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Use VOTE411 as candidates guide

Use VOTE411 as candidates guide The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area held a candidates’ debate for the two open seats on the Cooperstown Central School District Board of Education last week. There are three candidates running, Alicia Chase, Peter Iorizzo, and Cody Moore. Maureen Murray, Co-president of the LWV of the Cooperstown Area, moderated the event. The school board elections are non-partisan; candidates do not run as members of a party. On Election Day, May 17, voters…

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In Memoriam David S. Wilshere, 78  August 28, 1943 – February 4, 2022

In Memoriam David S. Wilshere, 78  August 28, 1943 – February 4, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – David Sprague Wilshere, a long-time resident of Cooperstown who served as caretaker of Doubleday Field for many years, passed away late Friday night, February 4, 2022, at his home on Curry Road in Hartwick with his wife, Meme, by his side.  He was 78. Born August 28, 1943, in Iowa City, Iowa, David was a son of Vernon S. “Whitey” Wilshere, a left-handed pitcher who…

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From Cooperstown to Iraq

From Cooperstown to Iraq By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Lieutenant Colonel Sean Hill is a Cooperstown High School graduate who bore the responsibility of being in charge of young men in combat as a member of the Army for 20 years. He is now stationed in Canada but has been all over the world, going wherever his responsibilities as a member of the United States Army took him. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Lieutenant…

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Sandra L. Thorne, 79 September 22, 1942 – November 8, 2021

In Memoriam Sandra L. Thorne, 79 September 22, 1942 – November 8, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Sandra “Sandy” L. Thorne, a native of Cooperstown and long-time faithful member of Christ Church, passed away peacefully Monday evening, November 8, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. She was 79. Born September 22, 1942, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Sandy was a daughter of William R.P. and Aline M. (Campbell) Heller. After graduating from Cooperstown High School…

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Richard Clyde Butler, 82 May 11, 1939 – October 19, 2021

In Memoriam Richard Clyde Butler, 82 May 11, 1939 – October 19, 2021 PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – Richard C. “Dick” Butler, 82, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and native son of Cooperstown, passed away October 19, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Anita Gettys Butler of St. Petersburg, Florida; son Brian Butler of Woburn, Massachusetts, daughter-in-law Siobhan and granddaughters Joanie and Sinead; daughter Wendy Macfarlane of Essex, Vermont, granddaughters Alexandra, Jill and Megan, and great-granddaughter Lucy; son Keith…

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Cooperstown Central School has new principal

Cooperstown Central School has new principal STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Karl O’Leary was announced as the new principal for Cooperstown Central School’s middle/high school, the district announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, on its website. According to the post, O’Leary has 17 years of school experience and was previously an English teacher. He enjoys running and playing with his kids outdoors.  …

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After COVID delay, Cooperstown teacher plans overseas trip for 2022

After COVID delay, Cooperstown teacher plans overseas trip for 2022 By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com For more than 15 years Cooperstown High School history teacher Jennifer Pindar has loved leading student groups on educational trips abroad, a tradition she will continue after the coronavirus pandemic canceled last year’s trip. In 2022, Pindar will lead a student trip to London, Belgium and Amsterdam. The destinations were agreed on in consultation with educational travel company World Strides. Along with Pindar,…

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Cooperstown softball teams hold autism awareness walk

Cooperstown softball teams hold autism awareness walk By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN– Cooperstown’s softball players organized a 2.5 mile walk around the village Wednesday, April 28, to raise money and awareness for autism. About 30 softball players, including modified, junior varsity and varsity players, walked from Cooperstown’s middle/high school to Main Street and back. They were joined by teachers, coaches, parents and one of their classmates who is on the autism spectrum, junior Kai Boulet, who led…

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Principal Departs At CCS

Principal Departs At CCS Meccariello Sixth Over Past 8 Years By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com On appointing Anne Meccariello high school principal on March 10, 2020, CCS Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw praised “her sense of loyalty to the district.” It didn’t pan out. She resigned Feb. 26, just short of a year. April 1, Meccariello will become superintendent of schools in the Campbell-Savona Central School District in the Finger Lakes, 25 miles northwest of Corning. “From the…

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In COVID Era, Moms Salute CCS Grads 

In COVID-19 Era, Moms Salute CCS Grads By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Wendy Kiuber wants to make sure that no Cooperstown senior goes unrecognized. “As the Governor keeps extending the closures, all the parents of the seniors were just trying to figure out what we could do to support them,” said a school board member and the mother of Lady Hawkeye senior Ashley Kiuber. She is being helped by Colleen Donnelly, mother of Kate Donnelly, another…

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