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Al Cleinman, CEO, Cleinman Performance Partners, accepts a plaque from Senator Seward’s aide Katie Seamon, presented at Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s celebration of Cleinman Performance Partners 30-year anniversary on Wednesday, June 19. More at
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By LIBBY CUDMORE she was fine, but her car had been impounded and she needed COOPERSTOWN $4,000 in cash to get it out. The woman was instructed to oug Thompson wrap the money in a sweater and doesn’t have mail it to Staten Island. She did so, shipping anything against Please See SCAMS, A10
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OTSEGO COUNTY, LOUISIANA Shreveport native Kathy Ragsdale, a counselor there, pauses at Unadilla Street, named by real estate developer A.C. Steere, harkening back to his father’s Otsego County roots.
Shreveport’s Kim Oliver, below, pauses en route to physical therapy to pose by the Oneonta Street sign. A.C.’s dad, a Portlandville native, may have shared stories of the City of the Hills with his son.
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ark Davis, Second Ward and Kaytee Lipar Shue, Fourth Ward, will both appear on the Democratic ballot line this November after hammering opponents Seth Clark and Jerid Goss in today’s primary. Without write-ins counted, Davies received 95 votes to Clark’s five, and Shue got 49 votes to Goss’ 11. However, both Clark and Goss will run on the Republican and Independent lines in November.
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►A GAS LEAK IN THE VICINITY of Main and Roosevelt Avenues on Friday, June 21 forced Oneonta police and fire to evacuate residents from the scene and shut down the street. ► SCHENEVUS Central school will be able to borrow up to $500,000 next year against its state aid to try to stabilize its finances, under a bill sponsored by Senator Seward and signed by the governor. ► COUNTY BOARD will have to decide whether it wants 2 cents per paper bag to buy shopping bags for the poor after single-use plastic bags are banned next March 1. ► 80 PERCENT OF HARTWICK College nursing students who were employed upon graduation were hired by the site at which they completed their practicum.
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all them a Power Couple of The Cloth. Rev. Dana Horrell begins his ministry Sunday,
July 7, at Cooperstown United Methodist Church, while 32 miles down the road, his wife, Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, the same day will celebrate her first Please See PASTORS, A2
siana, as far away from New Orleans as geographically possible, and you find a Unadilla Street. And an Albany Avenue. Oneonta and Unadilla streets are close neighbors, one block apartment, running east-west through the tony South Highlands neighborhood. Albany Avenue also runs east-west, but through Shreveport’s middleincome Broadmoor neighborhood, which abuts South Highlands. It turns out all three streets were named by Shreveport’s most promiPlease See STEERE, A11
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Cooperstown – just surfaced, but neighbors packed the Village Board’s monthly meeting Monday, June 24, to denounce it. “We are shocked and deeply disappointed that the village would consider a
12-unit apartment complex within a block of primarily single-family homes,” said Sherrie Kingsley, co-owner of The Inn at Cooperstown with husband Marc. “Is there really a need for more Please See GROVE, A11
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cott Bonderoff, VP for Ancillary Support at Bassett. joined the Friends of Oneonta Community Health Center Board, effective July 1. Bonderoff has been employed by Bassett Healthcare Network for over 18 years. He currently serves as the President of O’Connor Hospital in Delhi and as Vice President for Ancillary Support for Bassett Medical Center. Also joining are: • Ernesto Henriquez, who also volunteers as a translator for Spanish speaking patients at OCHC. • Teri Bell is the Patient Access Manager at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY. She will serve the OCHC board as Treasurer.
PONDOLFINO TOPS: Jacqueline Pondolfino, Oneonta, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire, where she is majoring in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems. HATALLA ON LIST: Kylie Hatalla, Laurens, was named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Buffalo State College. FOTI LAUDED: George Foti, Oneonta, a student at Lasell College, was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference. VOGAL NAMED: Miranda Vogel, Oneonta, was named to the spring 2019 SUNY Albany’s Dean’s List.
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Nine Oneonta Girl Scouts earned their Silver Award this year as they built Oversized Outdoor Games for the kids at Bugbee School, spent time with the residents at Chestnut Park Nursing Home and created outdoor “Book Buckets” for the Huntington Library. They were each presented with the Silver Award at a ceremony on Sunday, June 23 at the SUNY Oneonta camp. From left, Troop Leader Susan Morell, Mariana Cruz, Leighton Eastman, Ella Fieni, Abigail Rood, Isabella Gracias, Cassandra Daum, Annemarie Crotts, Emily Morell, Tiffany Gardner and Sarah Baden, assistant Girl Scout leader.
Wife In Oneonta Pulpit, Husband Does So In Cooperstown PASTORS/From A1 anniversary as pastor of Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church. They’re the second such United Methodist husbandand-wife clerical team, joining the Revs. Daniel and Donna Martin, he at Worcester; she at Elm Park in Oneonta. Horrell succeeds Rev. Thomas LeBeau, who the same day will be presiding at his first service at Kidder Memorial UM Church in Jamestown, after serving three years in Coopertown. Swords-Horrell succeeded Rev. Teresa Sivers, who was transferred to Ithaca last year. The two pastors have collaborated and even
Married and full-time Ph.D. students, Dana and Marti became co-pastors of the Community United Methodist Church in Brookfield, Ill., where they served there for four years. “It was fun,” Marti said. “We would switch off doing sermons every six weeks The Freeman’s Journal and really enjoyed listening Rev. Marti Swordsto each other’s sermons.” Horrell is a UM pastor Both Marti and Dana in Oneonta, Rev. Dana approach their ministries Horrell, Cooperstown. with the same goals in co-ministered since they mind – using rational and married in 1986, a year after practical methods to engage meeting at University of their communities in issues Chicago’s Divinity School. “We were in our first year of social justice. And both had mentors who greatly as Ph.D. students,” Dana impacted their approaches said. “We met at the first community lunch the school and coals at key moments in their youth. had every Wednesday for For Dana, it was Rev. Bill the students.”
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Lewis, now a retired bishop, who guided Dana after his parents divorced and he moved to Edwardsville, Ill., just east of St. Louis. Marti’s father and both grandfathers were Methodist ministers, but it was a required course on philosophy her freshman year at Colgate University which made her start considering becoming a minister herself. In addition to his ministering, Dana edits “Parish Paper,” a professional newsletter and his book, “Engage! Tools for Ministry in the Community,” was published last April. Dana is also working on “Faces of Poverty,” Joe Stillman’s documentary on local poverty.
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sitting-room-only-onthe-floor crowd Monday, June 24, at the Cooperstown Village Board’s monthly meeting had a point: Why put an apartment house in the middle of one of the village’s finest single-familyhome neighborhoods? There it is. That said, who doesn’t have some mixed feelings, given that the developer, Josh Edmonds, intends to build a complex that is supremely energy efficient, as is his new home at 45 Delaware St., and to
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price it so young families with incomes in the $54,000 range can afford it? Nonetheless, don’t village trustees have a stewardship responsibility: to preserve Cooperstown as it is known and loved? Do they have to destroy the village to save it? With some emotion, Sherrie
Kingsley, co-proprietor of the Inn at Cooperstown with her husband Marc, read a letter he co-signed that contained a chilling conclusion: Concerned about “our quality of life as well as the value of our properties,” the couple had met that morning with Altonview Architects to discuss how they might convert two houses they own, 12 Chestnut and 180 Main, into apartments if necessary. Who knows how many others would do the same? Please See EDITORIAL, A5
“The size, scope, density and design of this proposed apartment complex are not appropriate for the neighborhood,” Inn at Cooperstown co-proprietor Sherrie Kingsley tells the Cooperstown Village Board. Husband Marc is at her side. HOMETOWN ONEONTA
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arlier this year the New when it comes to all of New York’s York City-centric state Seneconomic incentive programs. ate leadership, for political However, at the end of the day, I reasons, blocked Amazon and supported the project. 25,000 jobs from coming to our Amazon was to be located in state. Now, in the closing hours Queens, but benefits would have of the 2019 legislative session, the resonated statewide. The good same group of “leaders” are killpaying jobs, averaging $125,000 a ing off existing jobs by targeting year, would have generated over $27 our state’s number one industry billion in tax revenue that would STATE SEN. – agriculture. have helped the entire state. Other To be clear, when New York businesses would have flourished JIM SEWARD was announced as the winning as well. site for the Amazon HQ2 project, Overall, I saw the project as a net I raised questions. The lack of transparpositive. HOMETOWN ONEONTA ency involved in constructing the deal was Fast forward to the final days of the state Auctioneer Russell George of Co-Vista Holsteins, Arcade, describes concerning. I have stated very clearly that legislative session and passage of Senate the features of one of the cows auctioned off April 12 at Cooperstown we need more accountability and input Please See SEWARD, A9 Holsteins, Town of Middlefield. LETTERS
Gas To Generate Electricity Quickest Way To Achieve Decarbonization To the Editor: Adrian Kuzminski’s June 13/14 column “If Facts Can’t Defuse Deniers, What Can?” opens with the passage from the New Testiment where Pontius Pilate asks Christ, “What is Truth? (John 18:38). This is an eternal question, always relevent, especially today. The column devolves into an attack on “Climate Change Deniers,” people skeptical of the dogma and prophecies of “the Climateers.” Climateers would have us make a sharp U-turn off the fossil fuel highway to follow the Yellow Brick Road of renewables. First, let’s be clear. Climate changes. It always changes. The fossil fuel we
feud over gives testimony to eons of changing climate. Climateers say this time it’s different. Man’s use of fossil fuels is the cause of climate change and THE END IS NEAR! For argument’s sake, let’s accept this premise. What do we do about it? How do we decarbonize, keep economies running, and maintain (and upgrade) standard of living for all? What is Truth (reality)? What is wishful thinking (fairy tales)? The quickest path to decarbonization is to substitute gas for coal in electric generation. Both are cheap but coal-fired generation emits twice the carbon dioxide than gas per unit of energy. Substitute gas for coal (or oil) and the gains
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are immediate; CO2 emissions drop dramatically. Climateers complain that this is just substituting one carbon emitter for another. True, the but the perfect,
not attainable anytime soon, shouldn’t stand in the way of the good. When time and cost are crucial, gas is “the good.” Consider this: officials in
New Delhi, India, noted an alarming spike in electricity use in the late afternoon and after midnight. Investigation found that kids coming home from school turned on
the air conditioning. Adults did likewise when they went to bed. India’s 1.3 billion population, with a burgeon Please See DOWNEY, A6
Care, Respect Shown For Pati Ainslie Sloan
Since 1945, Bassett Has Served Ainslie Family To the Editor: the early morning hours of The Mary Imogene May 30. Bassett Hospital has When she was feeling betbeen a special part of ter, she’d bring some of her our family’s life at homemade cookies to her least since 1945. Our scheduled appointments. The parents gave birth to staff appreciated the goodies, seven daughters, four but welcomed her kindness, of which were born understanding and sense of there; many nieces and humor even more. It certainly nephews were born did not go unnoticed when she there. Several family Pati Ainslie Sloan was there for her last time that members have been or the staff from other departare employed there. Our own mother ments reciprocated and took the time and three sisters took their last to drop by to see her. breaths there. During Pati’s last 24-48 hours, The purpose of this letter is to when her family members were all send our appreciation of the exceldealing with her impending death, lent and loving care given over the these same staff people went above past years, and especially the past and beyond to make our visits easier. winter and spring, to our sister Pati They kept Pati’s pain away and (Ainslie) Sloan. She had numerous everything she needed was supplied treatments there until her death in immediately. She and/or her family
only needed to ask and it was done. Not only did Pati and her family receive care and respect while Pati was alive, but this continued even after her passing. We were allowed time with her then and were not made to feel rushed away. Every kindness possible was extended, even to Pati’s dear friend who stayed with Pati during her last night. Please pass along to the entire hospital staff the appreciation of all of Pati’s family, for all of her wonderful care as it has helped to make her passing a bit easier on us. Thank you. Donna (Ainslie) Neylon Edie (Ainslie) Jennings, Carla (Ainslie) Couse Darcey (Ainslie) Schillings Pati’s sisters Aaron, Andy, Adam Sloan Pati’s sons
Twelve Tribes Outstanding Citizens; Leave Them Be To the Editor: I wish the people who attend churches here in Oneonta would do more research before jumping to false conclusions about the Twelve Tribes. First of all, how many people have carefully and thoroughly read what they believe on their public website titled, “Frequently Asked Questions – The Twelve Tribes”? These people have nothing to hide, no fear of persecution or adversity, and they share what they believe publicly without leaving questions ignored or unanswered. I may disagree with these people on certain issues, but I have to admire the
