LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Don’t Back ‘Gun Sanctuary’ Idea To the Editor: Dear county board members, I am writing to oppose the proposed “gun sanctuary” initiative as being an ill-conceived abuse of the county’s legislative powers, a pointless political stunt and frankly, a bit silly. The United States is, by law, a “gun owner’s sanctuary.” The State of New York has jurisdiction over local gun laws, and no county, town, village or city can pass gun laws that would not…
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EDITORIAL Let’s Make 2020, ‘Year Of The Cooperstownians’ It’s Time For Trustees To Ask: What Can We Do For YOU? First, congratulations to Democrat Mac Benton and Republican Mary-Margaret Robbins for a hard-fought campaign for Cooperstown Village Board. Mac won, but both he and Mary-Margaret showed a lot of class – he in victory; she in defeat – after the Tuesday, Sept. 29, tallying showed he garnered 343 votes to her 308. He said her strong challenge will “make me…
EDITORIAL Was Polling Place Big Enough? In a tiny village of 1,800 people, should voters, many of retirement age, have to wait in in the rain for a half-hour to vote? Certainly, no. And yet that was the case Tuesday, Sept. 29, as voters lined up to exercise their franchise at the Cooperstown fire hall on Chestnut Street. It may have been turnout, given the high interest in breaking the tie in the Mary-Margaret Robbins/Mac Benton race for village trustee.…
For Sheriff, Son’s Investigation Not Over By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The County of Otsego’s investigation into Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s correctional officer son ended when Ros Devlin resigned from his father’s department. But to the sheriff, it isn’t over. Tuesday, Sept. 29, the sheriff announced a DVD from the investigation is missing, and he’s asked District Attorney John Muehl to investigate the matter. In an interview, the sheriff said, separately, he’s also asking the…
HALL EXPANDS POPULAR EXHIBIT Black Players’, Rookie Cards Joining ‘Shoebox Treasures’ COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame’s “Shoebox Treasures,” an exhibit of more then, 2,000 baseball cards, has been updated to include 29 new cards, including 14 of the game’s earliest Black players following Jackie Robinson’s big league debut in 1947. The new collection also features some of the game’s biggest current stars’ rookie cards, including a rare 2009 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Mike Trout. Issued two years before his…
BULLETIN MacGuire Benton Keeps Trustee Seat…
Three Bassett Employees Test Positive For COVID-19 COOPERSTOWN – Three of the five cases of COVID-19 reported in county residents were employees at Bassett Hospital, according to Heidi Bond, public health director, Otsego County Department of Health. “We don’t know where the employee picked it up, but they gave it to a family member, who also works at Bassett,” she said.…
Cooperstown’s Voters Line Up To Cast Ballots CHECK BACK AFTER 9 P.M. FOR RESULTS…
POLLS OPEN NOON-9 P.M. Voters Seek To Break Tie For Village Trustee COOPERSTOWN – Polls will be open noon-9 p.m. today at the fire hall on Chestnut Street to resolve a nailbiter. Village of Cooperstown voters will vote to break a 272-272 tie between incumbent Democrat MacGuire Benton and challenger Mary-Margaret Robbins, a Republican. After the Tuesday, Sept. 15, village election, delayed from Wednesday, March 18, due to the coronavirus, Benton and Robbins opted for a runoff election instead of…
Casale Appointed To Elections Board Former Assemblyman Served As NY Liquor Board Chairman By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At a time of heightened concern about voting and related procedures, Cooperstown’s Tony Casale, the former state Assemblyman, has been appointed to the vacancy on the four-member state Board of Elections. Governor Cuomo made the appointment yesterday on the recommendation of state Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy. The board has two co-chairs, recommended to the governor by the legislative…