Under the watchful eye of her sister Charlotte, Caitlin Wiltsey of Oneonta give a thumbs up to racers in the annual SADD 5K Run at OHS Saturday, April 15. Oneonta’s Mike Hamilton won with a record-breaking 17:44.
Sen. Seward On The Mend In Albany Med
At press time, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, was still in Albany Medical Center, recuperating from a Wednesday, April 13, operation for bladder cancer.
In a statement issued the next day, Seward said the operation was a success and he expects a complete recovery. Cards and best wishes may be sent to the senator’s Oneonta office, 41 South Main St., Oneonta NY 13820 ON THE LINE: Communications Workers of America pickets have set up lines at four points in Otsego County during their strike against Verizon: at Verizon facilities on Southside and River and Elm streets in Oneonta, and on Pioneer Street in Cooperstown.
FIND MONEY: City Hall and Otsego Now invite the public to an informational event on Governor Cuomo’s Sixth Round of Consolidated Funding Applications (CFAs) at 8-10 a.m. Friday, May 6, at Otsego Now’s office at 189 Main St.
SAVE TAXES: GO-EDC planned a public presentation, “Reducing the City of Oneonta Tax Rate,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the Hampton Inn.
Sanders, trump Win otsego County
HBy JIM KEVLIN
illary Clinton played Andrew Cuomo to Bernie Sanders’ Zephyr Teachout on Election Night, Tuesday, April 19, in Otsego County and across
Upstate.
While the CNNs trumpeted Clinton’s statewide victory, a glance at the countyby-county map on www.nytimes.com told another story: The Hillary Tide (a light
blue) ended at the Westchester County line. The rest of the state was a green tide – green designating Bernie – swamping the Hudson and rolling over the Adirondacks, crossing Central New York, including Otsego County, all the way to the shores of
Lake Erie.
Only blue spots around Rochester and Syracuse broke the serene green.
As had Zephyr, so had The Bern. Locally, with all precincts reporting, Otsego Democrats supported Please See PRIMARY, A7
Fox may lose Birthing, Get $6 million Cushion
By JIM KEVLIN
one in Six of Us live in poverty
The Answer Is Jobs, Citizen Voices Told
By LIBBY CUDMORE
ONEONTA
‘Imagine trying to raise a family with two kids on $24,000 a year?” asked Lynn Glueckert. Well, “15.5 percent of people in Otsego County live in that kind of poverty. That’s one in six people you see walking down the street.”
On a Tuesday, April 19, Citizen Voices’ forum on job growth, Glueckert, executive director, Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie counties, described the flip side of Please See POVERTY, A7
tells Citizen Voices
six
their neighbors are living in poverty.
MSNBC’s Big Apple Glamour At Cider Mill
By LIBBY CUDMORE
FLY CREEK
For MSNBC correspondent Kate Snow, broadcasting from the Fly Creek Cider Mill was almost like coming home.
“I grew up in Burnt Hills, with two apple orchards
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in my backyard,” she said. “They were our neighbors, but we used to play in them.”
Snow was at the newly renovated Cider Mill on Thursday-Friday, April 1415, broadcasting live for Please See MSNBC, A3
President/CEO Vance Brown believes a plan unveiled Thursday, April 19, will achieve $6 million in annual savings that will better assure Fox Hospital’s future, he said in an interview. Explained to Bassett and Fox employees in a noon-time meeting in the Clark Auditorium at the Cooperstown hospital campus – two additional rooms were set aside for overflow, and audio and video conferencing were made available system-wide – the plan has two parts:
Vance Brown
• Consolidating delivery of babies at Bassett Hospital, ending birthing at Fox by the end of the year and creating “significant savings” for the Oneonta facility and the system.
• Creating a “center of exPlease See FOX, A7
30 Years,
Ron Tiderencel Retiring As County Road Chief
By LIBBY CUDMORE
COOPERSTOWN
After 30 years, several floods, a collapsed bridge and plenty of winter weather, Otsego County Highway Superintendent Ron Tiderencel is retiring at the end of April.
“There comes a time when you’re ready,” he said. “My wife Janis retired from the state five years ago, and I want to spend some time with her.”
“It’s going to be a tough
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Lynn Glueckert, Catholic Charities local executive director,
one in
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Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA You could see the cider mill from the cider mill on MSNBC.
Comedians, local bands and volunteers will come together at Foothills at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23 to raise money to buy Thomas Daniel Quiter a hand-controlled van so that he can take up a self-employment position.
Quiter, a Mount Upton resident, was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as Brittle Bone disease and needs a special wheelchair and accessible van to get around. “The more I can do, the less I need from others who have already given so much for so long,” he wrote in his GoFundMe statement. “But I cannot make that happen without transportation.”
Though initially given 24 hours to live after being born with 25 broken bones, Quiter is now 32 and runs a successful small organic farm. He has suffered over
1,000 fractures in his life, but uses his experience to run the “Enabled Perspective” series on Facebook and Youtube, where he posts about awareness. “I hope to inspire others to do more, understand better and live better.”
And after hearing that his old vehicle was becoming unsafe, “Team Tom” came together to help. A GoFundMe page was set up to take donations towards the
$35,000 a new van would cost, and the Foothills Benefit was arranged.
Comedian Pam Werts, originally from Oneonta, will headline the comedy portion of the evening, and Don Wyckoff, a community integration specialist at the Catskill Center for Independence, will MC the live auction and dinner, where Grant Harrison, CEO of Ennaid Therapeutics and William Howe, CEO of Vehware, will be the keynote speakers. Tickets are $25 advance notice, $35 at the door, and 100 percent of the proceeds go towards buying Quiter’s van.
“His life experiences have made him who he is,” said Donna Quiter, his mother. “And I want him to have a chance to share this with others who would benefit from his perspective.”
Vote Will Send Spelling Champ To D.C. Finals
ary Noorlander, an Oneonta Middle School student, is seeking votes to help send her to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Picked as one of the Top Ten finalists from the Spellebrity Video Contest, Mary now has to garner enough votes to put her in the Top Five and win an all expense-paid trip to Washington DC, where the Spellebrity Video Contest champion will be selected.
Mary Noorlander
Voters can vote once a day until Friday, April 22 at www.spellebrity.com.
Lifting for the first time, Joyce Knuth had the crowd waiting eagerly as she lifted 115 pounds for the Denim & Diamonds team during Muscles in Motion Weightlifting Championship held Saturday, April 16 at Muscles in Motion gym. Her husband, Tom Knuth, a partner in the gym, spots.
After Battling Floods, Felled 11C Bridge, Tiderencel Ready To Retire
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position to fill,” said county Rep. peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, chair of the public Works committee.
“When someone has spent 30 years in a department, with the knowledge and experience he has, you can’t just go and fill that gap.”
Tiderencel, who lives in the Town of Maryland, came to the department in 1986 after working for the DEC. “i was a permanent
temp, and i wanted something a little more stable while i was raising my family,” he said. “An opportunity opened up in the department, and i took it.”
The biggest challenges of his career were the series of floods between 2006 and 2013. “2006 was the worst,” he said. “i got a call at 3 a.m. from emergency services that we had to close roads,” he said. “There were road closures all over
the county. it was a disaster.” in 2011 and 2013, storms caused bank slides on Route 31, sending half of the road into Otsego lake. “We had to close the road both times,” he said. “Flooding has always been a huge issue around here.”
He’s also worked on projects he’s enjoyed, including running fiber-optic cable from the Meadows building to the Otsego County Offices, and rebuilding the 11C bridge after a truck bound for Brewery Ommegang failed to heed the height restrictions, destroying the bridge’s integrity. i was really proud of
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MSNBC as the New York primary grew near. “We strategically chose to come Upstate,” she said. “These voters matter, and our viewers want to see how they’re going to vote.”
producer Susan Kroll toured several sites in Upstate before settling on the Cider Mill. “We were looking to highlight country stores and farms, but only one out of eight places really suit us,” she said. “And the minute we walked in here, we knew it was perfect.”
The Fly Creek Cider Mill has been in the national spotlight before, including Martha Stewart’s “Martha” show in 2009 and “Small Town, Big Deal” in 2013. “We’ve never had someone broadcast live for two days!” said owner Bill Michaels. “And she said ‘Fly Creek,’ so hopefully, that will drive some traffic.”
Earlier in the week, Snow broadcasted live from a farm stand from Schoharie County, and they’ll be in Buffalo on Monday and Tuesday for the New York primary.
But the crew didn’t just stay in the Cider Mill. On Thursday night, Snow and her camera crew went out to New Berlin to talk to New York pizzeria owners Frank and Betsy Biao.
“i’ve never seen it so split,” said Betsy during the interview. “people feel ignored.”
“This is the real New York,” said Snow. “There’s a lot of poverty. The real problem is that the jobs are low-paying jobs, and people are struggling to make ends meet.”
But the Biaos showed them some Upstate hospitality while they dined. “They brought calamari, they brought out a chicken parm the size of my head,” said Snow.
“They had the best mozzarella i’ve ever had,” said senior producer Stefanie Cargill.
how fast we were able to complete that project,” he said. “The bridge came down in March 2013, and we were able to get it up by April 2014. Having a project go smoothly saves the taxpayers money.”
His retirement comes on the heels of Deputy Superintendent Kevin Flint’s retirement at the end of March. “As a freshman legislator, i have my work cut out for me!” said Oberacker. “We’re going to start looking for a new Superintendent in the coming weeks, and the Superintendent will hire the deputy superintendent.”
No interim superintendent has been identified, but Tiderencel has offered to help with the transition. “i said i’d stay on to tidy up,” he said. “We want to find someone who can carry on,
like i did when i took over for leonard parry.”
But when his work is done, he’ll hang up his hard hat and hit the open road. “My family was in the
The crew brought back some Cider Mill treats with them; Kroll bought the garlic marinade, and Snow stocked up on maple syrup, apple cider donuts and jonagold apples to take back to her family in Westchester.
And Snow hopes to return to the Cooperstown, but with her kids instead of her camera. “i still haven’t been to the Baseball Hall of Fame,” she said. “i think my kids would really like it here.”
service, so i grew up overseas,” he said. “i bought an RV, and now i’m looking forward to seeing some of the sights of this country.”
Kate Snow
HOMETOWN Views
WAKE-UP CALL: Oneonta Among Top 10 Poorest Upstate Cities
The two-thirds decline of employment at Scintilla/Bendix (now Amphenol) and disappearance of the
with only SUNY Oneonta growing, has placed one of six Otsego County residents in poverty.
It was a sad headline to write on last week’s front page of Hometown Oneonta, sister publication with The Freeman’s Journal: “One Of 10 Poorest Cities, Oneonta To Receive $1/2 Million.”
To many local people’s surprise, Governor Cuomo included the City of Oneonta in his $25 million Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, outlined in his State of the State speech in January. Mayor Gary Herzig will now identify a local non-profit – possibly Opportunities for Otsego – to lead a working group to develop a “needs assessment” for the city.
• While everyone was still digesting this news, Oneonta native Alex Shields, the former county rep from Richfield Springs, stopped by the newspaper office, and recalled the common belief that, at one point, there were 32 IBM millionaires living in the City of the Hills, the legacy of former city postmaster Harlow Bundy.
Around the turn of the 20th century, Bundy solicited investments
from his Oneonta neighbors to transform his Bundy Manufacturing Co. into the International Time Recording Co. Moved to Binghamton, it continued to grow, and when it emerged as International Business Machines in 1923, former Congressman George Fairchild – today his imposing mansion lives is the Masonic Lodge at Main and Grand – was IBM’s first chairman of the board.
Born in the late 1930s, Shields was soon waxing poetic about the prosperous small city where he grew up, of the booming downtown, Bresee’s, the sidewalks packed from store to curb when farmers from flourishing dairies – the largest industry in the county (2,000 farms) and state at the time – came into the city to shop on Thursday evenings.
People were working – many Oneontans, former mayor Sam Nader and Alex among them, at Sidney’s 2,500-worker Scintilla/Bendix (now 800-employee Amphenol). The D&H yards with the world’s biggest roundhouse (closed in 1953, after the arrival of
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diesel engines). For a time, Alex also worked at mostly forgotten Lyncoach & Truck Co., which employed 125 people making truck bodies at Chestnut and Oneida.
Fox Hospital was a significant employer but – even moreso – was the Homer Folks TB Hospital; at its height, it treated 200 patients, but the arrival of antibiotics cured tuberculosis, and the facility on West Street closed in 1973, the state’s last TB hospital.
SUNY Oneonta, then a normal school, much smaller than today – one bright spot in the local economy – was operating out of Old Main at the top of Maple Street, and Hartwick College had moved to Oyaron Hill from Hartwick Seminary in 1927. But private-sector jobs were where the action was.
That’s a lot of prosperity-creating activity that’s mostly gone aglimmer, which regrettably has been the case across Upstate New York. The people living in Oneonta in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60 and even later would be astonished to learn of the city’s latest Top 10
Otsego Now Strategic Plan Is Built Around ‘Core Idea’
Editor’s Note: This is a segment from Otsego Now’s recently strategic plan, “The Core Idea,” developed by the board of directors in collaboration with Fairweather Consulting, New Paltz. The full plan is on www.allotsego.com
Aframework developed by marketing expert
A.H. Pete Mathieu guided the creation of Otsego Now’s strategic plan. The model calls for any strategic plan to be developed around a “core idea” that defines the unique and inherent truth about an organization which differentiates it from the competition in ways which are meaningful and persuasive to the target audience(s) it serves. Through this strategic planning process, the Otsego Now board has determined that the unique and inherent truth about Otsego Now is that it acts as a catalyst for economic transformation for Otsego County by concentrating its efforts virtually exclusively on projects that have the potential to contribute to the transformation of the Otsego Please See CORE IDEA, A6
HOMETOWN ONEONTA
& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch
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Tara Barnwell Mary Joan Kevlin
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ranking. (The heroin scourge, ripping apart too many local families, is the icing on the smashed cake, both a result of poverty and a contributor to its spread.)
It’s going to be a long way back.
• Happily, there’s a plan. The Otsego Now initiative – shovelready sites, single point of contact, new comprehensive plans (in Cooperstown, Richfield Springs and, soon, Oneonta) to set the stage for successful grantsmanship, the food hub idea, revival of the D&H yards – is very promising. (An excerpt from the recently completed Otsego Now strategic plan is below.)
But the Top 10 designation underscores – this is serious. At a Citizen Voices’ public meeting Tuesday, April 19, Catholic Charities reported one of every six people you pass on the street is living below the property line ($24,000 for a family of four), and at least 50 percent of pupils qualify for free lunches in nine of 14 local school districts.
The Otsego County Board of
There Are Gaps In
To the Editor:
In the Issue & Debate feature of your March 31/April 1 edition, Professor Kate O’Donnell presents us with a treatise on rural poverty: It’s universal, get over it, and pipelines won’t cure rural poverty. She then launches into the usual anti-gas spritz, a Pandora’s Box of evils, plus a few gratuitous swipes at Mike Zagata, Citizen Voices, Republicans, the World Bank and globalization. Quite a line-up.
