Letter: Up to ‘here’ with the headlines To the Editor: I don’t know about you, but I am up to “here” with daily news. Degraded natural systems, regional draught, forest fires, tornadoes, the virus uptick anticipating hospitals under stress, anti-vaxxers crying government overreach, old white guys telling women what they can and cannot do, school kids yelling racist and anti-Semitic insults at classmates, public shootings, those who think gays and women don’t deserve a voice, America’s Democracy rating degraded due…
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Cooperstown Central School approves gym project referendum Voters in the Cooperstown Central School district approved a $2.5 million capital project referendum to make improvements to the elementary school gym, Tuesday, December 14. The project was approved back in 2019 but was delayed because of COVID. The cost of the project increased during this time, causing superintendent Dr. Sarah Spross to bring the project up for another vote.…
Life Sketches: A Matchmaker’s Ball By Terry Berkson The other day I was driving on County Route 16 outside of Schuyler Lake when I noticed the ruins of an old barn. Upon closer inspection I realized it was the remains of a block building that had been built and used by a man I once knew. His name was Ziggie Pupecki, and I got to meet him through the efforts of my Aunt Ruta, who fancied herself as a kind…
Letter: Another dispensary ‘no’ To the Editor: The most obvious, most sober course of action for the Village Board is to opt out of the state’s comically misguided and tragically misspelled “marihuana” law, and simultaneously schedule a referendum on the matter that, among other things, addresses zoning, etc.…
Letter: A vote against dispensaries To the Editor: I continue to be very concerned about the unknown unintended consequences if cannabis dispensaries and lounges were to be permitted in the Village of Cooperstown. Whether it will help, hurt, or have no effect on the quality of life, tourism, the nation’s view of the Village of Cooperstown (will they still visit in family units?), the desire of the average person to want to live and work in the village, the view…
Editorial: Opt out, for now “Now. Before I begin the lesson, will those of you who are playing in the match this afternoon move your clothes down onto the lower peg immediately after lunch, before you write your letter home, if you’re not getting your hair cut, unless you’ve got a younger brother who is going out this weekend as the guest of another boy, in which case, collect his note before lunch, put it in your letter after you’ve…
Letter: Do better by Bud Fowler To the Editor: Bud Fowler (aka John W. Jackson) deserves more than your brief announcement that he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame! While statistics weren’t collected in his day (1858-1913), Fowler distinguished himself in several ways: 1. According to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, he was considered to be the best player on most of the many teams for which he played. 2. He was regularly attacked on racial grounds by…
Omicron: good news, bad news, more news By Richard Sternberg M.D. Some good news about the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19. Data from an Israeli study shows that people who received booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine were 90 percent less likely to die from a Delta infection than those who relied solely on the initial two-dose vaccination. Those who received the initial two-dose vaccine were 85 percent less likely to die than the unvaccinated. Unfortunately, these are not…
Schenevus and Worcester schools look ahead after merger vote fails By Kevin Limiti After community members voted down the Schenevus-Worcester schools merger on December 2, disappointment and a feeling of missed opportunity permeated in those who supported the union of their respective districts. The final tally showed 70 percent of Schenevus community members voting against the merger. Worcester voters, on the other hand, voted to approve by a 64 percent – 36 percent margin. State Senator Peter Oberacker (R-Schenevus) told…
New Habitat lumber comes from Rocky’s old habitat Perhaps no one knows Rocky’s exact location these days, but at least his tree has come home. Of course you remember the little bird who last year at this time unwittingly hitched a ride from his home in a tree in West Oneonta all the way to Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza, where that same tree stood to herald the holiday season in Midtown. Fans quickly dubbed the little guy “Rocky” as a result,…
