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.…
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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.…
On Thursday, February 22, McIntire returned to his alma mater, Hartwick College, to give the 2024 Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture, titled “Investigative Journalism and Democracy,” appearing at the invitation of the college’s Institute of Public Service.…
In Memoriam Joseph A. Vagliardo, 74 Oct. 2, 1947 - Feb. 22, 2022 Joseph A. Vagliardo WEST ONEONTA - Joseph A. Vagliardo, 74, of West Oneonta, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He was born October 2, 1947, in Oneonta, NY, the son of James and Dominica (Vaccaro) Vagliardo. Joseph proudly served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970, with three tours in Vietnam. He received the Nation Defense Service Medal,…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas L. Bennett, 70, Milford; Amphenol Retiree, Vietnam Vet MILFORD – Douglas L. Bennett, 70, an Amphenol retiree and Vietnam veteran, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 22, 1948, in Oneonta, the son of the late Alfred and Evelyn (Nichols) Bennett. He served in the Army in Vietnam. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin Our hard-copy and online publications cover the…
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