The Freeman's Journal 02-19-26

Solar Farm Proposed in Town of Hartwick

By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL HARTWICK

SolAmerica Energy, a Georgia based solar energy company with projects across the country including in New York, gave an initial presentation on a potential new solar field to the Town of Hartwick Planning Board on February 3.

The project would be built on around 12.8 acres near the intersection of Greenough Road and Dobbs

Meeting Democratic Candidates for Assembly 102 and Senate 51

By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL

FRANKLIN

Democratic candidates seeking their party’s nomination for the New York State Assembly 102nd District and State Senate 51st District participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Franklin Democratic Committee/Franklin Forward at the Museum Community Building on Saturday, February 14. Candidates fielded questions from among the around 20 attendees at the hour-and-a-half-long forum.

Village of Catskill Trustee Thomas Boomhower, activist Mary Finneran, and Village of Delhi Trustee Janet Tweed are seeking the 102nd seat. Former Oneonta City Council Member Michele Frazier and Ulster County Legislator Chris Hewitt are seeking the 51st seat.

The 102nd includes the northeastern half of Otsego County including

Cooperstown, and the 51st includes all of Otsego County.

Each candidate said they supported the New York Health Act, a statewide single-payer healthcare proposal, and opposed building the recently-revived Constitution Pipeline. The candidates all spoke about using healthcare as a way to bridge divides and win over independents and some Republicans.

While staying clear of directly criticizing each other, each candidate sought to position themselves as the most able to flip their respective seats, which have long been held by Republicans.

Opening Statements

“I’m a lifelong Democrat, I am an economic developer, I’m a historian, and I’m a committed public servant,” Boomhower said. He pointed to his mother’s work as a public servant as inspiration, adding that public service is about “using our voices to advocate

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Hill Road. The land, owned by Casa Vista LLC, is currently a field.

“We are looking at doing a project within your jurisdiction,” SolAmerica representative Hurel Johnson told Planning Board members. “Our goal was to make sure that we understood fully your requirements for the site plan review process.”

A formal application has not been filed yet. Johnson said he anticipated an application for site plan review would be submitted around April or May of this year.

The company estimates the project would produce 2 MW of power, with construction beginning in Q2 2027 if approved and concluding six to nine months later. It would include 5,568 solar panels which rotate to track the sun. The energy would go into the NYSEG grid.

SolAmerica would be responsible for all phases of the project: construction, active use and decommission.

“We will provide, where necessary, vegetative screening around

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Sugaring Off Sundays: a Sweet Tradition Returns

COOPERSTOWN

enimore Farm and Country Village announced the return next month of Sugaring Off Sundays, a Cooperstown tradition celebrating the magic of maple sugaring. Every Sunday in March, families and visitors of all ages can enjoy a day of hands-on activities, delicious food and immersive experiences.

Each Sunday March 1-29 begins with a pancake breakfast served in the Louis C. Jones Center inside the main barn, featuring freshlymade pancakes with toppings bar, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, salsa, and real maple syrup provided by Otsego County Maple Growers. Local producers will also offer maple goods for purchase.

After breakfast, guests are invited to explore the historic village, where interpreters demonstrate the full maple syrup–making process, from tree tapping with traditional and modern spiles to the evolution of sugaring methods across centuries. Visitors can watch the transformation from sap to syrup using historic wooden buckets, open-fire boiling and a modern outdoor arch. According to a press release, families will enjoy a variety of interactive activities, including the creation of jack wax—made by drizzling hot syrup over fresh snow—a timeless maple-season treat. Children can participate in historic games such as Snow Snake, a Haudenosaunee winter

Photo courtesy of Fenimore Farm and Country Village

Visitors to Sugaring Off Sundays can enjoy “jack wax,” a syrup-snow taffy traditionally a feature of the “sugaring

Their Ducks Are in a Row COOPERSTOWN—The Lucky Duck Foundation and the Cooperstown Food Pantry recently announced a major grant. Turn to page 2 to learn more. Pictured are: Mike and Connie Jastremski, board members of the Lucky Duck Foundation; Will Kleffner, executive director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry; and Kate and Mike Sullivan, co-founders and board members of the Lucky Duck Foundation.

Photo provided

Hot Stove Weekend Doubleday Fundraiser Making a Comeback

COOPERSTOWN

For the first time since 2020, Hot Stove Weekend is back, with what organizers promise will be an exciting slate of presenters and events. This Friends of Doubleday fundraiser to benefit historic Doubleday Field takes place from March 20-22. Tickets are $125.00 each.

“The 2020 Hot Stove Weekend in Cooperstown was a huge success,” said Friends of Doubleday President Jeff Katz. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring it back and have such outstanding guest speakers.”

The weekend features presentations from three legends:

• Howard Bryant, the author of 11 books, including the forthcoming “Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America,” and executive producer for HBO’s Emmy-nominated “Back on the Record with Bob Costas” from 2021 to 2023. Bryant won the 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Series as executive producer for Netflix’s “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox.”

• Adam Darowksi, executive director of Design for Sports Reference, makers of Baseball Reference,

Immaculate Grid, Stathead, and more. Darowski created the Hall of Stats in 2012 and has been a Society for American Baseball Research member since 2013. His personal research focuses on the Negro Leagues and Latin American baseball.

• Todd Radom, a designer, sports branding expert and writer. His three-and-a-half decades of work in baseball have helped define the look of the sport, both at home and around the globe. Radom has been a regular weekly guest on the ESPN “Baseball Tonight” podcast since 2015 and is the author of three books, including the forthcoming, “The Ballpark and Beyond.” Radom also designed the Friends of Doubleday logo.

The weekend is jam packed, and sure to be fun, Katz said. The schedule includes:

• A welcome mixer at Upstate Bar and Grill, 5418 NY-28, on Friday, March 20 from 7-9 p.m.

• Saturday presentations in the second-floor ballroom of Village Hall, 22 Main Street, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring Howard Bryant, Adam Darowski and Todd Radom.

• Doubleday Field tour starting at 4 p.m. Have

a catch, take photos and hang out on the field where legends stood.

• Pack Night. Bring a box of unopened packs of baseball cards (80s, 90s, present day, whatever) and open and share them with fellow baseball nuts. All ticket holders are welcome for pizza and beer, but to participate in Pack Night itself, a box of unopened packs to be shared and opened by all is required. Cooperstown Coworks, 6 Doubleday Court, from 6-10 p.m.

• Tour of the Cooperstown Bat Company Factory in Hartwick from noon to 1:30 p.m.

“There are so many highlights planned, but Pack Night is particularly outstanding,” Katz continued. “A group of friends started this tradition a few years ago. Participants would come with a box of unopened packs of baseball cards and share stories, trade, or give cards away to others who had particular fan interests. It’s a great time!”

The Railroad Inn, 28 Railroad Avenue, is offering a discount associated with this event— just mention Hot Stove Weekend, Friends of Doubleday or Jeff Katz.

Tickets for Hot Stove Weekend are limited and are on sale now at https:// www.friendsofdoubleday.org/event-details/ hot-stove-weekend-1. For more information, e-mail Katz at friendsofdoubledayfield@gmail.com.

Bond Calls for More Disabled Child, Home Support at NY Budget Hearing

By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL ALBANY

In her role as president of the New York State Association of County Health Officials, Otsego County

Director of Public Health Heidi Bond called for continued support for programs relating to toddlers with disabilities and home safety in budget testimony before state lawmakers on February 10.

“Local health departments are the front line of public health,” Bond said.

“At a time when federal public health programming is increasingly unstable due to staffing losses, stop work orders, and reduced reliable access to data, state leadership has never been more important,” Bond told legislators.

On behalf of NYSACHO, a membership association of local health departments across the state, Bond highlighted two priorities for this year’s state budget: restoring funding for the Healthy Neighborhoods Program and strengthening and stabilizing the Early Intervention Program.

The Healthy Neighborhoods Program provides in-home assessments and interventions to reduce negative outcomes for asthma, indoor air quality, lead poisoning, and other injury prevention, according to the

COOPERSTOWN

The Cooperstown Food Pantry was recently awarded a $6,000.00 grant from the Lucky Duck Foundation. Half of the grant is designated for the Bassett Satellite Pantry, which provides patients with cancer free access to nutritious food, and the other half is for the pantry’s general operation. The Lucky Duck Foundation is a charitable group that has awarded tens of thousands of dollars raised through an annual golf tournament to local causes and organizations.

“We are very grateful to the Lucky Duck Foundation for their generosity and community spirit,”

state Department of Health’s website. The program includes 17 counties and New York City.

As an example of success in the program, Bond cited the installation of smoke detectors in Cayuga County that assisted in two house fires, enabling people inside to escape.

“Eliminating this program would harm vulnerable residents and dismantle a trained public health workforce that is already stretched thin,” Bond testified.

The Early Intervention Program, passed federally in 1986 and implemented at the state level by the Bureau of Early Intervention in 1993, aims to assist families with disabled toddlers with a variety of medical services.

Bond said that counties are not receiving “the full assessment amount needed to sustain program coordination.”

She called for two fixes: the state meeting a 50-50 cost split with local agencies, and that the state establish a regular disbursement schedule so counties may plan.

“These are not new programs or expansions, they’re practical, prevention-focused investments that stabilize systems already in place and protect New Yorkers where it matters most: at home, and in early childhood,” Bond said.

said Will Kleffner, Cooperstown Food Pantry executive director.

“This support is especially critical as more and more of our neighbors are facing food insecurity and visiting the food pantry. Working with the Bassett Cancer Institute, we are glad to provide cancer patients with nutritious food, and one less worry, as they go through treatment.”

The CFP is open six days a week and serves food-insecure people throughout Otsego County. Individuals in need of food can call the pantry at (607) 547-8902 to arrange for a pickup. The monthly distribution includes a five-day supply of food, three meals a day, per person in a household. Personal

care items and diapers are also available. No referral is needed, and no one is ever turned away.

The Cooperstown Food Pantry, located at 25 Church Street in Cooperstown, is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 1-5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. See www.cooperstownfoodpantry.org for more information.

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New York State Association of County Health Officials President and Otsego County Director of Public Health Heidi Bond (center) testifies in Albany on February 10.

All Aboard! Historical Society Launches Exhibit on U&D Railroad

By BILL BELLEN ONEONTA

The Greater Oneonta Historical Society was abuzz late afternoon on Saturday, February 7 as the organization proudly unveiled its latest special exhibit: “Oneonta’s Other Railroad: The Untold Story of the Ulster & Delaware.”

Doors to the exhibit opened at 5 p.m. with a sizable crowd gathering despite chilling temperatures outside frosting over the building’s windows. As people began to congregate to view the new additions, exhibit curator Bhanupratap Gaur spoke excitedly of his fondness for this exhibit’s subject matter.

“The Ulster and Delaware is very interesting,” Gaur said. “I actually live in the area where the track used to go, almost to West Davenport. So from a younger age when I moved out to that area I was fascinated that there was this other railroad that wasn’t the [Delaware and Hudson].”

The U&D first connected trains between Oneonta and Kingston in 1900, offering a route downstate for a city excursion and a route upstate to the Central New York Fairgrounds. Oneonta acted as the terminus for the multitude of lines winding through the Catskills that merged to form the U&D. With an interchange between the U&D and its more famous cousin the D&H being established, both freight and passenger trains flocked to the line. Despite this early success, the fair-

grounds would go on to close in 1927, causing a major financial blow to the railroad that eventually ceased passenger service operations in 1954, followed by freight in 1965.

Despite its closure more than 60 years ago, the U&D still has a lasting impact on Oneonta. Panels in the exhibit highlight the

Hall of Fame Set To Open New Museum Store this May

COOPERSTOWN

As part of what officials are projecting will be a historic summer in Cooperstown, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will open a new museum store that will provide visitors with a uniquely themed baseball shopping experience and support the museum’s nonprofit mission to preserve history, honor excellence and connect generations.

According to a press release, the new museum store will feature a frontfacing entrance on Cooperstown’s Main Street as well as access through the museum itself and is the largest expansion of the Hall of Fame footprint in more than two decades.

“With more than double the retail space of the previous location, the new store will become an unforgettable and educational part of the museum experience, featuring a train theme, which

harkens back to the historical connection between baseball and rail travel,” the press release reads.

Presented in the shape of a baseball diamond—complete with base paths and a dugout—the new museum store will officially open in May and will offer a wider variety of product, greatly broadening the selection of women’s apparel, youth apparel and collectibles to support the museum’s mission, officials said. The current museum store will transition into additional museum space—to be completed in 2027—that will provide brand new experiences to museum visitors.

This expansion project is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and support from The Clark Foundation and The Scriven Foundation.

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railroad’s influence on bringing immigrants to the city, something that would go on to shape the character of the Sixth Ward for the next century. Members of the historical society shared the sentiment that it is important to not forget this piece of Oneontan history.

“This exhibit is hopefully gonna shed some

light to a lot of folks that didn’t really know this railroad existed…I’m really glad that we finally got to do this project,” Gaur exclaimed.

The reception itself saw the GOHS filled with people eager to learn about this little-known piece of Oneonta’s past. Guests gathered around historical artifacts and freshlymade panels detailing

the vibrant history of the railroad. During a brief address, Gaur thanked Hunter Downie, John Nader, and the Hanford Mills Museum, among others, for their work in loaning items and assisting in research for the first exhibit fully under his purview.

“This is Bhanu’s curatorial debut,” said Dr. Marcela Micucci, executive director of the GOHS.

“While he has served as associate curator for the D&H exhibit and other exhibits that we’ve done, this is all Bhanu…I usually take on the lead curatorial role, so it’s been really nice to watch him fall into place…It’s very impressive, and he should certainly feel very accomplished.”

In continued efforts to raise awareness of the historical significance of the U&D railroad, Gaur and Micucci shared that a new historical marker will be finding its home at The Depot Restaurant and Tavern sometime this summer, recognizing the structure for its heritage as the fairground station for the U&D. The U&D exhibit will be on display at GOHS through May. Information on this and previous exhibits can be found at https://oneontahistory. org/current-exhibitions/.

Photo by Bill Bellen

Bhanupratap Gaur (front right), curator of “Oneonta’s Other Railroad: The Untold Story of the Ulster & Delaware,” addresses the crowd as the exhibit is unveiled.

Perspectives

EDITORIAL

AVoter ID: Which Side Do You Fall On?

s lawmakers continue their partisan political shenanigans and the government remains in a partial shutdown since Saturday—the second already this year—the Republican-led House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act, on February 11 in a 218-213 vote. Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas was the lone Democrat in support of the proposed legislation (S. 1383). The full text of the SAVE Act can be found at https://www.congress. gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1383/text.

A summary of the SAVE Act was written by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress which, by definition, “works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation.” The group is charged with providing Congress with analysis that is “authoritative, confidential, objective and non-partisan.”

That summary reads:

This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.

Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship.

Further, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process under which an applicant may submit other evidence to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.

Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citi-

zens using information supplied by certain sources.

Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.

The bill allows for a private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.

The bill establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses, including registering an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.

According to a report on voter ID laws issued by the National Conference of State Legislatures in July 2025, 36 state laws request or require voters to show some form of identification at the polls. Only 14 states—including New York—and Washington, D.C. do not require any documentation to vote at the polls. Most states with strict voter identification requirements make some exceptions, the NCSL reports. These exceptions may include people who:

• Have religious objections to being photographed (Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin).

• Are indigent (Indiana and Tennessee).

• “Have a reasonable impediment” to getting an ID (Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina).

• Do not have an ID due to a recent natural disaster (North Carolina, Texas).

• Are victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking and have a “confidential listing” (Wisconsin).

Rep. Cuellar, according to a “Time” magazine article by Connor Greene published on February 12, “noted in his statement that the bill allows for citizens to show proof of identification through an affidavit, in lieu of traditional documents.”

Proponents of the SAVE Act argue that a valid, government-issued ID (driver’s license, passport, state ID) is required to verify identity for security, legal and financial purposes. These include, but are not limited to, opening a bank account, applying for food stamps, renting and buying a house, applying for Medicaid and

Social Security, buying or renting a car, flying on an airplane, getting married, purchasing a gun, applying for a hunting or fishing license, renting a hotel room, cashing checks, donating blood, accessing a federal building, and purchasing alcohol or tobacco.

