Cooperstown Boys Ride Golden Goal to State Final By Cheryl Clough • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Section 3 champ Cooperstown Hawkeyes boys soccer team traveled to Oneonta Saturday to take on Section 4 champion Greene in a Class C regional game. The undefeated Hawkeyes got into the scoring column first. Regulation ended with the teams tied at 1-1. In sudden death OT Colby Diamond sent a pass to Luca Gardner-Olsen who got in behind the Trojan defense and slid a…
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The Old Badger Thoughts on raking First Published October 16, 1985 As I was raking leaves the other day the sun warmed one side of me, but the shadows chilled the other. There was a gentle breeze which soon grew stronger and began to blow leaves away as fast as I could pile them up. I stopped and leaned on the rake and watched the leaves chase each other across the yard. And I inhaled a lot. What great air…
LWV students inside Albany conference The League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation invites nominations of students from Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Laurens, Milford, Richfield Springs, Schenevus, and Worcester high schools for its 22nd annual Students Inside Albany conference, slated for May 22-25, 2022, in Albany, New York.…
Why Buffalo Matters in Otsego County By TED POTRIKUS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After he lost the primary in June to Democratic Socialist India Walton, four-term incumbent Democrat Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown looked like a goner, relegated to the same political “oops” that befell Congressman Joe Crowley when he lost his can’t-lose primary to the completely unknown Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand endorsed Ms. Walton right away, as did the city’s state legislators and a bevy…
New State Police Commander focused on recruitment By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jeffrey Van Auken, the new Troop C commander for the New York State Police, has come a long way in his career. He is a Navy veteran who was deployed to Iraq and the Middle East at multiple points, the last time as an intelligence officer. Now he’s focusing on recruiting for the State Police. He especially wants to draw from those whose backgrounds encompass the…
CCS Girls’ Varsity Swimmers save their best for last By JOHN HODGSON • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Girls’ Varsity Swimmers closed out a championship 2021 fall season with a stellar weekend competing in state contests in Syracuse, N.Y., on November 5 and 7. Swimmers competed in 11 events during Section 3 sectionals on November 5, with all eight team members posting ‘best times’ for the year.…
Cooperstown holds virtual information session on cannabis By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh and Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk held a virtual meeting on November 8 to present information about marijuana legalization in New York and how it might affect Cooperstown. There was a PowerPoint presentation during the meeting, which was opened up to comments or questions at the end. However, no public comments or questions were made. This meeting was held two days before a…
Local merchants work hard to deflect supply chain hiccups By TED POTRIKUS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Reports abound nationally that we can’t find the products we want or need, the result of a catastrophic break in the world’s supply chain that moves goods from manufacturer to distributor to retailer to consumer. Otsego County merchants who know their customers’ needs are finding ways to plug the gaps wherever possible. From groceries and adult beverages to hardware, appliances, and cars, business owners…
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Cooperstown to consider cannabis opt-out law in December By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The Board of Trustees voted to consider a cannabis opt-out law on December 6 at 6:30 p.m. MacGuire Benton was the dissenting vote. Hanna Bergene and Joe Membrino were absent. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh has been in favor of an opt-out law, arguing for drafting a law which would then become open to public comment. “The only option for getting public comment is holding a…