So many issues, so little time and space. But let’s take one – The Wonderful World of Renewables First, an agreement. Ms. O’Donnell’s headline is correct – “Pipeline Won’t Cure Otsego County’s Poverty.” However, cheap energy is a key element in any local economic uplift. Also necessary are low taxes,
To the Editor:
‘Wonderful
Representatives, with Kathy Clark, R-Otego, as chair, is still not fully behind Otsego Now. That must change, and should be an issue in every district the next election; (not until November 2017, so there’s time for the reps to act.)
Lately, our leading environmental groups have spent their time fighting the Constitution Pipeline (in Delaware County) and a compressor station at Minden, near Mohawk. It’s time for them to focus, too, not on what we don’t want – the Otsego Lake environs are well protected right now – but what we need to achieve a sustainable economy. If this is to be, say, a low-impact retirement center, let’s make it the best and most income-generating low-impact retirement center in the Northeast. We’ve been victims, with much of the victimizing self-imposed by stick-in-the-mud-ism and in-fighting. We don’t have to be. Let’s put aside parochial squabbles, and focus on making our beautiful county a prosperous one, too. The Top 10 designation is a wake-up call. Let’s wake up.
World Of Renewables’
sensible and consistent regulation, a supportive infrastructure, an able workforce, and a good location.
These factors will draw entrepreneurial capital which, in turn, will produce JOBS. GOOD JOBS will cure Otsego County’s poverty.
A pipeline with a distribution subsystem will be part of that job-producing equation, lowering business overhead and putting money in people’s pockets as they switch from propane to low-cost natural gas.
Over 100 million homes in the United States heat and cook with gas, according to the 2010 Census. To service these homes, to generate about a third of the nation’s electricity, and to provide power and feedstock for factories making millions of products from hydrocarbons, two and half million
Let me be clear: I enthusiastically support the ban on fracking in New York State . From a geologic perspective, it was essential to guarantee the quality of ground water aquifers.
miles of pipelines straddle our country.
How come suddenly these pipelines are an existential threat?
In a free market, natural gas tramples renewables in price. The government, state and federal, has put its thumb on the scale to remedy this situation. Without direct and indirect subsidies, mandates, set-asides, tax abatements, and financial gimmicks (yieldcos, stripped rebates, SREC auctions, etc.), high-cost renewables lose. The government then doubles down by hobbling fossil fuels with more taxes, excessive regulation, delay, and uncertainty.
The antis’ opposition to pipelines gives cover to the government and contributes to that delay and uncertainty. All this costs money. As comparaPlease See DOWNEY, A6
Let’s Be Sure Public Events Are Affordable Fracking
All major towns and cities depend on aquifers, which consist of sand and gravel deposited by glacial-melt water thousands of years ago within virtually all valleys from Albany to Buffalo, and Syracuse to Binghamton.
Contamination by toxic fluids used in fracking would be hazardous here because the rock layer (Marcellus Shale) being fracked lies at a shallow depth beneath the valleys. Leakage of hazardous fluids used in fracking would contaminate ground water. In other parts of the country fracking triggers damaging earthquakes, such as in Oklahoma.
Precluding fracking in such areas is not only wise, it is essential. However, in other parts of the country (other geologic settings) these potential hazards do not exist. For example, fracking has been used for decades in Montana and Wyoming with absolutely no environmentally negative results.
The reason is that the rock formations being fracked lie thousands of feet beneath the surface where fracking fluids remain trapped in naturally rock cavities. Ground water is not compromised and tiny earthquakes (if any) go unnoticed.
In your newspapers of April 14-15, a headline points out that fracking is a topic of discussion in political debates. Understandably, media focuses on topics that draw public attention.
This letter is written to inform media readers of the geologic variables associated with fracking. The bottom line is that fracking is hazardous in some geologic settings, but not all. Political debates touch on important issues, but the setting often precludes essential details.
My basic message is simple: Some problematic activities are not problematic everywhere. Jet lines don’t land on Main Street and marching bands don’t play in libraries, yet both are acceptable, but not everywhere.
P. JAY FLEISHER Oneonta
Dr. Fleisher is a SUNY Oneonta geology professor emeritus
To the Editor: Why is there an admission fee for most events, including religious events? Can someone explain why most events have an admission fee? Such fees do not allow people with health problems, and people have very little money to have some pleasure out of life. I have lived in other parts of New York State, and in Vermont, and never had to pay an admission fee. Sometime there is a reduced fee for senior citizens, elderly. An admission fee in this area sounds like a get rich plan! There was not public debate.
ROBERT F. MILLER Oneonta
D&H yards, Homer Folks, dairying and much more,
HOMETOWN History
125 Years ago
The eckerson Press Company has contracted with Kenyon & Meeker, agents for a party of Binghamton businessmen who will manufacture the popular job and newspaper presses of that company for the coming year. The presses have always been made in Cohoes, though the work done at that place, for various reasons, was not entirely satisfactory. There is no doubt that the presses made by this company are designed to have a large sale. It is regretted that efforts have not been made to have the plant here. However, as the Binghamton contract is for but one year it may be that our citizens will awake to the substantial benefits which would accrue to the town by the location of the factory in oneonta.
April 1891
100 Years ago
Monday was opening day at the new offices of the oneonta Light & Power Co. The company has for several weeks been busy in remodeling and redecorating the store at 172 Main street. From ceiling to floor, the room has been refinished, the artistic new iron ceiling painted a flat white, the side walls finished in a delicate shade of oatmeal paper, and the wainscoting in Lincrusta. all the new wood fittings are in Circassian walnut, and the overhead lights a new type of Brascolite, a semi-indirect system that filled the entire interior with subdued brilliance.
The visitors were cordially received by Mrs. gilbert a Lane, wife of the local superintendent. after coffee, tea and cakes had been served, opportunity was given to inspect the various appliances for use of gas and electricity which are on display, and to watch them in operation. Besides gas and combination ranges in variety, there are shown gas and electric irons, automatic water heaters, toasters, waffle irons, griddles and all the multitude of modern devices which make the kitchen in summer a delightful place to be instead of one of torment.
April 1916
60 Years ago
an increase in the number of broken windows as the result of careless handling of BB guns is reported by the city police department. Four times during the past two days merchants and private parties have called the police department to request investigations of windows being broken as a result of “wild shooting” on the part of youngsters. already, two bay windows, the huge display window in a car dealer’s garage and smaller windows in private homes have been broken according to police reports.
Police Chief robert simmons wants to remind both parents and youths that the use of BB guns is restricted under state law. anyone caught using a BB gun improperly can be subject to either a criminal or civil action, depending
on the type of trouble caused. as the weather gets warmer, children are spending more time out of doors and BB gun shooting has become a favorite pastime, Chief simmons said.
April 1956
40 Years ago
“We often operate on the mistaken notion that it is possible to determine age on the basis of behavior,” said Dr. sidney saul to a Hartwick College audience last night. “But, behavior transcends age.” according to Doctors sidney saul, “agelessness is a way of looking at human needs.” They stressed that many of the needs and concerns of the elderly are those underlying all of humanity. Most often, the needs of “love, affection and belongingness,” and “self-esteem” are denied to the elderly by social institutions or the people around them.
Budget allocations for preventive programs in nursing homes are often the first to be cut in times of economic strain, the doctors asserted. another dimension of the problem is that in the 1970s the average life expectancy of any individual is much higher than that of a century ago. “society is now faced with at least three categories of the
elderly – the young old, the middle old, and the old-old,” Dr. sidney saul said.
