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but not for leisure: An E5 sergeant in the 403rd Civil Affairs Delta Company, he has received word he is likely to be deployed to the Horn of Africa early in 2019, perhaps for most of the year. A former Cooperstown’s Please See RUFFLES, A2
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After much searching, Kiki Perez and brother Frankie finally found the ornament that she decorated for the Christmas tree in Muller Plaza during the tree-lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6.
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n an order by county Judge John Lambert, owner Melania Pervu must make all repairs to the building at 195 Main St. before the Jan. 11, 2019 deadline or she could be held in contempt of court, according to a decision made Friday, Dec. 7. If the city’s Code Enforcement office finds that the violations have not be sufficiently corrected, Merzig said, the City will take Pervu back to court. FUNDS RAISED: The Staffworks Save-a-Life campaign has already received $22,511.03 in donations for the Susquehanna Animal Shelter.
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►CONGRESSMAN FASO aims to close “limousine loophole” as term ends. ►ONEONTA THEATER, can it survive? Consultant reports findings Monday, Dec. 17 ►PIONEER ‘NET ZERO’ project planned at SUNY Oneonta’s Ford Hall. ►DEERJACKING case leads to three arrests. ►CONGRESSMAN DELGADO picks district director, point of contact with county. ►SALVATION ARMY’s Kettle Drive running $3,000 behind last year. ►YELICH, CRANKSHAW highest paid local school superintedents. ...AND MUCH MORE
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KIM MULLER LEAVES HELM
Resignation Slows Ethics Push By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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ormer Oneonta mayor Kim Muller’s resignation is another unexpected bump in the road to a long-anticipated and
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Homeland Security Brings Child Pornography Counts By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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aiting outside Justin Hobbie’s home in Springfield in November, Special Agent James Hamilton, Homeland Security, noticed a light on in the basement, just after 11 p.m. Two weeks later, on Friday, Dec. 7, Hobbie, 41, a CCS coach, health and physical education teacher, was arrested and charged with downloading and distributing child pornography from an Alienware gaming com-
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Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA efying gravity, dancers Chase Vining and Patrick Lennon, top photo, soar through the air as part of the “Russian Dance” during the Decker School of Ballet’s annual performance of “The Nutcracker” Friday, Dec. 7 at SUNY Oneonta’s Goodrich Theater. Left, Fritz and Clara (Oneonta’s Jack Fauth and Allie Vesterfelt) twirl and leap as they enjoy the Christmas party where Clara will soon meet her Nutcracker prince.
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puter seized from that basement room. Hamilton’s affidavit in support of the criminal complaint against Hobbie detailed the investigation, which started when the agent’s covert computer, which uses a law enforcement version of the eMule software, which allowed Hamilton Please See HOBBIE, A7
4-Story Hampton Offers 101 Rooms Fire Protection, Sewerage, Access To Route 28 To Be Aired At Hearing By PATRICK WAGER HARTWICK SEMINARY
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amptonality” – as Hilton Inc. describes its Hampton Inn & Suites line – is coming, with uncertain impact on the hospitality sector. “The area is oversaturated with chain hotels and private owners renting out to travelers,” said The new Hampton Inn prototype Please See HOTEL, A6 was unveiled last spring.
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Moms Say No To Legalized Marijuana More Than Dads By JENNIFER HILL ONEONTA
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otherhood makes women more liberal than men, researchers find. But not so with mari-
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Kate McMichael and Monica Grau, who both work in the New Student Services office at SUNY, partnered together to make The Grinch Cookies for the staff Christmas cookie competition on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at My Kitchen on the SUNY campus. The cookies will be blind taste-tested and a winner chosen to reign sweet supreme!
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Ruffles Expects Deployment
RUFFLES/From A1 Key Bank branch manager, Ruffles said his deputy, former NBT bank assistant NEWMAN NAMED: Cassidy Newman, Unadilla, manager Andrew Crisman, will fill in while he’s away. was recently named to the The treasurer said if Internet Little East Conference access is sufficient, he plans All-Academic Team for to stay involved in day-inoutstanding performance in day activities with his office the classroom at Castleton as much as possible. University. As was his predecessor HOVIS ON LIST: SUNY Dan Crowell, Ruffles is in the Army Reserves. During Oneonta English professor his tenure in office, Crowell George Hovis was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for was also deployed for nine months of special-ops trainhis short story “Old Folks ing in the South, and also and White People,” and was published in the Fourth served in Eastern Europe. Ruffles is an Edmeston River’s March 2018 issue. native and graduated from Edmeston Central School in TWO TRAVEL: John Fischew, Unadilla and Sarah 2003. He has an associates Miller, Worcester, were part degree in Liberal Arts from Broome Community Colof a 93-student group that lege, a bachelor’s in educawent to New York City to tion from SUNY Oneonta meet with SUNY Oneonta and a master’s in Geoscialumni as part of the colence from Mississippi State lege’s Backpacks to Briefcases program, funded by the University. He was a teacher at Laucollege’s alumni association. rens Central School for five
years. Then, a licensed financial adviser, he was an agent for New York Life in Syracuse for three years. Ruffles He had been the Key Bank manager in Cooperstown until 2016. He and wife Amy have two children. Before the deputy treasurer appointment last February, Crisman spent 11 years with NBT Bank. He is a 1996 graduate of Owen D. Young High School and a 2001 SUNY Cortland Grad. The Horn of Africa consists of Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is separated by the Gulf of Aden from Yemen, where a civil war is underway, and where the U.S. is intervening on behalf of Saudi Arabia.
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OYS The Decker family’s Belgiandrawn cart found itself in a scene that looked more like Central Park than The Farmers’ Museum grounds and West Lake Road, as drivers waited to get into the Candlelight Evening, the secondbest attended – 3,502, or 200 less than last year’s record.
The Johnson twins, Ron on the keyboard and Ren on the fiddle, were again leading the crowd in a carol-sing in The Farmers’ Museum’s old Cornwallville Church, a Candlelight Evening speciality.
Santa Claus, Town Supervisor Bob Wood and Mayor Gary Herzig count down the crowd as they prepare to light Oneonta’s Christmas tree on Thursday, Dec. 6, in Muller Plaza. Despite snow and bitter cold, plenty turned out to enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate and a visit with St. Nick himself.
Above, dapper top hat in hand, Jamie Reynolds, playing President Silberhouse, welcomes the audience on the opening night of “The Nutcracker” at Goodrich Theater on Friday evening.
Cooperstown’s Torruella family made the Candlelight Evening a family outing, with mom Marysa and dad Jesse joined by daughter Claire and son Jesse Jr.
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At left, Aria Dirig and Hillary Reiter are up on their toes as wind-up Harlequin Dolls brought to the party by the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer during the opening scenes of “The Nutcracker,” presented by the Donna Decker School of Dance on Friday, Dec. 7
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EDITORIAL
Can Open-Minded People Create ‘Center Of Energy Excellence’? Otsego Chamber’s ‘Energy Infrastructure Summit,’ County Task Force’s Makeup Will Help Answer That Question – And Soon
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here angels fear best path forward on meetto tread… ing our energy needs and the The angel in needs of economic developthis piece is Barbara Ann ment,” Heegan said in an Heegan, Otsego Chamber interview. of Commerce president, Of course, the intent is right who this week announced on, and businesspeople – with the chamber is planning an an eye on costs and profitEnergy Infrastructure ability, as well as the good of Summit Thursday, Jan. 31, the planet – are in many ways at The Otesaga. as good environmentalists as “By bringing other stakeanyone else. Jim Doig holders to the table, we can Take Jim Doig, Sidney help inform our membership on the Federal Credit Union’s recently retired
president. Heegan toured the bank’s new headquarters a couple of years ago, and saw energy consciousness everywhere: geothermal heating, solar panels – even rainwater captured to flush toilets. “That’s one example of how a business, a bank, has really taken advantage of clean, renewable energy,” said Heegan. The chamber formed an Energy Committee last January, chaired by Otsego Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan Country Club Auto’s Peter Armao, cites SFCU’s headquarters as an example of Please See EDITORIAL, A6 costs, profitability driving energy efficiency.