way they speak and fellowship with those who don’t believe or understand the Bible the way they do. The Twelve Tribes have always been fair with me and they have the integrity to let everyone know the reasons for their views instead of silencing their opponents. In this rather small group of people, whose faith and Bible beliefs center on community and everyone living together (as a beehive), they have been a target of false accusations such as child abuse. For one thing, I know from multiple encounters with the families in their home, and a guest many times
at the Yellow Deli and in their house, that there is absolutely no child abuse there. Just happy, loving, well-disciplined kids. If the people of other churches would do their homework and open their minds to both sides of the story, they wouldn’t fall victim to the propaganda being spread in their own religion. If the Twelve Tribes really are a deluded and dangerous cult, then why are they so transparent while the churches who speak evil of them will only let their own views be heard? JASON HEWLETT Oneonta
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150 Years Ago
Oneonta Local: The subterranean grog holes of this village are damaging humanity pretty badly nowadays. What law we have to preserve public order ought to be thoroughly enforced. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will hold an ice cream and strawberry festival at Blend’s Hall, on Tuesday evening. Admission, including strawberries or ice cream, twenty-five cents. The first nine of the Lightfoot Base Ball Club of this village, will play a match game of ball with the first nine of the Laurens Fearless Base Ball Club, on July 3. Also, on June 26, the second nine of both clubs will play a friendly game at Laurens. A festival for the benefit of Samuel Carr, who lost an arm and both eyes by the premature discharge of a cannon at the railroad celebration in Hamden on May 4, will be held at the village on the afternoon of July 3 under the auspices of Hamden Union Lodge, No. 473, L O. of G.T. June 1869
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The Local News: Monday of this week, 900,000 out of the 1,700,000 bricks required for the new Normal building had been laid. With favorable weather there will be no trouble in getting the west wing ready for occupancy next September. A combination of bicycle and street car frightened a pair of blooded horses belonging to O. Fleming so badly on Main Street last Saturday afternoon that they ran away, throwing Mr. Fleming and Miss Jean Russell out on the pavement in front of the fire department building. Mr. Fleming was not much injured, but Miss Russell had one foot badly bruised and it is possible she will be confined to her room for several weeks. Bad as the accident was, it is really remarkable how both got off so well. The last Normal ball game of the season was played Saturday with the Schenevus club. It was an exciting game and was won by the visitors by a score of 4 to 2.
the school building. Not the least interesting feature of the evening was the decision reached during the business meeting to purchase a bronze tablet to be placed in the walls of the building in honor of the 170 men from the alumni who have served with the colors of whom seven are known to have made the supreme sacrifice. Louis B. Capron, Class of 1910, was the first speaker and responded with “The Present Victory.” Mr. Capron told of his experiences at the front in an interesting way and declared that the victory can be made permanent only by untiring activity in the future. “In Flanders Field” was the topic assigned to Miss Brennan, the faculty member on the toast list. She delivered a well-worded fitting tribute to the seven members of the alumni who fell or died while with the colors. June 1919
June 2009 Inability to hit Mills, who pitched an excellent game, was the principal cause of defeat. June 1894
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Nearly 200 members of the Alumni of the Oneonta High School and friends of the institution were in attendance at the annual banquet held in the Paul Revere corridor of
Four threats to peace dogged Europe on the anniversary of the event that plunged the world into war and another which started the current series of crises. Exactly 25 years ago (June 28, 1914) at Sarajevo, Bosnia, then Austrian territory, the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian student, Gavrillo Princip. That started the chain of events which ended in a four-year World War. Twenty years ago today (June 28, 1919) a solemn gathering of statesmen at Versailles signed a “peace treaty” between 27 nations and Germany. That furnished the basis for Adolph Hitler’s Nazi campaign which is now gathering momentum toward scrapping the few parts of the Versailles document that remain in effect. Throughout the world, governments are frantically rebuilding their war machines. June 1939
60 Years Ago
Kurt Franz Rossmeisl learned Thursday he must leave the United States – the country he adopted illegally. He agreed to go of his own accord. But the onetime German Army officer who escaped from a prisoner of war camp said he doesn’t want to get far
from America. “I hope to go to Mexico,” he said, “and go to the nearest American Consulate and apply for an American visa. Milton V. Milich, hearing officer for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, ruled Rossmeisl is in this country illegally because he has no valid visa. Rossmeisl also lacks a passport, his biggest worry right now. Rossmeisl is a master of nine languages and served the German Army as a linguist with Rommel’s Afrika Corps when he was captured in 1943. June 1959
40 Years Ago
Four years from now, all New York State motorists will have their pictures on their driver’s licenses under a bill given final legislative approval. The measure, which is expected to be signed by Governor Hugh L. Carey, would replace the current drivers’ licenses with a credit card type bearing a photograph of the motorist embossed into the material. The new licenses will cost a dollar more than the current ones. The changeover will take place over the next four years as new licenses are issued and old ones expire and are renewed. The bill was supported by many groups as a means of providing more accurate identification. June 1979
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It was something Joan Stanley did not want to do, but she had no choice. Battling health problems and running a business have become too much for one person. As a result, Stanley has put up “For Sale” signs in Nick’s Diner, her Chestnut Street restaurant. Out of love for customers, she will keep the business open until she finds a new owner. “I’m trying to find somebody who will carry it on because this place shouldn’t close down,” she said. “It’s a landmark. Everybody that’s ever lived in Oneonta knows Nick’s Diner. Stanley has owned the diner about three years, but its history goes back years to when the rail yards were thriving.” June 1999
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t the January 2019 Otsego County Energy Summit in Cooperstown, sponsored by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, a NYSEG representative surprised many present by announcing that the utility was planning to rebuild and expand the DeRuyter pipeline, which brings natural gas to Oneonta. In a subsequent report, filed with the Public Service Commission on March 15, NYSEG states, with regard to the DeRuyter pipeline, that it “will replace approximately 50 miles of 8-inch and 10-inch 298 psig-coated steel gas transmission gas mains with 12-inch main in several phases.”
