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he Otsego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a well-known Oneonta area hairdresser who was found in his rural home alongside Robb Polley’s Emmons the Susquehanna River in home burned Feb. 26.

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With plastic bags prohibited in New York State as of Sunday, March 1, Dean Madonia, Cooperstown Commons’ Tops Friendly Market assistant manager, adjusts a display of reusable bags that were on special this week for 69 cents/MORE PHOTOS, A6

response to a report of a house on fire. “He didn’t die before the fire started,” said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. “And the fire didn’t kill him.” Though Devlin declined to give the man’s name or cause of death, friends on Facebook confirmed that the deceased man was Robb Please See POLLEY, A7

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day, March 5 at 22 Main. “I lost my heart last year,” said the heart-transplant survivor, “and got a new one. Robbins So I will be one-year old.” On the first year anniversary, heart-transplant Please See DEBATE, A7

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uesday, March 3 is “my first birthday,” Republican Village Board candidate Mary Margaret Robbins Sohns explained, when asked why she couldn’t yet commit to the League of Women Voters’ debate 7-9 p.m. Thurs-

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Joe Grigoli, left photo, shows one of his four apartments that will be renovated with $65,000 in city funds. In right photo, he shows off one apartment where the renovations are almost done.

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he trial for Kimberly Steeley, the Decatur woman accused in the 2018 smothering deaths of her twin infant children, Liam and Bonde Steeley, will begin with Jury selection on Thursday, Feb. 27. Opening remarks could begin as early as Friday morning. She was charged with with two counts of second-degree manslaughter after the twins were found dead in their bassinettes, 16 days apart.

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►SENATOR SEWARD JOINED fellow Republicans in unanimously voting Tuesday, Feb. 25, to repeal the “Green Light” Law. Majority Democrats blocked the measure. ►meanwhile, a siena poll finds New Yorkers’ for bail reform has plummeted from 55 percent last summer to 33 percent today. ►2020 INDUCTEE Larry Walker, only the second Canadian to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame, was in Coopertown Tuesday, Feb. 25, for his orientation. ►ONEONTA CITY POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old for painting “demonic” symbols on a Main Street church.

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With 4 Grants, Plus Lofts, 100 Apartments Coming On Line Downtown By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA

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t New York Conference of Mayors’ Winter Legislative Meeting Feb. 7-9 in Albany, Mayor Gary Herzig heard one refrain

from the mayors of successful cities. “The biggest factor in downtown revitalization is creating new options for downtown living space,” he said. “It’s all about people. Stores open when there are enough customers to shop there.” Back home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Herzig announced that four

Main Street building owners will receive $2.3 million to upgrade and create upper-floor housing. In all, 32 new apartments would be created, and another eight upgraded with new fixtures and electric. The proposed Arts On Dietz lot will add 64 units, for a total of 96 new apartments.

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Brooks BBQ Courted For Oneonta Plaza By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA

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rooks BBQ may be solicited to put its long-awaited new bottling plant in the former Oneonta Plaza – now home to Towne Flooring, Scholet Furniture’s Outlet and PDQ

Services, the copier company, according to Town Supervisor Bob Wood. If that resulted in the City of Oneonta running sewer lines into the town along Route 7 east of the city, it would open up the whole East End of Greater Oneonta – Route 7 east of HOMETOWN ONEONTA the city line – to a new era Oneonta Plaza has been rezoned for a Please See WOOD, A7 project like Brooks’ bottling plant.

“That’s at least 100 people added to our downtown,” said Herzig. “Just imagine the impact that will have.” And the winners are: • Springbrook, $600,000 for 22 apartments at 186-212 Main St., above Key Bank. • Peter Clark, $275,000 for 10 Please See 100 UNITS, A7

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n tax filings this week, Tulsa-based Williams Companies, provider of pipe for the Constitution Pipeline, wrote off $41 million associated with the 125-mile project just south of Otsego County. Stop the Pipeline heralded that as the end of the project, but Williams declined to answer questions seeking clarification: If a U.S. Supreme Court decision favors the project, or the Albany administration changes, would their interest revive? Details at

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31 Area Students Named To SUNY Oneonta Dean’s List

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ali Bedenham, Oneonta, was ONEONTA one of 31 local students who were named pplications are now open for the Oneonta to the Dean’s List at SUNY Oneonta. NAACP’s $500 Also on the list were: Tuition Assistance Award, • Jenna Bullis, Unadilla due April 24. • Alyssa Calhoun, Applicants must submit Oneonta a 500-750 word essay on • Doreen Capasso, “Saluting Greatness: The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther Maryland • Cappagnia-Lynne Chase, King, Jr.”. The applicant Oneonta should address how they • Joshua Cornish, have, through the promotion Maryland of Dr. King’s principles, • Analyse Coutlee, attempted to embrace the Burlington Flats dream of interracial and/or • Ariel Cruz, Oneonta cross-cultural fellowship in • Michaela Eastman, their school and/or commuOneonta nity. Students must also • Amber Feyerabend, submit two letters of recomUnadilla mendation: one from school Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA • Amethyst Gardner. and one from the community. Elliot Velandia, center, ponders his BINGO card alongside Mom Megan Oneonta Complete application can Tannenbaum and sister Lucy at the Susquehanna SPCA’s Bingo Brunch on • Bhanupratap Gaur, be downloaded at: https:// Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Green Earth. Oneonta www.oneontanaacp. RYTHER WINS: Emma • Bianca Giovagnoli, com/blank-page-1. DOGS ADOPTED: CURTAIN NAMED: Ryther, Mount Vision, was Oneonta All applications must be Helaina Curtin, Oneonta, has Snickers and Sweetie, two one of five students on the postmarked by April 24, 2020: MANNION TOPS: Alex of the six “Franklin 20” been named to the dean’s list SUNY Delhi Pastry Arts NAACP Education Committee, Mannion, Oneonta, has been pit bulls rescued from the for the fall 2019 semester at Gingerbread Team who won Oneonta Area Branch c/o alleged dog fighting ring in the University of Vermont, named to the Champlain the 2019 Destination Oneonta where she is a Food Systems Franklin, were adopted from Gingerbread Jubilee compe- Renee Stanley, Oneonta High College Dean’s List for the School, Upper East Street the Susquehanna SPCA. major. Fall 2019 semester. tition in December 2019. Oneonta, NY, 13820.

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• Bethany Gorence, Oneonta • Abigail Hubbard, Oneonta • John Jansen, Oneonta • Alexandra Loucks, Oneonta • Daniel Mazzei, Oneonta • Beverly Mccafferty, Otego • Troy Morrissey, Maryland • Aidan Neer, Otego • Adrianna Newell, Oneonta • Willis Raym, Oneonta • Christina Sakoulas, Oneonta • Megan Short, Unadilla • Bekka Struble, Oneonta • Emma Tavarone, Oneonta • Erica Thomas, West Oneonta • Reece Thorsland, Oneonta • Kaitlyn Watson, Oneonta • Autumn Welsh-Travis, Milford TWO ON LIST: Hannah Nages, Otego, and Haley Rickard, Laurens were named to the President’s List for the Fall 2019 semester at SUNY Morrisville.

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RICHFIELD TOWN BOARD GOAL SHOULD BE: CONSENSUS PLAN

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t was troubling to attend the Richfield Town Board’s latest meeting, on Monday, Feb. 17. The meeting room in the Town Hall on East James Street was full, which is good – citizens participating. But what followed was less so. Control of the Richfield Town Board shifted from 3-2 to 2-3 on Jan. 1, with the majority shifting from supporters of the town’s new comprehensive plan and zoning code to those opposing it. That evening, the two minority members, Larry Frigault and Rex Seamon, voted against or argued with every measure raised by the new majority, Supervisor Nick Palevsky and Ed Bello Jr. (with Fred Eckler

LLC six-turbine project, neighbors in the town’s west end organized as Protect Richfield, and sued the developers. Opinion was more mixed in other parts of the town, which saw $150,000 a year as welcome property-tax relief. When the Appellate Division, state Supreme Court, in 2015 opened the way for The Freeman’s Journal Monticello Hills to move The new town attorney, Peter Hobaica, introduces forward, the neighbors himself to the Richfield Town Board. Seated from refocused on getting fully left are Larry Frigault, Rex Seamon, Supervisor involved in the committee Nick Palevsky and Ed Bello, Jr. developing the comp plan, and to enter town governparticipating by Skype from the Nov. 5 town elections, ment on the planning, zonFlorida.) which preceded the New ing and town boards, where When that happened Year’s Day transfer of authey had achieved a 3-2 Frigault and Seamon supthority, centered on a majority, (Frigault, Seamon porters packing the room disputed comprehensive and Seamon’s nephew applauded. Intimidating, to master plan and resulting Kane). say the least. zoning code. The comp plan and the • A decade ago, opposed to Please See EDITORIAL, A5 As has been reported, the Monticello Hills Wind