CANCER VICTIM’S DAD TELLS KAREN TROSSET:
George H.W. Bush ‘Truly Great Man, Like No Other’ Editor’s Note: Cooperstown native Karen Trosset, a senior producer at NBC’s Today show and sister of local attorney Mike Trosset, wrote this first-person remembrance of collaborating with Jenna Bush Hager in stories on Jenna’s father, President George H.W. Bush, who passed away Saturday, Dec. 1. This is reprinted from www.today.com
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enna Bush Hager has been a special correspondent for NBC’s Today show since 2009. She has covered education, Haiti, two Olympics and a myriad of well-loved global icons. I had the opportunity and privilege to work with her on many of those stories. But as Jenna has said time and again, for her, the most meaningful reports she has done for NBC News have been those on her family. In particular, stories of her beloved grandfather, for whom she now mourns along with our nation and the world. As a producer, I had the opportunity to spend time with President Bush covering some special occasions – his 88th birthday, his 90th birthday and the release of his son’s book about his dad. But a visit to cover Jenna’s grandfather might easily be mistaken with that of a trip home to visit a friend’s family.
President George H.W. Bush poses with his granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager, right, Today Show Senior Producer Karen Trosset, and their camera crew at the Bush family’s Kennebunkport, Maine, summer home at the mouth of the Kennebunk River.
There was always a warm welcome from the Bushes and their team at Walker Point in Kennebunkport, Maine. “So nice to see you, welcome back” from Mrs. Bush, a big hug from the President’s long-time aide Jean Becker – who has faithfully worked for the Bush family for more than 30 years – and always a big hello from President Bush himself, who made sure to shake hands with each member of our crew. Jenna sat down with her grandfather and he shared stories much like ones shared around the dinner table of every American. There was a lot of laughter. Tears too. He spoke of his second chance at life, having survived that day when his plane was shot down in World War II. He would always tear up talking about “that fine lass,” Barbara, his dear wife of more than 70 years. President Bush told us he kissed her good night each and every night. It was sometimes a challenge, he said, because Mrs. Bush would arrive with her little white dog that took up way too much room in the bed and had a nasty habit of nipping at President Bush when he got too close. But the room always grew silent and thoughtful when he spoke of his time as President of the United States. In each conversation, he spoke with humility of the honor he felt to have served his country in the Oval Office. Please See TROSSET, A5
LETTERS
Farwell: County Board Should Invest In Future While Minimizing Tax Burden To the Editor: Your readers deserve accurate, thoughtful reporting and editorials concerning the county Board of Representatives and its 2019 budget process. They deserve a better paper than the Nov. 29-30 editions of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. People need to be able to trust their local newspaper to clearly separate fact from
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fiction and reporting from editorial opinion. Bizarre flights of fancy that have county employees “playing whack-a-mole” and “swimming in a sea” of “dissolved oxygen” do not do service to journalism or your readers. I take specific issue with your reporting about the public hearing on the 2019 tentative county budget held on Nov. 27. You write
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erroneously that, “The only person to speak was county Rep. Michele Farwell.” I did not speak at the public hearing. Minutes from that meeting reflect the fact that no one spoke at the public hearing. I did approach two reporters before the hearing to share tables and charts showing county tax levies in context with other counties from across the state, because I think it’s important for people to know that Otsego County tax rates per capita are the lowest in New
York. This means our local governments have to do their work with less funding than other counties, sometimes much less. I did not say “our taxes are very low” outside of this context as I was quoted as saying. In fact, I know as most people do that New York State property taxes are among the highest in the country, and property taxes themselves are among the more regressive ways we can fund government in that they hit the poor hardest.
The difficult question for the county is how to do the most with least – how to treat county employees fairly, how to lay a foundation for a better future, and at the same time how to protect the hard working public from additional tax burdens. I take very seriously my responsibility to do my part to put forward a county budget that invests in the future while protecting the public’s interest in minimizing the tax burden. It’s no easy thing and my guiding
principal has been “we can always do better.” The Freeman’s Journal/ Hometown Oneonta can do better too, by not taking a casual approach to facts, reporting scrupulously on what actually happened, supporting your stories with research, and fact checking your quotations and sources. Let’s strive for best practices both in local government and in local news. MICHELE FARWELL Morris County Representative District 2
FIGHTING THE SCOURGE
Common Goal Should Unite Faith, Recovery Efforts Editor’s Note: Otsego County Opioid Task Force members have been writing periodic columns to keep the community apprised on progress of the fight against heroin addiction. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer is associated with Oneonta’s Redemption Movement.
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here may have been some unnecessary divides between members of faith communities and recovery communities in the past. We have all probably been in the presence of church-folk who have appeared judgmental about “those addicts,” or people in recovery who speak of “those hypocrites” in churches. However, it’s exciting to see some
of these walls coming down supportive community that due to a simple understanding: offers accountability, prayer, all people are in great need of and good old-fashioned redemptive communities. friendship. • It is within the context As a pastor sitof these groups that many ting in on my first individuals find healing recovery-support from their wounds and group meetings, I find the strength to move was struck by the forward as redeemed people similarities between RYAN with purpose in their life ALSHEIMER these meetings and and a community who has church programs, their back. namely small group • Bible studies. What would happen if these two In each group you will find a communities started leaning on each community of individuals in need other for strength? of help with their current, real-life, I’ve noticed some pastor friends of messy situations. mine taking more initiative to serve They each lean on a power people in recovery, whether it be simoutside of themselves (God, higher ply sitting down for coffee to hear their power, etc.) within the context of a Please See OPIATES, A6
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125 Years Ago 150 Years Ago
An Appeal to the Men and Women of America – We are often told that, if women really wanted to vote, it would not be very long before they could do so. We give below a form of petition just sent out by the New England Woman’s Suffrage Association. A similar one was issued by the American Equal Rights Association and also by the Washington University Franchise Association, and by Mrs. Stanton. Thus early have these friends of equal human rights resorted to the one means at their command to secure justice for woman. If it be faithfully used, our object will be accomplished. It is probable that during the next session of Congress a law or Constitutional amendment will be passed extending suffrage. If women are not included in this extension, it should be no fault of theirs. December 1868
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Army Punishments – It should be a matter for pride that General Crowder should be able to report that no soldier in the American Army has been put to death during the war for a military offense. Yet, its record has been good. Only one spy was found and only 775 were found guilty of sleeping on post. The more democratic and humane the world becomes the less disposed is it, when war breaks out, to tolerate the rough contrast presented by an archaic military code. The worst aspect of the case is to be seen in the application of a merciless military law to the population of occupied territory, but in the treatment of soldiers also there is some tendency to atavism when war breaks out, and it is a matter for congratulation that in our own army humanity has been so conspicuously shown. December 1918
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December 1893
Frank J. Hogan, the Catholic President of the American Bar Association, warned members of his faith to oppose all forms of racial and religious intolerance. Hogan said Pope Pius had denounced anti-Semitism as incompatible
Bush ‘Truly Great Man’ of his greatest accomplishTROSSET/From A4 ments and his greatest gift. As President Bush aged, ...In July 2013, a photo he did so publicly and went viral of unapologetically, President Bush refusing to allow with a shaved advancing years head holding a to hold him back. little boy with The skydiving a shaved head. jumps began as a That little boy is birthday celebrathe son of one of tion on his 75th President Bush’s and kept on going agents who was even on his 90th fighting a brave birthday. Above all, Jenna was President Bush’s battle against cancer. When the there asking the humanity remembered. president saw questions that that the agents only a grandhad all shaved their heads daughter could ask. Was in solidarity with the little he afraid to die? No, he boy, he grabbed a razor and said, it’s a part of life. Who joined in without hesitation. would he look forward When I asked an agent for to seeing in heaven? His an interview that day, the daughter Robin, who died answer was no. It’s always of leukemia at age 3. It a no, they don’t speak to was a tragedy that never the press. But then, this big, left him, a most precious memory that always brought burly guy, as tough as they come, fought back the tears tears. The gratitude and in his eyes, lowered his love he felt for his family were evident. Despite all he voice and whispered: “He is a truly great man. Like no had achieved in his life, he other.” viewed his family as one
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with Christianity. “He knows, and we know too, that one hate breeds another. Wherever Jews are persecuted, there, too, other creeds and races will sooner or later be persecuted. This was true of the Ku Klux Klan in our own country. The Klan’s hatred was not limited to Catholics, but included Jews and Negroes as well.” Hogan said he spoke “to refute any idea that anyone who preaches racial or religious intolerance speaks for the Catholic laymen or the Catholic priesthood.” “We are justly proud of calling our country the land of the free,” he said. “But, the United States of America will not remain free for any of us unless it remains free for all of us. Let us, you and I, hand it on to posterity as it was handed down to us – the freest of the nations of the Earth.” December 1938
60 Years Ago
Sixty-three employees of Plains Manufacturing Co. will receive unemployment benefits for a seven-week period when their place of employment was closed earlier this year. The benefits are expected to amount to more than $10,000. The plant was closed as the result of action by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union which did not allow the shipment of materials to the local plant from the New York jobber for which Plains works. It was pointed out that the women were not unemployed because of their participation in any strike action, but were without work because of a lack of material which could not be received from New York. Robert Hathaway has been installed as chairman for 1959 of the Greater Oneonta Young Republican Club in a meeting at Valleyview School. Also installed were Albert S. Nader, vice chairman, Donald Gibbs, secretary, and Dewey Clark, Jr., treasurer. The coldest day of an intermittent two-week cold wave struck the Oneonta area yesterday. December 1958
40 Years Ago
Josie Hecker has taken off the gloves. On Monday, she began waging her fight for a traffic light at the corner of Elm and Main Streets
in earnest. It’s a project that has concerned her since last spring when she “just got fed up” with the crowded intersection she claims is dangerous for pedestrians to attempt to cross, and dangerous for drivers to attempt to navigate. “I feel,” she said Monday night, “that we shouldn’t wait until someone is seriously hurt or dies until we do something.” An Elm Street resident herself, she said she has spoken to Mayor James F. Lettis and Alderman Lester R. Grummons on the subject. Both she said promised to speak with her again. Neither has. To force the issue, she has now started a petition drive. Petitions have been placed in businesses in the area of the intersection and one got about 50 signatures in the first couple of hours it was out. Mrs. Hecker, who said she had “almost got involved in an accident last week” at the intersection will present the petitions to the Common Council at a future meeting. December 1978
20 Years Ago
The City of Oneonta budgeted $16,000 in 1999 for Y2K compliance and the fire chief is coordinating response to problems that might result from computer glitches as time registers January 1, 2000. Computers are programmed to read years in a two-digit format, such as “98” for 1998, and many computer mainframes and their software don’t recognize the year 2000. Businesses and municipalities are working to prepare for the problem known as Y2K when computers read the Year 2000 as “00.” December 1998
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New York lawmakers rejected a bill Wednesday that would have made their state the sixth in the nation to allow gay marriage. The New York measure needed 32 votes to pass and failed by a wider than expected margin, falling eight votes short in a 24-38 decision by the State Senate. The Assembly had approved the bill earlier and Governor Paterson, perhaps the bill’s strongest advocate, had pledged to sign it. After the vote, Paterson called it one the saddest days in 20 years of public service. December 2008
Public Banks, ‘Greenbacks,’ Might Close Gap Between Rich And Poor
brought up the Green New Deal in my last column as the only political agenda I’ve seen which, whether we agree with it or not, at least tries to measure up to the magnitude of the two biggest problems we face: climate change and economic insecurity. Let’s take a closer look. The Green New Deal, supported by many progressive Democrats, calls for “real financial reform” to address both problems. This includes some of the standard proposals we regularly hear, such as restoring the Glass-Steagall ADRIAN Act (separatKUZMINSKI ing commercial and investment banking), breaking up the big banks, ending bank bailouts, reducing debt burdens, regulating derivatives, and taxing bank bonuses. These are serious proposals, and
The “Greenback Dollar” of song and lore, issued during the Civil War, was not backed by gold, nor is today’s currency.
would likely provide some relief, but they are partial measures subject to rollback and evasion. The “real financial reform” the Green New Deal calls for goes further. It promises radical change with two new proposals: One is to “democratize monetary policy to bring about public control of the money supply and credit creation,” and the other is to “support the formation of federal, state and municipal public-owned banks that function as non-profit utilities.”
First, some background. Most people don’t realize that the government does not issue money; the private banking system does, by issuing loans at interest. The last time the government issued money in any quantity was during the Civil War, when so-called greenbacks were printed by the Treasury Department to pay for the war. Greenbacks were very successful; issued responsibly, only as needed, Please See KUZMINSKI, A6
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EDITORIAL: Seek Today’s Energy Needs, Longterm Energy Solutions
EDITORIAL/From A4 and its members suggested the summit idea. The vision, Heegan said, is to make Otsego County “an energy center of excellence that boasts efficient, innovative and reliable energy systems that enhance the quality of life for residents and businesses.” • As angels tread, beware of devils in the details. Everyone is enthusiastic about renewables. At issue is: How soon can renewables do it all, serving a growing, thriving economy of offices, manufacturing, retail and transportation? There are two warring camps – so far peacefully so – fully armed with rhetoric, different world views and conflicting strategies. Two recent cases in point underscore the divergence. One, Otsego 2000 a couple of weeks ago filed suit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Domin-
ion Transmission’s expansion of the New Market generating station in Herkimer County, 10 miles north of Cherry Valley. The suit challenges a 3-2 FERC board decision to no longer take into account “upstream” and “downstream” GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions in any of its decisionmaking. (“Upstream” would be emissions caused by new gas wells and coal plants needed to supply the project; “downstream,” increased GHG usage in homes and factories at the other end.) It should be a point of pride that a small local environmental group has the brains and clout to enter the national stage. Still, you can see how FERC decision’s would streamline fossilfuel development; and how a ruling in Otsego 2000’s favor (six attorney general and the Sierra Club quickly filed amicus briefs) would slow fossil-fuel expansion to a crawl. •
Two, Otsego Now, the county’s economic development organization, hired a Philadelphia consulting firm that finds sites for big distribution centers – like Walmart’s in Sharon Springs – ever-more-necessary so online retailers can deliver products to customers. Typically, such centers employ several hundred workers each. Nationally, Amazon alone employs substantially more than 100,000 people in their facilities. When the consultants visited the 140-acre prospective distributioncenter site just off I-88 in Schenevus a couple of weeks ago, the first questions was, how much access is there to natural gas? None, Otsego Now President Jody Zakrevsky had to tell them. The consultants liked the site, he said, but it wasn’t what the client had in mind for natural gas. However, they told Zakrevsky, as sites close to Interstates are filled, lack of natural gas may not always by an obstacle – perhaps a decade from now.
