BOUND VOLUMES Sept. 19, 2019 200 YEARS AGO There is scarcely a subject that awakens the pride of an American more than the respect which is paid by foreign nations, to the star-spangled banner of this country. We have lived to see the day when foreign princes, potentates and emperors have paid homage to a banner, which but a few years ago was a stranger to the ocean. If such flattering testimonials of respect from foreign nations do but rouse…
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JUSTICE for GILLIAN Sister, Senator Plan Rally For Parole Reform By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – When David Dart was sentenced for the murder of Gillian Gibbons, her sister Jennifer Kirkpatrick remembered a chilling message he gave her in the courtroom. “He looked right at me and said, ‘I’ll be back,’” she recounted. Now, 30 years after Gillian’s death, Jennifer is mounting a campaign to keep her convicted killer in prison. “My goal is to let the community…
WHO’S HANZOLO? …and how is band breaking Into Albany’s music scene? Editor’s Note: The next chance to see Hanzolo locally is Friday, Sept. 20, at Brewery Ommegang’s Fire Pit. By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ALBANY – Driving to the PearlPalooza festival Saturday, Sept. 14, in downtown Albany, members of alt-funk band Hanzolo heard a familiar song come over the radio. “WEQX was playing ‘Not Easy’,” said guitarist Carl Loewenguth. “I got chills. I turned and high-fived Nick” –…
LETTER from JOHN RUDY Where Does Money Come From? To the Editor: Senator Seward’s lament over taxes and fees passed in the recent legislative session (“A Little Here, A Little There. Suddenly, It’s Many Millions,” Sept. 5-6, 2019), provided a source of bemusement to this reader. I kept remembering the multiple times over the years that Senator Seward has been part of a photo-op presentation in the media where he was shown handing a New York State check (often around…
EDITORIAL Will Improvements To Main Street Ever End? No, Shouldn’t Begun inauspiciously in March 2014 with the felling of 37 trees on Main Street, a remarkable series of successes has followed in the reinvention of downtown Cooperstown for 21st century tourism. The environmentally sensitive rain gardens, new sidewalks, streetlights, replacement of 19th century water mains and sewerage – even a new flag pole, embroiled in controversy as it now is – have followed in quick succession. • But it’s not…
LETTER from TOPHER HAMMOND Stop Dunkin’/Baskin Incursion Into Town To the Editor: Cooperstown residents should stand up against the Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts franchise proposed for the corner of Walnut Street and Route 28. Our town has consistently resisted the invasion of huge corporate franchises for decades, and we should oppose this incursion into our small village as well. So far, we have kept McDonald’s and Pizza Hut at bay, by keeping them several miles outside of town. Anyone who drives…
LETTER from JEANNINE WEBSTER Beleaguered CV Talent Scout Dedicated To Clients, Family To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of Victoria Pressly, who has been a friend of mine for the past 10 years. If I had to think of one word to describe Victoria, it would be “passionate.” She is passionate about life. She is passionate about her family. She is passionate about her clients and career. Victoria’s career has required a significant amount of travel, and yet…
COLUMN IN TIME OF TRUMP, DiPERNA ASKED: ‘How Did American Stray So Far From Its Ideals?’ Editor’s Note: Paula DiPerna, the author and global strategic environmental policy adviser who ran for Congress in 1992 for the 23rd District, which then included Otsego County, has a home in Cooperstown. This is an excerpt from her latest book, “Travels in the Time of Trump.” DiPerna will be giving a book talk at 2 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Green Toad…
$10K For Doubleday Baltimore Buddies Remember Friend Through Donation To Baseball Shrine By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Two weeks before his baseball buddy Richard Faust died, Steve Murfin and his pal were at the annual Baltimore Orioles “Dream Week” in Florida. “I was talking to my mother on the phone, and I handed the phone to him,” said Murfin. “He told her jokes and made her laugh for 10 minutes, and when she handed the phone…
LOVEABLE LAB PROFIT CENTER FOR MUSKRAT HILL GIFT SHOP Love Of Henry Creates T-Shirts, Stickers, More By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Most downtown stores were having a pretty soft Induction Weekend 2019, including Muskrat Hill, proprietor Neil Weiller reported the other day. Henry to the rescue! The first three boxes of new Henry T-shirts, based on Weiller’s loveable Golden retriever/shop mascot, arrived in the nick of time. “I sold four pieces as I was taking them…
