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y a 9-5 vote, with one abstention, the SUNY Oneonta Student Senate voted Tuesday, April 23, to do nothing for now on vetting of future OH-Fest headliners. Instead, it plans to set up a study committee to make recommendations. Drafted by junior Eric Battista after this year’s OH-Fest concert was suddenly cancelled over gang-rape allegations against Rapper Sean Kingston, the resolution sought to toughen background checks in the future. “Whereas students of SUNY Oneonta were left in the dark on communications that invited people to the college that conflicted with our values and mission statement,� wrote Battista. He drafted the resolution after SUNY Oneonta cancelled the concert for the first time in OH-Fest’s 13year history, the day after a “community dialogue� organized by a Know Violence Committee indicated protest might punctuate the music.
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f one person gets hurt in the OHFest crowd, it takes five people, including law enforcement and EMTs, to reach them, according to City Police Chief Doug Brenner. “We form a wedge to move through the crowd,� he said. “But if there are 10 people fighting, we’re quickly overwhelmed.� Such concerns were among the reasons Mayor Gary Herzig revoked SUNY Oneonta’s permit to hold this year’s OH-Fest concert by Rapper Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Sean Kingston. Know Violence Here, Student Senate President a student group, had spoke of protestZachary says a committee ing after learning he had been accused will study vetting OH-Fest of a gang rape in 2010. headliners. At right is Senator “It became apparent two days before Jazmin Phipps. the concert that there was as many as “We did the search on Sean Kings- 400 students who would be protestton. Nothing came up on his backing,� said Herzig. “I’m sure they were ground search because he was not designed to be peaceful, but it could Please See OH-FEST, A3 Please See BRENNER, A3
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CEROSALETTI LAUDED: Chris Cerosaletti, Oneonta, was honored for the highest GPA at the William J. Mein Honors Convocation at SUNY Canton. He is a senior majoring in Funeral Services Administration.
MENDOZA HONORED: Evan Mendoza, New Berlin, was presented the Mary Lou Parrella ‘65 Prize during the Elmira College Academic Honors and Student Recognition Celebration. He was also named to the Dean’s List for the Winter 2019 term.
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Arson Suspect Found Hiding In Basement Next To OPD Station ARSON/From A1 former city firefighter. “Our theory is he intended to kill his ex-girlfriend,” said District Attorney John Muehl, “but instead he killed Mr. Heller.” That he intended to commit a murder is transferrable, even though Heller was not the intended victim, the D.A. said. On the night of the fire, city police arrested Gabriel for fighting with a man he saw out at a bar with his exgirlfriend, Heather Engler. He was put in the city’s lockup, and released to his older brother Terrence, 34, considered a “sober party,” the standard procedure for a violation, according to Brenner. Video surveillance captured throughout the city, including the now-defunct Friendly’s next door to 5 Walling Ave., appears to show Gabriel near the scene in the moments prior to the fire. “We don’t have the fire on video, but we have the time leading up to it,” said Brenner. The fire was set in front of Engler’s second-floor door, but a draft spirited the flames to the third-floor apartment, where Heller lived with his fiancée, Amber Roe. The couple, set to be married in October, were hosting Heller’s four nephews, Donovan, 9, Maddox, 7, Macall, 5 and Rawley, 2, at a sleepover. Heller got Amber and the boys to safety out a window and onto the fire escape, but died of carbon-monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation before he could escape. Terrence, who was listed as the manager at Gabriel’s Tru Cuts barbershop on Ford Avenue, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 31, and charged with Arson in the first degree. But after five weeks in jail, Terrence was willing to talk. “He told us that his brother set the fire,” said Muehl. “And when he gave
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OH-FEST/From A1 convicted,” said Senator Arianna Greene. Instead, she suggested creating an “open forum” for students to share his statement, it made sense. information, especially on social media, instead of creating a committee. He had soot on his arms Senator Zachary Peterson suggested because he went into the creating “a Plan B” instead of a building after his brother committee in case a situation came up had set the fire.” But while his brother took again. Currently, there is an OH-fest the fall, Gabriel allegedly committee of students and staff from took his family, including SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College his children, and fled that oversees the process and input of the city. OH Fest, according to an April 23 ePreviously, Gabriel was mail from Karen McGrath, Hartwick’s arrested in what Brenner VP for Enrollment Management & classified as a “domestic Student Experience. incident” in 2017. She said Hartwick “would support According to Muehl, that approach for vetting process.” the arson charges against OH-Fest organizers had conducted Terrence will likely be a criminal background check of dropped, and he does not Kingston. But no criminal charges anticipate filing additional were filed and the case was settled out charges against him. “I don’t know his motive of court in 2013. In a Sunday, April 21, letter sent for not cooperating in the campus-wide, SUNY’s Student first place,” he said. Association President Timothy Nolan In addition to the felony called it “an extensive background charges, Gabriel is also check.” wanted on a bench warrant “We will look into adding moral in the Town of Laurens clauses to future contracts,” he wrote, court. According to Trooper Aga “and rework the selection process Dembinska, Troop C Public in general to reflect our values as an organization and to give us the ability Information Officer, Truitt allegedly struck a man with to allow for full disclosure before his Mercedes SUV on Dec. booking an act.” Nolan did not specify “moral 15 2018. According to the clauses” that might be added to future complaint, Gabriel and a contracts. passenger, Tyrone Williams, SUNY students found out about the came to a residence in Oneida Village, a mobilehome park in Oneonta, and attempted to take some items. After a physical altercation, the victim tried to run, but Gabriel allegedly BRENNER/From A1 hit him with the car and fled have lead to confrontation.” “We got information that there the scene. He is charged in that case would be demonstrations and that people may be coming from out of with a third-degree charge the area to join them,” said Brenner. of assault, a third-degree charge of reckless endanger- “It taxes our resources just to have the concert.” ment and with leaving the Brenner had a full slate of 18 scene of an accident. officers scheduled for the concert, “Arson cases are difficult with half on site and the others to prove,” said Brenner. stationed downtown. Additionally, “They require a lot of nine troopers and members of both footwork and lab work, they involve other agencies, Hartwick College campus security, SUNY Oneonta campus police and including New York State fire department personnel are sent to Fire Investigators.” monitor the concert. But as the lab results “We form an outer perimeter,” he started to come in, it became said. “We set up in groups in case of a clear there was another problem in the crowd.” suspect in the mix. The biggest issue with the crowds “When we built the case in previous years, he said, has been against Terrence, we felt injuries sustained while dancing or there were holes,” said due to heavy intoxication. “People fall Brenner. “The lab work down,” he said. “But it takes five of us pointed more towards to go in there and get them.” Gabriel.”
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At the Know Violence Here “community dialogue” Thursday, April 18, on whether to protest at Sean Kingston’s OH-Fest concert, Lacie Rose, lead singer of Midnight Cartunes, the opening act for the rapper, says, “You need to watch what you say and be careful. If we can’t be kind and respectful during these discussions, we will get nowhere.”
2010 rape allegations against Kingston only 10 days before OH-Fest, when UConn cancelled its concert. That spurred a petition drive calling for Kingston to be disinvited, prompted both colleges to hold meetings on the 18th. Students identifying themselves as sexual-assault survivors expressed anger and distress. The suggested wearing blue ribbons to Kingston’s concert and walking out when he appeared on stage.
That prompted Mayor Gary Herzig to revoke SUNY Oneonta’s Neahwa Park permit the next morning, and the college then cancelled the concert, saying SUNY’s Dewar Arena could not accommodate such a crowd at short notice. By contract, Kingston will receive his performance fee of $45,000 even though he did not perform. The Senate will vote on the resolution at their next meeting on April 29.