April 1976
30 Years ago
President reagan denied Friday the United states had tried to kill Moammar Khadafy during the bombing of Libya. Meanwhile, a new wave of terrorism linked to the attack claimed an american life. Hospital officials in Lebanon reported that an american taken hostage in Beirut was among three Westerners executed to avenge the american strike against Libya. British officials said they had “firm evidence” of Libyan involvement in the kidnapping of the other two victims whose bodies were discovered along with that of the american, identified as Peter Kilburn. as for Khadafy, President reagan said as he left the White House and responded to a reporter’s shouted question – “We weren’t out to kill anybody.” The Washington Post quoted unidentified sources as saying the U.s. raids were planned with that in mind.
April 1986
20 Years ago
activist angela Davis will deliver a keynote talk on “racism in the Criminal Justice system” at sUNY oneonta’s Third annual Undergraduate Women’s Conference at the state University College at oneonta at 6 p.m. on saturday in Chase gymnasium. a reception for angela Davis, a book signing and the students of Color Coalition Fashion show with follow her talk. The Conference is free and open to all in the college’s Morris complex. among a broad schedule of breakout session titles are “sexual Communities & sexual Fictions,” Women, sexuality & Image,” “Babes of our Lives: reading Women in Popular Culture,” sexual Harassment: It’s against the Law,” “Women, resistance & Change,” “empowering the Feminine: Toward global Healing,” “reflections on Power: Women, rape and the Holocaust,” “Buckets of Blood: Creating and Contesting Images of Women in Popular Culture.”
April 1996
10 Years ago
The governor is wrong to warn about the state being bankrupted, NYs senator James seward (r-Milford) said in defense of the Legislature’s budget. gov. george Pataki has forecast deficits every year and he has been wrong, seward said. Three years ago, the governor vetoed parts of the budget and lawmakers overrode the vetoes 120 times, seward added. “I disagree with the governor about his vetoes of our ‘Family First’ budget. It’s my view the tax cuts and restorations in the budget are constitutional and are in the best interests of the people in our area.”
April 2006
Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
World isn’t Ready Yet for Only Renewables
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tive prices inch toward parity, renewable energy prices become more attractive. Except there is no parity. Somebody pays. Check this out with a bill in your hand – The Wonderful World of Renewables if you have a euro-zone friend, ask them for their electric bill. it’s best if that friend is German. fourteen years ago Germany went all in for renewables with its policy of energieswende. The goal was to reduce CO2 emissions 80 percent over 50 years by prioritizing zero- or low-carbon energy sources over coal, gas and oil.
After fukushima in 2011, Germany set a goal to decommission its nuclear plants by 2022. To meet these goals, Germany massively subsidized wind and solar, mandated that electricity produced from renewable sources be used first no matter the cost, and taxed consumers with a surcharge to pay the costs.
As a result Germany gets about 22 percent of its electricity from renewables. However, almost half of that 22 percent is hydro-power, biomass including wood, and by burning thrash.
Energieswende’s economic, environmental, and social results are catastrophic; skyhigh residential and industrial electricity rates, three times those in New York.
(New York’s rates are high, second only to California.) German officials now warn of the “deindustrialization” of their country as manufacturing moves elsewhere. CO2 emissions have risen as “brown” coal and gas generators continue to operate as an inefficient standby for intermittent renewables. Russia supplies 30 percent of Germany’s gas, 45 percent of its oil. So Germany gets dirty air and dependency on Russia after laying out 170 billion euro to build a renewable infrastructure while saddling its two largest utilities with massive debt.
As the price of electricity goes up, one fifth of German households have fallen into “energy poverty,” defined as the point where the cost of energy is 10% of household income. 300,000 German households had their electricity turned off last year. Most Germans are renters and 90% of the poor rent their homes. Renters don’t get the subsidies for the panel on their roofs. But the sure pay. in 2014 frankfort renters paid the equivalent of 38 cents per kwh. Get one of those electric bills. Check it out. This is a peek into New York’s future in The Wonderful World of Renewables.
DICK DOWNEY Otego
What projects Are ‘Transformational’ for County?
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County economy.
Definition of a Transformative project: for the purposes of this strategy, in order to qualify as a transformative project to be addressed by Otsego Now, the proposed project must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• it creates or retains a large number of jobs: in Otsego County in 2013, 90 percent of all private firms had fewer than 20 employees. Therefore, for these purposes, any project creating or retaining 20 or more private sector jobs (or the full-time equivalent) is considered transformative.
• it provides high wages: in Otsego County, the average annual wage for a private sector jobs in 2013 was $36,866. in New York State (excluding New York City) the average annual wage for a private sector job in 2013 was $39,782. Therefore, for these purposes, any project providing average annual wages higher than the state average outside of New York City is considered transformative, in that it will help move Otsego County’s annual average wage closer to that standard. in this case, the criterion for high average annual wage can be set at $40,000 for jobs that include health insurance and retirement plans• . it has a high spillover effect in the county: A project that can demonstrate that, through direct, indirect and induced multiplier effects, it can create an additional 65 permanent private sector jobs in the county (the equivalent to the creation of five new private businesses in Otsego County, given the 2013 average of 13 jobs per
establishment) is considered transformative.
• it establishes or extends key infrastructure for the County economy: A project will be considered transformative that includes the extension of key infrastructure (i.e., public sewer,
public water, public road, transit, utilities and broadband telecommunications, etc.) to an area or areas considered priority growth areas by Otsego Now and/or Otsego County government or municipalities within the County.
• it improves workforce preparation in the County: The project establishes new opportunities for Otsego County residents to improve their prospects for increased earning through training and educational opportunities.
• it enhances quality of life that in turn improves the ability of firms to recruit and retain employees: A project that creates or expands such civic facilities as facilities in health care, outdoor recreation, performing arts and culture and/or creates or expands facilities for destination retail (as defined under NYS economic development law) will be considered transformative for Otsego County’s economy.
since
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Trump, Sanders Win County Support
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Sanders, 2,623 (59.08 percent) to Clinton’s 1,817 (40.92 percent).
On the Republican side, local voters followed the statewide trend. Donald Trump won the county with 2,573 votes (51.07 percent). John Kasich was second with 1,422 (28.23 percent) and Ted Cruz a distant third. in the light of day, the Clinton and Trump wins may seem even more wan. Vince Casale, Otsego County Republican chair, pointed out that New York State allocates delegates by Congressional District.
“Trump thought he’d be leaving New York with 95 votes,” said Casale, who has been working for Kasich. “He’s not going to leave New York with 95 votes.”
Of New York State’s 27 Congressional Districts, almost half are Upstate, so it appears Sanders will be heading to Pennsylvania with a healthy boost to his delegate count.
Likewise, Kasich – at mid-evening it appeared he might win Trump’s home
Congressional District in Manhattan – should see a boost in his delegate county, although more modest than Sanders.
On the Republican side, New York State mirrored what’s happening nationally, Casale continued.
“Trump is appealing to those people who feel than are disenfranchised from the
party,” he said. “Kasich definitely brings a lot of experience, both in Washington and as an executive in Ohio.
“Cruz? i don’t think he ever had the traction, at least in New York. He’s not a candidate who’s going to appeal to the average New York voter.”
for the Democrats, who knows what the implications might be?
Hillary Clinton was able to claim the well-watered precincts around Wall Street, but was soundly rejected across the rural regions she had also represented for eight years in the U.S. Senate.
When that happened in the 2014 Democratic primary – Zephyr Teachout claimed 39 Upstate counties, taking 33 percent of the primary vote – Andrew Cuomo realized his Liberal base was leaving him behind.
in the months that followed, he issued a statewide ban on fracking, backed away from unqualified support of the Common Core, and began repositioning himself as a Liberal, most recently in his support for the $15 minimum wage.
