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Dispatcher Lisa Prush drops the ceremonial first bottle in the OPD collection box. She is joined (back to front)

by City Manager Mike Long, Assemblyman Pete Lopez, Mallinckrodt’s Rick Nikolaus, State Sen. Jim Seward, Mallinckrodt’s Ken Yamashita and Chief Dennis Nayor.

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Starting Friday, Feb. 28, go to www.oneonta. ny.gov or www.townofoneonta.org, you’ll end up in the same place.

And City Mayor Dick Miller and Town Supervisor Bob Wood are making nice about the new development.

As he has since his

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inauguration on Jan. 1, 2010, Miller is accentuating commonality, this time in the all-encompassing slogan, “Oneonta, Life Enjoyed,” which is prominent in the new website in place of the traditional “City of the Hills.” He observed, “‘Oneonta, Life Enjoyed’

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Wood poked gentle fun at Miller’s vaunted procity chauvinism.

“Mayor Miller thinks that Oneonta is the center of the universe,” said the supervisor. “And I’m inclined to go along with him on this.”

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Located inside OPD’s front door at 81 Main St., the new service was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by Mallinckrodt executives and local dignitaries.

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“We have to start now to think about what direction Oneonta takes 10, 15, 20 years in the future,” said Hannah Masterjohn, a volunteer organizer for the Sustainability Summit, planned 8 a.m.-1 p.m. SatHannah urday, March 1 at SUNY Masterjohn Oneonta’s Morris Hall.

“And we all have different ideas about how to do it.”

The public is welcome. To sign up for a particular break-out group – Economic Development, Transportation, Land Use & Please See SUMMIT, A7

ON SCHOOL BOARD: Karen A. Brown was due to be appointed Wednesday, Feb. 26, to the Oneonta School Board through June 30, succeeding Grace Larkin, who resigned.

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been rushed to the hospital with an undisclosed illness earlier that afternoon. The team’s top scorer, Jordan Gutierrez, was out of the action. And the second leading scorer, Albert Odero, quickly ran into foul

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OHS fans experienced thrills Friday, Feb. 14, as (clockwise from upper right) Lady Yellowjacket Maria Ruff, boys’ guard Paul Bischoff and sophomore center Albert Odero led teams to sectional finals against Norwich Saturday, March 1.

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JV Coach Brad Zeh stepped up for Mackey, and his team stepped up for him.

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“They’re like Legos,” said Jeff Smetana, Newman Development Corp. vice president. “It’s going to be exciting to see how they all stack up.”

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Their victory behind them, the Lady Yellowjackets sat ringside to help cheer the OHS boys’ team to a win.

FINALS/From A1 “Normally when you’re down one of your better players, one person steps up and does everything,” said Zeh. “But each of the players stepped up and did a little more.”

In the prior game, the Lady Yellowjackets were also stepping up for a team member in need; this time, Mariah Ruff. “Her shoulder was really bothering her and she wasn’t shooting normally,” said Miller. “But the other kids stepped up and they showed a new dimension to our team.”

For the boys, that “little bit” led to a 60-49 victory over Susquehanna Valley, cementing a place in the Section 4 finals against archrival Norwich this Saturday, March 1, in Binghamton. “I’ve seen games won and lost in the last minute,” he said. “But when we

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Paul Bischoff scored 23 points, while Brock Eichler Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA brought in 8. Odero shone, Sarah Horne, left, is hoisted by her cheerleadtoo, dominating the boards ing teammates during a special halftime perforwhen he returned in the mance of the Friday, Feb. 21, OHS boys’ basketsecond half. ball victory over Susquehanna.

If the boys win against Saturday, they go to states.

“They’re our only two losses,” he said. “They’re undefeated. I told the team, ‘You got this shot you talked about. You got to Saturday night.”

If the boys’ game was fraught with drama, the Lady Yellowjackets romped.

“We had an exceptional defense,” said coach Matt Miller. “Susquehanna has some really good players, but we limited them.”

In the first quarter, OHS was up 18-9. “We built on It was girls’ night our for Zoey Beal, 15 that game,” said Miller. months, sandwiched Six of those first-quarter shots were from Meg Burns, OHS fan Seamus Catella between mom Sarah and his pals wore their Beal, left, and grandand 8 were made by Brittahearts on their sleeves. mom Betty Tirado. ny Herrick. “She has really come along for us as a consistent scorer,” said Miller.