Mayor, Chief Feared Protests At OH-Fest The addition of private security came in 2011 following the appearance of rapper Pitbull at OH-Fest. “It was a perfect storm,” he said. “After they booked him, he had a few big hits and his popularity soared,” he said. “Other colleges sent buses to watch the concert. It was also in a smaller area of the park, and the weather was gorgeous. We were overwhelmed very quickly.” Now, private security, hired by the colleges, handles the crowd and the stage area. But following the student outcry, Brenner said the university was unable to provide additional help. “They provided some, but we needed more,” he said. “SUNY Oneonta offered two or three officers,” said Herzig. “When I asked for additional support, we were not given it by SUNY Police. I felt it was in the best interest of all to cancel the concert.” SUNY Police Chief Jennifer Fila was unavailable to discuss security issues at the concerts.
Additionally, Brenner said, there were concerns about the weather. “There was supposed to be one-to-two inches of rain, and mud,” he said. “Added all together, it raised the chances that there would be an incident that would overwhelm us.” The show could have been held at SUNY’s Dewar Arena, but with only 24 hours to plan, the concert was officially cancelled. “Our decision came down to safety,” said SUNY Oneonta VP/Student Development Franklin Chambers in an email. “OH-Fest planning is a monthslong process involving the City, Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta. Given less than 36 hours to change the venue, we simply do not believe it would be possible to ensure the level of security we deem necessary for an event of this type and size.” Herzig said that, to his knowledge, no concert has ever been cancelled before. “This cancellation was due to a unique set of circumstances,” he said.
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Officers, Use Judgment Law Allows, Keep Mugshots Public
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he recently completed state budget contains a measure, championed by Governor Cuomo, that prohibits police departments from releasing mug shots of suspects. The other day, Monday, April 22, Trooper Aga Dembinska, Trooper C spokesman, declined to release a mug shot of Gabriel Truitt, 33, suspect in the Dec. 29 arson fire on Oneonta’s Walling Avenue, where former city firefighter John Heller was killed. Dembinska advised that, while the governor has yet to apply his signature to that part of the state budget that will make mug shots closely held in the future, the Department of State
Police, which is under the governor’s administration, has put it in place, anticipating its approval. “No one will get anything from us anymore,” she said. Granted, she and Maj. Brian Shortall, Troop C commander, are simply following orders from headquarters, as they must. Still, Truitt is at large. He could be wandering in our midst. Without the mug shot, how would any of us know? For now, the ban was circumvented: Truitt’s mug shot was obtained from a 2018 arrest report, but that’s going to be harder to do as time goes on. Originally, Cuomo had intended to
If Gary Lubrano was punched in face on public’s behalf, public has a right to know.
bar release of all police reports, in effect enabling secret arrests, anathema – and historically unprecedented – in our system of open justice. And so is the mugshot ban. Welcome to the Cheka, Albany style. • In proposing the mugshot ban, the governor put it this way in an interview on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio: “What’s happening is private companies are taking the mugshots, they’re putting them up on their website, they’re then calling up the person who had the mugshot … saying if you want the mugshot to be taken down you have to pay me.” What these websites are doing, of
course, is disgraceful, extortion even, and should be prohibited, but that can be done without damaging concepts of open justice that have been central to our Republic since its founding. There is some room for discretion, as the laws says departments can decide “public release of such information will serve a specific law enforcement purpose,” although Troop C failed to recognize the clear “purpose” – helping citizens identify an indicted arsonist who may be in their midst. There’s another issue, and this is a sensitive one: While police departments can use their new powers to protect the accused, to use Governor Please See EDITORIAL, A6
OH-OH Fest Struggles From Crises Past To Crisis Present Editor’s Note: The cancellation of Sean Kingston’s concert at OH-Fest Saturday evening, April 20, in Neahwa Park, sparked a pungent debate on All OTSEGO.com’s Facebook pages. Here’s a sampling of the back and forth. ►Kevin Comstock If students from both colleges are the ones that pick the performers, then the concert should be held on campus … Keep the carnival downtown for the kids and family’s to enjoy. ►James Flannery Honestly I’ve loved OH-Fest my whole life, and now being a SUNY student it’s become a headache. I don’t think we need to get rid of it, but we need to evaluate a lot of things. Example, part of my tuition is the Student Activities Fee, which is due to increase to over $800 next semester. It’s so high because of OH-Fest. I feel like my money has now
been wasted. So adjustments have to be made across the board. ►Teresa Olmstead If I were anyone famous, after this, I’d say … no to coming here. I truly am ashamed of this town and the college for allowing it ►Tiffany Frazier Ya, ’cause they wasted 60 grand.... ►Rose Straney-Kjellquist So instead of shrugging and sweeping it all under the rug, SUNY made a lesson out of it and is enacting changes. Awesome. ►Kimmehameha German Maybe next time they should do some vigorous research. Quick Google search would’ve told them about Kingston’s almost decade-old rape allegation, which he was never officially charged for or found guilty of. Their attempt at social justice cost $60,000. ►Matt Lionetti Start by not getting rappers? ►Karen Hayes Knicker-
bocker The only winner here is Sean Kingston. He got $60k and didn’t have to do a thing to get it. If I were him I would have walked down Main Street with his entourage. Just cause. ►Tyler Logan I’ve never seen a city struggle so much with an annual concert.
Every year there is some mishap or complaining. Just be done with the whole thing, because clearly nobody can handle a ONCE-a-year event. Small-town problems. ►Robert Makofske The squeaky snowflake gets the grease.
“Beautiful Girls” performer Sean Kingston sings Saturday, April 10, at St. Joseph’s University in the Philadelphia suburbs. His SUNY Oneonta concert was cancelled after the college’s Know Violence Committee Thursday, April 18, raised concerns about 2010 gang-rape allegations.
►Nikke Allen Hunt They didn’t protest when A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie performed, even though he has a rap sheet including sexual assault prior to his performance in Oneonta. ►Teresa Olmstead Talk about condemnation of someone who has never been charged with a crime nor convicted. You are a disgrace to the Land of the Free and to the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights ►Irene Morrissey He settled out of court, which means money cures everything in the USA! ►Gina Colone But just because he settled out of court doesn’t necessarily mean he was guilty? Right? If someone is assaulted I’d think they’d want that person in jail, unless money is motivator for the allegations. ►Teresa Olmstead I don’t care about the music … but cancelling it the way they did just because of
9-year-old allegations. And yes, you’re probably right about it being motivated by someone wanting money. They know famous people will settle regardless of their innocence because it’s bad for them ►Tom Whitney Hey, c’mon ... Only the Prezzz is allowed to $buy$ his way outta trouble! ►Crystal Couse The man is accused of gang rape. I guess I don’t understand why people think a person like this is acceptable in our town?? ►Astrid Tara Not that I attend it in many years, but I think it’s ridiculous that this is happening. If you don’t agree with who’s playing don’t go. No one is holding you hostage to attend. Too many people easily offended by everything. Could’ve brought a lot of business to the area for the weekend. Don’t complain local businesses aren’t thriving when you drive business that could be made out of the area.
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As Otsego County Dithers, China Plans 700 Coal-Fired Power Plants To the Editor: Oneonta needs natural gas. The latest skirmish in local Gas Wars is over a decompressor station in the old D&H railyards. NYSEG’s gas feed to Oneonta is seasonally limited. There’s no guarantee of supply to large users during protracted cold spells.
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NYSEG won’t upgrade the feeder line for years to come. Businesses and our local IDA support the decompressor station; the antigas faction oppose it. Most agree that affordable energy is key to regional economic growth. That would be gas. The focus on a stable year-round economy is not
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new. Since 2005, the County has created three economic plans. All cited our tech, tourist, educational and cultural advantages. The results: minimal growth, an aging population while the young flee for opportunity. A fourth Plan is now in the works. We transformed our IDA, Otsego Now, into a one-stop shop to facilitate financing and administrative hurdles. We’ve hired two IDA CEOs. They’ve been clear. Both said we need the availability of natural gas if want to keep and create jobs in this area.
