Edgewater Mansion Back On The Market One of Cooperstown’s most historic mansions, Edgewater at One Lake St., is on the market for $2.7 million. The home, overlooking Otsego Lake, was built in 1810-12 for Isaac Cooper, son of village founder William Cooper and brother of James Fenimore Cooper. The home is currently owned by One Lake Street LLC, but previously was owned by the late Walter Rich, president of the Delaware Otsego Corp. The sale is being handled by…
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CLICK FOR DAILY UPDATES To Homebound: County Will Give You Shot At Home COOPERSTOWN – The county Health Department announced today it is able to vaccinate people who are homebound and unable to get out of the house and travel to a vaccination clinic. If you or someone you know is homebound and physically unable to leave the home to be vaccinated, please email contact information to covidvaccine@otsegocounty.com.…
IN MEMORIAM Brian F. Carso, Sr., 90 May 10, 1930-March 2, 2021 FLY CREEK – Brian Francis Carso, Sr., a long-time and well-respected licensed land surveyor, passed away Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021, at his home on Goose Street in Fly Creek. He was 90. Brian was born on May 10, 1930, in Queens, one of six children of A. Francis and Elizabeth (Megnin) Carso. His father was a civil engineer, and his mother had served as a Marine Corps…
County Board Rematch Emerging In District 3 Ogden Plans Challenge To Brockway By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com LAURENS – A rematch is shaping up this fall in the race for the county Board of Representatives’ District 3. As they did in 2019, Democrat Caitlin Ogden, Laurens, will again face Republican Rick Brockway, West Laurens, to represent the towns of Laurens and Otego. “I am running to give the people of Laurens and Otego the representation on the county…
Delgado Plans ‘Town Hall’ On American Rescue Plan Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, will hold a virtual town hall focused on the American Rescue Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. This week, the House will vote to pass the American Rescue Plan, which includes a provision introduced by Rep. Delgado that delivers $130.2 billion to local governments across the US. Rep. Delgado’s funding formula will bring over $400 million directly to local governments in New York’s 19th Congressional District.…
Malatras Praises End To Use Of Word ‘Indian’ Cooperstown Ahead On Naming Issue ALBANY – SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras is praising SUNY Albany’s decision to rename “Indian Quad” and “Indian Drive” on its campus. “James Baldwin said,’To accept one’s past—one’s history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it,'” said Malatras.…
ONEONTA TO HOST VACCINATION SITE, BLISS ANNOUNCES By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The state will open a vaccination center in SUNY Oneonta’s Dewar Arena in the next few weeks, county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, announced a few minutes ago. The Oneonta site was one of 10 Governor Cuomo announced at his press briefing this morning, and is the only new one in the Mohawk Valley region, which includes Otsego County.…
For 2nd Year In Row, No Springfield Parade SPRINGFIELD CENTER – For second year in a row, the venerable Springfield Fourth of July parade has been cancelled due to COVID-19, according to Parade Committee Chair Ernie Whiteman. Whiteman said, in his view, holding the parade would be “irresponsible.”…
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IN MEMORIAM Hugh C. MacDougall, 88; Retired Diplomat, Historian COOPERSTOWN – Hugh C. MacDougall, 88, retired diplomat, longtime village historian and expert on James Fenimore Cooper, passed away over the weekend at the Thanksgiving Home, where he had lived in recent months. With the U.S. Foreign Service, he served in Lourenco Marques and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar), as well as several assignments at the Department of State in Washington D.C.…