To the Editor: I have been taken aback in recent months by the stridently conservative rightwing posture of The Freeman’s Journal (and Hometown Oneonta), but the edition of Feb. 13 was particularly glaring, and that prompts me to write. First of all, among other features, there was your long, space-consuming editorial calling for the repeal of the “Green Light Law” because it prohibits the State’s DMV from turning over information about undocumented license holders to U.S. immigration officials. Then, in a nearby column, there was an op-ed article, not a letter to the editor, but an actual op-ed praising Trump’s State of the Union Address written by someone with no credentials for writing such a piece other than being a devoted rightwing Republican. Needless to say, person-

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ally, I happen to be in total support of the Green Light Law, totally opposed to its repeal, and clearly of the mind that elected government officials, like the Otsego County clerk, should be sanctioned for their biased and illegal actions vis-a-vis the law’s implementation. As for the op-ed about the State of the Union Address, I don’t think the writer and I heard the same speech. But I am not writing to state why I think both columns are off base. My concern is of a different ilk. I remember very well the days when two weekly newspapers were published in Cooperstown, The Freeman’s Journal and The Otsego Farmer. Although it was not nearly as bad as it is now, there was indeed political polarization back then. The Freeman’s Journal was considered a Democrat newspaper with the focus of its editorials and the reporting of certain kinds of news Please See WEBB, A6

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hat the aristocratic Village of Cooperstown and funky City of Oneonta are so different adds texture and richness to the experience of living in Otsego County. Different as they may be, it turns out they are united by the same challenge: Both lack sufficient housing to thrive. Cooperstown’s school and downtown are suffering from a declining population. Oneonta’s colleges and institutions attract young professionals, but many have to commute from afar. Thinking people understand it: More housing is needed. Still, community opposition and lawsuits have stymied development

in both places. Housing doesn’t mean despoilment. In Oneonta, does market-rate housing have to include a dozen units for residents in rehab? In Cooperstown, do apartment complexes need to be jammed into streets lined with elegant homes? Yes, build we must. For two views from the trenches, look below, to columns by consultant Alan Cleinman, who envisions Oneonta as a community of high-paid, low-maintenance “knowledge workers,” and Tim Hayes the SUNY Oneonta development officer and brainy president of the Cooperstown Central school board.

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Cooperstown, Oneonta Face Common Problem

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f late, social media and other housing, a lack of community forums have been available in-city defull of dialogue about the velopment land and initiatives in downtown Oneonta. general economic Why do we need this housing? decline. Why the rebranding? Why artist lofts? And with a downWhy not somewhere else? What town that’s seen an about parking? exodus of retail, this While many comments are supportmakes for signifiive of these initiatives, the majority of cant challenges in AL comments appear to be an emotional recruiting and reresponse, perhaps the result of a lack taining professional CLEINMAN of understanding of the strategic issues employees; and facing our community. keeping our youth. Quality marketAs a 35-plus-year resident of the appropriate housing is the foundation City of Oneonta, a significant employ- of a community’s success. er of professionals, a landlord, entreWe all must understand that ours preneur and a highly traveled business is a competitive world. As a commuadviser, perhaps I can shed some light nity, we are competing for tax dollars, on the “whys” behind these important population and business activity with initiatives? thousands of other communities. Let’s take a look at just a few facts: One must ask why we have +/• Otsego County is losing 1,500 new young people arrive in our population. city each year … and more than 1,500 • Oneonta’s tax burden is funded by leave. Our youth is leaving for lack less than 50 percent of our properties. of opportunity. They go elsewhere • We lack housing that’s attractive to because other cities have a better comprofessionals and families. petitive profile than Oneonta. And as • Our downtown is in decline. with anything else, “to the victor, go It appears that many do not recogthe spoils.” This is irrefutable fact. nize that our community has a serious My business, as that of others in lack of quality housing. Our housing our area, has open positions that we stock is old and tired, the result of a struggle to fill. Attracting qualified combination of 50-plus years of conemployees in an era of full employverting center-city homes to student ment is a significant competitive

challenge. Doing so when we lack infrastructure exacerbates the challenge. Young professionals and families are seeking housing in city centers and neighborhoods to be close to stores, restaurants and services. They seek vibrancy and energy. Competitively speaking, Oneonta is behind on this front. And yet, our area is full of natural resources: the arts and humanities, great schools and colleges, excellent health care and wonderful restaurants that are attractive to this desired population (youth). That’s why the state has chosen Oneonta to receive million$ in grant money. We have “good bones.” But we must take some important and bold actions to realize the opportunities before us. As a result of the initiatives undertaken by the state and our city, we are now attracting private investment to our community. It seems that developers like Chip Klugo and Ken Kearney Please See CLEINMAN, A6

In Cooperstown, Build And Bassett Demand Can Fill It

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ousing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. Housing. For those who are counting, that’s one “housing” for every year since I served on the Cooperstown Village Board’s Subcommittee on Economic Sustainability, where housing became a primary recommendation. Since then, the physical manifestation of village policies has been parking, parks and pavement. Hardly housing. Why housing? Because, historically, housing nearly always accompanied economic prosperity in this village… Most housing expansions in our one-square mile village have been out from a lakeside core. When the troops returned home from World War II, we built atop green fields to create housing in this village. Walnut Street to Susquehanna Avenue? Bulldozers created that extension and The Freeman’s Journal at the time referred to this development as progress. Housing soon followed. Lakeview Drive, north and south? Those are mid-century modern homes following the post-war boom. Fernleigh Drive from Mill Street to Estli Avenue? Only after Bassett Hospital had two major expansions and we needed more places for our newly recruited medical professionals and staff to call home,

especially when on call. That all stopped in the 1990s when people thought we had lost our historic village. What we lost was our ability to make (and re-make) TIM history … and we lost friends and HAYES neighbors to the ex-urbs. What areas received the most building permits in the 1990s and 2000s? The towns of Middlefield and Otsego. These places are proximate to the economic hub of Cooperstown, but with huge-acre zoning intended to save open space and agrarian life. There have been some limited examples of growth on the second way: in, or in-fill development where the density of housing increases adjacent to existing village homes. Schoolhouse court. Cooper Lane Apartments. Grove Street. Beech Street. Walnut. Delaware. These are more difficult for systemic reasons, as seen by the public deliberations over proposals between Chestnut Street and Pine Boulevard, or the demolition and

sustainability-conscious rebuilding of existing homes on Walnut and Delaware. In-fill is also more difficult in our northeast community. If our homes are too close together, where do we pile all that snow and what happens during spring melts and summer rains? Housing developments appear even more difficult. We have a ladder truck and municipal systems capable of reaching the top of multi-story structures that are regional economic engines, yet we have lacked the desire to support multi-story concepts or homes for people at heights greater than 35 feet above grade. Our marshy soils and high water table likely lack the geologic integrity for massive residential towers, but a plethora of one-story detached structures could give rise to even more multi-story dual-resident homes – styles that already exist historically – or additions to apartment complexes already aesthetically acceptable and popular beyond their waiting lists. When the market demands housing – and it does – and we have zoned out expansions of supply (which Please See HAYES, A6

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Compiled by Tom Heitz and SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library were air raid drills here and we haven’t had any in England since the war. If I were an American,” Mr. Milsome said, (Excerpts from the following advertisement): Constitu“I’d oppose this construction of fall-out shelters.” tional Recognition of Almighty God and the Christian ReliFebruary 1960 gion – Call for a National Convention: The Constitution of the United States makes no acknowledgement of Almighty God, the author of national existence; nor of Jesus Christ, The United States made “major errors in judgment” by who is the Ruler of Nations; nor of the Bible, which is the selling computers which the Soviet Union used to help fountain of law and good morals as well as of religion. This make army truck and other military equipment, William J. has from the beginning been a matter of deep regret. It may Perry, a senior Defense Department official said. Perry, have been an oversight, but it was, and it is, both an error the Pentagon’s research chief, said government officials and an evil. It does not reflect the views of the great majorihave known for three years that U.S. supplied computers ty of people upon these great matters. It dishonors God. It is were used in the Kama River manufacturing plant to build inconsistent with the character of nearly all our State Contrucks for the Soviet Army. Some of the trucks are now stitutions, and with all the precedents of our early history. known to have been used in the Soviet move into The National Association which has been formed for the Afghanistan. “Many people in a number of administrations purpose of securing such an amendment to the Constitution believed that the political benefits were worth the risks of of the United States as will remedy this great defect and technology transfer,” Perry said. “As important as the drain indicate that we are a Christian nation, invites all American of actual American technology,” he added, “is the flow of citizens who favor such an amendment, without distinction intellectual property – the knowledge of how to build and of party or creed, to meet in convention at Pittsburgh, on maintain computers and sophisticated electronic systems.” Thursday, the Third Day of March, next, at 2 o’clock p.m. February 1980 William Strong, President of National Association. February 1870

