http://www.coopercrier.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071112004.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071112004.html Tickets go on sale Saturday for the Labor Day Weekend performance of Sugarland, the Country Music Association’s 2009 Duo of the Year, at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071111732.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071111732.html The first draft of the Cooperstown Central School 2010-11 budget was unveiled at last week’s board of education meeting. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071112459.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071112459.html The Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School is offering students an evening SAT prep course for the first time as part of the district’s mission to enhance student performance. According to Principal Barry Gould, the school is offering a prep class during the day, but only six students were able to fit it into their schedules, leaving out about 45 juniors. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071111836.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_071111836.html Knowing how best to budget funds has become increasingly difficult for school districts as the state wrestles with how to address its own fiscal problems. The 2010-11 budget was the main focus at the Milford Central School board of Education meeting last Thursday. As of now, the district is looking at a 2.3 percent increase in its budget, which would increase the tax levy by 5.22 percent. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_063140928.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_063140928.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152054.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152054.html The search for a Superintendent at Cooperstown Central School has been narrowed down to four finalists. According to Mary Leonard, board of education vice president, the finalists will be interviewed by seven committees beginning next week. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154334.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154334.html Candidates for village mayor and trustee fielded questions from residents during a League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night in the Otsego County Courthouse Monday night. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154140.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154140.html Cherry Valley-Springfield Superintendent Robert Miller says the financial picture for this budget season and the next several years for public education looks bleak. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152152.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152152.html The Village of Cooperstown Historic Preservation and Architectural Review Board will hold an awards ceremony and reception next week to honor the 2007-2009 recipients of the Village Historic Preservation awards. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154020.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064154020.html A local man will be running in the Boston Marathon this year in order to give back to the institution that provided an education to his blind son. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152327.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152327.html Peter Hujik, executive director of Otsego Land Trust, recently announced Otsego Land Trust and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have signed a cooperative agreement to develop public access on the Susquehanna River at Compton Bridge on County Highway 11C in the town of Middlefield. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152236.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152236.html On Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, the Fly Creek Philharmonic will again swing into action with their latest creation, ``Tune That Name.’’ The show will center around musical pieces relating to people’s names. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064150410.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064150410.html Life planning and establishing guardianship for those with developmental disabilities can be complicated, and the terms of such decisions may have far-reaching effects for families. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064150305.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064150305.html On Saturday, March 6, Hartwick Colleges Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies will host gardener and writer Fern Bradley, who will give a talk titled ``Planting: Possibilities and Perils.’’ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152503.html http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_064152503.html The Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education (CFEE) is hosting a talent show on March 12 in the Sterling Auditorium.