110 YEARS AGO: The village of Cooperstown is to be honored next Tuesday by a visit from Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States. Colonel Roosevelt will arrive during the mid-afternoon and will address a meeting in the Village Hall at 4 o’clock, coming here from Cobleskill and going thence to Oneonta, where he speaks in the evening. He is accompanied on the trip by ex-Senator Frederick M. Davenport, the Bull Moose candidate for Governor who will also speak. These…
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50 YEARS AGO: Oneonta’s police force may be getting its first women officers soon. City personnel technician John Insetta said yesterday that six women are among 73 applicants for positions at the police department. Civil Service examinations will be administered on November 9. There are presently two vacancies on the force. This is the largest group of applicants that the city has ever had for a vacancy in the department, Insetta said. Insetta attributes the increase to pay raises the…
A pillar of Cooperstown’s economy is tourism. People come to visit our museums and experience what life was like in a less complicated past. Simply put, Cooperstown sells nostalgia.…
In summary, I encourage the Village Board of Trustees to carefully review the many positive comments received at the public hearing and approve the proposed change to the current village sign law to allow these Hometown Heroes banners.…
The League of Women Voters in New York State has worked to make registering and voting easier and convenient. Now it’s up to you. With early voting and early voting by mail, it’s easy for you to join your fellow citizens and cast your vote. The best way to assure you do vote is to make a plan to vote.…
One aspect of this perennial circus that I would like to see done away with is the placing of signs everywhere—lawns, intersections, buildings, cars, etc. My wife has been a bit grumpy with me because I have insisted that we not place a sign at the bottom of our driveway divulging to all the world our preferred candidate.…
The 4-H Positive Youth Development Program focuses on being productive, healthy and engaged. 4-H enables youth to shine both now and in the future, and has proven to instill confidence and resiliency. Dedicated to empowering youth in both body and mind, 4-H relies on scientifically backed studies and programming that drive youth forward so they can be prepared for anything.…
Democrats haven’t done a single thing about abortion in the last 50 years except fundraise and grandstand. We gave them supermajorities in ‘08 and they gave us a Wall Street bailout, a Heritage Foundation healthcare plan, and 20 more years of war.…
Intellectual force that he is, JD Vance knows the problem and is the only person in America brave enough to tell it like it is. That’s why he’s invented Vance-ocracy for those select few people who want something new and exciting that only the right people can play.…
Will Kleffner, Cooperstown Food Pantry executive director, said, “I want to say thank you to CFOC for bringing Mohawk Valley Gives to Otsego County. Not only has it been a major boost to our operation, but it has also helped to reshape our board’s approach to philanthropy. It’s truly a win-win.”…