FOX/From A1 cellence” in orthopedics – hip replacements, joint replacement and similar services that are not part of a wider range of treatment – to take advantage of market opportunities.
The roll-out was designed to make sure “the right conversation” occurred with staff that would be affected, Brown said. “People were thoughtful,” he said of the reaction. “They are the kinds of changes we need to make.”
Some nurses and staff who have worked in Oneonta may find themselves assigned to Cooperstown and vice versa when the changes – they must still get final approval from the state Health Department – are in place.
However, the CEO anticipates everyone who shows some flexibility will find a place in the new regimen.
Some of the fox staff is unionized, and Brown said all the changes are in line with provisions of current labor contracts. immediately, two “workgroups” assigned to study the changes and move them forward were scheduled to begin work Wednesday, April 20.
The birthing piece is chaired by Andrew R. Manzer, who joined Bassett as COO March 1 and had implemented similar transitions as CEO of Schuyler Hospital in Tompkins County.
The orthopedic piece is cochaired by the new fox CEO, Jeff Joyner, who succeeded John Remillard on Dec. 15, and Dr. Steve Heneghan, the network’s chief clinical officer.
This week’s briefing and announcement fills in details of a picture that began emerging March 8 with the announcement that fox was in line for $21.4 million in state Essential Health Care Provider Support funding.
At the time, it was said the grant would allow fox “to
POVERTY/From A1 prosperity.
“This is not something to be proud of,” she said, as Oneonta was still coming to terms with its listing at one of the top 10 poorest Upstate cities. “But in nine of our county’s 14 schools, 50 percent of students receive free lunches. in the other six schools, between 40-49 percent receive free lunches.
She continued: 70 percent of the 2,500 Otsego County residents who came to Catholic Charities last year were working, but in low-income, part-time jobs.
“These are people struggling to meet basic needs,” she said. if their car breaks down and they have to fix it, they can’t afford their rent. if their child is sick for a week and they don’t get benefits, they lose that paycheck. These things don’t affect most of us, but for people living in poverty, it can set them over the edge.”
Contrary to popular stereotype, Glueckert said, 80 percent of the people who come into Catholic Charities seeking help do not return. “it’s a one-time emergency,” she said. “it’s not people who are asking and asking and asking.”
Lack of transportation was one of the largest obstacles facing the poor looking for employment. “Oneonta is lucky that they have a good public transportation system, but for second and third shift workers, there aren’t buses that run that late,” she said. “Last year, we gave out 1,000 bus passes and gas cards to help people get to medical appointments or to work.”
Lack of affordable housing and childcare were also obstacles. “if you don’t have
undertake debt restructuring,” and also to “pursue a growth strategy” – the goal of this week’s announcement.
Other changes were also announced:
• fox’s electronic medical record will be brought into Bassett’s Epic system by early 2017.
• fox and Bassett – affiliated for six years – will establish “closer corporate ties,” still to be defined. The existing affiliation is “appropriate for a single hospital, but not for a fully integrated health care system,” said Bassett spokesperson Karen Huxtable.
On the birthing front, Brown emphasized that only the delivery of babies is being consolidated at Cooperstown. Care during pregnancy and after birth, as well a pediatric care, will continue to be available in Oneonta.
According to a press release, deliveries at fox declined to 250 last year; fewer than 50 so far this year. Births at Bassett are over 900, and January was a record month, with 104 babies born there.
Brown credited that to “demographic changes” – the population is aging – but that also creates an opportunity for fox in orthopedics: Market data shows there is a growing need for hip and joint replacements. Straightforward hip and joint replacements will be done at fox; if part of more complex illnesses, they will continue to be treated at Bassett.
The new plan also anticipates patients with straightforward ailments – pneumonia or broken bones – diagnosed at Bassett’s O’Connor or Tri-Town hospitals in Delhi or Sidney, respectively, will be sent to fox, while more complex or life-threatening ailments will be treated at Cooperstown
a stable home, it’s hard to maintain employment,” she said. “And i don’t know any childcare centers that stay open all night.”
Still, all is not lost, suggested Sandy Mathes, Otsego Now president, who followed Glueckert at the Carriage House gathering.
Updating Citizen Voices on the iDA’s program, he declared, “We want to focus on high-quality jobs with benefits that can support families. We want to bring the kind of jobs that will keep people here and attract people here.”
The Oneonta Business Park, formerly Pony farm, already has a shovel-ready site, and the Town of Richfield and Village of Richfield Springs are developing a comprehensive plan in that includes a business park. it’s close to Route 20, so we could get a taste of what’s happening in Utica,” he said. And with the opening of the Workforce Development Center in Otsego Now headquarters on the fifth floor of 189 Main St. last fall, Mathes believes workers can be trained for any jobs that are attracted. That’s part of the answer, Glueckert agreed: “We need to give people job training they may not have now. And that includes how to interview, how to dress for work, how to show up on time.”
The Market Street food Hub study is underway and the Oneonta Railyards development in process, and Mathes believes that the seeds the iDA has planted will soon bear fruit.
“Our highest priority is attracting the jobs that this county is hungry for,” he said. “And we are committed to bringing those jobs here.”
WORKING GROUP LEADERS: Dr.Stephen Heneghan, left, and Fox CEO Jeff Joyner, center, will lead planning for an orthopedic “center of excellence”; Bassett COO Andrew Manzer, right, will lead the birthing center study.
HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The freeman’s Journal
Katie Johson, Oneonta, casts her ballot at Foothills Performing Arts Center Tuesday, April 19.
Expands For 21st Century
Co-owner Bill Michaels, top, shows how just-completed renovations created a spacious retail space to welcome visitors into the Fly Creek Cider Mill. From there, they can see the 1889 Boomer & Boschert apple press, in photo at right, thus bringing “the processing side into the retail side.”
Country Store Experience, Apple-Press Tour Merged
By LIBBY CUDMORE
FLY CREEK
At the Fly Creek Cider Mill, proprietors Bill and Brenda Michaels have found a way to combine the antique with the modern, the clean with the authentic.
“We wanted to go yearround,” said owner Bill Michaels. “We wanted to have heat, insulation, all the things people take for granted! We’ll have real electricity, not just lead cords everywhere.”
From Classics To Titanic, Player Piano Tickles Fans
By LIBBY CUDMORE
F
rom the time Tony Opalka was a kid, he dreamed of having a player piano like the one his cousins had at their summer camp.
“As a piano player myself, I was fascinated by them,” he said.
“As I grew up, I became interested in their history.”
And he shared the history – as well as a few tunes – at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society on Sunday, April 17, showing off several rolls from his own Please See PIANOS, B2
The 159-year-old mill, built in 1887, was due for a facelift. The last additions were done by Charlie Michaels, Bill’s father, in the 1980s, expanding the retail space and adding the applecooler area. Please See MILL, B3
Tony Opalka is poised to play on the GOHS’ Shearer Player Piano.
“Promise” hitmaker Kid Ink headlines the annual OH-Fest, featuring a carnival downtown and a concert in Neahwa Park.
Carnival, Concert Part Of OH-Fest Fun
Hartwick College, SUNY Oneonta and the community come together to celebrate with a downtown carnival and a free concert with national recording artist Kid Ink on Saturday, April 23. 1-5 p.m. free family-friendly carnival on Main Street. Free concert starts 6 p.m., in Neahwa Park. Local bands from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College also entertain. Info, www.oneonta.edu or www. hartwick.edu
DANCE FEST: The Binghamton Morris Men dance troup with guests from Toronto, Boston, and New York City raise bells and sticks in traditional English folk dance throughout the county this weekend. Begin at 10.30 a.m. Saturday, April 23 with Gilbertsville dance down main street beginning at the Major’s Inn; 12:30 p.m. performance at Pathfinder Village, Chenango Rd., Edmeston; 3:30 p.m. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown; 5 p.m. The Empire House, Marion Ave., Gilberstville. Noon, Sun. performance at Gilbertsville Post Office conclude this 43rd annual event. Free, family friendly, all welcome. Info, www.majorsinn.com, (607) 783-2967.
