CONCERT—6:30 p.m.; food trucks open at 5:30 p.m. “Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series: Northern Ramble.” Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. office@cooperstownchamber.org or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1193079659531098&set=a.474798274692577…
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CONCERT—6:30 p.m.; food trucks open at 5:30 p.m. “Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series: Cooperstown Community Band.” Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. office@cooperstownchamber.org or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1193079659531098&set=a.474798274692577…
Members of the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s Volunteer Dive Team met on Saturday, March 29 at the BFS boathouse before setting out to redeploy no-wake zone buoys at Lakefront Park and Springfield Landing.…
Before too long, when summer will be upon us, there will be soaring solos, passionate duets, gentle trios, and lofty choruses wafting down Otsego Lake from The Glimmerglass Festival, the eminent opera company celebrating its 50th year.…
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.…
Geez, when did Cooperstown get annexed by New Jersey and now being told that a boardwalk viewing platform is to be included?…
Scrapping the project would be ill advised—both from the standpoint of precedence and the abandonment of the clear public benefit in having a dock. The village is building the dock for the anonymous person in the wheel chair, for the unknown child with a fishing pole, the boater dropping off a passenger, the anxious bride and her wedding photographer.…
In summary, our view shed is unparalleled, with plentiful bench seating for all in a lovely, natural setting. The construction of a viewing deck with lights, railings, trash receptacles, etc. detracts from a setting that must be preserved and maintained as it is.…
Accessibility to the edge of the lake is as simple as good design of existing structures. First, ensure that the path is truly accessible. Today, accessibility is possible on many surfaces that would be considerably less expensive than a platform that requires footings dug into the lakebed. The garden at the Cornell Cooperative Extension on Lake Street has an accessible surface of gravel that was poured into grids that hold the gravel firmly enough to allow people with wheelchairs and…
Many people wrote letters and conversed with village trustees to share their concern. Many people showed up to the March 25 village meeting. Once the conversation was raised openly, it became quite clear that most people in the village were as surprised as I was that this public works project was happening and most were not in favor of it for a variety of reasons.…
