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CITY: BUILDING UNSAFE, TENANTS MUST GO
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n the 1930s, the late Tony Mongillo recalled a chauffeur-driven limousine pulling up to the Oneonta Hotel’s main entrance and an elegant lady and distinguishedlooking gentleman emerging. Tony Once the pride of the City of the Hills, the Oneonta Hotel has been sold the man a newspaper, and only declared unsafe, and tenants ordered to move. Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Veteran Wayne Gregory plays “Taps” as part of the annual Veterans Day services in Neahwa Park. Saluting behind him are Oneonta Vets’ Club Commander Len Carson. See slide
realized later he was Gov. Herbert Lehman, in the city for a political event. Now, that once-magnificent hotel frequented by VIPs is visited almost weekly by police and EMTs, and occasionally firetrucks, and has been declared “unsafe” after multiple violations were found by City Hall’s Code Enforcement Office. Please See HOTEL, B8
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bsentee ballots in two too-close-tocall races for county Board of Representives seats were to be counted Wednesday, Nov. 15, by the Board of Elections. In the Otego/Laurens District, county board Chair Cathy Clark and Democrat Cathy Nardi are nine votes apart. In District 13, Wards 5 & 6, county Rep. Carson and challenger Danny Lapin are eight votes apart. As soon as we get them, results will be on
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Traffic on Route 7, Cooperstown Junction, was detoured for five hours Saturday afternoon, Nov. 11, after a Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society crew lost control of three railcars on a siding. The cars rolled downhill until hitting the Route 7 pavement, where the rails had been blacktopped over. The first crossed the pavement and toppled over; the second followed but remained upright, the third ground to a halt in the middle of Route 7./FULL STORY, OTHER PHOTO, A7
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SAUNDERS ON TV: The pilot for “Sea Oak,” the series starring Glenn Close based on writer and Oneonta resident George Saunders’ short story, is now available for free on Amazon.com. XNG MEETING: Local and statewide experts, as well as company representitives, will continue the discussion about the XNG trucks on local roads from 6 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Milford Central School Auditorium. SMITH HONORED: Shane Smith, who started the overhead line program at Job Corps, was honored Tuesday, Nov. 14, with the naming of the Shane Smith Memorial Dome over the Sweeny Smart Grid Training Complex.
Homegrown Credentials Stressed To Party Faithful By JIM KEVLIN HUDSON
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he ghosts of Zephyr Teachout and Sean Eldridge loomed over the 700 living Democrats. “We can’t support someone who moved to the district to run, no matter how good a joke he can tell,” declared Jeff Beals, a teacher in Woodstock, one of six Democrats who appeared Sunday, Nov. 12, before an auditorium and balcony filled with party faithful at the Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School here. His remarks, targeted at fellow candiPlease See POLITICS, B7
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Naomi Graham, Kathy Chase, Bob Miller, Laurabeth Cunningham, and Patrick Raczkowski, sing together in the new church.
Milford Methodists In New Home 8 Months After Church Destroyed By LIBBY CUDMORE HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Some 700 Democrats packed a Hudson auditorium to hear Congressman Faso’s potential opponents.
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he morning after the fire that gutted the Milford United Methodist Church on March
12, Pastor Sylvia Barrett went inside and emerged with a few pieces the fire had spared – an angel, the cross, the candlesticks and the altar. Eight months to the day, those pieces were all on display in the former Milford Manor Farms, now the Please See CHURCH, A2
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Manor Farms was going out CHURCH/From A1 of business, the church bought church’s new home, where the the property. The plan is to first service was celebrated building a new sanctuary in the Sunday, Nov. 12. “They clean parking lot and use the pole up nice,” said Barrett. “The barn as a fellowship hall. angel has been in our church “We had three setbacks in since the 1930s, and she’s Milford this year,” said Senator watching over us still.” Seward. “The fire, the closing The cross was left tarnished of the Legion and the closing on purpose, a contrast to the of Milford Manor Farms. But polished candlesticks. “It’s a here we are, a few months later, piece of our past,” she said. and the church has opened the “This represents where we’ve Legion as a thriving communibeen and where we’re going.” ty center and The first moved into service began this building. with a conse“It all cration. “O turned out God, sanctify very posithis place,” tive.” the pastor During her began. “This sermon, Barspace already rett bridged feels like the old and our own,” HOMETOWN ONEONTA the new. “We she told the Little Lucie Martens, will always congregation. Milford, follows along. have our “And we memories of have a wonthe original church building,” derful opportunity to reach out to people in the community and she said. “But now we have a new church, and it is already invite them into this space.” filled with the good memories The hymns – “To God Be The Glory,” “Here I Am, Lord” of working together.” She also showed a pressed and “Lift High the Cross” and framed flower that will – were all hymns sung at the be on display. “I bought these last service in the old church, flowers and placed them on the and the lectionary reading was altar on March 12,” she said. Joshua 24:5, “As for me and “And I remembered to bring my house, we will serve the them home that night, so they Lord.” came through the fire.” “How appropriate is that?” And she compared the eight said Barrett. “God definitely months in the USCC to the knows what He is doing. He Israelites seeking the Promised has a plan.” Land. “We’ve come through And Dot Weir, the 97-yearold organist, was back behind a our desert months and crossed over the river,” she said. “And Kaiwai keyboard. “Dot’s gone we’re on the edge of the season electric!” Barrett joked. “She of Advent, the anticipation. If just tried that out for the first we put God first, everything time yesterday.” else follows.” Cindy Seward, wife of state An architect has been choSen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, sen for the new building, and the church’s treasurer, led the Barrett planned to meet with Sunday school lesson. “You him Thursday, Nov. 16, aiming must remember that what you to complete the new church have must serve the Lord,” she in a year with a Thanksgiving told the kids. service hosted by Bishop Mark Since the fire, the congreJ. Webb. gation has been worshiping “We no longer have to call at the Upper Susquehanna this Milford Manor Farms,” Cultural Center – the village’s said Barrett. “This is the Milformer Presbyterian Church ford church. This our home.” – but when it was announced late this summer that Milford
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EDITORIALS
Senator, Shine The Light
NEW COUNTY BOARD, EMBRACE REFORM
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his needs to be said before Wednesday, Nov. 15, when the county Board of Elections counts absentee ballots on two countywide races still in play – because there’s an opportunity for a new era of amity, whatever outcome. (This edition went to press Tuesday, Nov. 14.) Regardless which party wins those two races, a new bipartisan governing center is assured on the Otsego County Board of Representatives – we’ve called it a “Reform Caucus,” but call it what you will – with a mindset to tackle the central injustices and inefficiencies of Otsego County government. Maybe the “Sensible Center.” Whatever the recount results
in District 13 – the shift in seats in the Tuesday, Nov. 7, county board elections opens the windows and lets in a new breeze on the county board chambers, second floor, 197 Main St., Cooperstown. The margin between the “Sensible Center” – county reps Andrew Stammel, Peter Oberacker, David Bliss, Andrew Marietta, Gary Koutnik, Len Carson and Kay Stuligross – and the Who might lead a “Sensible ruling majority already was razor thin. Center” coalition to embrace The defeat of Craig Gelbsman by needed reforms in Otsego County Adrienne Martini in Oneonta’s Wards government? Perhaps David 3-4 and Michelle Farwell’s replacing Bliss, left, and Gary Koutnik. the retiring Jim Powers in District 2, – Kathy Clark vs. Cathy Nardi in DisButternuts/Morris/Pittsfield, shifts the trict 3, or Danny Lapin vs. Len Carson Please See EDITORIAL, A5
unday, Nov. 5, was a sad day. The sun set at 4:30 p.m. Winter, sometimes thrilling, is often dreary. Why make it moreso by assuring we end our workdays in darkness? Help is on the way, one state to our east. A couple of week’s ago, Massachusetts Special Commission on the Commonwealth’s Time Zone reported back, discovering the end of Daylight Savings Time is bad for business, causes spike in crime, and is bad for our health. As much of the report as we could fit begins below. A poll found 80 percent of Baystaters dislike being whipsawed by the “spring
forward, fall back” dynamic. The commission recommended Massachusetts adopt “Atlantic Time” – in effect, Daylight Savings Time year’round. But it also concluded surrounding states, including the Empire one, should do so, too. New Yorkers need a champion in this matter. Why not our own senator, Jim Seward, R-Milford? He’s near tops in seniority and knows better than anyone how to move legislation, particularly if four out of five of us support it. Please, Senator Seward, come to the rescue of everyone who wants to make Upstate as liveable as possible.
ATLANTIC TIME WOULD GIVE US EXTRA HOUR OF SUNLIGHT YEAR-’ROUND
Spring Forward, Fall Back Is Killing Us! Editor’s Note: With polls showing that 80 percent of Baystaters would prefer Daylight Savings Time year-’round, a Special Commission on the Commonwealth’s Time Zone is proposing just that, and needs states like New York to come along.
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wice a year, as Massachusetts residents are reminded to set their clocks forward or back an hour, media outlets inundate the public with anecdotes and opinions about this practice. Until the formation of this Special Commission on the Commonwealth’s Time Zone, however, Massachusetts had not tasked any group with researching or analyzing the wisdom of maintaining the status quo of switching back-andforth between daylight saving time (“DST”) and standard time. The tradition of moving the clocks forward one hour and back one hour annually may appear longstanding, but DST was only introduced in the United States during World War I, and then
Brian Resnick writes on Vox.com: “If daylight saving were always in effect, the sunrise situation would actually be worse for most people. But many more people would enjoy after-work light – and there’s a strong argument to make that this after-work light is actually worth more.”
federally abandoned (although intermittently used by some states) until 1966 when Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which established DST as running from the last Sunday of April until the last Sunday in October. DST dates have been amended several times since 1966. The current dates for “springing forward”
and “falling back” – the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November – have been in place since 2007. One of 17 states in the Eastern Time Zone, Massachusetts currently follows Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT,” coordinated universal time minus 4 hours) when observing DST, and Eastern Standard
Time (“EST,” coordinated universal time minus five hours) when observing standard time. Although DST is observed in 48 states (Hawaii and Arizona – with the exception of the Navajo Nation – do not participate), a surprising lack of uniformity exists around the world. DST is employed in only about 70 countries. Most of Africa and Asia do not observe DST, and South America is split, with many of its northern countries not observing DST, while nations like Paraguay and southern Brazil following DST. Even countries that observe DST have inconsistent start and end dates. For example, Canada follows the U.S.’s DST dates, Europe observes DST but switches its clocks a few weeks after the U.S, and parts of Australia that observe DST do so during the brighter months of the Australian year, October through April. No mechanism exists through which Massachusetts could adopt year-’round DST, as federal law only allows states to opt out of
DST. But the state could effectively achieve that goal by moving from the Eastern Time Zone to the Atlantic Time Zone and then opting out of DST. Several states are considering bills that would move them to year-’round DST, including four of the five other New England states. If Massachusetts does move to the Atlantic Time Zone and opt out of DST, then the Commonwealth would be an hour ahead for roughly four months each year. FINDINGS This Commission researched and evaluated the impact of DST to understand whether the inconvenience of changing clocks twice per year is fulfilling goals in various policy areas from energy to crime to public health. Following this analysis, the Commission considered whether Massachusetts should move to the Atlantic Time Zone (effectively observing year-’round DST). The Commission utilized a data-driven approach in reaching its findings Please See SUNLIGHT, A6
LETTERS
Foothills Arts Center Needs To Do More To Cement Itself As Oneonta Institution To the Editor: Regarding your editorial of Nov. 2-3. OK, let us look at the facts. Foothills will, more than likely, never raise enough funds to make it a good place to perform by
any group. Mayor Dick Miller did many good things for Oneonta, his death was a blow to all of us. His support of the Foothills was misplaced!
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Peter Macris came to this area and felt higherclass arts should be a part of his mission. Indeed, Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown has added a new dimension. There was also a professional architect who designed the building. It is lovely to look at as well as a place to perform. Now the Foothills. Who was the architect? I have never heard. A lot of things are not right with that spot: 1. There are no dressing rooms 2. The main stage is
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by the government the engineer must blow the whistle to alert people crossing the tracks to wait. This whistle provides “competition,” to the singer(s) on stage to sing the correct note and be heard by the audience. 7. The whole exterior of Foothills looks more like a factory. As I recall, Peter Macris wanted the place to be used by all the arts performers in the area. Catskill Symphony Orchestra, Catskill Choral Society and Catskill Concert Association. Strange, these
groups used the place just once. No one wanted to use it again. Why? Has anyone of the bigname groups had a burning desire to return and perform again? Have the owners of the property ever been paid for selling it to Peter Macris or have they finally donated it and written it off as a tax break? How many “Taste of the Foothills” will it take to bring in enough money to right all the ills of the place? MOLLY M. SWAIN Oneonta
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square and all sound goes up in the fly-space. 3. The Atrium has bad acoustics; I personally think it is awful. 4. The small theater at the south of the building has been improved by the raised seating that has been put in. 5. Judy Collins didn’t hear anyone from the basement in Foothills. There is no basement and no pit for orchestra. One cannot be put in because it is too close to the water level of that area. 6. Right next to the train tracks, where it is mandated
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definition of drivel online. We found this: driv·el (ˈdrivəl/) noun silly nonsense. “don’t talk such drivel!” We also discovered that synonyms for drivel include nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash, gibberish, rubbish, mumbo jumbo, garbage, poppycock, piffle, tripe, hogwash, baloney, flap doodle, tommyrot and several other things we cannot Please See COLUMN, A5
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History
HOMETOWN 150 Years Ago
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The Negro population in the South, except for about 250,000 enrolled in the Army of the Union, was but little exposed to the hazards and vicissitudes of war, and to a great extent preserved their organization as laborers throughout the struggle. One of the best arguments against the theory of gradual extinction based upon the alleged thriftlessness of freedmen, is found in the fact that despite the terrible drought of 1866 and consequent failure of crops and discouragement of farm laborers, and despite damaging rains and overflow in the Mississippi Valley during the present year, the crop of 1867 is estimated by high authority of 2,300,000 bales, being nearly two-thirds of the largest crop ever produced – and the grain crop is double any ever before raised in the southern states, while there has been a fair yield of rice, sugar, and tobacco. November 1867
80 Years Ago
It was and the dog was free. However, instead of running off as the Shavers expected, the dog followed the children. The kids told the dog to “go home” but found “he didn’t know where he lived.” So the two children set out to find the dog’s owner. They went up and down Cherry Street ringing doorbells and asking “Is this your dog?” By nightfall, the dog was getting heavy to carry and the children and dog returned to the Shaver home where he is receiving the best of care. November 1957