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EDITORIAL

In Tight Times, It’s Surprising More Mergers Haven’t Happened

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n good times, we’re fat and sassy and go merrily on our way. But it’s surprising, when you think about, how few local entities have sought to make common cause over six years of recession.

Suddenly, it seems to be happening, either imposed from the outside or, better, through a recognition of how to better serve a common purpose together.

• One situation being imposed from the outside has to do with Rural Three for Tobacco Free Communities, based at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, and Reality Check, under the wing of the SUNY Cobleskill Foundation.

Both agencies aim to discourage young people from smoking and help people who do smoke to quit.

The state Health Department has advised each that the $325,000 grant the two have split in recent years will now be awarded to one or the other, and leaders of each were preparing grant applications this week, due by Friday, Feb. 28, to ensure their agency is the survivor.

“We’ve had a great collabora-

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Then-alderwoman Liz Shannon proposed baking all Oneonta arts groups in the same cake at Mayor Miller’s Arts Summit in January 2011 at Foothills, but little came of it.

tion with Reality Check, and it’s disappointing we won’t be able to work together,” said Rural Three’s Aletha Sprague. For instance, they worked together educating parents and their children on the false messages of tobacco marketing, she said.

Rural 3 has been focused on

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Woodman, Forbear Thy Stroke – Or Maybe Not 2 Views Offered On Cooperstown’s Trees To The Editor: I know it’s Why spark not in the zone the emotions but I hope the of your readers dead stump near with referthe post office ences to stately will come down. elms, oaks I’ve seen tourand maples in ists look up at it conjunction and I think they with the Main wonder what Street project. is that eyesore Take a look. doing on Main There are none Street. of these on As for the unMain Street. opposed trustee In fact, one election, I can A sidewalk projwould be hard- ect may require all only assume pressed to find of Cooperstown’s that Republicans an elm tree of downtown trees to are aware of the the old variety go. thankless and anywhere in often criticized Cooperstown, not even on job these trustees do on Elm Street. behalf of the village and its I hate to see any tree citizens. Would you want come down but this project that job? has been okayed by the Tree MAY-BRITT JOYCE Commission so I will look Cooperstown the other way until the new ones are planted.

To the Editor, To our shame the trees along Main Street come down.

Surely there is an alternative to this tragedy.

All trees are living beings with which we share existence; they bless us with beauty, shade, shelter and the very oxygen we breathe. With age, with growth, these gifts from trees only increase. Many believe that trees hold our memories. Can’t we learn to coexist, to repay our Main Street trees with the gratitude of sparing their lives? Please, Perfect Village, please reconsider!

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three counties, Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie; Reality Check’s focus has been statewide. But you can see that two agencies, 23 miles apart, might streamline their structures – one executive director, one office, one phone bill – and perhaps even free up more of the funding for programs.

Sprague said each agency now has two full-time staffers, four in all; if Rural Three wins the contest, she would hire two parttimers, so there’s a case in point.

The state, of course, is simply trying to save money by squeezing the localities: An $85 million statewide allocation in 2007 to fight smoking has shrunk to $38 million today. That said, the result may be a propitious streamlining, less expensive, with little downside.

• A second possible merger, which would be a voluntary one, is being explored by Cooperstown’s venerable Smithy Pioneer Gallery, lately the Smithy Arts Center, and equally venerable Cooperstown Art Association, created by six artists in 1928. The Smithy itself, the village’s oldest building, was

built in 1786 as a blacksmith shop

by William Cooper, the village’s founder, and Cooper descendants are still very active in its operation.

Both arts groups are energetic, between them staging dozens of activities a year. But the exhibits in particular, in facilities two blocks apart in a village of 900 homes, might very well be offered jointing. Each has unique activities, too – the Smithy’s pottery studio and such CAA novelties as the Adorn a Door at Christmas and the recent Fenimore Quilt Club Show. A united effort might be a stronger one.

With the recent departure of the Smithy’s executive director, Danielle Newell, to a position at NYSHA, the two entities decided to explore a possible merger, and the two board chairs – Smithy’s Henry Weil and CAA’s Cheryl Wright – have invited the community to focus groups at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 21, in CAA’s gallery space at 5 Railroad Ave. That seems like a sensible exercise. Likely, the competing sensibilities that led to the forma-

tion of two similar organizations decades ago are no longer there.

If so, a single, stronger entity may emerge.

Also, consulting with their constituencies in an open-ended way seems like a great way to ensure the right decision emerges.

• Oneonta is a City of the Arts, and one of the first things Mayor Dick Miller did on taking office in 2010 was to convene an Arts Summit to see if limited resources might be shared. An art council emerged, but that goal eluded it.

There are often good reasons to maintain independence. Organizations have different personalities and attract different adherents.

The Sweet Adelines – always a hit – sing barbershop harmony. The Catskill Choral Society presented Bach’s “Magnificat” to rave reviews in December. The muses may compete.

Still, you can see that when limited resources – talent, money and venues – can be shared, it’s possible that everyone wins, the organizations, the performers and artists, and the arts-enjoying community at large.

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During a stop at Cooperstown’s Delaware Otsego Corp. on a whirlwind trip through Central New York during the U.S. Senate’s February break, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for renewal of the Short Line Rail Tax Credit, which expired Jan. 1. Nate Fenno, president of the corporation that operates the Susquehanna & Western, said his railroad has used the credits extensively for rails and ties to maintain tracks. Listening are, from left, Cooperstown Village Trustee Jim Dean, Bassett Healthcare President/CEO Bill Streck, the DO’s Tabetha Rathbone, Bassett Vice President Mike Stein, DO Vice President Jim Howarth, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz and his son Joe, and Fenno.

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he New York has fueled the growth of our Susquehanna upstate exporters, especially and Western grain producers, who need a Railroad has numerous reliable, quick delivery route opportunities for growth to the Port of New York and and development, but only destinations in New Jersey if they have the capital to and Pennsylvania. With this make needed infrastructure tax credit, we can expand improvements. That’s why the number of businesses I’m fighting to extend the they serve and keep the rail Otsego Chamber President expiring federal tax credit Barbara Ann Heegan, Oneonta, in tip-top shape. Connectgreets the arriving senator. for short-line railroads that ing Upstate businesses with will help the New York Susquehanna and the national rail network and international Western Railroad maintain and upgrade ports of call makes the NYSW an essential their tracks, so they can keep their sterling rail service, and it creates jobs for all of the track record of safe and speedy deliveries. region’s major employers who rely on it.”

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HOMETOWN

History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

125 Years Ago

The Local News – Will Fleming’s new brick residence on Cedar Street, just off Elm Street, is now completed and Mr. Fleming will move into it in a few days. It is supplied with every modern convenience, and possessing a fine location, is one of the pleasantest places in the village.

The Oneonta Fish and Game Protective Association will make it their special business to detect and prosecute all violations of the fish and game laws. They have a strong organization of over sixty members, attorneys and detectives, and the necessary funds to back them.

A knot of men were looking at the bright evening star Jupiter, in the west about 9 o’clock last evening. One of the men gravely informed a passerby that it was an electric light fastened to a balloon sent up by an Indian doctor who was holding forth over in Morris and that the balloon was four miles above the earth.

February 1889

100 Years Ago

Within the past few months many of the pool rooms, lunch rooms, cigar stores, candy stores, and public places of the like in Oneonta have been operating slot machines, candy cards, cigar boards and numerous other devices in which a man might get a whole lot for a nickel or a dime, but the majority of players would be more likely to get nothing. The operation of such devices is in direct violation of the law and, at various times, the police department have made efforts to eliminate them from the city but without complete success owing in a measure to a lack of interest on the part of the judiciary. Within the past few days all places in the city operating such devices have been visited by the police and their owners notified to remove the same and keep them removed, lest they be punished under the provisions of the law.

February 1914

80 Years Ago

Indian women who lived in the Susquehanna Valley before the days of the white settlers were as femininely interested in cosmetics as modern women, Frank M. Hill stated in a talk on “The Indians of Otsego County” given yesterday before members of the Travel Class of the Woman’s Club of Oneonta. Their powder was made of the common red stone ground very fine. In addition to this they used a preparation made of suet from the deep mixed with charcoal. This black mixture and the red powder, with a yellow colored paint they streaked across their faces. The

60 Years Ago

30 Years Ago

February 1974

An increase of more than 10 students in this fall’s Kindergarten enrollment would force the Oneonta School District to add another Kindergarten class, according to local teacher contract regulations. Currently, 165 students are enrolled in the seven Kindergarten classes at the district’s four elementary schools. According to the terms of the teachers’ contract, the size of Kindergarten and first-grade classes cannot exceed 25 students. Enrollment levels at the four elementary schools put all of the district’s Kindergarten classes at or near maximum capacity. School Superintendent Lowell Foland said district officials will have to wait to see how many youngsters officially register, and possibly how many students actually show up for classes this fall, before determining if an added class is required.

February 1984 February 1954 more hideous they could make themselves appear, the more attractive they thought they were, Mr. Hill said. He displayed a small receptacle, apparently hollowed out of stone, the vanity case of the Indian woman, in which she carried her paints and cosmetics. The Indian man also carried his face paints with him, Mr. Hill said, but these were carried in a pouch hung from his shoulder.

February 1934

40 Years Ago

The neighborhood is still a cherished concept for Oneonta families whose children attend schools in the Oneonta School District. Superintendent of Schools Frederick Bardsley has been meeting recently with small groups of parents to discuss the district’s building needs. District officials are considering a number of proposals, one of which recommends closing the Junior High School and converting Riverside School into either a junior high or middle school. If this proposal is adopted Riverside students would be transferred to other city elementary schools. “The bussing issue came up continually during the meetings,” Bardsley said. “Many parents simply don’t want their kids bussed out of their areas.” Bardsley has found that interest in an addition to the senior high school is fairly strong. This option has not previously been discussed much because it would require expenditures that would exceed the district’s $1.3 million debt limit. To his surprise, Bardsley is finding that many parents are not opposed to the additional expense.

20 Years Ago

Friends and family were shocked and saddened Friday to learn of the death of Oneonta Town Justice Donald J. Sheehan. Sheehan, 62, died in his home after a brief illness.

Friends and colleagues remembered Sheehan, a former State University College at Oneonta education professor and a town justice since 1985, as a man who loved to laugh and loved his work. “Don had a big, broad smile,” recalled Frank O’Mara, a professor of speech communication and theater at SUCO. “It was an Eisenhower kind of smile, and it was on his face most of the time. He was just a plain, nice guy.”

February 1984

10 Years Ago

The New York State Senate has rejected a controversial Pataki administration plan to require periodic renewal of pistol licenses. Gov. Pataki’s budget would have required pistol owners to renew their licenses every five years and pay a fee of at least $100. The proposal angered many of Pataki’s fellow Republicans who saw it as both a new tax and an infringement on Second Amendment rights. “It really only impacted law-abiding gun owners, who are not the problem,” said Senator James Seward, (R. Milford).

The Governor’s budget estimated that the fee would generate $31 million a year in revenue, with most of the money going to the state’s general fund. Administration officials argued that the revenue would allow state police to keep the database of handgun owners current.

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Paul Simon To Play At Hall Of Fame’s 75th, And More Talent To Come ing heavy metal, whether you root for the Yankees or cheer on the Red Sox, there will be someone representing your style at the Hall of Fame’s 75th Anniversary.

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will perform in the Saturday, Aug. 2, concert with the Hall of Fame’s “house band,” the Boston Pops.

“When we were trying to figure out what type of artists made sense to perform with the Pops, obviously, he

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was right at the top,” said Hall President Jeff Idelson.

“He has tremendous ties to baseball and he has a tremendous draw in all sense of the word.”

He performed to a soldout crowd in Doubleday Field on July 4, 2006, and donated a copy of the Simon and Garfunkel’s 1968 hit, “Mrs. Robinson,” to the Hall’s library. The song, from “The Graduate,” features the famous lyric, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio/our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”

Simon will play three songs with the Boston Pops.

“I’m guessing he’ll play ‘Mrs. Robinson’,” said

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concert organizer Loren Harriet of LGH19 Productions.

“But whatever he plays, it’s going to be great.”

Also Paul Simon joining the Boston Pops will be former Yankee and Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Bernie Williams. “He’ll play his rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’,” said Harriet. “A Yankee playing with a Boston band?

For three minutes, Yankees and Sox fans have to call a truce.”

And while rumors of Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift – a big Philadelphia Phillies fan – remain unconfirmed, Harriet says his firm is in conversations to try and line up tour schedules with several artists, including John Fogerty.

“We’ll see who’s available,” he said.

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seating are $400 for the first 14 rows, $200 for the middle 17 rows and $100 for the last 21 rows. “But if you want to bring your blanket and sit on the lawn, there’s no charge. No one will be cut out.”

The two-hour concert will also feature baseball stars introducing video tributes to the military and Little League, which also celebrates its 75th anniversary.

“It’s going to be an extremely emotional segment,” said Harriet.