Suspected voter fraud is another impetus for voter ID. “At the end of the day, election security and voter access go together,” Cuellar said. “When Americans trust the system, our democracy grows stronger. That’s why I voted yes.”

Conversely, the League of Women Voters is adamantly opposed to voter ID laws and has denounced the SAVE Act in particular. In a blog titled “What’s So Bad About Voter ID Laws?”, published in May 2023, they wrote: “Not only do [voter ID laws] disproportionately impact Black, Native, elderly, and student voters, but they also fail to effectively address any real issues related to election integrity—the very thing advocates say these measures are designed to do.”

The LWV views ID laws as voter suppression: “Not only are voter photo ID laws ineffective as means of combating voter fraud, but their main impact is that they promote voter suppression. The use of restrictive voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters can be traced back to the Jim Crow era, when many states employed various tactics—including literacy tests, poll taxes, and extralegal measures such as violence and intimidation—to prevent Black Americans from voting. Following the enactment of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965, many of these tactics were outlawed, but efforts to restrict voting access persisted, including implementing voter ID laws.”

Our goal today is not to tell you what to think, but rather to present the two opposing views and find out which side of this issue you, our readers, fall on. To that end, please refer to our anonymous poll question on AllOtsego.com. Is the SAVE Act simply a common sense solution in a world where it is almost impossible to function without a photo ID, and a safeguard against suspected voter fraud? Or does it represent class and racial discrimination, voter suppression, and reduced turnout among vulnerable populations? What do you think? THE MYTH-BUSTING

LARRY MALONE

ECONOMIST

The Myth of ‘Perfect Competition’

For 130 years the cornerstone of an introductory college economics course has been the concept of “perfect competition.” That term describes a market where buyers and sellers have no influence or power and there is no government regulation whatsoever. Perfect competition did a good job explaining buyer and seller behaviors in big city farmer markets in the late 1800s. But today, even absent a living example of a perfectly competitive market on Earth, the economics profession continues to stick with its myth. Why is that the case?

greatest possible well-being to the greatest number of us.

One answer is that the idea of perfect competition elevates capitalism to the status of a religion, where unregulated free markets are believed to bring the

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To see why the guarantee of such prosperity is also a myth, we need look no further than to current labor market trends. In my last column I described Joseph Schumpeter’s argument that capitalism constantly brings forward new technologies, new ideas, and new ways of orga-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR … IN THEIR OPINION

Representing Both Sides

Excellent editorial on “Was Sheriff Devlin Simply Ahead of the Curve?” from your February 5th edition. Your last paragraph summed it up very well.

Tom Dahulick Omaha, Nebraska

Kudos to Bassett’s

Staci Thompson

Counsel Jill Ann Poulson

County

nizing work and production. But those innovations simultaneously destroy what comes before them in a process that Schumpeter called “creative destruction.”

Schumpeter said that innovations also arrive in waves, resulting in busts following economic booms. Unfortunately, it’s workers who pay

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shape our own communities and keeps us moving forward.

Free speech doesn’t exist to protect easy agreement. It protects the parent questioning curriculum changes, the citizen asking hard questions about city spending, and the neighbor pointing out local mismanagement. If speech only survives when everyone nods along, it’s not free.

The government in 1930s Germany did not immediately start its erasure of rights at the governmental level. It started at the local level. When either speech or press relies on political approval, freedom becomes conditional.

Conditional freedom is not freedom at all.

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Staci Thompson was brought in to turn Bassett around and, by golly, she’s done it! At the time of her elevation to CEO, I wrote a letter to “The Freeman’s Journal” quoting Margaret Thatcher: “If you want someone to make a speech, hire a man. If you want to get something done, hire a woman.” I stand by my original assessment. Onward Bassett Health Care.

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Free

Speech Means

Real Accountability

In Otsego County, the First Amendment isn’t abstract— it’s practical. It’s what lets us

A free press serves the same role. Local publications— from AllOtsego to community newsletters—are watchdogs. When they report on zoning, budgets or public safety issues, they are defending our right to know. Attempts to intimidate, dismiss or marginalize them weaken oversight and erode public trust.

The remedy for bad ideas is more positive ideas. The remedy for flawed reporting is better reporting. The government does not get to pick which opinions or facts are allowed. That authority belongs to us: Otsego County residents. Liberty is local. It’s defending your neighbor’s right to speak, my right to write this letter and your own right to challenge authority at all levels without fear.

Here in Otsego County and beyond, the First Amendment isn’t optional—it protects every debate, every question and every check on power that keeps our community strong.

M. Stanley Bugge Otego

Defending the Constitution

The Declaration of Independence is a sacred text in American society. It anchors the sovereignty of the United States of America firmly in the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” All it tells us of this God is that it created Nature, which includes us, who are special enough to be given “certain inalienable Rights,” including “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Constitution

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Columnists and Contributing Writers

Bill Bellen, Terry Berkson, Monica Calzolari, Rachel Frick Cardelle, Richard deRosa, Caspar Ewig, Maria Griswold, Chris Kjolhede, Larry Malone, Cassandra Miller, Wriley Nelson, Tom Shelby, Gayane Torosyan, Teresa Winchester, Jamie Zvirzdin

Tom HeiTz/SHARoN STUART

185 YEARS AGO

Death by Freezing—A man named Conrad Valhyder, supposed to be about 80 years of age, came to his death on the 10th inst. The deceased lived by himself in a small house in Hancock, Delaware County, and had been for a long time addicted with intemperate habits. He had the afternoon previous to his death, purchased a bottle of ardent spirits and returned to his residence as usual, where it is supposed he drank freely from his bottle, became intoxicated and laid himself down before the fire place—in which position he was found on the morning of the 11th, a frozen corpse. A Coroner’s inquest was held over the body of the deceased by Peter Pine, Esq. Verdict of the Jury: “That the deceased came to his death by intemperance and exposure to the cold.”

February 22, 1841

110 YEARS AGO

A demonstration of radio preparedness will be given by the 25,000 amateur licensed operators in the United States beginning Monday, February 21, at 11 o’clock central time. At that hour a message in keeping with the spirit of the following day, the anniversary of the birth of George Washington, will be flashed from a station near the arsenal of Rock Island, Illinois, for relay throughout the United States. Government officials and army and navy officers have given the plan their unanimous endorsement, but will refrain from actual participation in the movement. This will be left entirely to the amateur operators, wireless associations and Boy Scout organizations, the latter being used to deliver the messages throughout their respective territories to each governor and to mayors of the larger cities.

February 16, 1916

85 YEARS AGO

The fourth draft quota from the area covered by Draft Board No. 403 of Cooperstown left for induction headquarters on Friday of last week. Harold E. Fowler of Cooperstown, a Hamilton College graduate and recently established in a librarian’s position in Brooklyn, was appointed leader with Wilson O. Crounse, who was compelled to resign a recently acquired Victory Store management position in Ithaca because of the draft was named assistant. Word has been received that James H. Kilts, RD 2, Middlefield and William Skubitz, Burlington Flats were both rejected upon examination at Albany. Their places will be filled when the fifth quota leaves on February 28.

February 19, 1941

35 YEARS AGO

Seniors on the 12th Grade Honor Roll at Cooperstown Central School include Tina Baker, Elizabeth Cunningham, Scott Dewell, Tammy Flack, Richard Gannon, Michael Hewitt, Christy Horner, Kristin Muehl, Kerry Lamberson, Michael Lincoln, Tracey Lindberg, Connie Martindale, Heather Minnich, Daphne Monie, Paula Raymer, Matthew Reese, Eric Reinholdt, Jennifer Robertson, Samantha Schwartz, Martin Smith, David Sprague, Webster Stayman, Beth Sywetz, Brett Utter, Matthew Washburn and Steven Wilber.

20 YEARS AGO

February 20, 1991w

February 17, 2006

Hancock House, Endowment Transferred

Fenimore Art Museum is pleased to share that in summer 2025, the ownership of the Hancock House in Ticonderoga, New York was transferred to the Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History, formerly known as the Ticonderoga Historical Society.

In 1924, an agreement was made between Ticonderoga-born industrialist Horace A. Moses and the New York State Historical Association in which Moses would give NYSHA the necessary funding to erect a building in Ticonderoga, New York that would be used as the association’s headquarters and would set up an endowment to maintain the building. The official dedication of the Hancock House was held in 1926 and from 1926-1939, NYSHA (currently known as Fenimore Art Museum) operated out of the Hancock House in Ticonderoga. In 1939, with the blessing of Horace A. Moses, NYSHA moved its headquarters to Cooperstown, New York, with the understanding that the endowment gifted would remain with the Hancock House.

in the origin story of the New York State Historical Association,” commented Paul D’Ambrosio, president and chief executive officer of Fenimore Art Museum (formerly NYSHA). “Ticonderoga Historical Society, and now LARCH, have been dutiful stewards, and we know that the building and objects will remain in good hands with them at the helm; we are happy to gift them this important part of Ticonderoga’s history.”

In 1975, NYSHA and the Ticonderoga Historical Society entered a lease agreement whereby THS would operate Hancock House with NYSHA providing funds from the Moses endowment as well as lending objects. The transfer, in accordance with all laws for collections items, will formalize the LARCH stewardship of the property and artifacts for which they have cared for decades.

“We will be forever grateful to the community of Ticonderoga and to Horace A. Moses for their part

By MERL REAGLE

LARCH Past President Virginia LaPointe (1975) and current President William G. Dolback (2025) stated: “On behalf of those past and current trustees and those members of The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (successor of THS, founded in 1897) who have dedicated their energy and devotion for the past 50 years to the stewardship of the Hancock House, its

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They’re Ba-a-ack… Speaking conservatively, of course

Photo provided by Fenimore Art Museum

hancock house, original home of the new york state historical association, has been transferred to new ownership.

Adult Ed. Classes Announced

ONEONTA—The Center for Continuing Adult Learning released its schedule of classes for adult learners in March. Dorothy Scott Fielder will give a presentation on her trip to the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin from 1-3 p.m. on Monday, March 2. Ed Overby will lead analysis and discussion of five Judi Dench and Maggie Smith films from 1:303:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from March 3 to 31. Shirley Ferguson will speak on her experiences as an operating engineer on a Hudson River Barge from 10 a.m. to noon on March 4, followed by a discussion of her work in a Greek refugee camp from 2-4 p.m. the same day. Paul Griswold will lead analysis of three Audrey Hepburn movies from 1-4 p.m. on Thursdays from March 5 to 19. Dolores Rockwell will present on the causes and symptoms of essential tremor from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9. Kelly McGraw will lead a “Straight Talk about Death and Dying” discussion from 10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays from March 10 to 24. Charles Hartley will speak about his visit to the Inupiaq village of Utqiagvik, Alaska from 10-11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 16. Dennis Higgins and Keith Schue will discuss Governor Hochul’s nuclear power plan from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18. Kathryn Davino will present photos from her 120-day world cruise in 2024 from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25. For more information or to register, visit ccaloneonta.org.

OCLP Releases Lent Schedule

OTSEGO COUNTY—Otsego County Lutheran Parish announced a full slate of programming for Lent and Holy Week. Sunday services throughout Lent will focus on the Lutheran Book of Worship; they begin at 8:30 a.m. at St. Matthew in Laurens, 9:15 a.m. at Evangelical Lutheran in Hartwick Seminary, 10:30 a.m. at Atonement Lutheran in Oneonta and 11:15 a.m. at St. John in West Burlington. There will be a weekly soup supper and discussion at St. Matthew each Tuesday at 6 p.m. and at Atonement each Wednesday at 5:30. Wednesday worship starts at 7:30 a.m. at St. Matthew and at noon at Evangelical. A Back to Basics class for new and returning church members will be held at 10:30 on Saturdays: Atonement on February 28, St. Matthew on March 7, Evangelical on March 14 and St. John on March 21.

Individual confession will be held on Holy Monday, March 30, at St. Matthew from 10 a.m. to noon and at St. John from 1-3 p.m. It will be offered on March 31 at Evangelical from 10 a.m. to noon and at Atonement from 1-3 p.m. Easter services are at regular worship time for each congregation.

Quilt Show Ends Sunday

COOPERSTOWN—The Fenimore Quilt Club Show will be on display at the Cooperstown Art Association galleries through 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. The raffle drawing for the collector’s quilt “A Walk in the Woods” will take place at the end of the show.

Calvary Hill Offers Grants

ONEONTA—Calvary Hill Ministries will offer grants of up to $5,000.00 to local 501c3 nonprofits for the purpose of glorifying God through art or contemplative experiences. Awards must be spent by the end of the year and must not promote or benefit any specific church. For more information or application details, contact calvaryhillretreat@ yahoo.com or (607) 432-4926.

Military Classic Roster Grows

COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced that the Louisville Slugger Warriors, an amputee baseball team consisting of military personnel, veterans, and current and former college players, will have four representatives on the roster of the May 23 Hall of Fame Military Classic game. The game will include Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Rollie Fingers, Todd Helton, Fergie Jenkins, Tony La Russa, Scott Rolen and Joe Torre, as well as MLB stars Nick Amhed, Danny Graves, Jonathan Lucroy, Josh Reddick, Brad Ziegler, Jonny Gomes, Ian Kennedy, Rick Monday, Todd Zeile and more. It will begin with a home run contest and end with the popular postgame “Night at the Ballpark” meet-and-greet. Tickets are available at baseballhall.org or by calling 1-888-325-0470.

‘Reflections’ Exhibit Opens

HERKIMER—Herkimer County Community College will host “Reflections,” an exhibition of 60 artworks by K-12 students across the county, in the Cogar Gallery through Thursday, March 5. It coincides with Youth Art Month. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FoVL Hosts Dr. Wolf-Gould

COOPERSTOWN—The Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown will host their next Sunday Speaker in the third floor ballroom of the Village Hall, 22 Main Street, from 3-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. Dr. Carolyn Wolf-Gould, family physician and recently retired medical director of the Susquehanna Family Practice and the nationally renowned Gender Wellness Center in Oneonta, will speak on the history and current status of

transgender medicine in the U.S. She received the City of Oneonta’s Trailblazer Award for her three decades of service last year. The event is free and open to the public. Climate advisor Paula DiPerna’s talk, scheduled for January, has been rescheduled to March 22.

GOP

Endorses Candidates

COOPERSTOWN—The Otsego County Republicans met at The Otesaga Resort Hotel on Sunday, February 15 to endorse candidates for the 2026 elections. In addition to County Board candidates, these included Peter Oberacker for New York’s 19th Congressional district, Rich Devlin for Otsego County sheriff, Chris Di Donna for county district attorney, Chris Tague for the 51st state Senate district, Joe Angelino for the 121st Assembly district and Brian Miller for the 122nd Assembly district. For more information, visit the Otsego GOP Facebook page.

Locals Honored for Grades

CORTLAND—SUNY Cortland announced that 843 students were named to the President’s List for the fall 2025 semester, honoring those who earn an A- or better in every class while carrying a course load of at least 12 hours. Local awardees include Allison Allen of New Berlin, Joleen Lusk of Cherry Valley, Maci Milavec of Worcester, Olivia Murdock of Hartwick, Anna Rightmyer of Richmondville and Grace Schiller of New Lisbon.

Art Bazaar Donations Open

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Art Association’s biennial Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar will return to the galleries during regular hours from March 7-28. Community members are invited to donate gently used fine art and craft pieces and good-condition art supplies and materials during the delivery period, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 23-27. For more information or to determine if a specific piece meets donation criteria, contact (607) 547-9777 or gallery@cooperstownart.com as soon as possible.

CCE Announces Spring Events

OTSEGO COUNTY—Cornell Cooperative Extension will host an eight-part webinar series on basic fruit tree cultivation. Sessions will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays from February 26 to April 2 and on Monday, March 16 and Monday, March 23. The ENYCHP Winter Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Desmond Hotel in Albany on February 25 and 26; a full program and registration information is available at rvpadmin.cce.cornell.edu/pdf/event_ new/pdf251.pdf. Kelley Doolin will lead a fruit tree pruning workshop at Middlefield Orchard, 2274 State Highway 166, from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, February 28. Spots are limited and registration is available at reg.cce.cornell.edu/treeprun_schots_ 243. She will return to Middlefield Orchard for a berry pruning workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 7; register at reg.cce.cornell. edu/berryprun_schots_243

The second annual Ag Solutions and Networking Expo will be held at SUNY Cobleskill from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Farmers, agribusinesses and partners from across the region are invited for a day of workshops and networking. Register at eventleaf.com/e/AgSolutions26. CCE will cohost a three-part webinar series on protecting farms from production risks with Annie’s Project and NY FarmNet. They will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays from March 3-17. Registration is available at bit.ly/4tgcYeS. Dr. Cassandra Olds will lead a webinar on tick and fly management in cattle from 10-11 a.m. on March 5. To view a full list of upcoming CCE events, visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/.

Annual Concert Is Sunday

ONEONTA—The Oneonta Community Concert Band will present its annual “Good Ol’ Summertime in Winter” concert at the First United Methodist Church in Oneonta at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. Director Kerri Hogle of the Cooperstown High School Band will conduct a program titled “On the Water,” featuring nautical-themed music. For more information, call (607) 376-7485 or visit the band’s Facebook page.

Gas Prices Increase Slightly

UTICA—The average price of gasoline in New York State rose by a cent to $2.99 per gallon over the week ending Monday, February 16, AAA Northeast announced. Demand for gas rose slightly to 8.3 million barrels per day, in line with historic trends for early February but still below average due to cold weather. A winter of soft demand has contributed to larger domestic inventories, which stand at 67.4 million barrels, or more than 2 million above the five-year average. New York’s price is a penny higher than a month ago and 18 cents lower than this week last year. To view the full report, visit gasprices.aaa.com.

Camp Scholarships Available

ONEONTA—The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club will grant two teenagers full scholarships to a teen program of their choice in the Adirondacks this summer. All costs except

transportation to and from the camp will be covered. Participants must reside in Otsego, Delaware or Chenango counties. Awards will be made by the end of April. For more information or to apply, visit susqadk.org/adk-teen-workshops-scholarships/.

Dems Announce Petition Event

ONEONTA—The Otsego County Democratic Committee and Oneonta Democratic Club will host a petitioning party at Wise Guys Sammy’s, 261 Main Street in Oneonta, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 5. Candidates for county board, state senate, town supervisor and county committee will collect signatures so they can appear on ballots. Light refreshments will be available and the kitchen and bar will be open to purchase drinks or dinner. All registered Democrats are invited to attend and meet the candidates. For more information or to RSVP, contact garymaffei@gmail.com.

Tree and Shrub Sale Underway

OTSEGO COUNTY—The Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2026 Tree and Shrub Sale will be open for orders through March 8. A catalog and order forms are available at otsegosoilandwater.com/.

Swimmers Win Section Title

SYRACUSE—Cooperstown/Cherry Valley boys swimming won its second Section III Class C title in three years at Nottingham High School in Syracuse on Tuesday, February 10. They finished with 478 points, 99 ahead of second-place Oneida. Thomas Hellenthal secured the Swimmer of the Meet award with titles in the 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke, and Coach John Hodgson won Coach of the Meet. Macon Aramini won the 500m freestyle. The 400m freestyle relay team of Hellenthal, Aramini, London Kinley and Shepard Olson also placed first.

CCS Basketball Season Ends

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown boys basketball defeated Sauquoit Valley 90-36 on Tuesday, February 10. Miles Nelen scored 25 points. Jackson Crisman added 19 points and nine rebounds. Cooper Coleman, Christian Lawson, and Brody Murdock scored 13, 12, and 10 points, respectively.

The Hawkeyes finished the regular season undefeated with a 75-68 victory over Thomas Proctor on Thursday, February 12. Nelen once again led with 27 points. Crisman recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Lawson made 18 points and eight rebounds. Cooperstown finished with a 20-0 record for the season and is ranked first in the state among Class C teams by the New York Sports Writers Association. They await seeding for the Section III Class C playoffs.

The girls team suffered a heartbreaking 68-63 loss to Sauquoit Valley on Wednesday, February 10. Deanna Wolfe scored 12 points, followed by Lanie Nelen’s eight.

Cooperstown wrapped up the regular season with a 57-33 loss to Division I champion Clinton on Friday, February 13. Emma Johnson scored 10 points and Wolfe had six. The Hawkeyes fell to 515 for the season and await seeding for the Section III Class C playoff bracket.

Koffer, Spaulding Off to States

SYRACUSE—Cooperstown/Milford wrestlers Max Koffer and Andrew Spaulding earned spots in the state tournament with strong showings at the Section III Division II Championships in Syracuse on Saturday, February 14. Koffer placed second at 132 pounds, going 2-1 in the tournament and losing a 10-3 decision to Copenhagen’s Zack LaRue in the finals. He holds a 35-14 record for the season. Spaulding went 3-1 for a third-place finish at 144 pounds, falling 16-7 to Talon Kimball of Camden in the semifinals. He has a 38-9 record for the season and picked up his 150th varsity win during the tournament. Both will compete in the NYSPHSAA Division II Championships at Albany’s MVP Arena on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28.

Register Now for Trail Run

LAURENS—The Fire & Ice Winter Trail Run at Gilbert Lake State Park on Saturday, February 21 will raise funds for The Neighborhood Center, a Utica-based nonprofit organization that primarily serves children and families with outreach, preventative, developmental, and therapeutic human services. Races will include a 50K, 25K and 10K with loops around the lake on a route shared before the race. Check-in begins at 6 a.m. with a 7 a.m. start and sunset cutoff. Runners have the option to use snowshoes if necessary. All finishers will receive a finishing award. Reach out to Shawn with any questions at fireandiceraces@gmail.com.

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Our Otsego: Lovely Lakes, Fantastical Forests and Winter Fun

By BILL BELLEN OTSEGO COUNTY

With it being roughly five months since the publication of the third installment of this series, there was one important addition to the arsenal of Otsego County’s state parks and forests this time around: wonderful wintry snow.

To conclude what became a multimonth journey throughout our county’s natural views and vistas, Maria Griswold and I ventured into the nowchilly north and northwest regions of our corner of New York State to see the final protected sights it had in store. With the crown jewel of the county as our final destination, we set out to begin the last leg of our forested odyssey.

Texas School House State Forest Resuming just northwest of where we left off this summer, Texas School House State Forest offered a promising start to this adventure. Given our trip here was during the early days of the fall season, numerous semi-maintained trails traversed high grasses to shrubbery to old-growth pines, all in the span of a few hundred feet. We were unable to take what appeared to be the direct route to one of the small ponds on-site due to the path being completely overgrown, though there was a very scenic alternative instead. Meandering down the hills, Maria and I reached the pond, being greeted by the chirps of half a dozen different bird species and some wind whipping off of the marshy shoreline. This experience only reflects the landscapes of one corner of the forest, leaving plenty more to the imagination and the wonder of those who choose to explore themselves—especially with the extra addition of snowy scenery.

Hartwick State Forest

Journeying further north, we reached Hartwick State Forest. With NY-205 running through one corner and the rest traversed by fairly serviceable roads, the transit through this state forest was no challenge. That was, until we aimed to take a short side road off of Dana Clark Road toward Clark Brook, simply labeled as a spur road on Google Maps. Upon reaching this supposed spur, we were greeted with a mostly flooded expanse of dug up and uneven terrain. Given during the time of our exploration it had been quite some time since there was a heavy rain, we left the car behind and ventured on foot to see what had caused such a stir. To Maria’s and my surprise, we found what appeared to be a beaver dam constructed right through the middle of the rough road, holding back what had once just been a creek into a small pond. Though the builders of the dam were nowhere to be seen, the notion that this forest protected vital native habitats for such a magnificent creature warmed our hearts as we continued onward.

Basswood Pond State Forest

Our next stop certainly surprised us when, as we approached the boundary

of the Basswood Pond State Forest’s property, we were met with fields of clear-cut and toppled trees. Initially shocked, our questions were answered upon rounding the next turn, where a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation plaque had been nailed to a tree explaining the strange sight we were witnessing. The sign detailed how the timber harvest was a regularly scheduled operation in accordance with standards and guidelines put in place by the Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative. As counterintuitive as it may at first seem, forest stewardship of this manner actually maintains the ecosystem’s health, ensuring the forest can regrow and prosper as organisms that may have once been stifled are allowed to colonize nowvacant land.

After this brief lesson in forestry, we ventured to Basswood Pond itself; a site that, as its page on the DEC’s website acknowledges, is home to beaver activity of its own. The pond has a day use area just off the main road passing through the forest, featuring picnic areas, standing grills and a platform outlook over the pond itself. There are trails around the pond, though the DEC site goes on to further note damage and inaccessibility concerns due to previous flooding incidents. With a pleasant and accessible-to-all-ages view, Basswood Pond’s lapping waters and glistening ice definitely made up for the forestry efforts on the periphery.

Plainfield State Forest

Heading northwest, we eventually reached Plainfield State Forest. The status of minimum maintenance on these roads was definitely more noticeable than others on this expedition, as the bumpy and hilly drive on narrow roads made me feel quite fortunate to have a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Small bodies of water dot the forest, with the most easily accessible being in the northeastern corner of the forest adjacent to a small parking lot and remnants of a campfire. Though the views were appreciated, wintry conditions and stops ahead beckoned us onward.

Exeter State Forest

The final state forest of our grand saga. Featuring the contours of Herkimer Creek and just a few minutes west of Canadarago Lake, Exeter State Forest finds itself situated with County Highway 24 smack dab in the middle of it. Though not quite to the heights of the hills of eastern Otsego County, the landscape clearly shows its topographic variability with peaks in the north of the forest standing just shy of 2,000 feet in elevation. The main road gives a pleasant view of Herkimer Creek on either side, though the lack of any formal trails means traversing down to it may be somewhat precarious, especially in poor seasonal conditions. After soaking in the gentle sounds of the water trickling over stones below, we jetted off to our penultimate stop.

Canadarago State Marine Park

As unconventional as it may be, the Canadarago State Marine Park’s presence on the New York State Parks page meant it met our qualifications for a quick visit. Being primarily a sizable parking lot for the boat launch, the site itself does not offer much in terms of looks. The real value here presents itself in the form of the beautiful view of the lake, a vista that is nearly unobstructed as one looks out across the water. With a tucked-away road that is easy to miss, one must wonder how many summer tourists pass such a scenic spot by each year without even a second thought.

Glimmerglass State Park

Glimmerglass State Park was the only logical place to conclude a journey exploring the beauty and wonder of the nature of Otsego County. Situated at the head of Otsego Lake, this yearround destination is home to some of the best amenities that the county has to offer. From summer boating, swimming, and hiking, to winter snowshoeing, skiing, ice skating, and so much more, Glimmerglass really has it all. A pleasant playground sits adjacent to a beach, home to the loving laughs of decades of family fun. Fortyseven digitally reservable campsites are sprawled throughout the property,

offering sheltered forest surroundings, open fields with lake views, and everything in between. Miles of trails traverse the park’s northern hills, with numerous paths leading down to scenic and secluded shoreline views of Otsego Lake.

On top of the plentiful natural and recreational opportunities, Glimmerglass is also home to a number of historical landmarks. The Hyde Hall mansion sits atop the hill nearby the main beach, often the setting for community events throughout the year that draw crowds from across distant corners of the country. On the other end of the park, the historic covered bridge just celebrated its 200th birthday; a ceremony that brought together enthusiasts from across the county, state, and beyond to commemorate the momentous occasion.

Much can be said for Glimmerglass State Park; far more than could ever be covered in the confines of this article. As always, we leave it up to the readers to explore for yourselves all the features of this incredible location we did not get the chance to highlight.

That’s a Wrap!

With that, our journey around Otsego County had come to a close. What started out as a simple idea to shed light on the summertime beauty of our surroundings has since turned into a multi-season endeavor that completely changed our outlook on the region. Personally, I have always been a major proponent of the untold beauty of the Adirondacks. I now see this belief—while still true in its own right—blinded me to what there is to see right here. Majestic peaks and valleys in the east; rushing waterfalls and creeks in the south; vibrant forests and glistening lakes in the west; pure natural wonder and the gem of the county in the north. What is there not to love?

The feedback we have gotten from readers on this series is incredible and more appreciated than you will ever know. We hope that those who have joined us on our journey also see what incredible places lie within just a few short miles of your own homes. Throughout this series, including in this very issue, we have made the plea for you to embark on travels of your own to see the many nooks and crannies of these forests and parks Maria and I never even got to lay our eyes on. As we close this chapter of our explorations, it is now up to you to continue them. Chart your own course (safely, of course). Go somewhere you have never gone before. Pick a new trail to travel. Revel in the rough roads and misdirections for the adventures they bring. See sights you never knew were just outside your back door.

It is your turn now to embrace Our Otsego.

Editor’s note: More information on the forests and parks highlighted here can be found at https://dec. ny.gov/places.

Photo by williamjaymiller.com

Glimmerglass State Park looks bleak and uninviting this time of year, but looks can be deceiving. Open seven days a week from dawn ‘til dusk, winter activities at the park include ice skating, ice fishing, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Photo by Maria Griswold

The 720-acre Basswood Pond State Forest in Burllington Flats features 7.5 miles of multiuse trails. Winter activities include hunting, trapping, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and watchable wildlife.

Photo by Maria Griswold

The Texas School House State Forest in the Town of New Lisbon boasts a 1.6 mile loop trail for hiking along with 1.8 miles of motorized access by permit trails. The 1,245-acre property provides large undeveloped areas well suited for hiking, hunting and nature viewing.

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the project” to obscure the panels, Johnson said.

Johnson said the project would be a several million dollar investment, and where possible would hire local labor.

At its end of life in 30 to 35 years, Johnson said, the company will be responsible for removing the added infrastructure and restoring the property to its natural state if necessary.

“If it’s decided to decommission the site, we would start that decommissioning process which can take up to at most six months,” Johnson said. “As you know, the purpose of the decommissioning is to pull out all of the equipment and restore, return the land to its original condition.

Some Planning Board members said the company should anticipate resistance to the proposal from nearby residents. Johnson said he was hoping to get input from the Planning Board.

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tradition, and craft their own “snow dart” to test on the snow track each Sunday afternoon (weather permitting). A special fullsize Snow Snake workshop takes place on Saturday, March 14 (pre-registration required).

work on forging a waffle maker modeled after a piece in the museum’s collection, officials said, while Bump Tavern’s kitchen showcases 19thcentury recipes using maple syrup and sugar.

Visitors can watch historic 1845 maple recipes being printed in the Print Shop and take home their own printed copy. The Pharmacy demonstrates how maple was once used to sweeten throat lozenges, highlighting the ingredient’s long medicinal history. Families can also enjoy a ride on the Empire State Carousel, warm and operating inside its heated pavilion, and stop by the Bump Tavern photo station for a takehome souvenir portrait.

Wagon rides through the historic village can also be enjoyed each Sunday, weather permitting, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Todd’s General Store and the Fenimore Farm Store will be open with handmade goods, maple treats, and unique souvenirs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Sunday, March 15, special guest and local influencer Benji Spears will be onsite from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., joining guests for a St. Patrick’s Day-themed breakfast before heading to Bump Tavern for a festive gathering featuring a cash bar, brunch-themed specialty drinks, and live music. There is no additional charge for this program and all are welcome to join in the fun.

New this year according to officials, guests can pre-purchase their tickets online at www.fenimorefarm.org. While preregistration is not required, purchasing tickets in advance provides faster access to breakfast and helps streamline the day’s activities.

Sugaring Off Sundays will be held on March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Breakfast is served from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the historic village and activities will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sugaring Off Sundays 2026 is sponsored by Wayne Bank.

New Exhibition Explores Complex History of Black Labor Movement

By CONOR S. BRANDT ONEONTA

Next time you’re in the greater Oneonta area, make sure to free up some time to check out the Cooperstown Graduate Program’s new exhibit, “Black Leaders in the Labor Movement,” which was unveiled on the campus of SUNY Oneonta on Wednesday, February 18.