40 Years Ago
Alcohol is Deadly to Teenagers – One-third of the 4,500 persons who are alcoholics in Otsego County are estimated to be teenagers. That is 1,500 teenagers for whom drinking is already a problem. The number is about the same in each of the surrounding counties. Three percent of sudden and unexpected deaths among young adults are directly related to alcohol abuse. The Otsego Council on Alcoholism has developed a questionnaire for young people to determine whether or not a person is a problem drinker or an alcoholic. A “yes” answer to even one of the 20 questions is a sign of trouble. Teenagers are advised to talk with someone they respect – another teenager, an older friend, a clergyman, a parent – before it is too late. November 1977
125 Years Ago
Monday evening of this week the Democrats of Oneonta, assisted by their fellows from near-by towns and six carloads from Cooperstown, proceeded with horn and drum and flaming torch to manifest to ear and eye the joy which for six days had welled up within their souls. The procession which formed at about 8 o’clock on Broad Street, moved up Main Street to Grand, and, after a march through most of the principal streets returned to Main and disbanded in front of the Baird Block at 10 p.m. The City Band, which held the right of line, was followed by visiting Democrats, they by Prof. Putnam’s excellent juvenile band of Laurens, followed by the delegation from that village, then Brown’s band with more Democrats, then the Oneonta drum corps, and Democrats again. November 1892
100 Years Ago
Julia Heinrich, the noted soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company will give a song recital in the Methodist Episcopal Church on the evening of November 30, under the auspices of the Oneonta Chapter of the Red Cross. Miss Heinrich is recognized as one of the foremost sopranos of the present time and her recitals always attract widespread attention among the most cultured musicians. Music critics have accorded Miss Heinrich an exalted position among operatic present classic lieder singers. While much of her time has been occupied with appearances at the Metropolitan Opera House, she now has the opportunity to make brief tours to musical centers outside of New York and it is one of these respites from her operatic work that has enabled
20 Years Ago
On March 4, 1994, Mark Sterner was a Rhode Island college student enjoying the last night of spring break in Florida. Today, he stands convicted of D.U.I. manslaughter November 1937 as the driver of the car involved in a drunken driving accident that killed three of his friends. Sterner has since shared her to come here for a recital. The recital to be given here is his experience with more than 40,000 people nationwide. in the nature of a private hearing and admission will be by He will address an audience at the State University Colinvitation only. lege at Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom. Admission to the November 1917 presentation titled “Is It Really Worth It?” is free to students and $3 to others. November 1997 Lost Dog – Eight-year-old Harry Shaver and six-year-old Nellie Shaver were playing in their home at 13 Columbia Street. They heard a terrible “whining” in the back yard Months after a horrific highway crash killed five recent and after investigating they saw a black and brown dog high school graduates, a state senator is proposing a ban on “half through the fence and half not through.” The dog was text messaging while driving in New York. A bill sponsored wedged in a wire fence and unable to get free. The two chil- by Senator Jim Alesi, (R-Perinton), would make sending dren tried to free the dog but he was firmly entrenched. “He or reading text messages while driving a crime punishable didn’t bark or nothing,” Harry said. “He just whined.” They by a fine of up to $100. Using a hand-held cell phone while rushed into their home for help and Mrs. Ellis Shaver came driving was outlawed in New York in 2001. into the yard to see what she could do. After futile attempts November 2007 to free the dog, all agreed the fence had to be bent.
60 Years Ago
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At Core, County Board Districts Must Reflect One Person, One Vote EDITORIAL/From A4 balance decisively. Even among the members of the erstwhile ruling bloc, there are sensible reps like Dan Wilber, Town of Burlington, and Keith McCarty, Richfield/Springs – even Ed Frazier, Unadilla – who can be swayed on the merits of individual issues. The “Reform Caucus” – or “Sensible Center,” or whatever – rules! • Until now, you may have noticed, the terms “Democrat” and “Republican” haven’t been used, because they are irrelevant, given the issues at hand. ►Professional management: A $110 million operation with 463 employees requires a strong central administration to ensure the will of the electorate. To be decided: Is an appointed county manager or elected county executive the way
the days before the Nov. 7 balloting, county reps approved a nepotism policy and populated an Ethics Board, vacant since its creation in the early 1990s. Proper implementation needs to be ensured. (Also, is the nepotism policy strong Reps. Marietta, left, and enough?) ►Otsego Now – with Oberacker would qualify as chairs or co-chairs, Gelbsman off as liaison to but do they have the that board, a strong pro-ecotime to do it? nomic-development liaison – Oberacker? – is needed to to go? ensure the 300-job distribu►Streamlining committion center at Schenevus and tee system: Now, ponderOneonta’s $10 million DRI. ous committees, duplicating The reps shouldn’t microeach other, meet for hours, wasting reps and department management, but need to be kept in the loop and advise. heads’ time. During the ►Strategic plan – A halfcampaign, Andrew Marietta of Fly Creek proposed popu- dozen priorities that emerged from last year’s lengthy prolating the Administration cess should be identified and Committee (ways & means) with chairpeople of the other systematically acted on. Last, but most important, committees, who are already is achieving one-person, familiar with the issues. one-vote. The weighted-votInteresting idea. ed system, which allowed a ►Nepotism/ethics – In
By The Way, What’s Village Seal Shoveling? COLUMN/From A4 include here. Now we must admit, that many years ago, we were accused of writing nothing but tripe in our column. So we are indeed well informed on the subject. In fact, at that time we proceeded to divide the column into two parts, the first being the usual important information while the second part was reserved for the tripe that we wrote. As we recall, this went on for quite a while, ending up with us including tripe recipes as well as the fact that Campbell’s made a Pepper Pot soup that included tripe as one of its ingredients. As a side note, we understand that Campbell’s discontinued this tripe-laden soup sometime in 2011, something which no doubt broke the hearts of an unknown number of people. Eventually, we decided we had milked the tripe angle long enough, eliminating it from our column until now. And while we do not
intend to include any tripe recipes here this week, we do note that online one can easily find recipes for Roman-Style Tripe, Mexican Tripe Soup, Deep-Fired Tripe, Trippa Alla Florentina: Florentine Tripe, Caribbean Beef Tripe Soup, Tripe Stew Nicoise-Style, African Tripe Stew, Tripe Aita and Tripe with Potatoes. However, we do think it is safe to say that at this point, the local grocery stores do not have to worry about an increase in the demand for tripe. • Of course, we also fully understand another one of the other synonyms, namely nonsense, as we suspect from time to time over the past 30 or so years, we have managed, whether we meant to or not, to include a fair amount of nonsense in the column. Perhaps the best example we have come across recently, was a discussion we had regarding the Village of Cooperstown seal.
We became well acquainted with this seal when we, the he-we and the she-we, were co-chairs of the village’s 1986 Bicentennial Celebration. Thus, in February 1990 we wrote, on the topic of the village seal, that “...someone has suggested that the collection of tools found on the Cooperstown village seal...probably represents the combining of the implements of husbandry and industry. After giving the matter some thought, we feel that the tools depicted on the seal actually reflect the modern village rather well. “The rake represents those who wish to rake in even more tourist dollars. The scythe symbolizes those who want to cut down the number of visitors. The fork stands for those on the various governmental boards – village, school, town and county – who continually ask us to fork over more of our hard earned money when they
board chair to remain at the helm for a year without the support of a majority, must end. It’s unfair, probably un-Constitutional and – we now know – harmful. • Looking ahead to the county board’s Jan. 3, 2018, reorganization, Marietta and Oberacker seem the obvious choice for leadership. Both are fair-minded, forwardlooking, action-oriented and friendly to their colleagues. However, both have demanding jobs, may lack the time and may have more focused interests to pursue. If so, what about David Bliss of Middlefield and Oneontan Gary Koutnik as chair and vice chair, in whatever order? (Republican Chairman Sam Dubben and Democrat Vice Chair Richard Murphy set precedent.) Both have shown appeal beyond the parties. Bliss, a sensible centrist, captured
environmentalists’ loyalty by, as Middlefield supervisor, going to federal court to require fracking interests to follow town zoning law. Koutnik has a half-dozen years on the board, and was sufficiently bi-partisan to the just-ending administration to serve as Human Services Committee chair. If not Bliss or Koutnik, fine. But the next chair and vice chair – one from each party – must be committed to leading the “Sensible Center” in a practical, non-partisan way. Those breakfasts at the Doubleday Café with county Republican chairman Vince Casale before each board meeting must end, and Democrats must never contemplate a similar arrangement. (Sensibly, after elections, Democratic chair Richard Abbate has always stood clear.) Campaigns are not governance. The politics ended
Nov. 7. Governance, at the local level certainly, should be non-partisan. There are no Republican potholes or Democratic culverts. Most of all, the anger that characterized the now-ending administration must end. County reps, give each other a break. You are elected by the citizens, and as such you all deserve to be treated politely and with respect. • As should the public at large: Picking up on the suggestion in a recent Letter to The Editor from Maureen Dill of Morris, a perfect first step is to reconfigure the setup in county board chambers so reps don’t have their backs to the public. A dark day is ending on the Otsego County Board of Representatives; the “Sensible Center” can and should ensure a fairer, more inclusive and more efficient day is dawning.
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stick us with even higher taxes. “The shovel is for those who enjoy shoveling that well known white substance which seems to abound these days. The hammer and sickle might represent those who wish to slice out new development and hammer
each flat-leaf parsley and thyme, tied in a bundle with kitchen string) 1 small dried red chile (optional) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano Instructions Rinse tripe very well in several changes of cold water. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and add vinegar. Blanch tripe for 20 seconds in boiling water; drain. Heat oil in a medium pot over medium heat and add tripe. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in wine, tomatoes, garlic, onions, bouquet garni, chile (if using), and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat to very low. Simmer for at least 8 hours. Adjust seasoning and serve with grated cheese and Panisses.
out franchisees. Perhaps the tool which no one seems able to identify is actually a 19th-century pooper scooper and what could be more appropriate in modern Cooperstown?” As we close out our very special column of nothing but drivel, we note that for
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the past several weeks now we have been debating with ourselves as to whether the snow or the leaves lurking about our backyard would fall first. And unfortunately, not at all to our liking, we have the answer to the debate. The snow won and we feel we are the poorer for it.
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Losing Hour Over Winter Is Killing Us, Costing Jobs, Wasting Energy, Etc., Etc. SUNLIGHT/From A4 and recommendations, relying on experts, academic papers, facts, and data. The Commission finds as follows: ►Economic Development: Commerce and Trade. The U.S. has a history of adjusting the clocks or the calendar to increase retail sales, and year’round DST has the potential to create economic growth in Massachusetts as people tend to shop, dine out, and engage in commercial activities more in after-work daylight. Year-’round DST could also increase the state’s competitiveness in attracting and retaining a talented workforce by mitigating the negative effects of Massachusetts’ dark winters and improving quality-of-life. ►Labor and Workforce. Eliminating the spring transition to DST could increase productivity and cut down on both the number and severity of on-the-job injuries, which would lead to lower costs for businesses (e.g. more productivity, lower rates for workers’ compensation insurance, and less need for hiring and training replacement workers). ►Public Health. Adopting year-’round DST could improve public health in the Commonwealth by eliminating the annual spring transition to DST – and the corresponding increase in traffic fatalities, workplace injuries, and heart attacks – and also by providing residents with additional evening daylight during the winter, which would lead to increased physical activity among residents. ►Energy. Year-’round DST has the potential to produce energy savings for Massachusetts residents. Due to the timing of those savings and New England’s current energy portfolio, year-’round DST could lead to meaningful reductions in both future energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. ►Crime and Criminal Justice. Research suggests that year-’round DST would reduce street crime, produce substantial social cost savings, and also reduce inequities within the criminal justice system. ►Transportation. Year’round DST could have a mixed impact on transportation, and create additional business complexity in moving goods and services. While year-’round DST would lead to fewer traffic fatalities, unilateral action by Massachusetts would complicate interstate travel. ►Broadcasting. Year’round DST may have some negative effects on broadcasters and scheduled television programming unless other states also adopt year-’round DST. ►Education and School Start-Times. With current school schedules remaining in
place, year-’round DST could pose a safety risk during the winter to children waiting for the school bus in the dark and to adolescents driving in the early morning. Those risks could be mitigated by delaying school start-times, which is a cost-effective way to alleviate safety concerns as well as improve students’ physical and mental health, attendance and graduation rates, tardiness and dropout rates, and grades and standardized test scores. RECOMMENDATIONS Based on its research and findings, and after weighing the costs and benefits associated with the observance of time in Massachusetts, the Commission believes that, under certain circumstances, the Commonwealth could make a data-driven case for moving to the Atlantic Time Zone year-‘round (effectively observing year-’round DST). Although there are appreciable costs associated with making this change, on balance the Commission finds that doing so could have positive benefits that largely stem from the absence of a spring transition to DST and the additional hour of winter evening daylight. However, the Commission does not recommend a simple switch to the Atlantic Time Zone, and cautions that several qualifiers should accompany future conversations or legislative proposals with respect to how Massachusetts observes time. The Commission offers the following blueprint of concerns for a thoughtful implementation of year-’round DST, should Massachusetts ever decide to pursue this policy change: • Regional action. Massachusetts should only move to year-’round DST if a majority of other Northeast
states – possibly including New York – also do so. To facilitate regional action, the Legislature and Governor should raise this issue with other Northeastern legislative and executive bodies, including the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, Coalition of Northeast Governors, and gatherings of New England Governors and Easter Canadian Premiers. • Later school start-times. Any move to year-’round DST should be accompanied by statewide standards for delaying school start-times to mitigate safety issues; improve student academic performance, health, and well-being; and add significantly to the other economic benefits related to year-’round DST. • Public awareness. The Commonwealth should not adopt year-’round DST unless it simultaneously commits funding to educate the public about the implications of the change. Even if Massachusetts does not adopt year’round DST, public awareness initiatives about transitions to and from DST would still be beneficial. For instance, public health announcements preceding the spring transition to DST would help residents prepare for the sleep loss caused by the transition so that they could try to mitigate its negative consequences. Thinking of Remodeling? Think of Refinancing!
