what was, albeit, a quick search, but could not locate the full final document. Back in the day, all towns located within the study area received a copy, as did the Village Library of Cooperstown. We hope the municipalities still have their copies, and are ready to dust them off and make them available to the public and to town officials working on updating comprehensive plans.
No one seemed all that interested in the GEIS 23 years ago, but this document—a comprehensive, science-based assessment of what the region’s environment can bear in terms of development—could now become all the rage now as residents around Otsego Lake object to the Manocherian project and bemoan what some are calling “The Nightmare on Wedderspoon Hollow.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR … In THEIR OPInIOn
Due Process Is All We Ask
Watershed Meeting Announced SPRINGFIELD—The
first public meeting on the Otsego Lake Watershed Protection Plan will be held in the Lakeview Pavilion of Glimmerglass State Park from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27. Community members and stakeholders are urged to attend and learn how to get involved in the watershed protection process. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with light refreshments provided. Visit cooperstownny.org/the-otsego-watershed-supervisory-committee/ for more information.
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After pledging to uphold “liberty and justice for all” more times than anyone can recall, and wars fought on that principle, we are confronted by a regime refusing to honor those rights.
Pedro Mieles, who is here legally on an asylum agreement, is the latest county resident to be taken by ICE without due process. Escaping Ecuador after witnessing a murder, Pedro came to the U.S. in search of safety and has been working two jobs in our community. Upon arriving for his oneyear check-in in Albany, he was abruptly arrested by ICE. “Doing it the right way” is no longer an option.
He has disappeared—into CECOT? The hands of the people he escaped from?
With federal funding for legal aid assisting immigrants largely eliminated, Pedro has no recourse and his supporters have no way of even locating him.
Are we ridding our country of “the worst of the worst”—or our neighbors and low-wage workers who follow the law?
With a goal of 7,000 arrests per day, and a 400 percent increase in the ICE budget, who will be next, as lobbyists for the booming for-profit prison industry seek their next revenue stream? Are masked, unidentified, unaccountable agents making arrests—with or without a warrant—our future?
Due process is all we ask. Please demand that Congress reclaim their constitutional authority and demand liberty and justice for all. Call your legislators: https://www.usa. gov/elected-officials. Know someone at risk? See https://www. nilc.org/resources/knowyour-rights-card/ and https://immigrantjustice. org/for-immigrants/knowyour-rights/what-do-if-youor-loved-one-detained/ Also consider getting involved with www.Cooperst ownOneontaIndivisible.org/ Paul Mendelsohn Cherry Valley
Don’t Forget the Food Pantries
Your editorial (“How Would You Allocate Your Taxes?”, “The Freeman’s Journal,”
August 14, A-4) lists a number of categories of monetary donations made by residents of Otsego County: animals, the arts, educational institutions, museums. I suggest an additional category for inclusion, namely, charitable and religious organizations that provide food aid to those in need in Otsego County. One such organization is the Cooperstown Food Pantry. It serves individuals and families throughout the county with a portion of their monthly food needs. The food pantry is one of those organizations which, as you noted, is supported by volunteers from the community who donate their “time, treasure and talent.” It also has depended upon its ability to obtain surplus food from the U.S. government at discounted prices, as well as upon monetary donations from charitable foundations and individuals.
With the draconian cuts to government food programs recently implemented by the federal administration, the Cooperstown Food Pantry is all the more dependent upon monetary donations to fund
Tom HeiTz/SHARoN STUART
90 YEARs AGo
A big army bomber flew itself over a triangular course today. only at the take-off and landing did the pilot put his hands on the controls. Army Air Corps officers hailed the feat as “successful automatic radio navigation.” But, the engineers emphasized there is no thought of sending huge bombing planes, crewless, to rain death upon an enemy in any future war, even though England’s little “Queen Bee” planes have demonstrated that unmanned aircraft can be flown by radio remote control. secret equipment aboard the Martin bomber flown today couples a radio compass and a sperry automatic pilot and with this arrangement a plane can be turned toward any radio station at or near the destination. Army spokesmen insist that the equipment tested today is “purely a matter of navigation,” to bring “ship and crew safely through fog or storms, or over great distances.”
August 1935
70 YEARs AGo
Problems are shaping up in otsego and Delaware counties over plans for police distribution of liquor identification cards for teenagers, although the ID card system is almost ready to begin. It is generally agreed that the cards would safeguard bartenders from selling illegally to minors. However, opposition has developed over use of police agencies as distribution centers for the cards. County attorney sterling P. Harrington has turned thumbs down on the official use of the otsego County sheriff’s office as a distribution agency for otsego County. In the City of oneonta, the Public safety Board has given city police the green light to proceed with the distribution as soon as city liquor dealers complete final plans.
August 1955
40 YEARs AGo
Raise the pennant. The oneonta Yankees are again champions of the Yawkey Division. After a twoyear absence, oneonta is heading to the New YorkPenn League playoffs after beating Jamestown 7-2 Wednesday night to clinch its seventh divisional title in nine years. With 14 games yet remaining on the regular season schedule, only a natural catastrophe could have prevented the Yankees from reaching the championship series. In a pre-game ceremony last night at Damaschke Field oneonta’s sTAC championship baseball team was honored and coach Joe Hughes was presented with an engraved bat. August 1985
30 YEARs AGo
A fire destroyed hundreds of antiques overnight in two buildings at secret Caverns, a tourist attraction 40 miles west of Albany in schoharie County. A fire in the admission booth spread to the museum building located 35 feet away. several horse-drawn carriages, a horse-drawn hearse and several artifacts from an early 20th century one-room schoolhouse were destroyed before firefighters from Cobleskill could bring the blaze under control. Fire Chief Douglass Angle said the fire was being investigated as suspicious.
August 1995
20 YEARs AGo
otsego County has identified its first confirmed case of West Nile virus, a disease that affects the nervous system, Public Health Director Diane Cusworth said. The virus was found in a dead crow in otego on August 2. It is also the first case of West Nile virus identified in the region. No cases have been reported and confirmed in schoharie, Delaware or Chenango counties. Mosquitoes spread the disease, but birds, especially crows which become infected are often the precursors to reports of human cases. otsego County did not have a case of West Nile virus last year until september, Cusworth said. That case was in an owl and was the only incidence confirmed. The department has submitted ten birds for testing this year, including the crow recently confirmed as infected with West Nile virus.
August 2005
‘Maestro series’ Is About To Get Underway
Frankly, no one is more surprised at the meteoric rise of Fenimore Chamber orchestra than I. Five years ago, FCo was a dream. Today it is firmly woven into the artistic fabric of Cooperstown and the upstate region of New York. We regularly earn plaudits from audience members as well as critical acclaim wherever we perform. Now we have come to a new era for the orchestra; frankly, one we are looking forward to with great exuberance. We understand arts organizations across the country are anticipating cuts in funding. We are no different, but we will not lower our standards. FCo is working hard to bring you the very best. Thankfully, the Cooperstown area remains a great bastion and champion for the arts in all their glory. We have grown to an audience of hundreds from our meager beginning, and we owe it all to the support of this region. Which brings us to our 2025-2026 season. We have put together an inspiring season of bold premieres, global collaborations, and timeless masterworks that celebrate the power and diversity of orchestral music. We will present our “Maestro series,” with four compelling concerts that span centuries, continents, and cultures— blending classical favorites with bold new voices and global sounds.
season with “sunshine and Thunderstorms,” featuring music of contrast and vitality. “Wintersong,” on saturday, December 6, brings warmth and wonder to the colder months through folk-inspired works and lyrical treasures. After ringing in 2026, we will present a “Free Family Concert” on saturday, February 7. Bring the whole family! Then, on saturday, March 14, we will perform “Bach in Bengal,” where FCo joins forces with internationally renowned sitarist Arjun Verma to explore musical dialogues between Indian classical tradition and the intricate structures of J.s. Bach.
