IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen Galland-Bennett, 50; Teacher Exemplified Cancer-Fighting Courage COOPERSTOWN – Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and Cooperstown Elementary School teacher, passed away following a valiant struggle with cancer Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was one day shy of her 51st birthday. While fighting cancer, she continued to run and bike competitively in local races, often with her pals Christine McBrearty-Hulse, Anne Killian-Russo and Jenna Wratten. Family and friends may call 4-7 p.m.…
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Hundreds Of Young Handlers Compete At Jr. Livestock Show COOPERSTOWN – The Junior Livestock Show, featuring young farm-animal trainers from nine central New York counties, is underway through Tuesday evening at Iroquois Farm south of Cooperstown. More than 250 youth handlers and 750 animals are filling the showgrounds on County Highway 33, testing the skills of handlers from ages 8 to 18 as they present dairy cows, beef, swine, dairy goats and sheep of various breeds that they own, care…
Schuyler Lake Couple Protects 23 Acres With Otsego Land Trust SCHUYLER LAKE – The Otsego Land Trust announced today it has partnered with landowners Kathleen and Timothy Peters to protect 23 acres of land along Route 28 in Schuyler Lake. Herkimer Creek, a main tributary to Canadarago Lake, runs for a substantial distance through the Peters’ property. The creek, its associated flood plain, and riparian areas are filled with diverse plants and wildlife habitats. “Herkimer Creek’s connection to Canadarago Lake…
PETITION DEADLINE PASSES GOP ELEPHANT APPEARS READY TO ROMP IN FALL By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN Republican control of the Otsego County Board of Representatives appears secure after the deadline for filing petitions passed at 5 p.m. Thursday. The county Board of Elections released its list of candidates a few minutes ago. County Democrats have ceded two seats now held by its partisans to the Republicans: District 7: David Bliss, the Middlefield town supervisor, is unopposed for the…
PETITION DEADLINE PASSES Kiernan To Run Unopposed For Otsego Town Supervisor COOPERSTOWN After a stormy period in the Town of Otsego, former town supervisor Meg Kiernan is running unopposed for the top town position in the Nov. 3 local elections, according to a list of candidate released a few minutes ago by the county Board of Elections. The deadline for filing petitions was 5 p.m. Thursday. Kiernan, a Democrat, would succeed Republican Anne Geddes Atwell, whose sparring with the town…
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IN MEMORIAM: Matthew D. Kepner, 49, Cooperstown HARTWICK – Matthew Donald Kepner, 49, passed away at home after a long battle with cancer Monday morning, July 6, 2015. Proud to be a Native Son of Cooperstown, Matt was born at Bassett Hospital on May 8, 1966. He was the son of George S. Kepner, Jr., a retired Otsego County Surrogate Court judge, and Ethel Suzanne Noakes Kepner. He grew up as an active boy in Fly Creek, where he became…
Mo’Ne, Anderson Monarchs Bring Civil Rights Tour To Cooperstown FOLLOW BARNSTORMING TOUR ON FACEBOOK…
Smithsonian Native American Expert To Speak At NYSHA Annual Meeting COOPERSTOWN – Joe D. Horse Capture, associate curator for the Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum of the American Indian, will address members of the New York State Historical Association at its 112th Annual Meeting. The meeting, at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 16, in the Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, is open to NYSHA members. A reception follows the meeting on the lower level of the Fenimore Art Museum. The meeting and reception are open to…