NOT Cutting Taxes Can Even Help Wealthy To the Editor: of estate taxes – the “death The “Tax Reform” that tax” (another huge benefit for our President is putting forth the wealthy). is just another way to make Estate taxes benefit just the wealthy even wealthier about everybody and only the whereas those in the middle extremely wealthy may have will once again suffer. Just some concerns. However, like the healthcare attempts, even the very those that need the tax breaks LETTERS wealthy can the most – the middle class benefit from – will suffer. estate taxes. There are many aspects of We have many not-forthis proposal that are deplorprofit organizations in this able and fail to do what the country that need our donaRepublicans want, which is to tions. However, under current lower the deficit. federal guidelines it is posTaking away some of the sible to pass on $5 million to tax writeoffs really will hurt your heirs, ($10 million for us. One of the proposals is husband and wife), which to take away tax deductions leaves little incentive to give for property taxes and state to charitable organizations. taxes. This will really hurt the If the new tax plan reduced middle class in New York as the amount of money exemptthis is one of the states with ed from estate taxes (say from the highest taxes. $1 million to $2 million), Again, there are many those affected would have to aspects of this bill that are do some tax planning to redeplorable, but I would like duce that tax liability and part to address one part that most of that planning would be to people do not pay much atten- leave money to charities. This tion to: the planned exclusion tax planning often includes
the services of attorneys and sometimes, financial advisers or insurance agents, but that certainly is a way to spread the dollars around. I would very much like to see politics left out of charitable giving. In addition to private donations, charitable organizations are also funded by federal, state and local tax dollars. This could be accomplished by modifying the tax code to increase incentive to give privately and therefore reducing the political discussion. In addition, this might assist the government in paying down the deficit instead of increasing it as projected. My goal is a win-win for everyone. The taxes would be imposed on those who would be affected the least (the very wealthy) resulting in a benefit to the organizations that entertain, take care of and protect us all. JUDITH A. PACHTER Oneonta
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scared.” What started as a joyous occasion that morning – two ALCO S-4 engines from New Hampshire were being delivered across a still functioning rail crossing at Routes 7 and 35 to the Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society’s headquarters in Milford – suddenly turned scary. As Historical Society volunteers shifted three 20-ton railcars onto a siding to allow the two engines to pass, the rusted brakes on one of the railcars gave out, and the three behemoths starting rolling down the incline toward Route 7, according to Bruce Hodges, Society president. At Route 7, the old track had been paved over. The first railcar barreled across the pavement, tipping over on the road’s southside. The second crossed behind it and came to rest upright. The third ground to a halt in the middle of the state highway. Troopers arrived to investigate and detoured traffic; the two-lane remained closed until 5 p.m. “I would say that the cars rolled at least 1,000 feet,” said Hodges. “We had applied the hand-brakes, and even had wheel blocks under the wheels.” The brakes gave out as volunteers tried to latch the three cars onto another group of cars. “It’s a pretty steep grade in that spot, and once those cars get moving, they don’t like to stop,” Hodges explained. The railcars ripped up sections of the Route 7 highway in front of Wightman, who was able to brake just short of the multi-ton cavalcade, which he jokingly described as “just like a runaway train.” He estimated the railcars were moving at about 15 mph. State police arrived at the scene first, followed at 1:30 p.m. by the Milford firefighters, who helped direct traffic. “We had to re-route cars back up through Colliersville and Portlandville and up Route 35,” said Milford Fire Chief Don Eckler. Safety crews cleared the road, but remnants of the accident were still visible two days later: A 1916 coach passenger car was on the southside of Route 7, tilted at a 45-degree angle. “The main concern right now is to get that thing upright so it doesn’t flip over completely,” said Hodges, who is still trying to figure out how to get it back on the siding, and whether it can be repaired or must be scrapped. “We always follow safety procedures, but when you’re dealing with old equipment like this, things sometimes happen,” said Hodges. In the interest of safety, volunteers have removed a section of track. “We actually took a whole 30-foot section of track out. That way, if this ever happens again, nothing will be able to get near the road,” said the railfan.
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BOOK SIGNING: Former Army Colonel and retired congressman Chris Gibson will be signing his book “Rally Point: 5 Tasks to Unite the Country & Revitalize the American Dream.” 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, Blacktree Books, The Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-432-1200. CAT YOGA, POKER: You may be in Downward Facing Dog, but you’re surrounded by kitties! Evergreen Yoga hosts an adoption event for the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. $10. 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, Evergreen Yoga, 256 St. Hwy. 28, Richfield Springs. Call 607-547-8111. Later that night, practice your Poker Face at a Texas Hold ‘Em benefit for the shelter. 6 p.m., New York Pizzeria, 75 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2930.
BATTLE MUSIC: The Catskill Choral Society and the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble present the Battle Hymn of the Republic. 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-7085. SUFFRAGE EVENT: The League of Women Voters hosts Theodora Talks featuring local women telling their stories, followed by a roundtable discussion. 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, Sterling Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-2586.
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He granted her wish, and the Slingerlands House was built at 28 Main St. in 1893. “I’ve always been fascinated by this house,” said Minnie Beams. “You really look at it when you go by!” Now 92, she was so inspired that she built a scale model of the Slingerlands House, the third replica she’s created since lookPlease See Love built Schenevus’ LOVE, B3 Slingerlands House.
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LECTURE – 12:20 p.m. Dr. Daniel Oross presents “Democratic legitimacy and changing forms of political participation – A case study from Hungary.” Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4865. FUNDRAISER – 4:30 - 7 p.m. Enjoy Brooks BBQ chicken dinner and bring home a pie. Proceeds support church’s Global Mission Outreach. Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9555. MEET & GREET – 5 - 7 p.m. New SUNY Oneonta faculty are invited for refreshments and conversation at The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607433-8898. BOOK SIGNING – 5 - 7 p.m. Former US Army Colonel & Congressman Chris Gibson will be signing his book “Rally Point: 5 Tasks to Unite the Country & Revitalize the American Dream.” Outside Blacktree Books, The Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-
432-1200. OPENING RECEPTION – 5 - 7 p.m. An exhibit of watercolor drawing & painting, “Sky Kim and Curtis Bartone Exhibition.” Munson-WilliamsProctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee St., Utica. Call 315797-0000. BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 p.m. Great items up for sale to benefit the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Bring items to sell, or bid on something interesting. Holiday Inn, 5206 NY-23, Oneonta. Call 607-432-0960. ADDICTION DOCUMENTARY – 6 p.m. Screening & Panel discussion of “The Hungry Heart” by Bess O’Brien, about prescription drugs, addiction, recovery, and Vermont. There will be a medicine drop box available. Hartwick Community Center, 450 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick. FIRE PIT FRIDAY – 6 - 9 p.m. Enjoy dinner, beer, and performances by local bands while warming yourself by the bonfire. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown. Call 607-544-1800.
