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🌱 How Cooperstown’s Glimmerglass helped launch a Stranger Things star’s career
Spotted on the Cooperstown calendar: Tarot Practicum - Free Monthly Gathering at the Market

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In today's newsletter:
- How Cooperstown’s Glimmerglass helped launch a Stranger Things star’s career
Also on today's calendar: Group Aerial.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Low clouds may break, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with low clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 20.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 41 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What's Next For Caleb McLaughlin After ‘Stranger Things'? (fanbolt.com) — Cooperstown gets a brief but notable shoutout here: Caleb McLaughlin’s early stage career included performing Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars with Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown before he ever joined Stranger Things. The piece then dives into his upcoming animated film GOAT, his past movie and TV roles, his music plans, and how he’s shaping a thoughtful, purpose-driven career beyond Hawkins.
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📸 Around Cooperstown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cooperstown
★ Featured events ★
- Tarot Practicum - Free Monthly Gathering at the Market
Mountain Magic Market, 52 Pioneer St, Cooperstown
5:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Group Aerial
276 Goose St , Fly Creek
1:30 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Wagner College Seahawks Mens Basketball
Spiro Sports Center , Wagner College , Staten Island
7:00 pm - Holiday of Lights Friday December 19
Otsego County Fair Association , 48 Lake St , Morris
6:00 pm - Santa Claus Express
136 E Main St , Milford
11:00 am - Holiday of Lights Saturday, December 20
Otsego County Fair Association , 48 Lake St , Morris
6:00 pm - Holiday of Lights Sunday, December 21
Otsego County Fair Association , 48 Lake St , Morris
6:00 pm - No School - Holiday Recess (Dec. 22 - Jan. 2)
Worcester Csd Worcester, NY 12197 - Holiday of Lights Tuesday December 23
Otsego County Fair Association , 48 Lake St , Morris
6:00 pm - The Telegraph School Presents: First Friday Open Mic at the Old School Cafe
2 Genesee St , Cherry Valley
7:00 pm - 2026 NY Statewide Preservation Conference — Preservation League of NYS
The Otesaga Resort Hotel , 60 Lake St , Cooperstown
12:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Monday December 29
Wednesday April 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Cooperstown. Apply here.
- Bassett Healthcare posted a job opening for Medical Office Assistant I in Cooperstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cooperstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Maryland
- Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety calls for stronger road safety laws (repairerdrivennews.com)
- Who Swears the Most? Study Says One Country Won by a F–king Landslide. (vice.com)
Oneonta
- Olean Student Takes Part in Empire State Service Corps Program (tapinto.net)
- Kent father gifted rare violin made decades ago by his grandfather (beaconjournal.com)
Mohawk
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-- The Patch AM Team
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