FIRE DEPT. FUN: Cooperstown Fire Dept. open house to attract new volunteers and offer a day of fun activities; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Simulated fire to extinguish, obstacle course, ropes drill, radios, free bloodpressure checks, tour of the new ambulance. All welcome! Cooperstown Fire House, 24 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-2761.
FOOTHILLS FETE: “Help Tom Help Others” fundraiser for “all who struggle with disabilities.” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. 3 p.m. dinner; 4:30 p.m. auction; 2-6 p.m. childcare, kids activities, magician, bands, stand-up comedy. Local host Don Wyckoff. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www. helptomhelpothers.bpt.me
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A second floor’s been added to the mill’s far end.
PIANOS/From B1 collection on the Shearer Player Piano. “Whenever I talk about player pianos, everyone has a connection,” he said. “They’ll say ‘I remember my grandma, my aunt, having one’.”
He bought his own player piano in 1998, and has collected hundreds of rolls – classical, ragtime and even some pop tunes.
“I got this copy of Elvis singing ‘Hound Dog’ in a box I bought on eBay,” said Opalka, who is state Historic Preservation Office coordinator for Otsego and 15 others county (and Albany city historian).
“My cousin, who was born in 1950, loved Elvis, and although there have been several arrangements of this song, I suspect this is the same one that I used to listen to on his player piano.”
Although automated musical instruments have existed throughout time – there are records of a self-playing organ in ancient Egypt – the player piano wasn’t perfected for popular use until the late 1800s, when three such machines were on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
An industry conference in 1908 – the so-called Buffalo Convention – standardized the roll format across all types of player pianos, and companies like Aeolian and M. Welte & Sons had perfected the technology of the piano, allowing it to be played regularly and with a roll. A player piano retailed for around $400; rolls cost between 75 cents and $1.
“When you look at the classical rolls, you realize how infrequently people could get to see live music,”
said Opalka. “They brought the concert into the home. It was expensive, but it was an investment.”
And the jazz and ragtime explosion only aided them further, with the seemingly endless numbers of songs coming out of Tin Pan Alley in the early 1920s. “I’d like to think that some of these beautiful Italian songs are traditional ballads,” he said. “But more than likely, they were cranked out in two minutes in an office on West 28th Street.”
Another enhancement came in 1916: Word Rolls, with the lyrics printed right alongside the perforations so you could sing along. Opalka called them “early karaoke machines.”
The genre could get a little more risqué than it had in the past.
Please See KARAOKE, B3
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Fly Creek Cider Mill Ready To Press Apples Into The 21st Century
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It took just three months to complete the $1 million renovation, opening just in time to host an MSNBC team touring Upstate New York in advance of the Tuesday, April 19, presidential primary. “We tore everything out to the deck, but we saved the front wall,” said Bill. Now when visitors walk in, the second floor is open, greeting them with a first peek of the 1889 Boomer & Boschert water-powered, water-hydraulic apple press.
“People want to learn the difference between a fruit spread, a jam and a fruit butter. We’ve improved the signage and improved the knowledge.”
But to get there, you’ll have to take a trip around the store first. “We were inspired by Stew Leonards and IKEA,” said Bill. “We wanted to have the one-way flow of traffic.”
The jams and jellies section was moved to the back wall to give shoppers time to make their picks – and taste a few too. “Jams and jellies always take a lot of time,” explained Bill.
From there, visitors may go into the expanded cooler, which now has a separate entrance and exit. “We found that the cooler was getting crowded and people were bumping into each other coming in and out,” he said.
Visitors can follow the path of the apples from bins outside all the way to the press and into the cider room, following a series of inlaid plexi-glass panels in the floor. “We’re calling it our Learning Center,” said Bill. “We’re working with the Cooperstown Graduate Program to get a display in about the history of mills in the area.”
The press may now be viewed from three sides, and Charlie’s antique apple-
Renovations done, the heart of the 1887 Fly Creek Cider Mill continues to
apple press installed two years after the 159-year-old operation was founded.
peeler collection will be on display.
“We were finding that only 30 percent of visitors went to the second floor,” said Bill.
“Now, we can bring the processing side into the retail side. The mill tour is now part of the mill-store experience.”
To keep the water-powered press going, the Michaelses bought a new tank
In Days Of CDs, Player Pianos Still Made
KAROAKE/From B2
The other afternoon, Bob Brzozowski, GOHS executive director, played one of his favorite rolls, George Olsen’s “All American Girl,” about a town sweetheart who’s got “A halfback at Pennsylvania/She’s got a quarterback at Yale as well/She corresponds with an end at Centre/And a center at Cornell.”
But with the invention of radios and, later, the phonograph, the market for player pianos declined. However, QRS, one of the original makers of piano rolls, continues making player piano rolls. “I was there in 1998, and they had made one for the music from ‘Titanic’,” he said. And although the heyday of piano rolls are long gone, player pianos are still around. “When we visited the QRS factory, we were eating in a food court, and they had one playing,” he said.
“But instead of rolls, it had a CD player in it.”
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for the turbine, made by Unalam in Unadilla. And in addition to the waterwheel, the mill will be powered by a solar array on the front roof.
And at the end of the tour, to make sure you only get the freshest cider, take a peek into the bottling area, where workers will pull cider fresh from a new tank and put directly onto the refrigerator shelf.
“We want to put in a spigot so that people can take their own cider samples right from the tank,” said Bill. And the Michaelses are
hoping that they’ll inspire other tourist venues to open year round. “We’d
Bill and Brenda Michaels, partners in life – and in business.
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be the Boomer & Boschert
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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 Monday, May 2nd 2016 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. A copy of the proposed changes are on file in the Otsego County Personnel Office and available for inspection during business hours (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).
Penney S. Gentile Personnel Officer County of Otsego State of New York
Dated: April 1st 2016
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Index No. 20150837 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF OTSEGO BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -vsTHE HEIRS AT LARGE OF HAROLD A. BARRETT A/K/A HAROLD ALLEN BARRETT, DECEASED, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; DONIELLE BRADLEY; SCOTT A. BRADLEY; CHRISTINE BELLINGER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.
Mortgaged Premises: 108 SUMMIT HILL ROAD, JORDANVILLE, NY 13361 AND STATE HIGHWAY 80,
JORDANVILLE, NY 13361 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to 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 payment to your mortgage company will not stop this 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. That this action is being amended to include DONIELLE BRADLEY, SCOTT A. BRADLEY AND CHRISTINE BELLINGER, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF HAROLD A. BARRETT A/K/ A HAROLD ALLEN BARRETT, DECEASED. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: DECEMBER 23, 2015 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address
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28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614
Telephone No. (585) 232-7400
Section: 16.00
Block: 1 Lot: 3.02
AND Section: 16.00
Block: 1 Lot: 3.01
NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION
The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of OTSEGO, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein.
TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the HON. MICHAEL V. COCCOMA, a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated JANUARY 22, 2016 and filed along with the supporting papers in the OTSEGO County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. The premises is described as follows:
PARCEL NUMBER ONE
“All That Tract or Parcel of Land situate, lying and being in the Town of Springfield, County of Otsego and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point marking the intersection of the centerline of New York State Route #80 and the intersection of the Springfield Town Road, commonly known and designed as “Willsey Hill Road”, and running thence along the centerline of said Willsey Hill Road in a generally easterly direction 654+ feet to a point in the centerline of said road opposite a fence post; running thence in a generally southwesterly direction along a fence line and through the remaining lands of Waldman 643+ feet to an oak stake marking the southeast corner of the premises hereby conveyed; running thence in a generally west-northwesterly direction through the remaining lands of Waldman and through a 14” cedar tree 660+ feet to a point in the centerline of New York State Route #80; running thence in a generally in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of New York State Route #80 490+ feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 8 ½ acres of land more or less by estimation.
“The aforedescribed parcel of land is a portion of the premises conveyed by Catherine D. Sippel to Ira Waldman in a
Warranty Deed dated October 15, 1976, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego on October 15, 1976, in Liber 651 of Deeds at Page 927.
“The aforedescribed premises are conveyed subject to the rights of the public in and to New York State Route No. 80 and Town of Springfield Road known as “Willsey Hill Road”, and are further subject to all rights of way, easements and other encumbrances affecting the premises which may be discovered by an inspection of the premises or of the records of the Clerk of the County of Ostego, including, but not limited to, the rights of way and easements given by Catherine Delaplain Sippel to New York Telephone Company and Harry A. and Clarinda Bennett to New York State Electric and Gas Corporation.
PARCEL NUMBER TWO
All that tract or parcel of land situate on New York State Route 80 in the Town of Springfield, County of Otsego and State of New York, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the center of New York State Route 80 which point or place of beginning marks the northwesterly corner of the premises herein described, and which point is located approximately 477 feet southwesterly as measured along the centerline of New York State 80 from the intersection of Koenig Road and New York State Route 80; proceeding from said point or place of beginning south 62° 55’ 26” east through an iron rod set in the easterly boundary of New York State Route 80, 682.44 feet to an iron rod marking the northeasterly corner of the premises herein described; thence south 47° 49’ 20” west 489.31 feet to an iron rod marking the southeasterly corner of the premises herein described; thence north 63° 25’ 26” west 603.90 feet to a point in the centerline of New York State Route 80 and passing through an iron pipe located along the easterly boundary of New York State Route 80; proceeding from said point in the centerline in a northeasterly direction approximately 465 feet more or less, to the point or place of beginning, containing 5.08 acres of land. Premises known as 108 SUMMIT HILL ROAD, JORDONVILLE, NY 13361 AND STATE HIGHWAY 80, JORDONVILLE, NY 13361 4LegalMay5
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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Otsego -------------------X
Action to Foreclose a Mortgage
Index #: 2015-30
Mortgaged Premises: 89 Main Street Schenevus, NY 12155
SBL #: 230.19 - 1 - 36.00
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff vs
William Dorvillier AKA Bill Dorvillier if living, and if he/she be dead, 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 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, 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; 89 Main Street Apartments LLC, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, People of the State of New York, United States of America Acting Through the IRS, John Doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, persons or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.)
Defendant(s)
to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie.
Trial to be held in the County of Otsego.
The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.
To: William Dorvillier AKA Bill Dorvillier Defendant in this Action.
The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of Hon. Michael V. Coccoma of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Fourteenth day of March, 2016 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, in the City of Cooperstown.
The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by William Dorvillier dated the May 21, 2007, to secure the sum of $121,500.00 and recorded at Book 1523 of Mortgages at Page 773 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk, on the June 1, 2007.
The property in question is described as follows: 89 MAIN STREET, SCHENEVUS, NY 12155
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
this 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.
DATED: March 28, 2016
Gross Polowy, LLC
Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221
The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.
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Public Notice is hereby given under Section 182 NYS Lien Law, that property described as contents of storage unit will be sold at public auction at 12:00 NOON on April 23, 2016 at Southside Self Storage, 7352 State Hwy. 23, Oneonta, NY. The sale of such property is to satisfy the lien of Southside Self Storage on property stored for the accounts of :
Unit B1 James Christian Unit B6 Richard & Robin Tenace
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NOTICE OF FORMATION
Notice of Formation of All About The Girls By May, LLC on 3/31/2016 filed with Secy. of State. Office Location: 147 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326. In Otsego County. The Purpose of business is women’s fashion jewelry and accessories, gifts. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to All About The Girls by May, LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activities.
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D&R ENTERPRISES I, LLC
Performance Coaching, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/25/16. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 53 Fair St, Otego, NY 13825. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice By Publication of Formation of Limited Liability Company
Cohn Media Group LLC filed articles of organization with the Department of State on April 5, 2016. Its principal office is in Otsego County, New York. The street address of the LLC is 1314 County Highway 35, Maryland, NY 12116. The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom service of process against the LLC may be served, and the address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process in any action or proceeding against the LLC is 1314 County Highway 35, Maryland, NY 12116. The registered agent is Christopher Cohn, 1314 County Highway 35, Maryland, NY 12116, and the registered agent is to be the agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC)
Name:
MILFORD CORNER LOT, LLC
Articles of Organization filed with Secreatry of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/24/26. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 99 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326: Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegaMay 26
To the above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned
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 your mortgage company will not stop
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/16/2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 16 Water St., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay26
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Notice of Formation of Aspire
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GRECO ROMAN LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/11/16. 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, P.O. Box 286116, NewYork, NY 10128. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay 19
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OTSEGO
Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union; 6 p.m. free documentary film, “DamNation,” at IRC Lecture Hall 5, SUNY Oneonta. All part of college’s Green Dragon Week. Info, www.oneonta.edu RABIES CLINIC -- 6-8 p.m. 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. Richfield Town Barn, Richfield. Info, (607) 547-4230. WRITERS’ SALON -- 7:30-9 p.m. Begins with open mic, followed this week by members of the Oneonta Free-Writers Group. Free. CANO, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, www. canoneonta.org
THEATER - 8 p.m. (also 8 p.m. April 22 & 2 p.m. April 23) Musical “Avenue Q.” $10 (free with student ID). Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Bldg., SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets.oneonta.edu
THEATER - 8 p.m. (also 8 p.m.
April 22 & 23) Musical “Chicago.” $10 ($5 Hartwick community). Slade Theatre, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info (607) 431-4227.
Friday, april 22
passover Begins/ Happy earth Day!
EARTH DAY FETE -- 9 a.m.noon (also 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., April 23). Two-day celebration with kids’ activities, cafe, exhibits, vendors, workshops. Free paper shreading, electronics recycling on Friday. Enter to win pair of Adirondack chairs. Friday at St. Mary’s Church parking lot 39 Walnut St.; Saturday at Parish Center, 38 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 226-1785.
GREEN EVENTS/FILM -- 3-4 p.m. In honor of Earth Day, “Living Restoration” presentation, Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union, SUNY Oneonta; 6 p.m. free showing of Al Gore’s famed documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” at IRC Lecture Hall 5, SUNY Oneonta. All part of Green Dragon Week. Info, www. oneonta.edu
SPRING FEST DEADLINE -- Deadline to register as vendor for May 7 Spring Fest at Copes Corners Park, Gilbertsville. $25 for booth. Vendor forms at www. copescornerspark.org or from Jackie Foster at (607) 783-2095 or Lynne Ohl at (607) 783-2518.
