Barber Would Bring 143-Year Farming Heritage To Albany By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEBURGH There’s no doubting folks in the Schoharie Valley know Jim Barber, simply judging from the political signs that line Route 30 from Middleburgh to Fultonham and well beyond. The family has lived on Barber’s Farm for 163 years, since two brothers bought 38 acres of some of the richest soil in the world. Today, the family owns 450 acres of cropland, and another 100…
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Assemblyman Tague May Run To Fill Seat Otsego GOP Chair Voices Support By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHOHARIE – Chris Tague, Schoharie, 21-month assemblyman in the 102nd District, plans to decide by the end of the week whether he will seeking to succeed state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District. Calling Seward “a dear friend,” he said he was “distressed by the news” that the 35-year senator has decided not to run again as he continues…
Cooperstown Contingent Joins Rally At Cobleskill Jeannine Webster and daughter Cate Bohler were among anti-gun-violence protesters this afternoon at the “March For Our Lives” in Cobleskill. Similar rallies were held across the country today in sympathy with one in Washington D.C. led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. At left, CCS junior Josie Hovis was among the speakers from CCS, as well as Emma Trahan, Josie Hovis, Ray Hovis, Alex Bohler, Emma Morlang, Harrison Weiss, Madelyn Weiss, Danyell Monk,…