Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care renamed itself Helios Care, a change that CEO and President Dan Ayres said is about more than rebranding.

Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing resident Mark Pettengill is one of 13 recent statewide winners of the 2019 “Art from the Heart” contest for his painting of an iconic Cooperstown landmark.

ONEONTA — State police said the alleged murder of a 53-year-old Worcester man last week may have been motivated by robbery.

 COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County should consider raising its bed tax to pay for road improvements, Rep. Pete Oberacker told the Board of Representatives at its monthly meeting, Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown.

 The Jail Ministry of Otsego County celebrated 60 years and honored four local benefactors Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Quality Inn in Oneonta.

A Cooperstown Central School graduate will spend two weeks this month in Tanzania, working as a producer for a film about clean water. 

 COOPERSTOWN — The Otsego County Board of Representatives heard a special presentation from local 4-H club members as part of the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown.

COOPERSTOWN — Village and other local residents got their first chance to speak about the proposed Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins store at 53 Walnut St. in Cooperstown at a public hearing held during the monthly Historic Preservation and Architectural Review Board meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the vi…

COOPERSTOWN — An internationally renowned artist completed his baseball journey in the village last week.

MIDDLEFIELD — For three days, the grounds at Red Shed Brewery transformed into a Bavarian beer garden in celebration of Oktoberfest.

Glimmerglass Film Days announced its 2019 lineup last week, including a screening of the 1920 silent film, “The Last of the Mohicans.”

ContributedThe Fly Creek Valley Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch opened for its second season Saturday, Sept. 14, and will host the Scarecrow 5K on Sunday, Sept. 29, as a benefit for the Cooperstown Food Pantry. 

COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County’s Board of Representatives is on schedule for a December vote on a local law to establish a county administrator position. 

The Susquehanna SPCA has a new matching challenge grant for its fund raising efforts for planned construction and upgraded facilities.

COOPERSTOWN — Twenty-two All-American Girls Professional Baseball League members en route to a reunion in Syracuse gathered at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday, Sept. 20.

Friends of Doubleday Field will accept a five-figure donation Thursday, Sept. 26, in a dedication at the stadium in Cooperstown, in honor of Richard “The Rev” Faust.

The Fly Creek Valley Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch will host a special walk/run Sunday, Sept. 29, the Scarecrow 5K, in partnership with The Clark Sports Center, as a benefit for the Cooperstown Food Pantry.

Cooperstown’s Paula DiPerna has been traveling the world since 2016, and almost everywhere she went, she said she heard the same question: Is America all right?

Otsego County is taking steps to mitigate its recycling problem, and may have to consider rate hikes next year for trash disposal at its southern and northern transfer stations if worldwide recycling industry trends continue, according to county officials.

The Farmers' Museum will celebrate the bounty of the fall season during the 41st annual Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22.

Bill and Lynne Compton are spending their retirement curled up with a few thousand good books.

MILFORD — Constituents were split on the proposed separation of the village of Milford’s Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board at a Sept. 9 public hearing at the village office.

COOPERSTOWN — State Sen. James Seward visited the Otsego County Board of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 4, making a special presentation at the board’s monthly meeting at 197 Main St., about how the state budget will affect the county in the next year.

In a book released this week, the “Ballpark Mystery” duo is back and heading to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to cheer on a team from Cooperstown.

A Milford man recently unearthed a trove of antique items on a property in Milford.

The Cooperstown Central School District will unveil a capital improvement project totaling about $5 million and school officials will be talking to the community about the project this fall at a series of meetings.

It is not often that a championship race is comprised of four local horses with a guarantee that one will come home as this year’s statewide winner.

Harp and guitar duo Maíre Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Hyde Hall at 267 Glimmerglass State Park in the town of Springfield. 

Cooperstown’s Marly Youmans has built a literary career out of doing things her way, and that continues with her new book of poetry, “The Book of the Red King,” which was published by Phoenicia Publishing in July.

According to a recent Associated Press survey, New York is one of five states in the country where the primary law enforcement agency isn’t equipped with dashboard or body cameras.

Construction season will return to Cooperstown after the Labor Day Holiday, according to information presented by Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh at a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the Ballroom at 22 Main St. 

Cooperstown’s revived Artisan Festival will return for its third season as a Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce event, with two days of activities on the Otsego County property at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1. 

SUNY Cobleskill President Marion A. Terenzio has been appointed co-chair of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council, the council announced Tuesday.

A former Cooperstown teacher has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

SHARON SPRINGS — A former hotel, nearly a century old, collapsed last week after years of neglect.

A federal bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-Rhinebeck, to expand bankruptcy protections for farmers was signed into law Friday, Aug. 23.

A former Cooperstown teacher has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

The Susquehanna SPCA will host a public groundbreaking celebration for its new site Saturday at 5088 State Route 28 in Index.

Cooperstown Youth Football will kick off its season with a special road game. 

ROSEBOOM — Hundreds of lawn chairs lined both sides of the street in front of the Roseboom Grange Hall as residents and farm equipment enthusiasts watched dozens of antique tractors rumble down the road Sunday, Aug. 18, during the 19th annual Roseboom Antique Power Days.

Cooperstown teen Sarah Feik competed in a national equestrian vaulting competition the weekend of Aug. 9 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The village of Cooperstown broke ground on wastewater treatment plant upgrades last week.

The Cooperstown Art Association’s annual Fine Arts on the Lawn show will be held Labor Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day on the lawn and front porch of the CAA building at 22 Main St. in Cooperstown. The annual exhibit, …