When Iron String Press received the first e-mail from a concerned citizen who said they knew nothing about the Village of Cooperstown’s plans to install a cantilevered viewing platform at the terminus of Pioneer Street, we were surprised. It was not news to us, because we had covered the village’s NY Forward $4.5 million grant process from beginning to end, and the viewing platform was one of a number of projects being considered for funding.…
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“All of us on the Board of Trustees, and those who serve on our village boards and committees recognize and appreciate the importance of our Clerk and Treasurer. Their service and work ethic are examples to us and all village employees," Tillapaugh said.…
Professor Alex Thomas, executive director of the PLACES Institute at SUNY Oneonta, cited the history of Otsego County and the region, from early and long-lasting successes to steady decline since 1970. Dire projections show the possibility of Otsego County’s population dropping by 25 percent by 2050.…
As mayor of Cooperstown, it is my honor to be asked to speak every year at our community’s Memorial Day Ceremony. I often note the memorials in our village to honor and remember those who travelled far beyond our small community to defend the principles and freedoms of our nation. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, where the Memorial Day ceremony takes place, was erected in the early 1900s not by the village but by Otsego County in memory of all…
Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh was the lone vote in favor of amending the law. Read a full account of the meeting in this week's "Freeman's Journal" and "Hometown Oneonta," which hit newsstands on Wednesday afternoon.…
If changes to the village sign law are approved as proposed, this could open up the door for Hometown Heroes banners to be hung on utility poles on portions of Lake Street, Pine Boulevard, Chestnut Street and Glen Avenue—the equivalent of about two miles, or 15 percent, of village streets—but only with approval from NYSEG via its sign application for nonprofit organizations.…
Team Sandler took home first-place honors with a score of 54 on the 18-hole course, which was played in a captain and crew format. Team members James Matson, Tanner Clinton, Elijah Sandler and Christian Sepp each received a $50.00 gift certificate to a local business, including Mel’s at 22, Mohican Flowers, and Upstate Bar & Grill/Boca Osteria or New York Pizzeria.…
The two most-discussed topics at the Cooperstown Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, August 26 had trustees looking both low and high across the village landscape. On the one hand was an issue related to amending a Special Use Permit in order to allow the construction of dwellings over a stream and culvert on a private property in the village. On the other hand was whether to pursue a request made by interested parties to update village law in…
The $17 million in COVID-19 reimbursement funding from the federal government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency follows an earlier FEMA distribution of $6 million. Providing that money, said Schumer, is both an act of thanks for Bassett Healthcare’s role during the “darkest days of the pandemic,” and a boost for the future in helping Bassett close budget gaps caused by the unexpected and additional spending that was necessary in order to serve its rural community following the arrival of COVID.…
This week's "Around the Towns" pictorial page includes photos from an Arbor Day planting in memory of Bill and Liz Clark, an aerial view of this year's induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center, and more.…