Fund Drives To Assist 2 Injured Firefighters Contributions Also Accepted Saturday At Cooperstown Farmers’ Market COOPERSTOWN – Online GoFundMe drives are now underway to assistant Scott Monington and Jon Roach, the two Cooperstown volunteer firefighters injured by explosions at the garage fire in Middlefield Wednesday night. The drive for Scott, a correctional officer at the Otsego County Jail, was established three hours ago and, as of this writing, has raised $2,385. To contribute, click here The drive for Jon Roach,…
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Letter from CHIP NORTHRUP Question Planners Should Ask: Is It Better Than What’s There? To the Editor: To implement the Village of Cooperstown Housing Committee’s recommendations, the Village might start by being a bit more receptive to the demolition of derelict buildings for new development. Since the village can’t grow outwards, it must grow upwards via infill redevelopment. The density of the village’s building stock has probably decreased slightly from its peak – as evidenced by archival photographs of hotels…
IN MEMORIAM Ralph J. Veenema, M.D., 97; NYC Physician Retired Here COOPERSTOWN – Ralph James Veenema, M.D., former chief of urologic oncology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Covenant Village, Cromwell, Conn. He was 97. Dr. Veenema and his wife retired to Cooperstown in 1997. Born Dec. 13, 1921, in Prospect Park, N.J., he was the son of Ralph and Sadie (Van Dyke) Veenema. He had three brothers and a…