I’m running for Town of Columbia supervisor because residents are looking for new leadership, and I’m prepared and committed to deliver that. It is simply time for a change—with new energy, new ideas, new openness, and new personnel.…
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The Village of Cooperstown will meet on June 26th to consider a much needed rewording on one part of the Transient Rental code, to wit: ”Proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2023—Amend Section 300.17.1 (B)(5)—Transient Rental—Incidental Use Definition: In residential districts, short-term rental use of any parcel shall be incidental to residential use of that parcel.” That’s a good start.…
As someone who follows local and national news reports, I must tell you I am worried about the recent extreme heat and wildfires raging across the country. I feel for people who lose their lives and livelihoods to extreme weather, and it’s only a matter of time until it directly hits me and my community.…
It’s a rare thing in baseball to win with significantly more runs than you do hits, but that’s what the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs did on Friday night, June 16. The Diamond Dawgs doubled up their hit total in runs (14-7), as they and the Oneonta Outlaws combined for 27 runs and just 18 hits. In the end, though, it would be the Diamond Dawgs who would get the 27th run in a 14-13 victory.…
Men, put down the hot dog to save your colon! If you are a man who enjoys hot dogs and sausages, you might want to rethink how much of those you eat. A study published in the British Medical Journal found that men who ate high amounts of ultra-processed food were 29 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer than men who limited the amount they ate. The same connection was not found among women.…
Dani Seamon and Ethan Kukenberger won the top Booster Club Award, Lincoln diLorenzo and Claire Jensen won the top school awards and the Spencer-Victory family was honored three times for their community service at Cooperstown’s 64th annual All Sports Award Ceremony on Monday, June 12 in the N.J. Sterling Auditorium at Cooperstown Central School.…
The New York Coalition for Open Government released a report on the status of meeting livestreaming by village, town and city governments at a press conference on June 15. The coalition partnered with the Cornell University State Policy and Advocacy Clinic to review more than 1,200 municipalities around the state. Only 23 percent of elected bodies livestream their meetings, including 48 percent of cities, 21 percent of towns and 24 percent of villages. The report examines the data in detail…
Results of Tourney Announced; Outlaws Crush Glen Galls; Galland-Bennett Honored; and more…
In our last column, we explored the virtues of high tunnels (aka hoop houses)—the farmers’ new best friends. We have since visited several local farms to learn more about the uses of this versatile structure, which provides an environmental control for farmers, blunting weather extremes dished up by climate change.…
Earlier this month, a press release from Glimmerglass State Park announced Otsego Lake’s first toxic algae bloom of 2023. Though it soon proved to be a false alarm, it sent a ripple of anxiety through the surrounding community.…
