MARK PASSED SUNDAY EVENING In Cooperstown, Bells Toll For COVID’s 200K Victims A few minutes ago, volunteers finished a noontime tolling of the bell on Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church 200 times, symbolizing the 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, a mark passed Sunday evening. “This loss has been heartbreaking for the families affected and, indeed, it is a loss shared by all of us,” said Richard Blabey, above, the member of the congregation who organized the commemoration. Behind him is his wife,…
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At Noon, Presbyterians Ring Bell 200 Times To Mark C-19 Deaths COOPERSTOWN – At noon today, members of the First Presbyterian Church will ring the church’s bell 200 times in memory of the 200,000 Americans who will have died died by then due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The observance is expected to last 10 minutes.…
CLICK FOR FULL OBITUARY Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Toast Of Glimmerglass, Dies At Home At Age 87 For Decade, Legend Spoke Annually In Cooperstown…
IN MEMORIAM: Mike Fulton, 65; Wed Cooperstown’s Karine Rich COOPERSTOWN – Michael A. “Mike” Fulton passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2020. His wife, Karine Rich, was by his side at their home in Fort Pierce, Fla. Mike was born July 12, 1955, in Watertown, to Barbara Ritchie and Robert Fulton. Mike was dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to so many people. He started his work as a young boy delivering newspapers. As he grew in his teenage…
League Of Women Voters Plans 4 Registration Events COOPERSTOWN – The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area (LWVCA) is offering several voter registration events between now and Oct. 9, which is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election. • Saturday, Sept. 19, noon-7 p.m. at Hartwick Fire House #2, at 4877 Route 28, Hartwick Seminar. • Tuesday, Sept. 22, noon-6 p.m., at two sites: Freight Wheel Café & Community Workspace, 3097 Route…
LeCates Promoted To Colonel In NYS Army National Guard COOPERSTOWN – Dr. William LeCates, Cooperstown, president of Bassett Hospital, was promoted to colonel in the state’s Army National Guard during a ceremony this morning at the National Guard headquarters in Latham. LeCates, who joined the New York Army National Guard in 2009, currently serves as the National Guard state surgeon, in addition to his duties as president of Bassett Hospital. As state surgeon, he is chief medical adviser to state…
LETTER from DR. ROGER MACMILLAN Elect Newcomer Robbins As Trustee To the Editor: I wish to strongly endorse and support the candidacy of Mary Margaret Robbins for village trustee in the coming election. A certified and licensed pharmacist, many will recall her from the years she spent working at the CVS pharmacy when it was located on Main Street. Having been a resident of Cooperstown for many years, she has the vision and dedication to conserve our heritage. Despite her…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept. 17-18, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE SUNY Infections Ebb, Bring Crisis To End Mayor Herzig: Is City Manager Needed? Otsego Deputy On Leave After Gun Goes Off AllOTSEGO.life Past Inspires Present In Library Landscaping Helping People Captured ‘Distinction’ For Honoree HISTORY COLUMNS HOMETOWN HISTORY, Sept 17, 2020 BOUND VOLUMES, Sept 18, 2020 COLUMNS BERKSON: Whistling Woodchucks! Back Again STERNBERG: Getting Closer To Vaccine. Then What? EDITORIALS Sterling Legacy…
Otsego Deputy On Leave After Gun Goes Off, Girl Injured By LIBBY CUDMORE• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. wants to assure the public that the law applies to everyone – even cops. “Police officers are not above the law,” he said. “They have a responsibility as well.” A yet-unnamed Otsego County Sheriff’s deputy has been placed on administrative leave after state police reported a child and adult were injured when the gun he was carrying in…
GUEST COLUMN from TERRY BERKSON Whistling Woodchucks! Back Again Not that they ever left. They just take a long winter nap while their heartbeat slows from 80 to an incredible five beats per minute and their body temperature drops from 99 to 37 degrees. Punxsutawney Phil projects a good productive image with his weather predictions but Digger Dan, the name I give to the critter whose been tunneling into my barn every year, is another story. One morning last spring,…