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Julie Dostal, LEAF executive director, praises Common Council for voting to implement a “social hosting” law, which would levy fines up to $1,000 to those who provide alcohol to minors at house parties.

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ith none of the promised objections from students, Mayor Gary Herzig indictated to sign the “Social Hosting” law that Common Council unanimously voted in favor of at the March 20 meeting. “The science tells us that when a community limits avalibility and accessibility, problems with excess use of alcohol are reduced,” said Julie Dostal, executive director, LEAF Inc, during the public hearing. “I would like to thank the City Council for taking this step towards a healthier, safer Oneonta.” She also offered to work with student groups who were interested in learning about safer choices for their peers. 20 YEARS: With the help of TV cameras in every room, Joshua Underwood, 25, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for the murder of Mark Morrison, 52, on New Year’s Day, 2017. Details on

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COMMITTEE PICKED: Al Cleinman, Joan Fox, Rachel Lutz Jessup, Thom Wise and Sandra Eighmey have been named to the city’s Downtown Improvement Selection Fund to review funding applications and make awards for the $2.6 million for businesses and property owners. Kim Muller is the chair.

BREAKTHROUGH ON SHERIFF’S SON County Board Voting On Devlin, Bliss Agreement

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ounty Sheriff Richard J. earing of the deal that may allow allegaAllOTSEGO.com Devlin Jr. has reached tions against suspended Correctional an agreement with the Officer Ros Devlin to be resolved, county board chairman that may end a 15-month county sheriff candidate Bob Fernandez is impasse over the suspension of the sheriff’s son, HOMETOWN ONEONTA skeptical. Ros, from his corrections officer job. County Sheriff (and Ros’ father) Richard J. Ros Devlin, left, with his family at his Please See ACCORD, B7 father’s 2012 swearing-in. Please See CAMPAIGN, B7

NYSEG’s President Vows Help

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Utility Retreats From Gas Pipeline Upgrade By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA

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ince Jody Zakrevsky’s arrival as Otsego Now CEO last September, a Chinese company came looking to Taylor establish a manufacturing plant here. “We had proximity to an Interstate, water, sewer – but we could not meet their energy demands, either electrical or gas,” said Zakrevsky. “That not to say they would have come Please See NYSEG, A7

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Oneonta’s Kayleigh Deloge, Jordan-Lynn Bordieri and Cohen Frazier Boecke paw through the balloon room in search of Easter eggs at the annual Bookhout Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31. /MORE EASTER PHOTOS, A3

Husband-Wife Team ADVISE Molinaro

Casales’ One Customer: Candidate For Governor By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

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t 5 years old, Vince Casale was already in politics. “I handed

out pens at the county fair for my father,” he said. “My entire childhood, my father was in a government office, either elected or appointed.” The years of experience are bearing fruit. Please See CASALE, A2

Priest Who Served In Oneonta Named In Report On Sex Abuse Lawyers Pressure Diocese On Fund For Victims By LIBBY CUDMORE

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ttorney Jerry Kristal hopes that by exposing the names of all the priests in the Albany Diocese, the victims

can finally begin to heal. “We are trying to encourage survivors to come forward,” said the lawyer for Weitz & Luxenberg. “And we’re hoping that this will encourage the Albany Diocese to open compenPlease See PRIESTS, A7

HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD

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Chamber Cuts Ribbon On Main Street Baby Shop

SUNY Four Study Norman Conquest For Spring Break

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shley Ali, West Oneonta, was one of four SUNY Oneonta students enrolled in “The Norman Conquest” a European History course who spent spring break in Norway, England and Scotland visiting countless historic sites. She was accompanied by Jonathan Beckwith, West Burlington, Emily Lyons, Morris and September Schaffer, Roseboom as they listened to lectures, examParker Fish/HOMETOWN ONEONTA ined artifacts in museums including viking ships and The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce welcomed another business to Oneonta’s Main Street on Thursday, March 29, cutting the ribbon on the Rosetta Stone, ,saw Bargain Baby, a toddler oriented consignment shop. From left, Nica medieval walls and churches, Hurlbert, 9, Otego, Katie Seamon, a representative from state Sen Jim and visited the White Cliffs Seward’s office, Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan, Oneonta Mayor of Dover and Westminster Gary Herzig, owner Kaylea Cetnar, and husband Brian Cetnar, holding the Abbey, They were accompacouple’s one year old daughter, Kali. nied by their professor, Dr. April Harper.

SUNY Students Earn Honorable Mention At Model UN Conference in New York City

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s the delegates from Malaysia, SUNY Oneonta students Andrew Tilke and Monica Randazzo, both of Oneonta, were part of the 15-student Political Science 280 team that earned an Honorable Mention at the 2018 National Model United Nations Conference in New York City from March 18-22. During the conference, students confronted a range of topics from the perspective of their assigned country. As they proposed solutions to global concerns and discussed current world issues, they gained a better understanding of the inner workings of the UN and honed their skills in debate, conflict resolution and com-

promise. SUNY Oneonta’s Model UN delegation was advised and accompanied by Political Science Professor Robert Compton, who specializes in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Compton said Model UN provides students with “an unparalleled experience in global policy and diplomacy.” The Oneonta delegation earned an Honorable Mention award for remaining in character, participating in committee and properly using the rules of procedure. SUNY Oneonta students prepared for the simulation by learning about Malaysia’s international and domestic politics, contemporary is-

sues, and the United Nations’ committee system and operating procedures. “They meet and work with students from all parts of the world and from a variety of institutional types to understand the issues facing the world and to craft student-driven solutions,” Compton said. “In that process, our students learned about the importance of international cooperation but also the strengths and limits of the United Nations. Our students met many people from the US and abroad with whom they became lifetime friends. Few experiences provide this type of praxis where theory meets action.”

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hristopher Cerosaletti, Oneonta, has earned the highest sophomore cumulative grade point average in the Funeral Services Administration Bachelor of Technology program at SUNY Canton. Cerosaletti will receive an award at the Dr. William J. Fassinger Honors Convocation, Wednesday, April 25. THREE ON LIST: Cayce Breitmair, Oneonta; Amber Verrelli, Oneonta,and Chelsea Hunter, Schenevus, are on SUNY Oswego’s fall 2017 Deans’ List.

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State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, once again brought state budget funding to help offset public safety costs for the city of Oneonta.

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ith concerns about student safety and worries about increased costs to the City of Oneonta for public safety services related to the colleges, state Senator Jim Seward, R-Milford, has once again brought special state budget funding to the city. During a Common Council meeting on Tuesday, April 3, Seward announced that the recently adopted 2018-19 New York State budget includes, at his insistence, $200,000 for the City of Oneonta to help offset public safety costs generated due to being a SUNY host community. “For a third consecutive year, the City of Oneonta will receive special state budget funding to help offset public safety costs related to hosting a SUNY campus,” said Seward. “Our SUNY schools are a real asset – educating our future leaders, and helping drive the local economy. However, there is a financial trade-off that goes overlooked and local taxpayers should not be left holding the bag..”

Significant student populations present several public policy challenges for local governments, one of which is providing adequate public safety services to both students and the public “This money allows the city not to lose essential services,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. This year’s award will bring the three-year total for the City of Oneonta to $594,500. “This special state funding is real relief for the City of Oneonta,” said Herzig. “Senator Seward understands our needs and his continued advocacy is greatly appreciated. Moving forward, our shared goal is to ensure permanent, sustained relief for property taxpayers.” “I continue to advocate for a long-term, permanent solution to provide SUNY host communities with consistent mandate relief. My legislation would shift a portion of the police, fire, and code enforcement burden away from local governments – and in turn, off the backs of local property taxpayers,” Seward concluded.

Gubernatorial Hopeful Molinaro Picks Casale Group For Political Strategists founding his consultancy in 2007. His first CASALE/From A1 campaign was helping elect Michael V. Casale and his wife Lynn, who operate The Coccoma to the state Supreme Court. “He Casale Group, based in Cooperstown, have was told by a firm in Binghamton that going been chosen as the political consultants in with us was a big mistake,” Casale said. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molin“But he stuck with us, and it worked out aro’s gubernatorial run, announced Monfine.” day, April 2. Vince is also Otsego County In 2008, he helped county Judge John Republican chairman. Lambert’s election with 57 percent of the “I first started working with Marc when vote, in the year Democrats, including he ran for county executive in 2011,” said President Obama and U.S. Rep. Michael Vince, son of former assemblyman Tony Arcuri of Utica won Casale. “I worked the county. on his re-election Casale took the firm campaign, and when full-time in 2010, and he was beginning to in 2013, helped Rethink about running publican Ed Day win for a statewide ofas Rockland County fice.” executive. “No one Lynn, then a memexpected us to win,” ber of SUNY Albahe said. “It was a 3-1 ny’s Young Repubshot. There were a lot licans, also worked of weird dynamics we with Molinaro on had to overcome.” his run for mayor of But they haven’t all the Village of Tivoli been wins. In 2014, when he was 19, then he worked with John the youngest mayor Cahill in his run for in the country. attorney general, losAnd although ing to incumbent Eric Molinaro had said Schneiderman. “It was in January that he unsuccessful, but he would not run against was the kind of candiCuomo, Casale said Political consultant Vince Casale, left, confers with Marc Molinaro just that enough people before the Dutchess County execu- date you were proud to reached out that con- tive announced Monday, April 2, that work for,” he said. He believes Molinvinced him to change he’s running for governor against aro has a strong chance his mind. “All the Andrew Cuomo. against Gov. Andrew elements came toCuomo. “He’s not your typical politician,” gether,” he said. he said. “You believe him when he talks Vince will be responsible for coming up because that’s how he lives his life. He bewith strategy and advertising, including lieves that public service is his purpose.” TV spots, while Lynn will work on voter Molinaro promised to “restore accountoutreach and political operations. “We need to identify potential voters and do a get-out- ability” to the governor’s office, reduce the the-vote effort,” he said. “Right now, it is all tax burden to make the state more affordable and increase accessibility. “One of hands on deck.” the things that’s near and dear to his heart The Casale Group will bring on a camis his autistic daughter,” said Casale. “He paign manager to handle day-to-day schedlaunched ThinkDIFFERENTLY to chaluling and decisions, as well as help coordinate the larger team. “We really have a team lenge governments and municipalities to make sure they’re making their communiapproach to the overall strategy,” he said. “But we’ll be responsible for making all the ties more welcoming to people of all abilities.” big decisions. I’m a big picture guy.” Interviewed Tuesday, April 3, Casale A 1995 graduate of Ithaca College, Caplanned to join Molinaro the next day on sale was a development officer for Hercampaign stops in Buffalo and Rochester. kimer County Community College before

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Threeyear-old Brynnlee Burr, Cooperstown, gives a hug to the Easter Bunny at the Tunnicliff Inn during the Lions Club’s Easter party on March 31. Parker Fish, Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal

Snow can’t keep a good bunny down! Jasper Cole, 3, Gilbertsville, wasn’t going to let the white stuff keep him from collecting Easter eggs on the lawn of Hyde Hall. Holding his 2-year-old granddaughter Aria Piccoli, Garry Stalter, Middlefield, enjoyed a cool Saturday morning at the annual Leatherstocking Credit Union Easter Egg Hunt at Hyde Hall March 31. Jack Martindale, 3, Schenevus, reaches for a plastic egg during the Oneonta YMCA’s underwater Easter Egg Hunt Friday, March 30. Below, Rachelle Reese, Oneonta, grabs as many eggs as possible.

Peyton Augustine, Oneonta, cuddles up to the Easter Bunny for a photo on the porch of Bookhout’s Funeral Home during the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning, March 31. At right, Chris Simonds, Otego, feeds her granddaughter Raelynn Baldwin a cupcake following the egg hunt.

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Why Parkland? Maybe We Don’t Care For Kids Enough

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ere’s an idea. To ensure no student feels neglected, assign every teacher and staff member to meet weekly with 10 high schoolers. Nothing complicated. Maybe a quick cup of coffee or short chat, so the young man or woman knows somebody cares. Gary Kuch, now director of the Clark Scholarship Program, Otsego town justice and Cooperstown’s “first man” to newly sworn-in Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, has been involved for almost four decades in identifying troubled young people and getting them back on track – since 1981, when he was hired as school psychologist in the Fort Plain school. At the time, a drug bust, big enough to make The New York Times, had taken place in that Mohawk Valley community, and people were worried about drugs in the school. Kuch soon found himself in a room with 100 other young educators from urban and rural schools at Super Teams Operating Co. in Southampton, L.I., struggling with questions that still bedevil us today after the 17 shooting deaths Feb. 14

at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Super Teams was operated by the late Dr. Gerald Edwards, and over the decades would train consultants like Kuch to then train tens of thousands of people to create happier, more connected students and, in the process, avoid situations like Parkland’s. As it happened, it was teachers and staff themselves who proposed mentoring 10 students each at one school where Kuch, who would become Cooperstown High School principal and retire as Worcester Central School superintendent, consulted after the Super Teams training. “It’s difficult to plan something when you’re connected with an adult,” Kuch explained. When a tragedy like Parkland’s happens, there’s a flurry of protests, although few as large as the nationwide “March for Our Lives” Saturday, March 24, from Oneonta to Oregon, and multiple measures HOMETOWN ONEONTA proposed – and usually defeated – in state legislatures and Congress. Then-Cooperstown High School Principal Gary Kuch traverses the halls during his final days at CCS. He became Worcester Central School superintendent on Jan. 1, 2009, and (Who knows, this time may be difPlease See EDITORIAL, A5 is now Clark Scholarship Foundation director and Otsego town justice.

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In County’s Colonial History, Sources Can Contradict To the Editor: Two articles recently appeared in Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal (Leigh Eckmair, Feb. 22-23, 2018, and Bill Isaac, March 1-2, 2018) regarding the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition related to the New York Border Wars of the late 18th century. It’s no wonder that researchers have trouble getting “the facts” correct inasmuch as oftentimes the variety of written accounts concerning the same event differ. I guess that it depends on what source is used. The expedition in question is historically referred to as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, not the Clinton-Sullivan Expedition. The commander-in-chief of the colonial forces, George Washington, put Gen. John Sullivan in command of the expedition; and Gen. James Clinton was designated as his second in command. The statement by Isaac – “Continental soldiers … based at Cherry Valley descended the Susquehanna

by way of the Ouleout Creek to its confluence with the Susquehanna River, just above the present-day village of Unadilla. From thence they travelled down the Susquehanna to the 18th century Indian village of Unadilla, located Joseph Brant, whose prowess in very near the field of battle provoked the presentWashington’s response. day village to destroy Onoquaga” – is of Sidney inaccurate. at the confluence of the The historically correct Susquehanna and Unadilla fact is that in 1778 Col. rivers. William Butler, with a conArchaeological excavatingent of several hundred tions at that location from colonial soldiers, came from 1968 to 1971 produced the Middle Fort (also known evidence that proved the Inas Fort Defiance) in the dian village of Unadilla had Schoharie Valley overland existed there on both sides to the Susquehanna River of the Susquehanna and had been destroyed by burning (see The Bulletin of the New York State Archaeological Association., No. 63, March 1975, pp 14-31). Otsego-Delaware Dispatch The burning of the Indian village of Unadilla on James C. Kevlin Oct. 10 and 11, 1778, was Editor & Publisher

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reported in the journal of Col. William Butler, Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Army (not to be confused with Walter Butler, son of John Butler of Butler’s Rangers, affiliated with the British Crown), (Halsey, 1901: 236 ). The archaeological evidence indicated that the inhabitants fled in haste in advance of Colonel Butler’s arrival. Additionally, it should be noted that Joseph Brant, also know as Thayendanegea, the Mohawk Chief, used Unadilla as a base of operations. This is corroborated by an original 1777 letter written by Joseph Brant from “Tunidilla” (Unadilla) in the writer’s collection. Col. William Butler was also responsible for the burning of the Indian villages of Gunnahunta and Onaquaga (both names have various spellings historically) the other two Iroquois villages in the Upper Susquehanna Region. The Fort Stanwix Treaty Line was the demarcation of the western edge of the Colonies; but that did not inhibit colonial advancement west of the treaty line. As we know from historical documents, the treaty was not honored by the colonists. Please See HESSE, A6

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Seward: New Budget Closes Deficit, Rejects Fees, Hikes Editor’s Note: State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, issued this statement after the state Legislature approved a $168 billion 2018-19 state budget in the wee hours of Saturday, March 31.

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ffordability and opportunity – those are the ideals I have stressed all year, and both are at the heart of the newly approved state budget.

support for local roads and bridges is going up, and meaningful property tax cuts for homeowners are extended. The budget also includes support for key programs that people talk to me about every day. Help for our farmers, veterans and senior citizens is included in the plan. I also worked to secure increased Senator Seward, Assemblyman state dollars for Magnarelli during budget delibvital healthcare erations. programs targetFor the eighth consecuing Lyme, women’s health tive year, the state budget initiatives, and the battle holds the line on spending, against heroin and opioid adhering to a self-imposed addiction. 2-percent spending cap. There is sweeping legislaThe plan closes a $4 billion tion to address sexual hadeficit AND rejects a rash of rassment in the workplace. new fees and tax increases This deplorable crime must proposed by the governor be stopped and this measure that New Yorkers simply includes new protections could not afford. and penalties that send a While a fiscally sound strong message. plan was my top goal, I also The plan isn’t perfect, and fought to make sure our there are additional issues region of the state received to be addressed during the our fair share of state reremainder of the legislative sources. Our schools can session. But overall, the look forward to a substanstate budget addresses our tial increase of $1 billion, needs and values.

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or many years we sponsored an annual “I-left-my-Christmaswreath-up-until-Easter” contest in this column. It started off as a contest for just upper Pioneer Street, which made it easy for us to figure out just who had taken part in the contest. And thus we were able to make mention in the column of those who were successful in achieving the contest’s goal, such as it was. As the contest continued, we started to get complaints from those not on upper Pioneer Street who, nonetheless, wanted to participate in the contest. We would get phone calls from those people telling us they wished to be

included. And so we included them, making it more difficult for us to check to see just who had reached the goal. In fact, it became so intense that we eventually let the contest fade CATHERINE away. LAKE However, this ELLSWORTH year, given the weather in March, we felt our Christmas wreaths were quite in keeping with Mother Nature’s offerings. And so, when our friend

who put up the wreaths before Christmas arrived at the house last Friday, he brought in the Christmas wreath from the back porch. We immediately pointed out to him that he needed to put it back up as we were on track to leave our Christmas wreaths up until Easter and we had but two more days to go. And while we are not inclined to bring back the contest, we must say we rather enjoyed doing it once again this year. • Not long ago we discovered, much to our horror, that some sort of book wrapped in plastic had been tossed on Please See COLUMN, A5

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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

150 Years Ago

Local: On April 2, as Mrs. Dr. Pope was about to cross the river bridge in this village, her horse became frightened at a heap of stones, which had been very carelessly left on the bridge. The horse backed down the bank, oversetting the carriage and injuring Mrs. Pope severely. She was much bruised about the head and shoulders. The horse turned about and ran up the street, but was stopped a short distance from the bridge. Mrs. P. doing well and hopes to resume her practice in a few days. Erastus Ward has bought the new house of S. Huntington on the new street above Dietz. John M. Watkins, late of the American Hotel, Albany, has returned to his late residence in this village. His sons go on with the hotel at Albany. Jay McDonald has moved into his elegant new house on Walnut Street. April 1868

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80 Years Ago

Scores of organizations are cooperating in the Delaware County campaign and contest to exterminate tent caterpillars. Thirty boys, according to contest headquarters, have collected 40,475 egg masses with 20,000 others sent in by schools to be credited to individuals later. These figures indicate that about 15 million potential caterpillars have been destroyed. County prizes as well as local awards have been posted and provision will be made to pay every boy or girl under 21 who competes whether or not eligible for a prize. The contest will close April 15. April 1938

125 Years Ago

Governor Flower signed the Act which makes the support of the indigent insane, a State instead of a County charge. Along with the Bill he files a memorandum showing the gain to fifty-six out of the sixty counties by the new law – the only counties losing being Genesee, Kings, New York and Wyoming, which having at great expense erected hospitals for the care of their insane, do not assent to the new measure. These counties, however, can at any time they see fit avail themselves of the provisions of the act. Until they do so they will be compelled to pay the total charge for their own insane as well as their share of the general tax. By the provisions of this Bill Otsego County saves $7,552; Delaware, $11,815; Schoharie, $6,344; Chenango, $9,991; and Broome, $11,919. In conclusion, the Governor says: “The people are to be congratulated that the assumption of this great responsibility by the State has thus been placed upon a business-like and economical basis.” April 1893

60 Years Ago

Fox Hospital Births: Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Licata, Davenport Center, daughter, April 1998 6 lbs. 12 oz. at 9:41 p.m. April 4; Mr. and Mrs. William Decker, 16 Walling Ave., son 7 lbs. 7.5 oz. at 3:04 a.m., April 5; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simonson, 129 Oneida Street, Oneonta will have its first view in public son, 7 lbs. 13.75 oz. at 5:49 a.m., April 5; of the 250 boys between the ages of 16 and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Monson, Edmeston, 19 who have been undergoing compulsory daughter, 8 lbs. 9 oz. at 7:40 a.m. April 5; military training at the State Armory once a Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Oakley, 20 Myrtle week since early in the fall when they will Ave., son, 7 lbs. 8.5 oz. at 3:41 p.m. April take part in a parade on Saturday. This an5; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Matteson, Oneonta nouncement was made last night by Lieut. RD 3, son, 6 lbs. 6 oz. at 12:54 p.m. April 6. Louis M. Baker, the commander, last night. The study project group of the Otsego While the attendance of some of the boys at County Council of Churches will meet at 7 drills has been perfect, there are others who p.m. in the Junior Room of the First Methhave been absent without excuses for which odist Church at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Continuthey are liable to be called to account. ing its study of “Lesser Known Christian One of the most interesting and highly

100 Years Ago

And, By The Way: Grammar! students and professionals COLUMN/From A4 use Grammarly to check our front porch. After their papers, emails, and several days of looking at it out there, we finally decided other important documents.” In fact, “Grammarly offers to risk life and limb and accurate context-specific crept out onto the porch to rescue it. Once we managed suggestions to make your work shine.” It continued to get it into the house, we with the fact that “Gramdiscovered it was a copy of marly’s free writVerizon’s “The ing app makes sure Real Yellow your messages, Pages: The documents, and Original Search social media posts Engine.” In this are clear, mistakeday and age, free and effective. we must say we It’s trusted by milcannot think of lions every day,” a more useless as well as by stupublication. dents and faculty at Unfortunately, Verizon long ago HOMETOWN ONEONTA Berkeley, Northwestern, Stanford gave up publish- Perusing “The Original Search and the University ing a telephone Engine” ... er, of Michigan. directory with the Yellow • the white pages Pages. Reading about in it, something it quite made us one might actually want. And we suspect it think that Grammarly thinks it might actually be able to is the business advertising write this column for us. which has allowed the However, we remain dubious yellow pages to continue. as we would be inclined And we tend to think, in to think that such a service some ways, billing the would remove our well“Yellow Pages” as the known writing style over “original search engine” which we have fought with is as ridiculous as saying various editors who always the pencil is the “original wanted to change what we computer.” Of course, durwrote to fit their concept of ing those years when we traveled with Santa to the el- how something should be ementary school to hand out written for the newspaper. PTO-provided pencils to the We even had an editor who sent us an online copy of the school children, that is exNew York Times style book. actly what Santa told them. We never opened it. Quite Whether or not the students simply, with us, what you actually believed him is no read is what you get. doubt up for debate. And the very thought that • While online recently, we there are students who are using Grammarly to imcame across an advertiseprove their writing is, as far ment for something called “Grammarly.” And since the as we are concerned, somewhat frightening. Doing so topic of grammar is always one we enjoy contemplating, would seem to circumvent the process of learning to we went to the Grammarly website, grammarly.com, to write. And we would like to see just what it might be of- think that is not something fering. And we must say, we an educational system, at found it to be rather interest- any level, would think is in ing given its ability to be “... any way appropriate. an automated proofreader and plagiarism checker.” It claims, “Millions of

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prized Indian pipes ever found in the Unadilla Valley has been recently sold by its finder, Ernest Holdredge to W.E. Yager of Oneonta. The relic was found on the Marvin farm, just this side of Five Corners. It was made from a Canadian stone and it is safe to believe that it was brought into this country by the Iroquois Indians ages ago. It corresponds closely to some of the forms of pipes found near mound builder sites in New York State. April 1918

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Groups” the class will consider “Unitarianism.” Representatives from the Unitarian Fellowship of Cooperstown will be present as resource persons. The discussion leader is the Rev. Alfred Bentall, minister-at-large of the Otsego Council of Churches. April 1958

40 Years Ago

Mrs. Joan Allgaier, the chief lobbyist for the New York State Right-To-Life Committee, ranks as just about the most powerful lobbyist in Albany. The state’s entire budgetary process is in disarray over demands by anti-abortion legislators for a halt to state funding of some 50,000 Medicaid abortions a year. In effect, anti-abortionists have been holding hostage the new $12-billion dollar state budget by refusing to approve it until funds for Medicaid abortions are deleted. The disarray is due in no small part to Mrs. Allgaier, who likes to recall the encouraging advice she got from her husband when she started out as Right-To-Life’s chief lobbyist. “Just talk to them (legislators) the same way you talk to me, and they’ll do anything you want,” she says her husband told her. However, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of women to have abortions makes that goal unachievable. April 1978

10 Years Ago

About one of every fifty infants in the United States have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or younger when maltreatment was reported. Most cases involved neglect, not physical abuse. Available data on individual cases suggests drug abuse by the mother may have been the cause for reports of neglect, but officials said they cannot be certain. Maternal drug abuse is often discovered through blood tests while newborns are still in the hospital. April 2008

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s of this writing, seven Demo- minority, pro-immigrant, pro-educacrats and two independents are tion, and pro-jobs. running for Congress from the Democrats see the independents as 19th District, hoping to replace Repub- a problem, dividing the anti-Faso vote. lican incumbent John Faso. But who’s to say how far the indepenIn his first term Faso raised the ire dents’ appeal will go with voters disafof many constituents with his profected with traditionposal to eliminate local tax support for al party politics? Medicaid and related social services. The devil, as usuHe made no provision for anyone else al, is in the details. to pick up the tab, putting the loImportant as the cal healthcare industry needlessly at issues raised by prorisk. At the same time, a lot of voters, gressives are to many shocked by Trump’s election and bevoters, too often they havior in office, are looking for candiare abstractly predates to oppose Trump in Congress. sented as a wish-list ADRIAN Little wonder that nine candidates with few concrete KUZMINSKI have emerged for Faso’s job. steps to realization. The seven Democrats running The candidates against Faso are, in alphabetical order, all bemoan our broken political sysJeff Beals, David Clegg, Erin Coltem, but it’s not clear how any of them lier, Antonio Delgado, Brian Flynn, can make it work again. The progresGareth Rhodes and Patrick Ryan. The sives’ answer to most problems – more independents are Diane Neal and Luisa regulation and more government – is Parker. no longer convincing to half the popuThe Democrats and independents lation, while their conservative opshare more or less the same progresponents cling to a vision of individual sive agenda. As a group, they are profreedom which leaves most people in choice, pro-equal pay, pro-renewable the dust. As a result, most minds remain energy, pro-environment, pro-union, pro-gun control, pro-health care, prounchanged.

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Congressman Faso fields questions from Ace Hardward’s Jeff Haggerty, center, and County Club Auto’s Tom Armao last November at Otsego Now’s offices in Oneonta. LEAF’s Julie Dostal has her back to camera.

To break this impasse, we need politicians with more imagination and less canned rhetoric. The main issue of concern to nonpolarized swing voters – economic security – continues to be glossed over. Locally, we need to promote decentralized economic development: easier credit for small businesses, broadband for all, more assisted living, a tech-oriented community college, Please See KUZMINSKI, A6

Local Schools Must Conduct Audit: Are They Doing Enough? EDITORIAL/From A4 ferent.) But Kuch’s perspective – he frequently speaks at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) conferences – was detailed at the Cooperstown Rotary Club’s weekly meeting March 20. In effect, all schools should be tending all of their students all the time, particularly in our local schools, which are small enough that “everybody should be known by an adult.” If so, “I think you can do a lot of prevention.” Not just teachers and staff, but “school bus drivers were some of my best resources. They see the kids first thing in the morning. They spend more time with them than most teachers.” You want students to be

comfortable enough to tell an adult, “I don’t know if this is important, but you need to know that I saw this or heard something.” A lot of Kuch’s consulting involved setting up peer-mentoring programs, a memorable one at Wappingers Falls, near Poughkeepsie, notorious for the Tawana Brawley case. At the time, there was a lot of violence in the school, and a number of suicides. “It became crystal clear students would talk to student before they would talk to adults,” he said. “But they had nowhere to go if they heard someone thinking serious about doing something.” As principal and super, Kuch always listed his number in the telephone book.

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The public rarely abused that access. And at 11:30 one night, he did receive a call that allowed him to defuse what could have been a dangerous situation at school the next morning. When CCS principal, he made it a point of standing by the door each morning, welcoming every student by name. “That ‘good morning’ may be the only positive thing they hear all day,” he said. Has the world changed since Kuch first trained at Super Leaders? Except for greater availability of semiautomatic guns, no, he says. What’s the point of all this? After the shooting, it’s too late. Caring, whether in teachers and staff or a fellow student, enhances education and creates safer

schools. Certainly, every school board member, superintendent and principal in Otsego County should be doing an audit of their operations: Does communication exist? And, if not, how do we start the conversation. Does enough caring exist? If not, how do we create it? “We tend to be reactive,” said Kuch. “What I’m suggesting is: If we know these things are true, why aren’t we doing this proactively? “There are communities who have bought into it big time and have made a real impact on drug addiction and violence. It doesn’t take a lot of money. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. It takes a committed group of people who want to do something.” Amen.

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To Defeat John Faso, Democratic Candidates Must Be ‘Real Populists’ KUZMINSKI/From A5 small-scale renewable energy, food hubs, enhanced cultural attractions, and valueadded enterprises built on local resources (agriculture, forestry, scenic beauty). We need to get away from monopolistic financial, telecommunications, and energy corporations blocking these changes, as well as the pro-corporate government policies their lobbyists and paid politicians have put in place. On the national level, we need a carbon

tax and dividend to wean us off fossil fuels. We need debt forgiveness, especially for students, and a public banking system that challenges the private banking monopoly over credit. And we need to rethink the distorted policies – supported by both Republican and Democratic party establishments – of deregulation, military spending, and globalization that have hollowed out the American working class while lining the pockets of the super-wealthy.

Without a revived economy, there is little hope for economic security. Trump won the 2016 election on a populist wave of outrage over economic insecurity. Frustrated voters, given the chance to vote against the procorporate policies of both the Republican and Democratic establishments, cast their protest votes for Trump. That voice of protest has remained largely unsatisfied, however, and anti-Faso candidates should take note. They might do well to abandon the progressive (“big gov-

ernment”) label and moderate their almost exclusive concern with national issues by reintegrating national with local concerns. That would go a long way towards overcoming the widespread distrust of top-down big government which narrows their base to pro-government, left-leaning voters. They need to capture the center to win. They need to become real populists. Adrian Kuzminski, Sustainable Otsego moderator, is a retired Hartwick College philosophy professor.

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Abner Doubleday Invented Rules Of Baseball – At Gettysburg Abner Doubleday’s feats at the Battle of Gettysburg are commemorated by this statue in Gettysburg, Pa.

To the Editor: My friends and I were returning from our trip to Florida. Our transportation mode was auto. After the fun in the sun, our long journey was in motion. We decided to stop off at Gettysburg, Pa., to view the battlefield, which was not at all far from our route. We didn’t have anything in particular we were looking for, so we drove out into the center of the battlefield and stopped. We then got out of the car and walked to the nearest monument. Low and behold it was in honor of Abner Doubleday. What made that completely interesting to us is that Abner Doubleday was from our home town, Cooperstown. We read the plaque and it told us of how Abner led the first charge from the top of the hill. Another name mentioned was quite familiar to us because he led the Cherry Valley Regulars. Of course, our next stop was at the top of the hill where we read more information about Doubleday’s fighting force and bravery. Upon looking out onto

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Do More, Otsego Countians Ask NYSEG President NYSEG/From A1 here anyway, but without that power, we’re limiting our ability to compete.” Much of Otsego County is within NYSEG’s service area, and concerns were heightened when it was learned that New York State Electric & Gas plans to upgrade and enlarge the natural gas pipeline from DeRuyter, near Cortland, into the area had been shelved. With Rochester-based NYSEG having appointed a new president, Carl A. Taylor, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, agreed to host a meeting March 14 in his Albany office to meet Taylor. In addition to the NYSEG president and the senator, attendees included Zakrevsky, Otsego Now board member Tom Armao of Oneonta, and Lou Allstadt, Cooperstown, the retired Mobil vice president. Oneonta Common Council member Russ Southard represented both his employer, Mirabito, and Mayor Gary Herzig. While skeptical from past experience with NYSEG, attendees said they found Taylor, an engineer who has been with NYSEG

Local leaders meeting with NYSEG’s new president, Carl Taylor, to ask the utility to do more are, from left, Otsego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky, Otsego Now board member Tom Armao, retired Mobil Executive Vice President Lou Allstadt, and Russ Southard, representing City Hall and Mirabito.

since 1987, to be knowledgeable about Otsego County and its concerns. They said in interviews that, for the time being, they are willing to take him at his word that energy shortages locally will at least be explored. “He was aware of our situation,” said Armao, “and aware of our challenges, and appears to be working on a solution.” In an interview, Zakrevsky said that, as Taylor promised, NYSEG executives got back in touch within a couple of weeks, and will be meeting with a group of

large local institutions – the two colleges, Fox Hospital, Lutz Feed and institutions and companies in Chenango county – who are on the “interruptible power” list. Those are institutions that, due to NYSEG’s lack of natural-gas capacity, are required to shift to more expensive fuel oil during cold snaps. In 2016, during Sandy Mathes’ tenure as Otsego Now CEO, he organized the “interruptible power” institutions into a group to pressure the utility. That group, chaired by SUNY Oneonta Energy Manager Pat

Ryan, has been quiescent, but planned to meet this Thursday, the 6th, to set priorities before meeting with Taylor’s representatives in the next couple of weeks, said Zakrevsky. Taylor also agreed to inspections of the DeRuyter line, to gauge its safety and dependability, to see if its original expansion and modernization, originally planned to begin in 2022, is warranted, the Otsego Now executive said. Regardless, gas for the DeRuyter line would have to come from the Dominion Energy pipeline, and Dominion has told NYSEG is lacks the supply to increase the allocation to Otsego County, Taylor reported to Seward’s gathering. Zakrevsky said Allstadt’s stature and inside understanding of the oil and gas industry caused Taylor to pay particular attention to the Otsego County contingent. For his part, Allstadt, who is also a Cooperstown village trustee, said he welcomed the chance to talk about challenges the village has had with NYSEG: For instance, it has been trying for more

than two years to equip streetlights with more efficient LED equipment, which would be cheaper and better for the environment. A high-profile opponent of fracking and the Constitutional Pipeline, Allstadt said he continues to see natural gas as a “significant contributing polluter” to climate change. Shortterm, however, gas continues to be a “bridge” to renewables. “One of the tougher things to convert to renewables is going to be industrial processes. Most people don’t think about everything you’ve got to do to convert to renewables,” Allstadt continued. “Very clearly, industrial processes are unique almost plant to plant, and will take a lot of attention. We have to recognize that.” If Taylor doesn’t deliver, “our option is to go to our elective officials and say: these people are not doing the job,” Allstadt said. For now, however, “the new CEO said he would work out some solutions. I don’t see that we have much choice then to give him a little time to come up with those solutions.”

Lawyers Ask Diocese To Set Up Fund To Aid Victims Of Sex Abuse By Priests PRIESTS/From A1 sation programs to offer some measure of relief and acknowledging that this did happen.” Kristal is part of Lawyers Helping Survivors of Child Sex Abuse, which released a report “Hidden Disgrace III,” containing the names, allegations and details of Albany Diocese priests accused and prosecuted for sexual abuse against minors on Thursday, March 29.

“This information is important for survivors,” said Kristal. “But it isn’t easy to find.” Of the 42 priests named, two worked in Otsego County. The Rev. Louis Douglas, who died in 2011, served in 1981-85 at St. Mary’s in Oneonta. The allegations date back to the 1970s, where he was accused of making “improper sexual advances” towards a male teen in the late 1970s

while at St. Margaret of Cortona. After St. Mary’s, Douglas was moved to St. Catherine of Siena in Albany. In 2003, Michael DeSantis, then residing in Saratoga County, accused Douglas of abusing him in the home of another priest at Our Lady of Mercy in Colonie, from the time he was 9. According to a report in the Times Union, DeSantis claimed that Jupin passed him

around to several priests in one night, including Douglas. Timothy Sawicki, Schenectady, also filed a complaint against Douglas and Jupin in 2003, also had his claim dismissed by the diocese. Similar accusations of abuse were made while Douglas was in Christ Our King and St. Elizabeth, both in the State of Delaware, though the years he served

there are unknown. An investigation by the Albany diocese cleared Douglas and three other priests of other abuse allegations in 2004, and they were returned to ministry on a decision by Bishop Howard J. Hubbard. Douglas died in a nursing home in Delaware in 2011, where he had been suffering dementia. Father Carl Stone, who died in 2006, served in Edmeston and Morris. The allegations date to the 1980s and involve accusations in Colonie. According to the website Bishop-Accountability.com, one of the sources for the report, Stone served in Morris in 1977, where he allegedly took boys to the mall to buy pornographic magazines. He left the area in 1981 and was believed to have transferred to a parish in South Kortright. “The way pedophiles operate, it is very unlikely that they abused one person and that’s it,” said Kristal. Following the allegations in 2004, Albany was one of the first dioceses in the nation to establish an independent reconciliation program to help victims and survivors take the next step toward healing. According to the Diocese, the program provided $3 million in assistance to more than 40 individuals. “We

contine to review on a caseby-case basis,” said Molly Halpin, communication specialist for the diocese. “Whether it’s therapy, support or financial need, we will assist in any way we can.” However, Kristal wants the Diocese to appoint an individual agency outside of the church to review claims. Lawyers Helping Survivors has released two other reports listing sexual abuse allegations, covering those in the Brooklyn and Rockville Centre dioceses, both of which have put reconciliation protocols in place. “New York has an incredibly restrictive statute of limitations, only five years after a victim turns 18,” said Kristal. “But clergy abuse is a profoundly disturbing event, and 95 percent of victims aren’t able to talk about it until decades later. By that time, it’s too late for a legal remedy.” Kristal encourages survivors to speak to an attorney about their experiences, and the Albany Diocese has a hotline for anyone to report a complaint of clergy sexual misconduct, (518) 453-6646. “ “It’s important for survivors to know someone is listening,” said Kristal.

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The Cooperstown Country Club is a tennis and beach club located on Late Otsego in Cooperstown. We are a private club with more than 250 members and families who enjoy the summer at our clubhouse, beach, waterfront programs, tennis, restaurant, bar, and snack bar. We look forward to matching your skills to one of a variety of positions currently available for the summer:

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Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Schoharie and Otsego Counties announces the opening of a new position, the Ag and Farmland Implementation Coordinator, to be housed at its Cooperstown, New York office. For a full description and to apply go to http://cceschoharie-otsego.org/about-us/job-opportunities. CCE is an equal opportunity employer and educator. Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.

