Following the Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee report, Rep. Leslie Berliant asked if a representative of the Sheriff’s Office had attended the latest PSLA meeting, to which the answer was no, marking four months with no direct communication to the committee from Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. or his office.…
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Pope: "I want to set the record straight on the operations of the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market during the stormwater management/re-paving project planned for Pioneer Alley in late spring 2027."…
The Clark and Scriven Foundations and the Community Foundation of Otsego County are collaborating to ensure that their respective funding efforts are underwriting the county’s food pantries and meal programs year-round.…
Kleffner: ""This program is truly a win-win. Our neighbors can access fresh, healthy food from local farmers they can trust, while helping to strengthen our local economy. "…
CONNECTIONS—1 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension SNAP Ed Nutrition Educator Maegan Freeman discusses health benefits of fruits and vegetables. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236693252062461&set=pcb.2981702035372062…
The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, a program of Otsego 2000, has FreshConnect Emergency Response checks available to anyone who identifies as food insecure, or who meets certain income levels, officials announced on Monday, December 9.…
Virginia Kennedy, group leader of CooperstownOneonta Indivisible, explained, “Food banks, as you know, have been under pressure because of all kinds of things, not just the SNAP funding, which is why we’ve been paying attention...…
Although keeping track of what is happening in our country overwhelms most of us, it’s important to remember that terrible things are being done in our names and with our dollars. It’s also important to raise our voices in protest.…
The Cooperstown Food Pantry has reported its visitors have doubled over the last month. The Oneonta Salvation Army saw increases of use as much as a third. Already burdened by a cost of living crisis, the stoppage of SNAP benefits on November 1 as a result of the government shutdown has driven even further need for affordable groceries.…
In Oneonta, St. Mary’s Food Pantry and The Salvation Army Food Pantry are among the more than half-dozen agencies in the city that are rallying to assist those community members experiencing food security as a direct result of the government shutdown.…