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Enjoy breakfast of pancakes, french toast, sausage, bacon, eggs, coffee, more. Minimum donation, $5. Children 5 and under, free. Milford Fire Dept., 64 S. Main St., Milford. Call 607-286-9492. CRAFT SHOW – 9 a.m. 5 p.m. See over 100 crafters and artists, find unique gifts for the holiday, win prizes. FoxCare Center, 1 Foxcare Dr., Oneonta. HOLIDAY BAZAAR – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Crafts, Antiques, Collectibles, Cookies, Baked Goods, Earth-friendly items and a snack bar. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607432-4102 or e-mail secretary@firstumc.org. FOOD DRIVE – 9 a.m. - Noon. Drop off food for the “Scouting for Food: A National Good Turn for America,” by the Cooperstown Boy Scouts. Price Chopper, Cooperstown. COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. CHRISTMAS MARKET – 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Main St. Walkway, Oneonta. E-mail oneontafarmersmarket607@gmail. com. VETERANS BREAKFAST – 9 a.m. Free breakfast for all veterans followed by a program by Veteran Josh Ives. Cooperstown Veterans Club, 60 Main St., Cooperstown. To RSVP, call 607-435-6773. VENDOR FAIR – 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Find amazing gifts at this community fair featuring Lula Roe, a massage therapist, Lemongrass Pampered Chef, more. Community Center, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-3158. WINDOW PAINTING – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enter the winter wonderland window painting contest. Richfield Springs. Call 607-282-0315. HOLIDAY BAKING – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bake with the interpreters in the Lippit Farmhouse. Learn to bake traditional holiday treats in the brick oven, the bake kettle, and the dutch oven. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471450. FALL LEGO EVENT – 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to build something together with the Library’s Lego collection. Riverwood Toys will be a special guest. Village Meeting room, Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344. SOUP BUFFET – 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. All you can eat, self-serve soup buffet. Includes crock pots of soups, stews, chowders, chili with homemade rolls, crackers, rye bread, a dessert table, beverages. Take out available. Cost $6. Mt. Vision United methodist church, 2345 St. Rt. 205, Mt. Vision. Call 607432-0397. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. See Ades’ “The Exterminating Angels” streaming live from The Met. Tickets, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607431-2080. CAT YOGA – 1 p.m. Wind down and spend quality time with some adoptable kitties. Suggested donation, $10. Evergreen Yoga, 256 St. Hwy. 28, Richfield Springs. Call 607-547-8111. ADOPTION EVENT – 1 4 p.m. Share the love event features free pet adoption, shelter tours, prizes, more. Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8111. MORE CALENDAR, B5
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now,” R.B. said. “It depicts 19th century America, but it’s also America now.” The production met immediate critical acclaim. The New Yorker called Schlather a “daring young director.” A feature story heralded the new production Friday, Nov. 10, in the New York Times’ Arts section. Several of the performances have been sold out; to avoid being disappointed, call (518) 822-1438 to ask about ticket availability
before making the trip. Growing up in Cooperstown, Schlather was known for organizing theatrical productions throughout the village, including “Let Him Sleep ‘Til It’s Time For His Funeral” at Tillapaugh Funeral Home and “Hedda Gabler” at Templeton Hall. “It gave me a great playground to figure out ideas for creating audiences in non-traditional spaces,” he said.
He graduated in 2008 from Ithaca College with a degree in Art History, then began assisting Alden at the City Opera. Summers, he was an assistant director at Glimmerglass. When City Opera went bankrupt in 2013, Schlather took it as an opportunity to apply what he had learned in his Cooperstown experiments. “Instead of producing opera the way it had been, I wanted to make work that
Love Built Slingerlands House, Scale Model Preserves It LOVE/From B1 ing for a hobby to replace a lifetime of quilting. “I’ve been a quilter for 40 years, but I was looking for something different,” she said. “I started looking online, and I saw someone had made a miniature of a water wheel,” she said. “So I did that, then I made a mill to go with it!” She followed up with a model of the Episcopal church in South Valley, and was looking for a new project when she recalled a visit to the Slingerlands House. “In the 1960s, a woman who lived there called me and asked me to wallpaper the bedrooms,” she said. “At that point, the original paper was still on there, 75 years old. She told me the story of the house, and I was so fascinated I ran home to my typewriter and wrote it down!” Beams’ account was printed in the August 1974
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models for stores and trade shows,” she said. She spared no detail in restoring the home to its full (miniature) glory, including cut plastic windows with white gauze curtains, tiny pearl beads for perfect spacing between the balcony pillars, and porch lattices made from weaving strips of shirt box together. “My favorite detail is the stained-glass Jacob’s Eye over the front door, painted in nail polish,” she said. The model house is bright yellow, a color that can still be seen on the cupola in the barn. “I remember when the whole house was that color,” she said. She gave a presentation on the house for the historical association, and although she is fielding a few requests, she has not decided on her next project. “I’m always looking for something to keep me out of mischief,” she said.
questioned the systems,” he said. “I rented an art gallery in Chinatown and staged my rehearsals during gallery hours, so people could just walk in off the street and see how a performance created itself.” His show, Handel’s “Alcina,” won praise from the New York Times as “a valuable project that deserves enthusiastic support.” “I got more and more interested in questioning the role of the audience in the production,” he said. But Hudson, it seemed, had always beckoned him. “When I was a kid, I used to take the train to the city and when you stopped at the station in Hudson, there was this amazing basilica,” he said. “I used to think, ‘I’m going to do an opera there someday.’” While spending the summer 2011 at Bard College’s SummerScape music festival, he began conversa-
tions about the former opera house, which was beginning to see the fruits of a twodecade long fundraising and renovation campaign. “They invited me to commission a performance, and this one is so site-specific to the show,” he said. “People came to this space to vote, to hear a political lecture, attend a ball or hear an orchestra.” And although there is a stage in the space, Schlather has no need for it. “I want the audience to experience the hall as a civic gathering space,” he said. “The play has a fluidity, it’s a stream of personalities, like a dinner party – or scrolling through your Facebook feed. In that way, it’s a very contemporary opera.” And he believes that style of performance will have a more profound effect on the viewer. “It’s cathartic,” he said. “Being up close to another person makes you empathetic.”
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NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $142,500.00 and interest, recorded on May 15, 2006 in Document #200600045310, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 172 CLIFFSIDE CIR, MARYLAND, NY 12116. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE AN-
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SWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: September 25, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 4LegalNov.30 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: WARDWELL PINEHURST FARM LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was September 15, 2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 294 Bellman Ave, Warwick, Rhode Island 02889. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalDec.14
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Name: DANIEL WEAVER MD PLLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 10 October 2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 584 Co Hwy 22, Burlington Flats, NY 13315. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalNov.30 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of HWH Farm LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/3/17. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David C. Howell, 333 Hook Road, Katonah, NY 10536-3822. Purpose: any lawful activity. 6LegalNov.23 Legal nOtice
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G.B.E. SANITATION LLC. Filed 8/8/16. Office: OTSEGO Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3h Agent Services, Inc., 6 Clement Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: General. 6LegalDec.7 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of WARNER CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING LLC.
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/8/17. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Emily Cooperstein, 1270 County Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalDec.21 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Almost Heaven at Westview Farms, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with the secy. of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Charles Chang, 77 East St, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalDec.7
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Purpose: all lawful 6LegalNov.16 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: 119 CAMPBELL HILL ROAD LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 27 September 2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Oak Glen Dr, South Daytona, FL 32119. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalNov16 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: THE BRADY TREE FARM LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 4 October 2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1165 Cty Hwy 34, Schenevus, NY 12155. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalNov.16 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: BRADY FAMILY PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 4 October 2017. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1165 Cty Hwy 34, Schenevus, NY 12155. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalNov.16
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Saturday November 18
WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Learn to transform your auto biographical material into fiction or memoir with workshop leader Alice Lichtenstein. Pre-registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. POKER TOURNAMENT – 6 p.m. Play poker to benefit the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Upstairs New York Pizzeria, 75 Chestnut St.,
Cooperstown. Call 607-5472930. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Showing “It” (2017). Cost $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-3500. LEGENDS – 7 p.m. Listen to Native American stories, myths, and music. SUNY Oneonta College Camp, 119 Hoffman Rd., Oneonta. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Performance by Atomic Rewind featuring a blend of classic, modern favorites. Cost $3. Includes cash bar. The Foot-
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hills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080. FILM SCREENING – 9 - 11:30 p.m. Showing “It” (2017). Cost $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-3500.
