“We are excited to have made such progress so early on in our campaign,” said Susie Lasher Knight, Project Fairy Spring coordinator and capital campaign chair.…
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In this installment of “Town Talk,” Village of Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh answers a few quick questions from General Manager/Senior Editor Darla M. Youngs to update readers on village business.…
According to Martin O’Malley, former commissioner of the Social Security system, Social Security is already running lean, with overhead of 1.2 percent. Compare that to an insurance company like Liberty Mutual, with overhead of 23 percent.…
The two most-discussed topics at the Cooperstown Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, August 26 had trustees looking both low and high across the village landscape. On the one hand was an issue related to amending a Special Use Permit in order to allow the construction of dwellings over a stream and culvert on a private property in the village. On the other hand was whether to pursue a request made by interested parties to update village law in…
Letter from Jeanne Dewey Stefanik Does Not Put Upstate First I’m glad you’re highlighting political candidates and their positions on important issues. Having real information to base one’s vote on is key to making an informed decision at the ballot box. The problem is, candidates can say anything they want, whether it is true or false. I was interested to read Elise Stefanik’s description of her accomplishments, and was surprised at her statement that she “delivered over $500 million in…
Cooperstown Trustees salute Jeanne Dewey At its April 4 meeting, Cooperstown’s Village Board of Trustees saluted Jeanne Dewey as her term as a Trustee came to a close. From left to right, trustees Dr. Richard Sternberg and MacGuire Benton, Deputy Mayor Cynthia Falk, Jeanne Dewey, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, trustees Sydney Sheehan, Hanna Bergene, and Joseph Membrino.…
Greetings, Friends (with apologies to The New Yorker) Greetings, Friends! The time is nigh To bid this Covid Year good-bye. We’ve had enough, we’ve played our parts Stayed home alone filling Amazon carts. And cleaning our closets and working online Making do with our WiFi that’s not always fine. We’ve said goodbye to some friends, to some relatives too Our families we’ve not seen, travel’s been so taboo. Goodbye ’21, au revoir, off you go Adios and kwaheri, arrivederci, adjo.…
LETTER from JEANNE DEWEY Reelect Democratic Slate In Village To the Editor, Our world has changed significantly since March 18, 2020, when the Cooperstown village elections were originally scheduled. Until last month the Village Board was unable to meet in person, due to the pandemic, so monthly meetings took place via Zoom and were streamed live on the village website. They are also archived on the village’s You-Tube channel. MacGuire Benton probably didn’t know a pandemic was heading our way,…
LETTER from JEANNE DEWEY Incumbents Can Maintain The Positive Momentum To the Editor: As a Cooperstown village trustee, I have had the privilege of working closely with Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh for the past two years, and with Trustees Joe Membrino and MacGuire Benton for the past one year. We all bring different strengths and ideas to the board, and I firmly believe this benefits Cooperstown. Ellen has vast knowledge of Cooperstown’s history and has been an integral part of the…
No Choice, Light Vote At Cooperstown Polls…
