This year’s work is expected to be substantial. Cemetery officials have identified approximately 37 monuments that qualify for restoration under the grant. Although the cemetery was awarded funding in 2025, the actual restoration work is now beginning due to the time‑intensive nature of the process and the transition to new leadership.…
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The Town of Otsego will take a second look at proposed changes to its comprehensive plan after the blueprint for land-use laws drew complaints from residents and a Manhattan developer who owns hundreds of acres.…
Every summer, a couple from just outside Detroit, Michigan returns to Otsego County carrying soft brushes, conservation cleaner and decades of family research. Their mission is not simply to clean old headstones, but to preserve the lives and legacies of the Civil War soldiers buried beneath them.…
One of the most important events in the lives of our youth, of families, and of the community, with an incredible venue—it is shameful that, with our school band waiting patiently for a signal to begin, it never came.…
An attorney representing a Manhattan developer who wants to build 126 homes west of Otsego Lake says Otsego town officials attempted to change land-use rules without following procedures for public notice and open meetings.…
A call for time capsule contents from the Village of Cooperstown, Antique Appraisal and Museum Day at the Fly Creek Historical Society, and the next Otsego Dance Society contradance are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The Town of Otsego will hold a public hearing this Wednesday, June 10 on the 2026 Draft Comprehensive Plan, a document that will guide land use, housing and development decisions for years to come when adopted.…
The Otsego Dance Society contradance schedule, a concert to benefit the Delaware Youth Ensemble, the Barn Sale on behalf of The Glimmerglass Festival, and the Concerts in Spring Park series are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Flooding political campaigns with outside money has made a mockery of our election system. Contributions to political campaigns ought to be limited to flesh and blood individuals living within the districts in question.…
The charity fan drive at Westlake Ace Hardware, Susquehanna ADK hikes for the month of June and dates for the Helios Care Camp Forget-Me-Not grief counseling camps are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
