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MATHES DESCRIBES ROBUST FUTURE FOR CITY of THE HILLS Before a rapt audience in City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 17, “Single Point of Contact” Sandy Mathes describes robust plans to revive the D&H yards.

Earlier in the day, he announced the first “shovelready site” has been achieved/ DETAILS, PHOTO KEY, A7

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New Jersey Executive To Lead Fox Hospital Former Maine Legislator Starts Jan. 1 Haight, Springbrook COO and the search committee chair.

“He’s a tough act to follow.” t wasn’t an easy decision, but When Remillard announced Fox Hospital’s search selected his retirement in March, the comJeff Joyner, a former Maine mittee convened to begin a new state representative and as forsearch, hiring Phillips-DiPisa, mer vice president at St. Joseph’s a firm specializing in recruiting Heathcare System in Paterson, healthcare leaders, to help them N.J., as Fox Hospital first new write their position description. president in almost three decades.

“They stayed for several days “The search process was very and interviewed everyone,” said heartening,” Sarah Patterson, Fox Patterson. “From there, they Hospital board chair, said after the Jeff Joyner is formulated the description based appointment was announced Tues- Fox Hospital’s on what our needs were.” day, Nov. 17. “We started with 30 new president.

Soon after, they presented the applicants, then narrowed it down committee with the 30 candito six, and then three. It was not an easy dates. “It was a great pool to choose from,” decision to make!” said Patterson. “I would have been happy Joyner succeeds John Remillard, who with any of them.” served as president for 27 years. “He’s But Joyner quickly rose to the top, been a very dedicated leader,” said Seth Please See JOYNER, A6

By LIBBY CUDMORE

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Margot Fieni, 4, Oneonta, blows bubbles in paint, which she then used to make bubble paintings during OWL’s eighth annual Paint Fest Saturday, Nov. 14, at Arc Otsego’s daycare center on Lower River Street.

Congressmen Seek Bar On Syrian Influx

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tsego County’s two Congressmen, Chris Gibson, R-19, and Richard Hannah, R-22, this week both called for a moratorium on letting Syrian refugees into the U.S. The two issued the call after French authorities said at least one of the suspects in the Friday, Nov. 13, gun battle in Paris that led to 139 civilian deaths had slipped into France among the throng of refugees from the war-ravaged Middle East.

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’d rather be busy than bored,” says attorney Andrew Stammel, Oneonta Town Board member who will be one of the six-member Class of 2016 that will be joining the Otsego County Board of Representatives on Jan. 1.

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Town May Lose Fire Protection With 6 Weeks In Year, $230,000 Gap

By JIM KEVLIN

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he vast majority of the Town of Oneonta – from Brooks BBQ to the Southside to the single-family neighborhoods beyond the city’s West End – faces the possibility of losing the professional protection

of the city’s Oneonta Fire Department at midnight on Dec. 31.

Likely, that would also require Oneonta Fire Department layoffs.

Since taking office in September, Mayor Gary Herzig said, he has seen “eight or nine” communications sent to the Town of Oneonta Fire Please See GAP, A6

St. James Pet Pantry Aims To Ensure Fluffy Doesn’t Get Everybody’s Food near Buffalo and we went to the Grace Episcopal church there,” Pet Pantry open said Vicky Hunter, wife of the noon-1 p.m., first merican families suffering Rev. Kenneth Hunter, rector of Sunday of month, from food insecurity may St. James Episcopal Church. be on the rise, but at the St St. James Church. “They had a pet food pantry and I James’ Pet Pantry, maybe a few of thought it was the greatest idea.” the four-legged family members can escape She did some research and found an argoing hungry. ticle about Meals on Wheels participants, “My husband and I were visiting family Please See FLUFFY, A2

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HOMETOWN People For now, the haul is small, but the Rev. Vicky Hunter, who oversees St. James Episcopal’s Pet Pantry, hopes to add items like toys, kitty litter and other pet products.

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St. James Pet Pantry Aims To Ensure Fluffy Doesn’t Get Everybody’s Food FLUFFY/From A1 many of whom weren’t getting enough nutrition despite the program – because they were feeding the meals to their pets.

“No one wants to say, ‘Sorry Fluffy, you can’t eat’,” said Vicky Hunter.

“These pets are like family. They’re a great deal of comfort to a lot of people, especially the elderly.”

St. James already offers the Loaves and Fishes food pantry, as well as the Lord’s Table daily meal site, so the Pet Pantry was a natural addition to the church’s feeding ministries. “Occasionally, people would give us pet food when they made donations to the pantry, and people often asked for it, but having some on hand was kind of random,” she said.

The pantry offers canned and dry dog and cat food, as well as leashes, feeders, flea and tick shampoo and even a few dog toys.

“Sometimes people accidentally mix

in a few cans of tuna fish,” she said. “It would make the cats happy, but they have to go back to the food pantry!”

Hunter opened the pantry on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the conclusion of the church’s annual “Blessing of the Animals” ceremony. About a dozen people used the pantry since, including several homeless people who travel with their dogs.

The pantry is only open on the first Sunday of the month, noon to 1 p.m., but Hunter is hoping to expand service, as well as space. “Right now, it’s in the Parish Hall,” she said. “We don’t want to overburden the volunteers at the pantry. But we’re trying to raise some money to get a cabinet. We want to have more offerings and be open more hours.”

And she’s seeking donations, including cat litter, bird and gerbil, hamster and rabbit food. Donations may be made either at the church or at a box set up at the Oneonta YMCA.

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The Otsego County Conservation Association honored Ben Guenther and Martha Clarvoe Monday, Nov. 16, at the OCCA’s annual dinner at the Holiday Inn/Southside. From left are OCCA Executive Director Darla Youngs, Clarvoe and her husband Paul; Sandy Guenther with her husband, and OCCA President Vicky Lentz.

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ormer OCCA president Martha Clarvoe and Five Star Subaru’s Ben Guenther were honored at the Otsego County Conservation Association’s annual meeting Monday, Nov. 16, at the Holilday Inn/Southside.

Clarvoe received the Lifetime Achievement Award for environmental leadership and accomplishment. Guenther was honored as a community partner for his environmental initiatives.

Also at the meeting, Willard Harman, Tom Manion, Donna Vogler and Steve Zerby were elected to the OCCA board.

Clarvoe, who llives in Hartwick, has been on the forefront of OCCA initiatives since the 1980s, including plastics and Styrofoam recycling, Bike to Work Day, legislation banning burn barrels, and developing a gas-lease map of the county during resistance to fracking. She has been honored, among others, by the EPA and the League of Women Voters.

Guenther, of Oneonta, worked with Clarvoe to promote the annual Earth Festival at Milford Central School, helping raise attendance figures above 1,000. He has also helped promote Bike to Work Day, the OCCA’s Oktoberfest, and the Otsego Lake Festival.

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or the latest evidence the hop revival is here to stay, take Route 28 north from Cooperstown, bear right on Goose Street in front of the Pail House Winery, bear right on Bailey, and then onto Stone House Road to where Dr. Mackie used to have an airstrip.

There, you will see dozens of poles stuck in the ground – soon, there will be 280 in all. A hop farm to-be – or soon-to-be.

On an orange tractor preparing the ground for the crop to come, you are likely to find proprietor Byron B. Thomas, and he’ll tell you of plans to plant hop bines – yes, bines, not vines – next May on strings reaching to the ground from trellises atop the poles.

He’s preparing four acres.

But look across toward the far hill on the east end of the Mackie place, and you’ll see there’s room for much more.

Thomas’ farm is the second-largest in northern Otsego County, after Louis Hager’s 20-acre Hager Hops farm in Pierstown, and there’s a connection there. “He’s my cousin,” said Byron – his middle initial stands for “Busch” – who said Louis has been encouraging and helpful in this new undertaking. Both young men are broad-shouldered, barrel-chested.

He expects much of his crop will go to the Hager family’s Cooperstown Brewery, which by 2017

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Byron Busch Thomas, who spent his boyhood summers in Otsego County, has acquired the former Mackie property near Fly Creek, and has dedicated four acres to a hopyard.

– the first year Thomas’ acreage will be fully productive – will be in a new building in West Oneonta now under construction. It will also house Northern Eagle Beverage, the Hagers’ sales and distribution arm.

Growing up, Thomas spent his summers in the Cooperstown area, and winters in Florida. He’s a licensed charter-boat captain; that season begins in October and ends in the spring, a perfect match with the May-to-September hopsgrowing season.

