Trustees: Volunteers Could Assist With Snow Removal By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Following complaints that arose after last week’s snowstorm, the Cooperstown Village Board is once again debating snow removal from sidewalks in the village. “There has often been a suggestion that the village take more responsibility for snow removal on sidewalks,” said Trustee Cindy Falk. “I think that those of us that have been involved in this discussion in the past understand that that needs…
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Cooperstown Village Board Returns To Virtual Meetings By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Citing the rising COVID numbers around the county, the Cooperstown Village Board this evening voted 6-0 to return to meeting over Zoom, beginning at its Dec. 28 meeting. “I know members who feel that, with the increase in cases, would like to return to virtual meetings for now,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch. “I am also in favor of virtual meetings,” added Trustee Joe…
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POLLS OPEN NOON-9 P.M. Voters Seek To Break Tie For Village Trustee COOPERSTOWN – Polls will be open noon-9 p.m. today at the fire hall on Chestnut Street to resolve a nailbiter. Village of Cooperstown voters will vote to break a 272-272 tie between incumbent Democrat MacGuire Benton and challenger Mary-Margaret Robbins, a Republican. After the Tuesday, Sept. 15, village election, delayed from Wednesday, March 18, due to the coronavirus, Benton and Robbins opted for a runoff election instead of…
Trustee Calls Tradition ‘Frivolous’ No Halloween Parade, Trick-or-Treat ‘Safely’ COOPERSTOWN – With the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, it’s all tricks, minimal treats this Halloween. The Cooperstown Chamber has indicated to the Village Board during their meeting this evening that they would not be hosting a Halloween parade, citing COVID-19 concerns. “I did speak to Tara (Burke) and she said the chamber would not be seeking a permit request for the parade,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “But many businesses are…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Without MacGuire, Trustees Average 65 To the Editor: I strongly urge citizens of Cooperstown to vote for MacGuire Benton in the run-off election Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the Village Board. I have worked with MacGuire on the board for 1½ years and before that in other endeavors for the past three years. Mac is exceedingly hard working and thorough in his preparation. He has recognized issues and potential solutions, on occasion before the rest of us.…
LETTER from JEANNE DEWEY Reelect Democratic Slate In Village To the Editor, Our world has changed significantly since March 18, 2020, when the Cooperstown village elections were originally scheduled. Until last month the Village Board was unable to meet in person, due to the pandemic, so monthly meetings took place via Zoom and were streamed live on the village website. They are also archived on the village’s You-Tube channel. MacGuire Benton probably didn’t know a pandemic was heading our way,…
‘Say Their Names’ OK’d In Village, Too Mayor Questions Doubleday Field Locale By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A memorial to black lives lost to racial injustice and police brutality was approved for display in Cooperstown by the Village Board during its meeting this evening. “It’s a great idea,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch. The memorial, spearheaded by Jennifer Dibble, Hartwick, would include laminated photos of black men and women from the “Say Their Names” memorial database,…
IT’S UNANIMOUS Village Board OKs Mask Mandate For Anyone Walking Main Street The Cooperstown Village Board this evening unanimously approved a local law requiring everyone to wear a mask on Main Street sidewalks between Fair Street and Pine Boulevard, and on Pioneer Street from Lake to Church streets. Only 21 seats were permitted in the Village Hall’s second-floor ballroom, but they were mostly filled, primarily with citizens supportive of the law. In top photo, Marge Landers, Glen Avenue, commends the…
PUBLIC HEARING SET ON MASKING One Business Already Cited For Failing To Require Masks By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At the Village Board’s first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Monday revealed that an unnamed Main Street business has already been issued a citation for failing to comply with the state’s mask requirements. “Our police have been walking Main Street, and so far, only one business has not been compliant…