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December 2006
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Looking back, glancing ahead: (December 28, 2006)
This is the time of year when people traditionally look toward the future and the coming New Year.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa: (December 21, 2006)
At this holiday season, we take great pleasure in reprinting one of the classic newspaper editorials of all time _ perhaps the best Christmas editorial ever written. It has survived the test of time and seems particularly fitting and poignant this year.
Waiting is right move for bridge: (December 14, 2006)
The Otsego County Public Works Committee decided Tuesday to give a group of residents six additional months to look into options for saving the Toddsville Bridge.
Arguments key, not numbers: (December 07, 2006)
Last month the New York Civil Liberties Union became involved in the debate over wind turbines in Cherry Valley. The Albany-based legal organization offered its opinion that the town board should accept a petition submitted during the public comment period for the proposed local wind ordinance.
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November 2006
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Shop Locally: (November 24, 2006)
This time of year it’s like a mantra _ repeated over and over in editorials and advertisements. It is, after all, the Christmas shopping season. And with the same clockwork that sees people emerge from their homes, shopping list in hand as they try to fulfill everyone’s holiday wishes, editors and copywriters drag out the shop locally idea and run it and re-run it until it begins to sound like a broken record.
Take time to vote Tuesday: (November 2, 2006)
Tuesday is Election Day and once again we urge everyone to go to the polls to cast their vote.
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October 2006
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Roses and Rasberries: (October 26, 2006)
Roses to Polly Renckens, the executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce.
Revisit idea of moratorium: (October 19, 2006)
The Hartwick town planning board is going to be faced with a tough decision when it comes to the proposal to locate another national chain motel along the Route 28 commercial corridor.
Buck O’Neil made a difference: (October 12, 2006)
Many were saddened and angered in February when Buck O’Neil fell one vote short of making the Hall of Fame during a special Negro Leagues election process.
Packets should be made available: (October 5, 2006)
At two of the previous Cooperstown Central School District board meetings, residents have inquired about the availability of public packets.
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September 2006
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Wind law right for Cherry Valley: (September 21, 2006)
More than four years ago, at the time wind farms were first proposed for Cherry Valley, we wrote in favor of the concept.
Scam story a cautionary tale: (September 14, 2006)
The Rozella family in Hartwick narrowly managed to avoid being duped this week, and their tale is a lesson for everyone who owns a small business.
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August 2006
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New school year brings opportunity: (August 31, 2006)
The end of summer marks the beginning of yet another school year.
Time to address Main St. issues: (August 24, 2006)
The congestion on Main Street this summer seems worse than ever.
Don't care attitude: (August 17, 2006)
Six months after the Fly Creek fire commissioners heard from the fire department's chief that his firefighters had a 'don't care' attitude and may not respond to calls unless it was their walls which were hot, the commissioners again heard from their fire chief.
Moratorium vote was wrong: (August 10, 2006)
Cherry Valley town board members Fabian Bressett and Jim Johnson made the wrong decision on the 12-month moratorium on major development.
Steroid era to begin for Hall: (August 3, 2006)
This year's Hall of Fame Induction ceremony was all about looking back in time, but now that it's over we can't help looking ahead to next year. The 2007 Induction, which will almost certainly feature Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn, has been highly anticipated for years.
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July 2006
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Comprehensive plan needed: (July 27, 2006)
Monday night the Cherry Valley town board will hold a public hearing on a proposed moratorium on major development.
Limit Main St. truck unloading: (July 20, 2006)
Village trustee Paul Kuhn raised an important point Monday night about a problem on Main Street anyone who ventures into town during the summer witnesses on a regular basis.
Plan right move for Springfield: (July 13, 2006)
The Springfield town board is making the right moves by planning for the future and following through on an important proposal from the town planning board.
Area volunteers made difference: (July 6, 2006)
Amid the washed out roads, flooded basements and general mayhem the heavy rains produced last week, there was one constant that deserves everyone's appreciation and respect.
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June 2006
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Moratorium is still a good idea: (June 29, 2006)
The Cherry Valley planning board last week unanimously approved a recommendation for an 18-month moratorium on major development in the town.
An impressive, lasting legacy: (June 22, 2006)
Graduation season is once again upon us, and we're struck this year by the student/athletes in the area who will graduate at the top of their respective classes.