This exciting exhibit explores the complex history of the African American Labor Movement, discussing the important work of specific individuals who led and advocated for black economic empowerment, fought against employment discrimination, and spearheaded welfare rights.

According to officials, one of the most interesting aspects of this exhibit is that it highlights the efforts of individuals who tend to be forgotten by popular history—like Thomas Oliver Jones, a leader of Memphis Sanitation workers, or Dorothy Bolden, a domestic worker unionizer and civil rights activist. Through these leaders the exhibit explores the interesting and complex story of African Americans in labor.

A product of the successful partnership between CGP and SUNY Oneonta, the exhibit was first imagined in the fall of 2024, when CGP Director Dr. Gretchen Sorin was approached by Dr. Bernadette Tiapo, SUNY Oneonta vice president of equity and inclusion, who suggested that CGP create an exhibit based on the story of African Americans in the labor movement.

Now, after months of hard work and research, the exhibit is on display on the third floor of SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library through Sunday, March 1. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, February 18 from 1-2 p.m. in the library.

“Black Leaders in the Labor Movement” is sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Office of Equity and Inclusion and was created by CGP students Conor S. Brandt, Caitlynn Gaston, Emma Haring, Peyton Legg, Gabriela Paixao e Kelly, Joslyn Sperry, and Micaela Wallace, under the direction of Sorin and Dr. William Walker. Exhibition design is by DeNicola Design LLC.

Conor S. Brandt is a student of museum studies in the Cooperstown Graduate Program.

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Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 9, 2026. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 91 Center Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalFeb.26

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Notice of formatioN of Merry Hill Storage LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 12, 2026. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 271 Texas Road, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalFeb.26

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Notice of formatioN of C5 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC.

Filed with SSNY on 12/17/2025. Office: Otsego

County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 16 DIETZ ST, ONEONTA, NY 13820. Purpose: Any Lawful

6LegalFeb.26

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Notice of formatioN of 4542 NY LLC, filed with the Secretary of State on January 09, 2026. Office Location is in Otsego County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail process to P.O. Box 431, Cooperstown, New York 13326. Purpose: any lawful activity.

6LegalFeb.26

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Notice of formatioN of SARATOGA1JAS, LLC

Articles of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 1/20/26. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 8-12 Dietz St., Ste. 202, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.5

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Notice of formatioN of LIVING YOU VENTURES, LLC

Articles of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 1/21/26. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 129 Blueberry Ln., Maryland, NY 12116, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.5

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Notice of formatioN of a NY LimiteD LiaBiLitY comPaNY

The Meeting House Eatery, LLC

Articles of Organization filing date with the Department of State (SSNY) January 8, 2026. Office Location: Otsego County United States Corporation Agents,

LEGALS

Inc. (USCA) has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and USCA shall mail copy of process to: 3522 County Highway 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws

6LegalMar.5

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Notice of formatioN of

plotlynn, llc, a Limited Liability Company (LLC)

filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on January 29, 2026. NY office Location: OTSEGO County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/her to: plotlynn, llc, 295 Emmons Hill Rd., Oneonta, NY 13820. General Purposes. 6LegalMar.12

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Notice of formatioN of Van Hinchey Holdings, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (LLC)

filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on January 29, 2026. NY office Location: OTSEGO County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/her to: Van Hinchey Holdings, LLC, 295 Emmons Hill Rd., Oneonta, NY 13820. General Purposes. 6LegalMar.12

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Notice of formatioN of

B&E BuildingServices, LLC

Art. Of Org filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) 1/27/2026. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail a copy of process to 773 Angel Hill Road, Burlington Flats, NY 13315. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.12

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Notice of formatioN of a LimiteD LiaBiLitY comPaNY

(LLc)

The name of the LLC is Glimmerglass Properties LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 31, 2025. New York office location: 7569 Highway 80, Town of Springfield, County of Otsego and State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Glimmerglass Properties LLC; 161 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, New York 12106. Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. 6LegalMar.12

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Notice to BiDDers

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd., 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using https://bidx.com A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact

can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)4572124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/M/WBE’s and SDVOBs.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Please call (518) 457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Region 09: New York State Department of Transportation 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901 D265720, PIN 912062, FA Proj , Otsego Co., SAFETY & MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS - NY Routes 23 & 28, Town of Oneonta.,

Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 0.00% 2LegalFeb.19

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Notice of formatioN of BOHEMIAN NODES, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 12/15/2025. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: The LLC, 1355 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMar.19

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Notice of formatioN of

SOS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC.

Filed with SSNY on 01/30/2026. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 87 CHESTNUT ST., ONEONTA, NY 13820.

Purpose: Any Lawful.

6LegalMar.19

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Notice of formatioN of Michelle’s Dream Farm LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1.24.2026. Office location, county of Otsego. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o The LLC, Box 20, New Berlin, NY 13411

Purpose: Any and all lawful activities.

6LegalMar.19

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Notice of aNNuaL meetiNg

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the LOT OWNERS of the Hartwick seminary cemetery association

will be held at the Hartwick Seminary Fire

House, Dept. 2, in Hartwick Seminary, NY.

This meeting will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 1 p.m. to hold a business meeting, which includes the election of Trustees. COVID restrictions, such as a mask, will be up to each individual. Bottled water will be available.

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Notice of formatioN of Oneonta Pet Lodge, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on January 28, 2026. NY office Location: OTSEGO County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/her to: Oneonta Pet Lodge, LLC, 697 Winney Hill Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. General Purposes.

6LegalMar.19

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Notice of formatioN of a NY LimiteD LiaBiLitY comPaNY

Name: BROOK WILLOW PROPERTIES LLC

Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 3 February 2026. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 192 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalMar.19

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Notice of formatioN of a NY LimiteD LiaBiLitY comPaNY

Name:

WHITETAIL

LODGE PROPERTIES LLC

Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 3 February 2026. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 117 Ball St., Northborough, MA 01532.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalMar.19

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INDEX NO. 2024-855

In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Proceeding in Rem pursuant to Article Eleven of the Real Property Tax Law by Otsego County

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 5th day of December, 2025, the Otsego County Treasurer, hereinafter the Enforcing Officer of Otsego County, hereinafter the “Tax District”, pursuant to law filed with the Otsego County Clerk a PETITION AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (“Petition”) against various parcels of real property for unpaid taxes. Such Petition pertains to the following parcels: PARCEL ID STREET OWNER NAME citY of oNeoNta

287.19-3-18 37 MORGAN AVE DOI SANDRA 288.14-1-51

ELM ST PLUTA VAL-

MONIKA

from pg. 10

299.12-3-45 15 FONDA AVE

HOBBIBSHANKS DIANA

299.12-3-50 19 1/2 FONDA AVE

HOBBIB CHARLES T; HOBBIB MICHAEL

299.16-2-21 167 RIVER ST HOBBIB CHARLES T; HOBBIB MICHAEL

299.8-1-59 1 PEARL ST HECOX VALERIE L; THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY ANDREW HECOX

299.8-1-81

313 -315 CHESTNUT ST KOREN KRISA A; GINA SEAN M

299.8-2-68 168 CHESTNUT ST GEEZ REALTY LLC

300.5-2-51 18 HIGH ST THE ESTATE OF BRADLEY C OSBORN; THE ESTATE OF ROSELLA A OSBORN

300.5-3-19 2 -6 REYNOLDS AVE ORTONA CAPITAL

300.5-4-53

300.9-2-89 20 FONDA AVE HOBBIB CHARLES T; HOBBIB MICHAEL

TOWN OF BURLINGTON

109.00-1-23.00 2563 ST HWY 80 THE ESTATE OF CARL R. PRICHARD; PRITCHARD MARGUERITE J 109.00-1-31.02 MANZO RD ROUS KEVIN; ROUS KIMBERLEY

110.00-1-1.00 2726 ST HWY 80 OEFELEIN EDWARD H; OEFELEIN KEITH J 111.00-1-16.00 CRANBERRY BOG RD KRAZINSKI SCOTT ANDREW; KRAZINSKI MICHAEL LEE

126.00-1-16.00 1706 CO HWY 16 THE ESTATE OF DAVID M MANN THE ESTATE OF ROBERTA MANN

142.00-1-5.00 1461 CO HWY 16 COOKE DARRIN M

64.00-1-23.00 1810 CO HWY 19 PRITCHARD HAROLD G 94.00-1-34.00 3081 ST HWY 80 LAYMON CARMEN

TOWN OF BUTTERNUTS

300.5-5-47 16 ACADEMY ST SARFATI FABIENNE

300.6-1-36 23 ELM ST GPD SORORITY INC

300.6-2-5 8 GRAND ST RANDOLPH CHARLES D

300.6-3-26 26 OTSEGO ST PLUTA MONIKA

300.6-4-14 24 FAIR ST PUSHKAR JENNIFER K

300.7-3-61 78 HUDSON ST HERITIER OSCAR

300.7-4-19 5 EIGHTH ST CAZHO FAMILY PROPERTIES, LLC

300.7-4-41 80 HUDSON ST TIKAROY LLC

300.7-4-69 1 CHESTER ST FORD AND HILL HOLDINGS LLC

300.7-5-10

2 -8 FACTORY ST DIAMOND KATRINA; CARROLL ROBERT

300.8-1-17.2 FREDERICK ST THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY THOMAS; BRASHEAR JESSE; BRASHEAR JESSICA

300.8-1-19 9 FREDERICK ST THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY THOMAS; BRASHEAR JESSE; BRASHEAR JESSICA

300.9-2-15 38 WEST BROADWAY BECKER THE INSPECTOR LLC

300.9-2-63 6 PARISH AVE THE ESTATE OF ALICE E WOODS

300.9-2-86 12 FONDA AVE JMJ HOUSE LLC

137 LOVERS LN THE ESTATE OF DANIEL HOGAN JR

282.00-1-4.00 ST HWY 51 KIRKEGARD ROSELIE LLYWELYN

283.00-1-27.03

232 TAYLOR RD EQUITY TRUST COMPANY custodian fbo of William A Hunt Sr. IRA

294.00-1-53.00 ST HWY 51 MORRIS JOSH 295.00-1-9.01 312 LULU COON RD JAYNE PATRICK R

304.00-1-18.00 1608 BUTTERNUT RD THE ESTATE OF JACK C NICKERSON VILLAGE OF GILBERTSVILLE

282.06-1-22.00 22 VALE ST MATEER JENNIFER

282.06-1-93.02 4 COMMERCIAL ST SCHWABACH JONATHAN

282.14-1-1.00 120 SPRING ST LYONS META TOWN OF CHERRY VALLEY

LEGALS

SEPH R

NER

TOWN OF DECATUR

151.00-2-17.00

1310 CO HWY 38

BURKE MICHEAL C

167.02-1-16.00

108 CO HWY 37 TORRES DOMINIQUE

167.02-1-18.00 116 CO HWY 37 HOGAN JAMES 167.02-1-9.00 2267 CO HWY 39 THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH R HAMMOND

168.00-1-8.32 642 CO HWY 38 TOCHLUK PAUL

TOWN OF EDMESTON

108.00-1-26.00 207 PLEASANT RD

BIRDSALL SUELLYN

108.17-2-48.00 11 SOUTH ST CANFIELD BRADLEY

122.04-1-13.00 4313 CO HWY 18 THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM F LAYMON

122.04-1-14.00 CO HWY 18

THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM F LAYMON

122.04-1-15.00

CO HWY 18

CLARK CONNIE

122.04-1-19.00 4324 CO HWY 18

234.00-2-5.00 110 ST HWY 23 SOLES RONNIE SHANE; SOLES REBECCA

234.00-2-8.00 132 ST HWY 23 SHOALES JAMES

250.00-1-3.00 CO HWY 18 FAILY YOLANDA

250.00-1-7.01 1289 CO HWY 18 WELLS DAVID

251.00-1-15.31 BRICKNER LN HAMILTON BONNIE

251.00-1-9.00 104 GUN CLUB RD MANWARREN ROBERT F

268.00-1-1.04 1014 COPES CORNERS RD PATTEN ALAN W; PATTEN EVA M

268.00-1-16.00 921 COPES CORNERS RD THE ESTATE OF MALVINA WATSON

268.00-1-20.02 1004 COPES CORNERS RD PATTEN EVA; PATTEN ALAN

270.00-2-40.00 964 CO HWY 8 CLEMENTE DOMENICO

271.00-2-15.02 479 TAYLOR RD THE ESTATE OF BETTY HURD; THE ESTATE OF JOHN HURD

281.00-1-14.00 660 OREGON RD HARRIS DAVID

281.00-1-2.01 HALBERT HILL RD SCHREFF RICHARD

281.00-1-3.00

761 COPES CORNERS RD RICHHEIMER JOSEPH J 282.00-1-1.21 RESERVOIR RD JAMES E PITTENGER & JANE G PITTENGER REVOCABLE TRUST

282.00-1-14.01

77.00-1-26.02

367 HICKLING RD

WEYER JAMES

91.00-1-13.33

636 BERT WHITE RD

SIEBBERT TODD; SIBBERT DIANA M

91.00-1-22.03

595 MOTT HILL RD

SENIOR DAVID T; SENIOR PATRICIA N

92.00-1-15.22

333 LOUIE DICKINSON RD HILTS ENTERPRISES, LLC

93.00-2-19.02

316 ANGEL HILL RD VDAM HOLDINGS CORP

TOWN OF EXETER

35.00-2-1.00

196 CO HWY 23

BOND ELEANOR

49.00-1-9.01

100 WRIGHT RD ABBATIELLO CHRISTINA

49.01-1-18.01

123 CO HWY 22

WRONKA

ALEXIUS; WRONKA SUZAN; WRONKA

ELIZABETH S

49.01-1-18.02 123 CO HWY 22 WRONKA

ALEXIUS; WRONKA SUZAN; WRONKA

ELIZABETH S

43.00-2-18.04 650 CO HWY 54 THE 650 COUNTY ROUTE 54 LAND TRUST GSC PROPERTIES LLC AS TRUSTEE

45.00-1-22.01 378 BARRINGER RD THE ESTATE OF ROBERT HEYDE; HEYDE EMMI

45.00-1-35.02 US HWY 20 PATTERSON SEAN; PATTERSON HOLLY

45.00-1-36.00 US HWY 20 THE ESTATE OF EVERETT J MILLER; MILLER SUSAN M

45.00-1-37.00 7655 US HWY 20 PATTERSON SEAN; PATTERSON HOLLY

60.00-1-21.00 US HWY 20 LYNK AUSTIN G; LYNK JAMES C; LYNK TRISTAN L

60.00-1-9.02 175 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD FISHER ELIZABETH S; FISHER BENUEL L JR

