Over the last two months, Town of Hartwick residents have witnessed the resignations of Town Supervisor Robert O’Brien and attorney William C. Green, a call for the resignations of two board members, a deputy supervisor who cannot serve in that capacity due to a paperwork technicality and, most recently, the resignation of bookkeeper Raymond Holohan.…
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As I read last week’s article about Jan McGrath and the Bassett retirees’ battle to stop last-minute changes to their health insurance benefits (“Bassett Halts Changes to Retiree Benefits,” issue of December 12, 2024), I couldn’t help but think of Yogi Berra’s memorable quote, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”…
Reid T. Nagelschmidt, a life-long resident of Cooperstown who was well-known as a local barber, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A beloved son, father, brother, uncle and nephew, he was 47.…
The festivities for “Holidays in the Hamlet of Hartwick” begin on Friday, December 6 at 4 p.m. with two holiday artisan fairs and a slate of activities at Hartwick’s Kinney Memorial Library, leading up to Santa’s 6 p.m. arrival at Town Hall. Among the highlights on Saturday, December 7 are a visit from Santa at Creek Side Station via trolley at 11 a.m., horse-drawn winter wagon rides, and voting for the Hartwick Historical Society’s gingerbread house entries.…
Tres Loeffler is this year’s Patrick C. Fetterman Award winner. This award is given annually by the Clark Foundation and the Clark Sports Center in memory of Patrick C. Fetterman, longtime associate director of the ACC Gymnasium.…
The already tense atmosphere was exacerbated by the recent discovery that Briggs, who serves as deputy supervisor, failed to sign the oath of office for that position. As per state law, the oath book must be signed within 30 days of appointment. Thus, the town also now finds itself without a deputy supervisor.…
Donations of non-perishable food can be dropped in the black bin outside the auto shop, 3231 State Highway 205 in Hartwick.…
Photo Album Village of Cooperstown Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony, November 11, 2024…
The opening reception for the Cooperstown Art Association's Holiday Show and Sale, a reading by local poet Brad Fest and an upcoming bake sale and craft show are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Nine Otsego County rowers competed in the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta, held on Sunday, September 29 on the Mohawk River in Scotia. There were 213 entries from 27 clubs, most of which are New York-based, including our own Otsego Area Rowing.…