In addition to the Thomas and Hager hop yards, Muddy River Farm in Unadilla is a third commercial hop yard in the county right now, said Ian Porto, Northern Eagle Hop Processing manager, but he’s hearing about new undertakings all the time.

In all, Northern Eagle is processing hops from 20 farms, in Meridale, Litchfield, Palmyra and elsewhere. “The more they grow,” he said, “the more they help the whole industry.”

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Extension agent in Morrisville, says that while there were almost no hops grown in New York State five years ago, about 300 acres were cultivated this past season.

He sees that increasing at least by 75 acres per season going forward.

“The craft beer industry still growing, and we’re nowhere near producing what they would use,” said Miller.

Ommegang is making a beer called Hopstate NY, which uses all in-state hops. If other microbreweries do similarly, “that would use up the hops that are available very quickly.”

For now, Byron Thomas is savoring partaking of his family’s experience near where it all began – one of Anheuser-Busch’s first hop farms was near the Pierstown one, planted during the county’s hop heyday, a century ago.

“Being able to grow something and watch it, and know you’re doing something” is a pleasure, he continued. Next May, he expects you’ll able to find him every day, tending the first sprouts.

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EDITORIAL

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Community College Will Help Us Capture Nano-Benefits

t’s said that strategic planning isn’t about the end product – yes, final reports often do sit on shelves, gathering dust.

No, the end product is the planning process itself: Ideas surface, friendships (acquaintanceships, at least) are formed, coalitions emerge, action plans – and then action – come into focus.

An excellent example of this has happened in the past few days, a result of Otsego County government contracting with the Laberge Group, Albany consultants, to undertake the county’s first strategic plan since Otsego broke away from Montgomery in 1791.

One idea that came out of the Laberge brainstorming session at SUNY Oneonta Thursday, Nov. 5 – there were three others that same evening, at Edmeston, Richfield Springs and Unatego central schools – was the possibility of an Otsego County Community College.

Saturday, Nov. 13, at NYSHA’s second annual Celebration of Our Agricultural Community at The Farmers’ Museum, county Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, asked SUNY Cobleskill’s new president, Marion Terenzio, if her institution could help with a community college here.

She answered in a very encouraging manner: “We’re here. If there are things you want us to look at, we’re very open … Come to us.” She also pointed out that Cobleskill is the de facto community college of Schoharie County, offering 30 two-year degrees.

Koutnik to Terenzio: Can SUNY Cobleskill help Otsego County start community college?

Perfect.

Later, one of Terenzio’s vice presidents approached Koutnik as contact for a continuing conversation.

Planning a waste of time? No way. (Incidentally, outgoing county Rep. Rick Hulse, R-Fly Creek, deserves much credit for hiring Laberge, and board chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, for supporting him.)

• In a subsequent interview, Koutnik, a retired educator, pointed out that some 75 percent of Otsego County residents don’t have a bachelor’s degree, meaning, “we’re running our high schools for 25 percent of the population.”

He doesn’t necessarily envision a bricks-and-mortar campus – (Orrin Higgins’ former Hartwick school came flittingly to mind.)

ONC BOCES in Milford is already training students for jobs – why not expand that to include post-high-school citizens?

Koutnik also mentioned “community college” and “economic

development” in the same sentence, and noted that Otsego Now might be able to host communitycollege programs at its aerie atop 189 Main in Oneonta.

Otsego Now President Sandy Mathes and COO Elizabeth Horvath concurred on that possibility, and noted they have already reached out to Hudson Valley CC in Troy, which has put together a model STEM program to feed students into Global Crossings’ growing operation at Malta, south of Saratoga.

Likewise, they’ve reached out to Mohawk Valley CC, designated as the Utica/Marcy nanotechnology training hub of choice (not ours) in last month’s MV500 application for a half-billion of Governor Cuomo’s Upstate Development Fund, as well as FultonMontgomery CC and SUNYs Cobleskill and Delhi.

Horvath also observed that many local high schools – she mentioned Richfield Springs Central, which is closest to the coming nanotechnology boom, but there are many others – have space and citizens who could benefit.

Proximity denied is prosperity denied – people working while raising families simply can’t drive an hour to Mohawk Valley CC through snowstorms for a year’s worth of training. The training has to happen here.

Beyond that, there’s no need to reinvent this wheel. If surrounding colleges have the curricula and staff to training community-college students in what Horvath said are called “gap jobs” – well-pay-

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SUNY Cobleskill’s new president, Marion Terenzio, expressed interest in learning about the community college idea and dispatched a vice president to make contact with Koutnik.

ing technical positions that require more than a diploma but less than a degree – why not take advantage of that?

• To the degree there’s resistance to economic development, it has to do with the possibility that prosperity might bring (relative) congestion to Otsego County’s beauteous vistas, internationally recognized.

This would be a perfect fit. Local talent could be trained in nanorelated skills, car pool it to Oneida County, make good salaries, and commute back to Otsego County in the evenings, where their incomes could be spent upgrading our lovely but mostly deteriorating

residential communities.

A pool of nano-trained talent would also make the HerkimerOtsego high-tech commercial park, planned at the north end of the Town of Richfield on the county line, much more viable.

Let’s hope the Koutnik-MathesHorvath-and-many-others’ way of thinking about this will be fully embraced by the county board as a whole, and that it will move to turn a hope into a reality. The hope is for lively communities where multi-generational families can reside and prosper in some proximity.

It’s a big idea, but a homey one. And one certainly within our reach.

LETTERS

Mayor Pledges Charter Review Will Be Honest To the Editor: Jim Kevlin’s editorial in last week’s edition on the Oneonta Charter Revision Committee is a good read.

It is filled with fantasy, conspiracy, and villainous characters. There is even a touch of bravado as Kevlin, a Cooperstown resident, boasts that his Cooperstown elected officials are more confident and competent than those who serve us here in Oneonta. All drama aside, the readers of Hometown Oneonta deserve a more reality-based review of this important committee’s work.

In November 2011, Oneonta voters approved a new City Charter. Among the changes was the creation of the position of city manager. I commend the members of the original Charter Commission for their work

and believe that the document they developed is a good one.

With any new creation, however, you cannot discover the kinks until after a road test. I believe that, after four years of working with this document, now is the time to revisit and assess its strengths and weaknesses.

In working with the Charter document, I and others have identified language in need of clarification, minor contradictions, job titles and job descriptions that differ from practice, and omissions. The committee has been charged with addressing these issues and providing any additional recommendations for improving government function.

To undertake this task, I selected two mayors who served prior to the Charter’s

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implementation; one mayor who served under the Charter; a Council member-elect with certification in human resources, and two outgoing Council members. I expect to announce the addition of a former city department head this week.

This is a distinguished committee with diverse perspectives. Each of these committee members are well known for their service and integrity. I thank them for their willingness to take on this important task and am baffled by Kevlin’s description of them as “not a fair representation.”

Also inaccurate is Kevlin’s statement that “the impossibly short timeline sends the message that there’s a hidden agenda … and perhaps true.” I have stated repeatedly that there is no deadline and that the product is more important than the schedule. If the job is complete before this Council departs, they will vote on it. If not, it will go to the new Council.

There are pros and cons to both scenarios. The accusation of a hidden agenda questions the integrity of individuals who have devoted significant portions of their lives to the betterment of the City of Oneonta. They were selected because of their diverse views, commitment to service, and strength of character.

Finally, let me say that Acting City Manager Hungerford deserves better than to be the target of Kevlin’s rant. The citizens of Oneonta owe her a debt of gratitude for both the quantity and quality of the work she is doing on their behalf.

The Charter Revision Committee has nothing to do with her and to state otherwise is not only false but also an insult to everyone involved in the process.

It is Oneonta that is moving forward and Kevlin who remains fixated on the past.

GARY HERZIG Mayor City of Oneonta

Employees Should Be Prohibited From Parking On Streets To the Editor: I was gratified to read that the Cooperstown Village Board is addressing the issue of corporate and tourist use of residential streets for parking.

One of the most important parts of zoning law, to me, is the overarching concept, stated in the preface to the specifics of that law, that the purpose of the zoning law is to maintain the “essentially residential character of the village.”

While we want a robust business environment, we also want a tranquil and protected residential environment. The many residential streets taken up by hotel, hospital and business employee parking is destroying that residential Please See LETTER, A6

Can’t City Leaders Do Something To End Price Gouging At Pumps?

To the Editor: Why is the price of gasoline in the City of Oneonta so much higher than it is in surrounding communities? If you travel around Central New York, you can’t help but notice that fuel prices in many of our neighboring towns and counties are 10 to 20 cents per gallon less than what we pay.

