Seward Again Proposes Naming Herkimer Diamond State Mineral ALBANY – At the initiative of state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, the state Senate today passed legislation (S.5866) that would designate the Herkimer Diamond, “the distinctive quartz crystals from the Mohawk Valley,” as the state mineral. “The Herkimer Diamond is known worldwide,” said Seward. “Residents of the Mohawk Valley take great pride in the discovery of this unique gem and are extremely pleased that it is in line to be added to…
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Seward’s Heroin Task Force Sends Bill Package To House ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who convened a session of the Joint Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction in Oneonta last year, today announced the Senate passage of the comprehensive package of bills that resulted. The goal, he said, is to help decrease heroin deaths and put more drug dealers behind bars for peddling dangerous opioids. As a member of the task for, the senator said, “I have…
Seward Introduces Senate Bill To Restore Cut School Funding ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced that he has introduced legislation (S.2643) to eliminate the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) which has cost New York school districts millions of dollars. “I voted against the GEA when it passed in 2009 and have been working to erase this curse on our local schools ever since,” said Seward. “This hurtful policy was simply a cash-grab by the state that left schools…
Senate Resolution Honors Joe Judd…
Broadband Plan Set: IDA May Let Contract With Telecom Firm By JIM KEVLIN • HOMETOWN ONEONTA/The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 4-5, 2014 The future in Otsego County is not now. But it could be now in the next 2-3 years. The IDA-commissioned Broadband Feasibility Study has found a $30 million public-private high-speed system can happen in Otsego County, and the agency is prepared to contract with a “telecom” to implement it as soon at the IDA’s Thursday, Dec.…
Tax Abatements Will Be Considered To Repair Deteriorating City Homes ONEONTA – Common Council, meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, will consider adopting a local law providing tax abatement to those seeking to rehabilitate deteriorating housing in the city. Local regulation was enabled by a state law, initiated by Mayor Dick Miller, that was shepherded through the state Legislature by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and signed by Governor Cuomo. The proposal was an outgrowth of Mayor Miller’s 2012 Housing Summit…
Worcester’s I-88 Rest Area Due To Reopen Friday WORCESTER – Closed since 2010, The Interstate 88 rest area, between Excits 18 and 19 in Worcester, is due to reopen this coming Friday. “With the holiday travel season now upon us, I am extremely pleased that this rest stop, a critical component for highway safety, is set to reopen,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who pushed for the reopening. “I fought against the NYSDOT decision to shutter this and other…
Senator Seward: Mayor Miller Bettered City ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today described Mayor Dick Miller as “determined, tenacious” and tireless in working on behalf of the City of Oneonta. Here is Seward’s complete statement following the news of the mayor’s passing: “I was shocked and saddened by Dick Miller’s sudden and untimely death. Dick brought innovative ideas to Oneonta as college president at Hartwick College and later as mayor. He implemented those ideas in a determined, tenacious…
Funding Renewed For CORE Training Program MILFORD – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, this morning announced $273,000 in state grants, including $38,000 to support Milford Central School’s Career Opportunities in Rural Education (CORE) Initiative. “Our schools are faced with growing financial demands while, at the same time, student needs are also on the rise,” said Seward. “Districts are often searching for new and innovative ways to help students prepare for the future, and I am pleased to help support these…
Friends Hail Douglas Kent For 49 Years At Hyde Hall…