ERA ENDING Senator Seward, County Mainstay, Planning To Retire Will Serve Through End Of 17th Term ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced a few moments ago he will not seek reelection this year to the seat he has held since 1986. “I have decided not to seek reelection in 2020 and will retire from the Senate when my current term, my 17th, expires at the end of the year,” Seward said in a statement released at 11:54 a.m…
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VIEW FROM ALBANY Job #1: Halt Outmigration, Then Deficit, Bail Reform By State Sen. JAMES SEWARD • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The 2020 New York State legislative session got its official start a few days ago with the governor’s State of the State address. While the governor mentioned a few ideas I can back, for the most part, he glossed over or completely ignored some of the toughest challenges facing our state. New York State is losing population at an alarming…
TO SIGN PETITION, CLICK HERE Senator Seward’s Petition Urges Bail-Reform Change ONEONTA – Since “bail reform” took effect Jan. 1, dozens of criminals have been released, only to commit additional crimes. That has prompted state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, to issue a petition, seeking to marshal support for overturning or amending the law. “I voted against the so-called reforms and co-sponsor several bills to repeal of amend the law,” he said. “To date, the Senate Democrats have shown no willingness…
Delgado, Seward Due At State Of The State Event Moved To Jan. 24 At SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA — The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s State of the State breakfast will be Jan. 24, not the usual day after New Year’s, will be a luncheon instead, and will feature two novelties: • Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19. The date was changed to accommodate his scheduled. • State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who is recovering from a cancer recurrence. This will be his…
Barber Announces Run For NY Senate Schoharie Farmer Challenges Seward MIDDLEBURGH – A fifth-generation farmer and son of a former state Ag & Markets commissioner announced here Saturday he’s seeking the Democratic nomination to run for state Senate in the 10-county 51st District, which includes Otsego County. In he wins the nomination, Jim Barber would challenge state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, next fall.…
EDITORIAL From All, Best Wishes For A Speedy Recovery Editor’s Note: This editorial is reprinted from this week’s editions of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal, on newsstands now. The news that state Sen. Jim Seward’s cancer is back – his office issued a press release Wednesday, Nov. 6 – brings two immediate reactions. One, fingers crossed. Advances in cancer-fighting research can mean five years, 10 years – and more – of active living. Everyone’s got a story of a…
Cancer Returns, Seward Reports Senator’s Offices Will Remain Open While He Gets Treatment ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced that the cancer he underwent treatment for in 2016 has returned. “My physicians have recommended a series of treatments over the next several weeks that will limit my availability and curtail my normal, active district schedule,” he said in a statement. “While I will be taking some time to concentrate on getting better, my offices will remain open and…
UNITED WAY SERVES 300 MONTHLY Seward Lends A Hand At Food Distribution Site…
Jail Ministry Celebration Of 60 Years Packs House Seward, Dostal, Brenner Recognized State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, addresses a packed house at Oneonta’s Quality Inn last evening as the Jail Ministry of Otsego County marked its 60th anniversary in ministering to inmates at the county Correctional Facility. At the gathering, the Jail Ministry honored, inset photo, Seward, LEAF Executive Director Julie Dostal and Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner. (Photos courtesy Otsego Chamber of Commerce)…
DON’T PAROLE JILL’S KILLER, COUNTY ASKS With One Abstention, One Nay, Reps Petition NYS Board, Back Seward’s Bill By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With board Vice Chairman Gary Koutnik abstaining, and another Democrat voting nay, the county Board of Representatives today asked the state Parole Board “to deny the release, conditional or otherwise,” of David Dart, convicted of slaying 18-year-old Jill Gibbons with a “Rambo-style knife” in the Oneonta Municipal Parking Garage in 1989. The resolution,…