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Congressional Candidate Due At 2 ‘Meet And Greets’ Locally

Congressional Candidate Due At 2 ‘Meet And Greets’ Locally Brian Flynn, Democratic candidate for the 19th Congressional, is being hosted locally at two “meet and greets” next week, one in Cooperstown and one in Oneonta. Leslie Berliant, the recent candidate for county board is hosting Flynn 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at The Shack in Hartwick Seminary.…

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‘REFORM CAUCUS’ WINS DECISIVELY

‘REFORM CAUCUS’ WINS DECISIVELY Absentee Ballots May Erase Chair Clark’s Narrow Victory By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The “Reform Caucus,” a coalescence of forward-looking minds, decisively took control of the Otsego County Board of Representatives Tuesday, Nov. 7. The caucus claimed nine of the 14 seats, and 3,746 weighted votes against 2,482 for the stand-pat  coalition that had gathered around county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego/Laurens. Strictly along party lines, Democrats rose from a 4-11 deficit to…

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MORE POLITICAL LETTERS

MORE POLITICAL LETTERS Editor’s Note: Due to the large number of Letters to the Editor of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal, all that didn’t make it into this week’s print editions will be published on www.AllOTSEGO.com before Election Day, next Tuesday, Nov. 7.  The polls will be open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.  Click here for sample ballots.  This is the SECOND round, with more to follow. BERLIANT: Glad For DiNapoli’s Support HOHENSEE: Thank You, Andrew Marietta WEINBERG: Gelbsman Saves You…

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KUZMINSKI: Vote For Democratic Slate

KUZMINSKI: Vote For Democratic Slate To the Editor: Sustainable Otsego has endorsed the following candidates for county board: Leslie Berliant, Nicole Dillingham, Gary Koutnik, Danny Lapin, Andrew Marietta, Adrienne Martini, Chad McEvoy, Cathy Nardi, Pat Ryan, Liz Shannon, Tom Spychalski, and Andrew Stammel. They all support the principles of sustainable living, economic self-reliance and home rule. As we face the future, it’s clear that we can no longer rely, as we used to, on distant governments and corporations to provide…

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Reelect Marietta, ‘Reform Caucus’

EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS Reelect Marietta, ‘Reform Caucus’ Editor’s Note:  This is the editorial opinion of www.AllOTSEGO.com, Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal.  Letters to the editor on political topics received after 10 a.m. Tuesday will appear on www.AllOTSEGO.com.  Polls are open 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. With all the sturm und drang over the years surrounding the Otsego County Board of Representatives – MOSA or not, road patrols or not, economic development or not – a central truth was lost:…

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CANDIDATES QUESTIONNAIRES: 12 Races Contested For County Board

POLLS OPEN 6 a.m.-9 p.m., NOV. 7 12 Races Contested For County Board Questionnaires that have been submitted so far by candidates for the Otsego County Board of Representatives in the Nov. 7 elections are highlighted below.  As the rest of the candidates respond, the links will be updated. Please click on highlighted link to read, in candidates’ own words, why they are qualified to serve.  And don’t forget to vote!  Polls are open 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7.…

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Pro, Cons Aired Over XNG Trucks

Pro, Cons Aired Over XNG Trucks Attendees Urged, Write Sen. Seward; Responder Says Crash ‘Handled Well’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sometimes with apocalyptic descriptions, activists Bill Huston from Binghamton and Craig Stevens from Silver Lake, Pa., held sway for much of this evening’s informational meeting on XNG’s “virtual pipeline” of trucks bearing compressed natural gas across Otsego County. For instance, if a “fully loaded” Titan, one brand of truck the two said XNG is…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 1

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 1 Sounds Of Independence CELEBRATION – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mark Independence Day weekend with a muster of the militia and a reading of the Declaration of Independence on the village green at 1 p.m. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org/Independence-Day-July-4th-Celebration WRITERS CAMP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Join Jen and the HML Writers Group for a NaNoWriMo style weekly workshop. Jen will present prompts and other activities to get you writing. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut…

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Republican To Challenge Marietta For County Board

Republican To Challenge Marietta For County Board Dems Berliant, Martini Target Bliss, Gelbsman COOPERSTOWN – Tim Walker today officially announced his candidacy for Otsego County Board Representatives in District 8, Town of Otsego (which includes most of Cooperstown). He is challenging Democrat Andrew Marietta, who is completing his first term and plans to run again. While the deadline for filing petitions is still a month away, the fall campaign is already heating up. In the last 24 hours, Leslie Berliant,…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.