BREAKFAST—8 a.m. to noon. VFW Auxiliary Pancake Breakfast. By donation. Cooperstown Veteran’s Club, 60 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8282 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122131267617060064&set=gm.26022644020701796&idorvanity=321873527872198…
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James S. Bridger, a native of Cooperstown known by many as Foxy or Jim, passed away late Saturday morning, January 24, 2026, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a lengthy illness. He was 80. Born February 27, 1945 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Jim was the only child of Norman C. and Clara (Sprague) Bridger.…
VETERANS—11 a.m. Cooperstown Veterans Day Parade. Veterans march up Main Street to the World War I memorial on Pine Street. Starts at The Veterans Club, 60 Main Street, Cooperstown.…
The Gilbertsville American Legion Auxiliary's Veterans's Day Ceremony on November 9, a visit from 25 vets from the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. and a holiday bazaar at The Major's Inn are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
FUNDRAISER—8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “VFW Auxiliary Pancake Breakfast.” Cost by donation. VFW Club, 60 Main Street, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10233762158528685&set=a.1812151216543…
Harry Daniel “Sonny” Swanger Jr., 85, entered into eternal rest late Saturday morning, May 17, 2025, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Sonny was born June 26, 1939 in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, a son of Harry Daniel Swanger Sr. and Rachael June (Gettle) Swanger. From January 24, 1962 until January 23, 1964, Sonny proudly served his country in the United States Army.…
“Every person who has served in the military understands that when their time comes they will be honored by those who are remaining,” Bourne replied, when asked about the importance of placing flags on the gravesites of veterans. “Some of these cemeteries have not been visited by anyone other than us in decades, but those members are still there and we are still going to show that respect.”…
This 67th year, Rotary Club members will again be at the Cooperstown Veterans Club on Main Street, cooking up a batch for all our hungry neighbors. Since the 1957 Election Day, when 375 customers were served, Rotary members and their helpers have continued this tradition, serving more than 20,000 local voters and non-voters alike.…
The family of Roger Colton Smith invites the entire community of Cooperstown to join them Saturday February 10th 3-6pm at the Cooperstown Veterans Club for a Celebration of Life in memory of Roger.…
COOPERSTOWN—James Anthony McGrath, a long-time resident of Cooperstown and dedicated member of the Cooperstown Veterans Club, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. He was 85 years old. Born May 21, 1938 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jim was one of eight children of John Thomas McGrath and Sophie R. (Maciag) McGrath. When he was 10 years old, Jim’s father passed away unexpectedly,…
