Iron String Press New Hire Roberts Wants To Tell Your Stories

COOPERSTOWN—In late November, Iron String Press welcomed a new member to its editorial staff. Sarah Roberts, 23, came to Cooperstown in August 2023 to join the Cooperstown Graduate Program in pursuit of her master’s degree in museum studies. She graduates in May 2025 and hopes to enter the nonprofit sphere in the areas of fundraising and development.

Roberts, who hails from Bovina Center, has covered local news before. Her summer job in high school was with the “Catskill Mountain News” in Arkville. There, she shadowed reporters, wrote a weekly “this day in history” column and learned the basics of the industry.

“I grew up in a small town,” Roberts said, “So I know that in places like this, local news is such an important part of the community. We can get overlooked by national and state news outlets—so it is important that we tell our own stories when we can.”