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On Liberal Arts’ Ramparts Hartwick College’s President Raises Voice In National Debates By JIM KEVLIN
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argaret L. Drugovich is taking Hartwick College to the world, and bringing the world to Oneonta. It didn’t take long after Hartwick’s 10th president arrived on Oyaron Hill in summer 2008 for her to realize the regulatory burden HOMETOWN ONEONTA her college – and similar liberal arts institutions nationwide – were laboring under. Kai Malik, president, She soon found herself asking, “How long SUNY Oneonta Student does it take us to fill out the forms?” Association, joins applause after Professor Cynthia Lassonde’s appreciation of the late Dr. Albert E. Fitzelle as Fitzelle Hall, named in his honor, was reopened/DETAILS, A4
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hile none are in Otsego County, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, and his Democratic challenger, Sean Eldridge, are planning four debates that will be broadcast here: • Oct. 3, Joint Editorial Board, Poughkeepsie Journal • Oct. 6, Ulster Chamber of Commerce, Lake Katrine Middle School • Oct. 16, WMHT, Troy • Oct. 22, Time Warner Cable news studio, Hudson Valley
One of those burdensome regulations under the various federal Higher Education Opportunity Acts required colleges to conduct compliance audits. Hartwick did one, and the findings shocked the president. To fill out all those forms took 7,000 hours a year. The time and the fees added up to $300,000, which came right off the bottom line. With 1,550 students, it was taking financial aid staff 700 hours a year to fill out the federal paperwork, one third of one position she believed could be better spent counseling parents so their students could come here. Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA “And that cost is a dramatic understatement,” Hartwick President Margaret L. Drugovich Please See HARTWICK, A7
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The performance includes Danny Hutton, right, and Cory Wells, who wrote many of Three Dog Night’s greatest hits.
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MANY TRANSFERS: 560 students have transferred in to SUNY Oneonta this fall. Classes began Aug. 25.
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KLUGO HONORED: Charles “Chip” Klugo, redeveloper of Bresee’s, has been selected for the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s Albert E. Morris Award. It will be presented at a reception Sunday, Oct. 26. GET YER CLEATS: Young soccer players may swap smaller shoes for bigger ones or simply pick up a new pair at the Oneonta Soccer Club’s youth soccer-cleat exchange 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Wright National Soccer Campus. Also, donate used cleats at Dick’s Sporting Goods through Sept. 1.
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Oneontans Barbara Schrader, front, and Faye Munson and Gary Washburn behind her, were among 3,000 fans who packed the tent in Damaschke Field’s outfield Sunday, Aug. 24, to rock to such Three Dog Night hits as “Joy to the World” and “Mamma Told Me Not To Come.” Proceeds benefited the Oneonta Outlaws.
Artist Plans Portraits Of 10 Unsung Oneonta Heroes By LIBBY CUDMORE
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veryone responds to the gravitas of classic portraits hanging in a formal gallery. But how many know the stories of the people portrayed? Artist Janet Wentworth is going to change that. “Everyone is familiar with portraits of founders on the wall,” said Wentworth, who outlined
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her plan to Common Council at its last meeting. “My initiative was to bring the commemorative oil portrait alive to the community.” Wentworth, who teaches figure drawing at SUNY Oneonta, received a $2,000 Creative Activity grant from that college that gives her a year to paint 10 portraits of what she calls “Community Heroes in Living Portraiture: Capturing ContempoPlease See PORTRAITS, A2
or the last 15 years, Ross Bromley has gotten up and gone to work at Silver Dollar Optical. Sometimes he stuffs envelopes, other times he builds or breaks down boxes. “He does everything,” said his supervisor, Heather Hunter. But Bromley isn’t the average employee. He’s developHOMETOWN ONEONTA mentally disRoss Bromley abled, and got and his superthe job with the visor, Heather help of the Arc Hunter. Otsego. “We want to help people on their employment journey,” said Lynne Sessions, community relations director. In hopes of helping more people Please See ARC, B8
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A-2 HOMETOWN ONEONTA PORTRAITS/From A1 rary Stories With a Timeless Discipline.” “Portraiture has been a practice since ancient times,” she said. “From masks and drawings and caves to painting and sculpture and selfies, every community wants to capture the likeness of the citizens who do common good.”
Artist Plans Portraits Of Unsung Oneonta Heroes She’s seeking nominations of “unsung heroes” from Otsego and Delaware counties, as well as a crowd-sourcing what the definition of a hero is. “It’s a collaborative process,” she said. “I saw it as an opportunity to get to know the community and to give back.” And it’s not just a chance to
get to know the community, but for collaboration. Under Wentworth’s plan, English students will conduct interviews recorded by videographers and sound editors. The result will be played when the portraits are exhibited in September 2015 in The Fenimore Art Museum. “A project like
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this involves social and historical context,” Wentworth said. “This exhibit will be more like an installation.” The 16-by-20 inch portraits will be in the classical head-andshoulders style. “I want to do a cross-section of vocations and roles in society,” she said. “The
idea of unsung heroes, of people who contribute but who just might not be known to everyone, is so fascinating.” Anyone with a suggestion for a portrait is invited to email her, janetlouise@att.net. “I’m getting a taste of the journalist’s life,” she added. “I’m getting to meet people I wouldn’t normally meet.”
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oting is Davis, Tom Mills, open to the Ronald Ranc, John community Ray, Frank Russo, for United Way Adele Siegel and of Delaware & Pastor Teressa Sivers. Otsego Counties’ To receive the annual Alan Donoaward, the person van Award. The must display a sense prize, named for of responsibility the former SUNY beyond local boundOneonta presiaries and demonstrate Donovan dent, honors those an interest and inwho have made a significant volvement in United Way. impact on the quality of life Voting is open on Facein Oneonta. book, www.unitedwaydo. Voters may choose from org or at the Edward Jones nine nominees: George office in Oneonta until Allen, Scott Clark, Scott Sept. 11. Oneonta Job Corps celebrated 50 years by inducting several community members into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 16. From left, Dennis Finn, Jeff Back, Bruce Downie, Bob the Bulldog, Paul Patterson, with OPT employee and OJCA graduate Eddie Jimenz-Cabrera, Rosalie Higgins, Barbara Ann Heegan, Bob Brzozowski, Ed May and Chris Kuhn.
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DOT Must End Guerrilla War With Otsego Lake Camp Owners
t’s been clear since the floods of 2006 that West Lake Road and East Lake Road – one on either side of Otsego Lake – need repair. Twice, East Lake Road, a county highway, has collapsed. County Highway Superintendent Ron Tiderencel happened on a method – using long spikes to, literally, hammer roadways into steep mountainsides in the Rockies – and, if anything, the road is more stable than it was before. West Lake Road, however, is the purview of the state Department of Transportation and, more heavily traveled, its deterioration had been addressed only in spotty, insufficient ways for eight years now. Eight years. Head north and, no sooner than you pass Three Mile Point, you begin to see rip-rap, a patch here, a section there, for the next couple of miles, through Hickory Grove, where the margin widens between the pavement and lakeshore and the issue is less pressing. • It’s a challenged section of road,
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Signs of deterioration appear on West Lake Road north of Three Mile Point.
for sure. Before it was built, in the 19teens, people got back and forth to their camps by boat. In the worst sections today, the roadway is right on the water. In the sections that are most disputed, camps, or docks, or boathouses are tightly fit between the right-of-way and the water. It’s not an easy situation to resolve. But here it is, going on a decade, and the DOT has developed no comprehensive plan – as least no plan it’s made public – to resolve the uncertainty, not to mention the hazards, in a fair and thorough way. Instead, DOT’s been conduct-
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Clean Water Will Enable All Good Things To Flow To the Editor: I have read with great interest the letters from Dan Buttermann, Albert Colone and Andrew Stammel. They all make very good points. Mr. Colone is very concerned with cost and wants to know the number of jobs that will be created. Both are very reasonable requests. The cost is well documented and the development of the Fortin Park site is clearly the less costly approach. The cost to the community will never be any less expensive than the plan that’s been devel-
oped because the town has secured a number of grants and “ZERO” interest loans which are now available. As for the number of jobs that will be created, I would offer that without water and sewer the chance of creating new jobs is greatly hindered and we may actually put in jeopardy the jobs that we have unless the water district is built. Mr. Colone is correct when he states “our overall community and area economies continue to retreat” in spite of the development of Southside; however, Please See HARLEM, A6
ing a war of the nerves, the camp owners will tell you, beginning when it announced two years ago, to the surprise of many who had been paying property taxes for decades, that the state owns the land between the center of the road and the water. When camp owner Caroline Sever questioned DOT about its ownership, she was told, in effect, sue us. That process, she said, would cost $250,000. • Because of their relatively small numbers – there are 300 camps on Otsego Lake, but only a few dozen are most threatened by the DOT’s incremental approach – the DOT may see them as having insufficient clout to worry about. That’s a flawed estimation: After all, each of them is an American citizen, entitled to the same rights (and consideration) as anyone else – one being the right not to be bullied by governmental agents. Further, it’s a population with some clout. When the Severs (Caroline and Jim) invited
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Attorney Gil Hoffman to The Otesaga two weeks ago to address concerned residents, more than 60 people showed up. When he asked if there were any other lawyers in the room, a half-dozen hands went up. If the DOT wants to argue, this is going to be a long argument. The stretch in question involves a number of well-respected local residents, including a cadre from Oneonta: former mayor Dave Brenner and his wife Lois and the Konstanty-Rees clan, among them. Attorney John Scarzafava passed away this summer in one of the disputed camps. While the argument goes on, properties aren’t bankable and needed improvements (upgraded septic systems, for instance, to protect Glimmerglass’ clarity and purity) aren’t happening. (Lee Stockwell says many are afraid to even apply for permits, fearing their homes will be condemned, as hers was.) • By summer 2015, the DOT is seeking to push out three
property owners – Joe Galati of Cooperstown, the Petersons from Sidney and Caroline Sever and her husband, Jim. But the concept – the unproved concept – that the DOT owns the land between the center strip and the lakefront – puts numerous other properties at risk. What’s the eventual answer? First, assess the problem: What can be done to stabilize the road and not damage the lake’s aesthetic appeal? (The rip-rap approach is most unsightly from the water.) Further, put together a plan that, once and for all – to the degree that’s possible – settles the matter. Steps may be as simple as adding a weight limit: No heavy rigs should ever traverse that route. Or they may include significant – albeit sensitive – construction. But end the hop-scotch. Finally, if the state doesn’t have deeds to prove its ownership, it should abandon the strong-arm tactics. If land must be taken, it should be the least amount necessary, and camp owners should be fully recompensed.
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CCS’ Growing Greener Flourishing To the Editor: Growing Community wishes to thank all the people who have helped the Cooperstown Elementary School Kid Garden keep growing and growing. A stunning new pavilion has been built by the Lions Club, which will be used for shelter during classes and meetings. The Lions also expanded our fences, and constructed new handicapped accessible raised beds, which have been filled with compost and seedlings donated by The Clark Foun-
dation Mohican Farms. Thanks also to Lake and Valley Garden Club and CCS school board for their support. The Kid Garden and Cooperstown Food Pantry volunteer crews have been harvesting fresh vegetables for the elementary and high school cafeterias, as well as the Food Pantry on a weekly basis since late spring. Our new hoop house will extend the growing season through the whole school year. ANTOINETTE KUZMINSKI
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SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski cuts the ribbon Monday, Aug. 25, on the $27 million Fitzelle Hall renovations, flanked by, from left, Susan DeSimone of the SUNY Construction Fund; Project Architect/Manager Brian Barker of Architecture Plus; Tom Rathbone, associate vice president/facilities planning & safety; Provost Maria Thompson; Joe Bernier, vice chair of the SUNY Oneonta College Council; Kai Malik, president, Student Association; Catherine Moshier, special assistant to state Sen. James Seward, R-Milford; and Assemblymen Cliff Crouch, R-Bainbridge, and Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie.
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from an appreciation of Dr. Albert E. Fitzelle delivered Monday, Aug. 25, by Dr. Cynthia Lassonde, his current successor, at the ribbon cutting for SUNY Oneonta’s newly renovated Fitzelle Hall.
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id you ever wonder about that name... Fitzelle? When I was asked to speak to you today, I became curious about the person after Lassonde whom Fitzelle Hall was named. I contacted Dr. David Brenner – alumnus, associate vice president emeritus, and author of the 2002 book, “The State University of New York College at Oneonta.” Dr. Brenner provided me with biographical information and documents about Dr. Albert E. Fitzelle. I learned that Dr. Fitzelle, born in Yonkers in 1888, was an educator who, coincidentally, just like me, completed the bulk of his schooling in New York State schools, including his
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higher education. And, just like me, he began his teaching career – in the New York school system – he as a principal at Oneonta High School until 1916 when he became instructor of education at Oneonta State Normal School. I started as an elementary teacher in the public school system and also found my way to Oneonta’s teacher education programs.
Then, again similar to me, he was made head of the department of education. I am the chair of the Elementary Education and Reading Department. Dr. Fitzelle was the first principal of Bugbee School and became dean of the college in 1946. The more I learned about Dr. Fitzelle, the more I felt a kindred spirit with him. The idea of working and teaching in a place called Fitzelle Hall began to have more meaning for me. In doing my research, I found a quote about Dr. Fitzelle that really struck me as words to live by: A colleague said of him he is “one of the few men who never came into my office and said an unkind thing ... who never lived in the past, always in the present ... has helped build a greater college on the hill and a greater Oneonta.” Dr. Fitzelle died in 1967 in nearby Fox Memorial Hospital. He was a well-liked and highly respected man who was branded as an idealist who worked for principles of progress. I feel confident that the latest renovation of Fitzelle would have made Dr. Albert Fitzelle proud.
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Regional Water Authority Unlikely, So Town Water District Best Option HARLEM/From A4 it needs to be noted that without the sales tax, property tax and school taxes that Southside has created, along with the bed tax from the four hotels, this community and county would be in far worse shape. A Southside water district doesn’t necessarily mean more retail; it could also mean more single-family housing which is a dire need when trying to recruit for job openings. Ask the colleges, hospitals and businesses and I’m sure you’ll hear that housing is an issue. To have economic development we were told we had to be “in the game” by having “shovel ready sites.” This means water, sewer,
utilities and associated infrastructure, along with a community that can support growth and opportunities. In a perfect world there would be a regional water authority; however, this does not exist and the likelihood of that happening in our lifetime is a long shot at best. The next best option is the Southside Water District. I would encourage everyone who is affected by this project to weigh the pros and cons carefully before deciding. Granted, this will cost those in the new water district more for their water but the positives are 1) a reliable source of quality water, 2) potentially lower insurance rates due to access to fire
Eldridge Businessman; Gibson Isn’t
To the Editor: I had not followed the lohydrants, 3) increased prop- cal congressional race very erty values, 4) the potential closely. All I knew was that the incumbent was ex-milifor development which would increase the tax base. tary and the challenger was The increase in the tax base gay and had married well. Then the incumbent did would be beneficial to all especially the school district something vaguely treasonous for a military man: which is our largest indihe voted to sue his former vidual tax. Commander in Chief. So The long term good of I looked into the race a the community needs to be bit more and discovered the primary consideration. that the incumbent, Chris Everyone needs to work Gibson, has cashed in a together to insure that the valorous Army career to just future needs be addressed even if the path taken is not become yet another partisan button pusher on Capitol one’s first choice. I don’t Hill – even to voting for a believe anyone can argue political stunt like suing the against providing a clean President. and reliable source for all, We don’t need any more not just a few. ROBERT HARLEM Jr. of that divisive nonsense in Oneonta Washington. Got plenty al-
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Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University constitutional law professor, is an expert on government corruption. She is bright, quick witted and dedicated to helping the average New Yorkers, the people who Andrew Cuomo has left out of his equation. His billions of surplus come at the expense of public schools. He caters HOMETOWN ONEONTA to large corporations at the & The Freeman’ s Journal expense of small businesses. His promise of ethical Zephyr Teachout will reform, i.e. The Moreland speak at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, in Foothills Commission, is a playbook Performing Arts Center, for corruption. He remains Oneonta. on the fence regarding hydrofracking. Will he ever lieutenant governor canditake a stand? date Tim Wu. Teachout promises an adJust what is he afraid ministration of transparency of? Some have suggested and inclusion, a New Yorker Cuomo’s criminal defense that works for all New Yorklawyers, preparing for the ers. On Sept. 9, Democrats Moreland Commission inof New York, come out to vestigation, don’t want him cast your ballots for Zephyr to have to answer incriminating questions. Is it think- Teachout and Tim Wu – a vote for a better New York. able someone would plead PHILIP DURKIN the Fifth Amendment during Cherry Valley a debate?