Now, I realize that New York is the Vampire State and is being run (or ruined) by liberal progressives who never met a tax they didn’t like; but if you check the statewide prices online it is startling to discover that the people in a small Upstate city are paying more, on average, for gasoline than the residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties, which are two of the most heav-

ily taxed counties in the entire country.

You would think, with so many gas stations in town, the pressure of competition would keep prices in check; however, more often than not, most of these stations match one another’s price to the penny. Why is this permitted to go on?

So, if the Oneonta politicos can manage to find a few spare minutes in between firing professional city managers and trying to force a square “Meg” into a round hole, maybe they can find a way to end what appears to be blatant price gouging and collusion that is stealing hard-earned money from the pockets of their constituents.

WALTER OLINSKY Oneonta

Thanks, Positive Comments Gratifying To the Editor: I would like to thank the residents of the Town of Otsego for their support in this year’s election. Your support is most gratifying! I am flattered with the support I received, and the positive comments that I’ve heard prior to and after the election.

Thank you to the people who allowed me to put my signs up on their property, and my numerous supporters who sat in the coffee shops and diners, and sent e-mails and made phone calls to their friends on my behalf. Your support encourages me to act on your behalf as we move into the New Year.

I ask all town residents to consider attending the monthly board meetings to be more aware of what is going on in their local government, and to participate in the process. I am looking forward to engaging conversation and debate on items that come before the board in coming months.

Finally, a special thank you to Anne Geddes-Atwell: It is said that there is no such thing as bad press as long as they spell your name right. In your recent letter to the editor, you got it right every time!

JOE POTRIKUS Otsego Town Board member-elect

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History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

125 Years Ago

Silas Sullivan, nearly a life-long resident of Oneonta, died this morning, aged 71 years. Mr. Sullivan was found Tuesday morning in bed in an unconscious condition. At first it was thought that he had been stricken with apoplexy, but examination revealed that he was suffering from an overdose of opium or morphine, taken to induce sleep.

Every effort was taken to restore him to consciousness, but ultimately failed. A letter, written to his brother, stated that he was in the habit of taking narcotics and that if he were ever found unconscious the cause would be known. During the Civil War Sullivan was postmaster at Oneonta. An incident that occurred during his term is well remembered. The post office was thronged with a crowd of people excitedly awaiting the distribution of the mail that further news of Lincoln’s assassination might be obtained from the papers which the daily stage coach had just brought in. At this moment a returned soldier, wearing a uniform of blue, strolled into the office, and on learning of President Lincoln’s death exclaimed: “I’m d—d glad of it.” The effect of this utterance upon Mr. Sullivan was magical. He dropped his work and springing from behind the boxes applied his boot so forcibly to the reverse side of the soldier that both were soon in the center of the street. The affair created considerable excitement at the time.

November 1890

100 Years Ago

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November 1915

80 Years Ago

Principal Charles W. Hunt of the Oneonta State Normal School will lay before Governor Lehman’s budget committee a proposal for the acquisition by the state of a 25-acre plot west of the present campus upon the brow of the hill overlooking the city as a site for an athletic field. The plot is located west of Elm Street and extends from Arnold Avenue north to Sherman Avenue and over the brow of the

20 Years Ago

cautioned that gifted children should be watched to “avoid boredom.” “Keep them busy,” she suggested. Miss Mary Lennox, Binghamton principal, recommended acceleration or “grade-skipping” even in high school. Wendell Andrews, Schenectady elementary supervisor recommended that school should resolve gifted student problems at their own level in their own way.

November 1955

40 Years Ago

Otsego County’s Board of Representatives has approved the Sheriff’s Department’s participation in New York State’s Selective Traffic Enforcement program and the grant in aid for the purchase of radar and a breathalyzer unit. The estimated cost of the project according to Otsego County Sheriff Jack Nevil is $7,075, of which the state will pay $3,250 and the county will pay $3,825 through in-kind services by the county’s Sheriff Department personnel and traffic enforcement program.

November 1975

30 Years Ago

When downtown bars start turning away customers under 21 after December 1, local fraternities and sororities are expecting the younger students to turn to them. “When the drinking age goes up, I think people will be looking for more of a social outlet, as compared to the bar scene,” said Kay Melia, vice-president of the Alpha Kappa Phi sorority at 56 Maple Street, and president of the State University College at Oneonta Greek Council. “It will have an effect on the fraternities and sororities around here – membership will be going up.” Bernie Toole, president of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity on Maple Street, said he expects Oneonta to become ripe for more national fraternities to open local chapters or “colonize” locally established organizations.

Phi Kappa Sigma is only a year old, he said, and already it November 1995 has become the largest of the five houses in SUCO’s Greek Council, with 40 members and eight pledges. hill nearly to Clinton Avenue. There are four frame houses November 1985 included within the plot, some of which are on Elm Street.

It will also afford a location for a school dormitory in close proximity which is needed to centralize the social activities Because of an amendment to New York State hunting of the school. The application for state funds at the present regulations, deer hunters in Otsego, Chenango and Schohatime is only for the $25,000 required to secure the site.

November 1935 rie counties may be hunting with rifles for the first time in memory. The state decided to expand the area where deer hunting with rifles is allowed after a study showed that rife-hunting counties such as Delaware are typically as safe Oneonta and Tri-County area teachers yesterday were asked to try three ways to better the education for the gifted as the shot-gun only counties like Otsego. However, David child – put them in special classes, accelerate them or shove Allen, a veteran hunter, said he worries about high-powered rifles in inexperienced hands. “With their longer range, them ahead a grade level, and/or give them a broader type program. Some 100 teachers, far beyond attendance expec- rifles can be more dangerous than shotguns,” Allen said, tations, heard a trio of speakers explain “gifted-child” prob- “especially near settled areas, or in crowded hunting areas.

I’ve seen land around here posted for shot-guns only.” lems, during a special workshop at Oneonta State Teachers November 2005 College. Included in the audience were 32 teachers from the Oneonta city schools. Miss Catherine Hobbie of the STC

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A-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

friday, NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Town May Lose Fire Protection, OFD May Face Layoffs GAP/From A1 District seeking to renegotiate its annual fee to the city, but City Hall had received no response. (A separate smaller town fire district, in West Oneonta, is served by a volunteer company.)

The town Board of Fire Commissioners, on Friday, Nov. 7, on schedule, submitted its 2016 budget – $990,000 total, with $970,000 for the fire contract with the city. But the city budget released last week includes $1.2 million in that line item, a $230,000 gap.

With six weeks left in the year, Herzig, interviewed Tuesday, Nov. 17, said a glimmer of hope had occurred in the previous 24 hours when Fire Commissioner Johna Peachin contacted the acting city manager, Meg Hungerford, seeking information on the situation.

Regardless, with only six weeks between now and the end of the year, Herzig has asked Hungerford to “come up with Plan B if we do not have a fire contract. It will require reorganization of the fire department. It has to involve a change in the number of employees that we have. There’s no question about it.”

As unveiled last week, the city’s tentative 2016 budget was purportedly balanced, but that’s only the case if the $230,000 in additional town fire fees materializes.

Speaking for the fire commissioners, Peachin said the four commissioners have been bedeviled with a series of personal misfortunes this year, from the passing of longtime commissioner Kellie M. Place in February, a cancer scare, a heart attack, a broken ankle and two broken ribs. The fifth slot is vacant.

The board also discovered that, after several years without holding elections, it was operating on “limited authority.” State Sen. Jim Seward’s office got a bill through the state Legislature by mid-year reauthorizing the fire board, but it languished in the Governor’s Office until late summer. “We expected to be fine,” said Peachin, “but we didn’t want to do too much.”

Further, the commissioners were astonished by Common Council’s request, “a nearly 30 percent ‘nonnegotiable’ increase,” said Peachin, adding if no agreement is reached by year’s end, the city has threatened to quadruple ambulance fees when 2016 arrives. “It blew our socks off,” Peachin said.

Finally, she said, with turmoil in City Hall, it was unclear who the town was to negotiate with: City Manager Martin Murphy, who was fired at mid-year; acting Mayor Russ Southard, named after Mayor Dick Miller’s passing a year-ago October; acting City Manager Meg

Fox Recruits New President JOYNER/From A1 showcasing effective communications, an effective financial background and skills in integrating healthcare networks.

“He had great references,” said Patterson. “He served in the Maine state Legislature for two terms, so he’s got serious listening skills.”

