U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-Rhinebeck, held a roundtable discussion with local business owners, an educator and a union representative at the Cooperstown Bat Company in Hartwick on Thursday, Oct. 14, where he discussed new bipartisan legislation titled the MADE HERE Act.

ALBANY — Otsego County District Attorney John Muehl says criminal justice policy in New York is now so stacked in favor of defendants that he has scratched plans to run for re-election when his term ends in December 2023.

Otsego Land Trust has announced Gregory Farmer as its new executive director, starting Nov. 15.

An Otsego County sheriff’s deputy has been named as this year’s Boy Scouts of America, Leatherstocking Council’s Distinguished Citizen Community Leadership Award winner.

The Otsego County Board of Representatives listened to updates by representatives from the county Soil and Water Conservation District, the Destination Marketing Corporation and the Susquehanna SPCA during a meeting Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Bassett Healthcare Network announced some temporary changes to services beginning Tuesday, Sept. 28, because of a staffing shortage.

Dylan Robinson’s face mask and long bangs hid any reaction he had as Otsego County Judge John F. Lambert sentenced him to 20 years to life in prison Monday, Oct. 4.

The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is closer to establishing its own animal dental service program, thanks to Cooperstown Rotarians.

A woman who grew up in Cooperstown and had her first acting experience in Oneonta’s Orpheus Theatre is one of the stars of a new series on The Disney Channel.

CHERRY VALLEY — Cherry Valley Artworks has announced the winners of its 2021 Sculpture Trail in a media release.

The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced it has created an annual fund donation tier: the Helping Paws Society.

A local center for senior citizens has adapted to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic, offering the population most vulnerable to the disease a safe and fun respite from the isolation of COVID lockdowns.

The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it is in need of people to foster dogs displaced in Louisiana by Hurricane Ida and from an Otsego County hoarding case.

Baseball fans from across the United States ventured to Cooperstown to see Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and Ted Simmons inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

It was 13 months later than expected, but Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller were enshrined Wednesday in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.

The Otsego County Board of Representatives voted at a special meeting Tuesday to appoint a county administrator and a director of community services, and voted to hire 20 emergency medical technicians to staff two ambulances.

After narrowly avoiding a second year without induction crowds because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cooperstown business owners were cautiously optimistic Monday about the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday.

After a brief rain shower Monday, Sept. 6, the sky cleared so the village of Cooperstown could celebrate the 101st birthday of Doubleday Field.

SCHOHARIE — In a school building just a mile from one of the nation’s deadliest highway crashes, the manager of Prestige Limousine Company accepted a plea deal Thursday, Sept. 2, that puts him on probation for five years for a crime that claimed the lives of 20 people.

The Art Garage will host an artist’s talk at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the gallery at 689 Beaver Meadow Road near Cooperstown.

A local landmark is featured in a new book that highlights more than 120 historic homes and museums in New York state.

COOPERSTOWN — Origins Café at 558 Beaver Meadow Road in Cooperstown will welcome Hyuna Park, Amadis Dunkel and band to the third event in its first Featured Artist Concert Series on Saturday, Aug. 28.

More than 50 residents of Pathfinder Village recently practiced their throwing, fielding, and hitting with former Major League Baseball players and the staff of a nonprofit organization, Baseball Miracles, during a special skills camp at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.

When students return to school Sept. 7 at Pathfinder Village, they will be greeted with refurbished classrooms thanks to two anonymous donors.

When the National Baseball Hall of Fame holds its 2021 Induction Ceremony on Sept. 8, a familiar face won’t be there for the first time in almost 30 years.

 Hartwick Town Board members listened Monday night as part-time resident Sam Ross recalled what he described as disrespectful behavior from Town Highway Superintendent Fred Koffer.

A $4.7 million grant will help the National Baseball Hall of Fame recover losses incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently awarded Cooperstown Food Pantry a Community Health Award of $2,000 to support its Farmers’ Market Voucher program, according to a media release. The program, which began in 2009, provides vouchers to families who participate in the Cooperstown Food Pant…

Imani Winds will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 at The Otesaga Resort Hotel Ballroom in Cooperstown, the second concert of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival’s 23rd season.

Bassett Healthcare Network has announced the 2021 recipients of its Walter A. Franck Physician Excellence Award and the Advanced Practice Clinical Award of Excellence. The awards are among the network’s highest honors, according to a media release.

The Otsego County Board of Representatives, at its Aug. 4 meeting, talked about the county’s plan for the work day during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s upcoming induction ceremony.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS — Small Town Big Band will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, as part of the Summer Concert Series in Spring Park in Richfield Springs, sponsored by the Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.