And finally, on saturday, June 6, we present “Concerto for Chamber orchestra,” a vibrant finale featuring the world premiere of a new work by stephen Lias, commissioned by FCo
Exciting things are coming your way! Please join us by visiting www.fenimore-orchestra.org. We truly appreciate the support and look forward to many, many more years of enrichment and enjoyment. And don’t forget, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, children and up to two accompanying adults—and college students with an ID—will be admitted to our concerts free of charge. No reservations are necessary.
Thomas Wolf is the founder and board chair of the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra.
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Master Gardeners Train Vols
COOPERSTOWN—Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties will run a training program for new Master Gardener volunteers this fall, building a new class of community leaders in sustainable gardening practices, food security, and environmental stewardship. Participants will join a statewide network of dedicated volunteers and teachers. Training begins on Wednesday, October 1 and runs through March, with an extended break during the holiday season. It includes self-guided course work, live Zoom sessions from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays and up to six in-person classes or field trips. There is a fee of $250.00, payable upon acceptance. Applications may be found at cceschoharie-otsego.org and are due by Monday, September 15. There will be an information session on the program and application process at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3. Contact mkf48@cornell.edu to sign up for the Zoom webinar.
Faerie Fest Is This Saturday
ONEONTA—DOSHA and Community Arts Network of Oneonta will host their annual “A Midsummer Night’s Faerie Fest” at 11 Ford Avenue from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, August 23. The festival is free and open to the public and will feature a wide variety of vendors, music, food, and art. An 18+ post-festival Faerie Fest Fantasy Ball will run from 8-10 p.m. with a suggested donation of $5.00. Family-friendly activities will include face painting, blacksmith demonstrations, snake charming, arts and crafts, and artisan vendors. DOSHA will award costume prizes throughout the evening. For more information, visit canoneonta.org or contact admin@canoneonta.org.
CAA Exhibits Open on Friday
COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Art Association will kick off its two new exhibits with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, August 22. “Made in New York: The Art of Wood” is the 30th biennial Fine Craft Invitational show dedicated entirely to woodworking, while “Conserved on Canvas: Plein Air Paintings” collects paintings done at location at Hyde Hall during Otsego Land Trust’s annual plein air event. Both will be on display through Friday, September 26. Additionally, CAA’s annual Fine Arts on the Lawn show and sale will return to the Village Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31. It will be held rain or shine and feature live music, hot dogs and drinks, and craft demonstrations by artists from The Smithy Clay Studio.
Native Daughters To Meet
COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Native Daughters will hold their annual meeting and luncheon at The Otesaga Resort Hotel from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 21. There is a fee of $45.00 and annual dues of $5.00. Seating begins at 11:30 a.m. To be eligible, women must have been born within a 10-mile radius of Cooperstown and be at least 50 years of age, or have lived within that radius for at least 50 years. Reservations will be accepted through September 10. Native Daughters meets once a year for the luncheon and regularly donates to the Cooperstown Food Bank and Cooperstown Alumni Scholarship. Contact (607) 547-8627 or (607) 5479334 for more information on joining.
Gas Prices Tick Down
UTICA—Average New York State gas prices dropped two cents per gallon to $3.15 over the week ending Monday, August 18, AAA Northeast announced. Total domestic inventories remain high, although Northeast regional supply is considerably lower than last year. Demand remains high, but well within reach of domestic refinery capacity. Downward pressure on crude oil prices, largely due to new production expansion announcements from OPEC+, helped counteract strong demand. New York’s price is three cents lower than a month ago and 39 cents lower than this time last year. To view the full report, visit gasprices.aaa.com.
County To Host Tai Chi Series
OTSEGO COUNTY—The Otsego County Office for the Aging will offer five upcoming Tai Chi for Arthritis series. Each runs twice a week for eight weeks and is free for adults 60 and older. Donations are gratefully accepted. Upcoming series include: United Methodist Church, 113 North Main Street in Milford, 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
starting Tuesday, September 16; The Gathering Place 50+ Community Center, 5506 State Route 7 in Oneonta, 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Wednesday, September 17; and Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52 in Cooperstown, 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Monday, September 22. An advanced Tai Chi series will be held at the Meeting House at Pathfinder Village from 10:30-11:30 a.m. beginning on Wednesday, September 24. Participants must have completed the eight-week basic series. Another series will be planned in the Morris area based on demand. Contact the Office for the Aging to express interest. Pre-registration and a commitment to attend at least 11 of 16 sessions is required for all series. Contact (607) 547-4232 to reserve a space.
Last Call for Matsuo Award
ONEONTA—Helios Care seeks nominations for the third annual Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo Compassionate Care Award. The prestigious award honors one individual who lives or works in Otsego, Schoharie or Delaware counties and serves others in any capacity. They must exhibit Dr. Matsuo’s attributes of leadership, selfless service, benevolence and compassion. The award winner will receive a $500.00 cash prize, a commemorative award, and recognition at the Grand Oneonta Opry Country Music Fundraiser for Hospice at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center on Friday, October 10. Nominations must be submitted at http://helioscare.org/compassionatecare-award/ by Friday, August 22.
WAMC, CPR Hold Roundtable
ALBANY—WAMC Northeast Public Radio and North Country Public Radio announced a firsttime collaboration for a live special event at Lake Placid’s High Peaks Resort on Monday, September 8. The partnership will discuss issues facing the Adirondack Park, from cross-border trade to declining population to housing and tourism issues. It is part of WAMC’s new “WAMC On the Road” initiative, which aims to share public radio experiences with communities throughout its broad listening area. The in-person event will run from 9 a.m. to noon, with the simulcast airing from 10 to noon. Tickets are available through WAMC.org.
Chamber Seeks Golf Sponsors
ONEONTA—The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will host its 39th Annual Chamber Golf Outing at the Oneonta Country Club on Friday, September 5. Local businesses and organizations are sought for raffle basket donations and tee sign sponsorships. Inquiries may be sent to klaing@ otsegocc.com. For more information on the event or to sign up as a participant, visit members.otsegocc. com/events/details/2025-annual-golf-outing-1130.
Historical Society Plans Tour
SCHENEVUS—The Town of Maryland Historical Society will conduct a Main Street walking tour of the old Schenevus business section at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 30. Town Historian Bob Parmerter will gather the group at the Methodist Church and wrap up at the corner of Prospect and Main streets. The rain date is the next day. For more information or to sign up, contact (607) 638-9343.
Energy, Wellness Expo Returns
HERKIMER—Cornell Cooperative Extension Smart Energy Choices—Mohawk Valley will hold a free Energy and Wellness Expo at the ARC Herkimer Business Park, 420 E. German Street in Herkimer, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26. Residents and businesses are invited to learn about informed energy decisions and available efficiencyboosting projects. Additionally, several community agencies will be on hand to provide information on the resources they offer, including ARC Herkimer, Connected Community Schools, Herkimer County Health Department, Herkimer Working Solutions, Resource Center for Independent Living, and RISE Recovery Community Outreach Center. Organizations wishing to table at the event should contact Josephine Roman at (315) 736-3394, extension 260, or jr2449@cornell.edu.
