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Large Animal Abuse Case in New Berlin
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. -- The smell near 107 Clark Ln. was unbearable on Friday, as was the sight, for the first law enforcement officers on the scene around 7 a.m. after the SPCA got an anonymous call. "We have a farm that has been neglected for a number of years....
Bassett Healthcare Network names new chief of pediatrics
COOPERSTOWN — Dr. Brandon Greene has been named the new chief of pediatrics for Bassett Healthcare Network. Greene joined Bassett in 2022, serving as the director of inpatient pediatrics and practicing as an inpatient pediatric hospitalist. Greene also served as pediatric clerkship director for the Columbia-Bassett Medical School Program, helping to instruct medical students during their clinical rotations in Cooperstown.
Columbia students once rallied against Nazis — now they cheer for them
Nearly a century ago, Columbia students staged mass protests against the university’s friendly relations with Nazi Germany. Today, Columbia students are protesting in support of Hamas terrorists who mimic the Nazis. How did this strange role reversal come about? In December 1933, Columbia president Nicholas Murray Butler invited the Nazi German ambassador to the United States, Hans Luther, to speak on campus. Students staged a huge protest rally against Luther. Some years ago, I interviewed one of those protesters. Nancy Wechsler — later a distinguished Manhattan attorney — told me: “Hitler had been in power for almost a year already — enough...
Anti-Israel Columbia protesters refuse to discuss taking down tents as negotiations continue
The organizers of the anti-Israel encampment at Columbia University are refusing to consider taking down the tents until the administration makes progress on some of its demands. “We are not actually negotiating on the state of the encampment as of now,” Columbia University Apartheid Divest negotiator Mahmoud Khalil told The Post Friday afternoon. The encampment was on its tenth day Friday, as the university’s leaders seemed to backtrack on its demand for the students to clear off the campus lawn by that morning following an extension from Wednesday at midnight. Speaking to The Post on Friday, Khalil said the students were not given...
Local County Fairs Receive Funding to Attract More Visitors
UTICA, N.Y. -- The Oneida, Herkimer and Otsego county fairs will get more money from the State to attract more visitors. The goal, according to Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, is to increase visitor engagement and showcase a variety of local food specialties and cultural experiences. A passport system is currently...
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