72.00-2-16.05 CO HWY 33 PLUMLEY NATHAN J; OMARA BONNY

73.00-1-23.03 WHITEMAN RD KOBAN CHRISTY J

73.00-1-37.06 472 ONEIL RD THE ESTATE OF MARK K DEYO; DEYO TINA M

73.00-1-37.07 MORTON RD THE ESTATE OF MARK K DEYO; DEYO TINA M 74.00-1-1.24 1943 CO HWY 50 STALZER STEVEN; HAYES AMY

VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY

58.10-1-60.00 47 MAPLE AVE THE ESTATE OF AIDA APUAN BROCKWAY

58.10-2-36.01

109 MAIN ST WARNER LEWIS D; THE ESTATE OF SUSAN WAR-

145.00-1-2.02

3801 CO HWY 11 FRITTS JAIME L 145.00-1-7.02 3977 CO HWY 11 LEATHERSTOCKING DEVELOPMENT LLC

146.00-1-26.01

4858 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

146.00-1-26.02 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

146.00-1-26.03 4868 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

146.00-1-26.05 4874 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

49.01-1-38.00

CLARK CONNIE

123.00-1-3.00

CO HWY 20

K&T INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

123.00-1-4.00

CO HWY 20 K&T INVESTMENT GROUP

LLC

124.00-1-10.00

877 DUTCH VALLEY RD

WHEELER

JEFFREY JOHN; LEWIS SHARI L

124.09-1-3.05

BURDICK AVE

UBNER TODD E

139.00-1-20.00

676 DUTCH VALLEY RD

STEPHENS ROBERT J JR

139.00-1-25.02 ST HWY 80

BARBARA E FALLIS REVOCABLE TRUST

140.00-1-11.22

381 MONSON RD STIMSON CHARISE

140.00-1-15.00

187 PARKER HILL RD

GROCOTT

MARK G; GROCOTT STACEY M

140.00-1-7.00 2120 CO HWY 49 PARKER DIANA

S

62.00-1-15.10 2211 CO HWY 20

GILLOTTI

MICHAEL F; GILLOTTI CRYSTAL

62.00-1-6.00

6056 CO HWY 18

TILBE MARK A; TILBE JAMES

63.17-1-23.00

151 LAKESIDE DR THE ESTATE OF LINDA ARNOLD

76.02-1-29.00

156 CO HWY 18C WEST EDMESTON FIRE DEPT

76.02-1-39.00

124 RIVER RD ECCLESTON DALLAS; ECCLESTON TABITHA

76.02-1-8.00

139 CO HWY 18C

BALDWIN GLADE L II

76.02-1-9.00

141 CO HWY 18C

BALDWIN

GLADE L; BALDWIN TRESA M

6938 ST HWY 51 GOULD LYDIA; GOULD ADAM J

50.00-1-29.00

2175 CO HWY 19 THE ESTATE OF MARIE WOLCOTT

52.00-1-6.00

291 TAYLOR RD THE ESTATE OF CRAIG SNYDER; SNYDER MELISSA

52.00-3-1.00

TAYLOR RD FALLER KEVIN R

64.00-2-8.06 442 MUNSON RD

LYNCOURT TAMMY LYNN; LYNCOURT ERIC

64.00-2-8.41 MUNSON RD

LYNCOURT TAMMY LYNN; LYNCOURT ERIC

67.09-1-50.00 1516 CO HWY 22

KNAPP PAUL IV

82.00-1-5.00 3563 CO HWY 16

WATERCOLOR DAIRY LLC

TOWN OF HARTWICK

128.00-2-29.31 491 GULF RD FIELD SEAN P 129.00-1-10.01 396 BUSH RD SIERRA ROBERT; SIERRA BRENDA L; RUIZ STEVEN; RUIZ KIMBERLY

130.00-1-21.01 313 BRUNNER RD P & L PROPERTIES V, LLC

130.00-1-21.02 321 BRUNNER RD BELMONTE PAUL J

130.00-1-30.00 490 GREENOUGH RD WILSON KURT

144.00-1-37.00 CO HWY 11 THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER MCGUIRE; MCGUIRE SARAH

144.00-1-38.00 3231 CO HWY 11 THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER MCGUIRE; MCGUIRE SARAH 144.15-1-28.02 EARLS RD GRIFFITH JO-

146.00-1-29.01 4850 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COPPERSTOWN HYDE PARK ESTATES, LLC

146.00-1-34.00 4862 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

146.04-1-22.22 ST HWY 28

COUNCIL ROCK PROPERTY LLC

160.00-1-18.02 MAPLES RD ROGERS AUDREY

161.00-1-10.01 242 LIPPITT RD ROSS JAMES B TRUST

161.00-1-22.00 1438 CO HWY 45 KONOPKA TERESA E

161.00-1-31.04 CO HWY 45 DOBKINS SHIRLEY 161.00-1-8.00 TODD RD THE ESTATE OF DEAN DOBKINS; DOBKINS SHIRLY POWERS

162.00-1-11.01 2 COULMAN RD THE COMMONS CAMPS LLC

162.00-1-11.02 7 COULMAN RD THE COMMONS CAMPS LLC

162.00-1-33.01 4549 ST HWY 28 BLUE SPRUCE MOUNTAIN LLC

162.00-1-53.01 ST HWY 28 HICKEY GOLF, INC; COOPERSTOWN EXPERIENCE, LLC; HICKEY & HOGAN PROPERTIES, LLC

162.00-1-53.04 STATE HIGHWAY 28 BAPA STATE ROUTE 28 RE LLC

176.00-1-38.02 2360 CO HWY 11 KANE MICHELLE D

193.00-1-3.01 694 CO HWY 46 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMTP

TRUST, SERIES 2019-C 193.02-1-5.00 45 LAKE RD GRISWOLD JAMES A JR 193.02-2-4.01 211 LAKE RD SHELTON JESSICA J; SHELTON ROBERT A TOWN OF LAURENS 206.00-2-13.01 NAYLOR CORNER RD DAYTON DAX D; DAYTON JESSICA L 206.00-2-13.04 579 NAYLOR CORNER RD DAYTON DAX D; DAYTON JESSICA L 207.00-2-18.01 341 MARY BROWN HILL RD MACKEY BRIAN 208.00-1-3.00 ANGEL RD DESALVATORE THERESA R 208.00-1-46.02 160 CO HWY 11B ELLEO ROBERT E JR; ELLEO ERIC M 208.00-1-57.03 CO HWY 11 THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE HOPPE 208.01-1-8.01 159 CO HWY 11B O’NEILL BRIAN T; THE ESTATE OF NANCY T O’NEILL; O’NEILL THOMAS J; O’NEILL PAULINE O 223.00-1-13.00 241 CROW HILL RD THE ESTATE OF MARGARET F GARLICK 223.00-1-20.00 301 NAYLOR CORNER RD THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS V SPERRY; SPERRY WANDA L 223.00-1-5.00 CROW HILL RD EASTERN FARM LLC 224.00-1-6.01 641 CO HWY 12 BELL SPENCER; BELL BERNADETTE WINTERS 224.00-1-7.41 MARY BROWN HILL RD MACKEY BRIAN G; MACKEY KIMBERLIE A 225.00-1-35.02 CO HWY 11 CASEY KELVIN 238.00-2-17.00 2795 ST HWY 23 RAMSADEEN DEONARINE; FERREIRA TONIA 239.00-1-6.01 NEW RD THE ESTATE OF DANIEL S PHILLIPS SR 240.00-2-33.01 135 CO HWY 11A STILSON GRACE 240.00-2-33.02 CO HWY 11A STILSON GRACE 240.00-2-36.00 134 CO HWY 11A LUCCEUS JONAS 240.11-1-10.00 54 FACTORY GROUNDS RD NEER HERBERT H; NEER CARYL E 255.00-2-33.00 125 FISK RD TALBOT DERRICK J; ROSE LIZABETH VILLAGE OF LAURENS 240.11-2-14.00 108 MAIN ST DRAYTON ALIBIN 240.15-2-18.00 26 CRAFT ST THE ESTATE OF RUSSEL GALBRETH;

GALBRETH PRISCILLA

240.15-2-51.02 106 CO HWY 11A 106 CH11A LLC 240.15-2-79.00 22 MAIN ST HASKAJ AGRON 240.15-2-84.00 10 MAIN ST MISH JOSEPH; MISH MARIE D TOWN OF MARYLAND 197.00-2-15.00 BADEAU HILL RD ALP PROPERTIES LLC

213.00-1-19.00 324 SPERRY HOLLOW RD THE ESTATE OF JASON COREY; GRAY-SCOFIELD LISA

228.00-2-2.03 387 AXTELL RD ROSS ANTHONY

229.00-1-21.01 472 CO HWY 42 JUDD JESSIE E; PAPPAS CORA A 229.00-1-37.00 323 DOG HILL RD MINUTOLO KEITH A; MINUTOLO JENNIFER A

230.00-1-51.00 284 CO HWY 34 LIFGREN NANCY R 230.19-1-35.00 87 MAIN ST 6 ON 7 LLC

230.19-1-36.00 89 MAIN ST FERRARA GIUSEPPE

230.19-1-78.00 143 MAIN ST CHAPPELLE HEDWIG

230.19-2-13.00 38 MAIN ST ST CLAIR DAWN; ST CLAIR KENNETH

230.19-2-24.00 78 MAIN ST THE ESTATE OF HENRY A PRAGER

230.19-2-81.00 5 DIVISION ST DETTMAN DONNA

244.00-2-18.02 186 CRUMHORN LAKE RD SISSON BRETT J 244.00-2-41.00 7203 ST HWY 7 THE ESTATE OF BRUCE T LEROUX; THE ESTATE OF THERESA A LEROUX

244.00-2-48.00 7261 ST HWY 7 LOBUGLIO MARK; SUSAN LOBUGLIO

245.10-1-26.00 7644 ST HWY 7 THE ESTATE OF NATHANIEL SHUTTERS

245.10-1-29.00 7592 ST HWY 7 SCIANABLO IAN

245.10-1-7.00 7581 ST HWY 7 THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE KILTS BALBUENA

246.00-1-28.00 779 CO HWY 41 DI MARTINO BIAGIO; DI MARTINO LORY

263.00-1-3.08 COUNTRY RD REICHARD JEFFREY 263.00-1-3.15 COUNTRY RD THE OASIS CHALET LLC

264.00-1-1.00 CO HWY 41 DIMARTINO BIAGIO; DIMARTINO LORY ANN VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN/TOWN OF MIDDLEFIELD

131.10-2-14.00 BROOKLYN AVE ANDREWS PHILLIP

TOWN OF MIDDLEFIELD

101.00-1-3.06

HUBBELL HOLLOW RD GRADY THOMAS SCOTT 102.00-1-5.00 349 ROSEBOOM HILL RD

CONSTANTINE BARBARA 117.00-1-27.62 ST HWY 166 ANTONAKAS CHRIS A 132.00-1-22.05 SADDLEBROOK ST FERRARA JOSEPH A 133.03-1-54.00 3671 CO HWY 35 JOHNSON MARK W 146.00-3-16.00 1129 CO HWY 33 P&L PROPERTIES VI LLC

148.00-1-10.02 3372 CO HWY 35 ANDREWS PHILLIP M; ANDREWS MARK M 148.00-1-10.05 CO HWY 35 ANDREWS PHILLIP M; ANDREWS MARK M 162.00-2-5.01 107 CO HWY 33 W MONTANA

RD ZROWKA’S CREEKSIDE FARMS

205.00-2-12.00 588 POTATO FARM RD WYLD CHYLD REALTY HOLDINGS

220.00-1-37.02 208 BOURNE HILL RD KULAGA JOSEPH; NAHAY EDWARD

221.00-1-30.01 2785 STATE HIGHWAY 51 THE ESTATE OF KATHLEEN EMILY KODRICH

221.00-1-61.00 1991 STATE HIGHWAY 23 GUERRIERO JESSICA; GUERRIERO ANDREW

221.00-1-66.00 1416 EAST SIDE RD HANSEN WILLIAM C

221.00-2-14.00 167 PEGG RD WEDDERSPOON

VICTORIA A

221.00-2-15.00 PEGG RD WEDDERSPOON VICTORIA A

234.00-1-14.00 1683 COUNTY HIGHWAY 18 GOODSPEED SHAYLA

236.00-1-17.00 133 PEET RD STROH GRAHAM MCKAY LESLIE; STROH SARAH BINGHAM

253.00-1-18.21 BAILEY RD ZACHOW JOSH

253.00-1-21.05 BAILEY RD THOMAS STEVEN B; THOMAS DEBORAH L; BODAMI RICHARD D; BODAMI JEAN M

VILLAGE OF MORRIS

221.13-2-2.00 18 CHURCH ST TALBOT WINIFRED

221.17-1-11.00 104 MAIN ST FAY HEATHER; FAY THOMAS

221.18-1-1.00 76 BROAD ST SANCHEZ GEORGE; SANCHEZ NATIVIDAD TOWN OF NEW LISBON

141.00-2-7.03 SANTORO RD TILBE KRISTOPHER

157.00-1-11.03 4338 ST HWY 51 SARGENT PAUL; HENDRICKSSARGENT SALLY MARIE

158.00-1-49.00 406 CARD RD D’AMICO MICHAEL; D’AMICO DANIELLA

173.00-1-2.222 518 ELLIOTT RD BERDON JENNIFER R

173.00-1-20.01 3773 ST HWY 51 JOY ANDREW M; SALISBURY MELINDA

173.00-1-51.02 PARKER RD THE ESTATE OF KENNETH TROMBLEE

174.00-1-2.02 600 CO HWY 16 KNORR JOHN S; MANCHESTER REISE H 174.00-1-27.16 PARKER RD LAVALLEY DEVIN

175.00-1-4.00 297 BLUE JAY HOLLOW RD SHERRY STEPHEN G; SHERRY STEPHEN G; THE ESTATE OF BERNARD JOHNSON

189.00-1-67.00 1641 CO HWY 12 CADY WENDY 190.00-1-20.02 184 BUCK SCHOOLHOUSE RD GREGORY HOLLIE

190.00-1-22.00 STAHL RD THE ESTATE OF ALBERT L BRIMMER; THE ESTATE OF GENEVA KRAUS

190.00-1-24.00 STAHL RD THE ESTATE OF ALBERT BRIMMER

190.00-1-28.00 465 GILBERT LAKE RD TOOM NAJLA

190.00-1-3.03 CO HWY 14

SEYMOUR THOMAS E; SEYMOUR PENNY A 190.00-1-39.01 125 EDWARDS RD THE ESTATE OF ROBERT K. KOSTER; THE ESTATE OF JUDITH A KOSTER

190.00-1-48.02 CO HWY 12

KOSTER; THE ESTATE OF JUDITH A KOSTER

190.00-1-9.04 418 WHEAT RD BRADLEY JENNIFER LEE

TOWN OF ONEONTA

258.00-2-3.03 862 EAST ST BITTERMAN TODD; THE ESTATE OF ANYA BITTERMAN

274.00-2-19.00 977 ST HWY 205 GOODRICH FAMILY TRUST

276.00-1-10.00 GIFFORD HILL RD ROBINSON JEFFREY A; ROBINSON SARA J

286.08-2-18.00 155 HIGHLAND TER THE ESTATE OF CHARLES F HOBBIB

286.08-2-19.01 HIGHLAND TER THE ESTATE OF CHARLES F HOBBIB

287.00-1-35.01 ST HWY 205 HEROES OF BASEBALL WAX GALLERIES, LLC

287.19-1-25.00 128 WINNEY HILL RD FORD & HILL HOLDINGS LLC

287.19-1-61.00 51 RICHARDS AVE

GORENCE JEFFREY

289.00-1-45.00 15 EMMONS FARMS RD WILBER AND CLARK ENTERPRISES, INC

298.00-2-24.00 103 CO HWY 9 PERRY MICHAEL

299.00-1-20.00/01 ST HWY 7 MELODY VILLAGE MHP OWNER LLC

299.00-1-20.00/02 ST HWY 7 MELODY VILLAGE MHP OWNER LLC

299.06-2-79.00 42 ONEIDA ST LATOURETTE ROBERT L JR

300.00-3-25.00 260 SOUTHSIDE DR THE RUTH E MOUBRAY TRUST

300.00-3-44.21 ST HWY 23 ROUTE 23 ASSOCIATES, LLC; WACHS ONEONTA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

