BUTLER TOOK JOB WITH HIGH HOPES CCS Principal To Resign At End Of School Year Meccariello Recommended To Succeed COOPERSTOWN – After less than a year as Cooperstown Junior-Senior High School principal, Kristin Butler will resign at the end of the school year, according to a letter sent out this afternoon by Superintendent William Crankshaw. She cited “personal reasons,” according to Crankshaw’s letter. According to his letter, the superintendent says he’s recommended Ann Meccariello, the elementary principal, to succeed Butler,…
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Cooperstown PTA Debates Bullying By JENNIFER HILL• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN “We’re asking you to take better care of the students and then we’ll trust you more.” Cooperstown Central School’s PTA Co-President Tabetha Rathbone’s remarks to school board members and administrators echoed what 60-plus plus parents and students said in a packed Cooperstown Elementary School’s library Tuesday, June 11. However, School Super-intendent Bill Crankshaw said he isn’t sure what the school district will do next. The PTA meeting offered the…
U.S. ATTORNEY ALLEGES: TEACHER SENT, GOT CHILD PORN OVER INTERNET CCS Instructor, Coach Held In Syracuse By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Central School physical-education teacher arrested this morning received and distributed child pornography over the Internet, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District confirmed in a just-issued press release. The teacher, Justin Hobbie, 41, Springfield Center, used peer-to-peer file-sharing services, a federal crime, the statement alleges. An initial review of Hobbie’s…
CRANKSHAW CONFIRMS: PHYS-ED TEACHER HOBBIE FACES CHILD-PORN COUNTS COOPERSTOWN – Justin Hobbie was identified as the phys-ed teacher arrested on child-pornography charges a few minutes ago in a telephone message to parents from Supt. of Schools Bill Crankshaw. “There is no evidence this arrest and charge involves any children of Cooperstown Central School,” Crankshaw said, adding, “All steps are being taken to ensure the safety of our students and faculty.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAR. 18 CCS Superintendent On The Importance Of Rigor SUNDAY PROGRAM – 3 – 4 p.m. CCS Superintendent presents on “The Importance of Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships in Our Public Schools.” Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit libraries.4cls.org/cooperstown/upcoming-events/ SUGARING SUNDAY – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Features contemporary and historic maple sugaring demonstrations, activities for the kids, more. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org…
WITH NEW YEAR, NEW LEADER CCS Superintendent Arrives, Meeting With Students, Staff …
Remsen Superintendent Accepts Top Job At CCS Crankshaw To Succeed C.J. Hebert At Helm COOPERSTOWN – William Crankshaw, superintendent of Remsen Central schools in the Adirondacks since 2013, was appointed Cooperstown Central superintendent, effective Jan. 1, when the school board met this evening. “I feel this is a district I can fit with,” said Crankshaw, adding his only disappointment is “I can’t start right away.”…