Winners of Annual Cooperstown Beautification Contest Announced COOPERSTOWN – Jane Forbes Clark, President of The Clark Foundation, announced today the winners of the 2022 Clark Foundation Cooperstown Beautification Contest. “Over 65 years ago, my grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, founded the Cooperstown Beautification Contest to recognize the tremendous time and effort so many of our residents take to make our village look welcoming and beautiful,” Jane Forbes Clark said. She added, “She would be so happy that this wonderful tradition continues…
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Letter from Andrew Hamill Remembering the Queen Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, knew the definition of duty, service, and leadership from the time she was young and up until her passing. One way her leadership became known was during the world’s annus horribilius (horrible year)and the United State’s second day of infamy: September the 11th, 2001, when Her Majesty instructed the Coldstream Guards to play our National Anthem to help display unity. She led a long life of service, duty,…
Letter from Abigail Mosenthin Dept. of Health Needs Your Help My name is Abigail Mosenthin, and I am the current New York State Public Health Corp (NYSPHC) Graduate Fellow for Otsego County, at the Otsego County Department of Health. I will be working on data visualization and analyses in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. I am collecting data on the residents of Otsego County. I am hoping your readers will go to https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/health_department/index.php and take a short survey. If they…
Weekly Medical Briefs September 15, 2022 NY State of Emergency on Polio OutbreakNew York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday over the growing polio outbreak, in an effort to better equip health care providers with tools to curb the spread of the sometimes disabling virus before it takes further hold in the state. New York Times – 9/9/22 Sept. 9 Skin Test to Detect Alzheimer’sA report given at the Alzheimer’s Association Inter-national Conference suggests that a…
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For Whom the Bell Tolled in Fly Creek The Old Fly Creek Preparatory School schoolhouse bell has been restored and was rung on Thursday, September 1 at 4 pm. The schoolhouse was built before the turn of the century by local artisans. It was originally a 3-room schoolhouse with separate entrances for boys and girls grades K – 6. As many as 125 students attended each year, until it closed in 1956, when Fly Creek students were sent to Cooperstown…
This Week’s Fall Photo September 15, 2022…
Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg Polio, Part II Three weeks ago, this column covered the topic of polio, its cause, symptoms, complications, treatment, and prevention. Polio continues to be in the news, especially in New York, because there are indications that it is spreading geographically. Polio virus has been found in wastewater in Nassau County, Long Island. Last Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency because of the increasing number of positive tests and the apparent spread outward…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Oneonta History Center presents ‘Town & Gown’ Exhibit EXHIBIT OPENING – Noon – 4 p.m. Celebrate opening of special exhibit ‘Town & Gown: SUNY Oneonta and the Local Community, Past and Present’ exploring SUNY Oneonta’s long history of partnership and collaboration with the Oneonta Community. Will be displayed thru 11/12. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-0960 or visit facebook.com/OneontaHistory…
Flags Around the Village Cathy Raddatz, Village of Cooperstown resident, lost her brother in the 9/11 attack in 2001, 21 years ago. Some 2,750 people were killed in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania (where one of the hijacked planes crashed after the passengers attempted to retake the plane). All 19 terrorists died. Each year, Ms. Raddatz puts around 2,500 flags in the Village.…
