“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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A bat in the Town of Edmeston has tested postitive for rabies, according to a report released on Wednesday, September 9.…
Concerns over traffic, water resources, emergency services and economic impacts dominated discussion at the Hartwick Planning Board meeting on September 1 as residents weighed in on the proposed Goey Straits Campground, a 76-unit RV resort planned for the hillside across from Cooperstown Dreams Park.…
Following the Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee report, Rep. Leslie Berliant asked if a representative of the Sheriff’s Office had attended the latest PSLA meeting, to which the answer was no, marking four months with no direct communication to the committee from Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. or his office.…
The Catskill Choral Society's Grand and Glorious Fall Fair will return to Oneonta’s Neahwa Park on Sunday, September 13.…
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.…
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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The citizens of Otsego County have a right to know what their local governments are doing and how decisions are being made. But the public’s access to information can vary, especially when the towns are small, with tiny staffs, and the issues are complex.…
Avid environmentalists, businesses and legislators should acknowledge that nuclear is a smarter complement to intermittent renewables than fossil fuels currently provide.…
Here’s my suggestion: Make Church Street, and parts of Fair, Pioneer, River and Lake streets, seasonal no-parking zones, with signs telling visitors to use the trolley.…
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Mohawk Valley Gives, the Grand and Glorious Fall Fair, "Fine Arts on the Lawn" and the Cooperstown Artisan Festival are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The GEM Music and Arts Festival and the Local Authors and Artists Festival on Saturday, Mark Simonson at the Swart-Wilcox House Museum on Sunday, and the Windfall Dutch Barn's 50th anniversary are among the topics covered in this week's news…
CAA 2026 Arts Scholarships winners, news from the Garden Club of Richfield Springs, Folk Fest for Food and HAB reports are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Patricia A. Thorpe, 78, of Cooperstown, New York, passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2026 after a long illness. Born on June 17, 1948 in Red Bank, New Jersey to Dr. John and Natalie Thorpe, Pat was a writer, gardener, nature lover, wife, mother, grandmother, and treasured sibling…
Born on April 12, 1947, Dan Brisack was a veteran of the United State Marines, where he also fought in Vietnam. Dan worked much of his life as a machinist at Amphenol in Sidney, New York and many years alongside his dad in their machine shop, L&L Machinery.…
James R. White, 74, passed away on August 21, 2026 at the UVM Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born October 13, 1951 in Glen Cove, New York, the son of Everest and Maryann (O’Donovan) White.…
Ursula Jane Hage, 87, of Cooperstown, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family. For the past 35 years she resided on Pioneer Street in Cooperstown with her husband, Charles T. Hage. Ursula was born in Syracuse on May 7, 1939, the daughter of Lewis and Alma Hanifin.…
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