Knowledgeable Folks In County DMV Help Cut Through Albany Bureacracy Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21, 2014 Editor’s Note: This is a letter from attorney Les Sittler, Fly Creek, to Kathy Clark, R-Otego, the county Board of Representatives chair. I read recently, with much concern, that the Board of Representatives of Otsego County is considering closing the DMV office in Cooperstown. As you may know, I have been an attorney practicing in the northern part of Otsego County since 1988.…
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Enough Cuts. Let’s Rebuild Otsego County To The Gold Standard Editorial for the Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21 2014 For the past few months, Maria Ajello, a Town of Richfield widow – her husband, Ken, who died in 2008, was a decorated Vietnam veteran – has been tearfully appearing before the Otsego County Board of Representatives, begging that the tax sale on their home be overturned. County representatives and the county Treasurer’s Office have pointed out, convincingly, that all the…
All First-Night Action Under Foothills’ Roof By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 Like the snowflakes that flutter down on New Year’s Eve, each First Night celebration is different. “We’re always starting new traditions,” said David Hayes, one of the organizers. “We’re not afraid to try new things.” This year, you won’t even have to face the snow and cold to enjoy the magic of the celebration. First Night has teamed up with Foothills to…
OPT Model For Handicapped Applauded At Two-State Transportation Conference By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 Every morning, Karen Schrader leaves her house, gets a bagel at the Latte Lounge, and gets on the OPT West End bus to go to work. “She’s just like everybody else,” said Paul Patterson, Oneonta Public Transit director. But Schrader isn’t like everybody else – she’s a shining example of how public transportation can help special needs citizens become…
Mayor Southard Vows Hard Work, Prudence By JIM KEVLIN • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 If he follows the lessons he learned from his father – “work hard and stay within your means” – City Hall promises to be well served by Acting Mayor Russell A. Southard Jr. over the next year. He learned those lessons early on, when Russell A. Southard Sr. moved his young family – six daughters and one son, the fifth of the…
Enrollments To Dive, But Oneonta Stable By JIM KEVLIN • HOMETOWN ONEONTA/The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 The latest enrollment figures are in from ONC BOCES, and they forecast an 18 percent drop in high school enrollment in its 19-district region by 2027. In some of ONC BOCES’ districts, the forecast is considerably worse: Milford Central can expect a 46.8 percent decrease, almost half of its high school population. Jefferson Central, in Delaware County, may lose 41.5…
Public Hearing Tuesday Evening On Proposed Oneonta City Budget ONEONTA – The public hearing on the proposed 2015 Oneonta City Budget will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Common Council chambers at City Hall. Public welcome. REVIEW BUDGET, CAPITAL BUDGET, CITY MANAGER’S BUDGET MESSAGE…
Canadarago Lake Plan Will Be Detailed Tuesday COOPERSTOWN – The Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting of the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will feature a presentation by Carter L. Bailey titled “Canadarago Lake Watershed Protection Plan: Working Together for a Common Goal.” The meeting is at 1 p.m. in Classroom A at The Meadows, hosted by the Otsego County Planning Department. It is free and open to the public.…
Oneonta Actor Cuyle Carvin On Brink Of Big-Time By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21, 2014 ONEONTA – Like many other people, Cuyle Carvin found his first job in the employment section of the newspaper – he just didn’t know it was going to be his career. “I was working at the Southside Mall and I saw this ad calling for extras for a crime reenactment show they were shooting in Delhi,” he said. “So I went,…
Hearts Felt, Tongues Spoke, Hands Acted By JIM KEVLIN•allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21 COOPERSTOWN – Who around here has heard of Isaac Newton Arnold? Yet, elected to Congress from Illinois in 1860, the Hartwick native served as the “eyes and ears” on Capitol Hill for the new president, Abraham Lincoln. As a congressman, Arnold introduced the bill that freed the slaves in Washington, D.C., and the Florida territory. Later, he introduced the bill that in 1865 became the Thirteenth…
