On Thursday, January 16, around 70 Otsego County residents, business owners, and community leaders met in the Morris Conference Center at SUNY Oneonta to listen to state, county, and town representatives give their annual “State of the County” addresses. The meeting opened with New York State Assemblyman Joe Angelino, Assembly District 101, discussing his goal to stabilize population loss in Upstate New York.…
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This year’s theme, “A Time To Shine in Wintertime,” was submitted by H. Stephen Phillips and celebrates the whimsical, uplifting spirit of winter, setting the stage for a vibrant midseason celebration for both locals and visitors, organizers said.…
Greetings, friends, another year Has threatened us with questionable cheer We’ve tried to be thrilled with the way we are going But some of us fell, and that storm just keeps blowing.…
When Iron String Press received the first e-mail from a concerned citizen who said they knew nothing about the Village of Cooperstown’s plans to install a cantilevered viewing platform at the terminus of Pioneer Street, we were surprised. It was not news to us, because we had covered the village’s NY Forward $4.5 million grant process from beginning to end, and the viewing platform was one of a number of projects being considered for funding.…
“All of us on the Board of Trustees, and those who serve on our village boards and committees recognize and appreciate the importance of our Clerk and Treasurer. Their service and work ethic are examples to us and all village employees," Tillapaugh said.…
Professor Alex Thomas, executive director of the PLACES Institute at SUNY Oneonta, cited the history of Otsego County and the region, from early and long-lasting successes to steady decline since 1970. Dire projections show the possibility of Otsego County’s population dropping by 25 percent by 2050.…
As mayor of Cooperstown, it is my honor to be asked to speak every year at our community’s Memorial Day Ceremony. I often note the memorials in our village to honor and remember those who travelled far beyond our small community to defend the principles and freedoms of our nation. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, where the Memorial Day ceremony takes place, was erected in the early 1900s not by the village but by Otsego County in memory of all…
Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh was the lone vote in favor of amending the law. Read a full account of the meeting in this week's "Freeman's Journal" and "Hometown Oneonta," which hit newsstands on Wednesday afternoon.…
If changes to the village sign law are approved as proposed, this could open up the door for Hometown Heroes banners to be hung on utility poles on portions of Lake Street, Pine Boulevard, Chestnut Street and Glen Avenue—the equivalent of about two miles, or 15 percent, of village streets—but only with approval from NYSEG via its sign application for nonprofit organizations.…
Team Sandler took home first-place honors with a score of 54 on the 18-hole course, which was played in a captain and crew format. Team members James Matson, Tanner Clinton, Elijah Sandler and Christian Sepp each received a $50.00 gift certificate to a local business, including Mel’s at 22, Mohican Flowers, and Upstate Bar & Grill/Boca Osteria or New York Pizzeria.…
