Support Early Voting, Seward, Salka Asked To the Editor: As people of faith, we care about early voting being funded for New York State because all eligible voters should have the freedom to vote at a convenient time without the worry of putting their jobs and personal responsibilities at risk. Voting is the most fundamental right of every democracy, and New York lawmakers have finally stepped up to their responsibility to assure that all citizens of the state have equal…
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IF FUNDED, IT WON’T WORK Where’s $93 Trillion Coming From To Pay Bill For A Green New Deal? I was struck by a news clip showing Elizabeth Warren speaking to a crowd and telling them we need to remove the control over our lives from government and put it back into the hands of the people. This is the same woman who is supporting Bernie in his call for socialism. Socialism is a system based on government control over the…
League: No Contest, But Exercise Your Right To Vote To the Editor: The League of Women Voters, Cooperstown Area urges the citizens of the Village of Cooperstown to vote in the village election Tuesday, March 19. Polls are open noon-9 p.m. at the Cooperstown Fire Hall on Chestnut Street. There are three open trustee seats: two for three-year terms; and one for a one-year term to complete the final year of the seat left vacant when Ellen Tillapaugh became mayor.…
FINAL 4 AWAITS Big Man John Kennedy Fuels Hawkeyes Run To State Finals By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – It took some time to get there, but there was no denying that basketball was in John Kennedy’s blood. “My brother Owen, who graduated last year, played basketball for CCS,” said the sophomore center after the CCS Hawkeyes, beat the Unadilla Valley Storm 61-46 Sunday, March 10, to reach the state semi finals. “My mom played in high school and college and…
Reducing Fires, Department Makes Village Better Place To Do Business By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN According to Jim Tallman, Cooperstown Fire Chief, if you really want to know what’s good in a new town, go ask at the fire hall on Chestnut Street. “Whenever I go someplace, I always stop in at their fire department,” he said. “I like to see what they’re doing, but I also ask for recommendations of where to eat and what to see. And people do…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 No Contest Tuesday For Village Board COOPERSTOWN – Two incumbents and a newcomer are running unopposed for Village Board Tuesday, March 19. Incumbents Jeanne Dewey and Richard Sternberg seeking three-year terms; newcomer MacGuire Benton is seeking a one-year term. All are Democrats.…
Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Lord, 77; Ceramist With Milford, Oneonta Studios MILFORD – Gertrude “Trudy” Lord, 77, an accomplished ceramist who operated studios here and in Oneonta, passed away peacefully at The Centers Nursing Home on Sunday March 3, 2019, after a four-year courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Trudy was born on Sept. 20, 1942, in Patterson, N.J., the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Gertrude Margroff Mott. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister Geraldine, and…
SUNDAY. BINGHAMTON. BE THERE! CCS Boys, Girls Going To States By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – With their victory over Utica Academy of Science Atoms on Sunday, March 3, Hawkeyes’ basketball team Captain Jack Lambert has his dad beat. “My team won sectional championship in 1985 and ’86,” the elder Lambert said. “But now Jack has one more on me!” The boys will play Section IV champions Unadilla Valley in the state Class C quarterfinals on Sunday, March 10, at the…
STATE OF CITY: ‘We’re Onta Something,’ Mayor Declares Editor’s Note: This is the text of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig’s 2019 State of the City address, delivered Tuesday, March 5, at the Foothills Performing Arts Center. He also announced $2.3 million in grants through the city/state Downtown Revitalization Initiative. During the past year, some have questioned whether we have lost some of our momentum in revitalizing and reinventing the City of Oneonta. I want you to know that the answer to…
In City Of The Hills, Candidate Avalanche In Oneonta, go figure.Five Common Council members retiring – not a record, Council member Dana Levinson reminded us: there were six retirements in 2016, but an exodus nonetheless.And the resulting ferment: Len Carson confirmed Thursday, Feb. 21, he was running in Ward 5, and within days, 11 more candidates emerged. Most were Democrats in that Democratic enclave, but three were Republicans, signaling party politics – missing since 2011 – may be coming back…
