By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
The Agostino family displays its signs Sunday, May 2, at the Otsego Rally for Solidarity with Asian Americans at the Otsego County Courthouse in Cooperstown. (Greg Klein/AllOTSEGO.com)
About 250 people attended a rally Sunday, May 2, at the Otsego County Courthouse, to support the community’s Asian American and Pacific Island residents.
The “Otsego Rally for Solidarity with Asian Americans” was organized and run by a group of Cooperstown Central School freshmen, including 15-year-old Cate Bohler, who said she wanted to speak up to support her friends or anyone who is being harassed.
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Cooperstown submits police reform plan
A police reform committee consisting of Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, police Chief Frank Cavalieri, and others devised the plan over the fall.
Posted: Feb 22, 2021 11:16 PM
Posted By: Tom Geise
COOPERSTOWN, NY - The village of Cooperstown became one of the first municipalities in Otsego County to approve a police reform plan that was ordered by the Cuomo administration.
The governor ordered the reform following the nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
The village board unanimously approved the 11-page reform plan at their board of trustees meeting Monday evening.
Mayor Tillapaugh
COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board tonight is scheduled to be the first of three entities in Otsego County to approve a police-reform plan ordered by the Cuomo Administration on June 12, 2020, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests.
The trustees are scheduled to vote on a “Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan” certification when they meet at 6:30 this evening via Zoom. Click here to observe the meeting.
The three entities in the county with their own police departments – the City of Oneonta and Otsego County government, which oversees the Sheriff’s Department, as well as the village – are required to submit such reports by April 1.
Panel discussion reflects on racism and law enforcement in Cooperstown
After the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers last year, and the ensuing, sometimes violent, protests that followed, many communities are now taking a long hard look at law enforcement and racism.
On Wednesday, the Friends of the Cooperstown Village Library presented a panel discussion on that topic and how it pertains to the village.
Posted: Feb 10, 2021 11:52 PM
Posted By: Tom Geise
COOPERSTOWN, NY - After the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers last year, and the ensuing, sometimes violent, protests that followed, many communities are now taking a long hard look at law enforcement and racism.