Cooperstown News

Now the school board must decide what to do with the two vacant lots. Valley Grove school board members have no immediate plans for the now vacant lots in the district's possession.

Now the school board must decide what to do with the two vacant lots. Valley Grove school board members have no immediate plans for the now vacant lots in the district's possession.

COOPERSTOWN – The countdown to race day has begun for Bassett Healthcare's Boilermaker team and other corporate teams prepping for this year's running of the 15k Road Race in Utica.

Woolen Mills Bridge, which carries Factory Street over Lake Creek in Cooperstown Borough, is closed to traffic until further notice.

Hoping to stage a breakaway in the race to lure the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, officials on Tuesday offered to donate 12 acres of Lehigh County-owned land as the future site for the homeless hall.

The land is next to the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville -- known to locals as the velodrome -- and if all goes well it would be the site of a 22,000-square-foot center that would house the hall of fame and its museum of cycling memorabilia.

The land would be offered to the hall for $1 per year and the county would aid in fundraising to foot the anticipated $6.6 million construction cost. By getting out of the gate with their proposal early, officials hope to make an impression on the hall.

Calling it the first step in achieving the vision, Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham announced a plan to donate 12 acres of county-owned land as a hook to lure the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to the Lehigh ...

Franklin school district bills will be reduced by $228.50, thanks to gaming revenues.

More than 225 juried artisans, live music on five stages, roaming entertainers, a youth art and poetry contest, and ethnic food.

Two Cooperstown residents were involved in a hit-run around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday on Route 427 near Nancy's County Store in Venango County.

Democratic Congressman Michael Arcuri says he'll seek a second term in office. At a morning press conference in Utica, the 24th District incumbent announced his plans in front of a throng of supporters.

“People really depend on us for this”

Franklin-area letter carriers to collect items for charity By NICHOLAS A. HESS Photo by Jerry Sowden - Letter carrier Ron Buck, the Franklin organizer of the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out ... via News-Herald

“It (the rate) changed. That's where the savings was”

Natural gas savings create surpluses By SHEILA BOUGHNER Franklin, Valley Grove under budget on heating costs Franklin and Valley Grove school districts have budget surpluses fueled by a surprising source - ... via News-Herald

“We will look at it every year and see what we can do.”

Valley Grove school board throws out proposed tax hike By SHEILA BOUGHNER Meanwhile, the board votes to eliminate a principal at Valley Grove Elementary. via News-Herald

“Whenever Gretchen played or participated in anything, she lifted the other horns around her”

Snedeker was on her way to teach a class at Colgate at the time of the crash. She was three weeks shy of earning a master's degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. via Courier-Gazette, Newark NY

A Cooperstown woman was injured and transported to UPMC Northwest after crashing her vehicle around 1:30 p.m. Friday on Cooperstown Road in Venango County. via News-Herald

Loads of activities booked for National Library Week By JUDITH O. ETZEL Working at the Oil City Library Friday morning, Fay Trimble replaces a cart full of returned books to their appropriate place on the ... via The Derrick

“We take pleasure in presenting here with a picture of our competitor "”

Few, if any, would ever think of Cooperstown as being an industrial village. But nearly 100 years ago, Cooperstown's Main Street had one very busy location, where today's Key Bank building is, at 101 Main St. via Daily Star

A Seneca woman was injured after she crashed her vehicle around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday on Route 8 in Venango County. via News-Herald

Bridge replacement projects to begin soon By SHEILA BOUGHNER Photo by Jerry Sowden - The Dotter Bridge, a single-lane span over Mill Run in Rockland Township, is one of two Venango County bridges scheduled for ... via News-Herald

An Oil City man was injured and transported to UPMC Northwest and then Pittsburgh after a DUI crash around 1:55 a.m. Sunday on Route 8 at Charlie's Run in Oil City. via News-Herald