First in-person common council since COVID celebrates recent achievements By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council met in person Tuesday, July 6, with an atmosphere of visible joviality and relief after spending a year meeting via Zoom. “This is something we haven’t done in a long time,” Mayor Gary Herzig said, which elicited some appreciative chuckles. Some of the agenda items passed included motions authorizing the acceptance of a state grant for the development of…
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City Clerk Powell Retires, Assistant Will Succeed Her By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Except for Council member Scott Harrington recusing himself, Tuesday ’s vote for Kerriann Harrington to succeed City Clerk Nancy Powell was smooth. Kerriann is Scott’s wife. “As an older person, I knew I wouldn’t be here for 20 years,” said Powell. “My goal was to build a team to make that transition seamless, and we were able to accomplish that.” Among those who joined her…
What To Swear-In On? Bible? Constitution? By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The traditional swearing-ins were Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Common Council chambers, but swearing-in with a hand on the Bible was one tradition that may be waning. When each of the nine candidates approached the podium, City Judge Lucy Bernier asked them if they would like to place their hand on the Bible, or on the U.S. Constitution. Three of the nine – seven Council members…
Republicans Keep County Board Majority By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Republicans rained on the Democrats’ parade on Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Republican Rick Brockway won Laurens-Otego’s District 3, 697-548, turning back a Democratic effort to take control of the county board for the first time in memory. “Otsego County is red,” declared a jubilant Republican County Chairman Vince Casale. “It has always been red. It will always be red. People in Otsego County…
2019 GENERAL ELECTION Carson, Harrington Win Common Council Seats Shue, Drnek, Davies Also Join Board By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Republicans have doubled their Common Council seats on Oneonta’s Common Council with wins by Len Carson, Fifth Ward, and Scott Harrington, Sixth Ward. Carson defeated Democratic challenger Danielle Tonner 157-112; Harrington handily held back democrat Mark Boshnak 146-96.…
LETTER from BILL SHUE Scott Harrington Has Roots In Sixth Ward Politics To the Editor: I have known Scott Harrington since he was a boy. Now he is a responsible husband and father. He was raised by two hardworking people, Stan and Mary Jane Harrington. Scott saw first-hand the ideals of true volunteerism and dedication to the task at hand. Unfortunately, Stan, a county representative for Wards 5-6, passed away at a fairly young age. Both he and Mary Jane Harrington gave to…
LETTER from ELLEN FALIN Harrington Has 6th Ward Spirit Elect Him To Common Council To the Editor: Residents of Oneonta’s Sixth Ward are fortunate to have Scott Harrington as a candidate for Common Council. Scott grew up in the Sixth Ward. He knows our history and concerns because he has experienced them first hand. He has that genuine Sixth Ward spirit that can’t be faked. He’s willing to reach across party lines, look for commonsense answers, and most importantly, set…
TOWN HALL IN ONEONTA Herzig To Salka: Help Upstate Cities By JENNIFER HILL • Special to ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Ask and you may receive. “Cities like mine have maintained taxes at the state-mandated cap of two percent – even at zero percent, but state aid to municipalities have not increased in 10 years,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during a Town Hall with Oneonta’s Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, in Council chambers this evening. “Why won’t the legislature not step up to…
2nd County Rep Runs For Common Council Scott Harrington Announces In 6th Ward By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Another former Otsego county rep, Scott Harrington, is running for Common Council in November. He will seek the Sixth Ward seat, which Council member and Deputy Mayor Russell Southard has held for two terms. Yesterday, Len Carso announced he would run for the Ward 5 seat, which Council member Dana Levinson is vacating at the end of the year. Five…