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At a meeting of the Veterans Association of Delaware and Otsego Counties at the Wilson House in Oneonta, New York, on February 18, 1895, at 1 p.m., on motion, it was ordered that the members of the “Women’s Relief Corps” throughout both counties be added to said organization. It was also resolved that this organization include all veterans, sons of veterans, daughters of veterans, and their families within the counties of Otsego and Delaware; further that the first meeting of this organization shall be convened on June 20 and 21 at Wilber Park in Oneonta. February 1895

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At the opening of the County Court Monday afternoon, the business was the matter of naturalization. Sixteen were admitted to American citizenship: Alfred Richard Carr, Springfield Center (England); Omar Felix Chatauvert, Prattsvelle (Canada); David Douglas Laurie, Oneonta (Denmark); Armamd J. Vallie Oneonta (Scotland); Peter Petersen, Oneonta (Denmark); Salvatore Galtano Puccio, Oneonta (Italy); Luigi Bachetta, Otego, Italy; Pietro Alotta, Cooperstown (Italy); Thomas Anthony Morris, Oneonta (Greece); Harry George Lambros, Oneonta (Greece); Angelo Banard, East Worcester (Italy); Joseph Kominski, Richfield Springs (Germany); Antonio Defiori, Oneonta (Italy); and Sisto Sardiello, Oneonta (Italy). February 24, 1920

Rev. Roy Chamberlain will represent our region at the upcoming Global People’s Assembly in April to be convened at Apia on the island Samoa, April 2-8. At the turn of the millennium, the Global People’s Assembly is looking February 1940 to usher in a new world order and set concrete goals for changing a human world that is increasingly dominated by corporations,” Chamberlain said. Toward that end Chamberlain will be advocating for specific proposals, including: Atomic fallout, bomb shelters, air raid drills, two weeks Increase the use of electronic person-to-person communiof canned goods in the cellar? These are the phrases on cation; Check human population growth; Recognize and the lips of many New Yorkers as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller develop ways to control global climate change; Stop induspushes his “fallout shelter plan.” Most of those questioned trialized nations from engaging in high-tech warfare; and about the “fallout shelter plan” seem to “pooh-pooh” the encourage people to grow their own food without genetic possibility of enemy attack. “Why worry about it? If it does engineering. come and I’ve been in a shelter for two weeks all the food February 2000 and supplies will be contaminated anyway,” one person said when interviewed. “I’ve got more important things to do with my money,” said another, referring to that part of States of Emergency were declared in the city of Oneonta the plan that presumes homeowners would construct the and across Chenango County because of Thursday snowshelters at their own expense. “After the landscaping I’ve storm which dropped about 20 inches of snow across the done at my home, I’d be crazy to dig up my lawn.” A check area. Travel advisories were issued for both Delaware with John Milsome, a British exchange teacher currently and Otsego counties. Within the City of Oneonta the state at Chestnut Street School, said “England is not undergoing of emergency meant that city roads and streets would be this panicky feeling. There seems to be a different closed to all but emergency traffic from 10 p.m. Thursday attitude toward war. The average Englishman doesn’t until 6 a.m. Friday morning. believe there’s going to be a war. I was quite shocked February 2010 when I came to America, Mr. Milsome said. “There

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THE VIEW FROM 197 MAIN

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eepTheCap! This is a rallying cry for local government officials from around the state. What cap? The New York State 0% growth Medicaid Tax Cap that has been in place since 2012. It goes hand in hand with another cap - the 2% cap on property tax levies that has been in place for NYS municipalities MEG since roughly the KENNEDY same time. They were instituted to work in tandem to decrease the pressure on local governments – to keep property taxes from increasing to meet the rising cost of providing Medicaid services to residents in all of the counties and New York City. The state would cover a portion of the increases and local governments would work harder to create efficiencies across the rest of their budgets. For a decade this has worked, but the caps are in danger of diverging in this

year’s state budget process. The Executive Budget reveals a strategy whereby the cap on the state side is removed and the cap on the local side stays the same, at the same time that $150 million of Medicaid costs are transferred to the counties and NYC. The numbers that result are bringing together counties from across the state to send a unified message – Keep the Cap! Earlier this month, county board Chair Dave Bliss and I spent the day in Albany. We were joined by dozens of county officials and the staff of the state Association of Counties (@nyscounties). We attended a meeting with the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Local Government. The message was clear. The message was urgent. Keep the Cap! We have shown good Please See KENNEDY, A6

THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT

$1B In Fracking Royalties – In PA, Not NY

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s Americans, it’s our right to advocate for things we believe in and against things we don’t like or want. However, with that right comes a responsibility – a responsibility to take the time to thoroughly educate ourselves about the pros and cons of whatever it is we want to advocate for or oppose. That means thinking in advance about both the intended and unintended conse- MIKE quences. ZAGATA As examples that will evoke emotion across the board, let’s use the Constitution Pipeline or fracking. Some were for and some were against one or both. In the short term, those against them “won” – or did they? Were there unintended consequences that adversely impacted them and the rest of our community? During the heat of the debate, several of our local religious leaders inserted a letter opposing fracking and/or the pipeline in their newsletters. Since then, several of our churches have

closed. Others face weekly shortfalls in contributions and struggle to meet their budgets. Their capital campaigns continue to fall short of their goals. Why is that? Simply put, our area is economically depressed, and people simply don’t have “extra” money. One might say it happens because the parishioners don’t like their pastor, but that doesn’t appear to be the cause as all our churches are being impacted. Please don’t take me the wrong way. I’m not saying the fracking ban or the lack of the pipeline project are the sole cause of our difficulties. They aren’t, but the Pennsylvania county south of Binghamton benefited directly from the $1 billion in royalties paid to its landowners and several towns would have benefitted from the tax revenue from the pipeline and its compressor stations to the tune of millions of dollars annually. Based upon the state of

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our economy, nearly any amount of new revenue coming into our area would have been a help. Put another way, our area is suffering from a shrinking population and a shrinking economy. Any lost opportunity to change that means there will be less money to share in the community. When that happens, it is the people on the bottom rung of the economy, the poor, who suffer most. Did those who contributed to that lost opportunity

think about what the overall impact would be and who would be hurt the most? Did they take the time to fully educate themselves about the pros and cons and the fact the state Department of Environmental Conservation and its Department of Health are legally charged with protecting our environment and health and have the expertise to do so? There were folks who opposed those two opportunities who didn’t have any skin in the game, so to speak. They had jobs paid for by us and others outside our area by their taxes and would seem to be immune from the loss of new economic growth due to the bans. But were they really immune? As New York State’s population continues to shrink, local school districts’ and colleges’ enrollments are down. That could lead to a loss of some of those “immune” jobs. Every time someone leaves the state, and about one million have left over the past eight years, our taxes, by definition, must go up to maintain the same level of services. There are Please See ZAGATA, A7

EDITORIAL: Let’s Reconnect To Great American Concept: Lose, Accept It, Try Again ­ DITORIAL/From A4 E zoning code that followed envisioned the town as agricultural and residential, a Protect Richfield vision that troubled other residents who, dismayed by the falling enrollment at Richfield Spring Central School, were inclined toward more proactive development. Unsurprisingly, the plan and code Protect Richfield adherents developed blocked wind turbines within town boundaries – and, thus, the Monticello Hills Wind Farm. Granted, there was some give on one of the most restrictive measures – prohibiting any develop-

ment alongside Route 20, a major artery through the town. That clause was modified. Still, in the face of continuing objections, Frigault-Seamons bloc then approved the zoning code, 3-2, Sept. 30, five weeks before the election. • That election turned out to be a repudiation of the Protect Richfield bloc. Palevsky, who had been controversial when he served a decade ago, and was also the focus of some intense personal attacks, nonetheless defeated his opponent, David

Simonds, a local pastor, 369 to 356. Palevsky’s running mates romped, with newcomer Ed Bello Jr. leading the ticket with 444 votes, followed by Eckler with 405. Their opponents, incumbent Kane Seamon (343) and Jeremy Fisher (246) were well behind, indicating the Palevsky bloc had captured Richfield minds and hearts. That should tell Frigault and Rex Seamon that, whatever their good intentions, they failed to gain support of the electorate at large. They should respect that, and allow the new majority to move its program forward, which will likely lead to

the rejection of the new comp plan and zoning code, and development of a new approach. Prior to the Nov. 5 election, people of good will urged election of the Protect Richfield bloc, saying it would bring the community together. Given the margin of victory on the town board level, that seems unlikely. Here’s the optimum outcome. Frigault and Seamon – and the badgering attendees at the recent meeting – should accept the judgment of the electorate at the ballot box. It’s the American away, (at least it was before the 2016

national elections). The new majority should proceed with revising the comp plan and zoning code, per instructions of the electorate, but should assemble a zoning commission that represents the whole community, including Protect Richfield. Certainly, zoning should identify areas for development, for housing, for recreation, for protection – and even optimum areas for producing renewable energy, while minimizing the impact on neighbors and optimizing tax benefits for all townspeople. Fingers crossed.

