Letter from Jay Bosley Bassett Project Will Be Beneficial This writing is in response to your April 4, 2024 editorial regarding housing in Oneonta and Cooperstown, New York. It is true, a possible 100 percent of voting-age residents living on Averill Road, Cooperstown were against the Bassett project in January of 2023, all four of them. That changed in September of 2023, when we moved into our place. We respect our neighbors’ opposition to the Bassett project, but my wife…
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Following is just a small sampling of the plethora of businesses on Cooperstown’s Main Street and adjoining business district. From baseball to food, to candy and toys, to clothing and jewelry, from new tenants to seasoned pros, here is what store owners had to say.…
Officials announced today that the Village of Cooperstown Water Department will begin flushing hydrants on Monday, April 29 at 5 a.m. and continue through Friday, May 3. Those with questions are asked to call (607) 547-2411.…
Officials met at the Cooperstown Central School on March 22, 2023 to review the proposed Village of Cooperstown Southern Boundary Extension/Annexation, comprised of four parcels of land, all of which are uninhabited and tax exempt.…
Village of Cooperstown officials are seeking volunteers to help keep the downtown district in general, and the rain gardens in particular, looking beautiful during the spring and summer months.…
Need for housing of all types has been identified by the City of Oneonta in its own comprehensive plan. Need for housing of all types has been identified by the Village of Cooperstown and by the NY Forward Local Planning Committee. Why, then, are the RSS and Averill Road projects so controversial?…
While the weather has been, shall we say, uncooperative, photographer Bill Miller’s aerial shot of the village taken prior to this weekend’s snowstorm shows us what we have to look forward to now that spring has (sort of) sprung.…
A village resident has proposed amendments to the zoning law that include eliminating the 30 percent tree removal limit, and improving zoning language and specifications, for clearer understanding of the law and its requirements.…
The scenic park located on Three Mile Point, also known as Wild Rose Point, offers a beach, swimming dock, and lake access for canoeing and kayaking. The park also features benches, picnic tables, an open picnic pavilion and stationary charcoal grills.…
The Clark Sports Center began its life in 1891 as the Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium, tucked into a former hardware store on the corner of Main and Fair streets, the present site of a wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.…