MVEDD Receives USDA Grant
MOHAWK—The Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, Inc. announced that it has received a grant through the USDA Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, allowing it to expand its support for rural microenterprises.
Upcoming MVEDD workshops include “Funding and Accessing Grants,” “Capital Stacking, Budgeting for Your Project,” “Proforma 101” and “Financial Documentation.” All are offered in a hybrid format and may be accessed at mvedd. org/usda-rmap.
September Hikes Scheduled
ONEONTA—The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club announced its hiking and meeting schedule for September. The first Tuesday hike, at Mount Utsayantha in Stamford, will be led by Laura Hurley, (607) 435-8107, on September 2. Barbara LaCorte, (805) 455-7168, will lead the next hike at Cooperstown’s Clark Tower on September 9. The September 16 hike will be in Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park and led by Linda Pearce, (607) 432-8969. Laurie Pike, (609) 713-9338, will lead a group at Gilbert Lake State Park on September 23. Tom Austin, (607) 4358107, will lead a hike at Palmer Hill Trail in Andes on September 30. A rescheduled Saturday hike at Landis Arboretum in Esperance will take place on September 6, with registration required at susqadk. org/saturday-hikes/. The monthly meeting and potluck dinner, featuring a program by The Catskill Mountain Club, will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17. A hike at Kaaterskill Falls in Hunter on Saturday, September 20 will also require registration. For more information, visit susqadk.org.
Folk, Rock Stars Open Season
ONEONTA—Folk legends Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert will open the Oneonta Concert Association’s 97th season at First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 6. Rock musician and classical pianist David Snyder will perform at the second concert at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. Tickets are $30.00 for adults, $15.00 for students and free for children. Season passes for the five-concert season are available for $120.00. For more information or a full schedule of the 2025-26 season, visit oneontaconcertassociation.org.
Broadband Update Planned
OTSEGO COUNTY—Otsego County, MVEDD and the Vernonburg Group will host a public broadband community update on the Otsego County Broadband Project from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 28. It will be held at the Morris Fire Hall, 117 East Main Street, and livestreamed, with a recording made available online afterward. Topics of discussion will include results from the countywide broadband survey, updated maps highlighting service gaps and a preview of a potential new broadband infrastructure initiative. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and provide feedback. For more information, visit the project page at www.otsegocountyny.gov/broadband.php.
Pokorny: ‘Conserve Water’
MILFORD—Mayor Brian Pokorny announced on Thursday, August 14 that the Village of Milford has imposed a Mandatory Conserve Water Order until further notice. The decision comes as the result of a low water table due to the lack of rain. Village residents are being asked to conserve water, meaning to use the minimum rate necessary for drinking, cooking and bathing, Pokorny said in a press release. As of press time on Tuesday, August 19, the order was still in effect until further notice, according to officials.
Community Day, Sale Planned
FLY CREEK—The 25th Annual Fly Creek Community Day and Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, August 23. According to a press release, the Fly Creek Area Historical Society will have coffee and hold a bake sale at the old Grange on Cemetery Road beginning at 8 a.m., and Rick’s Hot Dog Cart will be on site from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We are accepting donations of cookies and brownies for the terrific day of fun and bargains in our community,” organizers said.
The deadline for the printing of the sale map was August 17. Those interested in learning if there is still time to participate by renting a 10’x10’ spot on the FCAHS grounds should call (607) 267-2232 or (607) 547-1275.
Donations of food can be dropped off at the FCAHS on Friday, August 23 from 5-7 p.m., at which time those who signed up to hold their sale at home can also swing by to pick up sale signs and balloons.
Goshen Choir Director To Perform at Family Chapel
Jacob Morris Friedman, organist and choir director at St. James Episcopal Church in Goshen, will perform on Sunday, August 31 at 10 a.m. in a dedication concert celebrating the renovation of the pipe organ at All Saints Chapel in Morris. Built by Friedman’s family in the late 1860s, the historic chapel
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honors his ancestor General Jacob Morris, a Revolutionary War leader and son of Lewis Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence. The adjacent Morris Family Burial Ground contains graves dating back to 1791.
Friedman is the son of Carla Hall, painter, sculptor, environmentalist, and founder of the Carla Hall Design Group. Hall, a Morris
descendant, lives on land settled by her family in 1787 and has served on the board of the Butternut Valley Alliance and as president of the Otsego Land Trust.
The All Saints Chapel is located in the Zion Episcopal Church, 158 East Main Street, Morris.
For more information, visit www.zionchurchmorris. org/history/all-saints-chapel/
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collected. These counties include Dutchess, Nassau, New York City counties, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. Counties not mentioned in this list, such as Otsego, should report SLF if spotted, officials said.
In Chautauqua County, there has been one report, but no confirmed population.
“You will get a report like this,” Logue explained, “and oftentimes it will be a period of time and some intense survey to actually find the population.”
A factor in the rapid spread of SLF is the Interstate Highway System. Logue mentioned that there have been a great deal of reports of SLF sightings in Binghamton, which is along a major transportation route. A map shown later in his presentation illustrated the locations where SLF DNA has been found, the bulk of which were along I-87, I-86 (formerly State Highway 17) and other major transportation routes. SLF can be moved in any life stage, from egg to adult. Eggs can be laid on any material, including items commonly transported, such as firewood, pallets and lawn furniture. Adult SLF could be anywhere on a vehicle, Logue said.
“We’ve seen them in the wheel wells of automobiles, vents along the windshield, where the intake for the climate control system is—all kinds of locations in commercial vehicles [and] railroad equipment,” Logue elaborated.
Eshenaur presented next, with more information on the SLF lifecycle and management of the insect populations. Eshenaur shared that he got involved with this program before the SLF arrived in New York.
“After we heard from Pennsylvania that this was affecting vineyards, we were concerned about other crops at the time as well, and we’re also
concerned about homeowners and their use of pesticides to manage SLF,” Eshenaur said. With his expertise in integrated pest management and knowledge about SLF, Eshenaur explained that at this point in the summer, mostly only adults will remain. At this stage, the small adults are feeding off of the many plants in their diet to grow, and once September comes to an end, they will lay eggs. SLF can lay eggs from September all the way to the first hard freeze of the season, which in some cases could extend into December, Eshenaur pointed out.
SLF egg masses often look light white in the beginning, and then turn into a gray color. The eggs remain inactive until the springtime, at which point the leaves come out and the nymph has something to feed on. SLF start out as tiny insects that look nothing like the adults; black with white spots soon turn red as nymphs transition to the adult stage of life.
Another aspect Eshenaur touched on was the ability of SLF to hitchhike, specifically instances where farm equipment was moved across multiple states and present egg masses went unnoticed. This introduced new populations to different areas that had not yet been exposed, he said.
A major concern for farmers in New York is trying to protect the state’s grape growing regions. As stated earlier, New York State agencies had warnings from Pennsylvania a few years earlier, which
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allowed them to take preventative measures.
Eshenaur talked about future preventative measures, including the possibility of bio-control. At the moment, there is a lot of research underway on fungi that feed on SLF naturally, he explained. Investigations are being done on whether these can be cultivated and released into the environment as a successful way of decreasing the SLF population. There are some instances where predators have been brought to SLF native areas in an attempt to lower the number of inhabitants. AGM staff is researching those predators to see which ones may be appropriate to release in the U.S., keeping in mind other environmental impacts they may have.
