Board seats will be split seven to seven. Accounting for the county’s weighted voting system, where some representatives hold more voting power than others according to district population, Republicans will maintain a slim 55–45 vote majority.…
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During public comment, two representatives of the Cooperstown Faculty Association, the union representing the district’s teachers, reflected on positive events in the district before sharing concerns about labor grievances.…
The Sheriff’s Office has signed up for the “Warrant Service Officer Program,” one of three 287(g) models. Under the program, “ICE trains, certifies and authorizes” officers “to serve and execute administrative warrants on aliens currently in [the] agency’s custody,” according to the ICE website.…
Virginia Kennedy, group leader of CooperstownOneonta Indivisible, explained, “Food banks, as you know, have been under pressure because of all kinds of things, not just the SNAP funding, which is why we’ve been paying attention...…
Community opposition has persisted meeting after meeting, the town (and planning) board has appeared exasperated by a lack of clarity in project specifics, and now Hartwick College—which Eco-Yotta had said they were hoping to partner with—has distanced itself from the project.…
According to a SUNY Oneonta media release, news-academic partnerships have emerged as a critical contributor to the national news landscape and one solution to the crisis facing local news. “As the largest system of higher education in the nation, SUNY’s contribution to the state of local news and information could be profound for underserved regions,” officials said.…
My last column celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. This one goes deeper into the ways government action can create prosperity for all of us. This flies in the face of being fed a constant diet of myths that any government actions and policies send us down the path to socialism.…
The Village of Cooperstown is grateful for the committed crew of volunteers who have cared for the rain gardens on Main Street this season. The rain gardens capture rainwater, allowing it to slowly soak...…
According to the school board president, the amount “represents only about 2 percent” of the annual school budget. The board president states that the “crime will not impact district operations.”…
OLA has always been proactive in its efforts to preserve the quality of our lake. This year we initiated “The Pledge to Keep Otsego Lake Healthy” by stressing individual responsibility and best property and lake management practices.…
