Comp Plan Committee Revises Vision Statement By PARKER FISH • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The city’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee agreed nothing should be left to interpretation in new plan: It met for an hour tonight to simply re-word the vision statement. The vision statement summarizes the characteristics of the city, and what the future should be. In essence, the vision statement summarizes the entire comprehensive plans in a few short sentences. “In my line of work, this is…
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Bettiol, NBT Honored At Chamber Dinner By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The crowd rose to its feet with a roaring applause at the annual Otsego County Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday evening as Betty Bettiol made her way to the podium to accept the Distinguished Citizen Award, given posthumously to her husband, Eugene A. Bettiol Sr. Accepting the award for her husband that was named in honor of her late son, Gene Bettiol, Jr., was an…
Wilber Re-Appointed, Board Vacancy Filled By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Dan Wilber, R-Burlington, was unanimously reappointed today by his colleagues to fill the vacancy created when he forgot to sign his oath of office statement in January. When Wilber discovered earlier this month that his paperwork was incomplete, his seat on the board was immediately vacated.…
CCS Board Candidates Express Views At Forum…
Signatures Validated Collier Can Run, Board of Elections Rules By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The state Board of Elections determined this afternoon that Cooperstown native Erin Collier’s signatures on her campaign petition were valid, clearing the way for her name to appear on the ballot in the 19th Congressional District Democratic primary June 26. Collier garnered over 2,700 signatures on her petition, more than double the amount that is required and, according to Collier, more than…
Head-On Collision Blocks Route 166 Both Drivers Transported To Bassett By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com TOWN OF MIDDLEFIELD – Two vehicles collided head-on this morning on Route 166 and Cornish Hill Road, sending both drivers to Bassett Hospital, according to Sheriff’s Deputy James Mateunas. When the emergency call was placed at 9:11 a.m., Cooperstown firefighters and sheriff’s deputies responded.…
Rain Doesn’t Stop Oneonta Color Run…
Bittersweet Strains After 45 Years, Schneider Says Goodbye…
Fernandez Plans Primary Vs. Devlin Trooper Makes Bid For Sheriff Official ONEONTA – Retired state trooper Bob Fernandez plans to challenge incumbent Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. in a Sept. 19 primary for the Republican nomination, he announced at his official campaign kickoff Saturday at the Oneonta Vets Club. “We really are going to try to turn this sheriff’s office around,” Fernandez told a crowd of well-wishers. “We going to make it a better office, a more cooperative office within…
LEAF Art & Poetry Contest Brings Community Together…
