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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, January 25, 2019
By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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our young men in the Rochester suburb of Greece were arrested this week after police learned that they were allegedly planning to bomb Islamberg, the small Muslim community in Delaware County. Officers with the Greece Police Department Saturday arrested Brian F. Colaneri, 20, and Vincent Vetromile, 19, both of Greece, and Andrew C. Crysel, 18, of East Rochester, as well as a 16-year-old student at Odyssey Academy, allegedly finding three improvised explosive devices, packed with nails and powder, at the home the 16-year-old suspect. For full story, follow link on
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►HUNTINGTON LIBRARY will
be closed for three weeks starting Tuesday, Jan. 22, for remodeling and reconstruction, including asbestos abatement, insulation upgrades and new furniture. ►an 18-wheeler overturned on Interstate 88 Monday, Jan. 21, in Sidney, injuring the driver and causing one lane to be closed overnight. ►State Sen. jim seward called on the state Department of Public Service and Frontier Communications to review and remedy recent problems with phone service in western Otsego County.
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appliances. Many are without By JIM KEVLIN operating smoke detectors. Window panes are cracked and fixed with tape. And sus- ONEONTA pended ceiling tiles cover the sprinkler system, rendering it ringing a new pharinoperable in a fire. maceutical to market Please See HOTEL, A7 costs $1 billion and
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takes 15 years, said Dr. Alice C. Ceacareanu. “And 15 more years to make the best of us it,” said the new director of Hartwick College’s first master’s degree program, in TBRM, Translational Biomedical
Research Management. Its goal is to prepare professionals to short that 30-year delay considerably, she said in an interview Tuesday, Jan. 22. The college had Please See MASTER’S, A7
So Long, Harper Preparations Minimized Accidents, Kept People Home, Authorities Say By LIBBY CUDMORE
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reparation, Otsego County agreed, was the secret to riding out a successful winter storm. “We prepared for the worst, and that made a big difference,” said Art Klinger, county emergency services coordinator at The Meadows Office Building, Town of
Middlefield. Though Winter Storm Harper threatened 20-30 inches over the weekend, the final total came to around 10 inches in most places. “I don’t think not getting as much snow as we planned for hurt anybody’s feelings,” said Klinger. After National Weather Service warnPlease See HARPER, B8
Mom Rebecca Smucker of Cooperstown had herself and daughter Ada, 11 months, bundled up Saturday, Jan. 19, as Storm Harper began dusting the village at about 4 p.m.
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‘TBRM’ BLENDS LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCE Many Dangers Found At Hotel 1st Hartwick Master Degree
City, Landlords Return To Court
Oneonta’s Rev. LaDana Clark sings out “I’m Going To Praise My God All Over This Land,” before giving a tribute to Martin Luther King at MLK Day ceremonies at the First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, on Monday, Jan. 21.
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After 5 Years, Hazzard Leaves Chamber Helm He Plans To Focus On Leatherstocking Trolley By PATRICK WAGER COOPERSTOWN
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fter five years, the man who helped the village declare “We Are Cooperstown” will be stepping down. Matt Hazzard, Cooperstown
For Sam Wyant, Oneonta, the empty streets were an opportunity to take his Indie ‘95 600 Triple snowmobile out for a spin on Chestnut Street.
KATZ: 4 STARS MAY MAKE ’19 BIGGEST
Rivera Only Inductee To Win 100% Backing
Chamber of Commerce executive director since 2014, BY LIBBY CUDMORE announced Monday, Jan. 21, that COOPERSTOWN he would be Hazzard resigning from eff Katz thinks that this the position in April. will be a record-breaking year in Please See HAZZARD, A7 Cooperstown.
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“With Mariano Rivera getting in, I think it’s very likely we’ll break the all-time attendance record,” he said. “A high-profile Yankee is always big, and he’s the first guy from that great team to get in. I think it will be a big tip-off from what we can expect for Please See INDUCTION, A7
HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD