RECEPTION AT COOPERSTOWN BREWERY Rural Housing Agency Marks 35th Anniversary After presenting them with a state Senate Proclamation, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, left, discusses the future of ORHA (the Otsego Rural Housing Agency) with Executive Director Tim Peters, center, and board Chair Greg Crowell during a celebratory reception this evening at the Cooperstown Brewery, Milford. What would a birthday celebration be without cake, and ORHA staff Kimberly Adee, inset, made sure participants partook. Attendees ranged from Carl Waldman and…
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JUSTICE for GILLIAN Sister, Senator Plan Rally For Parole Reform By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – When David Dart was sentenced for the murder of Gillian Gibbons, her sister Jennifer Kirkpatrick remembered a chilling message he gave her in the courtroom. “He looked right at me and said, ‘I’ll be back,’” she recounted. Now, 30 years after Gillian’s death, Jennifer is mounting a campaign to keep her convicted killer in prison. “My goal is to let the community…
LETTER from JOHN RUDY Where Does Money Come From? To the Editor: Senator Seward’s lament over taxes and fees passed in the recent legislative session (“A Little Here, A Little There. Suddenly, It’s Many Millions,” Sept. 5-6, 2019), provided a source of bemusement to this reader. I kept remembering the multiple times over the years that Senator Seward has been part of a photo-op presentation in the media where he was shown handing a New York State check (often around…
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As NY State Spends, Counties Can Expect Cuts, Seward Warns Senator Briefs Reps, Q&A Follows By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The state Legislature’s ambitions are going to be paid for at the local level. That could be the lesson members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives took way from the Q&A this morning when state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, reported as follows at the board’s monthly meeting: • The state Legislature has reduced AIM funding…
VIEW FROM ALBANY A Little Here, A Little There. Suddenly, It’s Many Millions By State Sen. JIM SEWARD • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Death by a thousand cuts. Nickel and dime. If those adages come to mind when you think of New York State government, you are not alone. Now the latest example: the governor’s push to require millions of drivers to buy new license plates, needed or not. Recently, the governor’s office launched a statewide survey to select a new…
Seward’s Dairy Showmanship Skills On Display At Delaware County Fair…
Schenevus Central Allowed To Borrow Against Future Aid Seward, Miller Sponsored Bill To Save School, Cuomo Signs It ALBANY – Governor Cuomo has signed legislation to stabilize Schenevus Central School’s finances by allowing it to borrow against future state aid, as much as $500,000 in the upcoming school year, and to put together a long-term financial plan for the district. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman Brian Miller, the Republican who represents Schenevus, today announce the bill they sponsored…
Seward Bill Exempts ‘Vintage’ Snowmobiles From Registration Fee Utica Lawmaker Introduces Companion ALBANY – For a fourth time, the state Senate has passed a bill exempting vintage snowmobiles from the $100 annual registration fee, the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced. Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, a Utica Democrat, has introduced the legislation (A.7164) in the state Assembly. This year’s legislative session ends Wednesday.…
Oneontan Among Students At League’s Day In Albany…