COLUMN • Capitol Perspective NY Has Third Most Lyme Disease Cases By State Sen. JAMES L. SEWARD • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ALBANY – May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and with the number of reported cases in New York rising each year, it is important to arm yourself and your family with the tools to avoid the disease when possible, and detect and treat when necessary. Lyme disease is an infection, caused by bacteria, that is spread by the bite…
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DEVELOPER RECORD ROCKY, THEY SAY 6th Ward Neighbors Complain To Seward About RSS’s Record By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Sixth Ward Neighbors United is hoping to enlist the assistance of state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the fight against Riverside Apartments, a 64-unit low-income housing project proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services. We “are seeking a full investigation of the financial dealings of (RSS), who have submitted funding applications to several state agencies,” the letter…
Recalling 1989 Murder, Senator Unveils GOP’s Victim’s Justice Agenda Jill Gibbons’ Death Inspired Package ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today joined members of the Senate Republican Conference to unveil the “Victims’ Justice Agenda.” The package of bills would reform the parole system to keep violent criminals behind bars without parole and ease the parole process for suffering victims, families and the public. “To understand how this law would work you need to look no further than the murder of…
OPPOSITION BLOCKS 25,000 JOBS Seward, Salka Regret NYC’s Loss Of Amazon ONEONTA – Otsego County’s delegation in the state Legislature today expressed regret on news that Amazon has backed away from locating its second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. “This is a lost opportunity for New York State,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. “It is extremely unfortunate that a hostile political environment has resulted in the loss of 25,000 good paying jobs. While I have been critical of…
Skeptical Seward Had ‘Frank Talks’ With Frontier, PSC Senator Urges Constituents To Keep Complaints Coming Until Outages End MORRIS – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today said he has received assurances from Frontier Communications and from John B. Rhodes, state Public Service Commission chairman, that frequent lengthy outages in telephone service in the Butternut Valley will be address. But he added, “the proof is in the pudding. I will remain vigilant and encourage constituents to keep me apprised of any…
FIX PHONES, SEWARD ASKS NY, COMPANY Frontier Customers Experience Long Outages In Western Otsego ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today called on the state Department of Public Service and Frontier Communications to review and remedy recent problems with phone service in western Otsego County. “Reliable communication service is essential in the event of an emergency, for economic development, and for quality of life,” said Senator Seward. “Recent telephone outages in a rural portion of my senate district isolated customers…
Ranking Republican On Finance, Seward’s Other Assignments Made ONEONTA – In addition to serving as ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced he will also serve on the education, finance, higher education, insurance and rules committees. As longtime chairman of the Insurance Committee, he said he looks forward to serving there, and in particular on Education and Higher Education, he said.…
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES LINEUP State Of State Includes Senator, Both Mayors, Chair Of County Board ONEONTA – The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce today announced the lineup for its annual State of the State Breakfast, scheduled as it’s been traditionally done on the day after New Year’s Day. The headliners are state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, Cooperstown’s new mayor, Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch and her Oneonta counterpart, Gary Herzig, and David Bliss, chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives.…
Seward Appointed Top Republican On Finance Committee Newly In Minority, Senator Vows He’ll Fight For Upstate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Otsego County’s state senator, Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced he has been named ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee by the Republican leader, John Flanagan. With Seward on the committee, “Our budget priorities will be widely known and well-articulated, and we will stand up for taxpayers at every turn,” Flanagan said in announcing…
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