First Oberacker-Sponsored Bill, Aiding Oneonta Schools, Passed By Senate Committee ALBANY – The first bill introduced by state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, which corrects a clerical error and saves $400,000 of transportation aid to Oneonta City Schools, today passed the state Senate Education Committee. “This is the first bill I have introduced as a state senator and it embodies one of my main priorities – to assist our local schools and municipalities when they are in need,” said Oberacker. “Without…
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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…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Tour Our Urban Forest TREES OF COOPERSTOWN – 5:30 p.m. Tour Cooperstown with Otsego County Conservation Association, learn benefits of street trees, threats to urban forests, basics of tree anatomy, identification. Free, open to public. Pre-registration preferred. Meet at Pioneer Park, Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/the-trees-of-cooperstown/ GARDEN CLUB – 6:30 p.m. Public meeting hosts Don Urtz presenting photographs of work done by the club over the years. Free, refreshments provided. Richfield Springs Village Library,…
Laurens Teen Reported Missing LAURENS – State Police are looking for information on a 16 year old girl who has been reported missing from the Town of Laurens. Khailee M. Stoughton, 16, reportedly left home on June 19 and has not returned. According to police, she has made contact by phone and was believed to be traveling between the Oneonta, Morris and Albany areas. She is not believed to have been abducted. Stoughton is a black female, 5’4″ tall and…
Legislators Miss Budget Deadline For 1st Time Since Cuomo Elected…
Seward Leads Key Budget Committee ALBANY – With the April 1 state budget deadline approaching, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has been named co-chairman of the state Legislature’s General Government/Local Assistance Budget Conference Committee. He will also serve as a member of the Education Budget Conference Committee. “Bipartisan conference committees have been instrumental in producing six consecutive on-time budgets, and I am confident this process will deliver again this year,” said Seward.…
Governor Cuomo Speaks ’14 Proposals’ Will Be Detailed In State Of The State & Budget Address Today at 12:30pm, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will deliver his annual State Of The State & Budget Address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The speech will be streamed live on the Governor’s website. There you can also find previous addresses as well as more information about the Governor and this particular address. We have included a link to the live stream below. …