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CLEINMAN: Support HAYES: Build It, Bassett Staff Will Occupy It City Hall’s Initiatives

CLEINMAN/From A4 have more faith in Oneonta than many of our citizens. Over the next couple of years, we will see over 100 new housing units built in downtown Oneonta. This initiative is huge, and these investments will inject much-needed revenue into our downtown restaurants and retail establishments. They’ll attract tenants who will deliver renewed energy to our community. And these initiatives will result in further investment. Success breeds success! New housing, a reconstructed parking garage, a new transit hub, artist lofts, Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage and other initiatives are absolutely mission critical to our community. We must overcome our population exodus! We must turn around our growing tax burdens! We must keep and re-attract our youth! Investors will find our city as a result. The time for Oneonta’s renewal is NOW! Every Oneonta citizen should give thanks to our elected officials for having the vision and for making the energy investment neces-

sary to attract these grants and developers. They see our community as having significant opportunity for growth and prosperity. All of us should be supporting these initiatives and work together to overcome the relatively minor issues (like parking) that arise when development takes hold. Indeed, wouldn’t it be nice to have a parking problem in downtown Oneonta? Wouldn’t that be a wonderful challenge to overcome? Let’s get behind these initiatives and figure out solutions. Let’s not be a roadblock to the long-term competitive success of our community. Let’s send positive vibes into cyberspace so that others see us as a desirable destination, not one full of vitriol and negativity. Thank you to Mayor Gary Herzig, Senator Jim Seward, our Common Council and our city employees for your leadership and hard work. Al Cleinman is founder & president of Oneonta-based Cleinman Performance Partners, a national consultancy that advises optometrists on best business practices.

HAYES/From A4 we have since the 1990s zoning revision, legal disputes, and subsequent creation of the Glimmerglass Historic District and HPARB), the impact on price is artificially upward. My family was lucky. Between family property, an economic anomaly, and sweat equity, my household could afford to own and maintain a home in the village. But my story is unique and, unfortunately, uncommon. Preference for country living aside, the demographics and economics are positive for expanding housing in the Village of Cooperstown. First, demographics: excluding tourists, the village’s daytime population change due to net commuting is nearly plus-200 percent from 1,800 residents, or an additional 3,800 people every day. University of Notre Dame students picked up on this influx, too, over a decade ago, writing in juxtaposition to tourism: “The fact is that more people come to town as patients at Bassett Hospital or as employees.” And remember that most of the people working in Cooperstown had to come from other areas of our state, country, and world. The education required for most direct-service healthcare jobs simply is not available at scale in Otsego County. Affordable, quality housing is key to attracting and retaining these year-round, daily neighbors – people who live elsewhere

right now. We are both losing people and leaking paychecks. For those who question this potential, here is a back-of-the-napkin calculation based on publicly available data. A recent IRS filing from Bassett Medical Center lists it as having annual revenue of over $500 million, that’s a half-billion dollars. On the expense side, Bassett pays about $300 million to its employees. Most of them do not spend it living in Cooperstown. For comparison, the village municipal budget is $5 million. The National Baseball Hall of Fame revenues are about $14 million and overnight accommodations countywide (including Oneonta) that reported “bed tax” generated about $43 million in total sales ($1.7M in tax collected divided by 4-percent tax rate). And yet in-village housing for some of the thousands of automobile commuters and their families – which would also impact declining enrollment at our local school district, a key component of any community (that, and healthcare) – is barely mentioned in any municipal comprehensive plan and or in any of the multitude of committee and sub-committee meetings within this village. This village IS prosperous – and it continues to be prosperous when you consider the economic and demographic expansions already mentioned. The problem is that we

are not making it easy for people to choose to invest their lives here. Not all of the commuters or transplants will – or want to – live in the village, but a ridiculously low number of them presently can. I’ll close with a excerpts from a 2017 New York Times article covering a study of American boomtowns: “What’s drawing people there has more to do with [affordable] housing than high wages… The larger problem is that [people] are blocked from moving to prosperous places by the shortage and cost of housing there. And that’s a deliberate decision these wealthy regions have made in opposing more housing construction, a prerequisite to make room for more people.” So, in addition to upgrading the necessary municipal services needed to maintain a prosperous community like ours – especially clean, consistent water; environmentally sound effluent treatment; human-scale transportation systems; and storm-water and snow removal – I urge the village to update its stance on year-round housing so that more colleagues, co-workers, and friends can enjoy their brief walks home rather than hour-long commutes from a shuttle to a parking lot to a car to a county road to a driveway at a far-away place. Please change our outdated zoning law soon; and then remember to re-examine it again in time and then shortly after your next comprehensive plan. Tim Hayes is president of the Cooperstown Central School Board

KENNEDY: LETTERS: ‘Green Light’ Law Mostly Protects Harmless People the Editor: states (not New York) “to multitude of factors in the military base legally and it’s publication, Trump’s own State Answer ToAccording to the help accomplish their evil 9/11 attacks, such as lax doubtful he had a driver’s words have shown another Department of Homeland mission.” It was a laughable airport security, the terrorists license. motive. On Feb. To Deficit:Us Security and the Feb. 13-14 attempt to justify President had entered the U.S. legally Cuccinelli also attempted possible 13, hours ahead of his KENNEDY/From A5 faith on our end of the tax cap – bringing in budgets under 2% growth in the tax levy. Please work with us to avoid the fiscal stress this move will bring to local budgets. There is no way the math works for us – without the help of NYS to share the costs associated with Medicaid at or near current levels, we cannot stay under 2% growth without making drastic cuts to non-mandated services. Even with cuts to such services, we would struggle. We met with our local representatives in their offices in the Legislative Office Bldg and the Capitol. Assemblymen John Salka, Brian Miller and Chris Tague and Sen. Jim Seward expressed concern over the proposals and commitment to fight to #KeepTheCap. At the local level, this is a non-partisan issue. Everyone agrees that removing the cap on Medicaid spending would create fiscal stress in county budgets. In an ideal world we promote prosperity and reduce the cost of Medicaid to each county by fostering economic development, the creation of jobs, expanding the tax base through increased investment and reducing the number of people who require assistance through upward mobility. We can and should work toward that model. In the short term, next year could bring unprecedented growth in the county’s share of the cost of Medicaid to our residents. New York is unique in having counties pay a share in this federal and state program. The cost of the program is set at state and federal levels. The 0% cap shields county government from the rising cost of the program that it neither controls nor designs. Keep the Cap! Protect local taxpayers. County Rep. Meg Kennedy represents the towns of Hartwick, Milford and New Lisbon on the Otsego County board. She is the first Otsego County representative named to the state Association of Counties board of directors.

editorial, “’Green Light’ Bad Law,” the only thing keeping undocumented workers from launching a 9/11-type attack is not having drivers’ licenses. Who knew? Be very, very afraid now that New York State’s Green Light Law allows people who pick and deliver apples to our stores and clean our buildings for sub-minimum wages can get drivers’ licenses. Homeland Security’s Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told reporters on Feb. 10 the 9/11 terrorists had obtained drivers’ licenses in several

Trump’s banning New York State from using Trusted Traveler programs, which allow preapproved individuals expedited passage through airport security and immigration, because New York’s law has a provision that prevents ICE from accessing its DMV data. Never mind the provision allows “federal officials to demand identification, photos, passport data and interviews from applicants for Global Entry and other security programs for travelers,” per a Feb. 6 New York Times editorial. And never mind the

on work and student visas, using airplanes as bombs was on few people’s radar, and we have completely changed our airport security and immigration policies since and because of the attacks. Forget the fact that drivers’ licenses have played little to no role in terrorist attacks since 9/11, such as the December 2019 mass shooting at the Navy Base in Pensacola, Fla., that left three American sailors dead. A member of the Royal Saudi Air Force carried out that attack. He was in the U.S. and on a U.S.