KUZMINSKI: More Available Currency, Low-Cost Loans Can Cut Rich-Poor Gap KUZMINSKI/From A5 they made it possible to finance the war without onerous debt or inflation. After the war, however, private banks fought hard to eliminate greenbacks, and finally succeeded. They did not want their near-monopoly over the issuance of money undermined by public control of the monetary system. Today, well over a century later, it’s again become an issue. Private banks create money by issuing loans to individuals and companies; their profit comes from charging interest and, if necessary, foreclosing on the assets of delinquent debtors. That works for borrowers as long as they can make more profit on borrowed money than the interest that must be paid on it. Since the 1970s, however, and especially since the 2008 crisis, return on investment has lagged behind borrowing, with government, corporate, and individual debt levels now higher than ever and harder to sustain. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the federal government and the Federal Reserve bailed out private banks and some corporations (like GM) to the tune of trillions of dollars in taxpayer held debt, mostly by purchasing their non-performing (worthless) assets. That got large investors off the hook, while leaving individuals and small businesses in the dust – crushed by debt and foreclosed mortgages. The Green New Deal aims to neutralize the
So the two camps are 1) all renewables, which is desirable but not achievable for decades, and 2) a renewable and fossil-fuel mix until the nation and world transitions to something else. • The good news is that Otsego County is so small that even the most ambitious plans – to serve existing institutions (colleges, hospitals and some businesses), develop Oneonta’s D&H yards, Schenevus’ plus a couple of additional distribution centers, and the ability to react to opportunities as they arise – will have a less-thannegligible impact on a national and international energy challenge. Blessedly, we’re simply too small. That challenge requires a massive undertaking, a new Manhattan Project, if you will, to rethink renewables, nuclear and fossil fuels. There are novel ideas, such as scrubbing carbon from the atmosphere, an option some scientists are promoting, etc., etc. It’s likely the solution to global
warming has not even been contemplated yet. • Meanwhile, Otsego County does need a plan, and the chamber’s idea of “an energy center of excellence” resonates. Meanwhile, the Otsego County Board of Representatives is seeking a plan, too. The initial working group, put together by county Rep. Meg Kennedy, R-Mount Vision, tilts heavily toward environmental groups, with representation from Otsego 2000, OCCA and the Land Trust. The full task force is to be announced soon and that, Kennedy assures, will reflect broader perspectives. That’s key. The task force must contain open minds, or nothing will happen. No ideologues need apply. Can we accomplish that? It remains to be seen, but with the Kennedy initiative and the chamber summit, it will become clear pretty early in the new year.
Hampton Will Add 101 Rooms To Market HOTEL/From A1 Bob Holt, retiring Railway Inn general manager and former longtime manager of the Best Western in Cooperstown Commons. “That the new hotel will impact everyone,” he continued. “Chain hotels aren’t always sold out during the busy season mid-week.” Paralleling what Holt said, Destination Marketing of Otsego County reported 58.5 percent occupancy last year among its membership, which includes most of the county’s major hotels. In August, that goes up to 86 percent; at the low ebb in January, 30.3 percent. The Town of Hartwick Planning Board has set a public hearing on the project for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at town hall. While no one from Hilton was available to talk about it, the company unveiled a new 101-room, four-floor prototype for the next Hampton
Inn generation last May 1, the first update in a decade. Each floor will be 2,000-square-feet smaller than past Hamptons, easier to maintain. The exterior on Route 28 just south of Dollar General will feature more exterior lighting, larger windows in the guest rooms and paint colors to both reflect modernity and help travelers relax. The official Hampton Inns & Suites’ website describes the new design prototype as having 101 rooms and four floors in a compact space that is smaller and more efficient than earlier models. The owners, Skyline Hospitality, affiliated with Erfan Khan’s Rainbow suite of local hotels, can choose from two different designs, christened “Confident” and “Casual.” Rooms will come in King, King Studie and Queen sizes. “Carefully choreographed pops of color bring Hamptonality to life via design,” the com-
private banking system by which – good times or bad – the rich seem to get richer, while everybody else gets left behind. By issuing its own currency, the government would not have to borrow in order to spend what is necessary. It could directly purchase goods and services (infrastructure, health care, free education, transition to renewables) by issuing “greenbacks,” whose value would be sustained by the public benefits they would bring. The other leg of its financial reform – establishing non-profit, public banks – would provide credit to ordinary people at zero or nominal interest for vital, long-term personal investments: housing, education, or starting a small business. Banks should be public utilities, in this view, not profit-making enterprises. Imagine being able to borrow on decent collateral the resources you need to improve your life, without having to pay back a fortune in interest. Sound too good to be true? Maybe, but without some similar rearrangement of our monetary system, advantage will continue to lay with the investor class, increasing the economic insecurity of everyone else. Too many people will continue to be denied access to capital except on the onerous terms offered by the current financial system, leaving them heavily indebted if not bankrupt. Adrian Kuzminski, retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and Sustainable Otsego OPIATES/From A4 moderator, lives in Fly Creek. stories, joining them in the meeting rooms, or advocating for their rights on boards and task forces. I’ve also witnessed friends in recovery who have taken leaps of faith, joined a local church, and have become some of the most ferociously loyal, willing, and talented members of those
pany declared in last spring’s rollout. Skyline’s engineer, Rudy Zona, of RZ Engineering, East Syracuse, spoke to some preliminary concerns at the planning board’s monthly meeting Nov. 4, including fire protection, entrances onto Route 28 and septic issues. Zona said he is awaiting a report from the town fire department after walking the property and discussing firefighting issues presented by what would be the town’s tallest building. Board member Meg Kennedy asked, “Are you still considering a four-story structure?” Zona confirmed it. He said he will be reaching out to the Cooperstown Fire Department, which has the only ladder truck in the area sufficient for a four-story building. “The driveway and grounds will allow a ladder truck complete access to the structure,” he said, adding, the sprinkler system “will exceed code.”
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Homeland Security Agent Tracked Suspect Over Internet “It’s really horrible,â€? said HOBBIE/From A1 Michael Barnett, public to conduct Peer-to-Peer information officer in the filesharing investigations. U.S. Attorney’s Office for Hamilton’s software identithe Northern District of New fies files suspected of being York. child pornography based on Hamilton served an adminthe “has valuesâ€? of those istrative summons to Time files. Warner Cable requesting the “When a user is identified subscriber information for IP that is sharing suspected child address 69.207.194.244 and pornography, my computer Justin was given Hobbie’s name. A will then attempt to directly Hobbie further search with the DMV connect to the IP address ‌ to gave him the address. He download those files.â€? conducted surveillance on the house, On Monday, June 18, Hamilton testing to make sure the Wi-Fi was was directed to an IP later discovered secure. to be Hobbie’s and from June 18 to On Nov. 19, Hamilton allegedly Sept. 20, downloaded five videos received “several filesâ€? from Hobbie’s containing child pornography. computer, adding a distribution In the complaint, Hamilton details charge. “It’s like when someone sells that Hobbie allegedly received and distributed pornographic videos show- drugs to an undercover police officerâ€? – except without money changing ing girls as young as 3 years old enhands., said Barnett. gaged in sexual situations with adult According to the complaint, Hobmen, as well as with male and female bie agreed to go with investigators to children. Some of the videos were the State Police barracks at Richfield downloaded as recently as Nov. 12.
Springs, waived his Miranda rights and told investigators that the computer belonged to him and that he was the sole user. When he gave investigators the password, state Computer Crimes Investigator Mathew Burkert conducted a field forensic preview and discovered an “elaborate folder system� that contained at least 50 images and 50 videos of child pornography. The complaint says his wife told investigators that she found child pornography on his computer 13 years ago and made him delete the file. In addition to the videos found on his computer, Hobbie allegedly had a recording of a Snapchat session with a female minor. The girl has not been identified and Barnett declined to say whether the video was a live session with Hobbie or pre-recorded. Hobbie is believed to have had a personal Snapchat account, though it is unknown whether he shared that with students. The investigation is ongoing, but
at this time, it is not believed that any of Hobbie’s students were involved in the videos distributed. “There is no evidence this arrest and charge involves any children of Cooperstown Central School,� Supt. of Schools Bill Crankshaw said in a message distributed to parents on the day of the arrest. In an interview Tuesday, Dec. 12, Crankshaw said that, as of press time, no students had come forward to make reports of inappropriate behavior from Hobbie during his tenure at the school. Asked about reports to the contrary, he said has no knowledge of Hobbie acting inappropriately on school grounds or with students. On Sunday, Dec 9, Crankshaw met with the school’s “Crisis Team� to put together a unified and “developmentally appropriate� response to the students. “It’s been tough,� he said. “But I’m happy to see we have a committed staff.� Counseling was made available to
students, many of whom have already taken advantage of the service. “In light of things like this, we need to let kids know who they can go to,â€? said Crankshaw. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, Beth Coombe, who heads the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Albany, Denise Oliver of the Child Advocacy Center and Wendy Fickal, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, will be on hand to answer questions during a meeting with parents and community members at the school. “Our goal is to turn this from something terrible into something constructive,â€? said Crankshaw. “It will help make us better on how we respond to kids, and education through prevention.â€? Following his arrest, Hobbie appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge ThĂŠrèse Wiley Dancks. She ordered him detained pending a hearing, which had been scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in Syracuse Federal Court.
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MULLER/From A1 R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield. He announced the news at the county board’s December meeting on the 5th. “We may have to go into a holding pattern until a third member is appointed,� said Brett Holleran, Oneonta town board member and third member of the board Muller chaired. The next scheduled meeting is Jan. 14. A county Ethics Board was created by a county board in the early 1990s, but no one was ever appointed to fill the three seats. Following concerns in 2017 about nepotism in the county Sheriff’s Department and elsewhere, Bliss championed its revival in the months before he was elevated to board chair last January. Because of the requirements for members – only two can be from the same party; one must be an elected or appointed official, and people must be ruled out because of conflicts or service in other local government – he said it’s been a challenge to firm up membership. Jack Henson, county Veteran Affairs director, agreed to be the appointed official and to chair the revived board, but then decided to retire. At the end of 2017, Holleran was then appointed as the official, with Muller appointed at the same time. They joined Michelle Catan, who runs the state’s small-business office at the Otsego County Chamber. So far there’s only been piece of business: an appeal from Maria Ajello, who lost her Town of Richfield home in the 2014 county tax auction even though she tried to pay her back taxes on the day of the sale. Lacking procedures, no action has been taken on it. However, the three appointees have been meeting monthly with County Attorney Ellen Coccoma at Otsego Chamber offices at 189 Main St., Oneonta, to define duties and build procedures from the ground up. “There’s a lot of catching up to do,� said Bliss. In an interview, Holleran said Otsego County is not unique: He’s learned many Upstate counties have established ethics boards, only to see them founder in the complexities of setting them up. Thus, Otsego’s board lacks good examples to follow. “We’re coming up with standard operating procedures for ethics complaints, standard operating procedures on how to handle complaints, standard operating procedures on paperwork,� he said. The first function of an ethics board is to review financial statements county elected and
appointed officials are required to file annually so that conflicts of interest can be identified, Holleran continues. Second is how to handle complaints, at a hearing or otherwise. Third is to offer advisory opinions when they are requested. “Everything has to be according to state law and county regulation,� said Holleran, who also owns and operates Deer Haven Campground & Cabins near Cooperstown All-Star Village at Oneonta’s West End. The challenge of appointing Ethics Board members is to “make sure people don’t have an agenda,� said Bliss, not just the individuals but their spouses and members of their immediate families. None of them may be involved in, not just the county, but a town or school governments. With all three of the current members are from Oneonta, Bliss said he would like more geographic diversity, but there’s just a shortage of candidates. In announcing Muller’s resignation, effective at year’s end, he asked his county board colleague’s to recommend prospects. As of Tuesday the 11th, when he was interviewed, none have come forward.
POT/From A1 Fewer women than men oppose legalizing recreational marijuana, for two reasons: one, usage, and two, religion, Elder and her co-author, North Carolina State poli-sci professor Steven Greene, concluded. “Women are more conservative than men on the issue,� said Elder, calling it a “reverse gender gap.� That unusual reversal prompted research, and what Elder and Greene found surprised them. “We expected parenthood to be the main reason for women’s more conservative views on marijuana,� said Elder, who has written extensively on how parenthood affects political views. Mothers tend to be liberal because they want government policies and funding to support and protect children – in education, the environment and childcare, for instance, Elder said. She reasoned mothers
might oppose recreational marijuana legalization because of the impact it might have on their children. But religion, it turns out, was the main factor: the frequency of one’s religious practices and strengths of one’s beliefs. The researchers discovered that by delving into a 2013 Pew Charitable Trust nationwide survey of 1,500 people, half men, half women. It “was unusually indepth because it posed multiple questions on marijuana policy instead of just asking whether you favored or opposed legalization,� Elder says. She and Greene created a “support for marijuana scale� and assigned scores of 0 to 100 to men and women based on their responses to six of the questions asked in the survey. While they found majorities of men and women supported marijuana legalization (67 and 61 percent, respectively), they had
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very different experiences when it came marijuana use. Only 45 percent of women said they had used it, compared to 57 percent of men. This gap was the main driver of women’s more conservative views of legalizing marijuana. Religiosity was also a significant reason for the reverse gender gap although less so than marijuana use. Those in the Pew survey who identified as born-again Christians and attended church frequently, the two measurements of religiosity, tended to have conservative views on marijuana, with more women identifying with those two characteristics than men. “Women have consistently been found to be more religious than men in research,� Elder says. “When you see that women are more religious and use marijuana much less than men, it suggests using marijuana is a moral issue.�
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It doesn’t look like Otsego County’s two Scrooges – Cooperstown’s Mike Henrici, above, and Oneonta’s Casey Thomas, right – like each other very much. But who does Scrooge like, anyhow?
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or Casey Thomas, getting into the role of Scrooge was a little easier than he thought. “I have co-workers who have been playing a lot of Christmas music,” he joked. “I’m starting to get sick of it, so it’s not that hard to get into that Scrooge mood!”