300.00-3-54.00 506 SOUTHSIDE DR GRAY CHRISTINA B

300.13-2-3.00 5 BEVINS RD JAMES BRYAN HICKMAN

308.00-2-8.00 PONY FARM RD GARTUNG MONICA

309.00-1-21.02 439 ST HWY 28

LINARES CARLOS VIVAS TOWN OF OTEGO

272.00-1-27.22 1983 CO HWY 8 SPITZER GORDON; SPITZER

CATHERINE A

272.00-1-35.04 134 STARR RD THAYER DANIEL G

272.00-1-37.31 CHANDAS WAY RATHSAM THOMAS

272.00-1-37.32 CHANDAS WAY RATHSAM THOMAS

LEGALS

HIGHWAY 8 CLEMENTE

DOMENICO

272.00-1-74.02

1969 CO HWY 8 THE ESTATE OF HAROLD I BAILEY; THE ESTATE OF AUDREY C BAILEY

286.00-1-18.01

682 MILL CREEK RD

LOVELAND

ANDREW A JR

286.00-1-26.00 W ONEONTA RD

TURRELL RHONDA L; TURRELL

RICHARD L

297.00-1-13.02 514 CO HWY 6 NICHOLS GREGORY A

297.00-1-21.05 CO HWY 6 SPATOLA ANTONINO

298.00-1-10.00 MILL CREEK RD

TURRELL RICHARD L; TURRELL RHONDA L

306.00-1-29.02 642 WHEATON CREEK RD KIEL DUSTIN

308.00-1-34.02

134 MILL CREEK RD WYCKOFF DONALD W; WYCKOFF KIMBERLY A

308.00-1-41.02

3985 ST HWY 7 MOWERS KENNETH L JR

317.00-1-4.01 FLAX ISLAND RD 718GTM LLC

318.00-1-20.02 3694 ST HWY 7 RATH WILLIAM C

318.00-1-20.05

108 BEILBY RD CHAUDHRY ARWA ASLAM

318.00-1-20.61

128 BEILBY ROAD ASH TONYA

324.00-1-39.00 ST HWY 7 CAROL O’HARA REVOCABLE TRUST

324.18-1-51.00 2571 STATE HIGHWAY 7 CRAWFORD LYNDA L

VILLAGE OF OTEGO

317.19-1-11.00

269 MAIN ST UTTER JESSE L; UTTER ASHLEY M

317.19-1-23.00 301 MAIN ST BROWN LARRY JOHN

317.19-1-26.00 310 MAIN ST CHICKERELL CHRISTIN

317.20-1-56.00 89 RIVER ST TG OF THE PEE DEE, LLC

325.06-1-5.00

121 MAIN ST EMERSON ERIC D; EMERSON AMBER M

325.10-1-2.00 84 MAIN ST NELSON LAWRENCE C; NELSON ANN M

VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN/TOWN OF OTSEGO

131.06-2-6.00

131 MAIN ST RIGHT FIELD REAL ESTATE, LLC

131.06-3-81.00

31 RIVER ST THE ESTATE OF LISBETH RASMUSSEN MCCOY

131.06-4-31.00 59 SUSQUEHANNA AVE

NANCY T

TOWN OF OTSEGO

146.00-2-17.03

4987 ST HWY 28 FORD AND HILL HOLDINGS, LLC

52.00-2-3.01 201 ROSES HILL RD

BETH-EL THE HOUSE OF YAHWEH

53.00-1-14.03 686 KEYS RD HOM MARC; HOM MARIELOUISE

67.00-2-1.01 1844 CO HWY 22 THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY SWING

68.00-1-20.01 1862 CO HWY 26 FLYNN JEFFREY M

68.00-1-5.02 CO HWY 26 THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM T

TALBOT; THE ESTATE OF EVELYN TALBOT

69.52-1-12.00 ST HWY 80 ALBARBARY AHMED

82.00-2-18.421 321 KEATING RD KELLY TAMMI A; LINDROTH JR HARRY M

84.00-1-1.31 384 HUFF RD THE JOHN P NOWLAN IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

96.00-1-30.01

3970 ST HWY 80 HUNT GLADYS; THE ESTATE OF MARVIN J MULFORD

96.00-1-7.00 THAYER RD RAHMAN A T M REZAUR; BEGUM SHARIFA

98.00-1-6.00 997 CO HWY 26

GEBBIA DOROTHY T; GEBBIA FRANCIS

99.00-1-31.03 6016 ST HWY 80 STROLLO MARK J; STROLLO KATHELEEN

TOWN OF PITTSFIELD

154.00-1-6.00 3774 CO HWY 18 THE ESTATE OF ERIC DEMOUTH

156.00-1-18.03 394 RAMEY RD MAIDENS RONALD K; MAIDENS HOLLIE A 170.00-1-31.00 3344 CO HWY 18 BLAKE MATTHEW

170.00-1-86.00 210 ST HWY 80 FRINK CLIFTON J 170.00-1-88.00 ST HWY 80 MASSERIA LLC

170.00-1-89.00 CO HWY 18 MASSERIA LLC

171.00-1-31.00 1138 CO HWY 13 HOAG LELAND E 172.00-1-15.00 435 DUNHAM RD FAULKNER PAMELA L

172.00-1-36.02 631 KETCHAM RD MALLORY FLOYD J; SANFORD DEBRA A 186.09-1-12.01 111 PROSPECT PL

YOUNGS STEVEN 186.09-1-15.00 111 PROSPECT PL

YOUNGS STEVEN 187.00-1-18.02 PINE TREE RD

TRUST OF EMILIA REZENDE; EMILIA REZENDE, TRUSTEE; NOBILE DAVID J

187.00-1-24.00 PINE TREE RD REVOCABLE

TRUST OF EMILIA REZENDE; EMILIA REZENDE, TRUSTEE; NOBILE DAVID J 187.00-1-26.00 103 HOLL RD ADAMS TYRELL; ADAMS HOLLY

187.00-1-41.01 147 YOUNG RD TOOLEY KATHY J

188.00-1-32.03 712 CO HWY 49 CARNEY MARK SHANNON 188.00-1-34.02 740 CO HWY 49 THE ESTATE OF DONALD L KEATOR; THE ESTATE OF SHIRL KEATOR

188.00-1-39.01 235 42ND & BROAD ST MILLER WESLEY J

188.00-1-6.02 171 HAWKS RD MILLER WESLEY J

202.00-1-1.224 CO HWY 18 PAPASIDERO JEFFREY D 202.00-1-1.226 CO HWY 18 PAPASIDERO JEFFREY D 202.00-1-1.31 CO HWY 18 RIVERA MIGUEL; RIVERA BERTHA; RIVERA MICHAEL

TOWN OF PLAINFIELD

19.01-1-4.00 6951 CO HWY 18 PURCELL PATRICIA M

21.00-1-19.01 147 SOUTH RD BALL DAVID L; BALL CYNTHIA A

33.00-1-10.02 CO HWY 19 EPHRAIM GINA; LEWIS CHAD

33.00-1-14.01 159 CO HWY 19 EPHRAIM GINA; LEWIS CHAD

47.00-1-10.01

124 PERKINS RD THE ESTATE OF FRANK MORGAN; THE ESTATE OF DYCKIE M MORGAN

47.00-1-6.211 122 PINE LN JENNE DOROTHY E

47.00-1-6.24 198 PINE LN HELLER GLEN A TOWN OF RICHFIELD

11.00-1-11.02 521 SOUTH RD SMITH TRACY; SMITH WAYNE H

12.00-1-15.00 CO HWY 24 MADARAS BRANT

12.02-1-30.00 987 CO HWY 25 MOSS ERIK J; MOSS KATHERINE A 12.02-1-33.00 CO HWY 24 MADARAS BRANT

13.00-1-14.00 US HWY 20 VICKERSON JAMES JR

13.00-1-16.02 2941 US HWY 20 VICKERSON JAMES V JR

RD WOODROW PETER JAMES 38.00-1-9.00 180 HYDER RD THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE SHIPMAN 39.00-1-5.00 WALNUT GROVE RD WEINGATES GARY V VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS 13.20-3-12.00 9 WALNUT ST GROGAN JON 13.20-3-28.00 59 MAIN ST VANRIPER DEREK 14.17-1-3.00 ANN ST THE ESTATE OF ROBERT DAMIANO 14.17-1-30.00 7 SYLVAN ST BCTE ENTERPRISES 14.17-2-64.00 213 MAIN ST BROWN THOMAS M 24.08-1-13.00 PROSPECT ST THOMPSON GARY A 24.08-1-60.00 68 ELM ST VANALSTINE RAYMOND 25.05-2-17.02 41 CENTER ST BROOKER MELISSA; BROOKER EVERETT L III

89.00-2-9.00 HOOSE RD LICAUSI JAMES; LICAUSI FRANK TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD

15.00-1-34.01 8281 ST HWY 80 BESEDIN ROBERT S 15.00-1-35.00 8263 ST HWY 80 THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ANN BESEDIN 16.00-1-4.01 ST HWY 80 TYSON GLENN 17.00-1-24.01 CO HWY 31 PRZESTRZELSKI PATRICIA A; PRZESTRZELSI CHRISTOPHER A 27.00-1-48.01 189 HINDS RD GAUGHAN CHARLES; GAUGHAN STACEY

28.00-1-27.02 5477 US HWY 20 TRANTUM BRENT D 42.00-1-2.03 CONTINENTAL RD CARSON KENNETH A JR; CARSON KAY M

42.00-1-35.02 2034 CO HWY 31 TRACY MARTIN A 43.00-1-3.02 552 BRIAR HILL RD

GAO XIANG

THE ESTATE OF ROBERT K.

272.00-1-60.01 2150 COUNTY

GOODNOUGH IRREVOCABLE TRUST

NOBILE DAVID J; NOBILE TERESA 187.00-1-23.00 413 PINE TREE RD REVOCABLE

24.74-1-8.02

146 LOCUST LN JAGO KIMBERLY L 25.00-1-22.04 307 BUTTERNUT

25.05-2-48.00 30 LAKE ST BETANCOURT AIDA D 25.05-2-52.00 3 W JAMES ST MCKENZIE RECCHIA 25.05-4-12.00 18 JOHNSON ST SHAFRANOV IGOR TOWN OF ROSEBOOM 102.00-2-22.00 127 HOOSE RD THE ESTATE OF THEODORE E DORNBURGH; THE ESTATE OF MARIAN H DORNBURGH 103.00-1-54.01 CO HWY 50 WISNOSKY DANIEL; WISNOSKY CATHERINE 103.00-1-55.00 546 CO HWY 50 WISNOSKY DANIEL A; WISNOSKY CATHERINE L 104.00-1-38.00 843 CO HWY 50 BERNARD ROBERT J; THE ESTATE OF SUSAN BERNARD 105.00-1-18.00 ROSENBURG* RD SCHALLERT RIZZALYN 119.01-1-17.00 529 ST HWY 165 BAGNALL PROPERTY PARTNERS, LLC 119.01-1-19.00 ST HWY 165 COWAN MICHAEL; COWAN LINDA 119.01-1-25.00 1016 MIDDLEFIELD RD THE ESTATE OF ROGER ELLIS 119.01-1-6.00 482 ST HWY 165 MARSHFIELD DERRICK R 121.00-1-3.00 1798 ST HWY 165 SMALLEY CHRISTOPHER; LAWTON JENIFER 134.00-1-4.23 599 PIERS HILL RD MASTERSON GREGORY; MASTERSON KELLY

HARPER JAMES E JR; HARPER KATHRYN 6.00-1-3.00 CO HWY 29 ANTONIO PLACE REVOCABLE TRUST; MARY PACE REVOCABLE TRUST

6.00-1-9.01 574 CO HWY 29 AMADON MICHAEL H; SLOTNICK JESSICA E TOWN OF UNADILLA

305.00-1-3.01 578 BEN MCCUMBER RD

CLAPPER KEVIN

313.00-3-6.00 614 IDEUMA RD THE ESTATE OF JOHN A SCHOONBECK; SCHOONBECK SAGE PROFITA 314.00-1-25.00 1195 BUTTERNUT RD PALOMBO LOUIS D

314.00-1-61.01 690 CO HWY 3A THE ESTATE OF MARGUERITE C WASHBURN; WASHBURN WILFORD H; WASHBURN DAVID

315.00-1-5.00 ROBERT WILLIAMS RD THE ESTATE OF MALVINA WATSON

315.00-1-56.01 CO HWY 4 AMBROSE ROBERT; AMBROSE MARILYN

320.00-1-17.00 1068 CO HWY 1 JUNG HARRY

320.00-1-7.02 153 FISK HILL RD YASSER VYACHESLAV; TIKTOPULO-YASSER MEDEYA

321.00-1-35.01 412 LOCKWOOD HILL RD RYAN JERRY L; CALDWELL JENINE

321.00-1-8.00 593 FISK HILL RD FULLER JAMES ROGAN

321.00-2-22.00 SPRING HILL LN CHEN ZUN BI;

328.00-1-23.00 104 LOCKWOOD HILL RD THE ESTATE OF ALBERT G LETSON; THE ESTATE OF SONJA V LETSON 328.00-1-40.00 268 LOCKWOOD HILL RD THE ESTATE OF EUGENE

329.00-1-13.22 142 HARDKNOCKS RD BROWNELL CALE; BROWNELL GLORIA 329.00-1-37.22 420 CO HWY 3 MARTINI RYAN J 329.00-1-45.00 560 CO HWY 3 MCDONALD TROY

329.00-3-25.00 HARDKNOCKS RD GILL KANIKA; GILL DINESH 330.00-1-17.01 217 JOHN COOK RD JENNINGS THOMAS E 330.00-1-4.135 154 OVERLOOK LN JUDITH A ROLDAN, TRUSTEE OF THE OVERLOOK TRUST

330.03-1-65.21 1675 ST HWY 7 UHLE FRANK; UHLE SARAH 332.00-1-37.02 HULBERT HILL RD GRANSBURY STEVEN; THE ESTATE OF ELAINE GRANSBURY 332.00-1-37.04 HULBERT HILL RD GRANSBURY STEVEN; THE ESTATE OF ELAINE GRANSBURY

332.00-1-37.05 HULBERT HILL RD GRANSBURY STEVEN; THE ESTATE OF ELAINE GRANSBURY

332.00-1-47.00

311 CO HWY 1 THE ESTATE OF MILTON R BARNES; THE ESTATE OF JUANITA J BARNES

332.00-1-49.00

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334.00-1-47.00

334.18-2-28.00 2 CHURCH ST NELSON AMANDA; NELSON BENJAMIN

334.18-2-63.00 11 FELLOWS ST RUBERA DYSTINEE

334.19-2-63.00 5 MARTIN BROOK ST GASS DUSTIN WILLIAM; GASS DYLAN MICHAEL; WOOD CAILYN SHERRY LOUISE; WOOD COLLIN DONALD JAMES

334.19-2-77.00 20 ADAMS ST FINCH SANDRA

334.19-3-55.00 280 MAIN ST STEVENS SONDRA J TOWN OF WESTFORD

150.00-1-36.03 2082 CO HWY 34 RIFENBARK MATTHEW

180.00-2-25.14

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196.00-1-16.02 1131 CO HWY 42 PAGILLO RICHARD

196.00-2-2.13 151 HICKORY HILL RD THE ESTATE OF DANIEL HOAG

197.00-1-4.00 160 CAMEL HILL RD THE ESTATE OF HENRY PRAGER

197.00-1-5.00 CAMEL HILL RD THE ESTATE OF HENRY PRAGER

TOWN OF WORCESTER

169.00-2-33.00 226 ALVORD RD HAYDEN VINCENT

185.09-1-2.00 159 CO HWY 38 ROETTGER CHRISTOPHER A; ROETTGER ELIZABETH

185.09-1-21.00 101 CO HWY 38 MARTIN ALBERT

185.09-1-3.00 157 CO HWY 38 SIVERTSON MICHAEL; SIVERTSON JOSEPH

185.13-1-46.00 3 MAPLE ST E KEEVER KENNETH W; KEEVER TAMMY

185.13-1-70.00 22 DEPOT ST ROETTGER ELIZABETH; SIVERTSON ALLISON

198.00-3-4.01 382 UP COUNTY RD ROTTEGER CHRISTOPHER

199.00-1-35.02 1574 CO HWY 39 HEAD MARK E; YEATES ALLYSON

199.00-1-48.01 BRIGHTON RD THE ESTATE OF VELMA KELLEY; STANNARD DANIEL; STANNARD VOLNETA

199.17-1-27.01 13 WATER ST ANDERSON BRENT R

199.18-3-18.00 178 MAIN ST WORCESTER FOOD PANTRY INC.

