PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 TONIGHT Raises Possible For Supervisors, Representatives By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The culmination of a two-year study designed to bring department-head and county-rep salaries into line will be presented this evening at the public hearing on Otsego County’s 2019 budget. The public hearing will be at 6 p.m. in the county courthouse on upper Main Street, Cooperstown. The salary plan, developed by averaging maximum-minimum salaries in 16 similar Upstate counties, would increase…
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Double-Bag Deer Parts On Disposal, Hunters Told With deer-hunting season underway, the county Solid Waste Department is reminding customers that animal carcasses/body parts from wildlife shall be accepted at the Oneonta and Cooperstown transfer stations with the following conditions:…
IN MEMORIAM: John F. Parks, Sr., 90; Tired Iron Member; Antique Tractor Buff PITTSFIELD – John F. “Jack” Parks Sr., 90, a member of the Tired Iron of the Butternut Valley Club and an antique tractor buff, passed away on Nov. 23, 2018, at his home. Jack was born on May 14, 1928 in Ilion, the son of Frank & Blanche (Williams) Parks. His childhood was spent in the South Edmeston area, and he was a graduate of New Berlin…
IN MEMORIAM: Wade B. Bostwick, 50; Oneonta Native, Bassett Security Guard MILFORD – Wade B. Bostwick, 50, a Bassett Hospital security guard for the past 10 years, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 24, 2018 at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1968 in Oneonta. Wade lived in various places before returning to Milford with his son Andy in 2008.…
School Bus, Pickup Collide In Oneonta…
No Tax Hike Foreseen In Proposed 2019 Budget Public Hearing At 6 p.m. Today In City Hall By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The public hearing on the City of Oneonta’s proposed 2019 budget is at 6 p.m. this evening in Council Chambers,and Mayor Gary Herzig promises some good news. “I am very pleased there will be no increase property taxes,” he said, “despite increasing costs in other areas, such as personnel.”…
$2 MILLION FUND DRIVE LAUNCHED CAMPAIGN GOAL: BUILD NEW SPCA (reprinted from this week’s Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK SEMINARY – When Stacie Haynes first arrived at the Susquehanna SPCA, the new executive director walked through the building and made a list of what needed work. Among the issues she found were a leaky roof and a mold-covered poster in what would become the surgery room. According to Clean Pro Gutter Cleaning Boston,…
14-Window Restoration Underway At Village Hall…
IN MEMORIAM: Caroline Sarafin, 74; Farmers’ Wife Active In Richfield Life RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Caroline A. Sarafin, 74, who retired from farming into an active role in community life, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning Nov. 21, 2018, at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown. She was born on July 15, 1944 in Herkimer, daughter to the late Frank and Eleanor Kroll. Caroline was raised and educated in Richfield Springs, graduating from Richfield Springs Central School, Class of 1962.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dean G. Utter, 78; Farmer Was ONC BOCES President CHERRY VALLEY – Dean Grover Utter, 78, a lifelong farmer, school board member and former ONC BOCES board president, passed away Nov. 15, 2018, at Bassett Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born on April 12, 1940, to Almond Grover Utter and Evelyn Prime Utter of Cherry Valley. He graduated from Cherry Valley Central School, and attended Syracuse University and Cornell University. He was the loving husband of…