Thomas is set to play the miser-most-famous in Orpheus Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” with music by “Beauty and the Beast” and “Little Shop of Horrors” composer Alan Menkin, Friday-Sunday Dec. 14-16. The original production ran annually at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden in 1994-2003. “My church choir used to do the song ‘God Bless Us Every
One’,” he said. “But I never knew it was from this production.” But he’s not the only Scrooge in Otsego County. Michael Henrici will return as the orginal grinch in The Glimmer Globe Theater company’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” now in its sixth year at The Farmers’ Museum, also this weekend. “I’ve Please See SCROOGES, B3
Kennewick Man, As Never Seen Before SUNY Student 1st To Sculpt Early Man As DNA Says He Is: Native American By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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or Juliet Morin, it wasn’t enough to learn about the famed Kennewick Man in a SUNY Oneonta anthropology class. She wanted to be part of the Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life story. Juliet Morin and new friend Morin, a senior from Sher-
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That analysis that showed that, despite previous belief that he was Caucasian, or maybe Ainu Japanese, he was much more likely related to the Colville Confederacy of Northeast Washington State. “In class we talked about the 2015 reconstruction,” she said, referring to one which gave him the features of the Japanese Ainu people. “I’ve always been interPlease See EARLY MAN, B3
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Old Scrooge, New Scrooge Enticed By Character SCROOGES/From B1 been Scrooge half as long as we’ve been doing the show,” he said. The Glimmer Globe’s production is based on Charles Dickens’ original text. “In our first year, we just took a copy of the story and struck out all the narration,” said Henrici. “We left in the dialogue, and filled in all the gaps. We want to produce a show as close to the original text as we can.” And over Casey the years, the Thomas production has – back to shifted. “We’ll normal! clarify scenes for different actors,” he said. “If an older child is playing a part, we might expand it, or contract it if it’s a younger child.” Originally, Thomas, a theater veteran who started doing shows at Elm Park United Methodist Church when he was in third grade, had no plans to audition for the show. “I was doing ‘And Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Then There Were None’ and Young Mike Henrici becomes Old Scrooge before it conflicted with the audiour eyes. tion,” he said. “But they had a The hardest part, he said, can’t make him a cartoon. second audition, so I was able was getting Scrooge’s facial He’s a miser and he’s mean, to go to that.” expressions right. “It takes but he has a sense of humor. Thomas was surprised a lot of practice to He cracks jokes.” when, at 32, he was ► IF YOU GO: frown!” he said. In addition to his role of cast in a role that was “The rest of the cast Scrooge, Henrici, the Demopreviously held by vet- “A Christmas Carol: The and crew have encratic election commissioner, eran actors, including is well-known in the local Frank Langella, Tony Musical” 7 p.m. joyed watching me Friday-Saturday, learn all these facial theater scene, most recently Randall, Tim Curry expressions.” performing in “Othello,” with and Roddy McDowall Dec. 14-15, 2 p.m. Sunday, For Henrici, play- the Glimmer Globe, the theater in his final role. “I was Dec. 16. Going the part for three company founded by his wife, thinking I would get odrich Theater, years has its own Danielle. He also serves as the Bob Cratchit,” he said. SUNY Oneonta. company’s co-artistic director. “I was not expecting to Info, (607) 432- challenges. “It gets more nuanced every When rehearsals begin in be cast as old curmud- 1800. year,” he said. “You November, the cast meets geon!”
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to look over the script and incorporate ideas from the previous years. However, he’s managed to reduce putting on the makeup required to age him to only an hour. He mod►IF YOU GO: eled his “A Christmas Carol.” 7 p.m. performance on Friday-Saturday, George C. Dec. 14-15, 2 p.m Saturday, Scott in Dec. 15, 3 p.m. the 1984 made-for- Sunday, Dec. 16. The FarmTV proers’ Museum, duction, Cooperstown. as well Info, (607) 547as Bill 1450. Murray in 1988’s “Scrooged.” “I really love the opening tête-à-tête between Scrooge and his nephew, Fred,” he said. “I love the contrast of joyous, bouncing Fred and rickety old Scrooge.” Thomas enjoys getting to sing as Scrooge. “I really enjoy his first song, ‘Nothing to do With Me’,” he said. “He’s trying to get home, and he keeps getting accosted by people trying to spread Christmas cheer and he just wants to be left alone. It’s fun to be a grump.” But what makes the song special for Thomas is that the same melody is repeated later in the show. “But this time,” Thomas said. “He’s much more cheerful, and he sings how it has everything to do with him. It’s a nice moment of change for him.” With both their shows mounting the same weekend, Henrici had some advice for the young Scrooge. “You have to be present with the character,” he said. “Tell the story. The people are there, they’re invested.”
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She started by sculpting his facial structure on the skull – complete with markers for muscle depth – in clay. “I studied old and modern photos of Native Americans and tried to keep those characteristics,” she said. “The hooded eyes, the cleft in the chin, the tissue depth. We have no way of knowing what he looked like, so this is a way of illustrating that link.” There is a small indentation on the Kennewick Man’s skull, perhaps where he was hit in the head, possibly by his own weapon. Morin incorporated that into her cast. A resin mold was made over top of the sculpture, and once the mold was cured, the clay and the skull were removed, then the mold was filled with silicone to create the final cast. She is now airbrushing him and hand-applying human hair, as well as eyes that she sculpted herself. Morin has a background in drawing and computer artwork, but not in sculpting, and learned how to proceed by watching Youtube tutorials. “It’s the same technique as a lot of people use for film props,” she said. And though she hasn’t quite finished, she is already drawing praise for her work. “When she finishes, we want to find a proper venue for her to publish in,” said Betsinger. “She’s really exceeded everyone’s expectations. It’s nice to see that there is one that’s more accurate to what he actually looked like.” The professor also plans to display the reconstruction in the display case outside the college’s Anthropology Department. And Morin is already planning a second reconstruction, this one of a subject believed to be from an Oneida tribe, loaned from a local museum. “David Kenny” – in instructional support – “runs the 3D scanner on campus, so we brought the skull in and he made me a 3D printed replica,” she said. “My plan is to make a reconstruction and to gift it to the Oneida Nation.” The original skeleton was repatriated to the Oneida Nation in August. “There are only a handful of people who do these hyperrealistic reconstructions,” she said. “And there’s a high demand.”
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Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Ms. Heather Spitzberg, Esq. Certifying Officer December 13, 2018 1LegalDec13 Legal nOtice NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 5th day of December, 2018, duly adopted a Local Law 7 of 2018 entitled: A Local Law to amend Local law No. 1 of 2017 to provide for the installment payment of eligible delinquent taxes pursuant to Real Property tax law section 1184. This local law amends Local Law No. 1 of 2017 by adding the following language to Section 5-Eligibility Date; and no later than October 31st of the current year. The full text of this Local Law of 2018 is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours . Dated: December 13, 2018 Carol D. McGovern, Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 6LegalJan.17 Legal nOtice NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 5th day of December, 2018, duly adopted a Local Law 8 of 2018 entitled: A Local Law declaring the opioid epidemic and its effects on the County of Otsego a public nuisance, and establishing a cost recovery procedure for the County’s expenditures incurred in providing services related to the Opioid epidemic. The intent of this local law is to allow the County to recover costs despite the existence of the common-law municipal cost recovery rule and declare the opioid epidemic and its effects on the County a public nuisance. Specifically the County provides services related to the opioid epidemic, which are funded by tax revenues but the County wants to seek reimbursement for providing such services, whenever practicable, from the responsible party. The full text of this Local Law of 2018 is available for inspection in the Clerk of the
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Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours . Dated: December 13, 2018 Carol D. McGovern, Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalDec.13 Legal nOtice This publication applies to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. 31 Pioneer Street, LLC Filed 11/20/18 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 31 Pioneer Street Suite 3, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJan.17 Legal nOtice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO INDEX NO. 1023/2014 REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff, Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property vs. DANIEL CROWELL, OTSEGO COUNTY TREASURER, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; RONALD CHESLA, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; CHRISTOPHER CHESLA, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; PAMELA CHESLA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; CRYSTAL (SURNAME UNKNOWN), AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE CHESLA; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives,
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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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; Defendants. SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 79 SOLAR BLUFF WORCESTER, NY 12197 To the above named Defendants 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 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) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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. 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 $165,000.00 and interest, recorded on June 11, 2007, at Liber 1524 Page 661, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 79 SOLAR BLUFF WORCESTER, NY 12197. 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
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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 ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: Matthew Ingber, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 4LegalJan.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Professional Service Limited Liability Company (PLLC) Name: Leatherstocking Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and NP in Acute Care Services PLLC; d/b/a: Leatherstocking Anesthesia and Acute Care. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 21, 2018. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as the agent of the PLLC upon whom processes against the PLLC may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the PLLC, 225 Bristol Road Hartwick, NY 13348. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalJan.13 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of David Benjamin LLC Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/8/18. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 165 W. End Ave, Apt 17D, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful activity. 6LegalJan17
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IN MEMORIAM Jill McCracken, 68, Morris; A Founder Of Faith Fellowship, Christian School ONEONTA – Jill Kathleen MacCracken, 68, the founder of the Oneonta Community Christian School, died Dec. 5, 2018. She was born on Aug. 23, 1950, to Frank and Peg (Moore) MacCracken in Stamford and raised in her beloved Charlotte Valley on Brick House Farm, along with her brothers, Jack and Frank, Jr. Her days on the farm made her tough and ingrained in her heart the importance of family. Upon graduating from Charlotte Valley Central School, she went on to give her heart to other things: teaching, Clark
Morris and Jesus. After graduating from SUNY Oneonta with a Bachelors in Education, Jill married her best friend in 1972. Little did she know where their adventures would lead; she was just happy to be going there with Clark. They began their family with Bridget, then Ben, and then a turning point came. Clark and Jill and the MacCracken family found Jesus. The past became the past, and a new future unfolded in front of them. Word of Faith Fellowship was birthed in the Morris living room. Oneonta Community
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Christian School followed closely thereafter, and Jill gave her time, talent and Jill treasure MacCracken fully to these two “projects.” They filled her life with purpose, and she said she was never happier than when she was teaching at OCCS. With the advent of the school came Clark and Jill’s third and final child, Elizabeth. Their family was complete; Jill’s impact on
her community was just beginning. If you were one of the lucky ones to be her friend, her student or to spend your time at the Morris home, you understand what family and unconditional love really look like because of her. Jill held everyone around her to the highest standard and planted seeds of faith and excellence in all she knew. She was the life of every party, and usually, she was the one throwing it. When Jill retired from teaching at OCCS, she never stopped investing in those around her. Her focus just widened. She took on
new roles as mother-inlaw and Grandma giving her whole heart to the next generation of her family. Always she remained the center of her husband and children’s lives. Jill believed humbly that her legacy would be her kids, but those in our community know that her legacy extends as far out as the depth of her love. Jill’s final years of life were a different sort of journey. She would tell you that cancer gave her purpose. She found her voice once again and shared Jesus’ love intentionally with every person God placed in the path
of her treatment. She is survived by her husband and her children. She is predeceased by Patty Ann and Tavy, Aunt Bobby and Uncle George, . A funeral service was held Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Word of Faith Christian Family Center. A private interment will be held at the Schenevus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Oneonta Christian Academy (formerly OCCS/LCA), 158 River St., Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.
Peter Molinari Jr., 72; Ran Palace Cigar, Rose & Laurel ONEONTA – Peter Paul Molinari Jr., 72, former longtime owner of the landmark Palace Cigar on Main Street, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1946, in Albany, the son of Peter Paul Sr. and Frances (Croshaw) Molinari. Peter attended SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Albany, earning his bachelor’s degree in business. He served in the military during the Vietnam War and
earned a silver star for his service. In addition to Palace Cigar, he founded the Rose & Laurel Peter Bookshop, Molinari and was involved in other stores downtown over the course of his career. When he was able, he could be found walking his dog, playing poker, or on
the golf course. Peter is survived by his daughter, Lindsay Maynard (Mark); and two grandsons, Alex and Leo Maynard; his sisters, Susanna Molinari of San Rafael, Calif., Mary Anne Nugent of Suffern, Diane Molinari of Latham and Joanne (Art) Haber of Kingston; his former wife, Janet Potter; his longtime friend and housemate, Cheryl Carter; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by
his mother, Frances, in 1952; and his father, Peter Molinari Sr., in 1992. Calling hours are from 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Susquehanna SPCA. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
Ellen B. Brown, 95; Went From Normal School To SUNY ONEONTA – Ellen B. Brown, 95, who trained in the former Oneonta Normal School, then spent 21 years in SUNY Oneonta’s Educational Psychology Department, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Utica. Lately, she had been residing in Ilion. Ellen was born March 27, 1923, in Oneonta, to the late Dan Clark and Adda (Mattice) Barlow Sr. Ellen attended the Old Normal School, Bugbee School and graduated from Oneonta High School in 1941. She married Edward H. Brown and they lived at Up-
per East Street, Oneonta. She worked at the newly formed REA in 1943, typing membership cards for the association. After completing this job, she worked at J.J. Newberry in Oneonta for 14 years as the manager of the toy department. She briefly worked for the Civil Service Department in Albany and then transferred to SUNY Oneonta, where she worked 21 years in the educational psychology department, retiring in 1983. Ellen enjoyed bowling, traveling, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, spending time with family and
especially being the family historian. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Judith and Anthony Guzik of Jordanville; grandsons, Rev. Michael A. Guzik, SJ and David and Heidi Guzik of Fairfield, Connecticut; great-grandsons, Jonathan and Jason Guzik of Fairfield, Connecticut; sistersin-law, Marion Barlow of Rensselaer and Rose Barlow of Kirkville; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by three brothers, Dan (Vida) Barlow Jr., William Barlow and Kenneth Barlow; three sisters and their spouses,
Allien (Edward) Wenck Sr.; Florence (Joseph) Hauser Jr. and Mary Jean (Walter) Schmitt Sr. Calling hours are 10-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, at Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, when the family will be in attendance. Funeral services follow at 11, with the Rev. Michael A. Guzik officiating. Spring burial will be in West Oneonta Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home.
Madeline Santos, 100; Enjoyed Long Life In Sixth Ward Home ONEONTA – Madeline P. Santos, 100, who worked for the Lehigh Valley Railroad during WWII, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at Fox Nursing Home, where she had been living since since August 2016. Mickey, as she was known, was born on Love Joy Street, Buffalo, on Oct.
23, 1918 to Paolo and Giulia (Stirpi) Spaziani. Much of her life was spent on the North end of Miller Street in her beloved Sixth Ward, AKA, the Lower Deck. She worked at various locales, including dress factories, The Lehigh Valley R.R. during WWII, Enterprise Aluminum Co., MAMCO, the Vergari household and Valleyview School with Principal and friend John Higgins. Mickey is survived by her sons, Philip and Lawrence (Larry) Santos, her adored grandchildren, Scott Santos, Laura Ruby, Jessica Neander and Stephanie Santos; nine great-grandchildren; daughters-in-law, Nancy Elliott (Phil) and Marla
(Emerson) Santos (Larry); her sister, Connie; and her many beloved and cherished nieces and nephews; Madeline Santos her “very special” extended family, Linda Bouton and the “Entire” Vergari and Avanzato families; her favorite sister-in-law, Charlotte; and her good neighbors, Sister Florence “Floody” Gioia, Vickie, Jack, Jacob and Renee, Wayne and Linda, Gina, Neil and Joyce, Rich and Carol and Doug and Beverly.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Ernest (Santodonato) Santos and Clifford Wilson; her stepdaughter, Marie; her daughter, Julianne; her sisters, Jenny and Mary; her brothers, Angelo, Alex and Paul; her sister-in-law, Vita; her special friends, Sadie Nader and Jim Lange, as well as many others. A funeral mass was held Tuesday, Dec. 11 in St. Mary’s Church, with the Rev. David Mickiewicz officiating. Burial will be in the spring in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
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HOLIDAY MARKET – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pop-up ceramic shop features one-of-a-kind gifts by local artists. Decorative and functional ceramic creations. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8671. COMMENCEMENT – 1 - 3 p.m. Celebrate accomplishments of SUNY Delhi’s class of 2018. SUNY Delhi, 454 Delhi Dr., Delhi. 607-7464000. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. BOWL DECORATING – 6 - 9 p.m. Create bowls on the wheel and/or paint pre-made bowl to be sold at CANO’s Chili Bowl Cook-Off, to support local art, music, literature programs. Community Arts Network Of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070. ARTISAN FAIR – 5 a.m. - 9 p.m. Find gifts hand-crafted from steel, wool, wood, silk and more. G.E.M. Gallery & Sculpture Park, Common Drive, Gilbertsville, Dunderberg Gallery Marion Ave, Gilbertsville. Info, (607) 7832156. STUDIO OPEN HOUSE – 5-8 p.m. The Bremer family hosts a family gallery and open house with artwork, cards, prints, baskets and more for sale. 498 County Highway 5, Briar Creek Rd, Otego. THEATER – 7 p.m. Musical performance of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” by Orpheus Theater. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. 607432-1800. A CHRISTMAS CAROL – 7 - 9 p.m. Live performance of Charles Dickens’ classic tale featuring local performers. Tickets, $15/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. CHRISTMAS CEILI – 7 - 9 p.m. Full traditional Irish dance performed by Iona Dance Troop. Features spirits, light fare. Cost, $10/adult. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. CONTRADANCE – 7:30 p.m. Fun Christmas dance. Ray Taylor to call, Elma Taylor to cue. Admission, $5 at-door. Cooperstown Elementary School. 607-547-8665. CHRISTMAS CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Frederic Chrislip performs songs, lute solos. Admission, $10. Tickets available at Cooperstown Natural Foods, The Green Toad Book Store, Eighth Note Music Store. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9371.
