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DEC Announces Reopening Of Portlandville Boat Launch

DEC Announces Reopening Of Portlandville Boat Launch PORTLANDVILLE – A $40,000 project to enhance a cartop boat launch site on the Susquehanna River just upstream from Goodyear Lake is now complete, DEC Regional Director Keith Goertz announced today. Improvements to the existing boat launch include an expanded parking lot, which can now accommodate up to eight cars, construction of an informational kiosk, and installation of a new universally accessible dock system that will allow for safer and easier access to…

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Brookwood Enthusiasts Fear Condos Will Rise On Property

Brookwood Enthusiasts Fear Condos Will Rise On Property By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – If the northern half of 22-acre Brookwood Gardens doesn’t remain in non-profit or public hands, it could very well become a condo development, according to discussion at the Village Board’s August meeting on Monday the 24th. During public comment at the start of the meeting, Bill Waller, spouse of former mayor Carol B. Waller, verbalized the community’s “fear of (someone) building condos there.” Pat…

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Trustees On Brookwood: Thanks, But No Thanks

Trustees On Brookwood: Thanks, But No Thanks COOPERSTOWN – Despite the urging of a majority of people who spoke during the public comment period, the Village Board this evening voted 4-2 not to submit a $1 bid to assume responsibility for 11 acres of Brookwood Gardens, the Otsego Land Trust property overlooking Glimmerglass two miles north of the village limits. The trustees then voted, 5-1, to urge the Town of Otsego, where Brookwood is located, or the County of Otsego or…

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Joan F. Welch, 78, Cooperstown; Stylist Served Thanksgiving Home, Woodside Hall

IN MEMORIAM:  Joan F. Welch, 78, Cooperstown; Stylist Served Thanksgiving Home, Woodside Hall COOPERSTOWN  – Joan Welch, 78, who operated a hair salon in Cooperstown for decades, serving, in particular, residents of the Thanksgiving Home and Woodside Hall, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20. Born in Syracuse on Oct. 22, 1936, the daughter of George and Mildred Foland, she lived most of her life in Cooperstown because of her love for family, her many friends and her enjoyment of Otsego Lake.…

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Brewery Ommegang To Reissue 1st Two ‘Game Of Thrones’ Beers

https://www.allotsego.com/?p=14239Brewery Ommegang To Reissue 1st Two ‘Game Of Thrones’ Beers COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang this fall will re-release the two original beers in its “Game of Thrones” collaboration: Iron Throne Blonde Ale and Take the Black Stout. The beers will be in single 750ml bottles and a collectible gift pack featuring a bottle of each and a commemorative “Game of Thrones” glass. “We heard from so many fans who were disappointed about missing the first two ‘Game of Thrones’ beers,”…

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Marietta Stays On Ballot As Democrat, Judge Rules

MARIETTA STAYS ON BALLOT AS DEMOCRAT, JUDGE RULES COOPERSTOWN – In a decision filed today, Administrative Judge Robert Mulvey ruled that Andrew Marietta’s name will remain on the Democratic line for District 8 county representative in the Nov. 3 elections. He is running against county Rep. Rick Hulse, R-8. The judge found Marietta’s petitions, which had been challenged by Lynn Krogh, Republican County Committee secretary and wife of GOP County Chairman Vince Casale, were valid.  Casale did not return a phone…

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2-Car Collision Ties Up Rte. 28 At Cooperstown

2-Car Collision Ties Up Rte. 28 At Cooperstown At this hour, Cooperstown firefighters and emergency personnel are at the scene of a two-car collision on Route 28 (Glen Avenue), just north of the Leatherstocking Federal Credit Union. Details were few, but at least two people were being treated at the scene. Southbound traffic from Fly Creek and northbound from the village is being diverted at this time. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)  …

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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