A relatively small, organized, articulate, dedicated, close-minded group are opposed to ANY form of gas expansion. They feel the use of fossil fuels will destroy the planet. The timeline to Doomsday is elastic; some say 12 years and it’s curtains. Others offer various endpoints to be fossil fuel free. The year 2050 is popular. The Energy Information Agency (EIA) contradicts this, predicting in 2050 gas will still be 40 percent of our energy mix. A second local group favors ALL forms of renew-
able and gas energy. Their composition is more diffuse, many in private business, mostly quiet, hesitant to speak up in public. Their voices are rarely heard. Finally, most people don’t care much one way or another, as long as the lights go on and the stove works. Public opinion polls consistently confirm climate change is a low priority. In last month’s CNN’s poll of the most important issues for the 2020 election, climate change didn’t even make the Top Ten. So, given diverse opin-
ions and our economic needs, how do we move the needle towards growth? Is opposition to any form of fossil energy useful even from an ecological standpoint? Perspective helps. Some facts: The use of coal worldwide in electric generation is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG). In the U.S.A., natural gas is replacing coal at power plants, reducing GHG. Still the United States produces about 15 percent of the world’s GHG. Who’s producing the other 85 percent? Please See DOWNEY, A6
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hen it comes to energy, and most everything else, there is no free lunch. At present, the City and Town of Oneonta are looking at geo-thermal energy to heat buildings and huge batteries to store solar energy. Solar energy and wind power are also being touted as our saviors with regards to climate change. • What do the facts tell us? Geothermal heat as an energy source is based upon the fact that our earth’s temperature at a given depth beneath the surface is relatively constant and that constant temperature is generally cooler than the surface temperature
during the summer. If you’ve been down inside Howe Caverns in the summertime, you’ll remember being asked to wear a jacket as it’s about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, MIKE if you pump water, ZAGATA often laden with antifreeze, down into the ground and then circulate it back to the surface, the water that returns will be about 55 degrees. That “cool” water can be used to
cool your home. However, during the winter you will still need a secondary source of energy to bring the temperature up to a comfortable range. Geothermal enthusiasts refer to this as a secondary heat source and resistance-based electric strips are often used. So now we know two things about geothermal that aren’t openly discussed. First, it takes electricity to run the pumps that make the system function – lots of it. Where does that electricity come from at night – coalfired or gas-fired generating plants. Whoops. Please See ZAGATA. A6
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150 Years Ago
Memorial Day – By a general order from the headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic, the 30th of May next has been set apart as a memorial day to do honor at their graves to the memory and glorious deeds of the fallen soldiers of the nation. Henceforth, this day, last year so pleasingly observed, will be a fixed festival in the calendar of loyalty. This is the second public observance of the occasion, and we unite with General Logan in hoping that it will recur yearly while there remains a heart loyal to the cause in which these brave men fell, and while the moving principle for which they died is held worth preserving. April 1869
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40 Years Ago
Roger Carey had flirted with no-hitters before in his high school pitching. It was just a matter of time before the flirtation became a marriage. Carey struck out 14 Chenango Valley batters and walked only three Monday in pitching the first no-hitter of his varsity career in Oneonta’s 6-1 Southern Tier Athletic Conference Division II victory. The no-hitter was the third thrown by STAC pitchers this year. Oneonta hitters, who had blasted 10 doubles in four previous games, yesterday cracked three home runs. Carey, Jay Dilello, and Bob Escher all homered while Dino Elwood tripled. Oneonta scored five times in the fourth. April 1979
125 Years Ago
The Coxey Army, or as it is called, the “Army of the Commonweal,” which started from Ohio two or three weeks ago and which has since been marching toward Washington, is now in Maryland and will soon be at the national capital. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia, alarmed at the approach of so many men and at the formidable proportions the Army of Coxey promises to assume when all the branches which are organizing in various portions of the United States have arrived, have issued a proclamation which in effect is that the laws of the district will be strictly enforced against all evil doers. In the meantime, the Coxey movement, which was at first looked upon derisively, is assuming serious proportions and sober-minded people in all parts of the country who have the welfare of the nation truly at heart are asking themselves where is it all going to end. Who is responsible? The mobs of tramps, bummers, beggars and deluded men now converging upon Washington, seizing trains, and living like invading armies upon the fears of the country through which they pass, are disgracing the reputation of the American people for good order, industry and common sense. April 26, 1894
100 Years Ago
Our soldier and sailor boys to the number of about 150 were the guests of Oneonta citizens at the State Armory Tuesday evening. If there existed the slightest doubt in the mind of any as to the appreciation cherished for them and their record with the colors, it must have been dispelled ere the morning hours came when the combined orchestra rendered the “good night” number and the event ended. The program was, as promised, short and pleasing, with only enough of laudatory remarks to satisfy the city that the feelings cherished for the men had been voiced. The dinner was one of such excellence as to satisfy the boys who had
FATE OF THE EARTH
League Finds Downtown Easing Out Use Of Plastic Editor’s Note: This report was issued Monday, April 22, after the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area surveyed the use of plastics in downtown Cooperstown.
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ur Planet Earth cannot digest plastic. With that fact in mind the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area has partnered with other local environmentally conscious organizations, to encourage local retail merchants and restaurants to reduce or eliminate the use of plastics. “We also want to educate consumers about eco-friendly shopping and eating out behaviors”, said League member, Melinda Hardin, who initiated this project. Over the past two weeks, League members visited 48 local merchants and restaurants and completed a brief face-to-face survey on the use of, and interest in, reducing or eliminating the use of plastics and non-recyclable or non-compostable materials, as well as barriers to
eco-friendly practices. League surveyors were Rosemary Brodersen, Charlie Egan, Vicki Gates, Melinda Hardin, Dot Hudson, Rich McCaffery, Maureen Murray, Susan Newman, Eulene Smith, Ellen Spencer, and project member Natalie Wrubleski. Of the 48 businesses visited, League members were able to speak with owners or managers in 36. Establishments included apparel, dry cleaning, memorabilia, gifts, books, hardware, spirits, bakery, flowers, art, baseball, and a variety of cafes and restaurants. The Cooperstown League of Women Voters has a long history of paying attention to recycling and related issues. An early (1990) project saw the League partnering with the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) to promote recycling to the public. The collection of tons of recycled items proved that individuals would modify their behavior in order to help the environment. Almost thirty years later, the League, along with Please See PLASTIC, B4
POEM TO THE EDITOR
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nder the rainbow In a world as sparkling clean As washed crystal The tulip bud swells and colors At the end of a pale green wand, The fat pink earthworm Jiggles on the wet asphalt, And the eager young man Still holding up the umbrella Goes right on talking sweet dirty Into his girlfriend’s ear – Until he blushes At his own cheekiness And loses the moment. DOROTHY MUNCH Oneonta
escape artist, who, in addition to many feats of magic, was handcuffed by an Oneonta officer’s own cuffs, placed in a nailed and roped box, yet walked out free moments later. Perhaps the star act was that of Marks & Vale, a comedy bicycle riding stunt in which they rode bicycles backward, upside-down, and every other trick way. April 1939
20 Years Ago
About a month since the state police took up residence in their new $250,000 station, troopers say they already see the changes that were envisioned when the project was first announced in March 1998. New technological capabilities, April 1959 more space and updated facilities are all factors troopers have in their favor at the new building, which is located at the corner of State Routes 7 and 205 in the Town of dined on army rations for months. The ball appealed with especial charm to the men who had been so long away from Oneonta. The building measures 55 feet by 100 feet, with an addition for a 28 by 32 foot two car garage. The troophome and amid surroundings quite remote from such merrymaking. It was 2 o’clock ere the music ceased and the big ers rent the station from Bettiol Enterprises in Oneonta for between $40,000 and $45,000 annually. About 30 troopers, armory was still and dark, with the event only a memory, supervisors and investigators along with two civilians work but a happy one for all. April 1919 out of the new office. April 1999
80 Years Ago
Five sterling acts of vaudeville, presenting an entirely new show, elicited tumultuous applause at the Elks Silver Anniversary World’s Fair at the club house last night. The performers were called back again and again by the enthusiastic audience. One of the greatest attractions was the Silver Comet duo, a roller skating act, featured by a head swivel stunt which left the audience breathless. The diminutive girl and her partner took a huge member of the audience for a giant swing as one of the features of the act. Jean Arlington, fast tap dancer and Ina Leland, mistress of ceremonies and blues singer, also added much to the program. Leaving the audience in amazement was the Great Gerard, magician and
10 Years Ago
In 1889, Oneonta’s Harlow E. Bundy patented the “International Time Recorder.” It grew into IBM. At the end of World War I, Oneonta’s young Sherman Fairchild figured out the mystery of aerial surveillance and grew that idea and others into huge Fairchild Aviation. On May 1, 2009, Michael Pentaris’ staff at 118 Whinney Hill Road is due to begin manufacturing something that must have been as obscure as an “International Time Recorder” was 120 years ago: “electric double-layer capacitors (EDLC) and modules using EDLCs.” April 2009
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
Former CVS An Eyesore – Please Help Editor’s Note: Bill Waller of Cooperstown sent this letter Monday, April 22, to Kevin Hourican, president, CVS, in Woonsocket, R.I., about the two-year vacancy of the company’s downtown Cooperstown store. Dear Mr. Hourican, I am writing to inform you of a situation with one of your properties located in Cooperstown, New York. You recently constructed a new CVS store in our Village and vacated your former location on our Main Street. It is my understanding that you are continuing with your lease on this abandoned property through September, 2019. While we have welcomed you into our community and admire and support your new location, your former store has become an eyesore right on our quaint Main Street. Our Main Street has recently undergone a massive renovation, adding pavers, rain gardens and new foliage; all to complement the small town atmosphere for which Cooperstown is world famous. And the world will be here in force this July and throughout the summer to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame and attend the annual Induction Ceremony, this year starring the only unanimously elected inductee, Mariano Rivera. While our average Induction Weekend attendance is always in the tens of thousands, this year we are predicting recordsetting visitors. Our previous one-day record was about 82,000. In addition, we have families attending our summer-long Little League-age weekly baseball tournaments at the Cooperstown Dreams Park. That venue brings
Bill Waller included these photos of the former CVS at 100 Main St. in his letter to company President Kevin Hourican.
about 100 Little League teams and their families each week to watch their children play baseball. There are also other weekly baseball tournament venues in the area that, all totaled, including the world renowned Glimmerglass
Opera Festival, The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum bring almost 1 million people to our streets. As the attached photos show, your former store, well-known as “the old CVS store” is an eyesore right in the center of our Main Street
business district. With the interior lights constantly on, passersby are treated to the interior of an abandoned store. Last summer you allowed the Glimmerglass Opera use the building for scenery construction, but the windows and frontage remain as seen today. That usage was greatly appreciated and seen as a nice community gesture on the part of CVS, but comments still were made about the property’s overall appearance. I have some suggestions but I do not want to limit your options for improving the looks of this building. We have another large building, right across the street from this location,that is in the process of repurposing. Its owner has opted to cover their large display windows with scenes promoting their area attractions, The Fenimore Art and Farmers’ museums. These paper displays cover their entire windows and provide information to the Main Street visitor. Some of my limited suggestions include: • Decorative or informational window-covering panels. • If again lent to the Glimmerglass Festival, then perhaps a grant from CVS to the Festival for window panel treatments promoting the Opera. • Even children’s finger paints would delight us grandparents as we go by. Again, we appreciate the commitment to Cooperstown made by CVS by virtue of your newest location, but have to bring to your attention the situation of your former location. Sincerely, WILLIAM WALLER Cooperstown
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Keep Mugshots Public
EDITORIAL/From A4 Cuomo’s rationale, they can also use it to protect themselves. A recent instance came as recently as Feb. 20, when state police broke up a fight between a father and a son, Gary Lubrano, 65, and Michael, 34, along Interstate 88 near the Otsego-Schoharie line. In the course of what followed, the father was injured, a trooper was hit in the face, and “a second trooper was injured, breaking his hand,” according to a report based on the press release. And how, you might say, looking at the elder Lubrano’s face in the mugshot. No one is saying the officers did anything wrong; among other things, the son may have punched the dad. Still, knowing suspects’ mugshots will be released to the public must, from time to time, help internalize restraint all law-enforcement officers are trained to exercise. Several years ago, an instance of excessive use of force in Oneonta, and the OPD’s failure to appropriately respond, led to a civil lawsuit and a shakeup in the department. Police officers are endowed with a great deal of power. The mugshots are one check and balance to ensure that power is
used with discipline. Since 911, the rise of the national-security state has been generally recognized, manifested locally in the ever-tightening security at the annual Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions and the posting of a sheriff’s deputy at the county Board of Representatives’ monthly meetings. Citizens generally accept that trade-off: safety in exchange for innumerable intrusions. But the mugshot ban is an unnecessary and unwise intrusion. The Department of State Police has no choice but to follow Governor Cuomo’s command, one that many individual troopers no doubt disagree with. But local law enforcement has room to exercise judgment, and should do so. The Oneonta Police Department, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department and Cooperstown Village Police should, with support and guidance from the county District Attorney’s Office, continue to routinely release mugshots and incident reports until there is a commanding reason to do otherwise. Yes, governor, that “will serve a specific law enforcement purpose,” to ensure police officers’ hard-earned public trust and respect is not diminished.
County Dithers; China Plans
DOWNEY/From A4 Some recent headlines are helpful. “Coal Isn’t Dead. China Proves It,” (Forbes 1/19/19) states China will build 700 more coal-fired generators by 2027. A second article, “Coal is King in India and Likely to Remain So” (Brookings Institute, 3/8/19) confirms the coal-based trend. Mining.com notes that there will be 1,600 new coal generators built in 62 countries by 2027. There’s your problem. And here we are in Otsego County dithering over emissions from couple of truckloads of natural gas delivered to the D&H railyards in order to get and keep local jobs. P-L-EA-S-E!!! The D&H fractivists ignore the fact that the substitution of gas for coal in power plants is the main reason U.S.A. emissions have fallen to 32-year lows. This happened in spite of an 85 million population growth, a growing economy, and more energy use per capita (EIA Energy Report 10/29/18). As a result the U.S.A., of all the industrial nations, will come closest to meeting the Paris Accord goals. Credit this to fracked gas. Germany, the paragon of climate correctness, has spent close to a trillion dollars on green energy. It gets 28 percent
of its electricity from renewable sources. Recently its efforts have plateaued. It is unable to produce cost-effective “clean” energy without the help of two gas (yes, GAS) pipelines from Russia and three proposed LNG ports near Hamburg. They did so because the electric rates have skyrocketed to over three times what we pay in NYS. Germany now supports a whole new class of people called the “the energy poor” who pay over 10% of their income for energy. Think about it. If we can’t attract employers at current electric rates, how are going to do so when the rates triple? Meanwhile, the U.S.A. overflows with gas. The EIA reports production records set and domestic consumption at all-time highs. The Marcellus, the second largest field in the U.S.A., is just down the road from us. The Utica Shale, by all accounts, is also prolific. New Yorkers, the fourth largest consumers of natural gas, are zeroed out of this bonanza. No new gas for us from under our feet or piped down our streets? Is that the deal? Sound right to you? We need natural gas. We need it now. DICK DOWNEY Otego
Be Realistic About Renewables ZAGATA/From A4 Second, electricity is needed again – this time to push electrons through the resistance strips to create the secondary heat source to move your thermostat from 55 to 68 degrees (comfortable heat range) during winter. One of the unintended consequences of the highly touted “solar farms” is the amount of land required to generate a significant amount of energy. For example, according to a recent article, a Californiabased solar power development company has submitted plans to New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) for a solar farm that would cover 900 acres of central Niagara County farmland with solar panels 12-feet high. That project would be able to generate 100 megawatts of power, enough to provide electricity for only 25,000 homes. New York State has about 19 million residents. • The PSC released information that even larger projects are being proposed elsewhere in the state. Do we really want to take hundreds of thousands of acres of our forest and crop lands out of production by covering them with solar panels? That would adversely affect our agricultural, forest and tourism industries while simultaneously evicting the wildlife occupying those lands. An even more significant consequence in the fight against climate change is that the lands covered with solar panels
would no longer be able to sequester carbon. Whoops. • And what about those giant batteries needed to store the solar energy generated during our 160 days per year of sunlight? The batteries that are used to store “renewable” energy like sunlight and wind power are lithium-ion batteries. The raw materials used to make them are mined in China, Russia and the Congo – countries that don’t have the strict mining regulations to protect the environment like those in the USA. The mining of those raw materials, their transportation to where they are used to manufacture the batteries and the actual manufacturing processes used to manufacture the batteries are all carbon intensive, i.e. they use large quantities of fossil fuels. Thus, for the first 10 years of the batteries’ life cycle they are actually carbon negative – much like the batteries in electric cars. Another Whoops! • The purpose of this article isn’t to demean the need for finding ways to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Rather, it’s intended to get us to think about the pros AND cons of the choices before us. Mike Zagata, a DEC commissioner in the Pataki Administration and former environmental executive for Fortune 500 companies, lives in West Davenport.