And at the Wounded Warrior softball game on Friday, Aug. 1, a yet-unnamed heavy metal legend – all Harriet would confirm was that he was a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer – will join the “Celebrity” team to play against the Wounded Warriors. “I don’t know if he knows how tough the Wounded Warriors are!” said Harriet.

Tickets for the game will be “very reasonable;” Harriet estimates they’ll be around $20.

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(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape features a center-hall layout w/hardwood flooring, 6-panel doors, gracious LR w/ fireplace, formal DR. Custom kitchen with cherry cabinets and eating area features large windows and skylights. Patio, deck, finished basement, garage, large private yard. Situated on the only boulevard in town.

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(7623) 3 BR, 3 bath Dutch Colonial w/valley views on 9.58 acres. Formal LR and DR, 2 fireplaces, working kitchen, finished basement. 4-season room w/pellet stove leads to patio, large deck, hot tub. Hand-hewn beams, period hardware, wide pine floors.

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Just Two Miles From the Village — Farmhouse offers some 1,663 square feet of living space with an addition of sitting room area, master BR and large bathroom w/jacuzzi tub. The kitchen is nicely done w/wood open shelving and glass fronted cabinets, granite countertops center island and opens to family room. There is an enclosed porch, laundry and half-bath, office and DR. Upstairs are 3 BRs, one w/built-ins, and bath. Bathrooms are tiled. Lower level entry provides mudroom plus access to the under-house 2-car garage. Home has very nice new appliances and lighting fixtures, lots of detail, wood floors, patio area, deck, landscaped yard and play structure.

This home is in move-in condition and has been priced to sell!

Offered by Ashley-Connor Realty $197,000

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This West Oneonta home has been fully renovated and meticulously maintained. Open floorplan w/a great layout. Beautiful kitchen has Wood-Mode cabinets, island and tile floor—perfect for entertaining or chatting w/the chef. DR is open to kitchen and LR w/cherry hardwood floors and fireplace w/pellet stove insert. French doors in LR lead to large deck. There are 3-4 BRs and 3 full baths, 1 w/cultured marble vanity. Master BR has huge walk-in closet or use the other BR as the master w/private bath. Configure the upstairs to suit: it could easily be turned back into a 1 BR apt or studio w/its own entrance, separate utilities. Perennials border the fenced yard, paver walkway to pergola w/fire pit and raised garden bed. Heated garage is 20’x24’w/electric and workbench. $195,000 MLS#93008

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The first truckload carrying a modular unit from Berwick, Pa., to Hillside Commons, the new 325-student complex rising on Blodgett Drive, enters the city Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, on Lettis Highway.

Trucks Begin Delivering Modular Units That, Stacked, Will Grow Into Highrise TRUCKS/From A1 Lettis Highway the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 24, en route to the Hillside Commons site on Blodgett Drive, each contained onehalf of an apartment unit, complete with cabinets and plumbing fixtures. “It takes two modular units to make one three-bedroom apartment,” said Smetana. “We’ve got 250 of these coming in, and we’ll be stacking them through March and April.”

The drive was a test-run to make sure the truck could easily complete the 114-mile drive from Berwick, Pa., where the modulars are manufactured, to Oneonta. “It was well-coordinated with city officials and Chief Dennis Nayor,” he said. “We worked hard to make sure there were no problems with bridges or turns, and planned it around bus schedules and school traffic.”

More trucks were due on Thursday the 27th. Friday the 28th, a crane was due to be set up at the construction site. Monday,

March 3, stacking the boxes will begin.

“I imagine we’ll have a lot of sidewalk supervisors when those boxes start flying through the air,” said Smetana.

As the modules are stacked, the building crews run wiring, lay flooring and build the outside hallways. “We’re on track for students to move in in August,” he said. “We were able to work through winter.”

To date, 68 percent of the units are rented and just over 200 leases signed in their model apartment on Main Street. “It’s fun to watch them come into the leasing office and look at the apartment,” said Smetana.

“The girls scream, and the guys are just blown away.”

Signups surged after students got back from their mid-winter break, Feb. 14-24.

“They’re filling up faster than the Twin River Commons did in Binghamton, and that one’s been at 100 percent occupancy since we opened.”

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Town of Oneonta Supervisor Bob Wood. “Sustainability goes to a lot of different practices.”

The summit will feature seven breakout groups that, first, will brainstorm. And, after a 10:30 a.m. keynote address by Neil Murphy, president of the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry, the groups will reconvene to decide on action steps.

A lunch made of locally sourced foods will follow.

State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19th, have been invited, as has Sandy Mathes, the IDA’s “single point of contact” for economic development in the county.

So far, more than 50 people have signed for one of the breakout groups.

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Already, Masterjohn is starting to hear some exciting concepts. “Someone suggested we bring back trains to run between Binghamton and Albany,” she said. “There have been suggestions that the city start using electric vehicles.”

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“Three meetings in, we’re making a contribution.”

Vibrant Creative, which designed the update on the city’s website, merged the two into one comprehensive site. “Visitors don’t know the difference between the town and the city,” said Vibrant’s president, Chris Quereau. “One website can better sell the area.”

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Though many town restaurants, stores and attractions were already included on the city’s website under the “What to Do,” “Where to Shop” and “Where to Eat” buttons, the new website will feature a full and comprehensive list of everything both have to offer. “It’s more Expect repeat of Ca l Ripken Jr. 2007 thro effective for tourism and ng.

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A SUMMER 2014 PU BLICATION OF And for locals looking for government contacts, Cooperstown’s Newspaper forms or meeting minutes, HOMETOWN ONEON For 206 Years TA the website will feature a & The Otsego-Dela ware Dispatch 607-547-6103 • fa drop-down menu under x 607-547-6080 • info@allotsego.com the Government header so 21 Railroad Avenue , Co op er st ow n NY 13326 visitors can choose between town and city. “It allows us to maintain our individuality,” said Wood.

This year’s 75th anniversary of the National The new website will also Baseball Hall of Fame – with the induction of start incorporating images Yankee manager Joe Torre and other giant stars from the town on the new front page to reflect the comof the National Pastime – is expected to attract munity as a whole.

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The common website is an early outgrowth of the Oneonta Alliance, a 22member ad hoc group Miller convened two months ago to pursue Greater Oneonta’s common interests. Meeting for the third time Tuesday, Feb. 25, its membership ranges from GO/EDC’s Al Colone and MSO’s Tim Masterjohn (city) to OCDC’s Bob Harlem and Southside Mall’s Luisa Montanti (town), to County Board chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and even Glenn Nealis, Delaware County’s economic developer.

All members serve on one of first committees: Sites and Infrastructure, Academic Engagement, Tourism/Promotion/Image, Business Retention/Recruitment, and Agriculture.

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Now in its fourth year, the Guide To The Good Life, in its easy-to-handle pocket-size format, will feature expanded content, including information surrounding the July 25-27 Induction Weekend and the Boston Pops appearance in Cooperstown the following weekend.

As always, we offer competitive rates and summer-long distribution – not a single drop – in high-traffic venues across Otsego County. Take advantage of this Summer of Opportunity.

Reserve space by March 15 and receive a 10% discount.

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4914 State Hwy 28, CooperStown 607-547-5933 75 Market Street, oneonta 607-433-1020

New Listing! MLS#92979 – Amazing country Victorian home features original woodwork, wood floors, spacious rooms w/double doors in DR, LR and parlor.

1st floor BR and sitting room. 2nd floor master or studio w/vaulted ceiling and exposed brick chimney. Original attached carriage barn w/finished walls, 25ft ceiling, woodstove and interior balcony. New roof 3 years ago. $79,900 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607- 267-2683 (cell)

MLS#92970 – No zoning on this multi-purpose commercial building site w/44-unit storage facility that has a rental history of minimum 80% full.

Currently working auto/truck repair shop w/auto dismantling, scrap processing, and junkyard. $400,000 Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) MLS#87450 – Great investment opportunity on Main Street in Cooperstown. Close to National Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field, shops, restaurants, county buildings. 2 rentable (currently occupied) apts plus storefront. Unfinished space on 3rd floor. New heating system (FHA), oil tank and most windows. $225,000 Call James Vrooman @ (603) 247-0506 (cell)

MLS#92999 – Magnificence has arrived! Amenities are abundant in this 2,850 sq ft home which features large walk-in closets, space for large furniture, radiant heat throughout, and extra insulation. $425,000 Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

MLS#86798 – Villa Isidoro Restaurant, Bar and B&B in Richfield Springs on Rt 20. Start your new business! $575,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#84923 – Opportunity to save on a contractorrenovated 3-BR country home on 3 acres. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

91269 – Privacy, convenience and value in this 3 BR home on 21 acres with a large barn. $279,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#87446 – Established restaurant on St Hwy 28 just moments from Cooperstown Village and Dreams Park. Large restaurant has 3 dining rooms, 1 can be a private banquet room w/dance floor. Can accommodate large wedding receptions, graduations, etc. Parking for 60 cars, can accommodate over 300 people. *Owner financing available.* $600,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#92555 – Custom-designed country home on over 8 acres w/3 BRs, 2 full baths. Open floorplan w/an easy comfortable flow. Kitchen offers plenty of cabinet space, and an island for informal dining.

Formal DR. Master BR w/large dressing suite, garden tub, double sinks, plenty of closet space. Back deck.

Close to everything but still far enough away!

Call Donna A. Anderson @ (607) 267-3232 (cell)

MLS#91571 – Older single wide trailer is currently rented and 2nd lot for another trailer. Both lots have septic, water and electric. You cannot go wrong!

Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

MLS#90624 – Don’t miss your chance to buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor. This quickly growing area is full of opportunity. $495,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#89460 – Private Southside Drive acreage: 161+/acres of woods w/2 open fields where you can build, hike or hunt! Old shale mine on property. Come take a look! $390,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#90328 – 3 BR, 2 full bath home, tucked away, off the beaten path, in great condition. Over 11 acres, including 4 outbuildings, and large barn. There are 3 options of heating this home: oil, wood or electric.

Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232

MLS#92677 – 3 BR home on 1+ acres. Great yearround or vacation. Convenient to Cooperstown. $75,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#91047 – Move-in condition 4 BR, 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek. Lrg LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry w/woodstove leads to DR and kitchen. Landing w/built-in shelves.

Spacious master w/private entry to balcony. BRs all have nice-sized closets. Perennials, covered porches, large barn, fire pit. Open fields lead dto Oaks Creek. $349,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#88698 – Amazing value for this immaculate 4-BR house with large yard! Updates galore. $103,000 Call Carol A Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

MLS#92925 – Gorgeous move-in condition home on 30 + acres of open and wooded land. 3 floors of living, open floorplan, cherry and maple floors, in-ground pool, pool house, barn. Kitchen w/center island opens to family room, LR and back deck, pool.

4 BRs, 2 full baths upstairs, all w/panoramic views.

Finished basement, workout room, den. Fireplace in LR, playroom. Barn w/electric, water, concrete floor. $619,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

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MLS#90728 – Affordable! This can be yours instead of renting! 1-floor living, detached garage, nice yard. $61,000 Call Carol A Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

Great commercial opportunity in the town of Oneonta on a highly traveled street close to Cooperstown All Star Village, restaurants, State Route 205 and Interstate 88. 380’ of road frontage on Chestnut Street.

There are 3 buildings included: main building is 3,200 sq ft w/gas heat, electric and ½ bath; and 2 Morton buildings—1 is 1,056 sq ft built in 2003 and 1,920 sq ft built in 2006. Total sq ft of all buildings 5,376.

Paved parking for 10-15 cars. What a great location to have business with high traffic and plenty of parking. Call for your private showing today. $237,500 MLS#92813

Wonderful Middlefield HoMe!

This mint-condition, 3 BR home sits nicely back from the road on 5 acres in the Cooperstown School District. Home features solid oak floors spacious LR with woodstove, large open kitchen with work island that flows into DR. Large master BR with 2 closets, and ¾ bath. Great wrap-around covered front porch and breezeway to adjacent garage greet you into this warm inviting home. Garage is oversized, with woodstove, plus walk-up 2nd floor for more storage, or future mother-in-law quarters.

339,000 MlS#90926

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just 5 minutes from the village, offers 4 bedrooms (large Master with Jacuzzi tub), 1 ½ baths, living room open to the kitchen, dining room, 2-car attached garage, set on nice ¾ acre lot.

This lovely 4 bedroom home has a successful ten year rental history, beautifully maintained, kitchen recently renovated. This is a Home Run.

Charming home located 2.6 miles from the village of Cooperstown, Offered Exclusively by Don Olin Realty at $299,000.

In the Cherry-Valley Springfield school district. Built in 2005, the house offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a finished basement with sleeping accommodations, a large dining room, living room with fireplace and fully equipped kitchen. There is a wrap-around deck that is perfect for outdoor enjoyment and entertaining. Propane heat. A circular drive and lovely perennial landscaping completes the picture. Beautiful views from this country home.

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