Cooperstown welcomes new baseball card shop From left to right, Brendan Smoot, store manager Max Penke, and Andrew Long of Dave & Adam’s Card World in Cooperstown On the drawing board for months as COVID seeped in and out of business plans, Dave & Adam’s Card World in Cooperstown offered its ‘soft opening’ on Sunday, April 3 as visitors began trickling back into the village. For the store’s staff, though, it’s not “just another baseball shop on Main Street…
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Cooperstown Trustees salute Jeanne Dewey At its April 4 meeting, Cooperstown’s Village Board of Trustees saluted Jeanne Dewey as her term as a Trustee came to a close. From left to right, trustees Dr. Richard Sternberg and MacGuire Benton, Deputy Mayor Cynthia Falk, Jeanne Dewey, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, trustees Sydney Sheehan, Hanna Bergene, and Joseph Membrino.…
Winter Carnival 2023 A GO! Peter Deysenroth, president of Cooperstown Lions Club, held a public interest gathering at Upstate Bar and Grill on Saturday, April 2. Winter Carnival 2023 was discussed, particularly the need for volunteers and committee members. The meeting was a success; more than 20 people attended and nine agreed to be on committee’s. Winter Carnival 2023 is now a reality! If you are interested in getting involved, contact Mr. Deysenroth at peterdeysenroth@hotmail.com.…
Reasons to be Cheerful Editorial: March 31, 2022 In the beautiful 1979 movie “Being There,” Peter Sellers portrays a gentle and illiterate gardener who implausibly becomes a national sensation in a world gone wrong amid deep recession and winter malaise. A talk show host asks him for his outlook on the nation’s economic future. He pauses for a moment and says, “In the garden, growth has its seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter.…
Rich McCaffery wins national honor Rich McCaffery displays his award with Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh After logging decades of tireless service to his community, Cooperstown’s Rich McCaffery has become only one of 100 people across the country to receive a Certificate of National Recognition as a Civic Volunteer. “Nominating Rich for this award was an easy choice,” said Village Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “There is no one more deserving.”…
Ommegang brings big shows back to the big lawn Avett Brothers kick season off Memorial Day weekend Like every other entertainment venue around the world, Cooperstown’s Ommegang Brewery felt COVID’s hard kick with an all-but cancelled summer concert season in 2020 and 2021. The popular destination spot comes back to life beginning Memorial Day weekend, though, once again welcoming national acts to its big field and Firepit Fridays along the way. Community and Events Manager Tim Holmes told The Freeman’s…
Cooperstown celebrates “Grace Kull Day” Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh reads the Village’s proclamation honoring Grace Kull, left, on her 100th birthday. The Village of Cooperstown set aside March 27 as Grace Kull Day – honoring the long-time resident on the occasion of her 100th birthday and marking her decades of service to the Village. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh presented Mrs. Kull with a proclamation “in recognition of your decades of outstanding community and government service. The Village extends our Best Wishes,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 17, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Otsego County officials wonder how state’s pot store preference will affect local licensures Georgia’s parachuting spiders: can they make it this far north? Obituary: Dr. Emery Herman, Cooperstown pillar Inside The Paper ‘Newsies’ on tap for this weekend in Oneonta Cooperstown Central stages ‘Puffs’ production Otsego County Boy Scouts selling Camp Henderson Otsego County Chamber hosts labor law update Cooperstown Central hosts…
Cooperstown raises Ukraine flag at Village Hall The Village of Cooperstown’s Board of Trustees voted last week to raise the Ukrainian flag alongside the United States flag at the entrance to Village Hall on Main Street, welcoming Ukrainian emigre Aliona Yezhova, her son, Joshua Echavarria, and village residents to a brief March 11 celebration of the people of Ukraine. “It means so much to me and my family that we have been made to feel so welcome here,” said Ms.…
Pot preference for ‘justice involved’ gives pause to law enforcement New York took a big step toward opening its first licensed retail marijuana dispensaries when the Office of Cannabis Management adopted regulations on March 10 that could see some stores up and running by the end of the calendar year. The proposed rules place ‘justice-involved’ individuals at the head of the line for winning the right to open a storefront dispensary – a priority in the 2021 law paving the…