County Strategic Planning Process Underway, Board Chair Clark Says COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has begun working with local municipalities to develop a Countywide Strategic Prioritization Plan, seeking to identify priorities for economic investment, sustainability, community revitalization and government efficiency. The plan will enhance grant applications, and be a stimulus for greater collaboration within the county, said county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, in announcing today that the program is moving ahead.…
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FOR THE RECORD: The Otsego Town Board’s meeting to discuss a proposal on acquiring Brookwood Gardens for a town park is 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, in the town hall in Fly Creek, (not October as reported in this week’s Freeman’s Journal)…
At Hartwick College, Beekman Boys Will Discuss The Wisdom Of Goats ONEONTA – Fabulous Beekman Boys Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge will discussed “The 10 Things We Learned About Life From Goats” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Hartwick College’s Slade Theater in Yager Hall. The lecture is part of the 2015-16 Hartwick Campus Theme, “Food and the Community.” The event is free and open to the public.…
August To August, Otsego County Loses 300 Jobs, Labor Dept. Finds Otsego County lost 300 jobs between August 2014 and August 2015, according to the state Department of Labor monthly report, released today. Last August, the county had 27,300 jobs; this August, it had dropped to 27,000 even. No other particulars were broken out for Otsego County. Delaware County also lost 300 jobs, but on a smaller base. Between the two Augusts, jobs dropped from 16,500 to 16,200. Statewide, jobs…
U.S. Attorney Investigating SUNY Polytechnic Contracts Center Of Nano Boom Source Of Otsego County’s Ec-Dev Hopes U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is subpoening the Utica area’s SUNY Polytechnic Institute, font of Otsego County’s nanotechnology hopes, as part of a probe into Gov. Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” economic development plan, the Daily News has learned, www.NYDAILYNEWS.COM reported two hours ago. SUNY Poly president Dr. Alain Kaloyeros received subpoenas seeking documents and other information in recent months, the Daily News said, quoting sources. In addition, the SUNY…
INAUGURATION SLIDE SHOW Scenes From Swearing-In CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM HERZIG SWEARING-IN…
IN MEMORIAM: Eloise Goulette, 102; Oneontan Resided Downstate Near Son ONEONTA – Eloise Goulette, 102, former long-time citizen of Oneonta, died at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie today – Sept. 17, 2015 – where she had lived since 2006. She was born in Carbondale, Pa., on April 28, 1913, the daughter of the late Franklin and Mary Jacobs Layman. On May 10, 1932, in Oneonta, Eloise married Albert J. Goulette, Sr. Albert predeceased her on Feb. 22, 1986.…
Future Teachers, Consider Hartwick: Its Ed Majors 6th Highest Paid In U.S. TROY – Hartwick College has been ranked #6 among 713 colleges nationwide in Highest Paid Grads in Education by College Factual (www.collegefactual.com), a trusted resource that uses customizable tools and outcomes-based rankings systems to guide students through the college selection process.…
INCREDIBLE! Republican, Democratic Primary Races For Hartwick Town Supervisor Are Tied COOPERSTOWN – It’s likely never happened in Otsego County before – or anywhere else in the country for that matter. After adding in absentee ballots, the county Board of Elections announced today that both Republican and Democratic primaries for Hartwick town supervisor are tied. Incumbent David Butler and challenger Bob O’Brien, the Hartwick fire chief, are tied 53-53 for the Republican nomination. Juli Sharratt, who was running for the…
Hansen, Kieler, Lewis, Holstead Chobani Tourney Tennis Champs…
