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Chaplain Dave Jackson of Cooperstown American Legion Post 579 opened with a prayer, followed by comments from Legion Commander Mike Boyson and American Legion Auxiliary President Jeannie Turner. The full text of Monday’s ceremony is as follows:…
MoreRabies is a fatal viral infection that can be transmitted through the bite of an infected animal or contact with saliva to broken skin or mucus membranes. The public is cautioned to stay away from any stray or wild animals and instruct their children to do so as well.…
Santa's Christmas Cottage arrived in the Village of Cooperstown this morning and will be installed in Pioneer Park as village officials prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Santa arrives in Cooperstown the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 29, at 5 p.m.…
Donations of non-perishable food can be dropped in the black bin outside the auto shop, 3231 State Highway 205 in Hartwick.…
Correction: Mel’s Anniversary Celebration Is Saturday, Nov. 16 COOPERSTOWN—Mel’s at 22 will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, November 16, NOT on Friday, November 15 as printed in our hard-copy newspapers. The celebration, from 7-10 p.m., will feature live music by a local band, drink specials and free hors d’oeuvres. “We’re going to have the Kenesaw Mountain Boys play—Scott Anderson on guitar and harmonica, Angus Mackie, bass, Chuck Matteson, drums, Amar Sastry, lead guitar, Cliff Schadt, mandolin, and Butch Yager, congas. It seemed only fitting, since they were the first band to play for us. We just want to show…
Photo Album Village of Cooperstown Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony, November 11, 2024…
In what is now looking like a red sweep nationwide, Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, sitting vice president, in Otsego County by a margin of 53.83 percent (14,626 votes) to 45.15 percent (12,268 votes), respectively, echoing much of the nation.…
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Some 30 million Americans with rare diseases are waiting not only for medications that don't yet exist, but also for tests that show existing medications can also help them. Lawmakers need to get small molecule and orphan drug research back on track. For many of us, it can be a matter of life and death.…
All of these—the new threats of wildfires, the new existence of low water tables and water sources, the continuing unnecessary overuse of electricity, along with our ongoing misuse of waste and the irrational abuse of our extensive flora and fauna habitats—scream for some kind of conciliation: We must really conserve—now—our energy and our environment if we are to continue to enjoy our uniquely superb upstate way of life, where being outdoors is most often better than being in.…
Cooperstown Observed by Sam Goodyear Our Towering Steadfast Friends This is the time of year, when it gets dark before five and when people retreat into their homes before nightfall and when there are many parking spaces on Main Street and when the flow of visitors to Cooperstown has shrunk to a trickle—this is the time that people will say that Cooperstown is dead. And they would be dead wrong. What about all the trees that line the streets and avenues and lanes and the one boulevard in town? They are most definitely not dead. They live and breathe in…
An upcoming performance by Annie in the Water, low-interest physical loss loans, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The opening reception for the Cooperstown Art Association's Holiday Show and Sale, a reading by local poet Brad Fest and an upcoming bake sale and craft show are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Hurricane relief, a case of chronic wasting disease, two new children's books by sportswriter James Buckley Jr. and upcoming events are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Donald Lee Bailey, 98, of Cooperstown, New York and previously of
Leonardsville, New York, passed away October 28, 2024 at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
Donald was born October 12, 1926 in the Town of Plainfield, Otsego County, the son of
Herbert Lee Bailey and Helen Penner Bailey. He graduated from…
Emily Ann Morris, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister, entered into eternal rest late Friday night, November 8, 2024 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina. She was 95.…
Clyde G. Yakos, 86, of Fly Creek Valley, peacefully entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, November 4, 2024, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 23, 1938 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, one of two children of Tony and Anna (Hribar) Yakos. Raised…
Jerry Madsen, aged 73, of South New Berlin, New York, passed away on November 1, 2024, peacefully surrounded by his beloved family. Born on March 19, 1951, Jerry dedicated his life to his family, friends and his community, leaving a legacy of hard work and cherished memories.…
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GALA—6:30-9:30 p.m. “FilmOtsego Inaugural Gala.” Complimentary libations, hors d’oeuvres and celebration of the mission to bring the film industry to the greater Leatherstocking Region. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit https://www.foothillspac.org/
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