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Custom-built in 2006, this home features the best of lakeside living. Wrap-around deck is maintenance free, the perfect place for outdoor living. Screened gazebo also adds to outdoor living space. Open concept design on first level. LR/DR/kitchen has doors that open to deck. Master BR, bath, powder room and walk-in closets on this level. Large laundry room w/new appliances, and door to walkway to attached 2-car garage. Lower level has views of the lake from 3 large BRs. Library has doors to private patio. Central AC on both levels. Radiant heat is propane w/5 zones. Recessed lighting, telephone and cable connections. Porcelain tile in baths, laundry and enclosed walkway. Year-round home has .074 acres (surveyed), and separately deeded .038 vacant lot (surveyed) w/130’ of lake frontage are included in the sale. There is a sitting deck overlooking the lake and newly built stairs that lead down to the water. A dock is in place for your boat. This is a unique opportunity to find a year-round home on Otsego Lake w/an additional lot. Call today!
37 Chestnut street, Cooperstown · 607-547-5622 · www.donolinrealty.com
Welcome Back! HARTWICK COLLEGE STUDENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014
Hartwick College Class Of 2014 Is Brainy, Diverse, Accomplished
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artwick College’s incoming Class of 218 has 444 students, and here are some of their characteristics and of the student body at large: • The 444 were chosen from 6,196 applicants. • Applications were received from all but eight states. • The upper classes will include 50 transfer students. • The freshmen’s average combined SAT score among these students was 1100. • The incoming class has an average high school grade point average of 87. • The Class of 2018 represents 20 states and 10 different countries. • The most diverse in recent years, the class is 27 percent ALANA (African American, Latino/a American, Asian American, and/or Native American). Classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 2.
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President’s Prestigious Appointments Raising Hartwick’s Profile Nationally
HARTWICK/From A1 the president reflected in an interview at corner office in Yager Hall as the 2014-15 academic year was about to begin. (Classes begin on Monday, Sept. 3.) When Drugovich took the audit’s findings to the National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities, she found Hartwick was the first college that got around to doing one. “They went crazy about it,� she said. So last November, when the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions created a bipartisan task force on government regulation of higher education, Drugovich was on it. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, RTenn., the former secretary of education, chairs it, and all the task force members -- estimable as they are -- represent political constituencies or special interests. Only the Hartwick president, appointed by Hartwick’s national association, was chosen for her specific knowledge, and she takes some pride in the independence that brings. The first goal of the task force is to “recognize the biggest burdens,� and there are many.
as new rules are developed. “We all believe most of these regulations are done with good intent,� she said, but perhaps many of them can be covered by sunset clauses, requiring them to be revisited in three or five years to ensure they are still relevant. Serving on a national task force is making Drugovich a force in higher education nationally. For instance, in January she was invited to speak at the Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) Presidents Institute in Marco Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Island, Fla. President Drugovich is particuRecently, she was one of 22 collarly enjoying the new Palladian lege presidents named to the steerwindow in Dewar Hall, and can ing committee of the CIC’s Project watch evening activities there on the Future of Independent Higher from her office across the way. Education, which will convene Sept. 16-17 in Washington, D.C., to explore, One particular area of current conamong other things, how independent cern is regulations regarding “dating violence,� much in the news lately. To liberal arts colleges can continue to thrive “as we work through the issues apply new regulations, first “you have to establish they were actually dating,� of cost. There are too few people who can afford to pay the cost of a highDrugovich said. “You can imagine priced college education.� how that will unfold.� The DepartAnd yet, Drugovich asserts, it’s ment of Education has created its own definition of crimes, some at odds with important that affordability be ensured and the nation’s Hartwicks thrive, for the Department of Justice. “When you start pulling this thread,� their graduates ask “not just CAN I do it? But SHOULD I do it? We try to the president said, “it’s amazing.� prepare people for a lifetime of civic The second goal is to ensure higher education is “part of the conversation� success.�
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MLS#95966 $215,000 Beautiful Oneonta Tudor features 4 BRs, 3 baths, family room, cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, open floorplan. Exposed beams, deck, pond, new shed. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
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MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#94835 $179,900 3-4 BR tri-level home w/open floorplan on 25+ acres Spaciousorchard, 4 BR, 2 bath house is close to I-88. Large lot w/apple trails, streams, mostly wooded backyard,open workshop/garage, small shed. Upton Make your w/large fields. Gilbertsville-Mount schools. appointment to go this week! Call Thomas C.today. Platt @Priced 607-435-2068 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
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MLS#92034 $95,000 Reduced $10K for Immediate Sale! 40 acres on one of the highest elevations w/beautiful views and level fields! Lots of frontage on a quiet country lane! Call James Michalowski @ 386-451-0064 (cell)
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MLS#89932 $59,900 Best Buy! 2 BR, 1 bath quaint cottage! Country living! New roof, new kitchen. Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)
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MLS#95750 $169,900 33-acre Sanctuary Priced Below Assessed Value! 3 BR, 2 bath home w/open floorplan, large kitchen w/island, master BR suite w/walk-in closet, , 2 decks, Cooperstown home. pays closing costsbarn. (up wood-burningVillage FP, new roofSeller in 2010. 3-car, 2-story to w/acceptable offer). Call$3,000 Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)
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MLS#96105 $89,000 3 BR Davenport Center Home has fenced yard. Great home w/ many upgrades! Large 2-car garage w/ electric and extra storage. Open floorplan. Call Bill Vagliardo @ 607-287-8568 (cell)
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Set up your private showing today, this one won’t last long! All the bigt ticket items have been done. This well maintained home in Oneonta’s west end has newer roof, windows, furnace and central air. 4 BRs, 2 baths, family room w/beautiful woodburning fireplace, skylight and view of backyard. Large kitchen w/Wood-Mode cabinets, formal DR and spacious LR. Nice front porch, 2-story, 2-car garage, paved driveway and dry basement. $162,500 MLS#96256
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(7931) Desirable farmhouse on 3.80 acres bordering Oaks Creek. 3 BRs, formal DR, eat-in kitchen, oak flooring, hot water heat. Garage, garden potential. 3 miles from Cooperstown. This cheerful charmer fosters an easy lifestyle. Cooperstown Schools Hubbell’s Exclusive—$135,000
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(7917) This Village of Cooperstown 4 BR, 3+ bath residence in a wooded setting highlights luxurious style. This prestigious home provides fireplace w/Heatilator. Secluded den, enchanting sunroom, oak flooring, deck. Stone fencing, private setting. Near hospital, downtown, and lake. Everything in this tempter spells upscale comforts. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$449,000
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Centrally located village Cape Cod has large LR w/fireplace, DR and large kitchen, enclosed sun porch and brand new roof! 4 BRs, 1 bath on each floor. Open area on second floor for multiple uses. Partially finished basement, 1-car attached garage.
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(7942) Superbly kept Fly Creek 5 BR, 2 bath residence features large LR, 3-car garage, formal DR, family room, oak flooring, large porch. Additional 2-story building has original floors, woodwork. Perfect for family and business opportunity. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$299,900
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This very nice village home in the center of Hartwick features a rear private deck, 3 BRs and full bath w/plenty of closet room. Fifteen minutes from Cooperstown, This affordable property is priced to sell and is move-in ready.
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Leave your car parked in the new detached garage and walk to all village locations. Late 1800s Victorian in excellent condition has 3 BRs, 1 bath up, ¾ bath down. eat-in kitchen, LR, DR. Many original details in this classic home: natural woodwork, beautiful staircase. Covered front porch.
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