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IN MEMORIAM Angelo Dorazio, 94; WWII Vet Postal Carrier For Three Decades ONEONTA - Angelo Dorazio, 94, a postal carrier and World War II veteran, passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 29, 2018. He was born on Oct. 24, 1923, in Oneonta, the son of Peter and Maria Rose Blasetti. He married Mary Amarose on Oct. 27, 1946. She predeceased him on Jan. 26, 1997. Angelo served in the United States Army during World War II. He was captured by the Germans and was confined to a prisoner of war camp for 18 months. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. For a period of 30 years, he worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office based in Oneonta. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia K. Decker of Oneonta; grandson,

Andrew S. (Victoria) Decker of Rochester; greatgranddaughter, Addison Rose DeckAngelo er, also of Dorazio Rochester; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his wife, he was predeceased by his brother, Louie; sister, Angie; granddaughter, Kadi Rose Decker; and son-in-law, Gregory L. Decker. Graveside services with full military honors will be held in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons, at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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Bill Sprague, 82; Proprietor Of Billy’s Beef ONEONTA – William A. Sprague Jr., 82, who in the 1990s operated Billy’s Beef, a popular gathering spot and early local venue for karaoke, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, March 28, after a short illness. Bill was born in Ithaca, the son of the late William Arthur Sprague and Monica Mullins Sprague. He was educated in Ithaca Catholic schools and the Ithaca school system. After graduation, he served in the Air Force in 1953-57. He then entered the hospitality industry, first in Boulder, Colo., where he was an assistant manager at the Boulder Country Club and the general manager at the University Country Club. Moving back east in the early 1970s, he was a maître d at the Kenwood Coun-

try Club in Bethesda, Md., then moved to the Indian Spring Country Club in Silver Springs, Md., as a director of private events. In 1978, he moved to William Oneonta as the general manager of What’s Your Beef, then located where Jay’s Place, 3200 Chestnut St., is today. At the same site from 1992 to 2000, he and wife Diane owned and operated Billy’s Beef, becoming one of the first businesses to offer karaoke locally. He then bought Pyramid Liquor Store and finally retired at the age of 80. He was an avid golfer and quite good, and on a sunny day could be found on the

golf course with his buddies. Anytime you were around Bill you expected to have a good laugh. His smile could brighten up the darkest of rooms. He was looked up Sprague to and respected by many in the community. A real gentleman. Bill is survived by his children, Eric (Kim), Melissa, William (Alysa) and Sarah (Derek); nine grandchildren, Ashley (Brad), Nicholas (Hi-Tavia), Makaila, Ty, Kamden, Isaak, David, Scarlett and HaydenMarie; five great-grandchildren, Nathan, Nolan, Kimelah, Ski’lah and Tayla. He is also survived by his brother, Michael (Kathy)

and sisters, Maureen, Sue (Paul), Mary (Christy) and sister-in-law, Grace as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Diane; brother Richard; sister Patricia (Joseph); brother, David (Phyllis); brother-in-law Paul; niece Mary Ellen and great-nephew Christopher. Calling hours will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6 at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Mickiewicz, officiating. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.

Joseph Lee Stepp, 71; Police Officer Created Youth Court LAURENS - Joseph Lee Stepp, 71, an Oneonta police officer for 21 years, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Bassett Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 5, 1947, in Hammond, Ind, the son of Kenneth George and Beatrice (Loudon) Stepp. Joe graduated from Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Fla. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army until his honorable discharge in 1971, was a Vietnam Veteran and earned the ARCOM. For 20 years, Joe served as a Juvenile Aid Officer/ Detective for the Oneonta Police Department. He retired in 1992. One of his most proud accomplish-

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rhills, Fla. He loved the outdoors, baseball, hunting and fishing, and was always enthusiastic in teaching these skills to others. He was an avid reader and was seldom found without a book in hand. He was dedicated to helping others, believed in second chances and sought out the good in others. Joe was a 50 year member and past Commander of

American Legion Post 1688 in Laurens, the Oneonta Police Benevolent Association, the LEAF Council of Alcoholism and the New York State Police Juvenile Officers Association. He received the New York State Cross for Conspicuous Service. Joseph is survived by his loving wife, Susan H. Stepp, Laurens; mother, Beatrice Gibson, Tampa, Fla; two children, Lee Joseph Stepp, Trumansburg and Kelly (John) Miller, Springfield, Virginia and their mother, Yvonne Stepp, Laurens; two step-children, Pete (Janette) Buchanan, Lutz, Fla. and Julie Crawford, Zephyrhills, Fla; seven grandchildren, Gage Stepp, Jack and Dania Miller, John Crawford,

Brianna Buchanan and Riley and Lathan Crawford; three sisters, Barbara (Sandy) Futch, Temple Terrace, Fla, Constance Stepp, Tampa, Fla and Terri Stepp, Tampa, Florida; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth G. Stepp. Memorial services were held Wednesday, April 4, at the Bookhout funeral home. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to either the Laurens American Legion Post No. 1688 or to the Boy Scouts of America Troop 10, Laurens, New York 13796. Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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ACCORD/From A1 The agreement, contained in a short letter from the sheriff’s office dated March 9, was scheduled for a county Board of Representatives’ vote Wednesday, April 4, after this edition went to press. In effect, the sheriff has waived his authority under Section 72 of the state Civil Service Law, allowing the county board chair to order a medical examination of Ros Devlin. If he is found unfit to serve, it would presumably open to the door to his dismissal. The younger Devlin was barred from county property in January 2017, after the county Board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee received a report of a “workplace incident” at

the jail. When Ros went to court that February, seeking to have the revocation of his pistol permit thrown out, testimony indicated he had threatened some sort of diversion at Milford and Oneonta schools, giving him cover to shoot David Bliss himself in front of his supervisor at the jail, who had disciplined him. In response, the sheriff called the case a “political witchhunt” concocted by the county board’s then-chair, Kathy Clark, R-Otego, to

clear the way for her husband, retired state trooper Bob Fernandez, to run for the office. After the county board replaced Clark as chair with David Bliss, RCooperstown/Town of Middlefield, Devlin reached out to the new chairman, and the current proposal grew out of that communication. “I believe that Chairman Bliss will make a decision based on fact rather than political issues,” said Devlin when interviewed. County Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, who as Public Safety chair had led the way in trying to resolve Ros Devlin’s status, declined to express an opinion on the tentative agreement. He seemed to suggest his

mostly centered around a means to find a resolution in the matter concerning Ros Devlin,” she said, and the committee approved the resolution up for a vote on Wednesday. According to Bliss, his meeting with the sheriff was part of multiple meetings that he set up when he was appointed board chair. “I obviously met with the sheriff Courtesy county Correctional Facility Facebook page and we discussed this matter A sheriff’s cruiser parks in front of the Otsego regarding his son, among County Correctional Facility, where the events other things,” Bliss said. that led to the suspension of the sheriff’s son If Wednesday’s resolution allegedly occurred. passed, as expected, Bliss assumes authority over the committee was at a dead Administration Commitmatter. “I would anticipate end. “The county board tee reviewed Devlin’s letter that the board, if it passes cannot discipline anyone March 26, and there was a the resolution, would move within the Sheriff’s office,” fair amount of discussion, forward with a full health said Frazier. “Only the apsaid committee chair Meg evaluation of Ros,” said pointing office can do that.” Kennedy, I-Mount Vision. Bliss. The county board’s “Our conversation was

County Sheriff, Challenger Fernandez Spar Over Meaning Of Bliss-Devlin Accord CAMPAIGN/From A1 Devlin Jr. “could have recused himself a year ago. Instead he opted to give Ros a year of paid vacation,” said Fernandez. “Devlin could have ordered a psychiatric evaluation of his son a year ago; in fact, he could do it now.

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fairs Committee put him on paid administrative leave, where he remains today. Sheriff Devlin fired back. With Fernandez’s wife, county Rep. Kathy Clark, ROtego, as the board chair at the time, the issue had more to do with politics than it did with his son’s actions, the elder Devlin said. “I’d call it a manufactured witch hunt,” said the

in early March. violence investigation and The challenger said he requested that the board itwill circulate petitions to self be investigated. He emforce a Republican primary phatically refused to recuse with Devlin in September. himself and stated in writing Also in play in the he had been advised Democratic nomiby the New York nation, Fernandez Sheriffs Association said he intends to that he ‘did not have run as a Republithe authorization to can. do so.’ In his statement “The only thing on the latest develthat has changed opment, Fernandez is my entry into continued pointthe Sheriff’s race annual ymCa edly: “Even after in February,” said member meeting the threats made by Bob FernanFernandez. “So in nOtiCe Ros were revealed dez, retired a sense I’m glad I state trooper, can help Mr. Devlin in open court, Mr. is challenging On april 17th, 2018 at 4:00 pm, the Devlin continued Devlin. see the error of his Oneonta Family ymCa will hold its to lie about the purways. The fact is pose of the board’s that Devlin played annual member meeting at the ymCa. investigation.” his move last January and the agenda will include a summary of 2017 And when his wife was now he is trying to take it activities, and the elections of board members succeeded in January by Daback. I think people are well and board officers. vid Bliss, R-Cooperstown/ aware of what’s happening OneOnta Family ymCa Town of Middlefield, the here.” 20-26 FOrd ave OneOnta ny 13820 sheriff still “denounced the But Devlin stuck to his 607 432 0010 www.oneontaymca.org findings of the workplace perspective: “If there was a fair and impartial investigation conducted by the county last year, we would not be in the position we’re in. “The employee did go through a full mental health evaluation, but the county refused to accept it. We’re 14 months in to this whole $ 99 • ordeal, and I have never n INTEL Core i5 Processor been interviewed by the n 8 GB DDR4 RAM county nor has my undern 1 TB Hard Drive sheriff been interviewed.” n Windows 10 Home n HDMI/WEBCAM/ BLuETooTH n 4X uSB Ports 2.0/3.0/3.1 n 1-YR Manufacturer Warranty

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DISCUSSION – 3 - 4 p.m. “Take Action for Animals: Animal Legislation and Advocacy,” discussing animal rights with Libby Post, Director of the New York State Animal Protection Federation. Room 304, Fitzelle Hall, SUNY Oneonta. . OPEN PLAY – 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. Tinker with 3-D printing. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m. “Spring Prep for Plants,” presented by Ryan Van Valkenburgh of Farm Credit. St. James Episcopal, 305 Main St., Oneonta. Email Angie Eichler at mailto:Angie. Eichler@oneonta.edu PRESENTATION – 7 - 8 p.m. Dr. Hong, new chief of Cardiovascular Science at Bassett Healthcare, presents “Hypertension: The Silent Killer?” Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 5-6, 2018 TROUT UNLIMITED – 7 p.m. Meeting of the fly-fishing group featuring presentation by Brian Foster, owner of “Reel Catskills” who is also a guide specializing in fly fishing in Delaware County streams. Education Room, The Plains, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta. DANCE ART – 9 - 10 p.m. “Step Africa” introduces audiences to Zulu and South African Gumboot Dance and shares the tradition of audience participation. Tickets, $3. Hunt Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta.

Tuesday, April 10

NAVIGATORS – 8 a.m. - Noon or 1 - 5 p.m. Communication Across Barriers returns to perform training of community members who choose to become Navigators, people who choose to use their time and contacts to help neighbors in poverty. Opportunities for Otsego, 3

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO W. Broadway, Oneonta. Call 607-433-8005. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478344. ART STUDIO – 3:30 p.m. Young artists and their families are invited to explore basic art techniques, from acrylics to watercolors. All welcome. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314. ROCK & ROLL – 5 p.m. Brain Jam Rock & Roll showcase. Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-8181. LAND USE WORKSHOP – 5 - 8:15 p.m. Learn about planning, zoning, General Municipal Law. Hosted by Otsego Co. Planning Dept. Auditorium, Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St.,

Milford. Register by calling 607-547-4225. PTA MEETING – 7 p.m. Library, Cooperstown Elementary School. Call 607-5478181. THEATER – 7:15 p.m. The 4H Hartwick Theater Guild presents “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Hartwick Community Center, 450 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick. Call 607-547-2536.

Wednesday, April 11

BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Give blood, save lives. Sponsored by SUNY Oneonta’s Women’s Volley Ball Team. Lee Hall, SUNY Oneonta. BLOOD DRIVE – 1:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome, appointments encouraged. Bassett Hall auditorium, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-3701.

SEED STARTING – 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Learn about vegetable planting, start your seedlings. Materials provided to start tomatoes, lettuce, basil, edible flower seedlings. Opportunity to trade seeds/ seedlings. Refreshments provided. Origins Cafe and Carefree Gardens, 558 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-437-2862. BIRD WATCH & HIKE – 7 - 8 p.m. Search for American Woodcocks performing their spring “sky dance” with local birder Bob Donnelly. Parslow Road Conservation Area, 127 Parslow Rd., Town of Otsego. RSVP, 607-547-2366. THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting “Hand to God” following the story of a troubled teen boy and his relationships with his pastor, his neighbor, the school bully, and his mother. Admission, $10. Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607431-4227.

Thursday, April 12

FAMILY ART HOUR – 11 a.m. Young students with their families learn about art in a variety of mediums. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518673-2314. BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Give blood, save lives. Sponsored by SUNY Oneonta’s Women’s Volley Ball Team. Lee Hall, SUNY Oneonta. SCIENCE WORKSHOP – 1 - 2 p.m. “Uncovering the Past Through Archaeology,” features practical dig workshop, great for children 8+. Free, registration required. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2011. YARN CLUB – 6 - 7:30 p.m. knitters, crocheters of all skill levels meet to work on projects. The Study, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

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