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Santa's Christmas Cottage arrived in the Village of Cooperstown this morning and will be installed in Pioneer Park as village officials prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Santa arrives in Cooperstown the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 29, at 5 p.m.…
Photo Album Village of Cooperstown Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony, November 11, 2024…
Chaplain Dave Jackson of Cooperstown American Legion Post 579 opened with a prayer, followed by comments from Legion Commander Mike Boyson and American Legion Auxiliary President Jeannie Turner. The full text of Monday’s ceremony is as follows:…
Cooperstown Observed by Sam Goodyear Our Towering Steadfast Friends This is the time of year, when it gets dark before five and when people retreat into their homes before nightfall and when there are many parking spaces on Main Street and when the flow of visitors to Cooperstown has shrunk to a trickle—this is the time that people will say that Cooperstown is dead. And they would be dead wrong. What about all the trees that line the streets and…
By keeping its veteran population faceless and nameless, the Cooperstown Village Board has actively chosen to widen divisions and isolate an essential part of its own community. To maintain its idyllic façade, Cooperstown will continue to hide the contributions and sacrifices its community members have made in preserving American democracy.…
This decision has prompted widespread outrage, leaving many questioning the board’s commitment to core American values and the very freedoms our veterans sacrificed to protect.…
I am writing about the impending Lakefront Viewing Platform slated to be built out over the water at the end of Pioneer Street that is now out to bid. Some of us on the block have only just found out about this project moving forward through contractors bidding on it. While I am not in favor of this project in this location, my letter today is about the failure of the village to inform anyone who will be directly impacted by…
Personal courage and a brave stand was exhibited by Village Trustee Hanna Bauer this week with her vote on the controversial banner proposal. Hanna has expressed her reasoning and it is sound, but she could have also decided to vote the other way if her thoughts were of that direction. This was a very complex and emotional issue.…
The Village of Cooperstown continues to offer leaf pickup for residents and property owners this fall, until the snow starts. Village residents can facilitate this process by following these guidelines:…
First, each of us on this board has the title of trustee. We are fiduciaries, sworn to care for the public interest and rule of law, including the safety, health, comfort, and general welfare of Cooperstown’s inhabitants, the protection of their property and businesses, and the preservation of peace and good order in our public spaces.…