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INCUMBENTS RUN; SO MAY REPUBLICANS
City of The Hills
Rare Races Possible For Mayor, Trustees By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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ayor Ellen Tillapaugh says she’s running for a Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA second term in next March’s village election, adding that Mayor Tillapaugh and Trustees MembriKevin Herrick, Lettis Auction House, calls for first-term Trustee MacGuire no and Benton are likely to run again. bids on a silver saucer and cup, held up by Claire Smith, Oneonta, at the 13th annual GOHS Auction at the Quality Inn on Friday, Nov. 8. The silver tea set was the big winner of the night, netting $2,700.
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Benton is likely to as well. And Joe Membrino, also in his first term, said he’s planning to run again, too. But for the first time since the GOP debacle in 2011, the Republican Party may be running a slate as well, which would be the first challenge for DemoPlease See RACES, A7
COUNTY MANAGER DECISION NEARING
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he first of two informational meetings on creating a county manager for Otsego County is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Oneonta City Hall County Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick, who chairs the county board’s Administration Committee, announced the second will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Otsego County Courthouse in Cooperstown. A public hearing on the creation of a county manager position was set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, the county Board of Representatives next meeting. After that hearing, the county reps could vote that same day on the position. For details on last week’s discussion on a top administrator for county government, type “informational” in the search line at
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EMEMBERING the FALLEN
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ith time and money running out, Schenevus Central School Superintendent Theresa Carlin gave parents three options for their district: Dissolve, tuition-out or merge. During the meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Carlin recommended a merger with Worcester Central School as a way to fix budget woes. The school must now wait until January, when it might be awarded a $25,000 grant to consider beginning the merger study. Details at
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►A unanimous vote by the Otsego County Board of Representatives authorized $230,000 in funding to repair the leaky roof of the Otsego County Jail. ►THE Avett Brothers will return to play two shows at Brewery Ommegang on July 23-24 as the annual concert series relaunches. ►A FIRE DESTROYED the United Methodist Church in East Branch on Monday, Nov. 11. ►Oneonta PLANNING COMMISSION approved the site plan for the proposed Lofts at Dietz during a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
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Len Carson, Gary Walters, Wayne Gregory, Bruce Von Holtz, Bernie White and Jim Williams bow their heads in remembrance of the fallen during the Veteran’s Day services in Neahwa Park on Monday, Nov. 11/MORE PHOTOS, A3
hen it comes to the suddenly controversial issue of parking in Oneonta, Mayor Gary Herzig Herzig wants everyone to pitch in. “If you look at a Google Maps photo of Oneonta, a lot of downtown is empty blacktop,” he said, “It’s not a good use of real estate.” The subject of parking has been a concern of late, with the Common Council approving the sale of a portion of the Please See PARKING, A7
3RD CONTESTANT HERE FROM POLAND
Maciej Zółtowski rehearses with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra.
CSO Prospect’s Focus: Tchaikovsky By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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or Maciej Żółtowski, conducting is a kind of enchantment. “It is similar to magic,”
►IF YOU GO: Maciej Żółtowski performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at SUNY’s Hunt Ballroom.
he said. “You get up there, you wave your stick and music comes out!” Appropriate, then, that
Żółtowski, the former managing and artistic director of the Radom Chamber Orchestra in Poland, will be conducting Stanisław Moniuszko’s “Concert Overture: The Fairy Tale,” as part of the third and final entry Please See CSO, A7
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