Eshenaur also talked about SLF trapping strategies. The types of traps he discussed were
circle traps and sticky traps. Neither trap has bait in it, as a successful baiting tool has not yet been found. Eshenaur described the circle trap as a reverse funnel shape that relies on the SLF habit to climb trees. As the insects climb, they get funneled in and trapped in the bag at the top. The circle trap also has a lightweight screen material, which is wrapped around the tree. The sticky trap is essentially just sticky material attached to a tree in some way, with a protective netting around it. The netting allows the SLF to still go through, but assures that other animals, such as birds or chipmunks, won’t accidentally get stuck on the trap. Eshenaur also mentioned that Cornell has a Spotted Lanternfly Management webpage, which includes information about the SLF lifecycle and management techniques.
“They don’t bite [or] sting and are harmless to most landscaped trees, unless you happen to have a tree of heaven, which is a tree that is native to the locations where SLF is native to,” Eshenaur said.
“The tree of heaven [or ailanthus tree] is also invasive, which means you won’t find it in a nursery, because it is self-seeded.”
Additionally, it was noted that the SLF is not a structural pest. This means that they will not survive inside houses, like other pests could.
Studies have shown that SLF cannot survive at room temperature, and will generally die within 24 hours or, in some cases, up to 48 hours.
A question and answer period followed the presentations. Birkhead facilitated incoming questions for Logue and Eshenaur during this time. An important question asked was how to make the circle
trap. Eshenaur fielded this query, explaining that the traps can be purchased, with some vendors selling circle traps for under $15.00. He said the trap is simple to make with screening and planks of wood, and Penn State has created an instructional video on how to build one [https:// extension.psu.edu/howto-build-a-spottedlanternfly-circle-trap].
Another attendee asked if there were any state or federal dollars available for farmers facing crop loss. Logue said that there is federal funding for surveys through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that those have come through various state agencies, but he was not aware of specific funds for losses as a result of SLF.
For more information on reporting spotted lanternfly sightings, visit https://agriculture. ny.gov/spottedlanternfly.
SECURITY/SAFETY GUARD
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Fenimore Farm and Fenimore Art Museum are seeking applicants for a Security/ Safety Guard. Must have a clean driving license, be able to walk considerable distances in all weather conditions and have open availability including weekends and holidays. The workday includes using computer based monitoring systems, walking extensive museum grounds, completing incident reports, and troubleshooting for potential hazards. We provide training, certification, an excellent benefit package, including health and dental insurance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick pay. $17-$20/hr. based on experience. This position is for 2nd Shift, 2:15p – 10:45p. To apply visit fenimoreartmuseum.org or fenimorefarm.org for a printable application, or contact Human Resources, at 607-547-1462, or hr@fenimoreart.org.
Fenimore Farm has an opening for a Full Time Year-Round Groundskeeper
The successful candidate will be a steady, reliable worker and enjoy working outdoors year-round. Must have sufficient strength and manual dexterity to operate power equipment and lift 50 lbs. Experience with basic construction and carpentry a plus. Duties include: maintaining grounds, soil preparation and planting, plowing and shoveling snow, and cleaning and maintaining power equipment as well as performing light carpentry and repair jobs. This is a full-time position, flexibility necessary, must be willing to work occasional overtime. $18 - $20/hour. This position offers an excellent benefit package and pleasant work environment. To apply for this position, applications can be found at fenimorefarm.org Please mail or email application to PO Box 800 Cooperstown, NY 13326, or mary.myers@fenimoreart.org
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Glimmerglass Taps Alumna as New Director of Development
COOPERSTOWN
The Glimmerglass Festival recently announced the appointment of Lyndsay Werking-Yip as its new director of development.
An accomplished arts leader whose connection to Glimmerglass began as an apprentice, Werking-Yip returns to
the festival as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary season and completes “Destined to Glimmerglass,” a comprehensive campaign to ensure the company’s future of bold storytelling, artistic beauty, lifechanging artistic training, and professional mentorship, officials said.
A skilled fundraiser and relationship-builder, Werking-Yip brings more than 15 years of experience in arts administration, strategic development, and storytelling to her new role. According to a press release, she most recently served as director of development and communications at the American Composers Orchestra. Over nearly a decade, she led significant organizational growth, including a $1 million increase in the annual budget, a 73 percent jump in assets, and a 40 percent-plus increase in contributed income. She played a key role in expanding the organization’s board capacity, deepening existing partnerships and establishing new ones with foundations and corporations, and fostering community among all stakeholders, including artists, staff, partners, and supporters.
“The Glimmerglass Festival played an essential role in launching my career,” said WerkingYip. “As a newly minted college graduate, I spent
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“Since then, the festival, its campus, and the many people I’ve met there have held a special place in my heart,” Werking-Yip continued. “Returning now, when the company celebrates five decades of music, theater, and mentorship, is a meaningful full-circle moment. I’m deeply inspired by the
Glimmerglass community and thrilled to help shape the company’s next chapter in partnership with Rob Ainsley and the festival team, our Board of Trustees, and our generous community of supporters.” In addition to her tenure at ACO, WerkingYip has held leadership positions at OPERA America and American Lyric Theater. She has developed a personal approach to building organizational resources rooted in connection, joy and strategic vision. Prizing collaboration, Werking-Yip has introduced many individuals and institutions to the delight of giving and supporting artists. By translating big-picture visions into actionable plans, she has implemented custom donor databases, refreshed communications platforms and approaches, and built bespoke project management systems— efforts that have collectively yielded millions in new support.
“As chair of the
Development Committee and co-chair of the “Destined to Glimmerglass” Campaign, I am delighted to welcome Lyndsay back to the festival in this crucial role,” said Trustee Allison Hill-Edgar. “Her accomplishments and career exemplify the power of the Glimmerglass experience. She brings a rare combination of strategic acumen and heartfelt connection to our mission—essential qualities as we build support for our next chapter. Her leadership will be key to realizing the vision of Destined to Glimmerglass and ensuring the festival’s success for generations to come.”
“From our first meeting, it was clear that Lyndsay brings not only deep experience, but also a vision that aligns beautifully with my own and where the festival is headed,” said Artistic and General Director Rob Ainsley. “She understands what makes Glimmerglass unique and brings a creativity and clarity to the role.”
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its food purchases. No doubt other charitable and religious organizations with a similar mission to feed the hungry in Otsego County are experiencing similar funding challenges. It would behoove those of us who can, therefore, to add a category for our monetary donations specifically designated to help the Cooperstown Food Pantry and such other organizations in Otsego County obtain the financial means necessary to continue providing an adequate level of food assistance to our hungry neighbors.
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Mango Street
I read the book, “The House on Mango Street,” and I was particularly interested to see how it worked as an opera. The answer is that the Glimmerglass production, which Sandra Cisneros helped write, is as good as the book.
As a theatrical production, the characters and their interactions are brought very much to life. It helps that I know people like the ones portrayed, that the female lead reminded
me of my first girlfriend in Texas, Olga Gonzalez. That they epitomized the taco sellers, carpenters, lawyers, policemen, and cowboys that I knew in Texas, good people that came to America to work and, in doing so, have kept America the great country of immigrants that it has always been.
It also helped that my brother-in-law’s nephew, Edmond Rodriguez, was in the cast. https:// www.edmondrodriguez. com/. I told the General Director, Rob Ainsley, this before the show, and Abby Rodd during the intermission, so we got to meet our relative from Mango Street after the show.
Anne Dewell
1943-2025
COOPERSTOWN—
Anne Dewell, 82, of Cooperstown, New York passed away peacefully on August 12 at her home on Fish Road, surrounded by beloved friends, family and flower gardens. Her husband, Robert, was by her side.