How To Waste $400 Million Construction is expected to start in 2022. That would bring much more gas to Oneonta – up to three times as much. ADRIAN Replacing the KUZMINSKI aging pipeline has been an off-and-on project for years, but now it’s back bigger than ever. According to rate-hike applications filed with the Public Service Commission, NYSEG
is proposing to have its ratepayers and taxpayers (you and me) bear the burden of funding this project, which could amount, according to industry estimates, to $400 million or more in the end. This blatantly contradicts official New York State energy policy, which now leads the country. A few days ago Governor Cuomo signed into law “The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act,” which mandates carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net zero carbon economy by 2050. New York State is responding to the rapidly escalating climate emergency, as it should; NYSEG,
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expanding the DeRuyter pipeline, is not just ignoring but actually deepening the crisis. The combined greenhouse gas (GHG) effects of natural gas extraction and delivery (methane
seepage) and final consumption (CO2 emissions) have been shown to be at least as bad as those of other fossil fuels. Even with improved efficiencies, gas systems will continue to produce far too much combined GHG to be acceptable to the climate, or to NYS standards. The $400-million-plus investment, ultimately borne by ratepayers and taxpayers, is essentially money stolen from desperately needed renewable energy alternatives in favor of an obsolete, unsustainable industry we can no longer afford. Here’s the real problem: It’s become apparent that the elecPlease See KUZMINSKI, A9
Why Jam Apartments Into Cooperstown? Roomy Hartwick Open To Development EDITORIAL/From A4 Cooperstown is a magnet for 500,000 visitors a year. The baseball camps and the Hall of Fame may be the foremost magnet, but cultural attractions – The Fenimore and Farmers’ museums, Hyde Hall, the Glimmerglass Opera, Linda Chesis’ Summer Music Festival – are in some ways more important, in addition to Otsego Lake’s recreational attractions. • Coincidentally, the hubbub over The Grove emerged the same evening that a housing committee presented its findings of a yearlong review of the zoning code aimed at creating more housing in the village. The blue-ribbon panel, chaired by Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk, included key players like Planning Board, Zoning Board and H-PARB chairmen Gene Berman, Susan Snell and Liz Callahan respectively. It grew out of the revised Comprehensive Master Plan, which concluded more in-village housing is needed. One proposed revision would allow two-family homes and apartment houses, not just in the least restrictive R-3 zone, but – by special permit – in R-2 and R-1 zones as well. In combination with newly authorized PPDs
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The Grove is planned between Chestnut Street and Pine Boulevard, left. The building fronting on Chestnut, above, was formerly Ed Smith’s Smith Cooperstown, the Ford dealership that relocated south of the village.
(planned development districts), that opens the possibility that a two-family home or apartments can be located on any vacant lot in the village. You might say a combination of special permits and PDDs comprise a powerful way to get around any of the village’s zoning restrictions. Wouldn’t a better solution be to create a zone that identifies optimum sites for multi-family housing and apartments – Railroad Avenue, for instance? The empty CVS on Main Street is another opportunity mentioned in this space. To require the battle to be fought site by site: That seems a
lot of wear and tear on neighborhood serenity. • This is not strictly a challenge to Cooperstown. In Oneonta, a 66-unit low-income apartment complex, including 12 units for people in recovery, has been temporarily stalled for lack of funding in the Sixth Ward, arguably the city’s most intact neighborhood. You have to ask, wouldn’t a single-family development there make more sense? At the same time, plans to redevelop the D&H railyards to give families a chance to move up the income scale are running
into rough sledding from no-gas activists. Isn’t enabling family to afford moderate-income homes a better alternative to building them low-income housing? Happily, that isn’t Cooperstown’s dilemma. In part, the blue-ribbon panel was reacting to a Bassett Hospital housing study that found employees at all levels – administrators to doctors, nurses and staff – would like to live closer to work: They just can’t find homes in the Cooperstown area. “Area.” That’s the key word. There’s not that much space in the village itself, and zoning restrictions are also tight in the
neighboring towns of Otsego and Middlefield. (Dominic Reisen’s “Middlefield and the Settling of the New York Frontier”, published in 2009, reported not a single new home had been built in that hamlet since the Civil War.) But the Town of Hartwick has plenty of land, increasingly convenient retail along Route 28, and a town government more friendly to development. (The town Planning Board, in a closely reasoned conclusion, approved a new Hampton Inn next to the Dollar General in March.) The Bassett study would be a great marketing tool: The demand is there; all the Hartwick town fathers have to do is identify sites and recruit developers. Downtown Cooperstown would benefit from the proximity. • A final point: Under current zoning, even with a 50-foot setback, a developer could put three, perhaps four single-family homes on the 10 Chestnut property. Why not go that route? It would increase the village tax base and preserve the single-family neighborhood. When you think of it, wouldn’t three or four of Josh Edmonds’ energy-efficient, futuristic homes be just the thing?
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LETTER: Nature Gas Will Reduce Emissions
DOWNEY/From A4 ing middle class, is the fastest growing market for AC in the world. To meet the current trend in demand, India would have to build 100 coal plants by 2030 just to service their AC needs. (WSJ, 11/24/18) That’s a lot of CO2 emissions. Rest assured, other energyconsuming goods are flying off the shelves in India as well. More CO2 emissions. China, more economically advanced than India, projects a build-out of 700 coal-fired plants to service consumer and industrial needs. (Forbes 1/19/19) Think the situation is any different in Indonesia? Brazil? Africa? According to Mining.com 1,600 coal-fired plants are expected to be built in 62 countries before 2030. The International Energy Agency (EIA) projects 67% of the energy growth will be in the developing countries by 2040. Anyone who thinks we can power modern economies in the near future with wind, solar and hydro without gas as a long-term bridge fuel is a “Reality Denier.” In spite of dire headlines, our world is
getting more affluent, literate, and urbanized. These emerging populations want the same creature comforts we enjoy in the West. To afford these amenities and to power their industries they will most likely use coal. They will not be denied. Renewables contributed to coal’s replacement but renewables cost more than emerging nations are willing to pay. Price counts and gas meets the the price criteria. Not much different in Otsego County, NY, where Climateers are trying to zero-out gas development. Last week the Otsego Chamber of Commerce
gave them a reality check from the real world, telling them that gas MUST be part of the energy mix. Facts, Mr. Kuzminski, facts! Until there is cost-effective, widescale battery storage for renewables, gas-generated electricity is the best realitybased solution for attacking CO2 build-up in the atmosphere. That’s a fact! That’s the Truth! But take heart, Climateers, it’s all good. According to John 8:32, “You shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.” DICK DOWNEY Otego
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TO THE DEFENDANT(S): DANIEL BROOKS and UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM E. BROOKS, JR., DECEASED, AND ANY OF HIS, HER, OR ANY OF THEIR RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of Otsego. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of Otsego, New York. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE
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The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. Michael V. Coccoma, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on May 28, 2019 in Cooperstown, New York and to be duly entered in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office, in Cooperstown, New York. The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the above named defendants as specified in the complaint filed in this action. The above named defendants have failed to comply with the terms and provisions of the said mortgage and said instruments secured by said mortgage, by f ailing and omitting to pay the balance due and owing and the Plaintiff has commenced a foreclosure action. Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclosing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the Village and Town of Laurens, County of Otsego and State of New York and is commonly known as 54 Main Street, Laurens, New York 13796 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable. DATED: June 20, 2019 SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL, LLP BY: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786-9069 64151 4LegalJul.18 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Cooperstown Maple Works, LLC, a NY limited liability company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (NYSS) on 05/21/19. Office: Otsego County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail process to: 361 Sibley Gulf Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalAug.1 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company 1. The name of the LLC is Bronson Construction, LLC. 2. The date of filing the Articles of
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-vs- SHANE M. HOVICK, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear in this action by serving a notice of appearance on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty days after service of this summons is complete and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE DEFENDANT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Michael V. Coccoma, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on May 28, 2019 in Cooperstown, New York, and filed on May 29, 2019 with the Summons and Complaint in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office under under Index Number EF201983. The object of this action is for breach of contract for nonpayment of monies due and owing under a Loanliner Loan and Security Agreements and Disclosure Statement executed on August 31, 2017. Dated: May 31, 2019 Amanda C. Shaw, Esq. Riehlman, Shafer & Shaw, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 7693 Route 281, P. O. Box 544 Tully, New York 13159-0544 (315) 696-6347
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SEWARD: Bill Harms Local Farms
SEWARD/From A4 Bill 6578 dubbed the “Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act,” which I strongly opposed. Instead of attacking some faceless corporation, this legislation takes aim at people we all know – the farmers who have been the backbone of our part of Upstate New York for generations. During debate on the bill the Senate sponsor, a freshman from Queens, was asked how many farmers she represented. Her answer, “I can count on my hand the number of rooftop apiaries that are in my district.” She did take part in a couple of hearings and farm tours earlier this year. But a few scheduled stops at a small number of hand-picked locations is a far cry from driving by farms on a daily basis, walking through barns, and talking to farmers at church, school events and local
farmers markets. The principal components of the bill center on new labor mandates. The bill requires overtime pay for workers who work more than six days per week (regardless of hours), requires overtime pay for workers who exceed a 60-hour work week, and mandates a day of rest in every calendar week. Farmworkers deserve a fair wage and time off. However, there are certain conditions that make farming a unique business, especially in New York. Short growing seasons and weather conditions are considerable factors that farmers must contend with and cows don’t stop producing milk on Sunday. Long workdays are a way of life and a 40-hour workweek is rare. One signal that this new labor bill is problematic is that both farmers and farm workers
are opposed to many of the provisions. The Grow NY Farms Coalition, comprised of a cross-section of agricultural organizations, including the New York Farm Bureau, wrote in a memo of opposition, “This bill will hurt farmworkers the most because their work hours will be restricted and their income reduced.” Proponents of the new law say it will help farm workers. What they don’t tell you is that it will hurt those very same workers by limiting their hours and destroying employment opportunities on farms across the state. New York farmers face strict regulations and are subject to regular inspections by state and federal authorities. Farmers also provide their workers with quality pay and in many cases, other benefits like housing and food. Farming is a unique business and must be treated as such.
KUZMINSKI: Independence At Hand KUZMINSKI/From A5 trical infrastructure in Otsego County – mostly NYSEG – is antiquated, undermaintained, and more or less maxed out in terms of carrying capacity. More electricity could be locally generated by large-scale solar and wind farms, but right now there are only a couple of possible points where the local grid could absorb such input, effectively blocking development of renewables. Priority number one in terms of local energy – one would think – would be to upgrade our grid to handle additional electricity generated locally by renewables. An updated grid would include a wide distribution of access points for solar and wind farms. A decentralized network of energy farms would make us truly energy independent, and
benefit the local economy. That means jobs and local revenue generation. That’s our economic future. As renewable technologies and efficiencies advance, and costs come down, projects like the DeRuyter are likely to become stranded assets holding us hostage to obsolete, polluting systems, and exposing us to future rate hikes. The last thing we need to do is to build more capital-intensive fossil fuel infrastructure. Our local political leadership has been ineffective in stopping the gas project. Even worse, Senator Seward, Mayor Herzig, the county Industrial Development Agency, – and lately, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce – have actively promoted it. Only a few industries require gas, and they can find it right
now in Richfield Springs, and many other places. No need to waste $400 million building the wrong energy source in Oneonta, even if gas service for a handful of customers has to be replaced by oil on a few high demand days a year. Most of the time, gas is consumed in Oneonta as low as 60 percent of current capacity. By doubling or tripling the gas capacity, if they get it, the pressure will be on NYSEG to find a lot of new customers, if they can, locking them (and us) into long-term fossil-fuel dependence, while at the same time blocking the investment in renewables we urgently need. Increasing fossil fuel consumption at this point is willfully ignorant, if not insane. Reducing it is not only desirable, but essential to our survival. We don’t have the luxury anymore of saying that we’re all for renewables someday.
IN MEMORIAM Clifford Roger Silliman, 97; Oneonta Native, Air Force Officer ONEONTA – Word has been received of Oneonta native and career Air Force officer Clifford Roger Silliman, recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and survivor of a harrowing air crash at sea during World War II, has
died at his home on the Pacific Coast, two and a half weeks shy of his 98th birthday on Jan. 28, 2018, in the beachside community of Lompoc, Calif. He was born on Feb. 15, 1920, the eldest of three children. His parents, Clifford and
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Velma (Beach) Silliman, and his wife, Bernadette, preceded him in death. Silliman was the last surviving member of the L. Fieg, Builder construction crew in Oneonta. His father, Clifford, for decades operated a filling station and auto repair business in the 400 block of Main Street in Oneonta. It was there that the younger Silliman, teaming with another adolescent, Lothar “Bud” Fieg, opened a shop where they produced, serviced and sold complete bicycles assembled wholly from metal tubing, salvage and various mechanical parts. During World War II, Silliman saw action in the military theatres of Western Europe and
in the Balkans. He was also a veteran of the Army Air Corps’ North African campaign, engaged in vanquishing German and Italian units under the command of Nazi Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. Silliman was the executive officer for the P-38 fighter maintenance depot there. En route to take this position, Silliman and the crew of the C-46 on which he was a passenger narrowly escaped with their lives when the plane developed difficulties in a storm over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gibraltar. In the 1950s, Silliman was in charge of directing the multi-million dollar design and construction of the Far East Air Force Base on Guam.
From 1957 to 1961, he was responsible for the development, construction, testing and acquisition of the ground Clifford segment of Roger the hardSilliman ened Titan ballistic missile system. Colonel Silliman topped his career in the mid-1960s as Chief, Technical Requirements and Standards Office, Space and Missile Systems Organization. The Legion of Merit Award marks his exceptional service.
