As mayor of Cooperstown, it is my honor to be asked to speak every year at our community’s Memorial Day Ceremony. I often note the memorials in our village to honor and remember those who travelled far beyond our small community to defend the principles and freedoms of our nation. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, where the Memorial Day ceremony takes place, was erected in the early 1900s not by the village but by Otsego County in memory of all…
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160 YEARS AGO: The Final Arrangements: Final and thorough arrangements must be made by the Democrats of each town and election district for the contest of the 8th of November. We wish to offer a few timely suggestions to our friends in the county to this important matter. A committee should be appointed in each town, say of nine members, who should take upon themselves: 1. To complete the poll lists and see that every Democrat is registered. 2. To…
110 YEARS AGO: Evidence of skill with the rifle was witnessed Saturday by many Oneontans when two Ford motor cars were driven into the city by Mssrs. William Whitney and William Walker of Deposit, containing three fine bucks which were shot in the Long Lake region in the Adirondacks. Willis Walker, who was also a member of the party, brought down two of the bucks with his rifle. Among all the autumn decorations in the display windows of the city,…
The stark reality is that civic education in America has been neglected for decades. According to the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, only a third of adults would pass the civics exam required for U.S. citizenship. Even more alarming, the Annenberg Public Policy Center reports that nearly one-fifth of Americans can't name a single branch of government.…
Jobs are plentiful and workers are scarce, and not because people are sitting home living off of handouts from the government. At the end of my last column, I promised a solution to solving our worker shortage. The fix comes from a charged-up word we’ve heard on a daily basis for the past few years—immigration.…
CANO will announce the Opportunities for Artists Fund at the 3rd Annual Postcard Exhibition Benefit on November 2, from 6-8 p.m., at the Wilber Mansion. This popular annual fundraiser is made possible by local and national artists who donate original 5x7 postcard-sized works of art.…
“Envisioning Downtown: Collaborative Solutions for the Future” is a free event featuring a panel discussion on shifting perspectives, strategies, and narratives about Oneonta’s downtown and an interactive audience feedback and sharing session.…
This 67th year, Rotary Club members will again be at the Cooperstown Veterans Club on Main Street, cooking up a batch for all our hungry neighbors. Since the 1957 Election Day, when 375 customers were served, Rotary members and their helpers have continued this tradition, serving more than 20,000 local voters and non-voters alike.…
210 YEARS AGO: About 300 Negroes from the Chesapeake, arrived at Halifax on the 2nd ult. In an emaciated condition—30 had died on the passage, and four expired on the quay, at landing them. Among them were many women and children, one man 70 years old and blind. Nine hundred more were expected. Those able to work had been sent to the work house. The people (of Halifax) were dissatisfied with the encumbrance. October 27, 1814…
90 YEARS AGO: Plans for the Fourth Annual Halloween Festival under the auspices of the service clubs of Oneonta are complete. Capt. Lewis M. Baker, general chairman of the affair this year, presided at a meeting attended by representatives from the Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions clubs. The marchers will assemble in Walnut Street and proceed down Elm Street to Main, Chestnut and Academy streets beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The parade will consist of three or four divisions of school students…
