Parts Of Cooperstown Without Internet, Phone Service Today COOPERTOWN – Time Warner customers in the southwest corner of Cooperstown lost Internet and phone service shortly after 10 a.m. today. While some customers reported regaining service shortly after 2 p.m., Time Warner was saying all service would not be restored for another two hours. The source of the problem was a modem on a pole at Grove Street and Glen Avenue, in front of the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, where a two-men crew…
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CCS Girls Face Chautauqua Lake In Semis Saturday COOPERSTOWN – The Coopertown Lady Hawkeyes’ basketball team will play Chatauqua Lake in the state championship semi finals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. The winner of that match will play in the finals the following day, at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, also at Hudson Valley CC. With Laurens boys’ defeat over the weekend, the CCS girls are the only championship contender from Otsego County for a state…
IN MEMORIAM: Donna A. Shipman, 60; NBT Bank Vice President In Cooperstown WEST WINFIELD — Donna A. Shipman, 60, NBT Bank’s vice president/regional manager in Cooperstown, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Bassett Hospital, with her loving family by her side. She was born on Sept. 25, 1954, in Norwich, the daughter of John “Jack” Parks Sr. and Anna Grant. She graduated from Sauquoit Valley High School and Herkimer County Community College with an associate’s in business administration. On…
Exit Team Realty Will Merge With RealtyUSA In Oneonta ONEONTA – RealtyUSA today entered into an agreement to merge Exit Team Advantage Realty with its Oneonta office at 75 Market St. Tom Tillapaugh, Exit owner, said, “It is with deep gratitude that we appreciate the many loyal customers for making our business a success over the last 10 years. Our partnership with RealtyUSA makes it possible to offer even more valuable products and services to them into the future. We are pleased to become part…
Fun For Kids At Crayon Carnival…
Public Hearing Tuesday On Chicken Law ONEONTA – At its March 3 meeting, Common Council signaled it will support an ordinance allowing city residents to raise chickens. At the next meeting, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, council will convene a public hearing on the matter, required before the law can be finally approved. In related matters, council will consider charging a $25 fee for a two-year permit to raise chickens. And Mayor Russ Southard, in his report, will signal whether he…
Brubeck’s Son Chris Brings ‘Triple Play’ Here ONEONTA – Oneonta Concert Association presents Chris Brubeck’s “Triple Play” at 7:30 Friday, March 20, in SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union. Brubeck (son of Dave Brubeck, at right) will perform on on trombone and piano; Joel Brown, folk and classical guitar, and Peter “Madcat” Ruth, harmonica and guitar. All three sing. Triple Play’s musical roots go way back. Chris and Madcat have toured and recorded together since 1969, first as young rock musicians, then playing jazz touring the…
Seward On Conference Committee For Education, Higher Ed Budgets ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has been named to the 10-legislator conference committee – five senators, five assemblymen – charged with negotiating budget differences between the two houses in the areas of education and higher education. In a statement, Seward said the senate version, if it can be largely preserved, will achieve “two of my primary goals, … ending the disastrous Gap Elimination Adjustment and significantly raising school aid…
Mary Iversen Wins CCS Poetry Slam…
Cooperstown Faculty Association Asks Regents’ Chair Tisch To Quit COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Faculty Association has passed a resolution calling for the resignation of Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the state Board of Regents, who has been an ally of Governor Cuomo in tightening teacher and school evaluations. “During her tenure,” reads a resolution that was passed on Monday, “the perception of the quality of education in New York State has been disparaged by the public comments and choices the Chancellor has…