Anne was born May 27, 1943 at The Princeton Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, daughter of Gerhard and Erna (Koestler) Fankhauser.
She was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother. She grew up in Princeton, graduated from Princeton High School, and earned a degree in French from Wheaton College before teaching high-school French. Later, she completed a master’s degree in psychology at Antioch College and served as a clinical psychologist at Bassett Hospital. She cared deeply for her patients and was held dear in return.
Nature was important to Anne, and she could be found working frequently in her flower gardens. The family cabin, at the foot of the Catskills in West Durham, New
York, provided sanctuary and space for reflection. Honoring her wishes, Anne’s ashes will be placed there, uniting her with the resting place of treasured family members.
Music and close friends were vitally important to her, and she cherished her weekly choral gatherings in Oneonta, and time spent at the First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown with her knitting group. Above all, Anne and Robert were devoted to each other. They built a beautiful life and love that spanned decades.
Anne is predeceased by her brother, David Fankhauser, and in addition to her husband is survived by her daughter, Karin Finlay, of Jackson, Wyoming; grandchildren R.J. Finlay, Maggie Finlay, Morgan Finlay, Christa Finlay; son Mike Kohler (Heidi) of Wilson, Wyoming; grandchildren Leo Kohler and Benjamin Kohler; and nephews Seth Fankhauser of Houston, Texas and Jared Fankhauser of New York, New York.
She is additionally survived by stepson Scott Dewell (Esther Song) of Belmont, California, and grandchildren Cailin Dewell and Weston Dewell.
The family would especially like to thank the devoted work of her hospice caretakers, her nurse Jean Bohm, the staff of the Bassett Cancer Institute, and her oncologist, Dr. Anush Patel.
Services will be private. The family suggests any donations can be made to your local chapter of the SPCA.
Edmond was also in “The Rake’s Progress,” which was the hit of a very good Glimmerglass season—the tallest, best looking guy on the stage with a magnificent tenor’s voice.
As they say on Mango Street: “Es el mejor.”
Chip Northrup Cooperstown
We Should Be Alarmed
Although Donald Trump won the election by 1.5 percent, he and his administration have taken this razor-thin win as justification for radically changing our democracy.
On Monday, he
assumed control of the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police force and he called in 800 members of the National Guard (one for every 877 people). His excuse? “[A] crisis of violent crime.” This is untrue: Violent crime numbers in D.C. are at a 30-year low, and they are down by more than 20 percent from last year. The data is there, but it is ignored. This administration values neither reliable data nor statistics: Last Friday, Trump fired a top statistician who had reported job numbers that displeased him. He attacked the messenger (a “political appointee!”) and the message (“rigged!”). His real message is clear: Tell him what he wants to hear, or you are out.
Three days before that firing, last Tuesday, Trump’s health secretary announced he was pulling $500 million from mRNA vaccine research…the same vaccines that slowed both the spread and the death count from the recent pandemic, the same type of vaccine that offers real promise against pancreatic cancer and bird flu. RFK Jr. just doesn’t trust the mRNA vaccines. Neither did Friday’s troubled shooter, a man who fired hundreds
OBITUARIES
Gerald F.
Allison 1941-2025
FLY CREEK—Gerald F. “Jerry” Allison, a lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully Monday, August 11, 2025 at his home on Allison Road. He was 84.
Born June 3, 1941 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Jerry was the son of Francis M. and Catherine M. (Decker) Allison. Raised in Fly Creek on the family farm on Allison Road, Jerry attended Cooperstown Central School and graduated with the Class of 1961.
Soon after graduating from high school, Jerry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and proudly served his country in the early years of the Vietnam War. On August 28, 1963, Jerry received his Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces, as his father had become ill and he had to come home to run the family farm.
Later on, Jerry went to work for the New York State Department of Transportation and after 30 years retired as highway maintenance supervisor.
Throughout his life, Jerry was active with various veterans’ organizations. For many years, he was a member and past commander of the Clark F. Simmons American Legion Post No. 579 in Cooperstown, and was also a good friend of the Hugick Purcell American Legion Post No. 616 in Richfield Springs. Jerry was also a dedicated and active member of Voiture Nationale La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (“The 40 & 8”).
Jerry will be remem-
of bullets at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, killing a police officer before killing himself. That young man with a gun believed vaccine lies and misinformation, rather than truth.
The federal takeover of D.C. police is alarming. The assault on public health science and workers is alarming. The denial of reality is alarming. The refusal to look at data, numbers and professionals is alarming. The “us against them” attitude of Trump and his supporters is alarming.
When the world is alarming, we should be alarmed. We should not ignore the alarm; we should not groan and close our eyes. I urge everyone to pay attention.
Kathleen Taylor Cherry Valley
Welch on Warfare
List of warfare alternatives: Conventional warfare, nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, biological warfare. Nuclear is by far the worst form of warfare.
The form of warfare that would cause the least damage to the environment is that of biological warfare. Biological warfare is the only form of warfare that focuses
on the main problem, humans. Biological warfare will actually protect the environment and all other life forms from humans’ thoughtless destruction.
Gerry Welch Cooperstown
Correction In last week’s article by Bill Bellen, “Subdivision Presentations Draw Large Crowds, Raise Concerns,” comments incorrectly attributed to Town of Springfield Clerk Jeannette Armstrong regarding the proposed Manocherian subdivision were actually made by Springfield Town Planning Board Member Gretchen Sorin. We apologize for the error and have corrected the article online.
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OTSEGO COUNTY—Otsego County will now livestream its meetings on YouTube, county IT Director Brian Pokorny announced this week. Live and archived meetings are available on the channel at youtube. com/@OtsegoCountyNewYork.
bered for driving “Gus the Bus” of Otsego County and the Bassett shuttle bus after retirement, helping people with transportation needs. He was a proud local “Fly Creeker” who volunteered at the Fly Creek Fire House in his younger years as well. He took great pride in the up-keep of his house and lawn. He loved the surrounding hills of Fly Creek!
Jerry is survived by his daughter, Carrie Allison, and son Dan Allison, both of Asheville, North Carolina, son Timothy Allison and wife Sanober of Chicago, Illinois, and a nephew who was more like a son, Paul Allison of Schuyler Lake, and his children, Catherine Hubbard and husband Jared, Megan Strong and husband Ryan, and Matthew Allison. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Margaret Winnie of Asheville, North Carolina, his sister, Glenda G. Sheldon and
her husband, David, of Norwich, as well as his faithful and devoted feline companion, Tigger.
Jerry was predeceased by his father, Francis, who died February 1, 1967, his mother, Catherine, who died October 13, 1988, and a sister, Marlene A. Allison, who died May 9, 1992.
Family and friends attended a funeral service for Jerry on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. The service was immediately followed by the burial in the Allison Family Plot in Fly Creek Valley Cemetery in Fly Creek, with Military Honors accorded by members of the American Legion and a Marine Corps Funeral Honors Team.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
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Edmond Rodriguez, the nephew of Chip Northrup’s brother-in-law, performed at The Glimmerglass Festival this year in productions of “The House on Mango Street” and “The Rake’s Progress.”
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX #: EF2024-916 MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, vs AARON THOMAS LAPE AKA AARON T. LAPE IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; SUCH UNKNOWN PERSONS BEING HEREIN GENERALLY DESCRIBED AND INTENDED TO BE INCLUDED IN WIFE, WIDOW, HUSBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DE-
SCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF SUCH DECEASED, ANY AND ALL PERSONS DERIVING INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON, OR TITLE TO SAID REAL PROPERTY BY, THROUGH OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS STATED, ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CYNTHIA LYNNE MONCRIEF-LAPE AKA CYNTHIA L. MONCRIEFLAPE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL ONE, N.A., PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE IRS JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s).
