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Editorial: Promote It, and They Will Come

Otsego is one of three of New York’s rural counties taking part in the Rural Pathways initiative which, as Bill describes, “seeks to incentivize young, outgoing law students to make the move to the areas of New York that need their practice the most.” We think this is a great idea, and one that we believe may work to our advantage.…
May 29, 2025

Village Board Discusses Grants, Linden Ave. Dog Park Proposal

The April meeting of the Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees opened with a number of public comments regarding the future and status of a dog park proposed just outside village limits. Five community members spoke, all of whom presented positive rationales for the project. As of the time of the meeting, 132 local residents had signed a petition in favor of the dog park.…
May 8, 2025

Remembrances: Remembering Reid Nagelschmidt

Reid Nagelschmidt was connected not only to me but also to my wife, Susan. She had the pleasure of having him as a student in kindergarten and in first grade (she moved to first grade as Reid passed to first). She liked him so much she chose to have him as a student again in first grade; and what a wonderful young student he was. Reid and Susan both claimed those were the best two years of elementary school.…
December 27, 2024

Cooperstown Observed: Oh, for Art’s Sake!

In a village famous for its museums, the grande dame is Fenimore Art Museum, with its permanent collection, its visiting exhibitions, and its native-American splendors. The staircase leading to the lower galleries is a work of art in itself. Not to be overlooked, is the Community Gallery tucked away in a corner on the second floor. As its name implies, it displays works from local sources and is not to be missed.…
September 5, 2024

Mauer, Cooperstown Linked Since Long Before Induction Weekend

The 2001 June Draft is more or less where my Mauer story begins, though technically it starts five months earlier. After a year working for the Hall of Fame, and with the help of future Hall President Jeff Idelson, I was literally in my first day as an intern in the Twins’ media relations department when former Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett and former Twin and St. Paul native Dave Winfield both were elected to Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers’…
July 18, 2024
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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