Polly Renckens was the first executive director of Otsego 2000, an organization that was founded as Friends of P.R.O.T.E.C.T. to challenge the proposed location of the Marcy South powerline along the eastern ridge of Otsego Lake.…
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Polly Renckens passed away peacefully on Monday, June 2, surrounded by her loving children. She was 81. Born in Syracuse, New York, Polly was the third of four children of Helen and Ray Parrott. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, she met and married the love of her life, Jim Renckens. Together they raised three children and built community wherever they lived—from running the Hickory Grove Inn in Cooperstown to founding cherished institutions like the Cooperstown…
Letter from Constance Cummings Polly Renckens Lauded for Service The Richfield Springs Food Pantry thanks and congratulates Mrs. Polly Renckens for her six years of devoted service to the Richfield Springs Food Pantry and its mission of ensuring that all members of our community have access to nutritious food. The Richfield Springs Food Pantry has made great strides since Polly Renckens began her leadership role with her husband, Jim, in 2017. During the time of Mrs. Renckens’ service, the organization…