199.18-3-43.00 10 MILL ST DRAYTON ALIBIN

199.19-1-12.00 345 MAIN ST THE ESTATE OF VELMA KELLEY; STANNARD DANIEL; STANNARD VOLNETA

199.19-1-39.02 312 MAIN ST MCLEAN JESTINA

200.00-1-10.22 138 BRIGHTON RD EMPIE JAMES R SR

200.00-1-60.00 10099 ST HWY 7 THOMPSON GARY

200.00-1-61.00 1169 WEST HILL RD GRAVINA JACQUELYN

201.00-1-22.00 177 AMERICAN WAY GAVETT RICHARD R

215.00-1-39.00 308 SMITH RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY

215.00-1-52.02 SMITH RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.00-1-52.03 SMITH RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.00-1-52.05 MOONEY RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.00-1-52.06 MOONEY RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.00-1-52.07 MOONEY RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.00-1-52.08 MOONEY RD NAWROCKY ANDREW; NAWROCKY DOROTHY 215.06-1-5.00 10 CHURCH ST SMOOT AMANDA M; SMOOT BARRY WAYNE JR

216.00-1-30.00 503 SMITH RD PANNY JUSTIN; OGDEN-PANNY BRIANA

216.00-1-41.03 690 SMITH RD REARDON DANIEL; CARBONARA PAULA

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Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition are hereby notified that the filing of such Petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem. Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such Petition. No personal judgement will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such Petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including

Ticonderoga community but for our greater regional service area. We are grateful to the officers and the board of the Fenimore Art Museum for their trust as

we continue advancing Horace A. Moses’ original vision of preserving and promoting our unique regional historical past. “As we look to the future, be assured that we

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the date specified as the last day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 30th day of June, 2026.

Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such Petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such Petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Enforcing Officer: Allen Ruffles Otsego County Treasurer

Attorney for Tax District: Phillips Lytle LLP Richard Mullen, Esq. 100 South Clinton Ave, Suite 2900 Rochester, New York 14604 (585) 238-2000 3LegalFeb.19

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Fordview Estates LLC

Under Section 203 of the Limited Liabilitiy Company Law.

1. The name of the limited liability company is Fordview Estates LLC.

2. Articles of Organization of Fordview Estates LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State on November 6, 2025.

3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County.

4. The street address of the principal business location of the limited liability company is 551 Salt Springville Road, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.

5. The Secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Fordview Estates LLC, 551 Salt Springville Road, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.

6. The limited liability company is organized to carry on all lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF YRS DAYS CLASSICAL MUSIC, LLC

Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 16, 2026. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 27 Fair Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMar.26

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF

LEATHERSTOCKING SCUBA LLC. Filed with SSNY on 02/06/2026.

Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2963 STATE HIGHWAY 166, ROSEBOOM, NY 13450. Purpose: Any Lawful. 6LegalMar.26\

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Butler Auto Rental, LLC

Art. of Org. filed with New York Sec’y of State (SSNY) on February 6, 2026. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 268 State Highway 7, Riverside, Sidney, NY 13838. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF

CTLO REAL ESTATE, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/4/2026. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 38 Sylvan St., PO Box 103, Gilbertsville, NY 13776. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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SUPREmE COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO

SUPPLEmENTAL SUmmONS

INDEX # EF2025-1069

Original Filed with Clerk December 12, 2025

Plaintiff Designates Otsego County as the Place of Trial

The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Otsego County

Premises: 121 Oneida St., Oneonta, NY 13820

will continue to keep our focus on the historic, scientific, and social aspects of the Adirondack Mountains and the Lake Champlain and Lake George regions as we showcase the contri-

NEWREZ LLC D/ B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, – against –ALICIA POOLE AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. FIELD, DECEASED; JOHN FIELD AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. FIELD, DECEASED; SEAN FIELD AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. FIELD, DECEASED; JOHN J. FIELD’S UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID DEFENDANT WHO MAY BE DECEASED, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. FIELD;, 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 the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, 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, be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-

butions of our region to the history of New York State and the United States while preserving and promoting our unique cultural history,” they said.

tees, 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; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; JOHN J. FIELD, and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 day of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Brian D. Burns, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Otsego County, entered Jan. 28, 2026 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF AC-

TION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the amount of $60,187.00 recorded in the office of the clerk of Otsego County on August 27, 2024 in Instrument # 20243352 covering premises known as 121 Oneida St., Oneonta, NY 13820 a/k/a Section 299, Block 1, Lot 29.00.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

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 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT mORTGAGE SERVICING AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: Uniondale, New York February 3, 2026

Respectfully submitted, PINCUS & TARAB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, PLLC.

By:

Tabeetha Adde, Esq.

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their lives easier.”

Working in economic development in Greene County showed him that “our rural communities are resilient and hardworking and innovative, but the programs and systems designed to benefit us do not work for us.”

Finnerann said she was running to bring “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” into practice. Critical of both President Donald Trump and Governor Kathy Hochul on climate and environmental policy, she said, “We must create legislations that not only protect our liberties, but legislation that stops the funding of violence as far as we are able.” She also called out the U.S.’s role in Gaza and Venezuela.

“People should not have to decide between basic needs like food and water, shelter, heat or healthcare because of cost,” Finneran said, also voicing support for the New York Health Act.

Tweed, who narrowly secured the nomination in 2024 over Finneran but lost to Assemblyman Chris Tague (R), said she is “someone who is moving. I’m someone who’s doing things for our community,” citing her recent volunteering for a Rotary breakfast and work as a physical therapist.

“More important than that is why I’m running for assembly, because we do deserve a voice. We deserve that rural democratic voice that knows what it means to live here,” Tweed said.

Agreeing with her opponents that state solutions are not always working for rural upstate municipalities like her own, Tweed called for different funding models that are less reliant on grants, and therefore grant writers that larger communities are able to hire.

“Another reason that I’m running is because of healthcare,” Tweed said, mentioning support for the New York Health Act.

Frazier, who unsuccessfully ran against state Senator Peter Oberacker (R) in 2024, said “This isn’t about me” but the “stories and the people I’ve brought with me along the way.”

Frazier spoke about the difficulty of accessing rural healthcare, recounting a story a man told her of having to travel an hour by bus from Deposit to Binghamton and her own neurodivergent son an hour from Delhi to Cooperstown.

“We need a fighter for universal health care and the New York Health Act so that we can actually make access to health care a reality in rural New York,” Frazier said.

She also spoke about housing disparities she has observed as a realtor and a father she met at a Walmart during the SNAP crisis this past fall.

“I refuse to live in one of the wealthiest states in the country where we have billionaires using our roads, using our schools, using our systems, and not paying

their fair share while he is standing there having panic attacks that he can’t feed his own children,” Frazier said.

Hewitt, citing a lifetime of political engagement since a fourth-grade student government win to service on the Rochester Town Board, said his focus is “on regenerative economies where we’re not extracting these resources and making billionaires rich, but giving back to our communities, building main streets that are connected, having transportation that works for everybody.”

A “lifelong Working Families [Party] Democrat,” Hewitt said he was also “running as a professional budgeter, someone who, last year and the year before, created 20 budget amendments in Ulster County, because I push against the executive branch.”

“I want to build a regional District 51 that is strengthening families and helping us grow our regenerative economies,” Hewitt said.

Electability and Opponents

Boomhower said he was best placed to win in the general election “based on my background in economic development, that’s the number one concern that we see on people’s minds right now.”

Finneran said it was because of her decades of experience lobbying for change in Albany. “I know a lot about how the system works.” She also cited her background as a teacher.

“Why me? So, I did run in 2024, I did win the primary,” Tweed said, adding that she has greater name recognition across the district as a result. “In addition to that, I am still in the trenches. I am still working as a frontline healthcare worker. I’m still working as a municipal and elected official.”

Frazier also cited name recognition from her 2024 run. “I was able to raise almost a half a million dollars the last time, and we expect to be doing that.” She also said she is a six or seventh generation New Yorker and lives near the center of the district, which spans seven counties, making her wellplaced to campaign across the district.

Hewitt said running for State Senate has been a lifelong dream, and he has been in public service since 2004 serving on a variety of committees and boards. “I’m also an innovative entrepreneur who has real world experience building not only for-

profits, but non-profits, and I’ve been invited to speak all over the world over the last five to 10 years about the hybrid models that I built.”

Several outlets recently reported that former Congressman Marc Molinaro (R) is leaving his post in the Trump administration to run for the 102nd seat.

Boomhower said that leaves his mission “unchanged,” and later pointed to his campaign press release, where he said, “The 102nd Assembly District deserves a representative who is rooted in this community and focused on its future, not someone looking for a political landing spot after being rejected by these very voters.”

“Marc Molinaro seems desperate to hold any kind of office,” Finneran said. “I’m worried about these two,” she added while gesturing to Tweed and Boomhower, laughing.

“It is interesting, and welcome to the race,” Tweed said of Molinaro.

The 51st seat, which is being vacated by Senator Peter Oberacker as he runs for Congress, is also being sought by Republicans Tague and Sullivan County Legislator Terry Bernardo.

Frazier said “One, Chris Tague is friends with Bobby Walker, who’s a known Nazi supporter,” referring to the former Young Republican operative from Cooperstown who was reported to participate in a racist group chat. “And number two, Bernardo actually was chased out of Ulster County because she stole money from the [Industrial Development Agency].”

“Do we want somebody who’s a thief or a Nazi supporter? I have a better argument,” Frazier said.

Hewitt said “I think Terry Bernardo is also desperate to hold any kind of office. Her and her husband have money to keep having her run for things, but she loves to sling mud, and I think Chris Tague does also.” Hewitt said he hopes they spend lots of money on each other.

“I’ve been watching Michele’s numbers over the years increasing and improving, but this is the blue wave we’ve all been waiting for, and we will flip that seat,” Hewitt said.

Working with Downstate

Frazier said collaborations with downstate representatives need to be “mutually beneficial,”

in particular as it relates to food and water.

“One of the things I think we need to teach some of our folks downstate is that we’re really smart, and we actually know our communities,” Frazier said.

Hewitt said it is important to “get out of our comfort zones and sign up for different groups.” He described recently attending an environmental conference in Cooperstown, where he learned about proposals to implement “rights of nature.”

“And so we’re working on a law in Ulster County to give rights of nature to the Wallkill River, Rondout Creek and the Esopus Creek,” Hewitt said.

Tweed said, “You have to choose your fights, choose them well.” She said being part of the New York City watershed was an area that directly impacted both upstate and downstate.

Boomhower applauded Michelle Hinchey, his state senator, for taking downstate legislators on farm tours. “She shows them our hospitals. She shows them that Greene County doesn’t have a hospital,” he said, adding that goes a long way toward building relationships that are not antagonistic.

“One place where we have to collaborate is regarding our food and regarding our water,” Finneran said. She also highlighted a bipartisan collaboration between Ithaca-area Assemblymember Anna Kelles and Chris Tague on a “common sense” sewage bill.

Constitution Pipeline

Recently, efforts to build a 125-mile natural gas pipeline through the region, the Constitution Pipeline, have been revived. All candidates opposed the move and said they would use their position to advocate against it.

Approvals happen both at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. However, pipeline developers have recently argued that because a court found the state waived its right to a water quality review on the last effort, they still cannot block the project.

The State Assembly and State Senate do not have direct authority over the project.

However, Frazier said, “We actually give more money to the federal government than they give back to us. We need to start wielding that

authority and that power in these kinds of conversations.” She added that “there is potentially a legal possibility for New York to withhold our withholdings from state employees, instead of sending it to the federal government to hold it so that we have authority to take care of our own citizens.”

Boomhower said that executive leadership has failed New Yorkers “even here in the state, and we’ve seen the governor compromise on a lot of the pursuits in the [Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act] and other environmental regulations” and “it indicates maybe New York isn’t ready to fight anymore.” By electing “leaders who are willing to hold the executive to account,” Boomhower said, “we’ll have better results.”

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The new museum store will be on full display for thousands of Cooperstown visitors on Memorial Day Weekend as the museum presents the Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice.

The seven-inning legends game will feature more than two dozen former big leaguers along with Hall of Famers who will serve as managers and coaches. The game will return the tradition of Memorial Day Weekend contests in Cooperstown. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Military Classic are on sale now online. Memorial Day Weekend in Cooperstown will also feature the Hall of Fame’s popular Night at the Ballpark program. Hall of Fame legends and former players will greet fans throughout Doubleday Field on Saturday, May 23, beginning at 6 p.m., with Hall of Famers participating alongside other former major league stars.

Also as part of the weekend, guests can golf with legends at historic Leatherstocking Golf

Course on Otsego Lake. Participants will enjoy an unforgettable day of golf. Individuals, pairs or foursomes of all skill levels are welcome to join the Hall of Fame Memorial Day Weekend Golf Tournament. A Hall of Fame member or former major leaguer will join each foursome and serve as the team captain.

The museum’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday will continue with several initiatives debuting during Memorial Day Weekend, including exhibits featuring drafts of rules penned circa 1857 by the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club.

As part of the semiquincentennial festivities, the museum will also debut the America 250 trail, featuring 13 stops that guide visitors through exhibits while celebrating the enduring values expressed in the Declaration of Independence through the lens of baseball. The museum will also present an in-person and virtual programming series in celebration of America 250 throughout 2026.

Additional elements celebrating the significant national anniversary will open in 2026, including a new exhibit documenting the World Baseball Classic. The sixth edition of the WBC is scheduled for March, and the previous five tournaments are documented by the museum with more than three dozen artifacts, including a batting helmet worn by Team Japan’s Ichiro Suzuki in the inaugural WBC in 2006; a bat used by Team USA’s David Wright in 2009; a jersey worn by Fernando Rodney of the Dominican Republic championship team in 2013; a cap worn by WBC Most Valuable Player Marcus Stroman of Team USA in 2017; and the cap worn by Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan in the 2023 championship game.

For more information on Memorial Day Weekend programming, visit baseballhall. org/hofclassic.

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Photo compilation by Eric Santomauro-Stenzel

Democratic candidates for the 102nd Assembly District, from left, Thomas Boomhower, Mary Finneran, and Janet Tweed; 51st State Senate District candidates Michele Frazier and Chris Hewitt.

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the ultimate price when their job is destroyed as capitalism moves through continuous cycles of boom and bust.

In contrast, the idea of perfect competition assumes that new jobs are created when existing jobs are destroyed by innovation. Workers are unharmed as they move “freely” from a vanishing job to a new one.

Anyone who has been unemployed knows that this is not how the labor market works in the real world. And there is plenty of evidence that our current economy is destroying jobs and making the journey to the next job, at no loss in pay, a rough one.

Despite a low unemployment rate of 4.3 percent, last year was horrific for college graduates seeking their first full-time job. The current unemployment rate for 20- to 24-yearolds is 8.2 percent, and a big part of the reason is that as artificial intelligence destroys existing jobs it does not create good paying jobs to replace them.

The current labor force in the U.S. consists

Noreen Newell 1930-2026

COOPERSTOWN—

Noreen Newell, a native of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, February 10, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength and warmth that will live on in all who knew her.

Born October 22, 1930 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Noreen was one of seven children of Charles A. Newell Sr. and Mary Gavin Newell. She graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1948.

After high school, Noreen was educated as a laboratory technician at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and was employed at the hospital for many years until moving to Johnstown, where she continued her career as a lab technician. Later in life, she endeavored in various careers including owning a successful ladies clothing and gift shop, property management, working in several golf club pro shops, among them Leatherstocking Golf Course, and most recently at The Farmers’ Museum and the Fenimore House in the gift shop and admissions until she was 91.

of 172 million workers. Last year the U.S. economy created fewer than 15,000 new jobs a month, making 2025 one of the worst years on record for new job seekers. Such poor job creating performance in the labor market begs the question of why the unemployment rate has remained so low.

We don’t know the answer to that question yet, but I can suggest where to start looking for it.

One possibility is something also well-known from our personal experiences, but difficult to quantify. It’s called underemployment, which is when you work at a job that you are overqualified for based on years of experience and education. Folks who are underemployed have often lost their previous job but can only find employment in a lower paying/lower skill job. They take the job, though, to make ends meet. And, as we also know from experience, making ends meet is more difficult in a high inflation economy.

A second possible place to look at why new jobs are not being created goes hand in hand with the war on

immigration. If recent immigrants, legal and illegal, are deported or driven into the shadows and leave their jobs, it’s possible some workers who’ve lost their jobs are moving into those jobs. This would keep the unemployment rate low as underemployed workers take up those roles. In the case of 20- to 24-year-olds, with their 8.2 percent unemployment rate, more of them might be joining the labor force as underemployed workers.