IN MEMORIAM Duncan Nesbitt, Sr., 76; A Last Manager Of Family’s Mill ONEONTA – Duncan Powell Nesbitt Sr., 76, one of the last family members involved in operating the West-Nesbitt Feed Mill, where Foothills is today, died unexpectedly on April 16, 2019, in Wilmington, N.C., where he lived since 2010. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Rebecca “Becky” Rogers Nesbitt; and son Duncan Powell Nesbitt Jr. He is also survived by his sister, Betty Robinson; and brother, Ben Nesbitt, the
retired banker, as well as many nieces and nephews. Born and raised in Oneonta, he was the son of Gus and Mary Nesbitt. He graduated from Westtown Friends School in Philadelphia, and received his degree from Furman University, Greenville, S.C. After graduation, he served in the Army and received the Army Commendation Medal. Duncan then worked in the family feed business until its sale in 1988. For the
rest of his career he was with Insta-Pro, serving as national director of sales for the United States and Duncan Canada. Nesbitt Duncan and Becky moved to Plantation Village in 2010. Duncan was an avid lifelong golfer and spent many of his happiest hours on
the course. Since retirement, he was a coach for the Wilmington First Tee teaching children correct golf and life skills. He also participated in many activities at Plantation Village. A warm and caring man, he will be missed by many. A Celebration of Life Reception was held Wednesday, April 24 at Plantation Village. Private services will be held at a later date.
Eunice Goodspeed Saunders, 102; Garrattsville Farmer
GARRATTSVILLE – Milford native Eunice Goodspeed Saunders, 102, who for many years operated a Garrattsville dairy farm with her husband, passed away April 20, 2019. She was born in Milford on April 4, 1917, the daughter of Lewis and Nina Pearl (Belden) Goodspeed. Eunice married Glenn Saunders on June 10, 1933, in Gilbertsville. She and her husband owned and oper-
ated a dairy farm in Garrattsville for many years, sharing the work and their love of farming while Eunice raising Saunders their four children. Eunice was an active member in the Presbyterian
Church in Garrattsville, and enjoyed participating in the Senior Citizens group there as well. She was an avid homemaker and loved to sew, crochet and knit. Her family meant everything to her. Cooperstown Centers, where Eunice has resided for the past two years, celebrated her 102nd birthday with a special party in her honor and are to be thanked for the care they
have given her. Eunice is survived by her children Doris Lukas, Richard Saunders and Linda Gartung, as well as many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. Her son Don predeceased her. Arrangements are entrusted to the Johnston Funeral Home in Morris.
Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80; Operated Oil Company In Worcester WORCESTER – Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80, who operated Cash Oil in Worcester with her husband, George, passed away April 7, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born May 19, 1938, in Troy, the daughter of Joseph H. and Lena Myrtle (Murdough) Webb. Gwendolyn married George F. Griffin Sr. on July 12, 1953, in South Lancaster, Mass. While she lived in Worcester for 61 years,
she spent many winters in Haines City, Fla. Gwendolyn was a member of the Red Hat Society in Florida. She is survived by her children, George Jr. and wife, Melody Griffin, Cheryl and husband, William Ferris, Laura and husband, Roger Butler, Cynthia and husband, Joseph Chesko, Linda and husband, Paul Wiener, Bonnie and husband, Timothy Marine and David Griffin; 16 grandchildren;
many greatgrandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren; sister, Jackie Sanborn; brother, Joseph Gwendolyn Griffin and wife, Shirley Webb; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, George, on April 7, 2010.
A graveside service will be held in the Russell Mead Cemetery in Carmel, at a later date. Donations may be made in loving memory of Gwendolyn to the Worcester Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 191, Worcester, NY 12197 or to Catskill Area Hospice, 297 River Street Service Road, Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements are entrusted to theHeller & Skinner Funeral Home.
James Edwin Starbuck, 75; Master Tool Maker At Amphenol
UNADILLA – James Edwin Starbuck, 75, lifetime resident of Unadilla who achieved master tool & die maker status in a 53-year Amphenol career, passed away early Monday, April 15, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Jim was born on April 20, 1943, in Bainbridge, son of George and Bonnie (Eddins) Starbuck. Following high school, Jim served his country in the Army National Guard for three years. Following his honorable discharge, he began the apprenticeship program at Amphenol that started him
a career that exceeded a half-century. He served as an officer for the Unadilla Police Department for several years, as well as a member of the Unadilla Fire Department. Jim was a sports enthusiast: he enjoyed fishing and hunting, was an avid golfer, and loved to bowl, a passion he’d begun passing down to his grandchildren. He was a dedicated father and devoted husband. A faithful member of the Unadilla First United Methodist Church, he was in the choir, served as a church officer, and enjoyed
serving his church and community. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Elaine (Campbell) Starbuck; daughters: Sheena Starbuck Biddy and her husband, Kevin; and Ashley Starbuck and her husband, Cameron Stahl; four grandchildren: James, Donald, Oliver and Catherine Biddy; brotherin-law, Timothy Green; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Jim was predeceased by
his parents, George Coe Starbuck and Bonnie Eileen (Eddins) Starbuck, and by his sister, Barbara Jean Starbuck Green. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Unadilla United Methodist Church, 170 Main St. Unadilla, NY 13849. Arrangements are entrusted to the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
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The next few days will be particularly intense for Oneonta’s Anthony Eardley, in training in his parents’ backyard at 1 Tilton Ave. for TV’’s “American Ninja Warriors” show. Filming begins Monday, April 29, in Baltimore.
STRIP! Our Clothes Are Killing Us Mannequins At SUNY Oneonta Dramatize Dangers Of Apparel
SUNY junior Devin Meaney adjusts toxic flowers in “The Ugly Truth About Garments” exhibit.
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ou might think the mannequin dressed in colorful plastic flowers on the main floor of SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Student Union is there to advertise cute clothes. Two posters flanking the mannequin indicate the oppo-
►VIEW “The Ugly Truths About Garments” exhibit through May 1 at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union.
site. The one on the left says, “The Ugly Truths About 80 Billion Garments Produced Annually.” On the right, “What Can We Do?” SUNY Oneonta Human Ecology professor Bharath Please See CLOTHING, B3
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inter is behind us and two 5K/10K races ramp up Otsego County’s favorite warm-weather activity. First, enjoy a sweet treat on the course as part of the Oneonta Donut Dash to raise money for the Rebecca Douglas Siegfried Scholarship fund at Morris Central School. 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27 Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info Valery. Worden@oneonta.edu • If you prefer your race day treats in a glass, the annual Cider Run 5K/10K and Kids Fun Run raises money for the Susquehanna Animal Shelter – with a cold glass of cider at LIBBY the finish line! 10 a.m. CUDMORE Saturday, April 27, Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. (607) 547-9692 • If running isn’t your speed, enjoy a hike through Robert V. Riddell State Park, lead by Steven Kent, Otsego County Conservation Association. 1 p..m. Sunday, April 28, meet at the Pine Lake Environmental Campus of Hartwick College at 1894 Charlotte Creek Road, Davenport. Info (607) 547-4488. • Heal your soul, align your chakras and learn more about holistic and spiritual arts at the annual S.H.I.F.T fair. Speakers, demonstrations, workshop and, of course, plenty of vendors. 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 26-27, Quality Inn, 5206 State Hwy 23, Oneonta. Info www.shiftnewyork.com. • The League of Women Voters hosts a “User’s Guide for Local Democracy” workshop. Free, pre-registration required. 8:30 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Springbrook Family Engagement Center, Rt 28, Milford. Info, registration, (607) 547-2853, www.LWVoneonta.org.
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TAI CHI – 10-11 a.m. Tai Chi for Arthritis classes for ages 60 and older. Free, donations accepted, registration and commitment to a minimum of 11 classes required. Meadows Complex, 140 County Hwy 33W, Cooperstown. 607-547-4232. CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m. Bring your current knitting or crochet project and chat with the group. Ages 10+. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. PUBLIC SPEAKING – 6:15 p.m. Practice your public speaking with the Toastmasters. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Visit oneonta.toastmastersclubs. org MUSICAL PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. Mezzo Soprano Joelle Lachance performs musical works about love, accompanied by CHS pianist Tim Iversen. Free, open to public. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Advanced reservations recommended. Info, 607-547-0600, ext. 101
Friday, April 26
SHIFT FAIR – 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. S.H.I.F.T Holistic and spiritual arts fair. Speakers,
THURSDAY-Friday, April 25 - 26, 2019 workshops and demonstrations. Quality Inn, 5206 State Hwy 23, Oneonta. Info, www. shiftnewyork.com. FILM – 6:30 p.m. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” (R) with the Herb Ritts photography exhibit. $5 members, $7 non-members. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
Saturday, April 27
SOCCER TOURNAMENT - 7th Annual I88 Challenge Youth Soccer Tournament for ages 6-19, thru April 18. Wright National Soccer Campus on Browne Street, West Oneonta. 347-287-5049. WORKSHOP – 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. The League of Women Voters hosts a “User’s Guide for Local Democracy” workshop. Free, pre-registration required. Springbrook Family Engagement Center, Rt 28, Milford. 607-547-2853. 5K FUN RUN – 9:00 a.m. Oneonta Donut Dash will raise money for the Rebecca Douglas Siegfried Scholarship fund at Morris Central School. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, Valery.Worden@oneonta.edu SHIFT FAIR – 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. S.H.I.F.T Holistic and spiritual arts fair. See Friday Listing.
5K/10K RACE – 10 a.m. Cider Run 5K/10K race to benefit the Susquehanna SPCA. Walk, Kids fun Run too! Register ahead to get a free pint glass. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692. COFFEE HOUSE – 7 - 9 p.m. Music in a range of genres by amateur local performers; light refreshments; all welcome. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church. Church Rd., Schuyler Lake. 315-858-2575.
Sunday, April 28
HIKE – 1 p.m. Hike to Mud Lake in Robert V. Riddell State Park, led by Steven Kent of Otsego County Conservation Assn. Meet at the Pine Lake Environmental Campus of Hartwick College at 1894 Charlotte Creek Road, Davenport. Info, 607-547-4488, www.occainfo.org CONCERT - 2 p.m. Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, FREE, donations accepted, open to the public, 1st come, 1st serve. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St, Oneonta. 607-432-7085. LECTURE – 3 p.m. “The Panama Papers: A Journalist’s Perspective” by AP journalist Alexa Oleson, FREE, open to public. Village of
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Cooperstown Library. MEETING – 6-7:30 p.m. Help plan 2019 Oneonta Pride Fest. Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave, Oneonta. Otsegopridealliance@gmail.com
A CAPELLA – 7 p.m. 8 Is Eneuf performs madrigals, pop, doo-wop, folk songs and more. Free, public welcome. St. James Retirement Community, County Route 47, Oneonta. 607-436-9974.
TAI CHI – 10-11 a.m. Tai Chi for Arthritis classes for ages 60 and older. See April 25 listing. KNITTING – 1 - 2 p.m. Knit, crochet, handcraft with friends. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-8580230.
ART FOR KIDS – 10-11 a.m. Toddlers and preschoolers explore art galleries with special hands-on activities. Regular admission cost, members free. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. ANIMAL YOGA – 6:30 p.m. De-stress with some pets! Dog/Cat participants TBD.
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Tuesday, April 30
Hunt Union, SUNY Oneonta. Info, 607-547-9371. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Jeremy Wall and Colby Thomas perform a concert in the home of Jay Fleisher and Judy Pachter with dessert, beverages. $40 to benefit Catskill Symphony Orchestra. 2101 Kelly Corners Road, Oneonta. 607-286-7541.
Wednesday, May 1
WRITERS GROUP – 3:30 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired, have fun. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-6732314. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 3
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The Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad presents a very special
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Departs from the Milford Depot 136 East Main Street, Milford $21 Adults, $20 Seniors (62 and over) Snacks are included. Full cash bar available. Must be 21 years of age to ride. Reservations are recommended. For more information, call 607-432-2429 or make reservations online by visiting www.lrhs.com or on Facebook at cacv.rr
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NINJA/From B1 Eardley searched the Internet to find a Ninja obstacle course nearby. The closest one was “a hardcore Ninja complex” called “Brooklyn Zoo,” an affiliate of the actual Brooklyn Zoo. It had adult open gym on Saturdays, so he drove there one weekend in September 2017. “It was overwhelming at first and I almost hurt myself that first day,” said Eardley, who among other accomplishments played for the Oneonta Stallions football team. Undaunted, he found out there was a competition that day and signed up for it – his first one. He came in third out of about 30 contestants, many of whom had “ninjaed” (that’s a real word) for years. “I got a $40 gift card and other things, and I thought, ‘I can win prizes?’” Eardley said. Determined to win a first place in a Ninja warrior competition, he returned to the Internet and found Ninja gyms and competitions all over the country. And each Ninja gym had a different course. “You have to invest time in seeing them and practicing on their equipment, so you can do well in competitions,” Eardley said. “But because I worked during the week in Oneonta, and there were no Ninja gyms within 250 miles, I had to come up with a different way to practice.” Eardley had the ideal skill to come up with a different way: welding. He built his own course on a wall of his parents’ Bill and Angela Eardley’s house at 1 Tilton Ave., complete with the all obstacles he needed to learn to overcome. “I made things to get my hands ready because my hand strength and my grip strength are some of the most important things you need in Ninja. I’m fast, I can do gymnastics and climb, and have a good core, but I needed to build the strength and skills I lacked,” he said. In 10th grade, Eardley
enrolled in BOCES mainly because it got him out of school for part of the day. He then chose welding on a whim, discovered he liked it, and earned an associates’ degree in Underwater Welding at SUNY Delhi. He didn’t know welding would end up helping him become a Ninja warrior. Since that first competition in September 2017, Eardley has competed in over 25 competitions all over the country – Buffalo, Canada, New Mexico, Florida, Ohio. He began placing in and winning competitions, raising eyebrows, including those of top Ninja warriors such as Adam Rayl, Joe Moravsky and Michael Torres. Then, Eardley went head to head with Rayl at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Ninja Warrior course in early March 2019, losing to him by only .4 seconds. His performance probably was what won him a spot on “American Ninja Warriors.” Filming – sundown to sunup – starts Monday, April 29. He’ll have to make it into the top 32, then the top 12. Those finalists will then compete in Las Vegas. American Ninja Warriors might also “showcase” him, giving him additional TV time if its producers decide Eardley’s story or personality are compelling. But he doesn’t care too much about that. “I’m just glad I’m on the show and run the course. It could be five seconds or the whole background,” he said. And yes, Eardley will have to top the Mega Wall and the almost completely vertical 18foot Warped Wall if he wants to make it to the Qualifying Course. “You have to put your can’ts, don’ts and won’ts aside and just try,” Eardley said.
Your Clothes Are Part Of Global Problem CLOTHING/From B1 Ramkumar and junior Devin Meaney created the exhibit to tell the bad news about the fashion industry – that it is one of the worst polluters of the environment; and the good news – if we change our habits of using and disposing of textiles, we can reduce its harsh impact. A second exhibit, in SUNY’s Milne Library, is a mannequin wearing a T-shirt that tells passersby how harmful producing one cotton T-shirt is. “Cotton is highly water-intensive in making clothes,” Meaney said. “It takes 713 gallons of fresh water, our drinking water, to produce one T-shirt. And you can’t use altered or dyed water.” “Only .4 percent of fresh water is available for drinking and bathing,” she added. “It is a scarce resource.” Ramkumar and Meaney created the exhibits because they believe once people know fashion industry’s harmful effects on the environment and people’s health, and what to do about it, they’ll change. “It’s not that people don’t care, they just don’t know,” Ramkumar said, and Meaney concurred. Ramkumar didn’t know the full extent of the harm production, consumption and disposal of textiles had on the earth and on people’s health until he began teaching a Quality Analysis of Apparel class at SUNY two years ago as a newly hired faculty member. “In the class, we focus on the process of making a textile product,” he said. “And that’s when I learned about the negative effects the process, from start to finish, has on the environment and humans.” “I was just appalled,” he said. He decided to seek out more sustainable ways to create textiles. Last summer, he went to Northeast India where an indigenous tribe, the Nongthlu, use locally grown plants and centuries-old sustainable practices in
TAI CHI – 10-11 a.m. Tai Chi for Arthritis classes for ages 60+. See Thurs., April 25 listing. CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m. Bring current knit, crochet project, & chat. Ages 10+. You can follow Anthony Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Eardley on Instagram @ Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. BENEFIT AUCTION – 6:30 MissionNinja. – 9 p.m Hartwick College
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cultivating silk. “My goal was to understand their work and its sustainability,” Ramkumar said, who will publish his findings in the coming months. For one, Nongthlus do it humanely, feeding the silk worms locally grown tapioca leaves, so they grow big and then spin their cocoons. They allow the worms to metamorphosize into butterflies, then collect their discarded cocoons after the butterflies emerge and fly away. Mass manufacturers, on the other hand, feed the silkworms mass-produced
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SUNY Oneonta Human Ecology professor Bharath Ramkumar and junior Devin Meaney are exploring the environmental damage textiles can do. Meaney sees commercial possibilities in what they’ve found.
Athletics Auction. Admission $40/person; $70/couple. Carriage House Event Center, 790 S. Side Drive, Oneonta. RSVPs by April 25.
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mulberries and boil the cocoons with the worms still in them to extract the silk, killing the worms in the process. The Nongthlu also use local plants, such as turmeric, to dye the silk while mass manufacturers use chemicals. The Nongthlu spin the silk into thread and make cloth with their hands, not machines. Ramkumar’s research and discussions in his Quality Analysis class inspired Devin Meaney to study textiles and environmental sustainability. She is passionate about educating people to stop buying new clothes; instead, they should repair and reuse what they have. One of the biggest textile culprits is polyester. “It’s the McDonald’s of the fashion industry,” Ramkumar said. “It’s easy, fast, and very cheap to mass produce. You can mold it into almost whatever you want. And we consume a lot of it.” But the chemicals in the plastics, he said, can affect people’s neurological ability and fertility and can lead to birth defects. Other “Ugly Truths” on the poster: Shoes can take 1,000 years to decompose. Only 30 percent of textile waste is recycled. American citizens are throwing out an average of 82 pounds per year, which results in 25 billion pounds of textiles waste per year in landfills. The two agreed there is no ideal textile, although Meaney thinks hemp comes close. “It doesn’t take so much water to grow. It’s like linen. So although it’s not as breathable as cotton, it’s still pleasant to wear,” she said. “Now that it’s legal to grow hemp in New York, we will be able to learn more about it.” She plans to research hemp’s impact on the environment. But whether she finds hemp more environmentally friendly or not, Americans can and should change their fashion consumption.
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United Methodist Women. Find clothing, linens, jewelry, books, more. Proceeds for mission work. Elm Park Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. WORKSHOPS - 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Interactive Workshops on receiving benefits, SSI, SSDI, navigating system,
more. FREE. CDO Workforce, 12 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607433-2343. FILM SERIES – 7 p.m. Showing “Summer in the Cage”. Discrimination Matters film series. Open discussion to follow. Free, open to public. Light snacks available, or bring your own. Waterfront Room, Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. https:// oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/2747313
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Together for almost 2 decades in the Catskill Choral Society, they sing Madrigals, Sacred Music, Doo Wop, Pop, Folk, New Age, World Music…
A Fun Evening of A Capella Monday, April 29 at 7 pm Doors open at 6:30 9 St. James Place, Oneonta Free and open to the public compliments of
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Businesses Recognize Plastics Challenges, Seek To Adapt PLASTIC/From A5 OCCA, Otsego 2000, The Otsego Land Trust, and local business woman Natalie Wrubleski of The Champagne Hippie, are adding a fourth R to “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: “Refuse.” “I love the idea of the fourth “R”, said Dot Hudson, a longtime member of the League of Women Voters. I’m not only using my reuseable bags at grocery stores, but also at hardware and drug stores in town. When we hosted visitors from out of town, we carried reusable bags for the items and souvenirs my guests purchased. We declined plastic and other take away bags all over town.” Unfortunately, the ability to refuse is limited when businesses have no control over the plastic packaging that comes to
them from their distributors. Educating consumers is vital for promoting waste reduction. Although the focus has been on changes in products and packaging, consumers and store and restaurant owners can decide not to create the waste in the first place. Danny’s Deli Manager, Marguerite Loiacono, reports that the store offers a discount to customers who bring their own coffee containers. Lori Fink, owner of Tin Bin Alley, offers a “Take Back the Tap” program allowing customers to fill a water bottle from her tap at no charge. The survey conducted by League members learned these good “eco-friendly” practices and many more. The Farmers’ Market is promoting the replacement of plastic bags with alternatives,
such as cotton mesh bags made by students, and a “leave one, take one” collection of reusable bags. Alex Gunther, manager at Mel’s, has researched a reusable, branded fold-up bag for takeout orders. They are considering offering takeout customers the opportunity to purchase the bag at cost and receive a discount when they bring the bag back for their next order. All but one business provided a take-away bag or container. All but three businesses were familiar with environmentally friendly products, with 100% being willing to use them. The survey found that many businesses are already using eco-friendly products, but that cost is an issue. Availability, quality, ability to protect the merchandise and
corporate/distributor decisions were other barriers. Most of our retail merchants use paper (21), rather than plastic bags (12) as their main take-away item. Five merchants have reusable bags. Our survey found that many food service businesses had already made eco-friendly choices in takeout containers. Two reported using Styrofoam, and eight use disposable plastic, but all others reported using metal/aluminum, waxed paper/ cardboard, and compostable items. Gordon Clarkson, director of Event Management at the Otesaga Hotel, demonstrated all the plant-based, compostable items used at the hotel’s food services. Cost was found to be the most important factor for both retail and food businesses in deciding what
type of take-away product to select, but environmental impact was also important to most retailers. Other issues include safety of the merchandise, storage, appearance, sturdiness, and in some cases, “what corporate provides”. One business reported customer complaints with the use of eco-friendly products. In addition to learning about current eco-friendly practices and barriers, the League and its partner organizations wanted to compliment businesses when they do the right thing and encourage readers to ask businesses to practice good environmental behaviors as well as to support them. In addition to what is described above, we learned that: • Metro cleaners uses ecofriendly soap and recycles the dry-cleaning plastic • The Baseball Hall of Fame will give customers a free cloth
bag if they spend more than $50. • Bruce Hall uses only paper bags and offers cardboard boxes, which they receive in abundance from their distributors. • Ellsworth and Sill carries “Repair the World” clothing line, made from recycled materials Are you a good ecoconsumer? Bring your own container for takeout. Use reusable bags beyond the grocery store. Refuse a plastic bag. Make a point of letting all merchants know that eco-friendly is your preference. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse. “It’s the future,” says Phil Andrews, owner of Nicoletta’s. This synopsis of League findings was prepared by members Melinda Hardin and Maureen Murray.
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Saturday, April 27 10-5 & 7-9 PM Sunday, April 28 10-5 PM
Quality Inn, Oneonta, NY
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Renowned Medium Rev. Julie MacDonald, “Ancestral Connections” Friday, April 26, 7-9:30 PM at the Institute for Spiritual Development 41-45 Dietz St. Oneonta, NY $50/$45 Members
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and New York State law, contracts for professional services requiring special skill or training are not subject to competitive bidding requirements of S103 of General Municipal Law. Purpose Conduct an audit of Town funds for 2018, 2019, 2020 to comply with current Single Audit Requirements for entities receiving more than $750,000 in Federal Funds during a fiscal year. It is noted that the Town of Oneonta did not meet that threshold in 2018 but still desires to be audited for that year. Proposal Submission Proposals must be clearly labeled and submitted to Robert Wood, Town Supervisor, Town of Oneonta, PO Box A, West Oneonta, N.Y. 13861on or before 3:00 p.m. on June 5th, 2019. There is no expressed or implied obligation for the Town to reimburse responding individuals or firms for any expenses incurred in preparing quotations, attending pre-quotation conferences, or interview(s) in responding to this request. Proposals submitted after the stated time and date will not be considered and will be returned to the firm unopened.
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quotations received under this Request for Proposal. Town of Oneonta Profile: Operations – The Town operates with the funds listed below with budgeted amounts for 2018: General Fund$1,271,163 Highway Fund$1,120,702 Light Districts, 5, totaling- $45,500 Water Districts, 2, totaling- $95,707 Sewer Districts, 3, totaling-$652,917 New in 2019 the town has a fire protection district with a budget of $1,153,633. This service is provided under contract by the City of Oneonta using a formula. The town will receive up to $1,400,000 from two CDBG awards in 2019. We also have a new water district under construction in 2019-20 due to receive $4,100,000 in grants from NYS EFC, CDBG, ARC and ESD. Short term financing for the remainder of the project, approximately, $4,500,000 is by EFC and will be combined into a long term bond at completion. Pension Plans –All employees are offered membership in the New York State Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). Financial
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POVERTY/From A1 struggle of low-wage earners,” he said. “They’re making our food, washing dishes, waiting tables. And we take them for granted.” He’s interviewed Mayor Gary Herzig and Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, as well the Catholic Charities and Opportunities for Otsego leadership. He is collaborating on the
film with Rev. Dana Horrell, husband of First United Methodist pastor Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, and Jeri Wachter, a publisher in Gilbertsville. “We feel the best way to tell this story is for a low-wage earner to tell their story,” he said. “And a lot of people don’t want to say, ‘I’m working three jobs to make ends meet.’ It’s New Purchases and Refinances Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification Fast Approvals • Low Rates
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embarrassing, but without these people, we can’t tell the story.” Stillman set up his camera Saturday, April 13, in Southside Mall, asking shoppers what they think poverty is. “Some people thought the poverty rate in Delaware County was 50 percent,” he said. “It’s really much lower – 16.5 percent – but what people see is different than statistics, and that tells us that maybe the statistics are off.” In Otsego County, 44 percent of people in poverty are single mothers with kids, and many are working multiple part-time jobs to survive. “There’s this stigma attached to the poor that they’re lazy and don’t work,” he said. “But we’re going to bust that myth.” There are multiple factors in generational poverty, including low-paying jobs, lack of housing and lack of public transportation. “The average rate around Studio Cottage for Rent 700 sq ft, 2 miles north of Hartwick, 8 miles from Cooperstown, 18 miles from Oneonta. Washer/ dryer and fireplace w/woodstove included. Electric and heat not included. $650/month. Lease, deposit, references. 607-293-8114
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here is minimum wage, $11 an hour,” he said. “But if you don’t have a car and you can’t afford housing in the city near public transportation, it’s difficult to live above the poverty line. Student and baseball rental housing is displacing the normal family rental.” Additionally, the cold winters force low-income earners to often choose between heat and other necessities. “They have to make these difficult choices, such as buying food or medicine. And God forbid there be a medical emergency, such as an accident or a heart attack.” If someone qualifies for food stamps, it’s no more than $180 a month. “You
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Filmmaker Joe Still and Jeri Wachter, one of his producers, set up a camera in Southside Mall to film passersby discussing the challenges of poverty. Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA
try to feed a family for $180 a month,” he said. “It’s impossible.” And once generational poverty sets in, it can be hard to break out of. “The family is living day to day,” he said. “They’re trying to figure out where their next meal is going to come from. The kids might be out mow-
ing lawns to help support the family, but that means they aren’t participating in school activities. There isn’t money for sports equipment or field trips. Education increases the chances for a better job, but economically, it’s not an option – that kid might have to go right into the workforce.”
Restaurateur Vezza Plans Expansion PIZZERIA/From A1 The plan shifts the main entrance from Chestnut Street to the south side of the building, so patrons can enter from the parking lot. Also, three tables for outdoor dining may be added there. Vezza, who since expanding from Richfield Springs a decade ago has also opened Bocca Osteria Joe Vezza and The Upstate Bar & Grill, and his architect, Teresa Drerup, appeared before the Village Board Monday, April 22, to get a complicated regulatory process underway. New York Pizzeria and the Bank of Cooperstown are in what’s been a pocket of commerce in the middle of a residential neighborhood for decades. The bank used to be an antiques store; the pizzeria, a deli. In zoning terms, that means they’re nonconforming uses and, in theory, the idea is that over time they will disappear. If anything, these two businesses are more vigorous than any of their predecessors. Three years ago, the bank pioneered what’s called a PDD, a Planned Development District, ensuring its status long term. Since, it demolished a house next door and expanded its parking lot. Now, New York Pizzeria is going through the same process. “It’s a big deal,” said Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk. “It changes the zoning map. It recognizes the fact that these businesses exist and will then continue to exist.” A PDD, she explained, “it’s an exchange. There needs to be a community benefit. We know there are housing shortages in the village. So we said to the bank, you can be a bank, but you have to keep the apartment.” She anticipates a similar concession from the pizzeria, which is expanding its upstairs apartment in a plan Vezza presented Monday. Further, the adjacent intersection of Chestnut, Delaware and Elm streets is considered “pretty difficult to navigate,” Falk said. With the future of the bank and pizzeria stabilized, the village can move ahead systematically to improve it, perhaps bringing in a traffic engineer to get things started, she said. All this presents even a more daunting series of regulatory hurdles than usual since, first, the PDD must be approved; once that’s done, the plan must go through the usual zoning process. In May, Vezza and
Drerup are scheduled to appear before the Historic Preservation & Architectural Review Board (second Tuesday), and the Planning Board (third Tuesday). Meanwhile, the Village Board will begin SEQRA, the state Environmental Quality Review. If that’s done by June or July, the normal reviews
can begin. If all goes well, Vezza may begin demolition in the fall, with construction in the spring of 2020. Meanwhile, Vezza is already taking steps to resolve neighbors’ concerns, Falk said, moving a fan and dumpster to an alley on the north side of the building, between the pizzeria and the bank.
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