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The Rotary Club of Cooperstown would like to thank all who participated in and came to our 2nd Annual Frosty Fling on the Saturday of Winter Carnival.…
“This program would not run as effectively as it does without the expertise of the dietitians and nutritionists at Bassett Healthcare Network,” said Will Kleffner, director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry. “They give us the ability to medically-tailor the food we are providing to match each patient’s individual needs. We are thankful to them, to Cooperstown Rotary, and to every local community member who contributes to our mission at the pantry.”…
Several local charitable organizations have expressed disappointment regarding Brewery Ommegang’s handling of volunteers this year.…
This 67th year, Rotary Club members will again be at the Cooperstown Veterans Club on Main Street, cooking up a batch for all our hungry neighbors. Since the 1957 Election Day, when 375 customers were served, Rotary members and their helpers have continued this tradition, serving more than 20,000 local voters and non-voters alike.…
When school closes, the Cooperstown Food Pantry School Backpack Program—which sends food home with kids for the weekend—stops and children lose access to those meals, as well as to school provided breakfasts and lunches.…
The need for women’s items may not immediately come to mind when thinking of nutritional insufficiency, but if food is needed because of family budget shortfalls, then other non-food, but essential, items often fall by the wayside.…
A century of pictures of club members from years past, accounts of Rotary events over the century—it goes on and on through the years, all assembled and displayed by past President Ellen Tillapaugh and her husband, Gary Kuch.…
Coop Resident Interviewed by NBC NEW YORK CITY—The Commissioning Ceremony of the USS Cooperstown in New York City on Saturday, May 6 brought together many people. It was estimated that about 1,000 attended the ceremony, with roughly 300 in the VIP seating at the front of the stage. Attendees ranged from the Secretary of the Navy and the New York State governor to the ship’s crew and their families. One of those attending the commissioning was Bill Waller, husband to…
Board weighs opt out, referendum as state’s deadline approaches Some two dozen Cooperstown residents were almost evenly divided in comments during a public hearing Monday, December 6, to address a pending Board of Trustees vote that would find the Village opting out of allowing the retail sale of marijuana within Cooperstown’s borders. New York legalized the sale of marijuana in April, and allowed local governments to choose whether they want dispensaries and lounges where customers could smoke on-site. To opt…