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Mildred Wedderspoon, 103; Witness To Pierstown Life For Seven Decades

IN MEMORIAM:  Mildred Wedderspoon, 103; Witness To Pierstown Life For Seven Decades PIERSTOWN – Mildred Josephine Wedderspoon, a Pierstown mainstay for seven decades and first-hand witness to a rural lifestyle that is no more, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 2, 2015, at Woodside Hall in Cooperstown.  She was 103. Mildred was born in New York City Jan. 23, 1912, a daughter of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Joseph and Agnus (Balvin) Stadler. Raised in Mount Kisco, Mildred was introduced to this area by a…

Parades, Picnics, Music Aplenty, Beginning Tonight

Parades, Picnics, Music Aplenty, Beginning Tonight From quiet concerts and picnics, to the blasts of fireworks and  muskets, there’s something for everyone this Independence Day weekend in Otsego County, kicking off with fireworks over Otsego Lake at dusk on Friday, July 3.  Watch them from Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park. Other than a bit of rain possible Saturday, and weather’s supposed to be close to perfect, as you enjoy: R U TUFF eNUFF: Celebrate YOUR independence by proving you are Tuff eNuff…

TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY REJECT DOWNTOWN HOTEL

TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY REJECT DOWNTOWN HOTEL By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Following a public hearing on a “special permit” required for a proposed downtown hotel to go forward, the Village Board a few minutes ago unanimously rejected plans for a four-story structure on the former TJ’s Place property at 124 Main. The whole Village Board was present, so the vote was 7-0. In his remarks before the vote, however, Mayor Jeff Katz said the action should not be…

Village Board’s Public Hearing Today On Downtown Hotel Special Permit

Village Board’s Public Hearing Today On Downtown Hotel Special Permit COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board’s public hearing on whether to issue a special permit for a proposed downtown hotel will occur at 4 p.m. today in Village Hall, 22 Main St. So far, the plan has been rejected by the Zoning Board of Appeals for exceeding a three-story height limit and by the Planning Board for failing to include a legal parking plan.  The H-PARB (Historic & Architectural Review Board)…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.