Following the presentations and committee reports, the board’s consent agenda contained a host of resolutions asking to approve committee decisions on department requests concerning everything from the construction of tiny homes for the unhoused to creating or abolishing county staff positions, to software, technology, or equipment purchases.…
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Edition of 09/12/2024
Hundreds of people gathered in the Cooperstown Central School auditorium on Saturday, September 7 to pay their respects, share remembrances, have a laugh, and perhaps even shed a tear or two as longtime influential community figure and CCS educator, coach, and athletics Hall of Fame member Don Howard was celebrated posthumously.…
Casola spent hours planning the project, writing it up and applying for permission to build six indoor boxes distributed throughout Oneonta. He wanted to educate people, young and old, how to properly retire an American flag.…
Held annually since 1954, the competition judges Village of Cooperstown residential and business properties on their horticultural beautification efforts in three categories: Most Attractive Floral Display in a Business Setting, Most Effective Overall Planting Which Enhances a Residential Property, As Seen from the Street, and Most Appropriate Residential or Business Window Box or Boxes and/or Hanging Basket or Baskets.…
Bruce Downie, building committee chairman for Habitat for Humanity of Otsego County, pointed out that the article on page A-3 “A Grim Reminder” [issue of September 5, 2024] incorrectly listed the owner of 18 Richards Avenue in Oneonta.…
At the outset of the meeting, the board heard wide-ranging presentations from both SUNY Oneonta President Alberto Cardelle and Otsego Now Chief Executive Officer Jody Zakresvky. Both leaders spoke about the various challenges each entity faces—particularly in recruitment and retention of staff.…
There are shining stars in every Otsego County community who deserve recognition, whether it be for an award they won, a grant they secured, a project that benefits the public good or simply a good deed on behalf of others. Unfortunately, we can’t list them all here but, more than likely, you know one or two of them yourself. Next time you see them, we hope you’ll say thanks for a job well done.…
A fresh tourism impact report commissioned by I Love New York reveals a simple truth: Without the $352 million spent by visitors in Otsego County in 2023, every local household would be on the hook for an extra $1,835.00 in taxes just to keep local services humming.…
Letter from Chip Northrup Gun Laws Should Be Sane, Sensible My company makes marksmanship training simulators for the military. We use military weapons, all of which are variants of the AR 15, as the simulation controller, so that the Marine or soldier can use their service weapon in the simulation. The rifles are machine guns capable of firing up to 800 rounds per minute. To develop the simulations at our offices in Texas and North Carolina, we use the HK…
Given all of the regular challenges Cooperstownians deal with living in a town dedicated to tourism, the Hometown Heroes banners seems like an ideal opportunity for the town to give back to those of us who have chosen to call Cooperstown home and their family members willing to lay down their lives for it.…