“He can really relate to lots of different types of people,” said Haight. “He’s very likable, very good to work with, and at St. Joseph’s, he’s worked at integrating programs much the same way we’ve been integrating Fox into the Bassett network. He’s been able to maximize different services lines and relate them to the larger network strategy.”

Before system vice president at St. Joseph’s, Joyner served as vice president of professional services at Johns Hopkins’ Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 200913. In 2003-09, he was vice president of patient support services at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Md. Joyner holds a bachelor’s in business administration/ economics from the University of Maine at Farmington, and a master of health administration from the University of New Hampshire.

He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and served in the Maine House of Representatives, 1993-97.

And from his first day on Jan. 1, 2016, Joyner will be tasked with continuing the integration and addressing the rapid changes in how healthcare is delivered. “He has a very strong ‘population health’ mindset,” said Patterson. “You want to keep people healthy, rather than having them come in only when they’re really sick.”

“Jeff takes over leadership of Fox Hospital at a crucial time,” noted Dr. Vance

Brown, Bassett Healthcare president/CEO. “The landscape of health care delivery is changing dramatically and he brings a wealth of experience to bear on the challenges ahead. Jeff has extensive experience in managed care, population health and system development, as well as physician and nursing recruitment and support services. We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber become part of the leadership team of Bassett Healthcare Network.”

“It was a very thorough process,” said Haight. “But we ended up with a result everybody is proud of.”

Hungerford, the finance director who succeeded Murphy on a temporary basis or, now, Herzig, appointed mayor by Common Council in September.

Town Supervisor Bob Wood, who served on the Board of Fire Commissioners, including chairing it, for more than a decade, said elections to fill all five seats are coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and he encouraged anyone interested in running to call him at 432-2900. In addition to Peachin, the fire board currently includes Fred Volpe, chair, and Mike Butler.

“The town board has no ability to negotiate the contract,” the supervisor pointed out. “It’s strictly up to the commissioners. I’m very frustrated because the commissioners have not met with the city.”

The town’s contract with the city is based on a formula designed to ensure townsfolks pay a fair share of the city’s costs, based on relative property valuations in the town vs. the city, adjusted per the equalization rate computed by the state Department of Taxation and Finance.

The town has paid roughly one-third of the Oneonta Fire Department’s $3 million budget.

The fire commissioners approved a $972,000 allocation, “despite being advised, after the fact, that the formula-based charge would

be about $941,000,” according to Peachin.

“The Council feels the formula does not reflect our true costs,” said Herzig. “It’s not all of a sudden. I believe they have felt this way for a while.”

If the city and town cannot come to an agreement by year’s end, the commissioners are nonetheless required to provide fire coverage.

It can turn to other departments – Pindars Corners to serve Southside and the East End, for instance.

The West Oneonta fire district has already advised Town Hall it is unable to take on responsibility for the city’s West End, Wood said.

The commissioners could create a fire department for its own district, the supervisor said, but it’s unlikely that could be done by the end of the year. Regardless, without professional fire coverage, town property owners could expect their fire insurance costs to rise.

The fire commissioners’ 2016 budget was locked in as of Nov. 7, and can’t be changed, said Wood.

If they now agree to a greater amount, they will have to acquire a RAN, a revenue anticipation note, he said. In 2017, district ratepayers’ bills would have to include interest costs from the RAN, plus this year’s fee increase, plus any increases negotiated for next year.

Keep Workers From On-Street Parking Spaces LETTER/From A4 right.

The Clark organization is spending untold thousands of dollars to provide parking for hotel and hospital employees, yet the managers of those businesses seem unable to effectivelv encourage employee use of those out-of-village parking facilities.

The north end of Nelson and all of Prospect and Pine have become the exclusive domain of a few recalcitrant hotel employees from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Elm. Susquehanna, Pioneer, etc., are similarly removed from residential use by hospital employees.

The institution and enforcement of two-hour parking, while alleviating, somewhat, corporate use, punishes the property owners as well with that restriction.

That the board is stepping up to address the health of the residentia1 side of Cooperstown life is most encouraging.

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HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015

First ‘Shovel-Ready Site’ Achieved

By LIBBY CUDMORE

T

he push for economic development in Otsego County began at the first “Seward Summit” March 15, 2012, at The Otesaga, where 300 community leaders gathered to discussed what to do about the county’s decline.

In November 2013 at the second “Seward Summit” at Foothills, a world-renown industrial recruiter identified two musts of economic development: “a single point of contact” for inquiries, and “shovel-ready sites.”

The first, Sandy Mathes, was hired by the county

Industrial Development Agency (IDA), renamed Otsego Now, in January 2014.

Now, 3½ years after The Otesaga discussion, both musts have been achieved.

On Monday, Nov. 16, the Town of Oneonta Planning Board and Mathes set the stage for a 400,000-squarefoot mixed-used building on the final acreage at Pony Farm – renamed the Oneonta Business Park – on I-88’s Exit 13.

“We’re thrilled,” said Bob Hanft, Pierstown, Otsego Now Board chair. Approval of the “maximum build-out plan” will provide the predictability – “shovel ready” assurances – to companies

seeking new sites, he said.

“I’m sure we’ll be courting developers before we know it!” said Elizabeth Horvath, COO of Otsego Now. “We’re getting the info out to our New York State partners and the Empire State Development corporation.”

The conceptual site plan provides for up to three buildings, 170 parking spaces and a mixture of uses, including warehousing, distribution and light manufacturing.

But the process was slow, said Horvath, as “due diligence” had to be done by the Planning Board.

“They were very thorough,” said Town Supervi-

sor Bob Wood. “We didn’t want any issues cropping up while Otsego Now was out shopping sites.”

Originally, the site plan called for considerably more parking and larger buildings, which the state Department of Transportation cited concerns about. “That’s already a busy part of town, and the DOT wanted to mitigate traffic coming out Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA of that site,” said Wood.

Otsego Now reduced the Sandy Mathes’ multi-colored map shows areas of the D&H yards ripe for development. number of parking spaces and in September, the DOT issued a letter that no further review was necessary.

But with the way cleared, Otsego Now can begin marketing the Oneonta Business Park as open for business.

In Briefing To City Council, Mathes Targets D&H Yards, Food Hub On Market Street

By LIBBY CUDMORE

I

f everything goes the way Otsego Now President Sandy Mathes hopes, by the summer of 2017 the vacant building at Market and Chestnut streets – the one-time Oneonta Ford – could be just a memory.

“We want to buy that building from the 12 Tribes, demolish it and get that site cleaned up,” he said.

“We believe that could be a commercial kitchen or food packaging plant. It’s the center of our planned food hub.”

The demolition of that squat, black building and the proposed rise of a food and entertainment center was just one of the pieces in briefing to Common Council Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Among a mostly full Council Chambers were Common Council memberselect Michelle Osterhoudt, Fourth Ward, Dana Levison, Fifth Ward, Paul Van der Sommen, First Ward and Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward. They will take office Jan. 1.

“This won’t happen without working with the city,” said Mathes.

Otsego Now is reviewing three proposals for a feasibility study of the Market Street plan, including what it would cost to buy, demolish and clean up the Twelve Tribes site. The proposal will be voted on at Council’s December meeting and carried out from January to June.

“We want to see Stella Luna transform into a craft beer and culinary center,” he said. “We’re also going to study putting a boutique hotel down there, as well as housing, and how Foothills can work as an entertainment hub.”

The re-imagining of Market Street as a food and beverage center was one of the strategies pitched as part of the MV500 proposal in hopes of getting $500 million from New York State.

Mathes also presented the recently finished development plan for the former D&H yards, paid for by $47,500 in funding from this year’s CFA, outlining land ownership, wetlands, flood plains and brownfields, as well as environmental and historic considerations in a parcel between Chestnut Street and Roundhouse

Newly elected Common Council member Dana Levinson and Oneonta Public Transit Director Paul Patterson listen to Mathes’ presentation.

Road, from Fonda Avenue nearly to Ceperley that the IDA hopes to purchase.

In September, Norfolk Southern purchased a parcel in the railyards, a move that Mathes says Otsego Now can work with. “They’ll market that land,” he said.

“Someone will call them and say, ‘I need a parcel by the railroads, what do you have?’ They’re a critical partner.”

The next step, he said, comes in December, when word comes back on how much they’re getting from another round of CFA funding, a number the IDA plans to match in order to fund a full site plan, complete with water and sewer lines, parking spaces and square footage of building space.

And by January 2017, he’s hoping to have Otsego Now’s second “shovelready” site. “That’s when we hope we can start aggressively marketing the site.”