Roger and Bernadette finally retired to a life of travel to sunny southern climes and hiking in the Rockies, until her death in 2002. Silliman was likely among the few remaining, perhaps one of even the last two, from the Oneonta High School Class of 1937, along with former mayor Albert S. “Sam” Nader. Clifford Roger Silliman’s survivors include Bernadette’s son, Barry Welker (Lynn), his nephews George Sidney Silliman (Rachel); Bruce Silliman (Michiko); David Silliman (Saundra) and his niece Wendy Silliman Creel (Richard). Donations in his name may be made to Lompoc Meals-on Wheels.
Harold F. Lent, 96; Oneonta Crossing Guard, Bendix Retiree
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ONEONTA – The graveside service for Harold F. Lent, 96, who spent his career at Bendix Corp. (now Amphenol), will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Otego. He passed away Nov. 4, 2018, at Fox Hospital. Harold was born Jan. 14, 1922, on Colburn Avenue in Otego, the son of Frank George and Nancy Ulena (Hammond) Lent. He graduated from Otego Central School in June Harold 1939. Lent He married Bernice Ida Briscoe on Jan. 15, 1943, in Otego. She predeceased him July 1953. His second marriage was to Christine Scrivener on July 23, 1955, in Gilbertsville. She passed away in June 2016. Harold was a farmer for 10 years, then worked as a process planner for 31 years at Bendix in Sidney. He lived in Morris for four years, Otego for three years before moving to Oneonta. Harold was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Oneonta, the Sidney and Oneonta bowling associations for 50 years, including 14 years as secretary for the Oneonta association. Harold was also a crossing guard for the Oneonta School District for 28 years. He is survived by his children, Robert and Nancy Lent of Oneonta, Kathleen and Jerry Parsons of Sharon Springs, and Jeffrey and Deidre Lent of Unadilla; grandchildren, David and Ruth Parsons, Daniel and Chris Parsons, Amy and Andre’ N’guettia, Ryan Lent and Tori Hansen, Thomas Lent, Robert
and Sandy Lent; great-grandchildren, Rachel, Lucas, Jacob, Alec, Max, Katelyn, Ashley, Jonathan; great-great grandchildren, Mia and Trenton; several nieces and nephews,
and Bogey the cat. He was predeceased by a great-granddaughter, Marissa Parsons; brothers, Elmer and Kenneth Lent and sisters, Irene Beames and Gladys Nichols.
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Beef Grown Here, Now Savored Here BEEF/From A1 wife Carrie opened a butcher shop, The Green Cow, at 21 Railroad Ave., and for the first time local grass-fed beef – a growing ag sector for a decade – is available to local shoppers. After moving “up and down the East Coast” on careers in real estate and finance, the couple – along with daughters Catherine and Lola, then 9 and 7 – bought the 400-acre Richfield Springs farm and nine head of beef cattle in 2009. “The natural resources here really support a pasture-based product,” Doug said. “We saw a niche opportunity with the topography, the grass and the water.” Rather than looking to technology and farming advances to raise their herds, they looked backwards at how farming used to be done. “Our best teachers were 80-year-old farmers from Springfield or Cooperstown, who taught us the way they used to do it” said Doug. “Things have changed so much, but we wanted our farm to look like a farm from 150 years ago.” Calves are allowed to nurse for 10 months. “Their mother’s
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milk has a high butterfat,” he said. “And from there, they are only ever fed grass, no grain or supplements. They’re born outside and they’re raised outside.” Since then, the Thompsons expanded the farm and grew a herd of over 450 Red Angus, Red Devon, Black Angus and Herefords cattle, with a staff of 10 living on the farm. “We would have chefs come up from New York City and walk in our pastures to see for themselves,” he said. “There’s an educational connection there.” The Thompsons have been selling the meat wholesale to high-end restaurants in New York City and Austin, Texas,
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Beware Of Multiplying Scams,Troop C Warns SCAMS/From A1 the package overnight from The Shipping Room in Oneonta. But when the same person called back and asked for four Home Depot cards, she asked, “Is this a scam?” “The person on the other end of the line said ‘Thanks for playing’ and hung up,” said Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer. Such scams have cost Otsego County residents nearly $70,000 this year alone. “We’ve been inundated with these cases,” said Dembinska. “Otsego has the highest number of these in Troop C’s jurisdiction.” “There has definitely been an uptick,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “The scammers have the ability to make it look like they’re using a local number. They’ve gotten more sophisticated.” The phone scams vary – some scammers say they’re from the IRS or a utility company, others say they’re a grandchild in trouble or that the person has won a lottery. But they will all ask for cash or gift cards, mailed to an address or texted to a phone number. “They tell the victim to get gift cards from different stores so they can’t be flagged, or mail cash wrapped up so the post office can’t see it in the scan,” said Dembinska. In Worcester, a 35-year-old male reported getting a call from someone claiming to be from the FBI. “He told the victim that he was a suspect in an investigation because a vehicle registered to him was found in Texas with drugs and
money,” she said. “They told him his identity was stolen and that he needed to purchase gift cards to prove it was him, but that he would be refunded. If he refused, they told him Treasury would seize his assets.” According to Dembinska, the victim spent $4,000 on gift cards at Walgreens, Walmart, Hannaford, GameStop and for Google Play and Steam. “He texted the number on the back of the gift cards,” she said. “But when he talked to family members, they told him he had been scammed.” Lately, police have seen a rise in computer scams, where someone calls pretending to be from Microsoft, Apple or another computer company, or in over-depositing a check and asking someone to send money back. “A 71-year-old woman in Middlefield got a call from someone claiming to be from a company called I Fix PC, saying that she paid $349.90 for services a few years ago and they wanted to give her a refund,” said Dembinska. “She let them remotely access her computer and they got her IP address, but claimed they accidentally refunded her $4,000 and she needed to pay it back or this person would get fired.” Like others, the victim was told to purchase gift cards and to send pictures of the redemption codes. “The person called back and said they would give her $220 for her troubles, remotely accessed her computer and, again, ‘accidentally’ deposited $2,200.”
