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Vote Farwell, Brockway For County Board Seats

ELECTION EDITORIAL Vote Farwell, Brockway For County Board Seats 2017 – now, that was a year for local democracy. Twelve of the 14 seats on the Otsego County Board of Representatives were contested – only Gary Koutnik in Democratic Oneonta and Dan Wilber in Republican Town of Burlington got a pass. This year, regrettably, there are three, but one race calls out for an endorsement: Michele Farwell, the Democrat running for reelection in District 2 (Morris, Butternuts and Pittsfield). Send…

questionnaire 2017 — michele farwell

MICHELE FARWELL OTSEGO COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 2 – MORRIS, PITTSFIELD, BUTTERNUTS COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Gilbertsville EDUCATION: BS Biology, Cornell University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 17 years, patternmaker and printer at Adelphi Paper Hangings, Sharon Springs.  Managing Editor from 1999-2000 at The Freeman’s Journal, Cooperstown COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Town of Butternuts councilperson 2012-2016, Town of Butternuts deputy supervisor 2016-present.  Copes Corners Park Committee chairperson, Village Improvement Society member, Butternut Valley Alliance member. Gilbertsville Mount Upton school garden volunteer. FAMILY: My husband Norm works in…

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Butternut Valley Alliance Joins Otsego Outdoors Collaborative

Butternut Valley Alliance JoinsOtsego Outdoors Collaborative By DARLA M. YOUNGS OTSEGO COUNTY Having recently welcomed the Butternut Valley Alliance to its ranks, the Otsego Outdoors program has now grown from a trio of partner organizations to a quartet. Otsego Outdoors, known for its seasonal Otsego Octet Challenges, connects county residents and visitors with year-round recreational opportunities. The collaborative program was begun in May of 2017 by Otsego 2000, the Otsego Land Trust and the Otsego County Conservation Association.…

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Otsego hires county administrator, approves EMS positions

Otsego hires county administrator, approves EMS positions By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Joshua Beams, a 2005 SUNY Oneonta graduate, was appointed as Otsego County administrator, effective Oct. 4, at a special meeting of the county’s Board of Representatives Tuesday, Sept. 7. The position was originally approved in December 2019, but the hiring was delayed a year because of a 2020 hiring freeze at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The position was discussed in county government circles for…

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Roads still closed around Gilbertsville as flood clean-up enters day two

Roads still closed around Gilbertsville as flood clean-up enters day two By KEVIN LIMITI and GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Federal Emergency Management Agency officials were on the scene in southwestern Otsego County on Sunday, July 18, to assess flooding Saturday, July 17, in the villages of Morris and Gilbertsville and the towns of Morris and Butternuts. According to Rep. Michelle Farwell, D-Butternuts, Morris, Pittsfield, the cost of the damage is expected to be in the millions, particularly with…

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Clark Foundation announces scholarship awards

Clark Foundation announces scholarship awards STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Clark Foundation announced the scholarship recipients for 2021 in a Tuesday, June 15, media release. The scholarships were awarded to 188 students, with a total of $742,600. “The board and I are pleased to recognize the accomplishments of this distinguished group of graduating seniors by assisting them in their undergraduate studies,” Janes Forbes Clark said in the release. “Despite having to navigate and manage the impact of the…

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11 COUNTY BOARD RACES EMERGE IN NOV. 2 ELECTIONS

LAPIN ISN’T RUNNING AGAIN 11 COUNTY BOARD RACES EMERGE IN NOV. 2 ELECTIONS New Names: Jastremski, Ross, Catan; 2 Democrats Vying To Face Brockway  By JIM KEVLIN & LARISSA RYAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The 2021 battle for the Otsego County Board of Representatives has been joined, with more candidates fielded than any time in recent memory, with contests in 11 districts. In the 14 districts, 11 Republican candidates, one Conservative (allied with the Republicans) and 13 Democrats filed…

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Democratic Resolution Decrying Jan. 6 Attack Poised For Passage 3/3

Democratic Resolution Decrying Jan. 6 Attack Poised For Passage 3/3 Republican Resolution, That Also Decries Riots, May Be Languishing By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Both Late Resolution G and Late Resolution H may become the position of the county Board of Representatives. But H, the Democratic resolution, which decried the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but didn’t mention summer-long riots in U.S. cities, currently has a better chance of becoming board policy. Meg Kennedy, who…

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County Board’s Partisan Divide Comes To Fore

County Board’s Partisan Divide Comes To Fore Resolutions On Hot Current Issues Blunted, Or Sent Back To Committee By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Partisan perspectives led to lively debates this morning at the February meeting of the county Board of Representatives, but the three related resolutions were blunted or failed to reach the floor. First, a resolution – to chide Assemblyman John Salka and state Sen. Peter Oberacker for a bill specifying New Yorkers can refuse…

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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.