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Published September 24Bassett Benefit Dinner Helps Sustain Lifeline for Rural Students across Four Counties
What began 34 years ago has grown into the largest rural school-based health program in the state, serving students in four counties and 18 school districts, while continuing to expand its reach into additional communities.
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Published September 24Community Effort Brings New Splash Pad to Oneonta
Community leaders, donors and project supporters recently gathered at the Wilber Park pool complex to celebrate the launch of the project, which organizers hope will be completed next spring.
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Published September 24Editorial: Mohawk Valley Gave
Last week’s editorial was a nod to “Mohawk Valley Gives,” a community-wide giving day to benefit nonprofit organizations serving the Mohawk Valley. It seems only fitting that we should give a shout-out this week to Otsego County’s top performers.
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Published September 17Editorial: No Amount Is Ever Too Small
Nonprofits participating in Mohawk Valley Gives can promote their mission, raise unrestricted dollars to support their organization’s needs, and be placed in the running for prizes and incentives that will be awarded throughout the giving day.
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Published September 17One Day, More Than 90 Local Causes: Mohawk Valley Gives Returns Sept. 18
More than 90 Otsego County nonprofits will seek support on Friday, September 18 through Mohawk Valley Gives, a one-day online fundraiser that has become an important source of revenue for organizations providing food, education, healthcare, senior services, arts programming, and…
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Published September 15CFOC Hosts Online Fundraising Day on Sept. 18
Donors can visit www.givemv.org/info/otsego to view the listed nonprofits and give online to the organizations and causes that matter most to them. Every dollar donated supports important work done across Otsego County.
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Published September 14SQSPCA Announces Opportunity to Triple Giving Impact on Sept. 15
Haynes explained that with the Staffworks dollar-for-dollar match plus Eaton’s challenge, each $1.00 contribution can become $3.00 on Tuesday, September 15.
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Published September 10Debris Removed from Otsego Lake
Volunteers representing the Otsego Lake Association, the Village of Cooperstown and the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station collected an estimated 1,000 pounds of debris from Otsego Lake.
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Published September 10Gilbertsville Man Sings Winning Song at Grange Day
“It was extra special to be invited to the New York State Fair, where I’d never been before, to perform for Grange members all across the state. And it was an honor to be the warm-up singer for Trace Adkins,” Dempsie quipped.
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Published September 10Association Announces Award Honorees, Alumni Weekend Schedule
On Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12, the Oneonta High School Alumni Association will welcome generations of Yellowjackets back to Oneonta for OHS Alumni Weekend 2026.
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Published September 10LWVCA Hosts National Security Correspondent J.J. Green
The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area welcomes award-winning journalist and national security correspondent J.J. Green to speak at the Cooperstown High School Auditorium on Thursday, September 17 from 5-6 p.m.
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Published September 10Annual Dinner Brings Conservation into Focus
Among the highlights of the evening were the event’s two keynote speakers: Town of Oneonta Supervisor William Rivera Jr. and Town of Oneonta Deputy Supervisor Patricia Kent.