PARADE—9 a.m. “Gilbertsville Memorial Day Observance.” Kicks off on Grove Street with the GMU Marching Band, Gilbertsville Fire Company and community organization. Proceeds to Brookside Cemetery for a memorial ceremony with gun salute, speeches and keynote speaker Cmdr. Bill Whitaker, USN (Ret.), presenting “A Tribute to Fallen Americans, 1775 to the Present.” Finishes with ceremony at the Overlook and marching on Commercial and Spring streets, Gilbertsville. (607) 859-2717 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=627184973700874&set=a.211861515233224 FUNDRAISER—Following the Memorial Day parade. “Memorial Weekend Fundraising Rummage Sale.” With…
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Our veterans, in particular, stand to suffer greatly from these cuts. The Department of Veterans Affairs is already grappling with backlogs and staffing shortages, which have left many veterans waiting months—or even years—for the care and benefits they have earned through their service.…
Potential applicants for the Otsego County Cemetery Restoration Fund must speak with a representative from the Community Foundation of Otsego County before applying. E-mail CFOC Executive Director Jeff Katz for more information at jeff@cfotsego.org.…
If those who voted “no” are not related in any way to our hometown heroes of fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers, or others, then why should they care, and why should they have a say in a vote that has no bearing on them?…
GOHS would like to thank their sponsors, veterans, and the City and Town of Oneonta for helping make the 2023 and 2024 Hometown Heroes programs a success. GOHS looks forward to continuing the Hometown Heroes program honoring current and past service members in 2025.…
Donations of non-perishable food can be dropped in the black bin outside the auto shop, 3231 State Highway 205 in Hartwick.…
By keeping its veteran population faceless and nameless, the Cooperstown Village Board has actively chosen to widen divisions and isolate an essential part of its own community. To maintain its idyllic façade, Cooperstown will continue to hide the contributions and sacrifices its community members have made in preserving American democracy.…
This decision has prompted widespread outrage, leaving many questioning the board’s commitment to core American values and the very freedoms our veterans sacrificed to protect.…
Keynote speaker will be Unadilla Valley native Peter Lennon, retired U.S. Army Major General. As a leader in supply-chain operations, some of Lennon’s key assignments included theater-level transportation planner for the treaty implementation force in Bosnia-Herzegovina; director of strategic-level military transportation operations throughout the 23 middle-eastern countries of the United States’ Central Command; and commander of the 37,000-soldier 377th Theater Sustainment Command with forces throughout the eastern United States.…
This decision is rooted in careful consideration of our longstanding village values, legal responsibilities, and the need for sustainable ways to honor our veterans. It was made after months of public debate, research, letters, input from the community, and examining all sides of the issue.…