Sunday, November 19
FILM SCREENING – 1 - 3:30 p.m. Showing “It” (2017). Cost $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-3500. HYMN PERFORMANCE – 2 p.m. The Catskill Choral Society and the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble present the Battle Hymn of the Republic. First United Methodist Monday, Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-7085. November 20 SUFFRAGE EVENT – 2 p.m. POETRY WORKSHOP The League of Women Voters – 1:30 - 3 p.m. Write poetry, hosts Theodora Talks featursongs with John Michael Zov. ing local women telling their The Turning Point, 22 Elm stories, followed by a roundSt., Oneonta. Call (607)267table discussion. NJ Sterling 4435, e-mail kyle@friendsoAuditorium, Cooperstown frecoverydo.org. High School. Call 607-547LEGOS – 3-4 p.m. Play with 2586. the library’s LEGO collection. Auditions – 2 - 5 p.m. Try Cooperstown Village Library. out for a part in “Love Loss Call 607-547-8344. and What I Wore.” A series OPEN PLAY – 3:30 - 7:30 of funny, touching vignettes, p.m. Tinker with 3-D printing. monologues about women’s Huntington Memorial Library, relationships with their moth62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. ers, clothes, others. Roles Call 607-432-1980. open for 5-15 women of all YARN WORKSHOP – ages, teens through mature 5 - 6:30 p.m. Work with inadults. The Production Center, structor Tori to create someThe Foothills Performing Arts thing for yourself or loved Center, Oneonta. Call 607one. All skill levels welcome! 432-5407. Create mittens, hats, more. LIBRARY PROGRAM – 3 The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., p.m. Anthropologist William Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435. Starna and Attorney Joseph REMEMBERANCE – 6:30 Membrino present “How p.m. An event to honor the the Indians Lost Their Land” memories of Transgender about how tribal lands and people who died due to vioresources were lost in the lence and suicide. The First colonial and federal eras. The United Methodist Church, 66 Cooperstown Village Library. Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call DINNER CONCERT– 4 p.m. 607-386-1508. Enjoy the Musical Odyssey Auditions – 7-9 p.m. Try of Lucas Button with dinner. out for a part in “Love Loss Reservations Required. The and What I Wore.” A series Horned Dorset Inn, Rt. 8 of funny, touching vignettes, Leonardsville. Call 315-855monologues about women’s Family Support Worker 7898. relationships with their mothTHANKSGIVING SERVICE ers, clothes, others. Roles ope for 5-15 women of all ages, teen through mature adults. The Production Center, The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607Violence 432-5407. Residential Deborah GeurtzeIntervention DRAWING GROUP – 7 - 9 Etchings & Paintings p.m. Come practice drawOf Mountains and Sea ing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777.
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Thursday, November 23
THANKSGIVING DINNER – 2 - 5 p.m. Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3491. COOKING CLASS – 5 - 7 p.m. Learn to make a variety of dishes, bring the kids
to learn with you, eat what you’ve made. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 JOB READINESS – 5 - 7 p.m. Work on everything from interviewing, resume creation, job searching, more. Pre-register, space limited. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org.
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– 4 p.m. All invited to special service of prayers, song, scripture, meditation on the blessings of life in our community and country. Presbyterian Church, 9 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. SQUARE DANCE – 5 - 9 p.m. Spend an evening dancing with friends. Admission, $8 members, $9 non-members. Oneonta Moose Club, 119 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Call 607-435-6871. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. and 9 - 11:30 p.m Showing “It” (2017). Cost $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-4363500.
KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30 p.m. Create a 3-D, printable, holiday ornament. For ages 8+, adults welcome. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.
Wednesday, November 22
3-D TINKERING – 10 a.m. Create a 3-D, printable, holiday ornament. For ages 8+, adults welcome. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR – 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. TRAP SHOOT – 1 p.m. Practice your trap shooting with 25’s. Cost $3 per 25. Crumhorn Rod & Gun Club, 574 Crumhorn Lake Rd., Maryland. Call Brian Cole 607-638-9379. DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 - 5 p.m. Discussion of current events. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. TRAP SHOOT – 6 p.m. Practice your trap shooting with 5’s. Cost $1 per 5. Crumhorn Rod & Gun Club, 574 Crumhorn Lake Rd., Maryland. Call Brian Cole 607-638-9379. CHESS NIGHT – 7 - 11 p.m. Chess enthusiasts of all levels welcome to play. Includes
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The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non profit organization working to protect the NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking an Engineering Specialist for its Agricultural Program. The Engineering Specialist will serve as a conservation technician to work cooperatively in the design and implementation of Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Watershed Agricultural Program (WAP) in the West of Hudson Watershed. Qualifications and requirements detailed in position description available at www.nycwatershed.org/careers. Salary: low $50,000s. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@nycwatershed.org. EOE. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2017.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
IN MEMORIAM Steve O’Sullivan, 76; Accomplished Marine, Mason, Hunter
ONEONTA – Robert Steven “Steve” O’Sullivan, 76, a Marine and mason, passed away Nov. 3, 2013, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from a head injury after a fall. He was born Oct. 17, 1941 in The Bronx, the son of the late Virginia (Tansy) and Robert William O’Sullivan. Steve was raised by his grandparents in Windham after his mother died when he was two. As a teenager, he moved to Stamford, and lived with his Aunt Laura and Uncle Holger Eklund while his father continued to work for
the New York Telephone Company in the city. It was in Stamford that he met his sweetheart, Phyllis Brooks. They were the prom king and queen and had been together ever since. The Marine Corps gained a first-class: Steve received the Athletic Iron Man trophy for overall athleticism. He also qualified as high-expert rifleman in advanced infantry training, won the title championship for the Marine Corps middle-weight boxing team and helped the Marines win the division in the finals against the Navy at that time.
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One of his most memorable moments in the Marines was the demonstration landing for President Kennedy. After the Marine Corps, he became a mason and belonged to the Bricklayers & Allied Craft workers of Local #3. He was also a selfemployed contractor, building many beautiful homes and commercial structures including Worcester firehouse, and buildings on the SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick and Bassett campuses. He had a passion for hunting and shooting, participating in a 500-yard shoot every year, com-
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Steve was a squad leader and continued to be successful in the Marine Corps. In Newfoundland, he Steve provided O’Sullivan security and service to the carriers going to the mainland. His battalion was part of the first group into Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He then returned to Camp Lejeune and finished out his career.
ing home with numerous awards. He also enjoyed shooting clay pigeons at the Milford Rod & Gun Club. Steve is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Brooks) O’Sullivan; their three children, Kelly (O’Sullivan) Holliday and son-in-law Lance Holliday of Milford, daughter Colleen O’Sullivan of Charlotte, N.C., and son Steven Brook O’Sullivan of Otego, as well as two grandchildren, Lizette and Keenan Holliday, his extended family, nieces, nephews and cousins. Calling hours are 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the
Oneonta Veteran’s Club. A small service will follow at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Stephen Fournier officiating. A celebration of Steve’s life will follow. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 200, P.O. Box 165, Oneonta NY 13820; Friends of Bassett, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326, designated towards trauma, injury prevention and outreach program. Arrangements are with Bookhout Funeral Home.
