LETTER from ROGER MACMILLIAN Robbins Offers Fresh Outlook To the Editor: I wish to clearly support the candidacy of Mary- Margaret Robbins for trustee of the Village of Cooperstown. She is forthright, inventive, courageous and smart, having no hidden agendas. Her allegiance is to Cooperstown, not any political party, though she does have bipartisan support! Further, she has the maturity and circumspection to not support flying the rainbow flag from the village flagpole. She represents the opportunity to add another…
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LETTER from CAROL BATEMAN WALLER Former Mayor Backs Robbins’ Bid To the Editor: On Tuesday, Sept. 29, we again have the opportunity to choose who represents us on the Cooperstown Village Board. With the marvelous turnout this past week, I hope everyone will return to the polls or to their absentee ballots and cast their votes. This is how our local govern-ment works. I urge you to vote, and vote for a person who will represent us, the village residents…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Without MacGuire, Trustees Average 65 To the Editor: I strongly urge citizens of Cooperstown to vote for MacGuire Benton in the run-off election Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the Village Board. I have worked with MacGuire on the board for 1½ years and before that in other endeavors for the past three years. Mac is exceedingly hard working and thorough in his preparation. He has recognized issues and potential solutions, on occasion before the rest of us.…
Indiana Remembers Tiny Greenville Erects 1st Marker To USDA Chief, Richfield Native By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – From 655 miles away, Greenville, Ind., is claiming Norman Jay Colman, the nation’s first U.S. secretary of agriculture, born on May 16, 1827, in Richfield Springs, as its own. “We wanted to honor him: He was the first to hold a national office,” said Matt Uhl, chairman of the Greenville Historic Preservation Commission, which is planning to unveil…
BOUND VOLUMES September 24, 2020 200 YEARS AGO Distressing calamity – Between three and four o’clock on Tuesday morning last, the family of Mr. Oliver Bentley of Plainfield in this County, were awakened from their sleep, by being nearly suffocated with smoke, and found their dwelling, a two-story house, in flames. The fire had progressed so far, that every effort to arrest its progress was useless. They therefore strove only to save themselves, and succeeded except for Mr. Bentley, aged…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE MARY-MARGARET ROBBINS OFFICE: COOPERSTOWN VILLAGE TRUSTEE ELECTION DAY: Noon-9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, Cooperstown fire hall EDUCATION: Professional Pharmacist Albany College of Pharmacy PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Pharmacist for 20-plus years in Cooperstown and throughout the state – management, training and recruiting experience. Working with state agencies. Medicare specialist – provided information and training to groups and individuals. Owner of year-’round housing rental with focus on giving young workers and longtime residents a place to live. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Susquehanna SPCA, Angel Network,…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE MacGUIRE BENTON OFFICE: COOPERSTOWN VILLAGE TRUSTEE ELECTION DAY: Noon-9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, Cooperstown fire hall EDUCATION: Cooperstown High School Class of 2016 Cazenovia College Business School 2016-2017 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Former: Lead Field Organizer Brian Flynn for Congress Former: North Country Regional Organizer Tedra Cobb for Congress Former: Deputy Field Director Jen Metzger for State Senate Former: Deputy Elections Commissioner at Otsego County Board of Elections Current: Brand Ambassador at Cooperstown Distillery COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Parks Board Member Doubleday…
LETTER from JEANNE DEWEY Reelect Democratic Slate In Village To the Editor, Our world has changed significantly since March 18, 2020, when the Cooperstown village elections were originally scheduled. Until last month the Village Board was unable to meet in person, due to the pandemic, so monthly meetings took place via Zoom and were streamed live on the village website. They are also archived on the village’s You-Tube channel. MacGuire Benton probably didn’t know a pandemic was heading our way,…
LETTER from DR. ROGER MACMILLAN Elect Newcomer Robbins As Trustee To the Editor: I wish to strongly endorse and support the candidacy of Mary Margaret Robbins for village trustee in the coming election. A certified and licensed pharmacist, many will recall her from the years she spent working at the CVS pharmacy when it was located on Main Street. Having been a resident of Cooperstown for many years, she has the vision and dedication to conserve our heritage. Despite her…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept. 17-18, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE SUNY Infections Ebb, Bring Crisis To End Mayor Herzig: Is City Manager Needed? Otsego Deputy On Leave After Gun Goes Off AllOTSEGO.life Past Inspires Present In Library Landscaping Helping People Captured ‘Distinction’ For Honoree HISTORY COLUMNS HOMETOWN HISTORY, Sept 17, 2020 BOUND VOLUMES, Sept 18, 2020 COLUMNS BERKSON: Whistling Woodchucks! Back Again STERNBERG: Getting Closer To Vaccine. Then What? EDITORIALS Sterling Legacy…
