Patricia Kennedy Honored In Albany With ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, yesterday honored Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy of Oneonta as the 2015 Senate “Woman of Distinction” from the 51st senate district at the 18th annual senate Women of Distinction ceremony at the Capitol. “Over the years, I have been fortunate to highlight a number of inspirational, trailblazing leaders through the senate’s Women of Distinction program, and this year is no different,” said Senator Seward.…
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After Debate, Oneonta Common Council Approves $33,000 Fire, EMS Needs Study By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com ONEONTA – With hopes of better understanding community fire and EMS needs, Common Council, after some debate, agreed 5-3 this evening to authorize $33,000 for a comprehensive study of the Fire and EMS departments. “We’ll finally have an outside source giving us input in hopes of saving us funds in the future,” said Council member Bob Brzozowski, Seventh Ward. The study will be done…
All But Two Of 17 Testify Against Hotel Before ZBA FULL REPORT IN FREEMAN’S JOURNAL, ON NEWSSTANDS TOMORROW…
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‘William Cooper’s Town’ Author Speaks At Hartwick At 8 p.m. ONEONTA – Tonight Hartwick College will be hosting Alan Taylor, who won his first Pulitzer for his 1995 “William Cooper’s Town,” which defined early Cooperstown history as a struggle between Federalists like Cooper, who favored centralizing of authority in a small group, and Democratic Republicans like Jedediah Peck, who saw supremacy in the people at large. The lecture, free and open to the public, is planned for 8 p.m. in the…
Seward Reopens I-88 Rest Area At Wells Bridge ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who last year obtained funding to reopen the I-88 rest area at Worcester, has now obtained funding to reopen the one at Wells Bridge, between I-88’s exists 11 and 12. “Five years ago when the NYSDOT decided to close several rest areas, I fought the plan over a concern for public safety,” Seward said in an announcement issued today. “Last year I was able to…
Local Audubon Society Pledges $250 To Eagle-Shooting Reward The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society has pledged $250 toward the reward fund set up to identify and prosecute individuals responsible for shooting an immature bald eagle found in New Lisbon on Saturday, April 25. The bird is presently at Cornell University recovering from surgery. Part of one wing was amputated. The bird will not be able to be released since it will never fly again.…
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2 PARTNERS TO CREATE HUB FOR BREWERS, DISTILLERIES By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – They hadn’t thought of creating a retail hub for Otsego County’s growing beverage industry, but when Augur’s Books “at the flagpole,” perhaps Cooperstown’s most desirable storefront, became available for the first time in a quarter-century, the creative juices started flowing. Now, Cooperstown Distillery proprietor Gene Marra and Steve Harris, owner of Royal Chrysler in Oneonta and an investor in the company, are planning to open Local:…
Fundraiser Saturday For Bryce Miller, Preemie Baby Being Treated In Albany ONEONTA – A pancake breakfast and Chinese auction to benefit the premature baby son of Patrick and Christina Miller of Mount Vision is planned 9 a.m-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Conference Center. A fund-raising campaign is also underway at http://www.gofundme.com/nijnes…
