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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, October 19, 2018
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Cooperstown Bats Will Be Swung In World Series ’18 Houston’s Altuve, Boston’s Vazquez Both Use Local Product By CATHY NARDI COOPERSTOWN
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Laurie Zimniewicz shows off a sack of daffodil bulbs as part of the Oneonta Federated Garden Club’s plan to beautify the region with flowers. The bulbs were given away free at the Oneonta Farmer’s Market on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Artspace Set To Tour City, Meet Public
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isaster recovery, a busy hospital and a movie set in Hollywood could soon have one thing in common: Their power sources were produced right in Otsego County. “We can provide a battery package that will run for 10-and-a-half hours and takes about four hours to recharge,” said Fred Winters, president of the Power & Energy Solutions Division of Custom Electronics. Please See SOLAR, B8
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CITIZENS WELCOME: Council member David Rissberger is hosting a Third Ward meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Council Chambers in City Hall.
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School Leases 25 Acres For Solar Panels
FIRE SHOWDOWN: The Town of Oneonta will appear before state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Cooperstown seeking to delay the dissolution of the town fire district until Dec. 31, 2019. See report that afternoon at OFO AWARDED: Opportunities for Otsego has received a $3 million grant to hire attorneys who will support crime victims with civil legal matters.
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Cooperstown Bat proprietor Tim Haney looks at an example of the bat that has powered two homeruns so far as MLB teams head toward the World Series, which begins Tuesday, Oct. 23.
$2.2M Expansion A Go At Custom Electronics
ONEONTA rtspace, which is considering creating affordable housing and studios for artists and creative businesses in Center City, will be holding “stakeholder meetings” in Oneonta next week. A general meeting for the public is planned at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, and focus groups are planned that day and the next, all in Foothills’ second-floor theater. For complete list, visit
American League championship series. As it happens, Vazquez’ bat was custom-made especially for him at Tim and Connie Haney’s Cooperstown Bat Company. On Oct. 5, Houston Astro Jose Altuve had hit a home run against the Please See BATS, A7
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Chris MacDonald, Pittsfield, and son Fraser pose with their 1,442-pound giant.
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MOUNT VISION ike many dads, Chris MacDonald put a jack o’lantern at the end of his driveway last Halloween. Unlike most jack o’lanterns, his weighs 800 pounds.
“It had a good shape,” he said. “We carved a face in it and put in a flashlight.” Once again, MacDonald’s giant pumpkins are on display, this time at the Mount Vision Garden Center and the farm stand on Route 28 in Hartwick Seminary, next to the Cooperstown Fun Park. MacDonald and his family – son Fraser and wife, Rachel, a vet with Leatherstocking Veterinary Please See PUMPKINS, B8
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wenty-five acres of vacant land behind Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School could become the latest solar farm in Otsego County. “We have this empty lot behind the school that we’re not using,” said TheriJo Climenhaga, CV-S superintendent. “Omni Navitas “was looking for a place to put a solar farm, and they could tell the land wasn’t in use.” Please See BATTERIES, A3
HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD