Numerous commentators confirmed that while the state clearly has an interest in developing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the developments must be sited with respect for adjoining property owners and the protection of significant cultural and historic assets. Faced with mounting criticisms, New Leaf cancelled the project.…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 7
We have such gratitude for the many people, groups and businesses who helped to make the evening so special. We thank the Village of Cooperstown for its support; the Cooperstown Fire Department for bringing equipment; the Friends of the Village Library, who loaned tables (especially to Bud Zaengle, George Fasanelli, Joe Membrino, Tom Hohensee, Keith Parr, Finn Jensen, David Griger and Charlie Kieler, who hauled the heavy tables);…
Cooperstown officials say the village is “historic,” which is defined as “famous or important in history.” Last I knew, the wars these men and women fought in were both historic and historical, which is defined as “something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past.”…
Fellow citizens, exercise your right to vote to preserve your sacred heritage, promote your children’s future and obtain the blessings of liberty we all cherish. To maintain a sense of decency in the United States, rise and vote! Our democracy is at stake.…
My wife and I do not have digital subscriptions to any newspapers, magazines or other media. We prefer the print versions. We find it more pleasurable and civilized reading from them than from peering at a screen.…
There is absolutely no excuse for healthcare inadequacies such as these to be allowed to continue as they are in a county that prides itself in its services. We must all do everything possible to promote political will to tackle these shortfalls in service in Otsego County.…
On Sunday, September 22, we celebrated 50 years in the area. Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek proclaimed the day for us. New York State Assemblyman Brian Miller brought a proclamation from Albany. A good time was had by all. We are now at the Rowe House on Maple Street in Oneonta.…
Conservatives have a larger than ever responsibility to protect our country and rights for our grandchildren and future generations. Once we lose what we have, there will be no coming back. November 5 will be the deciding day of which way we will go and what we will have to look forward to and leave our grandchildren.…
In recent months, “The Freeman’s Journal” has been making a concerted effort to increase its coverage of area events—events that span all of Otsego County. They are working hard to drive readership in the hope to increase their subscriber base, all while offering a viable avenue for those wishing to place paid advertising.…
The Village of Cooperstown sign law, which regulates banners as signs, states: “Signs are not permitted in the median between the sidewalk and the curb, nor attached to trees, bushes, support wires, street/municipal signs or utility poles located within the median” and “No sign shall be placed or located upon public property or the property of public utilities unless so authorized by other provisions in this chapter.”…