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to disguise Trump’s obvious intent behind his ban: revenge. First, Trump’s timing of the ban was no coincidence. The Green Light law went into effect on Dec. 16, 2019, two days before Trump was impeached – clearly not the moment for Trump to go after it. But in his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5, just hours after the Senate acquitted Trump of two impeachment articles, he falsely accused California and New York of allowing local officials in their “sanctuary cities” “to order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE [Immigration and Custom Enforcement].” Less than 24 hours later, Trump banned New York from the Trusted Traveler program. The editorial dismissed reprisal as Trump’s motive for the ban, arguing it was “a larger push-back against the whole concept of ‘sanctuaries’” because he also went after New Jersey and Seattle. But why has he not done the same to Utah, which has sanctuary cities? Could it possibly be because Utah voted for Trump in 2016? And since the editorial’s

meeting with Governor Cuomo to find compromises on the ban, Trump tweeted, “(Cuomo) must understand that National Security far exceeds politics. New York must stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits and harassment.” It smacked of a quid pro quo a la Ukraine. Trump concluded his tweet with a childish taunt at Chris Cuomo, the governor’s brother. Not surprisingly, Trump and Governor Cuomo did not come to any compromises in that meeting. The editorial also warned the Green Light law “gives the amber to voter fraud.” An Oct. 18, 2016 “Washington Week” article reported 44 voter fraud cases out of one billion votes had occurred since 2000 nationwide; that rate is 0.0000044 percent. A side note: U.S. employers have rarely been punished for illegally hiring undocumented workers and supposedly endangering public safety by doing so. Reasonable arguments for and against New York’s Green Light law with good evidence can be made, but Trump, Homeland Security, and this paper have yet to make them. JENNIFER HILL Oneonta

Enlightened Journalism Needed WEBB/From A4 events leaning toward a Ian Austin & Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal Democratic point of view. The Otsego Farmer was a Around Otsego County (and Republican newspaper with New York State), people are editorials and news coverage preparing for the Sunday, reflecting that party’s March 1, outlawing of plastic perspective. bags, some in creative ways. In fact, I knew of many Megan Martin, top photo, Republicans who absolutely Opportunities for Otsego’s would not subscribe to or Planning & Research director who is in charge of ensuring the read The Freeman’s Journal, optimum Census 2020 count considering it nothing but locally, obtained two state Democrat propaganda, and grants to brand and distribute there were at least equal reusable bags with the Census numbers of Democrats who logo and to stuff them with would have nothing to do related information. At OCCA, with The Otsego Farmer Martha Clarvoe and her recyfor the same reasons, cling committee have been Republican propaganda. meeting for the past two years, bags, with Cooperstown Commons’ The interesting thing is creating reusable bags from that, in spite of their definite colorfully imaged pet food bags, and Tops offering 69-cent deals in recent days. The state legislation selling them as a fundraiser. Local political leanings, there outlawing plastic allows stores to supermarkets are preparing for the was a far more balanced charge 5 cents apiece for paper shift; at right, Cooperstown Price presentation of opinions and bags, and most local chain stores Chopper’s Lloyd Wilkenson points news coverage in each one – except Aldi’s and BJ’s, which out the first order of 9,000 paper of those newspapers than never have provided bags – bags that arrived the other day. there is in today’s Freeman’s are ready to do so. Groceries are also selling reusable

Journal. Neither one was as slanted as The Freeman’s Journal has become. Now that there is only one weekly paper coming out of Cooperstown (The Town Crier doesn’t count, because it’s nothing but a rehashing of the Daily Star.) it would be refreshing, and readers would be much better served and better informed if The Freeman’s Journal were to provide a more balanced and, as a result, a more enlightened kind of journalism. A good place to start might be to invite competent, well-informed writers to consider the issues at hand from different perspectives and then to devote equal space to the intelligent airing of divergent opinions. JOHN B. WEBB Cooperstown

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e careful what you wish for. Ed Landers, owner of 171 Main St., wanted a specialuse permit to put an apartment in the former Nail Club at 171 Main St. when the Village Board met Monday, Feb. 24. “They are long-term, 30 days or more,” he said. “I ask my tenants to leave the property during Hall of Fame Induction weekend, and The Freeman’s Journal then they come back.” The strings attached to a special The proposal drew considerable permit caused Ed Landers to discussion from the board and was say, thanks but no thanks. the subject of a public hearing. Inn at Cooperstown owner. “I “The first floor should stay a know we need more affordable storefront,” said Marc Kingsley,

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housing, but we also need a variety of additional businesses.” “If this is approved, three people will come in tomorrow and do the same,” said Trustee James Dean. “The village is toast. This is a tourist town, no one comes here to see a pretty door. This is about self-preservation.” But Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch pointed out that the village had a history of businesses turning into homes and vice-versa. “There’s an ebb and flow,” she said. “Where Veronica Gil Seaver lives, that used to be a barber shop. Stagecoach used to have

two apartments, and now that’s a business.” Trustee Cindy Falk said the new comprehensive plan showed a need for both housing and businesses, making the decision difficult. “This takes a business opportunity off the shelf,” she said. “For the amount of money we spent getting people across that intersection, we don’t want to take a business out of there. She also suggested a time limit on the permit. “The special-use permit will run with the property,” she said. “I suggest we put a limit in place so that the board can revisit it and it can revert back to commercial space.” Trustee Richard Sternberg asked for a five-year time limit in proposing the vote, it did not get a second until he reduced it to three.

Obituary Written, Horse Owner Dies In Fire POLLEY/From A1 Polley. He was the owner of Maverick Hair Salon, which he ran out of the home. In his first-person obituary, submitted by the family to the Bookhout Funeral Home within hours of his passing, he was described as “owner and singing ‘Hair Banger’ of Maverick Hair and Morning Wood Farm.” “I had many loves and my animals are always first,” read the obituary, which was apparently prepared in anticipation of his passing. “I was privileged to have amazing dogs, cats, horses, cows and chickens and funny guinea fowl.” At 11:12 p.m. Monday evening, the Oneonta Fire Department began receiving multiple calls via county 911 of a structure fire at 130 Riverstone Road across the Susquehanna and

up-river from Emmons. When they arrived, the house was engulfed in flames, and they found a man’s body in the barn. Coroner Terry Knapp responded and an autopsy was ordered. The case remains open, pending the autopsy and an investigation with the state office of Fire Prevention & Control. Schenevus, Milford and Pindars Corners firemen provided mutual aid, and they were on the scene until 4 a.m. the next morning. Four horses and a dog were on the property, and Devlin called in Stacie Haynes, Susquehanna Animal Shelter executive director. “I got the call at 12:30 a.m. and I was asleep,” she said. “I told them I could take a dog, but I didn’t know what to do with four horses, and I certainly didn’t know how to network

for them at 1 a.m.” Normally horses might simply be put out in the pasture, but Devlin determined the scene “unsafe.” She began cold-calling friends, and Brian Bookhout advised her to call Hunter’s Rein in Otego. “I had never met them, but when I called them they answered immediately,” she said. They brought a trailer and took the animals to the shelter in pairs. Though they were put in the dog yard, they were soon fostered by friends of the deceased. “The woman who picked them up told me she had ridden them that past weekend,” said Haynes. “The dog was also fostered by a friend, and you could tell that dog was truly traumatized.” There will be no funeral, and a memorial will follow at a later date.

Dean and Joseph Membrino voted no; Jeanne Dewey, MacGuire Benton, Sternberg and Falk all voted in favor of the permit, with the condition that it would expire in three years, and that the apartments would not be used for short-term rentals – including Hall of Fame weekend. “I’ve got people already booked for Hall of Fame weekend,” Landers said. “I’ve done this for 12 years. This loss would be incredible.” “This is now the state of the law,” said Membrino. “If you don’t convert the property, you are not prevented from those Induction guests. Ask the trustees to forget it.” “I’ll drop this,” Landers said. “It’s a lot cleaner.” A vote was then taken to withdraw the special permit.