But beyond 2017, he wants to extend the road and rebuild the historic bridge from River Street to Ceperley Avenue. “We don’t want to send more cars through neighborhoods,” he said.

“We want to connect I-88, River Street and the railyards.”

Mathes also announced the hiring of Joe Hughes Jr., son of the OHS Athletic Director Joe Hughes, as Otsego Now’s new administrative director.

“Imagine what this area could look like in 20 years,” he said. “We believe in Oneonta. We think there’s something really special here.”

HERE’S KEY TO PEOPLE IN FRONT-PAGE PHOTO

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n the photo across the top of the front page, to the left of Mathes are Common Council members Chip Holmes, Bob Brzozowski and Russ Southard, City Clerk Nancy Powell, Mayor Gary Herzig, Acting City Manager Meg Hungerford, City Attorney David Merzig, and Council members Dave Rissberger and Larry Malone.

To the right of Mathes are, front row, closest to camera, David Hutchison, former city Environmental Board chairman; second row, from front, former Charter Commission member Steve Londner, OFO President Dan Maskin, two newly elected Council members, Michelle Osterhoudt and Melissa Nicosia, and city Community Development Director Bill Kerwin. In the third row is recent Council candidate Jeff Back (white beard) and newly elected Council member John Rafter.

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The Wilber Mansion, from horse-and-buggy days, to Victorian elegance, to its recent grey eminence.

CANO Vice President Leanne McCormack, President Annie Kuhn, and Board member Flo Loomis, from left, outside the iconic Wilber mansion on Ford Ave. And, at in right-hand photo, on the brightly colored repaired porch.

Good Boys, Girls Rejoice: Here Comes Santa Claus!

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he Big Guy himself arrives in Oneonta with a holiday parade down Main Street at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Afterwards, stop in and see him at his cottage in Muller Plaza. In Cooperstown, Santa will arrive at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 27, at the Christmas Cottage in Pioneer Park.

CHANTEZ!: Spend an evening with the Catskill Choral Society in celebration of French song. Two “Chantez!” concerts: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 & 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. $18 adults ($22 day of); $15 seniors ($18 day of); $12 students; under age 12 free.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets www. catskillchoral.org

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Celebrate Wilber Mansion renovations at CANO open house, 5:30-7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 19, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta.

GOING, GOING ... Snag some great deals for a good cause at Oneonta History Center’s annual benefit auction fundraiser, Friday, Nov. 20. Featuring 5:30 p.m. silent auction & 7 p.m. live auction with radio host and local author Chuck D’Imperio. The Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, donate at (607) 432-0960, info@oneontahistory. org or www.OneontaHistory.org

t’s a new scene at the Wilber Mansion.

Gone are the crumbling steps and the peeling, flat blue-grey paint, repaired and replaced with six colors, from plum to gold to “Hancock Grey.”

“It needed a refresh,” said Leanne McCormack, vice president of CANO’s board of directors. “It wasn’t a good representation of what should house an art gallery.”

It’s the conclusion of three years of work, funded by $100,000 grant from state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and $25,000 in fundraising from local Chili Please See MANSION, B3

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eauty can come at a high price.

Concerned citizens on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle advisory group have raised concerns to the Otsego County Board that microbeads – small plastic particles used as skin exfoliators in body washes and facial scrubs – are causing water pollution, and poisoning fish and other wildlife.

Sampling of products with plastic bits.

“We want to understand what microbeads are,” said Rep. Ed Lentz, D-New Lisbon, who is leaving the board at the end of the year. “We want to know where they come from and what harms they can actually cause.”

The most common products with microbeads are anti-acne facial cleansers, such as Clean & Clear and Clearasil, but they are also featured in other brands of body scrubs and have been used in toothpaste brands such as Crest 3D White.

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CALL OF THE WILD: DelawareOtsego Audubon Society hosts a free program with Will Pryor, of Wolf Mountain Nature Center, on the center’s amazing resident wolves, coyotes and foxes. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. All welcome. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

Info, (607) 643-5680.

TEEN THEATER: Thirteen area teens perform a one-hour version of “Prometheus Bound.” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday Nov. 20-21 & 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. Free (donations welcome). FSC, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-3700 or reserve@franklinstagecompany.org VISION FUNDRAISER: Third annual “Eye on the Future” soup cook-off and basket raffle, hosted by the Abbruzzese family.

5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. All proceeds go to Vision Research Ropard Foundation for visually impaired children. $5 to taste and vote for best soup! Over 100 gift baskets; silent auction for two JetBlue airline tickets. Tryon Inn, 124 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (315) 717-9062.

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Microbead Ban May Be Hard Sell In County MICROBEADS/From B1 In December, the county’s Solid Waste and Environmental Concerns Committee will hear from Kiyoko Yokota, assistant professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station as part of the county’s investigation into microbeads’ effects on local water and wildlife.

“It is premature to say that we are actually looking at any kind of legislation,” said Lentz. “We’re just doing an exploratory analysis.”

Yakota will present the science behind microplastic, which shows that two millimeter pieces are too small to be filtered out by water treatment systems. Studies indicate the tiny beads, which attract toxic chemicals, are often eaten by fish, then in turn are passed up the food chain to other wildlife including birds, eventually making their way to humans.

One bottle of facial scrub, for instance, contains up to 350,000 microbeads – great for treating acne or dry skin, but not so good for the environment and wildlife.

“Several states either have bills regulating microplastics or legislation in final stages of passage,” said Yakota.

“And many of the major companies such as L‘Oreal, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson have pledged in the EU market to phase them out.”

Nine states – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Wisconsin have already banned products containing microbeads.

A similar measure failed in New York State in 2014, but four counties in the state have passed legislation banning microplastics, including Suffolk County on Long Island as the largest county to impose restrictions.

“Based on the mounting evidence, OCCA would support a ban on microplastics, if that is the route the county decides to take,” said Darla Youngs, executive director of Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) in an email statement.

But a county-wide ban may be a hard sell to some on the county board.

“It doesn’t make much sense to me,” said Rep.-elect Andrew Stammel, D-Oneonta.

“What good is a ban if somebody living in Richfield Springs could pop across the border to Herkimer or Sharon Springs and purchase the same thing?”

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CANO To Show Off Wilber Mansion Facelift At Open House mansion/From B3 Bowls, membership drives and Restaurant Crawls.

“We’d even have people come in and hand us $20 here, $20 there,” said Annie Kuhn, CANO board president. “It all added up.”

And to thank their volunteers and donors, CANO

will host a reception at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, just before the monthly Writer’s Salon.

The original house at 11 Ford Ave., built in 1875 by George I. Wilber, son of the founder of Wilber National Bank (now part of Community Bank), had simple

structure and a flat roof.

But by the 1890s, he had added the porches, turret and details that now mark the “High Victorian” style house.

The mansion, acquired by the city in 1954, was once home to the Red Cross and the Upper Susquehanna Historical Society, and was saved from urban renewal in the 1960s by parades and petitions demanding “Save the Wilber House!”

And although the building was occupied by the offices of the National Soccer Hall of Fame in the ‘80s, it began to fall into disrepair. “The maintenance on this building was so high that the city just couldn’t keep up,” said Kuhn.

To save the mansion, David F. Wilber III bought it back for $1 in 1997, and in 1999, sold it to the Upper Catskill Community Council on the Arts (UCCCA) for the same amount, with the stipulation that it be used for arts and education and could be bought back if the home again fell into disrepair. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

UCCCA rebranded as CANO (Community Arts Network of Oneonta) in 2012. “We want to have a

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Brothers from SUNY Oneonta’s Zeta Beta Tao – President Rob Allocca, right, and Michael Wagner – finish up the handicapped ramp in preparation for the Thursday, Nov. 19, open house at CANO’s Wilber Mansion.

more inclusive vision of the arts,” said Kuhn. “It’s not just visual - it’s music, creative writing, theater, even dance.”

And to keep up the other end of the deal, painting began August 1 after input on colors was solicited from the community. Kuhn says that although the home in its earlier decades was white, it was in more recent years painted grey, so although the main new coat looks green, it’s actually “Han-

cock Grey,” with white and purple trim. “We gave the painter, Rich Mariotti, freedom with how the colors were used,” said Kuhn. “He came up with the idea of using the gold paint in the details!”

The front stairs were also repaired, and on Saturday, Nov. 14, volunteers from Zeta Beta Tau fraternity of SUNY Oneonta rebuilt the back access ramp. “That was a great help for us,” said Kuhn. “It saved us

about $600.”

