I would be remiss if I did not single out Alicia Chase for thanks and recognition. In a world where not everyone helps, not everyone shows up, and not everyone works, Alicia is the opposite. She is consistently the hardest working public servant in our community.…
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The forecast showed 12 degrees, but that didn’t stop anyone. People hustled in and out of Stagecoach, our local coffee shop, in order to find warmth as well as hot drinks and baked goods.…
Meet & Greet and Stroll the Street is the final event of 2023 for Welcome Home Cooperstown, an initiative of monthly gatherings designed to bring together new area residents with longtime community members.…
Letter from the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area Your Vote: InvestmentThat Will Pay Off An investment in knowledge, noted Benjamin Franklin, pays the best interest. On May 16, you have the chance to make that investment when residents of the Cooperstown Central School District will elect its school board and vote on the annual district budget election. As the CCSD Board notes on its website, “Local control of education through elected school boards has its roots in…
Letter from Lynne Mebust Coop Village Election is Next Tuesday Elections for village trustee are coming up on March 21, 2023. There are two outstanding candidates running for two positions. Joe Membrino is an incumbent who has diligently served residents as a trustee who approaches his work thoughtfully, with attention to detail, and a strong sense of fiscal responsibility. Joe’s leadership on the Water and Sewer Board has been especially impactful as the wastewater treatment plant upgrades were completed.…
LETTER from DEB DALTON Program Instructed Us On Racism To the Editor: One of the joys of living in our part of Upstate New York is the ability to recognize and appreciate some individuals who truly make our world better, and who, in a larger populated area, might go unnoticed. In this particular case, I would like to thank and congratulate Liane Hirabayashi and Lynne Mebust for the success of the “Looking in the Mirror: Cooperstown Reflects on Racism” programming…
LETTER from LYNNE MEBUST Democratic Village Chair Backs Democratic Slate To the Editor: Village elections for trustee and mayor will be held Wednesday, March 18, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Village Hall. The Village Democrats are proud to have nominated three outstanding incumbents to continue the good work of the Village Board in recent years. These candidates – Ellen Tillapaugh for mayor, and Joe Membrino and MacGuire Benton for trustee – combine years of public service and experience…