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Mother shares daughter’s Olympic journey with students

2012-05-24T09:28:05-04:00

Just because her three children are an Olympian, a doctor and a novelist, doesn’t mean Jeannine Groff considers herself a Tiger Mom. “Honestly, we’re just blessed,” said the Cooperstown resident and former science teacher at Cherry Valley- Springfield and Owen D. Young schools. “We’ve been very lucky.”

U.S. News ranks MCS higher than most area schools

2012-05-24T09:25:42-04:00

Milford Central School has been awarded silver medal status by U.S. News World Report. The district was ranked 116th within New York, which put the school ahead of most other area districts. Edmeston and Gilbertsville- Mount Upton also got silver medal recognition ranked at No. 207 and No. 232 respectively. Laurens, Worcester, Morris and Schenevus achieved bronze medal status.

CCS junior focuses on softball

2012-05-24T09:22:55-04:00

In winter, when Cooperstown’s girls basketball team was having success, fans saw center Nicole Cring making baskets and swatting away opponent’s shots. What they didn’t see was Cring getting up at 5 or 6 a.m. to work on her softball game. They didn’t see Cring going to Hartwick three or four days a week to work with her pitching coach, sometimes before school, sometimes after basketball practice.

CCS quiz team members take on faculty

2012-05-24T09:20:03-04:00

Faculty outsmarted members of the Cooperstown quiz team during a live showdown Sunday. Three matches were held in the Sterling Auditorium to raise money so members of the high school team can compete nationally in Washington, D.C. Students are scheduled to depart on Thursday, May 31, and return on Sunday, June 3, at a time that will depend on how far they make it in the tournament. The fundraiser brought out about 45 people and raised just over $300.

Wounded Warrior softball team to play at Doubleday Field

2012-05-24T09:16:53-04:00

The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will take on Cooperstown law enforcers and firefighters at Doubleday Field on Sunday. An opening ceremony will be held at noon, followed by the game at 1 p.m. Tickets are available at various venues, but will also be sold at the gate, according to organizers.

Heegan selected to lead Otsego Chamber

2012-05-24T09:15:31-04:00

Barbara Ann Heegan, who has promoted living in Oneonta for five years, is expanding her professional role to promote business in Otsego County. The Otsego County Chamber, a private business organization, recently named Heegan as its executive director.

Village lawsuit settled

2012-05-24T09:14:01-04:00

Lawyers for former police officer Jennifer Gilbert and the insurance company representing the village of Cooperstown reached an agreement May 15 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Cooperstown squad marks EMS Week

2012-05-24T09:06:13-04:00

Members of the Cooperstown Emergency Squad are marking Emergency Medical Services Week this year from May 20-26. This annual national event, sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, serves to promote and recognize local EMS agencies in their communities.

Club seeks award nominees

2012-05-24T09:05:21-04:00

The Cooperstown Rotary Club will be presenting the 2012 Christopher J. Warrell Community Service Award at their Annual Dinner on June 26, according to a media release from the Rotary Club. Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike are encouraged to submit nominations for this award, which honors the late Chris Warrell, who exemplified “Service Above Self,” according to a media release.

Iroquois Festival is this weekend

2012-05-24T09:04:21-04:00

On Memorial Day weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 26 and 27, the first Iroquois Cultural Festival takes place on the lakefront lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, according to a media release from the museum.