This year’s Trailblazer Award recipients were Michelle Catan and Kelsey Rockefeller, both recognized for their professional achievements, community involvement, and the example they set for other women in the Oneonta area.…
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Planning Department Director Tammie Harris gave a presentation on the potential scope and benefits of a comprehensive plan for Otsego County. Harris said that such a plan for the county would focus on engagement with the public and businesses...…
After hearing from current and former members of the Watershed Supervisory Committee, the intermunicipal body responsible for protecting the Otsego Lake watershed, the board voted to move from a $150.00 every three years fee to a $50.00 per year fee for properites with wastewater treatment systems.…
More than 700 children and their families attended the Easter Egg Hunt at Hyde Hall/Glimmerglass State Park on Saturday, April 4.…
The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club announced that Hazel Landry and Willow Landry won the organization’s 2026 teen camp scholarships.…
The 36-year-old Cherry Valley resident has for the past several months been running an outsider campaign for the Republican nomination in the NY-19 Congressional District.…
A Hartwick alumna, Grady brings more than 20 years of fundraising experience and a deep connection to the college’s mission.…
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Our local news coverage has consistently overlapped with what’s happening on the national scale. Artificial intelligence data centers, solar farms, a Cooperstown asylum seeker deported...…
Tourism isn’t just a major local industry, it’s a catalyst that moves much of Otsego County’s economy. Visitor spending ripples well beyond hotels and restaurants, reaching retailers, service providers, and small businesses across the county and throughout the region.…
Mr. Warner has every right to express his point of view. However, he was not a central player in the rally by any means, and his views are unrelated to its theme and purpose.…
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The reopening of the eastbound lane of I-88 near Otego (Exit 12), the Catskill Symphony Orchestra's upcoming Cabaret Fundraiser, a performance by Dúo Copla this Saturday and the "Understanding Your Electric Bill" workshop are among the topics covered in this…
Scholarships for Red Cross lifeguard certification classes, upcoming Lutheran services, and theatrical productions at Cooperstown and Milford central schools are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Local Dean's List designees at SUNY Delhi, the GOHS Postcard, Book and Ephemera Show and Sale, the opening of the Annual Youth Arts Show at 25 Main Collective, and a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Lions Club are among the topics…
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Judith Jackson, 82, entered into eternal life late Monday morning, December 22, 2025, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, following a valiant battle with cancer.…
A Memorial Service for Jane E. Brayden will be offered at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026 at The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, with the Rev. Jessica Lambert, lead pastor, officiating.…
Maureen Catherine (Kelly) Waddell of Fly Creek, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2026 following a sudden cardiac event.…
Herbert John Marx died on March 18, 2026 at the age of 93 in Cooperstown, New York, the village where he made his home over the course of nearly six decades.…
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