Otsego County currently maintains a sales and use rate tax of 8 percent—4 percent being state tax and the other 4 percent being local. The additional 1 percent in this resolution is not being added onto existing taxes, but rather is an extension of those already in effect.…
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Edition of 09/04/2025
While the emphasis was on appreciation of the workers of this country, the need for strong unions, and the abuses of the billionaire class, ralliers carried signs objecting in general to the current administration and its policies: “Alexa, Change the President,” “Grow a Spine, Congress!” “Hands Off Our Healthcare!” “No Trump, No Ice, Make This World Nice!”…
The John D. Ramsey Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of John Ramsey, a longstanding member of the Rotary Club of Cooperstown and an ardent advocate for vocational training. Trained as a nurse himself, Ramsey had dedicated many years to sponsoring vocational scholarships through the Rotary Club.…
Otsego County Election Commissioners Michael Henrici and Lori Lehenbauer will describe how registration, voting, and ballot counting are carried out by Otsego County’s Board of Elections.…
Born in Cooperstown and raised in Hartwick, Moore brings with her experience in board and community service, having worked as a member of the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education for three years.…
As a beekeeper, Gargash said she has been concerned about the declining pollinator populations in recent years. Through various tabling events and seminars, she has spread awareness about the issues of declining pollinator populations...…
Motorists are urged to follow separate signed detours for cars and trucks. Find full detour maps at the Oneonta Roundabout project website, https://www.dot.ny.gov/oneontaroundabout.…
Located on the corner of Main and River streets, where Stewart’s Shops now stands, the McDonald Tavern was built in 1810 and served as one of Oneonta’s earliest operating taverns. Seven years later, in 1817, it saw the opening of the first post office for the area.…
What we’re getting at is this: Without the advent of additional housing of all kinds, and without thoughtful economic development, we cannot begin to address the needs of Otsego County’s low-income individuals.…
If I see an empty spot, I fill it. So what if it is impossible to get to the lone zucchini in the corner (which, by the way, I had to sneak in after being told NOT to plant any) without bushwhacking my way through the bushy, overbearing haricots verts overshadowing a row of lettuce, itself shadowed and obscured by another row of beans.…
