Cooperstown couple wins recognition for care of senior citizens at center By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Carol Lachance and Mike Lachance were presented with an “Outstanding Seniors of the Community” recognition from the Office of the Aging in an award announced Monday, May 3. “It is truly an honor and very much a surprise,” Carol said. The Lachances run the Cooperstown Senior Community Center in the recreation center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church at 31 Elm St.…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
Carol LaChance
Too Many Home Alone, She Opens Senior Center By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Too many elderly folks here were staying home too much, Carol LaChance concluded. “When they go home, they’re just kind of there,” said LaChance, director of the village’s new Senior Center. “There are seniors who are isolated and lonely.” In late summer, that began changing, as LaChance, an active member of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic parish, got permission to…