And though the mansion is starting to outgrow the Chili Bowl, CANO’s biggest annual fundraiser, board members plan to expand the annual event even further, adding a “Best Bowl” prize in honor of Kellie Place, a CANO board member who died in January. “We keep trying to move it, but people want it here,” said McCormack.

CANO is continuing to look for new ways to bring arts to the community.

“We’d like to put down some sculpture pads so we could have some permanent installations outside,” said McCormack. “It could be part of a city or county-wide sculpture trail.”

“People come to us with ideas every week,” said Kuhn. “And we’d love to find a way to do all of them.”

But most importantly, CANO wants to the mansion to be a welcoming place for all to enjoy the arts. “Maybe you can’t afford to go to the opera or to the Fenimore Art Museum,” said Kuhn. “But you can come here, for free, and see top quality art. We’re focused on bringing the community and the artists together.”

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Ballroom Thieves Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 pm Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown

Please call the Otesaga’s Hawkeye Grill at 607-547-9931 for dinner reservations before the show!

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TiCkeTS: $20 for adults $15 for senior citizens and college students with current ID $8 for students age 13-18 Children age 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

Call 607-547-1812. Tickets also available at Church & Scott Pharmacy, Ellsworth and Sill, Fly Creek General Store and Riverwood.

Remaining tickets will be available at the door.

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Cooperstown Concert Series programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

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$20 general, $15 students/seniors Tickets available: Green Toad Bookstore, Oneonta The Eighth Note Music Store, Oneonta Rachel’s Framing and Fine Art, Delhi Tickets also available through Decker School of Ballet /FBC 607-432-6290 or deckerschool of ballet.org FBC accepts MasterCard and Visa Cameo appearances by members of the Susquehanna SCPA

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Pursuant to Section 359 of the County Law the maximum salary that may be fixed and payable during the fiscal year to members of the Board of Representatives and to the Chairman thereof respectively are herby specified as follows: Members of the Board of Representatives: $10,500 Chair of the Board of Representatives: $19,834 Dated: November 19, 2015 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalNov19 Legal notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held in the Otsego County Personnel Office, 183 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. to revise the appendices of the Otsego County Civil Service Rules, as deemed necessary and desirable for the effective administration of Civil Service in the County of Otsego.

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mation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: Leatherstocking Trails LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 4 November 2015.

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 64 Elm St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; RICHARD V. WEBSTER; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITY OF ONEONTA AMBULANCE SERVICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE # 1 through # 7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendant(s).

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear or answer within (60) days of service thereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego on 10/7/2015.

This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Morris, County of Otsego, State of New York (Section 221.13, Block 2 and Lot 33.02).

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Applications/job descriptions/qualifications visit www. otsegocountyemployment.com. EOE IT EngInEEr: Responsibilites include identifying, documenting and troubleshooting user computing issues to resolution and maintain customer satisfaction. The perfect candidate must possess excellent knowledge of both software and hardware, strong communication skills and be able to work in a team environment. Must have valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and reliable transportation.

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WEb DEsIgnEr: Responsible for the design, production and support of client websites. Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS required. Must be creative with a good eye for color, composition and typography. Must be self motivated and work within a fast paced environment. Experience with Joomla, Wordpress and Adobe products a plus. ouTbounD MarkETIng assocIaTE: Covers the fulfillment of monthly newsletters and some blog content. Must be extremely organized with exceptional communication, writing and proof reading ability. Must be able to meet deadlines and be able to prioritize accordingly. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic HTML a plus.

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Legal notice Notice of formation of POOLBROOK PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 21, 2015. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 229 Poolbrook Road, Laurens, NY 13796.

The purpose of the LLC is the engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalDec3 Legal notice Notice of Qualification of MAP Architecture, PLLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/14/15. Office location: Otsego County. PLLC organized in MA on 5/26/15. NY Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. MA and principal business address: 177 Milk St., Boston, MA 02109. Cert. of Org. filed with MA Sec. of the Commonwealth,

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Purpose: practice the profession of architecture.

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Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 2, 2015. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 20 River Street, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUBURBAN PAINTING AND REPAIRS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/13/2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Trosset Group Attorneys PO Box 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

6LegalNov26 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION Cooperstown Financial Services, LLC Arts. of Org filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/1/2015.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 99 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 / Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of APPROVED TOWING, LLC.

Legal notice OTEGO HIGHWAY 8 LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/21/15.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Maria Mori, 3 Enste Court, Commack, NY 11725. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA B-5

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Friday, November 20

STORY TIME -- 1:30 p.m. Local author, radio host, and recent Albert Morris Award winner Chuck D’Imperio will regale with tales from his travels around Upstate.

Free; public welcome. St. James Retirement Community, 9 St. James Pl., Oneonta. Info, www. stjamesmanor.com GOHS BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 p.m. silent auction; 7 p.m. live auction with Chuck D’Imperio.

Annual Oneonta History Center fundraiser. Antiques, art, outings, gift certificates, more. Cash, checks, credit cards accepted.

Free admission, all welcome.

Cash bar, sandwiches and light fare for purchase. The Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, donate at (607) 432-0960, info@ oneontahistory.org, or www.

OneontaHistory.org FILM SCREENING -- 7 p.m.

First of a series of monthly “Indie Lens Pop-up” documentaries (through June 3) exploring timely topics. This month: “Mimi and Dona” about a mother caring for a daughter with an intellectual disability. Guest speaker following film. Registration recommended at (607) 547-1453. Fenimore Art Museum, Rte. 80 Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org CHORAL CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m.

(Also 3 p.m. Sun. Nov. 22) Catskill Choral Society concert “Chantez!” celebrates French song. Also featuring society’s youth and children’s choirs. $18 adults ($22 day of); $15 seniors ($18 day of); $12 students; under age 12 free.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets www.catskillchoral.org AUDUBON TALK --- 7:30 p.m.

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society hosts a free program with Will Pryor, of Wolf Mountain Nature Center, on the center’s amazing resident wolves, coyotes and foxes. All welcome. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-5680.

FSC TEEN THEATER -- 8 p.m.

(Also 8 p.m. Nov. 21 & 5 p.m. Nov. 22) One-hour performance of “Prometheus Bound,” the final work

by Greek playwright Aeschylus. 13 students from FSC’s After School Program for Teens perform. Free (donations welcome). Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-3700 or reserve@franklinstagecompany.org

Saturday, November 21

COOP FARMERS MARKET -8 a.m.-2 p.m. Bounty of seasonal fruits and veggies, local meats, treats, more. Handmade goods.

Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank).

Info, (607) 547-6195, www. otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, crafts, more. Municipal Garage Walkway on Main St., at Dietz. Info, www. oneontafarmersmarket.com PAINTING CONTEST/CRAFT SHOW -- 9 a m.-5 p.m., Richfield Springs window painting contest (11 a.m.) plus quilt show, arts & crafts show, historic photo exhibit, more. Refreshments, store discounts. Main St., Richfield Springs.

Info, (315) 858-2111; application at www.richfieldchamber.org CHURCH BAZAAR -- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. “Green” Christmas bazaar, hosted by United Methodist Women. Earth-friendly items, food, crafts, more. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR & LUNCH -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Holiday items, crafts, soup and sandwich lunch.

First Presbyterian Church, Rte. 20, East Springfield.

ONEONTA PARADE -- 11 a.m. (line up on Elm St.) Oneonta starts Christmas early with parade down Main St., followed by Santa’s Cottage hours till 3 p.m. in Muller Plaza. Parade winners announced afterward at Welcome Center.

Main St., Oneonta.

ONEONTA SANTA -- Downtown Santa’s hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 21; 5:30- 8 p.m. Thurs.

Dec 3; 4-6 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 10 & 17; 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sats. Nov. 28, Dec 5, 12 & 19. Santa’s Cottage, Muller Plaza, Oneonta.

SOUP BUFFET -- 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Homemade soups, stews, chowders. By donation; all welcome.

Eat in or take out. Mt. Vision United Methodist Church, Mt. Vision.

VISION RESEARCH FUNDRAISER -- 5-8 p.m. 3rd annual “Eye on the Future” soup cook-off and basket raffle, hosted by the Abbruzzese family. All proceeds go to Vision Research Ropard Foundation for visually impaired children. $5 to taste and vote for best soup.

Over 100 gift baskets; silent auction for two airline tickets. Tryon Inn, 124 Main St., Cherry Valley.

Info, (315) 717-9062.

FSC TEEN THEATER -- 8 p.m.

(Also 5 p.m. Nov. 22) One-hour performance of “Prometheus Bound,” final masterwork by ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. 13 students from Franklin Stage Company’s After School Program for Teens perform. Free (donations welcome).

