When union co-president and decades-long teacher Rebecca Burk-Sciallo rose to speak during public comment, over a dozen other faculty wearing black shirts with orange text reading “Cooperstown Faculty Association” rose beside her.…
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The Cooperstown Central School District has proposed a 4.7 percent increase for its 2026-2027 budget, with a 2.7 percent tax increase. The deficit budget will draw on the district’s reserves, with district officials saying rising costs are outstripping the district’s current ability to raise revenue or make cuts.…
The Oneonta High School varsity girls softball team capped a strong showing on April 16 by winning the 35th Sidney Federal Credit Union Softball Tournament, defeating both Norwich and Sidney to claim the tournament title.…
Historic Cherry Valley Businesses are hard at work planning for this year’s festivities during Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25. The “Spring into Summer Festival” is a family-friendly event that celebrates the beginning of the summer season.…
Our flowers come from all over the world, but our favorites are the ones we buy from local farmers. They are super fresh and we are helping support fellow small businesses who also work really hard to bring the best products.…
“The B Side is a conversation. Its medium is space,” Wayne Carrington said. “An intimate environment built to foster conversation through music, food, beverage and social connection. Artful interactions.”…
Bringing together four descendants of a 19th-century local boy made international industrialist, businessman, and lawyer, Owen D. Young, “Relative Harmony” had around 30 community members snapping and clapping to dynamic sets incorporating country, jazz, and blues music.…
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Hooray for the City of Oneonta Planning Commission, which unanimously approved the Rehabilitation Support Services Solstice Commons housing project earlier this month.…
The Dream has been fading as wealth inequality rises and the middle class shrinks, making it harder for families to get by, even with two incomes. The economic divide between rural and suburban and urban America is also widening.…
I greatly appreciate that you printed my Induction Day Cover in your April 9 issue. It not only covers the induction of David Ortiz on July 24, 2022, but also the earlier induction of Mariano Rivera on July 21, 2019.…
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The launch of the Oneonta Community Health Center's Rural Outreach Program, upcoming blood drives, Friday's Native Plants Sale at Hartwick College and a performance by ArmFolk Group sponsored by the Oneonta Rotary Club are among the topics covered in this…
The Town of Maryland Historical Society's historical collection, CCS Hawkeyes tennis results, this weekend's SHIFT New York Holistic Living and Psychic Fair, and Otsego Dance Society's next contradance are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Funding and scholarship opportunities with the Rotary Club of Cooperstown and Butternut Valley Alliance, CCS softball and baseball updates, and various upcoming presentations are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Dr. Susan Vicki Rezen, age 79, passed away on the evening of April 12, 2026 in Leesburg, Florida after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Her loving husband and devoted caregiver, Chris Debow, was by her side.…
The Office of the Burial of the Dead with Holy Eucharist for Phyllis M. Lippitt, who entered into eternal life February 16, 2026, will be offered at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Christ Church, Cooperstown, with the Rev. Nathan P. Ritter, rector, officiating.…
Paul A. Carnicelli Sr., 95, the heart and soul of the Carnicelli family, passed away at home on March 17, 2026. While we are heartbroken, we are so grateful to have been a part of the life he lived and the legacy he leaves behind.…
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.…
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