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POLITICS/From A1 date Brian Flynn, who had just completed a laugh-provoking Irish joke, complete with brogue, brought groans, boohs and hisses from a mostly Columbia County audience, (although Cooperstown’s Maguire Benton and John Stewart, Flynn staffers, were there. Otsego is one of 11 counties in the district.) Beals, a former CIA and State Department official, and Flynn, a partner with Caroline Kennedy’s husband in Schlossberg: Flynn, a business consultancy, were joined by former Cuomo staffer and
Harvard Law graduate Gareth Rhodes; Antonio Delgado, a lawyer with Akin Gump, a law and lobbying firm allied with national Democrats; Pat Ryan, a West Point grad who served in Iraq, then founded a successful tech firm, and David Clegg, a public-interest lawyer. The six – minus Cooperstown Central School grad Sue Sullivan and Steven Brisee, who appeared at an April forum in Oneonta but have since dropped out – hope to run against freshman congressman John Faso, R-19th, himself a Long Island
native, but one with long tenure Upstate. He lives in Kinderhook. According to their biographies in the program, none appear to have run for political office before. Beals’ tactic, the most pointed in two hours of discussion, brought a mixed reaction from audience members. “I don’t want another carpetbagger; that’s a loser,” said Ned Schneier, a retired professor who chairs the Greene Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Columbia Community College 19th Congressional District candidates at Hudson are, from right, Brian Flynn, trustees. But Peggy Polenberg, David Clegg, Pat Ryan, Antonio Delgado, Gareth Rhodes and Jeff Beals. Hudson, found Beals “too If the Democrats fear the go to high school. Likewise, Present was Cooperstown’s much on the attack.” “carpetbagger” label, it is Beals moved to Woodstock Richard Sternberg, who because it was successfully in 2016, where his family helped recruit the slate that attached to Zephyr Teachout, has had a weekend getaway raised Democratic representaa Vermont native, law school “since his childhood.” tion on the Otsego County professor and activist who Speaking to a partisan Board of Representatives moved to Dover Plains, in the crowd, the six were in the Nov. 7 from 4-10 to 7-7, 19th’s farthest southeast corsame general ballpark on the pending absentee ballots. He ner, but lost to Faso in 2016; issues, favoring women’s said he hasn’t yet decided and Sean Eldridge, spouse of rights and protecting the who he supports, although Chris Hughes, a Facebook environment – in particular, the six are falling into “more founder. The couple moved against fracking. All spoke favored” and “less favored” to Ulster County so Eldridge against corporations in varycategories. could run, but he lost to ing degrees, some with a pop“There are beginning to be incumbent Chris Gibson, Rulist tone: “We have to fight some clear differences, both Kinderhook, in 2014. for the soul of America,” said in substance and in style,” he Of the six, only two were Clegg, as government is now said, predicting enough canborn in the 19th District, in run “by the corporation, for didates will remain to require the Kington area – Rhoades the corporation, of the corpo- a primary next May. and Ryan. All, though, have ration.” The question now, he Upstate credentials. Four of the six supported said, is, “Who can afford to Clegg has been active in expanding Medicare into continue?” the “Mid-Hudson” area for 35 “Medicare for all.” The two On that measure, accordyears. Delgado, while movthat supported other ways of ing to current filings with the ing to Rhinebeck last year, expanding healthcare covFederal Election Commiswas raised in Schenectady, a erage – Delgado and Ryan sion, Delgado and Flynn are stone’s throw from the 19th – were in the thrall of Big tied ($1.5 million and $1.4 line. Insurance, Beals suggested. million respectively), folWhile he only moved to (Ryan’s dad, it seems, runs a lowed by Ryan ($589,770), the district fulltime last year, local insurance agency.) Rhodes ($297,147), Clegg Flynn’s grandfather was a The afternoon was orga($215,581) and Beals bartender in Greene County, nized by Indivisible CD19, ($114,758). In total, the the Irish Catskills, and his based in Columbia County, Democrats have raised $3.3 family has had a summer which formed after Donald million. home near Tannersville since Trump’s election to organize Faso raised $893,266. 2003, where his children now opposition to the president.
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Once Elegant, Oneonta Hotel Declared ‘Unsafe’ HOTEL/From A1 “Earlier this year, the Board of Public Service asked code enforcement officers to report on the condition of the building,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “There were outstanding violations, and as a result, the board declared the building unsafe.” The declaration was issued Nov. 2, and City Hall immediately began the process of notifying the 26 residents of the building, who occupy 19 apartments, that they had to begin the process of finding new housing before April 30. If the building is not brought up to code by then, the city will begin the process of evicting the remain-
ing apartment tenants. County agencies, including DSS, were also notified to no longer place tenants in apartments. “My understanding is that it’s mixed use, some are there independently, others are receiving assistance from other agencies,” he said. “But we don’t want anyone to end up homeless.” The biggest concern, Herzig said, is that inadequate heating in the building lead to people using space heaters, which could overload the already-poor electrical system and start a fire. “There was also concern that the sprinkler system wasn’t properly inspected,” he said.
The tenants on the first floor – including the Red Jug Pub and Oneonta Taekwon-Do – are exempt from the vacate order. “Those businesses updated their wiring and heating, making them less dependent on the building infrastructure,” said Herzig. “And we don’t have people sleeping in those facilities.” Herzig said he didn’t know what City Hall’s liability might be if someone is injured between now and April in a building it has declared unsafe. He referred that question to City Attorney David Merzig, who hadn’t responded to a message by press time. Melania and Nicolae Pervu purchased the building
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from the Starplex Corp in May 2015 for $1.5 million. It is assessed for slightly more than $1 million, and the owners pay $45,000 in property taxes annually. But the problems are more than just faulty wiring. According to Police Chief Doug Brenner, the building is one of the city’s most frequently visited by police and EMTs. “Last year we had 80 calls,” he said. “This year, we’ve had 73. They run the gamut from noise complaints to larceny and drugs.” According to Fire/EMS records, 46 calls were made to the department since May 2015, including several for fires. “In May, we had a smoking fuse-box panel,” said Assistant Fire Chief Jim Maloney. “We had to clear the building; we were worried the fire would get into the walls.” Ambulance calls are also frequent. “A lot of the people who live there don’t have primary care to manage chronic illnesses,” said Maloney. “They wait until they’re sick enough that they can’t manage, and call an ambulance.” Since the declaration was made, Herzig has sat down with Melania Pervu to discuss the future. “She told us that, when they bought the building, they were under
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the impression that there were no outstanding code violations,” said Herzig. “A list had been provided to her in September, but she said she didn’t receive it.” Herzig said she also claimed that many of the violations had been remedied, but the city was never
informed and no evidence was produced to back up this claim. “She pledged to us that it is her intention to remedy these violations by the April 30 deadline,” he said. “I have no reason to believe that the owners will not make all the corrections.”
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