FSC, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-3700 or franklinstagecompany.org MORE CALENDAR, B7

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Friday, NOVEMBER 20, 2015

IN MEMORIAM Christopher Fioravanti, 59; Treasured Martin Bloodnick, 86; Railroad Retiree To Laurens, Active At St. Mary’s Celebrating His OHS 40th In October Moved LAURENS – Martin J. can Legion in support of Joellen of Fort Edward.

ONEONTA – Christopher Fioravanti, 59, of Goshen, N.J., a 1974 OHS graduate who attended his 40th reunion in Oneonta in October and treasured the experience, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.

He was born on Jan. 27, 1956, in Goshen, the son of Joseph Fioravanti and Helen Dubar.

After OHS, he continued his studies at SUNY Delhi, graduating in 1976.

He was the manager for McCrory’s in Horseheads, later transferring to Burlington, N.J., and subsequently served in other locations in New Jersey. In late years, he was a car salesman, most recently for Holman Cadillac.

He married Carla Loucks,

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which ended in divorce, and later Debbie Bartels.

He is survived by his mother, Helen, of Elmira; two brothers, Steve of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Michael of Tustin, Calif.; sister Susan of Oceanside,

Calif.; his daughter Tina and son Michael Ryan, and granddaughter Brianna, all of New Jersey; stepmother Shirley Fioravanti of Oneonta; special brotherin-law, Phil Carderio, of Portland, Ore.; several nieces and nephews, special friends Jeff Wiltsie of Oneonta and Neil Diamond of Marlton, N.J.; a special uncle and aunt, Umberto and Pat Fioravanti of Babylon; and their respective four families.

He was predeceased by his father, Joseph Fioravanti of Oneonta, a SUNY Delhi professor, and sister, Donna Carderio of Tualatin, Ore. Services were Saturday, Nov. 14, at Bradley Funeral Home, Marlton, N.J.

Bloodnick, 86, who retired to Laurens after a 33 year career with the Long Island Railroad, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.

Martin was born on Nov. 20, 1928, in Ozone Park, the son of late Francis and Margaret Bloodnick (Rydholm). He married Dorothy A. Barratt on Oct. 8, 1950, in Christ the King Catholic Church in Queens.

At the age of 17, Martin joined the Navy at the end of World War II and was deployed to Guam in the 151st Seabees as an aviation mechanic. After returning home, he married and he began his employment as a metal worker on the Long Island Railroad. Tinsmith by trade, Martin was a craftsman with metal and enjoyed working on projects with his children and grandchildren over the years. law and brothers-in-law.

Martin was an active He was predeceased by parishioner at St. Mary’s his father, Donald Chamber- Catholic Church in Oneonta, lain, Sr.; a brother, Darryl a member of the Knights of Chamberlain and a sister, Columbus and the AmeriDonna Chamberlain.

Calling hours will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt, pastor at the First United Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.

Donald C. Chamberlain, Jr., 66; City Native Rose To Sears, Roebuck Division Manager ONEONTA – Donald C. Chamberlain, Jr., 66, passed away November 16, 2015 at Fox Hospital.

He was born May 31, 1949, in Oneonta, the son of Donald C. and Gertrude Mae (Hebbard) Chamberlain.

Donald was a graduate of Oneonta High School.

He married Helen Frazier on April 11, 1969, in Oneonta.

Donald at one time was as the division manager at Sears & Roebuck. He also was a route driver for Stroehmann Bread, Schwan’s and others.

He enjoyed hunting; was an avid reader, especially a good Western; had a collection of coins and beer. Above all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren.

David F. House, 84; Teacher Was Youngest of 11 ONEONTA – David F. House, 84, a native of Oneonta, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Sun City West, Ariz.

David, the youngest of 11 children of the late Chauncey and Ida House, was born Oct. 10, 1931.

David worked for more than 30 years as an elementary school teacher, retiring from the Monroe-Woodbury School District.

He is survived by his second wife, Irene Baranowski House, now residing in Sun City West, Ariz. He is also survived by his son, Mark, and his wife, Pam House, and his grandsons, Randall and Logan of Cuddebackville, New York; his brother, Clyde House; his sisters, Anne and her husband, Tony Mongillo, Francis and her husband, Robert Elwood of Oneonta, Breda Snyder of Rhode Island; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Marian Adamiak House.

Services will be private at the discretion of the family.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Chamberlain of Oneonta; a daughter, Helen Mae BonaDonald dies of Chamberlain Oneonta; grandchildren, Garrett and Jasmine Bonadies; son-in-law, Michael Bonadies of Oneonta; his mother, Gertrude Chamberlain of Davenport; his siblings, Deborah Keller, Darlene (Francis) Huestis, Denise (John) Grant, Dennis Chamberlain, and Dawna Ross; numerous, nieces, nephews, cousins, sisters-in-

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our Veterans. Prior to his move to Laurens, Martin was an active member of the Lindenhurst Fire Department-Chemical & Salvage Division – Company #2 – Sheet 4 serving as Martin J. a volunteer Bloodnick for 31 years with several years as Captain. After his retirement, he and his wife relocated upstate New York and helped to build the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in DeRuyter. Martin enjoyed fishing, hunting and outdoor activities with his children and grandchildren.

Martin is survived by his 5 children, Martin Bloodnick and wife, Susie of West Babylon, Karen McGinty and husband, Kevin of Sayville, Denise Weber and husband, William of Schenevus, Edward Bloodnick and wife, Mary of Zionsville, Pa., and Brian Bloodnick and wife,

She is also survived by her 10 grandchildren, Jennifer, Christina, Martin, Melissa, William, Benjamin, John, Andrew, Amy and Stephen; his five great-grandchildren, Gianna, McKayla, Autumn, Jayden and Martin; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years, Dorothy, his parents; his brother, Francis and his sisters, Evelyn, Frances and Patricia.

A funeral mass was Tuesday, Nov. 17, at St. Mary’s in Oneonta, with Rev. David Mickiewicz, pastor, officiating. Interment followed at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville.

Donations in Martin’s memory may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting our website at www. grummonsfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19-20, 2015

Saturday, November 21

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Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Register at (607) 547-1461; info, www. fenimoreartmuseum.org CHORAL CONCERT — 3 p.m.

Catskill Choral Society concert “Chantez!” celebrates French song. Also featuring society’s youth and children’s choirs. $18 adults ($22 day of); $15 seniors ($18 day of); $12 students; under age 12 free. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets www. catskillchoral.org FSC TEEN THEATER — 5 p.m.

One-hour performance of “Prometheus Bound,” the final work by ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. 13 students from FSC’s After School Program for Teens perform.

Free (donations welcome). Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-3700 or reserve@franklinstagecompany.org

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SUPPER CLUB — 9 p.m. concert start, featuring local band The Justice League, with the Who. B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta.

Sunday, November 22

CHARACTER TOUR — 1 p.m.

Tour the museum with Samuel F.B. Morse ($2 plus admission.)

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Thursday, November 26 Happy Thanksgiving!

HOSPICE TURKEY TROT — 8 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. 5k run/walk. Annual Thanksgiving Day “Turkey Trot” fundraiser for Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. $25 ($30 after Nov. 23).

Start at Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta. Info, register at www.cahpc.org RICHFIELD SPRINGS COMMUNITY MEAL — Noon. Free Thanksgiving meal. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs. Call (315) 8581553 to reserve.

ONEONTA COMMUNITY MEAL — 12:30 -2:30 p.m. Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner.

Free; all welcome. Transportation & takeouts available for the homebound. To request, call Deb Bruce at (607) 433-0356 or email oneontathanksgiving@ gmail.com by Nov. 24. To volunteer, call Christ Carpenter, (607)

8296113. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Church. Oneonta Elks Lodge, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

COOPERSTOWN COMMUNITY MEAL — 1 p.m. Annual Thanksgiving community meal. Turkey, ham, stuffing, gravy, beverages, tableware provided; bring a favorite side dish for the buffet. Rides, directions available. Parish Hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. To volunteer, call April 8 a.m.-noon, (607) 5479555.

Friday, November 27

COOPERSTOWN SANTA — 5:30 p.m. Santa arrives at Christmas Cottage in Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Sat. Nov. 28; noon-2 p.m. (pets 2-4 p.m.) Sun. Nov. 29. More December hours for Santa & Mrs. Claus posted at the Christmas Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown.

DECORATING CONTEST — (Nov.27-Dec. 6). First Annual Oneonta Holiday Decorating Contest, hosted by Townsquare Media and Munson’s. Prizes; winners announced Dec. 21.

