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IN MEMORIAM: Leland W. Utter, 87; Navy Veteran Leland W. Utter, 87, of Lake City, Fla., and formerly of Schenevus, passed away Oct. 11, 2015, at the New York State Veterans Home, Oxford. He leaves survivors in Oneonta and Cooperstown. He was born Nov. 14, 1927, in the Town of Maryland, the son of William H. and Ruby (Ritchey) Utter.…
86-Year-Old Motorcylist Dies Near Schuyler Lake SCHUYLER LAKE – State Police at Richfield Springs reported yesterday they are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the Town of Exeter at 4:30 p.m. Monday. An investigation determined that Herbert L. Black, 86, of Remsen, was operating his 1998 Honda Valkyrie motorcycle northbound on Route 28 when he entered a curve in the roadway. Black was unable to maintain his lane and struck a street sign on the east shoulder. He was ejected and suffered…
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EDITORIAL MV500 Plan Condemns Otsego To Low-Salary, Seasonal Jobs Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from this week’s editorial in Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal, on newsstands in Oneonta, Cooperstown and beyond this afternoon. Otsego County has been dealt out of the Utica-Marcy STEM and nanotechnology boom in the MV500 application submitted to the state Monday, Oct. 5, a huge disappointment to anyone who cares about economic development locally. That can’t stand. MV500 is a six-county team – Otsego…
THE COUNTY BEAT How Did $5 Million Boon Become $9 Million Gap? Treasurer Explains County’s Changing Fortunes By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – How did Otsego County go from a prospective $5 million surplus with last year’s sale of Otsego Manor to a $9 million budget gap? The question is being raised as county representatives prepare the 2016 budget. According to County Treasurer Dan Crowell, the surplus never materialized. It evaporated when Otsego Manor legacy costs proved to…
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Third Top Executive Resigns At City Hall HR Director Kathy Wolverton Steps Aside ONEONTA – Kathy Wolverton, personnel director, has become the third top executive to leave City Hall in recent months. Mayor Gary Herzig and Common Council accepted Wolverton’s resignation yesterday afternoon. “While we are sad to have Ms. Wolverton leave City Hall, we expect that her decision to pursue new challenges will prove rewarding,” Herzig and Common Council member Larry Malone, Human Resources Committee chair, said in a statement…
State Agricultural Commissioner Due At Hartwick Entrepreneurship Class ONEONTA – The state agriculture commissioner, Richard Ball of Schoharie, will speak with students in Hartwick College’s Entrepreneurship class this coming Friday. Ball was invited by Lecturer in Business Scott Schwartz, after the two met recently at Schoharie County Family Farm Day. Ball is not only the state’s agriculture commissioner, but also a farmer and businessman. “Commissioner Ball’s visit is perfectly timed to emphasize how our campus theme, Food and Community, overlaps with…
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