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in readers’ hands before the DEBATE/From A1 debate. recipients are required to While Robbins was undergo a particular surgical unable to commit as of procedure, Robbins said. Since receiving the League’s the deadline, Murray said Robbins will be welcome to debate invitation over attend if her schedule allows. Presidents’ Day Weekend, The two trustee slots she’s discovered her surgeon is vacationing in Europe, and are for three years and, if has been unable to determine elected, Robbins would be the first non-Democrat if the procedure will be that week or the following week. elected to village office since 2010. So she’s been unable yet Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh to commit to commit. Kuch is also up for election, Meanwhile, the two Democratic incumbents, Joe but doesn’t have a challenger. She will be introMembrino and MacGuire duced on the debate night, Benton, who are running but since she is unopposed for their first full terms, she doesn’t qualify under have said they will be there, League guidelines to particiaccording to Maureen pate, Murray said. However, Murray, a member of the the mayor will be available League’s Voter Service after the debate to answer Committee who is orgaquestions from attendees. nizing the debate. One of his four twoAccording to League bedroom apartments is Despite the scheduling guidelines, debates have to currently vacant, and he is challenges, Robbins hope be firmed up in time to be completely renovating it, publicized in The Freeman’s the pieces will fall into including updated electrical Journal, which went to place. and plumbing, and all-new press Tuesday evening, “It looks like, potentially, appliances. “For years I had Feb. 26, and arrives in local I will be able to do it,” students, but now, I’m doing mailboxes Thursday the Robbins said. “But this is more year-‘round rentals,” 28th, the last edition that can something that is out of my he said. control.” ensure the publicity will be The tenants will be allowed to stay in their apartments while the work is being finished. “It’s a nice thing the city is doing,” he said. Similarly, Russ Scimeca, Roots Brewing owner, said, “The apartments are all in various conditions. Some need new flooring, others need new bathrooms. We’ve New Purchases and Refinances tried to do what we can, but Debt Consolidation repairs are expensive.” Free Pre-Qualification Fast Approvals • Low Rates He has one threebedroom apartment and two Matt Schuermann three-bedroom apartments, Registered Mortgage Broker and all are currently occuNYS Banking Dept. pied. “These will be marketrate apartments, so no 20 Chestnut Street • Suite 1 • Cooperstown 607-547-5007 students,” he said. “They’re www.leatherstockingmortgage.com for young families.”

Downtown Oneonta 100 Units Closer To Revival 100 UNITS/From A1 apartments at 250 Main St., above the Shops at Ford & Main. • Joseph Grigoli, $65,000 to upgrade four apartments at 285 Main St, above Sal’s Pizzeria. • Russ Scimeca, $20,000 to upgrade four apartments at 177 Main St., above Roots Brewing Company. “We had a girl who came to us, she was dying for an apartment on Main Street, and we just didn’t have anything for her,” said Lisbeth Rose, Clark’s general manager. Though Clark is known for student rentals, Rose said that these apartments would be market rate. “We’re putting in higherend finishes, on-site laundry and all utilities included,”

she said. “We want to appeal to young professionals.” She said they had worked with The Working Kitchen on previous projects, and may do so again with the new building. They are also applying to put an elevator at the back of the building, making it more accessible, as well as updating electric and plumbing. “We’re hoping to get started this summer,” she said. “And hope to finish within a year – or maybe this year!” In December, when this piece of the story broke, Springbrook’s COO Seth Haight said its goal is also to serve young professionals. “People are coming to the area for a job, whether it’s at Springbrook or Fox or

one of the colleges, and they can’t find housing,” he said. “It puts us at a disadvantage. No one wants to live in the middle of nowhere.” In December, Springbrook was also awarded a $1 million CFA grant through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council for the project. Joe Grigoli, the retired owner of Sal’s Pizzeria (and brother of Sal Grigoli, who ran Sal’s in Cooperstown until his retirement last summer), said, “I had heard there was money from the city, so I filled out a lot of paperwork. I didn’t hear anything, so I started doing the work myself, and then two days later, I got the letter saying I’d received the award!”

Brooks Expansion May Buoy East End WOOD/From A1 of development, the supervisor said. Brooks BBQ proprietor Ryan Brooks characterized current conversations as “hopes and dreams.” The company had been looking for a site for a 150,000square-foot bottling plant expansion as recently as 2017, but has since settled into its plant on the site of its Route 7 restaurant complex, and Brooks doesn’t expect anything to happen “for a while.” The latest round of conversations was initiated last fall, Wood said, when Olon Archer, who owns the Oneonta Plaza property, sought and received a

zoning change on the plaza to Planned Development District/Industrial-commercial; that would open the way for Brooks’ initiative. That prospect also revived the idea of extending sewer lines from the City of Oneonta into the town, Wood said. Last week, he brought together representatives of the Big Four East End facilities – Ryan Brooks, Springbrook’s Seth Haight; Gary Smith, the Fox Hospital vice president, and Jeff Feinberg, the Price Chopper Plaza developer – as well as Otsego County Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan. Previously, the town

supervisor said, he canvassed homeowners along that stretch of Route 7, but found little interest in participating in a sewer district, which would require them to pay a fee. However, he said, the Big Four could create a “transportation corporation” that would allow them to share the cost. When former Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller first looked at running the sewer line out to Brooks in 2013, the cost estimate he obtained was $1.2 million, Wood said. While the Big Four were at first enthusiastic about collaboration, an investment in the $300,000 range cooled their enthusiasm, he said.

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You see, the land where the solar and wind farms will be sited is now largely classed as agricultural land and doesn’t generate the tax revenue that it would if classed as industrial land. Those considering leasing their land for solar or wind farms would do well to find out in advance if, as a result of allowing an “industrial activity (energy production), their land will be reclassified as “industrial”. Mike Zagata, a former DEC commissioner in the Pataki Administration and environmental executive with Fortune 500 companies, lives in West Davenport.

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t was only supposed to be a temporary move – 10 years ago. “I had gotten my master’s in theater and theater education at NYU,” said Danielle Henrici. “I was working as an actor and a stage manager, but I decided to leave Manhattan tempo-

of Bigger Boat Productions. “And there’s enough talent to sustain all the groups. Whatever kind of show you want to do, there’s an audience for it.” There are six community theater companies in Otsego County, with four in the city of Oneonta, and one each in Cooperstown and Worcester, producing a variety of live theater options year round. They are: ►Bigger Boat Productions, contemPlease See THEATER, B3

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rarily, move Upstate and save money.” In 2010, Henrici founded the Glimmer Globe Theatre, now a program of the Fenimore Art and The Farmers’ museums. “I taught some acting classes, then got the job at the Smithy, and they welcomed those theater components.” She met her husband Michael Henrici in 2012, and that was when things Please See COUPLE, B3

Macbeth (Mike Henrici) and his lady (Danielle Henrici) perform at the Fenimore’s Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater.

ast year, a national organization identified Otsego County as one of the top arts counties in the nation, what with Glimmerglass Opera, our museums, our Catskill Symphony and so many other offerings. This week, our first The ARTSCENE section explores all the community theaters around here. We’re planning LIBBY future sections that look CUDMORE into artists, galleries, museums, music – you name it. But first, let’s prove our point with a look at theater coming just in the next several weeks. • Currently, you can take in Bold Theatrics/Bigger Boat’s presentation of David Ives’ two-person “Venus in Furs,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 13-14; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St. Oneonta. Info www.boldtheatrics.com • Hear the newest theatrical voices in the NEXT! staged reading series, highlighting plays by regional playwrights. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 14 and 28. Fenimore Art Museum, Route 80, Cooperstown. Info www.fenimoreartmuseum.org • A doted-upon daughter turns deadly in the classic thriller “The Bad Seed,” presented by Stuff of Dreams productions. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 and 24-25; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19 and 26, also at Foothills. • There’s only one production where you can see a giant piano and a Zoltar machine and that is “Big: The Musical,” presented by Orpheus Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2 p.m. Sunday May 3, Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info www.orpheustheatre.org.

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►Thursday, Feb. 27 CENSUS – 1:15 p.m. Discuss importance of 2020 census. Cooperstown Senior Community Center, behind St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com COMMUNITY PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. ‘Owls of New York State’ with local birding enthusiast Charlie Scheim. Refreshments to follow. Free, open to public. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-0600, Ext 101. OOBLECK – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Celebrate birthday of Dr. Seuss, make mysterious substance from book ‘Bartholomew and the Oobleck.’ Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. PRESENTATION – 7 p.m. Professor of Foreign Languages, Maria Montoya presents on Hispanic population of

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Oneonta/Otsego County area. Common Council Room, City Hall, 258 Main St. #1, Oneonta. 607-432-6988. WORD THURSDAY – 7 - 9 p.m. Open mic, then presentation by Karen Johnson to celebrate Black History Month. Admission by donation, $3/adult. Bright Hills Press & Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. 607829-5055.