Info, Destination Oneonta office, (607) 432-2941.

THANKSGIVING AT THE FARM — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also Nov. 28).

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THANKSGIVING AT THE FARM — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Experience 19th century Thanksgiving crafts and traditions at The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org ADORN-A-DOOR WREATH FEST — 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Silent auction of decorated wreaths donated by local artists and businesses. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-9777 or www. cooperstownart.com CONCERT — 7:30 p.m.

Cooperstown Concert Series presents “Ballroom Thieves” (folk/pop trio). Tickets $8-$20 (kids 12 and under free) at Ellsworth & Sill, Riverwood, Church & Scott Pharmacy, and Fly Creek General Store. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownconcertseries.org

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Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Previous certificate must be presented for 3-year booster. Dogs on leash; cats and ferrets in pillow case or carrier.

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SUPPER CLUB — doors 7:30 p.m.; show 8:30 p.m. Annual “Night After Thanksgiving” party with area favorite The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys (acoustic Americana). $8 in advance; $10 at door. B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta.

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UGLY SWEATER CONTEST — 10 a.m.-7 p.m. First annual Ugly Sweater Contest, hosted

by McLaughlin’s Clothing Store.

Wear your sweater to the store; store certificate prizes; winners announced at tree lighting event.

166 Main St., Oneonta.

ONEONTA TREE LIGHTING — 5-8 p.m. Annual Oneonta ceremony. Santa; carriage rides, dancers, carolers, alpacas, hot cocoa, street vendors. Also 6-7:30 p.m. meet & greet with local representatives at Welcome Center on Dietz St. Muller Plaza, Main St., Oneonta.

Friday, December 4

CONCERT — 7 p.m. “Ornament,” Trans-Siberian Orchestra tribute band. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, (607) 431-2080 or www.foothillspac.org FILM SCREENING — 7 p.m.

2nd in a series of monthly “Indie Lens Pop-up” documentaries (through June 3) exploring timely topics. This month: “Autism in Love.” Registration recommended at (607) 547-1453.

Fenimore Art Museum, Rte. 80 Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org CONTRADANCE — 8-11 p.m.,Otsego Dance Society hosts.

Music by Erik House, Kathy Shimberg & Tim White; Peter Blue calls. No partner needed. All dances taught. Suggested donation $8 adults; $4 students and 18 & under; ages 12 & under free. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

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THISTLE HILL OPEN HOUSE — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Also Dec. 6).

Annual open house showroom and mill tours for historic Thistle Hill Weavers textile mill. Mill is weaving drapery fabrics for Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Ill. Open weekdays from Dec. 7. 101 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Cherry Valley. Info, www. thistlehillweavers.com ART OPENING — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Opening of holiday market, with changing group shows.

Gallery hours noon- 6 p.m., Thurs-Sun. Cherry Branch Art Gallery, Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530.

HD OPERA BROADCAST — 12:55 p.m. Live from Met, HD broadcast of Berg’s opera “Lulu.”

Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta.

Info, www.foothillspac.org ART RECEPTION — 5 p.m. exhibition in Main View Gallery. All welcome; through Dec. 20. CANO, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave, Oneonta. Info, www. canoneonta.org

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TFN Cooperstown 3 bed 2 bath 1 mile from village $800.00 per Month plus utilities. Available September thru May Call 607267-2683 TFN Pierstown area with spectacular views of Otsego Lake.

3BR/2BA house. $1,800. a month plus utilities, years lease plus security. Call Hubbell’s Real Estate. 607-5475740.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Oneonta Retail Space For Lease! Over 8,000 square feet of space featuring loading dock with overhead door and warehouse area, plus a light and bright retail space second to none in the downtown lower hub of the city. $2950 per month. Call Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC for details at 607-432-4391.

TFN APARTMENTS FOR RENT COOPERSTOWN 1 bedroom.

Edge of village First floor.

Off street parking. $950.00. includes heat, electric. No pets or smoking. References. Call Dave at John Mitchell Real Estate.

547 8551 or 435 2405.

Available now TFN Milford 3 bedroom. Outside of village. Big back yard. No smokingj. No pets. $750.00 plus utilities. References. Call

Dave at John Mitchell Real Estate. 547 8551 or 435 2405 TFN Apt for rent in Morris. 2 br, 1 bath. $675/mo includes garbage removal. Quiet neighborhood. No pets.

607-434-7933 3ClassNov27 Cooperstown apartment for rent. Two bedroom, hardwood floors, dishwasher, laundry, off street parking, elevator, all utilities included, $1300. per month plus $500. security. Butch or Mary Welch 607-544-4790 3ClassNov20 Studio in the village of Cooperstown. Convenient.

Within walking distance of hospital and groceries. Electric, heat, parking included.

Available September 1st. $700/month. Long or short term. Contact Rob Lee @ 607434-5177.

TFN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Oneonta Business For Sale!

Turn key, established Bar/ Restaurant business in busy center city location. Contact Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC at 607-432-4391 for more details.

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P. Equip., 65K, Stk. 942840, $10,495 .........

2012 SENTRA 2.0 SR P. Equip., 7K, Stk. C942870, $14,593

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2012 ROGUE SV AWD P. Equip., 41K, Stk: C101029A, $16,872

$222 MO

2012 OPTIMA SX

$251MO TRUCKS/SUVS

Full Pwr, Lthr, Snrf, 40K, Stk: C942690, $18,772 ...............................

2009 GRAND CARAVAN 2011 ENDEAVOR SE AWD Full Pwr, Lthr, 50K, Stk: 942590A, $17,252

$232 MO

Full Pwr, Quad Seats, 87K, Stk. 101034b, $11,489...............................

2011 SORENTO LX

AWD, P. Equip., 71K, Stk. 101205A, $13,599 ................................

$165 MO $172 MO

Full Pwr, Stk. C101188A, 52K $13,798 ......

Full Pwr, Snrf, Heated Seats, Lthr, Camera, 81K, Stk. 101211A, $13,995 ..............................

2013 SORENTO LX

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2013 SORENTO EX

$232 MO 2013 SORENTO LX AWD 47K, P. Equip, Stk: C942570, $17,896 ........ $238 MO 2013 SORENTO LX AWD P. Equip., 45K, Stk. C942930, $17,995 ....... $239 MO Full Pwr, Lthr, Htd Seats, 73K, Stk. 101094A, $17,495 ...............................

2014 SORENTO LX

AWD, P. Equip., 40K, Stk. C101239A, $18,771 ...............................

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2012 COMPASS LATITUDE 2014 OUTLANDER SE AWD P. Equip, 26K, Stk: 101180A, $17,963

$239 MO

2013 OUTLANDER SPORT

$254 MO 2013 SPORTAGE LX 15K, Stk. C100892A, $19,288 .................... $259 MO Full Pwr., Heated Seats, 22K, Stk. 101165A, $18,929 ......................

2013 JUKE SL

Nav., Lthr., Snrf., P. Equip., 18K, Stk. C942970, $18,322 ......................

2014 SORENTO LX

$284 MO P. Equip., 14K, Stk. C942740, $21,445 ....... $293 MO AWD, P. Equip., 20K, Stk. C101199A, $20,897 .............................

$254 MO

P. Equip., 31K, Stk: C101163A, $13,578

$171 MO

2014 MIRAGE ES

P. Equip., < 100 Mi., Like New! Stk: 941820 5 Yr/60K Bumper to Bumper Warr, $13,995

$178 MO

2011 SPORTAGE LX AWD P. Equip., 59k, Stk. C101024A, $14,789

$190 MO

2014 ROGUE S AWD

2012 FRONTIER EXT SV

P. Equip., 36K, Stk. C101202A, $21,998 ............................

2012 FRONTIER PRO X

$301 MO $315MO

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2008 CRV EXL

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$321 MO

2012 FRONTIER CREW CAB SV 4x4, 7K, P. Equip., Stk. C942920, $26,957 ...............................

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3rd Row Seat, P. Equip., 49K, Stk: 100697A, $18,995

$260 MO

2011 ALTIMA 2.5 S

$377MO

2012 ROGUE SV AWD Full Pwr, 41K, Stk: C942240, $18,995

$255 MO

2012 ROGUE SV AWD P. Equip., 32K, Stk: C1942630, $16,798

$224 MO

2013 OUTLANDER SPORT SE P. Equip., 22K, Nav, Stk: 942750, $17,955

$239 MO

2012 ROGUE SL

Full Pwr., Snrf, Lthr, Nav, 27K Stk: C942520, $20,244

$274 MO

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