There are many reasons for the organization to be grateful. At the end of 2023, a matching grant of $10,000.00 from The Scriven Foundation, as well as an anonymous donor’s gift of $5,000.00, gave the organization a vigorous jump start.…
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In a moving exhibit at the Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, New Berlin, artists reflect on the struggle for the right to vote in this country. In the exhibition catalogue, Gretchen Sorin writes, “The right to vote was so meaningful that these activists petitioned, demonstrated, were arrested and jailed...…
Three of the four candidates running for the two open seats on Hartwick’s Town Council, Jason Blaske (REP), Thomas J. Murphy (REP), and Pat Ryan (PRY), will be at the debate; candidate Bryan LoRusso (CON) was invited to participate but declined.…
You’ve heard the saying, “Many hands make light work.” Last Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Growing Community Harvest Potluck Supper was made possible by many hands, including (but by no means limited to),…
Olivia Loewenguth, Maeve Robinson and Zachary Grygiel had the opportunity to shadow Senator Peter Oberacker in May. (Photo provided) Sen. Oberacker Hosts Local Students Sponsored by LWV ALBANY State Senator Peter Oberacker (R/C-Schenevus) welcomed three students from the 51st District to the Capitol as part of the 23rd annual “Students Inside Albany” conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Foundation. “Offering students an inside glimpse of state government is a positive way to start them on the road…
Letter from League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area Bond Act Should Pay for Electric Buses We read with interest Anthony Scalici’s thoughtful letter to the editor (April 6). Mr. Scalici is a seasoned Cooperstown Central School District School Board member, who has shown a long-term commitment to our local school and is knowledgeable about school finances. The letter was addressed to Senator Oberacker, asking him to do away with New York’s mandate that schools purchase electric school buses.…
The Partial Observer by Maureen Murray Let the Sun Shine In:Cooperstown Area LWVTo Reactivate Observer Corps Just as we all wish for clear blue skies and sunny days when it comes to the weather, the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area also hopes the same for our local government: that it lets the sun shine on its work by being open and accountable. “Sunshine” in government refers to two distinct areas—access to public records and access to public…
A Letter from the LVW of the Cooperstown Area Don’t Forget:Village Election Is March 21 Cooperstown Village elections will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Two candidates are vying for a three-year term on the Village Board of Trustees: George Fasenelli and Joseph R. Membrino.…
FATE OF THE EARTH League Finds Downtown Easing Out Use Of Plastic Editor’s Note: This report was issued Monday, April 22, after the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area surveyed the use of plastics in downtown Cooperstown. By MELINDA HARDIN & MAUREEN MURRAY Special to The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta COOPERTOWN – Our Planet Earth cannot digest plastic. With that fact in mind the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area has partnered with other local environmentally…
CLICK TO SEE DEPUTY RASO’S LETTER DEVLIN READS LETTER TAKING SON OFF HOOK Fernandez Uses Expletive As Rancorous Debate Ends By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., ended this evening’s rowdy League of Women Voters’ debate in the packed Fenimore Museum Auditorium with a blockbuster. Having faced criticism from his challenger, retired state trooper Bob Fernandez, on how Devlin handled the case of his prison-guard son, Ros, the sheriff read a letter…