Trustee Calls Tradition ‘Frivolous’ No Halloween Parade, Trick-or-Treat ‘Safely’ COOPERSTOWN – With the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, it’s all tricks, minimal treats this Halloween. The Cooperstown Chamber has indicated to the Village Board during their meeting this evening that they would not be hosting a Halloween parade, citing COVID-19 concerns. “I did speak to Tara (Burke) and she said the chamber would not be seeking a permit request for the parade,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “But many businesses are…
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LETTER from PATSY SMITH Mary-Margaret Robbins Has Brains, Courage, Kindliness To the Editor: I feel strongly that I do endorse the candidacy of Mary-Margaret Robbins for village trustee. I have known Mary-Margaret for a long time, and I admire her brain power, as well as her kindness to others and her guts. Most of us knew her when she was a pharmacists at CVS. Unfortunately, she had to retire from that job to take care of her health. Today she…
LETTER from CINDY FALK Village Needs Younger Voices, Like MacGuire Benton’s To the Editor: I grew up reading the newspaper much as you are now. There were no cellphones, no social media, and no 24-hour news networks. My worldview was shaped by rotary dials, printer’s ink, and the 6 o’clock news. I imagine many of you could say the same. Between 1990 and 2010, the federal Census showed that in the Village of Cooperstown there was an overall decline in…
LETTER from CHUCK HAGE Mary-Margaret Robbins Would Let All Be Heard To the Editor: Do a favor to your neighbors and yourself by voting for Mary-Margaret Robbins for trustee of the Village of Cooperstown. She is a fine person, conscientious about everything she does. As a trustee, she would serve all constituents faithfully and productively. She brings to the table a pleasant spirit of cooperation, a sound sense of priorities, and a deep desire for all voices to be heard.…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 Tragedy Proves COVID No Hoax I graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1978. Adeline Fagan graduated from the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine in 2019. She started a residency program in obstetrics and gynecology in Houston. She died from COVID-19 Saturday, Sept. 19, age 28. She most likely became infected working a shift in her hospital’s emergency room in the late spring. From what I’ve read,…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Otsego County By LIBBY CUDMORE• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – One summer, while visiting Cooperstown, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg had a request for her friend, Kay Pierro. “She wanted to go waterskiing!” Pierro said. “So I asked around for a friend who had a boat to take her on, but (federal marshals) needed to follow in a second boat, so I had to ask around for another. “She tried so hard to get up, but…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Robbins Like GOP Of Yesteryear To the Editor: The last time I wrote a letter supporting a Republican was for Gov. Jeb Bush, which was published as a guest editorial in the Manchester Union Leader during the primaries. What a better world it would be if a capable guy like Jeb had won. Lordy. I am not a resident of New York State so I can’t vote here, but I do live here much of the…
SQSPCA Declares War On ‘Puppy Mills’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Brian Shapiro, state director of the Humane Society of the United States, has a strict warning for anyone who might be thinking about buying from a puppy mill. “Underneath the cuteness, there is cruelty,” he said. Shapiro was on hand for the Susquehanna SPCA’s announcement of the PAWS – Puppy Mill Awareness With Shelters – initiative, which seeks to educate people about the harm that…
RUTH BADER GINSBURG AT GLIMMERGLASS ‘These Dark Archangels, Will They Be Conquered?’ As many people may know, the Young Artist Program at the Glimmerglass Festival is an integral part of our work. One of our recent alumni, Alexandria Shiner (last seen as Bertha in the Barber of Seville 2018), went on to become part of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera and to win the first prize of the Met auditions. • A few weeks before…