Saturday, December 15
DONATION EVENT – 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Bring non-perishables and personal care items to help the Cooperstown EMS fill the ambulance with donations to local food pantries. Tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly and granola bars needed. Price Chopper parking lot, Cooperstown. SANTA VISIT – 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visit Santa, bring a letter, get pictures with old St. Nick. Santa’s Cottage, Muller Plaza, Oneonta. 607-432-2941. HOUR OF CODE – 10, 11 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m. Learn to code a simple app or game in 1 hour at Introduction to Computer Science. AJ Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2011. SHOEBOXES FOR SENIORS – 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Drop off a gift to be delivered to a homebound senior this holiday season. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. 607432-6600. HOLIDAY MARKET – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pop-up ceramic shop. See Friday Listing. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. Live streaming “La Traviata” by Verdi. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607431-2080. STUDIO OPEN HOUSE – 1-5 p.m. The Bremer family hosts a family gallery and open house with artwork, cards, prints, baskets and more for sale. 498 County Highway 5, Briar Creek Rd, Otego. VISIT SANTA – 1 - 5 p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. HOLIDAY PARTY – 1 - 4 p.m. Make cookies, fudge, crafts, ugly sweaters, more
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13-14, 2018 to take home for holidays. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. 607-267-4435. SANTA TRAIN – 1 p.m. Magical train ride with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Bring a small gift with your child’s name & Santa will deliver it on the train! Reservations required. Milford Train Depot, 136 E. Main St, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429. A CHRISTMAS CAROL – 2 - 4 & 5 - 7 p.m. Live performance of Charles Dickens classic tale. See Friday Listing. SOLAR INFO – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Learn ABCs of solar power. Meet reps from Solstice Community Solar, Heat Smart Otsego. Bring a dish/drink to pass. Tanner Hill Herb Farm, 294 Tanner Hill Road, Cooperstown. 607-5472536 ext. 233. CHRISTMAS CONCERT – 3:30 p.m. The Voices of Cooperstown present George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah.” Cost, $25/adult. Christ Church, Episcopal, 46 River St., Cooperstown. 607-5479555. COMMUNITY MOVIE – 6 - 8
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO p.m. Free Showing of “Christopher Robin” (2018). Viewers welcome to bring snacks, pillows, blankets, more. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800. THEATER – 7 p.m. Musical performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” by Orpheus Theater. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. 607-432-1800. CONCERT SERIES –7:30 p.m. The Empty Pockets perform with an old-school sensibility built on Americana, Blues, Soul. Ballroom, Village Hall, Cooperstown. 607-5471812. DRAG SHOW – 8 - 11 p.m. Winter Wonderland Drag show to support Oneonta Pridefest 2019. Admission, $5/person. All welcome. My Father’s Place, 5690 St. Hwy. 7, Oneonta. 607-386-1508.
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– 8 - 11 a.m. Enjoy hearty breakfast, visit with Santa. All children receive gift. Admission by donation. Mount Vision Fire Department, 179 Co. Hwy. 11B, Mount Vision. 607-433-0997. HOLIDAY MARKET – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pop-up ceramic shop. See Friday Listing. VISIT SANTA – 1 - 4 p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. SANTA TRAIN – 1 p.m. Magical train ride with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Bring a small gift with your child’s name & Santa will deliver it on the train! Reservations required. Milford Train Depot, 136 E. Main St, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429. FILM SCREENING – 1, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Night School.” Friday Listing. THEATER – 2 p.m. Musical performance of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”
Changes Coming to Otsego County Transfer Stations STarTing January 1, 2019 The fOllOwing ChangeS will gO inTO effeCT: COOPerSTOwn increased hours at northern Transfer Station! Monday—Friday 7AM—12PM Saturdays 8AM—12PM
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Municipal Solid Waste—$80/ton Minimum MSW Fee—$20 MSW Bag Fee—$4.00 Bulk White Goods—$28/unit Freon Removal—$28/unit Auto Tires—$6 Truck Tires—$15 Tires by the ton $240 Mattresses/Box Springs - $25/unit Commercial Recycling - $55/Ton
for any questions please call the Otsego County Solid waste Department at (607) 547-4225
by Orpheus Theater. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. 607432-1800. PAINT & SIP – 2 - 5 p.m. Create painting with instruction while enjoying non-alcoholic drinks. Cost, $35/adult. Includes supplies, drinks, snacks. Community Room, Southside Mall, Oneonta. 607-432-4401. CONCERT – 2 p.m. “Northern Country Christmas” performed by The Gibson Brothers. Cost, $10-$40. Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. 315-691-3550.
HANDBELLS – 2 p.m. The First United Methodist Church performs their annual handbell concert. Free, all welcome. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. Oneonta. Info, (607) 4324102. A CHRISTMAS CAROL – 3 - 5 p.m. Live performance of Charles Dicken’s classic tale. See Friday Listing. TEA PARTY – 4 - 6 p.m. Annual Silver Tea returns featuring tea, elegant snacks, gift basket raffle. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main St., Otego.
All OTSEGO. opportunities Clark Sports Center Full Time Aquatics Position Candidates must have current certifications in Lifeguard Training, First Aid and CPR/AED for the professional rescuer. Competitive swimming & lesson instruction experience preferred. Job responsibilities include lifeguarding, teaching Red Cross learn-to-swim lessons, private instruction, and age group swim team. Full benefit package. Interested candidates should email their resume to birdsalll@clarksportscenter.com. Visit wwwc.clarksportscetner.com for more information.
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Advertising sAles rep The Cobleskill Times-Journal seeks a motivated, self-starting and organized person to sell advertising in Schoharie and surrounding counties. This person will call on established accounts and actively seek new accounts. The successful candidate must: • Have good communication skills, both verbal and written. • Be persuasive, confident, pleasant and outgoing. • Be able to build and maintain relationships with clients. • Work under pressure and meet weekly deadlines. The person will receive a base pay plus commission. We pay mileage and also offer benefits including paid vacation, health insurance and 401K. Candidates should submit a cover letter with resumé to the Times-Journal, Attn: Bruce Tryon, sales manager, PO Box 339, Cobleskill, NY 12043. Or email to Mr. Tryon, tjournalads@yahoo.com. No phone calls, please.
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