Plan changes need approval: (June 15, 2006)
The Hartwick town planning board missed an opportunity to send a message to developers Tuesday evening.
Board should include public: (June 8, 2006)
The Cooperstown Central School board and administration held two work sessions last week and the week prior, during which they began to craft a new capital project to send before voters later this year.
Roses and Raspberries: (June 1, 2006)
Roses to Cooperstown Central School middle school student Michael Leonardo for competing this week with brains instead of brawn.
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May 2006
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Honor veterans: (May 25, 2006)
This is Memorial Day weekend and it traditionally marks the beginning of the summer season.
Roses and Raspberries: (May 18, 2006)
Roses to village trustee and concert committee chairman Jeff Katz, his fellow board members and the mayor for their work to bring the community another concert this summer at Doubleday Field.
A sign of trouble: (May 11, 2006)
Like Cooperstown resident Paul Clark, we, too, are concerned about Cooperstown Central School's part in the distribution of signs advocating passage of the district's more than $15 million budget next week.
Coach has great track record: (May 4, 2006)
Don Howard has fathered thousands of boys over the past 42 years.
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April 2006
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Roses and Raspberries: (April 27, 2006)
Roses to the Otesaga Hotel for its willingness to correct the mistake it made with its new shutters. Granted, the hotel should have applied to the planning board before going ahead with the installation of the shutters as part of the siding replacement project.
Better budgeting needed at CCS: (April 20, 2006)
Last week, the Cooperstown Central School was taken to task by a resident over the amount of unappropriated fund balance the district was carrying.
Visitor center taking too long: (April 13, 2006)
Warm spring weather and the typical influx of visitors around the Easter holiday serves to remind us that another summer season is just around the corner.
Roses and Raspberries: (April 6, 2006)
Roses to Dan Swift, the Cooperstown Crier's publisher since 1998, who will retire on Friday.
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March 2006
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Time to ban burn barrels: (March 30, 2006)
The town of Otsego is considering a local law which would put an end to burn barrels.
Voter apathy on the decline: (March 23, 2006)
It seems safe to say the ballgame is changing in Cooperstown. People are taking much greater interest in local politics and elections than just a few years ago.
Seaver, Puckett will be missed: (March 9, 2006)
We were saddened this week by the deaths of two men who had little in common but a love of life.
O'Neil should be part of ceremony: (March 2, 2006)
Congratulations are in order to Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame after the announcement Monday of 17 new electees to the museum ended an exhaustive, five year study of Negro and pre-Negro leagues baseball.
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February 2006
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Roses and Raspberries: (February 23, 2006)
Raspberries to Kathleen Chase and Lonnie Ridgeway for their failure to complete the village reval on time. Chase and Ridgeway were given every chance to finish the job, including additional help from assessor Al Keck and Steve Child and his staff at the county Real Property Tax Office, and an extension of the deadline by the state Office of Real Property Services.
Moratorium a good idea: (February 16, 2006)
Cherry Valley supervisor Tom Garretson said this week that he would not rule out the possibility of a moratorium on wind turbines in the town.
Enjoy the 40th Winter Carnival: (February 9, 2006)
t looks like winter has returned just in time for this weekend's Winter Carnival in Cooperstown. Usually, by this time of year we're counting the days until spring, trying to remember what it feels like to venture outside without a coat and gloves.
Cost should be part of budget: (February 2, 2006)
Next week, the board of trustees, the library board and the Friends of the Library will sit down together to resolve who will pay for the automation system.
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January 2006
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Roses and Raspberries: (January 26, 2006)
Raspberries to Major League Baseball for often scheduling mediocre (or worse) teams for the annual Hall of Fame Game.
Plan Board wise to limit development: (January 19, 2006)
The Hartwick planning board surprised many people last week when it turned away an applicant, telling him that it would not approve his plan for a 25-unit lodge on Seminary Road because it was incongruous with the rural residential character of the surrounding area.
Board's discussion was disappointing: (January 12, 2006)
"It should never be sent out to the public until it's approved." Springfield town supervisor Tom Armstrong uttered these words Monday night at the town board meeting during a typically heated exchange between the board and town clerk Jeannette Armstrong.
The show will always go on: (January 5, 2006)
There is a good chance that when the 2006 Hall of Fame election results are announced on Tuesday, no former players will be elected for the first time in a decade.
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