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Oberacker: Clean Slate Bill Is Misguided

By shielding criminals from the accountability of their actions, the Clean Slate Bill will inadvertently facilitate recidivism and endanger our communities. I am supportive of giving individuals a second chance, but I am not okay with hiding serious crimes like manslaughter, gang assault, and armed robbery—to name a few.…

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Sen. Oberacker Hosts Local Students Sponsored by LWV

Olivia Loewenguth, Maeve Robinson and Zachary Grygiel had the opportunity to shadow Senator Peter Oberacker in May. (Photo provided) Sen. Oberacker Hosts Local Students Sponsored by LWV ALBANY State Senator Peter Oberacker (R/C-Schenevus) welcomed three students from the 51st District to the Capitol as part of the 23rd annual “Students Inside Albany” conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Foundation. “Offering students an inside glimpse of state government is a positive way to start them on the road…

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Scalici: To Oberacker: Please Oppose Bus Mandate

Letter from Anthony Scalici To Oberacker: Please Oppose Bus Mandate I am a long-time member of the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education but writing this letter as an individual. Please reconsider the mandate for electric school buses placed on public schools. It imposes an impossible burden on annual operating finance, transportation management and long-term debt to taxpayers. It is detrimental to classroom education in the threat it poses of losses to staffing and programs from the inordinate increase to…

Maher, Oberacker Calling for Universal School Meals Program

Maher, Oberacker Calling forUniversal School Meals Program STAFF REPORTALBANY Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) and Senator Peter Oberacker (R,C-Schenevus) are among a group of legislators reaching across the aisle to support creation of a permanent healthy school meals program in New York State. Maher is a co-sponsor of the legislation introduced by prime sponsor Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas (D, WFP-East Elmhurst). The bill as proposed, A0194/S01678-A, would establish the program to provide breakfast and lunch to all children in public school districts,…

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Maher, Oberacker Calling for Universal School Meals Program

Maher, Oberacker Calling forUniversal School Meals Program STAFF REPORTALBANY Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) and Senator Peter Oberacker (R,C-Schenevus) are among a group of legislators reaching across the aisle to support creation of a permanent healthy school meals program in New York State. Maher is a co-sponsor of the legislation introduced by prime sponsor Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas (D, WFP-East Elmhurst). The bill as proposed, A0194/S01678-A, would establish the program to provide breakfast and lunch to all children in public school districts,…

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Oberacker, Molinaro, Tague tout gas tax break

Oberacker, Molinaro, Tague tout gas tax break as small biz economic relief From left to right — Malkit Singh, Tony Singh, Inderjit Singh, Paul Singh, Monty Singh, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Gurdev Singh, Assemblyman Chris Tague, Senator Peter Oberacker, Harry Singh and Javin, and Billy Singh.   Sen. Peter Oberacker (R-Schenevus) and Assemblyman Chris Tague (R-Schoharie) hosted Congressional candidate Marc Molinaro on a March 18 trip through Otsego County to visit area businesses and discuss plans to relieve rising…

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Salka, Oberacker denounce Hochul veto of Oneonta bill

Salka, Oberacker denounce Hochul veto of Oneonta bill STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, issued a criticism Monday, Oct. 11, of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of legislation  to assist the Oneonta City School District and local taxpayers. According to the media release, Hochul vetoed the bill Friday, Oct. 8. “While bragging about her first 45 days in office, Gov. Hochul took time out to skewer the Oneonta City School District…

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Oberacker: State library grants to help Edmeston, Richfield, Kinney in Hartwick

Oberacker: State library grants to help Edmeston, Richfield, Kinney in Hartwick STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Three Otsego County libraries are among the recipients of about $300,000 in public library construction grant funds from State Senate funds, according to state Sen. Peter Oberacker. Oberacker, R-Schenevus, announced the awards Friday, Sept. 10. “Our libraries are vital educational resources while also serving as community gathering places,” Oberacker said. “In many of the towns and villages that I represent, the local library…

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Sen. Oberacker: Flood costs could exceed town budgets

Sen. Oberacker: Flood costs could exceed town budgets By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The flooding that occurred in Gilbertsville, Morris and Pittsfield on Saturday, July 17, is expected to cost millions and elected officials are calling for federal and state funding to pay for some of the damages. State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, estimated that the amount of money needed for the flood damage in Butternuts and Morris would far exceed their total respective town budgets. “After what…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.