MORTGAGED
PREMISES: 14 High Street Morris, NY 13808
To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally
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delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Otsego.
The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.
TO Aaron Thomas Lape AKA Aaron T. Lape Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Brian D. Burns of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Eighteenth day of July, 2025 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, in the City of Cooperstown. The object of this action is to foreclosure a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Aaron Thomas Lape AKA Aaron T. Lape and Cynthia Lynne Moncrief-Lape AKA Cynthia L. Moncrief-Lape dated the October 31, 2017, to secure the sum of $78,339.00 and recorded at Instrument No. 2017-5328 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk on November 1, 2017. The mortgage was subsequently modified on January 6, 2021. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed October 13, 2021 and recorded on October 13, 2021, in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Instrument Number 2021-5666. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed January 18, 2022 and recorded on January 19, 2022, in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Instrument Number 2022-361. The mortgage was subsequently modified on April 18, 2024. The property in question is described as follows: 14 High Street, Morris, NY 13808
HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME.
PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS. NY.GOV.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW.
FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this Foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
DATED: July 21, 2025
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And a lot of the projects we’re working on now, like the fuel farm, started years ago, and it’s now coming to realization.”
The City of Oneonta, which is both the owner and sponsor of the airport, is typically required to cover five percent of the costs of a given project. If the project meets the specifications for FAA funding, the federal agency will fund 90 percent of the costs, with the New York State Department of Transportation generally putting forth a five percent match with the airport sponsor for the remaining costs.
The commission currently has numerous items on the docket for replacement and improvement over the next few years. By this fall, the automated weather observing system on site will see upgrades and be moved to a more optimal location on the opposite side of the runway. The current fuel farm, which has tanks below ground that pose an environmental risk given their increasing age, will be replaced with an aboveground farm and a fullservice terminal adjacent to the main parking lot. According to the Oneonta 2025-29 Capital Improvement Plan, these projects will cost the city’s reserves commitments of $92,500.00 and $134,393.00, respectively, with the rest of the costs for each coming primarily from NYSDOT.
Though these are the only projects currently on the airport docket, many more are on the horizon, as Osterhoudt detailed further:
“The only [project] we have that has been engineered and approved is a parallel taxiway, which is a significant safety improvement to aircraft that are taking off and landing…As the airport stands right now, an aircraft would have to taxi on the runway, which may conflict with landing traffic or landing aircraft. Therefore, adding a parallel taxiway is a significant safety improvement,” Osterhoudt explained.
provide the standard 90 percent coverage for funding, officials said, but that is yet to be set in stone due to the unsure projections of project progress.
“One of the projects by itself may not change a lot, but if you just keep moving forward and making these improvements, they will all add up together and they can transform the type of traffic you get,” Kamerbeek remarked.
Recently, the airport commission brought on a new Fixed Base Operator, Hawkeye Aviation.
Owned by Matt Kent of Leatherstocking Timber and Stone, this FBO partnership is intended to provide services to arriving and departing aircraft, such as serviced fueling versus self-serve. The FBO will also be tasked with maintaining the property’s lawn care and snow removal.
Kent, his FBO, and the Airport Commission have been working toward meeting the qualifications for significant new funding through an FAA grant. This process entails the largest workload of any proposal thus far, requiring significant parcels of neighboring properties to be clearcut to prevent any and all obstructions to the airport’s approaches. This clearing would also aid the commission in meeting further FAA standards for an idealized runway expansion down the line; though that is a project the commission noted is currently nowhere near the drawing board. Due to the necessity for easement negotiations with numerous properties, there is no current projected cost of this endeavor.
“Participation of the community by attending Airport Commission meetings would be great,” Kamerbeek said. “It can help us spread the news. It can help us have people understand what the airport can do for everybody in Oneonta and [its] surroundings, and how it can change the economic picture of Otsego County.”
“Our community outreach is in its infancy, and the commission will be doing more community outreach. We haven’t published a lot of information, and the community is generally unaware of what’s going on at the airport. And we are looking to change that,” Osterhoudt stated.
cent to airport property, many who live nearby are concerned about the impacts not only on the environment, but their very livelihoods. In part two of this story, we will hear what the neighbors of the airport have to say about these expansion proposals, and concerns over what may come next.
Those interested in learning more about the airport’s upcoming plans, or who wish to make a comment to officials involved, can attend the upcoming public meeting of the Airport Commission on Wednesday, August 20 at 4 p.m., which will be held at the Oneonta City Hall instead of the usual meeting location at the airport.
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Cowen shared that “members at the bar and other people who work here took the interns out so they could get to know the area a little bit. They were sitting in with clients. They watched a trial from beginning to end. They did research. They went to court a lot. They basically got to see what an attorney does on a daily basis here in Otsego County.”
The program elicited great interest from aspiring lawyers both inside and outside of New York, and even beyond the borders of the country itself. Otsego County’s interns consisted of two rising 3Ls; Emre Ozsahin, student at Albany Law and citizen of Türkiye, and Sabreena Narvaez, student at University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law and a Texas native. These two participated in a weekly rotation that saw them view and discuss an A2 felony case, perform research, learn about private practice in small communities, and learn about Supreme Court practice, among other activities.
Narvaez shared via email some of her experiences with the program and what drew her here from halfway across the country:
Local partners were vital in making the program in Otsego County possible. Numerous firms including Scarzafava, Basdekis, & Dadey, Mental Hygiene Legal Services, and Schlather & Birch offered to be placement locations for the interns to practice and experience different parts of the legal system. Local bar associations pledged money to defer the costs of housing provided by SUNY Oneonta. Community members both in and out of the legal world took Narvaez and Ozsahin to various locations and experiences throughout the county, to allow the pair to embrace rural New York.
Bob Birch, real estate attorney at Schlather & Birch, hosted the interns for one of the weeks of their rotation.
“We agreed to host both ‘rising 3L’ law students Emre Ozsahin and Sabreena Narvaez for a week each earlier this summer, allowing them to sit in on and observe real estate closings and multiple estate planning client conferences, with the prior consent of our clients,” Birch wrote via e-mail.
“We have lost many, many attorneys to retirement and, sadly, to death in the past decade, with few younger attorneys moving in to take their place. My own son, Anthony, who just graduated last year from UNH Law School and joined our practice, is one of only two or three graduating law students to move back to practice in Otsego County in the past 15 years,” Birch wrote. “Rural Pathways is a program that hopes to share with others what we all who are fortunate to call Otsego County home enjoy day after day. It should not be so difficult to encourage other professionals to come join us!”
The pilot program wrapped up on July 11. Upon its conclusion, Narvaez and Ozsahin filled out exit interview polls that showed only one complaint with the program:
a part. Cowen shared that PJ Garry brought her idea into the circles of major players in the state’s court system and was instrumental in making Rural Pathways a reality.
Judd Krasher, chief of staff for PJ Garry, shared his thoughts on the program’s success:
“The folks in Otsego County are wonderful. They stepped up and showed the interns why Otsego County isn’t just a great place to work, it’s also a great place to live. The interns had a top-notch experience thanks to the community.