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In all, the victim sent $8,500 in gift cards, and $6,200 was withdrawn from her bank accounts. When a person sends a package of cash or cards, the box is usually sent to to a vacant address, where a mule will pick the package up and send it overseas. “We had one 83-year-old woman who got a call that her son was in jail and needed $9,500 for bail,” she said. “She sent the box, but then she talked to her son, who was not in jail.” The police were able to re-route the package, and her money was returned. However, the $2,000 in Home Depot gift cards that she had sent had already been cashed. Muehl believes that, for as many as state police have documented, there may be many more out there. “A lot of people are embarrassed,” he said. “They don’t report them,” But because these scams are conducted overseas, they’re nearly impossible to prosecute. “We have never made an arrest, never prosecuted a single one,” said Muehl. “We just can’t.” Only vigilance, Muehl said, can stop someone from becoming the victim of a scam. “If someone promises you something for nothing, it’s a lie,” he said. “Don’t take the bait.”
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GOHS Historian Cracks Case: Steere’s Father From Portlandville SHREVEPORT/From A1 nent real estate developer, Albert Colwell (A.C.) Steere. In the 1920s, Steere and his business partner, Elias Goldstein, designed and built neighborhoods and parks for all incomes throughout Shreveport, transforming it into the city it is today. It further turns out that Steere, and to a lesser extent, Goldstein, also named streets and parks after beloved family members, friends, colleagues, and places. Ockley Drive, where Steere built his mansion, was named for ancestor John Steere’s birthplace in Surrey County, England; Johnette Street, after his second wife; the beautiful Betty Virginia Park, after Goldstein’s daughter, Betty and Steere’s daughter, Virginia. But why Steere named three streets after two small towns in Otsego County and one after the state capitol in the deep South was a mystery.
In an interview, Henry Clay Walker III, a retired attorney in his 70s, knowledgeable in Shreveport history, thought A.C. Steere was from Upstate New York and named the streets after the towns he knew growing up around. Walker grew up knowing about Steere’s background because Goldstein was a law partner of his father, Henry Clay Walker Jr., But Shreveport’s historical archives, at Louisiana State University/Shreveport’s campus library, showed A.C. Steere was born in Shreveport in 1879 and lived there most of his life. The exceptions were when he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and when he lived in Los Angeles 1906-08, where he learned his trade in the fast-expanding realestate sector, applying those lessons when he returned home. In a 1995 Shreveport Times article,
local historian Eric Brock said Steere named streets after “places his family came from (Ockley and Stratford, England; Albany and Oneonta, N.Y., etc.)” But he didn’t say who came from where, and didn’t mention Unadilla at all. There was another problem with Brock’s claim, too. “Unfortunately, I can’t verify that Brock’s information was accurate,” LSU-Shreveport’s Associate Curator and Archivist Laura McLemore said. “He didn’t always cite his sources or show where he found his information.” And verifying Brock’s research was impossible; he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 45 in November 2011. It took the Greater Oneonta Historical Society to pick up the scent. After researching genealogical records of people living in the area, GOHS Historian Wayne Wright found
the Steere family lived in Otsego County for several generations in the 19th century.” “Albert Colwell Steere, grandfather of A.C. Steere was a business man in our county and lived in the hamlet of Portlandville, Town of Milford,” Wright wrote in an email. “His son, Cyrus Samuel Steere, was born in Portlandville on March 12, 1845 He was married to Evaline Lyon, also of Portlandville.” Cyrus was a merchant there, but by 1870 both he and his father had moved to Albany, then to Shreveport, Wright found, where Eva and Cyrus then married. Johnette Stevens. A.C. was the third of their five children. One of Wright’s sources, “Steere Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of John Steere,” by James Pierce Root (1890), also revealed the first Albert Colwell Steere was born in Hartwick.
A.C.’s grandfather’s first wife came from Oaksville, and some time after her death, he re-married and moved to Albany. Several of his offspring lived in Hartwick, others in Cooperstown. Wright did not find the exact reason for Steere naming the two streets “Oneonta” and “Unadilla,” but it seems clear Steere had an affection for the two towns. And so far, there is no explanation as to why A.C. named a street “Albany” but not “Hartwick,” his grandfather’s birthplace. Tragically, A.C. Steere is known in Shreveport history as much for how he died as for his transformation of the city’s landscape. At only age 50, he committed suicide at his South Highlands mansion because he thought he faced financial ruin from the 1929 stock market crash. It turned out he would have been set back financially, but not ruined.
Packed House Urges Rejection Of Apartment House On Chestnut Street GROVE/From A1 housing in Cooperstown? “Surely there are locations in other areas of the village or the outskirts of the village that would provide a much better fit for an apartment complex if one is truly needed,” she said. “There could be families in this building,” said OCCA founder Earl Peterson; The Grove would back up on Pine Boulevard, where he lives. “Where will the kids play? On whose lawn will they walk their dogs?” At last month’s Village Board meeting, Simple Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA Integrity contractor Josh A dismayed Ted Spencer, retired Hall of Fame curator and vice president, Edmonds proposed 12 who lives on upper Main Street, urges the Village Board not to approve an two-bedroom apartments, apartment house in the neighborhood. energy-efficient and affordable to families making $54,000 annually. “It’s too large of a project to put in that area,” said David Dennin, who lives at Using reusable bags saves natural resources 8 Chestnut St., just across and reduces pollution. When going to the store— the property line Edmonds’ site at 10 Chestnut. “FortyANY store—remember to PACK YOUR BAGS! eight people could be living in that area. And what if For more information, visit they have kids?” occainfo.org/PackYourBags Only Chip Northrup, who lives four blocks away, voiced support: “When you look at what’s there now, what’s proposed would be better,” he said. “When you have an opportunity, you should work with the neighbors to do something, not declare victory and leave Gates Open 6 pm • First Pitch 7 pm
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Meanwhile, the Historical Preservation and Architectural Review Board recommended that Edmonds hire a professional consultant to build a 3D model so that the board could get a better idea of what it would look like to the neighborhood. “No way can anything proceed with a nebulous plan,” Tillapaugh said. “There’s a lot of information we still need, and at this point, nothing is happening.” The board also asked that Edmonds submit a full design plan, to scale, a study of trees on the property, a plan for storm water runoff and a full traffic study. Even if a PDD were approved at that point, any demolition permits – there’s a former car dealership on the site – would have to again go through H-PARB, which would require another set of plans to be approved. “This is a historical district,” said the mayor. “We’re going to take into account the aesthetics. There are a lot of components, and nothing is going to go forward until we are completely satisfied.”