Both possibilities come into play if we consider the top seven occupations in the U.S. with the largest shares of foreign-born workers. Most of the jobs in these occupations are low skill/low pay and have been heavily staffed by legal and illegal immigrants. They are: (1) food preparation and service, (2) buildings and grounds maintenance, (3) construction, (4) transportation, warehouse, and materials handling, (5) healthcare aides and support, (6) production workers, and (7) agricultural workers. These occupations are also protected from Schumpeter’s creative destruction brought on by the introduction of AI into high skilled/high

paid workplaces. That’s because these occupations all require the use of hands, feet, and minds and cannot yet be replaced by AI or robotic automation.

But does having more underemployed workers forced to shift into low skill/low pay jobs help Make America Great Again?

Larry Malone is professor emeritus of economics at Hartwick College.

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is also a sacred text. It does not mention God, but it seeks to institute the rights implanted by God in every one of us by creating a government based on “the consent of the governed.” These rights are enumerated in the Bill of Rights and other amendments. They include, among others, the right to free speech, to a free press, to bear arms, to assemble freely, to be free of arbitrary search and seizure, to due process, to trial by jury, and to vote as a citizen.

The Executive Branch of government is currently usurping the most basic of these rights, with the passive approval of Congress and the Courts.

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ICE and the other immigration authorities in particular are seen to act in willful violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against arbitrary searches and seizures, not to mention summary executions. More generally, arbitrarily declared states of emergency, as well as hundreds of executive orders by this and previous administrations of both parties, have widely usurped the legislative powers of the Congress. The Supreme Court has usurped free speech by declaring that money is speech. In foreign affairs, this and earlier executives have attacked and invaded numerous foreign sovereign states, engaging in endless wars without the constitutional sanction of Congress.

We are now at the point of a rogue administration openly trampling the Constitution. It can be restrained only by a return to constitutional accountability. The defense of the Constitution rests particularly upon our public officials, from the local to the federal level, who

are bound in common by their oaths to defend it. An appeals court recently upheld that members of the military have a duty not to follow unlawful orders. Similarly, public officials under oath have a moral duty not to tolerate unconstitutional activities.

To give our public officials the courage to uphold the Constitution, our protest movements should place our constitutional rights at the center of their resistance. The Constitution is far from perfect. It endorsed slavery, tolerated racial segregation, permitted corporate monopolies and corrupted politics by allowing the interests of campaign donors to override those of actual voters. One day, after the current struggle to save it has been won, perhaps the Constitution can be improved to abolish these and other abuses. In the meantime, we are lucky to have it as our guide in the storm. This is not the time to abandon the Constitution. It is the time to reaffirm it.

Adrian Kuzminski Fly Creek

Noreen loved to play golf, or any sport, for that matter. She had a natural athletic ability and could master any sport she attempted. Whether she spent time outdoors or gathered with family and friends, she brought light and laughter wherever she went. Her smile and twinkling blue eyes truly could light up a room. However, Noreen’s greatest love and joy were her four grandchildren, Peter Heslip (Amy) of Lewes, UK, Philip Heslip (Deirdra) of Catonsville, Maryland, Molly Heslip of Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Sarah Heslip (Tyler) of Kingston, New York.

Noreen is survived by her daughter, Sharon Cowles Kroker, and husband Anthony, of Fly Creek; a son-inlaw, Michael Heslip, of Williamstown, Massachusetts; 10 greatgrandchildren; and many cherished nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her beloved dog, Willie, and her dearest childhood friend, Miles Santimore.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Colleen Cowles Heslip (1992); three sisters, Marjorie N. Strait (2016), Mary Imogene “Imy” Carter, RN (2019); Marion “Billie” Williams (2021); and three brothers, Charles A. Newell Jr. (1999), Donald Newell (1974) and Roger Gavin Newell (2008).

In accordance with Noreen’s wishes, there will be no services. She adored the beach and gazing out over the ocean and requested that her cremated remains be scattered in the Atlantic Ocean.

Donations in her

memory may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA, 5082-5088 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

David Harrison Pearlman 1950-2026

COOPERSTOWN—

David Harrison Pearlman passed away on February 12, 2026 following a sudden cardiac event. He was born on May 9, 1950 and grew up in Watertown, New York. He attended Watertown High School and Deerfield Academy (1968). He was a proud alumnus of Colgate University (1972), and he earned master’s degrees from Iona College and Pace University. He studied briefly at Columbia University Teacher’s College before beginning a distinguished career in education.

David served as a teacher, dean, and principal at Rye Neck High School, Greenwich High School, and Cooperstown

Central School. While living near New York City, he met friends who became family and volunteered as finish line director of the New York City Marathon for more than a decade. He was deeply dedicated to public service throughout his life, volunteering with the American Red Cross in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, serving as a longtime coach and board member of Cooperstown Youth Baseball, and as a board member of the Lions Club of Cooperstown, where he also advised the Cooperstown Leo Club.

David was passionate about politics, social justice and equality. Active in Civil Rights

protests as a young man, he remained committed throughout his life to fairness, inclusion, and helping others—values rooted in his Jewish upbringing. He also cared deeply about mental health, seeing the challenges many of his students faced and having faced his own struggles, working throughout his life toward growth, resilience, and understanding.

He sought connection wherever he went, often using humor and love of sports as a bridge to others. Above all, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and fiercely loyal friend, and he cherished his dog, Dodger.

He was immensely proud of and supportive of his family, including his beloved wife, Nancy Potter; son Joshua Potter (“J.P.”) Pearlman (Greis); daughter Molly Pearlman Knighton (Aaron); and granddaughter Sarah Gomez Pearlman (daughter of J.P. and Greis). He is also survived by fatherin-law the Reverend

Edwin Potter (the late Lee Eaton Potter); his sisters, Ronni Millman (the late Hank Millman) and Lynn Rogan (Jack); his sisters-in-law, Rebecca Potter (Cyrus), Karen Potter (John), and Valerie Potter (Noah); and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Bess Pearlman; father Bernard Pearlman; stepmother Marion Brisk Pearlman; his brother, William Brisk (Maria), and his dear friend, Jim Sims-West.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown, New York from 1-3 p.m. Per his wishes, no other services will be held. Come as you are—David liked casual and colorful clothes, so feel free to wear them, especially a baseball cap.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Cooperstown Food Pantry (cooperstownfoodpantry.org).

Photo provided NOREEN NEWELL

Photo provided DAVID H. PEARLMAN

►Friday, Feb. 20

FUNDRAISER

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Dine Out for a Cause.” Eat out and a percentage of the proceeds benefit hospice and palliative care patients of Helios Care. Continues 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 2/21. Feel Good Smoothie Bar and Café, 4 Clinton Place Drive, Oneonta. (607) 3864079.

YOUTH 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Winter Break Art Program.” Open to kids ages 6-10. Fees apply; registration required. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. canoneonta.org

BLOOD DRIVE

12:30-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 31 Elm Street, Cooperstown. RedCrossBlood.org

POTTERY

1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters work on personal projects. No instruction provided. Fees apply. Held

1:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 6-9 p.m. on Thursday. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@ SmithyArts.org.

OPENING RECEP-

TION 5-7 p.m. “4th Annual Postcard Exhibition Benefit.” Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. canoneonta.org

DANCE 7-9 p.m. “Line Dancing with Dorothy at Ommegang!” Fees apply. Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. Empowerfitnezzwithdorothy@gmail. com.

BIRDING 7:30 p.m.

“Bird Architecture: Nest Beauty and Diversity.” Presented online via Zoom by the DelawareOtsego Audubon Society. (607) 397-3815.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“Noises Off.” Presented by Bigger Dreams Productions. Tickets required. Also showing at 7:30 p.m.

Things To Do In and Around Otsego County

on 2/21 and at 2 p.m. on 2/22; then at 7:30 p.m. on 2/27 and 2/28 and at 2 p.m. on 3/1. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 4312080.

►Saturday, Feb. 21

FISHING 6 a.m.

“Otsego County Limbhangers Ice Fishing Derby.” Fees apply; registration required. Prizes available. Canadarago Lake Boat Launch, 135 Dennison Road, Richfield Springs. (607) 435-6679.

TAXES 9 a.m. “VITA Free Tax Preparation and Filing.” Get taxes prepared and filed free of charge by IRS-certified volunteers. By appointment only. Held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays. First Floor Lobby, Alumni Hall, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta.(607) 436-2171.

WRITERS SALON

10 a.m. Publishing Primer with Caitlyn Averett. Behind-the-scenes look at traditional publishing. Bring questions or share your own tales. Free; all welcome. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. canoneonta.org

OUTDOORS 10 a.m. to noon. “Snowshoe Walk at Basswood Pond.” Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Registration required. Basswood Pond State Forest, Jacobs Road, Burlington Flats. (607) 547-4488.

BLOOD DRIVE

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org

YOGA 10 a.m. “Slow Flow Yoga.” All levels welcome. Suggested donation applies. Held each Saturday. Green Earth Health Market, Community Room, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. hello@erinrae.

yoga.

PLANETARIUM Family-friendly shows open to the public. Fees apply.

Time OuT OTsegO

Things To Do In and Around Otsego County

SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, Perna Science Building, Room 018A, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. ( (607) 436-2011.

• 10:30 a.m. “Cultures in the Cosmos.”

• 11:30 a.m. “The Sky Tonight.”

GAME DAY 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friends, fun and laughter for the whole family. Free to everyone. Unadilla Public Library, 193 Main Street, Unadilla. (607) 369-3131.

RECEPTION 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Art Show by Michael Piercy, featuring water color paintings and sculpture. WorcesterSchenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

WINTER FEST Noon to 4 p.m. “2nd Annual Winter Fest.” Sledding, bonfire, music, games, refreshments and photos with the bison. Bison Island Ranch, 194 Engleville Road, Sharon Springs. bisonislandranch@gmail.com.

TOURNAMENT

1-8 p.m.; registration at noon. “Jack and Jill Soft Tip Darts Tournament.” Fees apply. American Legion Post 259, 279 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0494.

WORKSHOP 1-4 p.m.

“Printmaking with Barb.” Fees apply; registration required. Main View Gallery and Studio, 77 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1890.

WORKSHOP 1-4 p.m.

“Sun and Moon Earrings/ Pendants.” Fees apply; registration required. All materials provided. 25 Main Collective, 21 Main Street, Cherry Valley. 25maincollective@gmail. com.

LITERATURE 1-3 p.m.

“Lattes and Literature.”

Presented by the Morris Village Library. Discuss current readings with the group. The Gatehouse,

129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.

SEWING CLASS

1:30-3 p.m. All experience levels welcome. Held every Saturday. The Green Giraffe, 179 Main Street, Unadilla. (607) 369-3234.

DANCE 2 p.m. “Step in Time: An Introduction to Irish Dancing.” Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Road 11, Hartwick. (607) 2936600.

DANCE 2-4 p.m.

“Body and Soul Dance.” Weekly gathering exploring the possibilities of dance. Includes warm-up, improv and group choreography. Admission by donation to support food programs. Held each Saturday. First Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, 296 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 287-3888.

CONCERT 3 p.m.

“Solo Recital, Saxophone.” Featuring Daniel Sclafani. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta.

DINNER 3-6 p.m.

“Chicken ‘n Biscuits!” Eat in or take out. Fees apply. Otsego Christian Academy, 353 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-0241.

COLOR GUARD

4 p.m. Laurens Color Guard Show and Dinner: Contrast of Colors. Admission by donation. Laurens Central School, 55 Main Street, Laurens. (607) 432-2050.

MOVIE NIGHT 7 p.m.

“Shrek.” Featuring concessions, free admission and more. Edmeston Free Library, 26 East Street, Edmeston. (607) 9658208.

MUSIC 8 p.m. “An Old Time Jamboree!” Night of old-time songs and rootsbased American tunes and songs with historical antecedents. Fees apply. B Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza Drive, Oneonta. (607) 432-2053.

►Sunday, Feb. 22

FUNDRAISER 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. “Cabin Fever Breakfast.” Suggested donation applies. Enter to win raffle baskets and the lottery. Laurens Fire Department, 34 Main Street, Laurens. (607) 441-3045.

MEDITATION 11 a.m.

“Sundays at Samye: A Morning of Practice and Study.” Samye New York, 412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown. (607) 5475051.

CASUAL TEA HOUR

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held Sundays. The Sugar Beat, 281 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 2674374.

BRIDAL EXPO Noon to 3 p.m. “Cadillac Ranch Bridal Brunch Expo.” Raffles, mocktails, wedding vendors and more. Free. Quality Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 437-3451.

LIVE MUSIC 1-3 p.m.

“Sunday Sessions with Brodie Coleman.” The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 2854111.

LIBRARY 3 p.m.

“Friends Sunday Speaker Series.” Dr. Carolyn WolfGould speaks on “The History of Transgender Medicine in the United States.” Free and open to the public. Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344.

CONCERT 3 p.m.

“Good Ol’ Summertime in Winter Concert.” Presented by the Oneonta Community Concert Band on the theme of “On the Water.” Free and open to the public. Donations gratefully accepted. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 376-7485.

MAYOR 3:30 p.m.

Community Conversation with Oneonta Mayor Dan Buttermann. Get updates on city initiatives, ask questions, give comments, network and connect with neighbors. Elks Lodge, 84-86 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.

FUNDRAISER

5:30-7:30 p.m. “Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause.” Presented by Otsego 2000. Fees apply; registration required. Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main Street, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. (607) 5478881.

SKATE 6-8 p.m.

“Pride Skate and Community Gathering.” Presented by Otsego Pride Alliance. Free. Interskate 88, 5185 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 3861508.

►Monday, Feb. 23

DEADLINE—Last day to RSVP for Free Veteran Dinner held 6 p.m. on 2/25. Presented by the Oneonta Veteran’s Outreach Center at the Oneonta Elks Lodge, 84-86 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 4321312.

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.

STORY TIME 9:30 a.m. Staff share stories, activities and play. Held Mondays through Thursdays. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.

CONNECTIONS

10:15 a.m. to noon. Chess with Pete Mateunas. Learn the game in a one-on-one setting. Held at 10:15 a.m. each Monday. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com.

CHILDREN 10:30 a.m. “Headstart Storytime.” Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-6600.

DONATE 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donate gently used fine arts and crafts pieces for the “Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar.” Donations accepted through 2/27. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 5479777.

CONNECTIONS

11:30 a.m. “Total Body Walk.” Held Mondays and Thursdays. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com.

TECH HELP 2-4 p.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661.

TAXES 6-8 p.m. “Free Tax Preparation.” Get taxes prepared and filed free of charge by IRScertified volunteers. Held from 6-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays through 4/15 (except on 3/16 and 3/17). 2nd Floor, Golisano Hall, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. (607) 4314338.

GARDEN CLUB

6:30 p.m. “Macrame Workshop.” Learn the basics and take home a beautiful piece. All levels welcome. Presented by the Oneonta Federated Garden Club at St. James Church, 305 Main Street, Oneonta.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING 6:30 p.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661.

►tueSday, Feb. 24

COMMUNITY CONVER-

SATIONS 8-9 a.m. Local community members gather to chat about what’s happening around Oneonta. Held each Tuesday. Green Earth Health Market, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-6600.

COFFEE HOUR 9:30-11 a.m. Great conversation, coffee, tea and goodies. Grace Church, 24 Montgomery Street, Cherry Valley.

COMMUNITY HIKE 9:45 a.m. Hike with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Bring appropriate equipment/water and be aware of your level of fitness. This week’s hike will be at the Susquehanna Greenway, Silas Lane, Oneonta. (607) 4318010.

STORY TIME 11 a.m. Ages 0-4. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661. SENIOR MEALS 11:30 a.m. Seniors are invited to enjoy a delicious meal Monday-Friday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $11 for guests accompanying a senior. Today, enjoy a lunch of chicken marsala, rotini in sauce, Italian-blend vegetables and chef’s choice pie. (607) 547-6454.

• Each Monday-Friday. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. • Each Tuesday and Thursday. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs.

ART TOUR 2 p.m. “Virtual Zoom Tour: In The Spotlight—Women Artists at Fenimore Art Museum.” Free; suggested donation requested. Presented by Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400.

YOUTH 3 p.m. “After School at the Library.” Reading, games, arts and crafts. Held each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.

►Visit allotsego.com/ otsego-county-events-calendar/ for the full calendar