So Long, Harper Preparations Minimized Accidents, Kept People Home, Authorities Say By LIBBY CUDMORE Preparation, Otsego County agreed, was the secret to riding out a successful winter storm. “We prepared for the worst, and that made a big difference,” said Art Klinger, county emergency services coordinator at The Meadows Office Building, Town of Middlefield. Though Winter Storm Harper threatened 20-30 inches over the weekend, the final total came to around 10 inches in most places. “I don’t think not getting…
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County Must Explore Fresh Thinking On Energy To the Editor: Dennis Higgins of Otego took a few pot-shots at my opinion piece which appeared in Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. In my piece, I wondered if an Oneonta Municipal Microgrid System might help expand local energy generation and availability in helping alleviate the limitations on our current energy capacity. I threw it out there as a question to try and stimulate some discussion for the good of more…
ROB ROBINSON • 1952-2019 Thrice Struck Down By Misfortune, He Rose To Inspire Others Everyone’s a hero in a rising market. It’s when inevitable hard times hit that people show their mettle. That certainly was the case with Rob Robinson, a central figure in the Otsego County business community for 16 years as Chamber of Commerce president. Abruptly, that came to an end in November 2011 with his arrest – handcuffed, as if he posed a threat to anyone –…
Susquehanna SPCA Raises Over $95K In ‘Save A Life’ Campaign COOPERSTOWN Raising more than $75,000 in donations as part of the Staffworks “Save a Life” campaign, the Susquehanna Animal Shelter was one of the top performers of the fund drive, receiving an additional $10,000 towards their capital project on top of the $10,000 in matching funding for a total of $95,949. “We didn’t raise the most, but Anita felt like we did so well as newcomers that she gave…
TBRM’ BLENDS LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCE 1st Hartwick Master Degree Created, An Innovative One Bringing a new pharmaceutical to market costs $1 billion and takes 15 years, said Dr. Alice C. Ceacareanu. “And 15 more years to make the best use of it,” said the new director of Hartwick College’s first master’s degree program, in TBRM, Translational Biomedical Research Management. Its goal is to prepare professionals to short that 30-year delay considerably, she said in an interview Tuesday, Jan. 22. The…
After 5 Years, Hazzard Leaves Chamber Helm He Plans To Focus On Leatherstocking Trolley By PATRICK WAGER COOPERSTOWN – After five years, the man who helped the village declare “We Are Cooperstown” will be stepping down. Matt Hazzard, Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce executive director since 2014, announced Monday, Jan. 21, that he would be resigning from the position in April. “I’m most proud of the compilation of successes we had during my time there,” he said. “When I look at…
Worried About Global Warming? DON’T Buy An Electric Vehicle I feel it is safe to assume that people who buy electric cars do so because they feel that doing so will help protect environmental quality and slow climate change. Is that really the case? Based on the 2015 Paris Agreement, there will need to be a 50-fold increase in electric vehicles worldwide. With current technology, that means a huge increase in the use of lithium-ion batteries. Their manufacture uses natural…
ON THE RECORD Lacking Pipelines, Con Ed Imposes Moratorium Downstate Editor’s Note: Gas shortages in New York State aren’t limited to Otsego County, give this excerpt from a Politico dispatch from a few days ago. ALBANY – Businesses, developers and homeowners looking to switch to natural gas from oil or get service for new construction projects in much of southern Westchester County are out of luck. Con Edison has officially imposed a moratorium on new firm service in southern Westchester, something it…
With New Inspection In Hand, City Attorney Due Back In Court Editor’s Note: Here the summary of findings of an inspection of the former Oneonta Hotel conducted by code inspectors on Jan. 15. The city Board of Public Service declare an “emergency” at the building on Jan. 5, 2017, after an inspection. On Oct. 5, 2017, the board declared the apartment house “unsafe.” With the latest finding, City Attorney David Merzig is due back in county court, seeking an…
Chiba, Laughlin Co-Chair CV Democratic Committee Kathryn “Kat” Chiba and Dennis Laughlin were elected co-chairs of the Cherry Valley Democratic Committee, and Philip Durkin was elected secretary at a reorganizational meeting last Thursday. Seated from left are committee members Kathleen Taylor, Gerry Woodworth, Chiba and Frank McGrath; standing are Durkin, left, and Laughlin. The committee reviewed 2018 and offices up for election in 2019, and discussed Democratic outreach and priorities like rural broadband and cell service. Meetings are the third…
