Scholarships for Red Cross lifeguard certification classes, upcoming Lutheran services, and theatrical productions at Cooperstown and Milford central schools are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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The Cooperstown Food Pantry has reported its visitors have doubled over the last month. The Oneonta Salvation Army saw increases of use as much as a third. Already burdened by a cost of living crisis, the stoppage of SNAP benefits on November 1 as a result of the government shutdown has driven even further need for affordable groceries.…
The mood of the day was overall peaceful, even joyful. It just felt good to be among kindred spirits—good to be showing up and speaking out for justice, equality, democracy and the overall well-being of “we the people.”…
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ensures that we have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. It does not, however, give us the right to assault law enforcement, throw rocks and other projectiles at those with whom we disagree, burn cars, destroy property, or loot stores and businesses.…
In our area, “Hands Off!” rallies were held in Oneonta, Norwich, Delhi and other nearby venues. The Oneonta event was organized by Indivisible groups from Cooperstown/Oneonta, Butternut Valley, Cherry Valley and Schoharie County, as well as by Otsego Residents for Democracy.…
The events seek to raise awareness of what protestors consider to be the unconstitutional and damaging policies of the Trump administration, calling attention to what they view as radical and unprecedented gutting by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, of federal agencies, grants, and services that most Americans rely on.…
Approximately 40 Democrats gathered at Norbu in Cooperstown for a meeting of the Otsego County Democratic Committee on Saturday, February 22. Leslie Berliant, a committee member representing the Town of Middlefield, opened the gathering with encouraging remarks about President Donald Trump’s loss of support in certain areas.…
“All these people are out here today, on Presidents Day, to participate in the national day of rallies sponsored by a whole bunch of Democratic groups to fight for democracy,” Cooperstown/Oneonta Indivisible spokesperson Virginia Kennedy said during the protest.…