►Friday, February 28 DENTAL DAY – 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Families in financial need bring children aged 2 - 12 for dental care. Northern Catskill Dental Associates, 6 Doubleday Ct., Cooperstown. 607-547-2313. LAUNDRY LOVE – 2 - 4 p.m. Free laundry service to those in need. 2 loads/individual. Metro Cleaners, 115 Main St., Cooperstown. 607433 8000.

SUSTAINABILITY – 4 - 6 p.m. SUNY student & staff present on sustainability & climate change. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2011. CABARET NIGHT – 5 - 9 p.m. Enjoy soup & chili dinners, then entertainment featuring local performers, silent auction. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181. FILM – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Presenting “Parasite.” Cost, $3/person. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 - 8 p.m. Enjoy movie-themed trivia night with students from Laurens School District. Prizes for top 3 teams. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. 607-441-3999. PLANETARIUM – 7 p.m. Digital journey through the cosmos in immersive multimedia experience. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center,

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before, after ratification of 19th amendment. Through 5/17. Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee St., Utica. 315-797-0000. KOMBUCHA CLASS – 11 a.m. - Noon. Beginner class to in OtsegO COunty brew basic kombucha. Cost, $25/person. Community Food Co-op, 140 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-7023. OPENING DAY – Noon - 5 p.m. Kick off museum season with 2 exhibits ‘Garth Williams: Illustrator of the Century’ & ‘Winslow Homer: Illustrator.’ Admission, $9/ adult. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-6732314 ext. 113. BOOK SIGNING – Noon 2 p.m. Local artist Tim Welch to sign copies of “Pictures with Parkinson’s”. Features works created after his

early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. On sale for $15. Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-8580230. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. Showing “Agrippina,” by Handel, live from Metropolitan Opera House. Cost, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080. WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Join other writers to improve your craft. Hosted by published author, Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. LIFE SKILLS – 4 - 6 p.m. Teens 13-18 learn to bake a cake from scratch. Reservations required. The Sol Center, 50 Dietz St., Ste. M, Oneonta. ourotc@gmail.com MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 4

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Glimmer Globe Players Range From Scrooge To Shakespeare company does one of the COUPLE/From B1 really began to come together, Bard’s plays every season. “It feels right to do Shakespeare she said. “There are gaps in outside,” she said. “It’s more my skill set as far as lighting like the groundlings, it’s a design and building sets, very earthy, very real feeling, but Michael does all those like what it was like to see a things,” she said. “And we show in Shakespeare’s time.” could combine our powers.” This year, they will The two now serve as the perform “The Tempest” and co-artistic directors of the company, which produces two Eugene O’Neill’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” plays every summer at The “We like doing theater Fenimore’s Lucy B. Hamilton from the last Amphitheater 150 years,” alongside she said. Otsego Lake, “It’s about as well as the making the annual “A classics Christmas accessible. Carol” at The No one else Farmers’, was doing plus the Next! Shakespeare, Playwriting and it fits so Competition and beautifully reading series. with the “Live performuseums’ mance as an celebration art form has of art and an incredible culture.” power to open They minds and added “A hearts,” she said. Christmas “It’s a shared Carol” in experience, it’s 2013, with moving, it’s Michael exciting, it‘s starring as inspiring, it’s a Scrooge whole new way Mike and Danielle of looking at the performed last season since 2015, (succeeding world.” in Arthur Miller’s Oneonta’s Henrici was “The Crucible.” Gary the director of Koutnik, who just retired education at the museums as vice chairman of the in 2014-18, bringing the Otsego County Board of company with her and Representatives.) expanding the live offerings “I thought Cooperstown of the museum, creating embodied the spirit of the the Templeton Players to story, not to mention that the perform era-appropriate village harkens back to the skits throughout the tour. 19th century!” she said. “It followed me like a little And although their summer duckling,” she said. season will focus on classics, The first performance the Next! Playwriting series under the museums’ is about discovering work that umbrella was Shakespeare’s has not yet found an audience. “Macbeth,” starring the “I always loved going couple as the murderous to Playwrights Horizons in Scottish king and his diabolManhattan to hear work from ical wife. up-and-coming playwrights, “He has this line about but there were no opportunistorms and raging winds and just as he said it, a bolt of heat ties like that here” she said. “We saw a gap we could lightning crackled across the fill. Theater is about putting sky!” she said. “We’re able something out there and to use nature as a backdrop, getting a reaction, and so as a character, the way many playwrights don’t get Shakespeare did.” to hear that process on the Both Danielle and stage and how an audience Michael have backgrounds responds.” in Shakespeare, and the

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4 Oneonta Troupes Offer Something For All THEATER/From B1 porary comedy, classic drama ►Bold Theatrics, contemporary drama ► Orpheus Theater, Broadway-style musicals ► Stuff of Dreams Productions, classic drama, thrillers, comedy ► Glimmer Globe Theater, Cooperstown, Shakespeare, classic drama. (See separate article, B1) ► Catskill Community Players, Worcester, comedy, murder mysteries, drama Let’s take a look, from oldest to youngest. Founded in 1974, the Catskill Community Players is Otsego County’s oldest local theater company, performing musicals and plays. “The story is that at the first meeting, the school where they were supposed to have it was locked,” said Diana Friedell, president and producer since 2010. “And instead they met in a Volkswagen!” The Players produce two plays a year: in October, Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit; upcoming May 15-17 is Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” “We try to pick something that will make people laugh,” said Friedell. “Or we want to put on a show with a meaning and a message.” The troupe also partners with other community businesses, including offering dinner and lodging packages at the Worcester Inn, and have moved their productions to the Weiting Theater. “We were at the South Kortright school and produced shows at SUNY Delhi,” she said. “The Weiting is a historic theater, and we want to support that mission, get the word out to bring an audience into that theater.” Friedell got involved when she moved to the area in 1983, and also did shows with Orpheus. “I remember seeing an ad about a new organization at the high school,” she said. “I called up and said that I wanted to be part of it!” Founded in 1984, Orpheus Theatre does three Broadway-style musicals a year; most recently, it performed “Spamalot” at Foothills Performing Arts Center and will perform “Big: The Musical” May 1-3. “We try to keep two of the shows family-friendly,” said Fred Ploutz Jr., board president. “And then the third

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show can a little more geared towards a certain audience.” In addition to main stage productions, Orpheus has also expanded its children’s offerings, including the Starstruck Players group and several children’s workshop. “It’s the bedrock of the

and they become part of that family,” said Dillon. “Right now, I think we have about 65 people who have been in our productions.” Dillon had been part of the Oneonta Theatre Stage Players, following the theatre’s closing, he launched Bigger Boat in 2016 with “The Elephant Man.” “I was only thinking of that show,” he said. “When we were applying for the show license, we had to have a production company. I came up with Bigger Boat, from the most famous line in ‘Jaws’.” (On seeing the monster shark for the first time, Police Chief Martin Brody – Roy Scheider – said, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”) At the same time, Stevens, who performed in “The Elephant Man,” was thinking about shows he wanted to put on, and formed Stuff of Dreams to produce Neil Reginald Brunson, Hobart, invites Simon’s “Last of the Red Hot audiences to see the gruesome Lovers” later that year. “Elephant Man” in Bigger Boats’ “We got together and decided to debut performance in 2016 at split a season,” said Dillon. “We Foothills. always operate together, but we company,” he said. “We’ve grown from can each produce shows on our own. ” 23 kids to 55.” “Our focus is on classic BroadwaySo much so that the recent perforstyle theater,” said Stevens. “We do some mance of “Frozen Jr.” had to be moved contemporary, but we like to have a good to the Foothills main stage, outgrowing balance of comedy, thrillers and drama.” the production building. Stuff of Dreams produced “Harvey” In addition to the Starstruck Players in January, and a combined production shows, Orpheus also offers a one-week of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” winter-break workshop, and summer last October was such a success a third workshops for kids and teenagers. weekend of shows was added. “Anything “Some of them come in and they’ve with Reginald Brunson in it is huge,” never been fitted with a mic or been said Dillon. “He’ll bring the whole town under stage lights,” said Ploutz. “So of Hobart out to see him.” we’re able to give them a full stage Bigger Boat is also collaborating with show experience, and they leave with Bold Theatrics to produce David Ives that under their belt.” “Venus in Fur,” starring Dillon and Bold Though Orpheus had done a straight founder Brooke Tallman-Birkett, March play every year, companies like Bigger 13-15. Boat, Stuff of Dreams and Bold “We wanted to explore shows with Theatrics have begun staging those, more grit,” she said. “We feel theater allowing Orpheus to focus on musicals. is a way to perpetuate dialogue about “We’re not trying to step on anyone’s important issues, including homophobia toes,” said Ploutz. “We all work together and bullying.” to make sure we’re not on each other’s They debuted with “Heathers: the performance dates.” Musical” in 2017, and also performed “Spamalot” had a cast of 35, and “Angels in America” and “Matilda,” as many of the actors belong to other well as performances at Pridefest. companies as well. “We just want to do something “Each show we bring in more people, completely different,” she said.

