Work begins on Chestnut Crossing as project clears village boards By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Two months after getting its special-use permit from the Cooperstown Board of Trustees, the Chestnut Crossing apartment complex at 10 Chestnut St. is mostly finished at the municipal level. According to village documents, the project has had public hearings and gotten approvals from the village committees that must approve various parts of the project, including its architecture, fencing, parking, sidewalks, streets, lighting and…
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Area businesses seek solutions to employee void Plans could include refugee recruitment, resettlement By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A possible solution to worker shortages in Otsego County could be employing refugees and resettling them in Otsego County communities, some local leaders suggest. Al Rubin, CEO of the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Armao of the Country Club Auto Group, said they are having preliminary discussions in finding ways to alleviate the problem of understaffing and the…
Induction tribute will feature game’s best, Hall favorites By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Each year the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony begins with a roll call of members of the baseball community who have passed during the previous calendar year projected on a jumbotron video screen adjacent to the stage where the returning members of the Hall are seated. This year’s “In Memoriam” recognition stings with a particular poignancy in a continued season of mourning both across the…
Midweek Induction brings questions about attendance, coronavirus safety By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In the lull of the 2013 Hall of Fame Induction, when no living people were inducted and only about 2,000 die-hard fans attended on a rainy day, and some people speculated about the demise of the tradition, keen baseball observers knew the Yankees would be coming to Cooperstown eventually. When large class after large class started popping big attendance figures for inductions the latter half…
Downsville tops Milford-Laurens in overtime Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Ashton Townsend got the golden-goal winner as visiting Downsville beat Milford-Laurens in overtime, 5-4, in a boys soccer game in Laurens on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Brock Mann scored twice for M/L, which also got goals from Nick DeBoer and Logan Conklin and assists from Riley Stevens, Martin Thorsland and Wendell Augustin. Townsend had a hat trick for Downsville, while Kaden Cicio had a goal and two assists and Skyler…
Coop boys win soccer opener, 3-2 Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Liam Spencer scored the game winner with 25 minutes left in the second half as Cooperstown beat visiting Waterville, 3-2, in a Center State Conference boys soccer game Wednesday, Sept. 1. Spencer scored on a double assist from Colby Diamond and then Ollie Wasson. Diamond put the ball into the box to Wasson, who tapped it back to Spencer, who connected from just outside the box.…
Otsego County plans to hire administrator next week Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The wait will be over next week for more than Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame Induction. Otsego County officials set a special meeting for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the Board of Representatives room at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown for the purposes of hiring a county administrator. The county representatives worked out the details in a nearly three-hour executive session at their…
Otsego County tops 100 active COVID cases Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As of Tuesday, Aug. 31, active COVID cases in Otsego County have reached 121 with five hospitalizations, according to the Otsego County Department of Health. The county’s DOH reported 22 new cases Tuesday, which brought Otsego County over 100. The DOH continued to encourage people who have not gotten the vaccine yet to do so as it reduces risk of hospitalization and death. …
Mayor’s Cup kicks off local high school soccer Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County high school soccer teams opened the fall season at the Stamford Mayor’s Cup on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to a split decision. The Laurens girls team beat host Stamford, 2-1, in the headline game. Kyrah Andrades and Jaidon Brodie scored for the Leopards. Annie Schulz scored the Stamford goal early, while both Laurens goals came in the second half. The Milford/Laurens boys fell to South…
Fenimore Art Museum extends Keith Haring Exhibition Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Keith Haring Radiant Vision exhibition has been extended to Monday, Oct. 11, in order to allow additional visitors to see the exhibit. Keith Haring is a famous pop artist. The exhibit is meant to encompass his life and work which included subway drawings, street art, gallery shows and more.…
