All Star Village Hosts
Republican Meet, Greet
![Martin Patton, owner of Cooperstown All Star Village, enjoys conversation with Al Colone and John Salka, who is running against Bil McGee for Assemblyman of the 121st district. Salka appeared as part of a Meet the Candidates event hosted by the All Star Village, where area residents could enjoy food, conversation and fireworks with the nominees. Also in attendance was Randy Mowers, who is running for Town Council against Michael Stolzer. John Faso, who is running for congress against Zephyr Teachout, was unable to attend the event, but was in town earlier where he received the endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)](https://www.allotsego.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/H35A0500.jpg)
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As someone who has lived nearly everywhere, I would like to say something out loud to those who choose to see only inconveniences inside this county-wide community. Please, wake up and smell the coffee. It’s wafting on the breeze from the successful java shop on the corner.…
Something happened last weekend. All of a sudden the Village of Cooperstown was quiet; the sidewalks were sparsely populated; there were a number of parking spaces on Main Street (though not so many opposite the Hall of Fame, where the sign says 15-minute parking); there were no horns blaring (though the fire department siren was working hard, as is its wont); and there were fewer cars speeding up and down the lake and on Route 28, south toward Oneonta.…
A member of the committee, Erin Rawitch said, “I wish we had had Welcome Home Cooperstown when we moved here two and a half years ago. Welcome Home Cooperstown wants to make the difficult task of meeting people when you’re new in town a little bit easier.”…
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