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►Sunday, March 1 SUGARING OFF – 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Enjoy full pancake breakfast, then contemporary, historic dem-

onstrations of maple sugar production. Admission, $10/ adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. GUN SHOW – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 60 dealers showing arms, military relics. Bring your old guns, swords, military items to sell. Admission, $3/person. Quality Inn, 5206 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. 607748-1010. ADVOCACY – 3 - 4:30 p.m. Special event by Project Amplify to advocate for the men, women, children in detention at Southern border. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. 607-5478401.

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8+. Free. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. POPS CONCERT – 7 p.m. Come support OHS students at final joint concert of the season featuring band and chorus. Auditorium, Oneonta High School, 130 East St, Oneonta THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Presenting ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream.’ See Friday Listing.

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DISCUSSION GROUP – 7 - 9 p.m. Meeting of Circle of Women for small group, discussion. Hosted by Amy Freeth and Jeanie Scarzafava Limit, 8-15 women/session. Reservations required. 607435-9934. THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Presenting ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream.’ See Friday Listing.

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State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federallyassisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the

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Seven landowners have requested that their agricultural land, located in the Towns of Milford, Otego, Otsego, Springfield and Worcester be included in Agricultural District # 1 within Otsego County. A listing of the parcels to be included and the recommendation of the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board may be examined at the Otsego County Planning Department at The Meadows Building, 140 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours. All parties in interest and citizens will be heard by the Otsego County Board of Representatives at the public hearing. The location of the public hearing is accessible to persons with mobility impairment. Dated: February 27, 2020 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalFeb.27 Legal nOtice PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to construct a 140’ monopine at 760 County Hwy 11, Laurens, NY (20191345). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. 1LegalFeb.27

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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: Central Leatherstocking Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 6, 2020. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom processes against the LLC may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 225 Bristol Road Hartwick, NY 13348. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalFeb.27 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: MARK D. MISIEWICZ, PT, PLLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 December 2019. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 235 Griggs Rd, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalFeb.27

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IN MEMORIAM Ella M. Chase, 106, Worcester; One Of County’s Oldest Residents WORCESTER – Ella M. Chase, 106, one of Otsego County’s oldest residents, passed away Feb. 20, 2020. Ella was born Oct. 7, 1913 in Oneonta, the daughter of Burton and Margarett (Thayer) Miller. She attended Oneonta High School for three years, then graduated from Laurens Central School. Ella was a member of Elm Park United Methodist Church in Oneonta and she worked at Scintilla in Sidney. Ella is survived by her daughter, Marie Allen; grandchildren, twins, Jenny Decker (Dan Markowski) and Scott and his wife, Jennifer Decker, and Ann and her husband, Guy Miller; 5 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; stepsons, Jim (Gail) Alcott and Sidney (Dorelle) Chase and their families; and

one niece, Peggy Spears and family. She was predeceased by her first husband Norman Allen in 1962, second husband Carlton Alcott in 1978 and third husband Willard Chase in 1993, as well as sister, Gladys Tessitor; a niece, Anna; a nephew, Burt and 5 stepsons. The funeral service was held Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Second Baptist Church, with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester, in the spring at 11 a.m., Friday, May 29 In lieu of flowers, donations maybe be made to Second Baptist Church, 132 Main Street, Worcester, NY 12197. Arrangements are entrusted to the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home.

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Edward J. Johnston,72; Worked At Center Street Grocery ONEONTA – Edward James Johnston, 72, who worked for years in his family-owned Center Street Food Store, passed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. He was born at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, on Aug. 3, 1947, the son of Edward Alexander and Genevieve (Irish) Johnston. Ed moved with his family to Otsego County at an early age, graduated from Oneonta High School in 1965 and attended Central City Business Institute in Syracuse. A proud veteran of the Army, Ed served his country from 1967 to 1970, including a tour of Vietnam with the 192nd Assault Helicopter Company.

He married Joanne Marie Krollman, at Camp LeJeune, N.C., on March 21, 1970. He was a hardworking family man, a loving father and grandfather who would do anything for his family. An eternal pessimist, Ed always saw the glass as half empty, and wanted to fill it. Upon discharge from the Army, Ed joined his family’s business, Center Street Food Store, until it was sold in 1987. He owned and operated Johnston’s Refrigerated Trucking, followed by driving for Oneonta Bus Lines. He ended his professional driving career with Riddell Bros. and NFI. Ed is survived by his wife, Joanne; two sons, Edward James Johnston Jr. (Tracy) of Arcade, and

Doris L. Spearbeck, 89, RN At SUNY Clinic ONEONTA – Doris L. Spearbeck, 89, a nurse at SUNY Oneonta’s clinic for 30 years, passed away in Syracuse on Feb. 17, 2020, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. She was born on March 20, 1930, and raised on the Loudon Farm in Walton. As a child she enjoyed skating and tending to the baby piglets. She graduated from Walton High School and Wilson School of Nursing in Johnson City, where her roommate introduced her to the love of her life. She worked as a registered nurse at SUNY Oneonta Health & Wellness Center from 1968 to 1998. She started part-time and through her dedication and true concern of the students put into her care, she rose to supervisor of the department. Doris was a member of First United Presbyterian Church (Red Door) from 1968 to 2020. She served as an elder and Clerk of

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MORRIS – Margaret Elizabeth (Schneider) Schwarzhans, 54, who was active with Rotary Exchange Programs, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Margaret was a scholar and musician, mother and wife. At 15, before graduating from Arlington High School, she spent one year in India as a Rotary International youth exchange student. She then served her country as a Vietnamese Signals Intelligence Voice Intercept Operator from 1983 to 1990, where she met her soulmate and future husband, Fred. She attended Angelo State University in Texas while raising six beautiful and unique children to become a registered nurse. Relocating to Morris in 2002, she worked for Fox Hospital, Springbrook, Trillium Group Home, Pathfinder Village, Bassett Hospital and Chenango Memorial Hospital. Active in the Rotary Club of Morris, she was heavily involved with the Youth Exchange Program.

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Session, Loudon; stepmother, Mary president Loudon; and sister, Lois 370 MAin street, otego 607-287-5320 and treaLoudon. buzzh123@gmail.com surer of the A celebration of Doris’ Women’s life was held Friday, Buying Antiques, Association Feb. 21, at First United estAtes, ArtifActs and a coorPresbyterian Church. dinator for Arrangements are by the Lord’s Lester R. Grummons Supper. Funeral Home. Doris Doris also Speakbeck was a past Matron of the Oneonta Chapter of Eastern Star. She gained her love for camping after becoming a Girl Scout leader for Brownies and Juniors. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Tyler, Chuck Gould 607-432-2022 Walton; children, Barbara 22-26 Watkins Avenue, Oneonta (Paul) Iaconis, Rebecca Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm (Michael) Stanton and Richard (Cornelipa Jones) ·· Spearbeck Jr.; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; nephew, Joseph (Barbara) Tyler; Mary (Jim) Tyler-Wall; and several great-nieces and nephews. We will discount Doris was predeceased by the amount of her husband, Richard Lee your sales tax for Spearbeck (1979); parents, all purchases in Merritt and Katherine

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She is survived by her husband Fred and her children Mary Katheleen, Hannah Elizabeth (fiancé Margaret Zach), Schwarzhans Emma Victoria, Catherine Margaret (husband Branden), Abigail Grace, and Frederick Charles, Mary Schneider (mother), Cindy (sister), Chris (brother), Teri (sister), Jill (sister), Mark (brother), Joe (brother), and innumerable loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Margaret is predeceased by her father Charles “Cap” Schneider and all of her ancestors. Per her wishes, there will be no organized service. Instead, there will be a family celebration in spring honoring her incredible life. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home of Morris.

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