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Otsego lakefront Property One of the best lakefront properties in Cooperstown will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the Otsego County Sheriff’s Public Safety Building 172 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown, NY at 10 am on July 8, 2019. This is one of the loveliest properties on Otsego Lake: 1.17 acres, approximately 237' of lake frontage with beach, deep-water docking, exceptional views and privacy. This is the property which James Fenimore Cooper dubbed the famous “Peggs Point” in his Leatherstocking Tales. Property address: 159 Lippitt Development Road, Cooperstown, NY. Call 201-755-7488. Legal notice in The Daily Star on 5/24, 6/7, 6/21. (House is vacant and real estate taxes are paid for 2019.)
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MLS#119435 $329,900 Secluded Charming Farmhouse Built in 1880s. 3,000 sq ft, 5 BRs, 3 baths, custom kitchen. Insulated workshop, pole building, dairy barn, more. Call Tom Tillapaugh @ 607-434-9392 (cell)
MLS#120046 $324,000 Newer Built Home 8 acres in Morris w/pond, stream, waterfall, views, trails. Next to County land! Open floorplan, 2-car garage. Master BR suite. Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)
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MLS#118224 $675,000 Owner Financing Possible! Perfection! Custom log home. Spectacular FP in great room, waterfalls, stream, bridge, koi pond! Wrap-around deck. Hunting, hiking on nearly 53 acres. Call David K. Mattice 607-434-1647 (cell)
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MLS#117678 $269,000 Spectacular Country Offering 55 surveyed acres w/2,700 sq ft, built in 2003. Easy 1-floor living, fully insulated finished walk-out basement. Landscaped grounds. Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
MLS#120577 $239,000 Beautiful Newly Updated Colonial 3 BRs, 1½ baths, large LR, updated kitchen, new deck, radiant heat. Spacious backyard, 2-car garage. Call or text Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)
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MLS#121985 $70,000 Residential Lot w/Mountain Views Located in Kortright. Entire 6.7 acres is flat usable land. Includes building plan and survey. Call Rabiatu Braimah @ 475-202-9551 (cell)
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MLS#117622 $79,900 Retiring or Downsizing This affordable, efficient 2-BR ranch is situated between Oneonta and Otego. Economical to heat or cool w/REA electric. Call Tom Platt @ 607-433-1020 (office)
MLS#118698 $370,000 Secluded Country Home has 3 BRs, 3½ baths on 14 private acres in Otego. Koi ponds, 2 fireplaces, 3,300 sq ft living space, garage, renovated basement. Spacious 4 BR, 2 bath house is close to I-88. Large Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) backyard, workshop/garage, small shed. Make your appointment today. Priced to go this week! Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
MLS#119313 $350,000 Prime Commercial Property in Cobleskill. Car repair shop on busy section of Main Street. Shop is only few years old. Additional building w/2 rentals. Call Melissa Klein @ 518-705-9849 (cell)
MLS#121229 $160,000 Ideal Hunting Property 2008 double-wide in Laurens has 1,344 sq ft on 32.97 acres. Turn-key property. Detached garage attached to single-wide. Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)
MLS#121263 $289,900 Log Home on Almost 10 Acres Waterfront on private Trout Haven Lake. Almost 1,800 sq ft home w/2-car garage. Call Melissa Klein @ 518-705-9849 (cell)
MLS#120779 $89,900 Country Living in Mohawk Valley 20 minutes to Cooperstown. Brook off covered screened porch. 5 BRs, garage, barn. New roof, furnace and windows. Call George (Rod) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)
MLS#118994 $399,000 Magnificent Log Home on 90 Acres! 4 BRs, 2 baths, 2 kitchens, large pond, indoor pool! Great hunting, hiking! Near Cooperstown and Oneonta. Call David Mattice @ 607-434-1647 (cell)
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4914 State Hwy 28 Cooperstown 607-547-5933
MLS#120714 MLS#114624 $59,900 $649,900 1982 double-wide w/3 BRs, 2 baths and 1½ story, 2-car Full LakeNew View and 100' Water Frontage garage. heating system, updated electrical, new 23walls acres, living 3 garages, dog andopen ceiling in 1space. BR. New ceiling in fenced master bath. yard. Patio and pool face sunset and lake. Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) Call George (Rod) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)
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75 Market Street Oneonta 607-433-1020
MLS#121349 $394,000 Once Upon a Time Picturesque Fly Creek setting. This circa 1850 Colonial Home w/post-and-beam barn, stocked pond, 8± acres is now available. Call Kathy Fistrowicz 607-267-2683 (cell)
MLS#121147 $120,000 Home on 3 Acres Ranch home has 1,742 sq ft, 3 BRs, 2 baths, fireplace. Open and airy w/natural light. Quiet setting just outside of the town of Warren. Call Pamela Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)
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99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 fax 607.432.7580
Space Galore! Center-city 2-family home. First floor features updated kitchen w/granite counters, SS appliances, open floorplan, hardwood floors, master BR w/ fireplace, second BR, sliding doors to deck. Upstairs has 2 BRS, updated kitchen, hardwood floors, private porch. 2 newer furnaces and hot-water heaters, replacement windows, vinyl siding, 2-car garage. MLS#120315 $189,900
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Cooperstown 1 block to Lake Otsego, 2 blocks to Main Street, uSa. The Green apple Inn is currently a Dreams Park rental. Spectacular 5-BR, 4-bath family home has wonderful natural light, large rooms w/high ceilings, gas fireplace, built-ins. Main kitchen has been recently renovated, second summer kitchen in the sunroom, 1st-floor laundry, mudroom and den. Beautiful gardens, walkways, private deck and yard, plenty of parking, detached 1-car garage. Walkable to all of the village’s amenities including the Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore art Museum, Farmers’ Museum. Short drive to Glimmerglass Opera. MLS#121724 $495,000
Fly Creek Valley
2004 top-quality construction country contemporary home w/wonderful long views of the valley. House is in move-in condition. 3 BRs, 2½ baths, large open LR/DR w/large windows viewing the valley, kitchen. Lower area is den/office/play room and could be separate living quarters w/private entrance, 2-car attached garage.
157 Main Street,Cooperstown 607-547-5740
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Canadarago Lake Cottage
(8605) Surrender to the charms of this delightful 2-BR cottage w/90' of lakefront on a tranquil street w/widespan views. This fine residence offers modern kitchen w/island, stone fireplace and large view deck. Airy and bright floorplan, laminate flooring, electric heat. Tops for value!
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Fully Remodeled on 2 Acres
(8541) 3-BR, 2-bath home w/views. Fresh interior paint, bay window, open design, open staircase, spacious LR, laminate flooring, newly decorated. Master BR w/balcony and new bath, new eat-in kitchen, formal DR. Newer roof, porch, deck, windows. walk-out basement. CV-S Schools.
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