Join us for ‘Breakfast with the Board’ Commentary by Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, Village of Cooperstown Two years ago, in a May 2020 “Mayor’s Message” in the Village Voices newsletter, I wrote this: “The residents of the Village of Cooperstown should be proud of the way they have responded to this unprecedented health crisis. Recommendations to stay home, to physically distance from others and to wear a mask when not possible to distance, have all been willingly adopted and are successfully…
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Cooperstown Trustees salute Jeanne Dewey At its April 4 meeting, Cooperstown’s Village Board of Trustees saluted Jeanne Dewey as her term as a Trustee came to a close. From left to right, trustees Dr. Richard Sternberg and MacGuire Benton, Deputy Mayor Cynthia Falk, Jeanne Dewey, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, trustees Sydney Sheehan, Hanna Bergene, and Joseph Membrino.…
In Memoriam Dr. Emery C. Herman, Jr., 92 July 24, 1929 – February 26, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Long time Cooperstown, N.Y. resident Dr. Emery Cline Herman, Jr. died peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Saturday morning, February 26, 2022 at the age of 92. Born July 24, 1929 in La Grange, Georgia, Emery was the eldest of three children born to Emily Park Herman and E.C. Herman, MD. He was a graduate of Darlington School, Emory…
LETTER from MARY-MARGARET ROBBINS-SOHNS Village money should improve lives of villagers In regard to the pier in the lake “viewing deck,” I urge the Board of Trustees to stop spending money on tourist attractions. Rather focus on our neglected community. Sidewalks, piers, etc., don’t make a village. Its people do. The viewing deck/dock may sound fun, but it provides little to the community. It is not environmentally friendly and poses numerous liability issues, not to mention potentially risking our water…
Village delays action on site, licensing fees after more pushback By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The village Board of Trustees tabled a proposed law to charge license and site fees for village property and the use of village icons in commercial endeavors. There were two public hearings on the docket Monday, July 26, but four of the five members of the public at the meeting at 22 Chestnut Street spoke against charging local artists who paint,…
In other business: COVID $ disapoints; Glen project gets permit By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com • The village has received $89,000 from the federal government as part of the corona-virus relief package. Tillapaugh said it is much less than she anticipated or the village lost in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown. The assignments were based on population, a formula that did not favor Cooperstown, she said. The village will receive a similar amount in 2022…