...a bloated tourist community turns into something like a theme park. Cooperstown hasn’t reached that point, obviously, but it’s getting closer. Tourist overdevelopment of the type we sadly see elsewhere has been increasingly evident in our area for some years. The time to take action is now, before it gets too bad and we lose control.…
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Edmond Rodriguez, my brother-in-law’s nephew, was in several Glimmerglass Festival performances this season. Like many young artists, he was housed 45 minutes away—at a college dorm in Herkimer. The lack of nearby housing has become chronic for artists and arts patrons alike, as chronicled in a recent “New York Times” article...…
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.…
One of the topics our readers seem most interested in is Bassett Healthcare Network, and their questions and comments run the gamut—from health concerns, to financial stability, to staffing and housing shortages.…
