Rotarian Joe Membrino and Frank Miosek, volunteer, flipped pancakes all morning long at the Rotary Club of Cooperstown’s 67th Election Day pancake fundraiser.…
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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.…
This decision is rooted in careful consideration of our longstanding village values, legal responsibilities, and the need for sustainable ways to honor our veterans. It was made after months of public debate, research, letters, input from the community, and examining all sides of the issue.…
The Film Days program team of Peggy Parsons, founder of the film program at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Xander Moffat, an independent film producer, and Joey Katz, a film programmer, selected this year’s films based on the theme “Boundaries.”…
As a nine-year Navy vet with a brother and father who were in the Navy for 30 and 40 years, respectively, I say bravo to the village trustees for their decision not to modify the zoning law to allow veteran banners.…
Some countries, such as Australia, treat skin cancer as a public health risk—and have legislated accordingly: banning tanning beds and requiring sun protection measures, particularly for children. The Japanese are obsessive about staying out of the sun, as their porcelain complexions attest.…
Nine Otsego County rowers competed in the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta, held on Sunday, September 29 on the Mohawk River in Scotia. There were 213 entries from 27 clubs, most of which are New York-based, including our own Otsego Area Rowing.…
The orchestra tipped its top hat to the great compositional school of America, a school that is primarily ignored not only here at home but abroad. This amounted to truly inspired concert programming. The concert opened with four arrangements by William Zinn of four famous songs of Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington.…
Personal courage and a brave stand was exhibited by Village Trustee Hanna Bauer this week with her vote on the controversial banner proposal. Hanna has expressed her reasoning and it is sound, but she could have also decided to vote the other way if her thoughts were of that direction. This was a very complex and emotional issue.…
Ronald F. Jex, a long-time member of the Cooperstown community who was active with his church, the Masons and Lions, and who will be remembered for his years managing the Cooperstown General Store on Main Street, peacefully entered into eternal rest in the early morning hours of Friday, November 1, 2024, at his home on Chestnut Street. He was 87.…