Now in its fifth year, the Gravel Grinder—organized in partnership with Central New York Cycling Club and the Bassett Cancer Institute—will begin at 11 a.m. and will end when the last rider in either of the two routes returns to the brewery. The Summer Harvest Festival will run from 1-6 p.m.…
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The grand opening provided a feel-good ending to what wound up being a feel-good story. In a world where banks are closing with great frequency, especially in more remote areas, BVA reversed this trend and brought a financial institution back to Morris a year and a half after Community Bank NA had pulled out, offering its customers “nearby” banking services 14 miles away in Oneonta.…
July 17 marked the fifth anniversary of the death John Lewis, the 1960s civil rights leader and, eventually, Georgia Congressman. In 1965, Lewis was brutally beaten by Alabama State Troopers while attempting to march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama with 600 others.…
The effort to procure alternative banking services was led by Butternut Valley Alliance and its “Save Our Bank” task force, formed on the heels of Community Bank’s withdrawal. Members of the task force included co-chairs Ed Lentz and Maggie Brenner, as well as other BVA members Tom Washbon, Jason Cianciotto and Bob Thomas. Members at-large included Jim Tremlett, John DiStefano, Peter Martin, Arlene Martin and Andrea Hull.…
A top priority at this point is to pursue designation as a Banking Development District, an initiative fostered by the New York State Department of Financial Service and designed to encourage the establishment of branch banks in underserved areas across the state.…
Peter Martin, BVA board member, community organizer and co-owner of Sunburst Reflections on Main Street in Morris, opened the meeting by quoting from the bank’s website, which states: “For more than 150 years, we’ve put our customers first...…
Within the past two years, Community Bank has also closed branches in Otego, Milford, Schenevus, Downsville and Fleischmanns.…
The New York State Bicycle Racing Association held its 2023 New York State Time Trial Championship races on Saturday, August 19 on a new course along State Route 166. More than 100 riders from all across New York State gathered at the Cooperstown-Westville Airport starting point, hosted by Central New York Cycling. Riders competed in multiple categories and distances.…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter L. Martin, 96; WWII Vet, Farmer, Active In Community FLY CREEK – Peter L. “Pete” Martin, an integral and beloved part of the Fly Creek community and life-long farmer, passed away early Saturday afternoon, Jan.18, 2020, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. He was 96. Born July 22, 1923, in Gloversville, Pete was a son of Charles Edward Martin and Grace Vida née Odell Martin. From an early age he helped on his family’s Cloudlands Farm…
‘WE’RE AMERICANS’ County Courthouse Lawn Full As Community Honors Fallen Marine Doug Walker, top photo, Cooperstown Veterans’ Club commander and emcee at this morning’s Memorial Day commemoration in front of the County Courthouse, invites World War II veterans Peter Martin, center, and Bruno Talevi, left, to provide brief remarks to a gathering that filled the lawn, sidewalk and pavement in front of the Soldiers’ & Sailors Monument. Right inset, featured speaker Floyd Bourne, Korean War veteran, remembers attending the same…
