BOUND VOLUMES Aug. 22, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Advertisement in the Otsego Herald: The undersigned intends, about the First of September next, to commence the publication of a paper in this village, under the above title. It will be printed upon an entire new type, and in size correspond with any interior paper in the State. J.H. Prentiss, Cooperstown, August 23, 1819. (Ed. Note: Thus was announced in the Otsego Herald, the beginning of this newspaper 200 years ago and…
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COOPERSTOWN SHOWS TRUE LOVE TO SARAH Sarah True’s Olympics Cut Short, But Cooperstown Still Proud By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A leg cramp in the middle of the bike portion of the Triathlon ended Sarah True’s last Olympics, but the crowd gathered at the Hard Ball Cafe to cheer her on is still showing their love to Otsego’s Olympian. “We’re proud of her no matter what,” said Matt Hazzard, executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce,…
Tribute To Sarah Groff True Appears At Village Entrances Celebration For Local Hero Planned Day Of Event COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will host an Olympic Watch Party at Chamber member, Hardball Café, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to root on local hero, Sarah True during the Olympic Triathlon in Rio de Janeiro. Hardball Café on Cooperstown’s Main Street will offer appetizers, drink specials from local producers, face painting, door prizes provided by Sarah’s…
‘Superachieving Siblings’ Interviewed For Vogue…
NBC Features Local Olympian In Summer Games Promotion SEE NBC PROMO FEATURING SARAH GROFF…
Calling Hours Thursday, Funeral Friday For Kathleen Galland-Bennett, Teacher Editor’s Note: This is the complete obituary for Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, the CCS teacher who passed away Sunday. It was released this afternoon by Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements. COOPERSTOWN – Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and Cooperstown Elementary School teacher, passed away following a valiant struggle with cancer Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was one day…
HOMETOWN HISTORY, September 21, 2012 125 Years Ago There has been a lively movement in real estate in the locality of the proposed Normal School the past week, property having been sold as follows: To L.H. Blend, four lots on Normal Street, $1,200; H.D. Yager, lot on Normal Street, $400; George Kirkland, two lots, corner of Maple and Cedar streets, $1,500; Dr. J.H. Van Rensselaer, lot on Cedar Street, $650; W.H. Mereness, lot on Cedar Street, $650, and lot between…
1st Team Challenge In 25 Years Crossed Otsego Lake On Weekend By PAUL DONNELLY • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – It is the 1st time in perhaps a quarter century, an organized swimming team has swum Otsego Lake’s nine-mile length, from Springfield to Council Rock. Swimmers and staff support individuals from the University Club of Boston traveled here for this occasion. Months of training and work went into planning for this trip. A crew of six local residents helped to support the seven swimmers.…
BOUND VOLUMES, March 7, 2013 175 YEARS AGO A recent transaction at Washington having resulted in the murder of Jonathan Cilley, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maine, by an adherence of certain individuals to a relic of barbarism falsely termed the law of honor, (peculiar to bloody-minded men in all ages) the undersigned deem it expedient that a meeting of citizens of the County of Otsego be called and a public expression of their opinion on the…
75-Mile Bike Ride In Works For 75th Induction Birthday By LIBBY CUDMORE There are plenty of ways to celebrate the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary Induction – concerts, games and new exhibits and old memories. But for county Rep. Linda Rowinski, D-Oneonta, a bike trip is the perfect way to celebrate. “The Hall of Fame wanted a year-long celebration of community involvement,” she said. “Downtown Oneonta has started to become a popular destination for mountain biking, and the ball…