Huge thanks go out to everyone…Since the pilot was a big success, there is good reason to be hopeful that the program will not only continue in Otsego County next summer, but will also be expanded to many more counties. The need for more rural lawyers is urgent and Rural Pathways will help address the need.”
Though the future of the initiative is certainly not set in stone, Cowen and many of her associates believe this pilot showed the validity of a program like this for rural New York counties. This year’s participants are hopeful that these strides will be noticed and that the court system will provide the avenues to continue Rural Pathways in future years. Only time will tell, but perhaps we can all hope that the horizon of this legal desert is beginning to look a little less dry.
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every paragraph of every page has to be arranged using the type, letter by letter,” he said.
Davidson went on to detail that this complexity, among other factors, was the reason rural papers began the tradition of running once a week.
“A single newspaper page takes somewhere in the ballpark of eight to 10 hours [of labor],” he said.
“So this is the innovation of an iron press. A wooden press has a wooden platen, and that means you’re mostly just kind of redirecting the force you apply in downwards, but the machine itself isn’t applying too much on its own. But this one, there’s a lot of potential energy stored in here, so when I pull the bar here, one quick little tug like that is enough to apply hundreds of pounds of force and transfer all of this text to the page,” Davidson demonstrated.
Davidson went on to discuss the role of commissions in financing newspapers of the mid1800s, and how the museum’s printing office follows in these footsteps by producing primarily mock advertisements or other historic documents to be sold at the farm’s gift shops. A particular print of note is that of “The Freeman’s Journal” itself, as Davidson recounted:
“We got articles from different editions of ‘The Freeman’s Journal’ over the course of the year 1845…We got kind of a greatest hits of news from that year and compiled it into a couple of pages. We set some of the type by hand. That was very slow, so a lot of the longer articles and things we had reproduced as stereotype blocks.”
These “modern prints” of the 1845 content can be seen in numerous spots throughout the printing office.
The legacy of “The Freeman’s Journal” is quite conflict orientated, with the influence wars between William Cooper and Elihu Phinney being infamous for their historical implications. As the decades progressed and “The Freeman’s Journal” persisted well past the Herald’s demise in the 1820s, the paper evolved to focus primarily on local news, rather than the national or political talking points of its infancy.
The design for the parallel taxiway has been approved, though Osterhoudt noted that construction is a “moving timeline.” The total costs for the work needed to construct the parallel taxiway was estimated by Kamerbeek to be roughly $10 million; the city’s 2025-2029 CIP puts that number at $11 million. Due to the project’s nature as a safety improvement, it is likely that the FAA would
“Having an interest in being barred in New York, I targeted my job search to the state and happened across the program. It is such a unique program. I cannot think of any other internship where I would have been able to explore so many different types of legal work, [from] litigation (civilly and criminally) to transactional work. Additionally, the experience of learning about rural communities was intriguing as someone who has grown up in cities/suburbs my whole life.” Airport
As it stands, there is undoubtedly much in store for the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. However, it is the last item on this list of plans that has sparked the recent public attention mentioned earlier in this article. With significant work needed adja-
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Cooperstown will hold the following public hearings at a Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. or as
soon thereafter as can be heard: 1 Beaver Street - Site Development Plan review for proposed daycare facility.
217 Main Street - Site Development Plan review for proposed apartment building.
“The one critique that they both had was they both wanted it to be longer. Six weeks wasn’t enough. They wanted more time in each of the offices,” Cowen said.
Such a positive response from both the interns themselves and the many members of the community that participated in this trial run has made the court system enthusiastic about prospects for its continuance in the future. Cowen thanked Presiding Justice Elizabeth Garry of the New York State Appellate Court Third Judicial Department, of which Otsego County is
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The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York, and
may be seen during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public comments must be provided by email to the Zoning Officer at zoning@cooperstownny.org or by regular mail to the address below no later than Tuesday,
As historical interpreters at the Fenimore Farm print office, Davidson and his colleagues frequently show off the printing process. Using the printing presses at their disposal, they are able to work through type setting, performing practice prints for those who visit the site.
Davidson highlighted how the iron presses at Fenimore Farm—the origins of which trace back to “The Freeman’s Journal” itself—were an advent of technology uniquely poised to serve local news outlets like TFJ through the mid1800s, while major city outlets moved on to power presses.
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York.
It is undoubtedly important to support the local news of our region today, but it is also very insightful to look back to the past, to see where it all began and to better understand how our local papers of today came to be.
Those interested in reliving this legacy of printing in Cooperstown can find the Fenimore Farm’s printing office just past the blacksmith’s shop, on the country village’s main street.
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NYS FAIR 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Great New York State Fair.” Fees apply. Held through 9/1. New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse. (315) 4877711.
WORKSHOP
10 a.m. to noon. “MHS Gravestone Workshop.” Harmony Cemetery, 136 Pegg Road, Morris. (607) 263-5965.
CRAFT 11 a.m. Knitting/Crochet. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230.
FOOD 11-11:30 a.m. Last day of the “Free Summer Food Program.” All kids and teens under 18 eat lunch at no cost. Greater Plains School, 60 West End Avenue #1, Oneonta; and at Wilber Park Pool, 1 Wilber Park Drive, Oneonta. (607) 432-0061.
LIBRARY Noon. “Stories Come Alive.” Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230.
OUTDOORS 1-3 p.m. “August Nature Hike.” Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park, 133 Davis Road, Schenevus. (607) 547-4488.
BLOOD DRIVE
1-5 p.m. Oneonta Elks Lodge 1312, 86 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org
WORKSHOP
1-4:30 p.m. “Deeply Planted: Herbal Toolkits for Resilience.” Presented by Hannah Pearl Walcott. Fees apply. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. (607) 278-5454.
OPENING RECEP-
TION 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the opening of the “Made In New York: The Art of Wood” and “Conserved on Canvas: Plein Air Paintings” exhibits. On view through 9/26. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 5479777.
LIVE MUSIC
5:30-7 p.m. Barn Swallows. Free. Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage, Muller Plaza, Main Street, Oneonta.
BREWERY
6-9 p.m. “Belgium Comes to Cooperstown: The Wild West Takes Over Cooperstown.” Beer festival featuring tastings, live music and more. Fees apply. Continues through 8/24. Brewery Ommegang,
656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 5441800.
FRIDAY EVENING
MEDITATION
6-7:30 p.m. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.
FILM 6:30 and 9 p.m. “A Complete Unknown.”
The story of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s on his rise to fame. Presented by the SUNY Oneonta Activities Council. Fees apply. Also showing 8/23. Hunt Union, Red Dragon Theatre, 68 Bugbee Road, Oneonta. (607) 436-3730.
TRAIN 7 p.m. “Summer BBQ Dinner Trains.” Brooks’ BBQ served aboard the train. Fees apply. Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad, 136 East Main Street, Milford. (607) 432-2429.
CONCERT 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. “Patsy Cline: A Tribute to an Icon—A Return Engagement.” Fees apply. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080.
FILM 7:30 p.m. “Free Outdoor Movie Night.” Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston. (607) 965-8377 or pathfindervillage.org
PERFORMANCE
9 p.m. Sailesh, “the world’s greatest hypnotist.” Presented by the SUNY Oneonta Activities Council. Fees apply. Hunt Union Ballroom, 68 Bugbee Road, Oneonta. (607) 436-3730.
►sAt., August 23
COMMUNITY YARD
SALE All day. Family yard sales throughout Fly Creek.
OUTDOORS 8 a.m.
“Women’s Bow Shoot.” Presented by the Otsego County Limbhangers. Their first “Women in the Outdoors” event. Fees apply. Includes raffle, free refreshments. Brooker’s Bow Shed, 6345 State Highway 51, Burlington Flats.
COMMUNITY GARAGE
SALE 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. West End, Oneonta.
FOOD 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society presents a coffee and bake sale for breakfast, followed by Rick’s Hot Dog Cart from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Grange, Cemetery Road, Fly Creek. FIELD DAY 9 a.m.
“Field Day and Tractor Pull.” Food, vendors, fireworks and more. Husky Park, Hartwick. (607) 293-7741.
CONSERVATION
9 a.m. to noon. “Paddle and Pull: Goodyear Lake.” Hosted by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Get the boats out and pull invasive wa-
ter chestnut plants from the lake. Free; pre-registration required. Bring water, sunscreen, and be ready to get wet and muddy. Portlandville Fishing Access Site, Goodyear Lake, Portlandville. (607) 547-4488.
MUSEUM 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning Blacksmithing Workshop. Fees apply; registration required. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith. (607) 278-5744.
LIBRARY 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tie-dye with Bengala Mud. Edmeston Free Library, 26 East Street, Edmeston. (607) 9658280.
WORKSHOP 10 a.m. to noon. “Native Lifeways Workshop: Weaving with Cattails.” Fees apply; registration required. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, (607) 5471400.
LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Music at the Market: John O’Connor. Huntington Park, Wall Street, Oneonta.
FAMILY FARM DAY
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continues 8/24. Visit family farms throughout Otsego, Schoharie and Delaware counties. familyfarmday. org
DEMO 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Samurai Baseball and More” artist demonstration. Artist-inResidence-for-the-Day Marcie Schwartzman will discuss and demonstrate traditional Japanese sashiko stitches used in her textile homage to Ichiro Suzuki, titled “Focus,” featured in the show. Drop-ins welcome. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown.
LATTES & LITERATURE 1-3 p.m. Book discussion group presented by the Morris Village Library. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.
POTTERY
1:30-4:30 p.m. Open
Studio. Experienced potters work on personal projects. No instruction provided. Fees apply.
Held Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 6-9 p.m. on Thursday. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@ SmithyArts.org.
LEGO CLUB 2 p.m. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 2936600.
CONCERT 2 p.m. “History of the Erie Canal.” Local historian presents on the origins
and history of the Erie Canal and how it helped the westward expansion of the country and the development of the towns and cities along the way. Admission fees apply. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Cherry Valley. (518) 7740134.
PARTY 3-8 p.m.
“A Midsummer Night’s Faerie Fest.” Vendors, music, arts and crafts activities, fairie forest art installation, and more. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta.
LIVE MUSIC
4-5:30 p.m. Joe Rossi. Free. Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage, Muller Plaza, Main Street, Oneonta.
DINNER 4-6 p.m. “Free Community Dinner Breakfast.” Pancakes, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and beverages. Held 4th Saturday of each month. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-1553.
OPEN MIC 5-8 p.m. Cozy evening of live music, poetry, comedy and more, hosted by Khalil Jade. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.
OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m. “Coffee House.” Singers, writers, musicians and others are invited to share works. 10-20 minute slots. Light refreshments available. Free, open to public. Held each 4th Saturday. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, 128 Church Street, Schuyler Lake. (609) 234-7769.
CONCERT 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. “Metal Night” with That Way Lies Madness and others. Tickets required. The Loft at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 4312080.
PERFORMANCE
9 p.m. Master illusionist Elliot Zimet —“the realest magician.” Presented by the SUNY Oneonta Activities Council. Fees apply. Hunt Union Ballroom, 68 Bugbee Road, Oneonta. (607) 436-3730.
►sun., August 24
MEDITATION
11 a.m. “Sundays at Samye: The Practical Bodhisattva—How to Be a Spiritual Hero in Everyday Life.” Meditation, study and discussion. Held Sundays through 12/21. Samye New York, 412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown. (607) 5475051.
PRESENTATION
1-3 p.m. “Back to Campus.” Presented by Mark Simonson. Part of the Swart-Wilcox House Museum Summer Sunday Series. Free and open to the public; accessible facilities. Bring own folding lawn chair. Front lawn of the Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Avenue, Oneonta.
LIVE MUSIC 1-3 p.m.
“Sunday Session with the Yolanda Bush Trio.” Held each Sunday. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.
DINNER 5-8 p.m.
“OCCA Annual Dinner Celebration.” Tickets required. Creekside Station, 3193 State Highway 205, Hartwick. (607) 547-4488.
CONCERT 6 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m.
“O-Town Throwdown,” featuring Disruptor, Toothless, Glitch and others. Tickets required. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 4312080.
CONCERT 7 p.m. “All Flutes—Plugged and Unplugged.” Featuring flutists Carol Wincenc, Yidi Wang, Ana Laura Gonzalez and Barbara Siesel. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2010.
►Mon., August 25
BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD 8-9 a.m. Casual meet and greet with Village of Cooperstown trustees to discuss local projects, agenda items, more. Includes coffee and donuts. All welcome. Held fourth Monday of each month. Village Board Room, Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.
WALKING CLUB
8 a.m. Held each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through 9/3. All fitness levels welcome. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661.
EXERCISE CLASS 9 a.m. Free; all welcome. Held each Monday and Thursday. Strawberry Hall, Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 3977309.
SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free back-toschool supplies. Available from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through 8/28, and 9 a.m. to noon on 8/29. Family Service Association, 277 Chestnut Street, Oneonta (607) 432-2870.
QUILTING 10 a.m.
“Level 2 English Paper Piecing.” Fees apply; registration required. Second part held 9/8. Leatherstocking Quilts, 155 Main Street, Suite B, Oneonta.
SENIOR MEALS Seniors are invited for a delicious meal MondayFriday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $11 for guests. Today, enjoy a lunch of breaded pork chop, stuffing, lima beans and vanilla pudding. (607) 547-6454.
• 11:30 a.m. Each Monday-Friday. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. • Noon. Each Monday and Wednesday. Cherry Valley Facilities Corporation Café, 2 Genesee Street, Cherry Valley. LIBRARY 1 p.m. “Home School Hangout.” Stories, activities, crafts and learning for home school families. Held each Monday. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.
FINALE 1 p.m. “Summer Reading Program: Color Me Healthy Class.” Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties. Kids learn to make fun, healthy snacks. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 2936600.
DINOSAURS 2-7 p.m. “Dinosaurs and I Heart Cookies in Oneonta.” Animatronic dinosaurs and deep-dish cookies. Cookie purchase required for admission. Lowe’s, 5283 State Highway 23, Oneonta.
FINALE 5:30 p.m. Pathfinder Arts in the Community Concert. Live performance by the Sundown Duo. Free and open to the public. Pathfinder Village Pavilion, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston. (607) 965-8377.
EMT 6-10 p.m. Otsego County fall “EMT Original/Refresher Course.” Three sessions required, pending DOH approval and skills exam. Last session held 12/18. SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. (607) 547-4328.
CONCERT 7 p.m. Music at Meadow Links: Contrasonics. Old-time folk music featuring fiddles, vocals and keyboard. Free; held rain or shine. Dogs on leashes welcome. Meadow Links Golf Pavilion, 476 County Road 27, Richfield Springs.
►tues., August 26
VOLUNTEER 7 a.m. Beautify Main Street with other volunteers. Clean the rain gardens, care for the trees, collect trash, pull weeds and more. Supplies provided. Meet at the entrance to Doubleday Field, Main Street, Cooperstown.