RUMMAGE SALE -- 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Hosted by United Methodist Women of Elm Park United Methodist Church. 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6552. CONCERT - 7:30 p.m. In Honor of Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, featuring Hartwick College faculty and students. Also 3 p.m. free pre-concert lecture. Theater, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu
THEATER - 8 p.m. (also 2 p.m. April 23) Musical “Avenue Q.” $10 (free with student ID). Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Bldg, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets. oneonta.edu
PANCAKE BREAKFAST -- 8 a.m.-noon. Fly Creek Area Historical Society Grange, Fly Creek CIDER RUN -- 10 a.m. race start. 10k, 5k runs & 5k walk. Benefits Athelas Therapeutic Riding program. Fly Creek Cider Mill, Goose St., Fly Creek. Info, ciderrun5k@gmail.com
MORRIS DANCING -- 10:30 a.m. start. (also noon April 24) Morris troupes from Binghamton, Boston, NYC & Canada in free shows of the English folk dance. 10:30 a.m. march down
Commercial Street in Gilbertsville starting at The Major’s Inn.
12:30 p.m. at Pathfinder Village, Chenango Rd in Edmeston.
3:30 p.m. at Pioneer Park in Cooperstown; 5 p.m. at Empire House on Marion Ave. (Rte. 51), Gilbertsville. Also noon Sunday at Post Office, Gilbertsville. All performances free & family-friendly. Info, www.majorsinn.com or (607) 783-2967. FIRE DEPT BBQ/OPEN HOUSE-- 11 a.m. Open house, with chicken BBQ fundraiser for Davenport Fire Dept. $8 full dinner; $5 half-chicken. Prizes, sales, etc. Sweet Meadows, 18269 Rte. 23, Davenport. Info, (607) 278-4005.
HISTORY MEET -- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Otsego County Historical Assoc. hosts “Partners in Preservation” day. Vendors, talks on preserving local and oral history. Free; public welcome. Soup lunch by donation. Springfield Historical Society, Community Center, Rte. 29A, Springfield. Info, otsegohistory@hotmail.com
EARTH DAY FETE -- 10 a.m.-
3 p.m. Celebration with kids’ activities, lunch cafe, exhibits, vendors, workshops. Enter to win pair of Adirondack chairs. St. Mary’s Parish Center, 38 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 226-1785.
AMERICANA WORKSHOP
10 a.m. “Hot Frame Gardening.”
Members $30; nonmembers $40; ages 12-16 $25. Kit $55. Bring gardening gloves; wear comfortable clothes. Pre-register at (607) 547-1461. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org
FIRE DEPT. OPEN HOUSE -- 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cooperstown Fire Dept. Open House to attract new volunteers and offer public a fun day for all ages.Simulated fire to extinguish, obstacle course, ropes drill, radios, free bloodpressure checks, ambulance tours. All welcome! Cooperstown Fire House, 24 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5472761.
FLY-CASTING -- 1-5 p.m. Otsego Land Trust free fly casting workshop, with NYS fishing guide Craig Buckbee. Participants
please come dressed, with valid fishing license. Light refreshments served. Ouleout Creek, Franklin. RSVP to Sara at (607) 547-2366 or email sara@otsegolandtrust.org OH-FEST -- 1-5 p.m. community carnival on Main St.; 6 p.m. concert start in Neahwa Park. Free 11th annual college-community music fest. Rapper Kid Ink
it may be served & shall mail process to C/O David Dolan, 174 Main St, Otego, NY 13825. Purpose: General.
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LegaL notice
Notice of formation of DOLEZEL HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secreatry of State on February 5, 2016. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego Country. 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, 42 Covar Lane, Otego, NY, 13825. The purpose of the LLC is to engae in any lawful act or activity.
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LUNDIN CHRISTMAS TREES LLC, Articles of Org. filed N.Y. Sec. of State (SSNY) 18th day of February, 2016. Office in Otsego Co. at 12 Forster Street, Otego, New York 13825. SSNY desig. agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 12 Forster Street, Otego, New York 13825. Reg. Agt. upon whom process may be served: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C. 1 Maiden Lane, NYC 10038 1 800 576-1100 Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MONETARY SERVICES, , LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/9/15. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Robert A. Gouldin, Esq., 93 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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BLUEBIRD HOMES, LLC
Notice of formation of Bluebird
Homes, LLC, a limited liability company (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (the “SSNY”) on 3/11/16. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 54 Lancaster Street, Cherry Valley, New York 13320. Purposes: are to acquire, own, hold, improve, manage and operate real property, including the property located at 59 Elm Street, in the Village of Cooperstown, New York.
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SEELEYS ALL SEASON SERVICES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/03/2016. Office loc: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mark Seeley, 129 Skyline Drive, Bainbridge, NY 13733. Reg Agent: Mark Seeley, 129 Skyline Drive, Bainbridge, NY 13733. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
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Notice of Formation of Brown Associates Prince George LLC. Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/10/16. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Brown Associates LLC, c/o Barbara Utter, 859 County Hwy. 5, Otego, NY 13825. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of formation of Chicory Creek Farm LLC (“LLC”), a limited liability company. On 3/28/16 Articles of Organization were filed with NYS Sec’y of State. Office location: Otsego County. Sec’y of State designated as agent upon whom process
against LLC may be served. Sec’y of State shall mail a copy of such process to Chicory Creek Farm LLC, 2722 State Highway 205, Mt. Vision, NY 13810. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity
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Notice of Formation of OLDESCHOLE, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/12/16. Office location: Otsego County. Princ. office of LLC: PO Box 800, Morris, NY 13808. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to Joseph Norman at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of OTSDAWA BERRY, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/12/16. Office location: Otsego County. Princ. office of LLC: 1432 Co. Hwy. 8, Otego,
Rev. Joseph Benintende, 72; Pastor At St. Mary’s, Oneonta
ONEONTA – The Rev. Joseph A. Benintende, 72, a long–time pastor at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Oneonta, and other parishes in the region, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Fox Hospital with his family at his bedside.
Father Joe was born on Nov. 27, 1943, in Brooklyn, the son of the late Michael and Betty (Beardslee) Benintende. He graduated from Epiphany Apostolic High School and then attended St. Joseph’s Seminary College in Washington, D.C. graduating from the Seminary Theology School and Biblical Study in Israel. He was ordained on May 30, 1970, at Epiphany College, Newburgh, by Bishop
John Ferns, D.D.
From 1970 to 1975, he taught social studies and was the dean of students at Epiphany Apostolic High School in Newburgh. He
was then assigned as an Associate Pastor at Holy Comforter/St. Cyprian Church, Washington, D.C. in 1975-78, in 1978-80 he was the spiritual director and director of Josephite Pastoral Center at St. Joseph’s Seminary College and Theology School, 19801983 was assigned to St. Pius V Church, Baltimore, Md., as their pastor.
In 1983-85, he was assigned to St. Francis de Sales, West Albany and Loudonville, as associate pastor; St. Mary’s in Oneonta as associate pastor, 1985-86; St. Anthony’s, Herkimer, as pastor, 198692, and The Church of the Annunciation, Ilion, as pastor, 1992-2004. He
Mary Thomas, 86; Active In Choir, Oldest In Franklin Reading Group
ONEONTA – Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 86, an active participant in Oneonta community life, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after a long illness, surrounded by her family.
Mary was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Rome, N.Y., the oldest child and only daughter of Worden and Isabelle Dunham.
She married H. Laverne Thomas, later a longtime mathematics professor at SUNY Oneonta, on Aug. 16, 1951, in Syracuse. Together they raised five children, welcomed five grandchildren, and celebrated five great-grandchildren. Her children, she would say, were the light of her life and her greatest accomplishment. Mary attended business school in Syracuse, and moved to Franklin in 1951. Her family moved to Oneonta in 1961, relocated while her husband completed his doctoral work at Columbia University, then
returned to Oneonta in 1967. She worked at Fox Hospital before the birth of her first child and after the birth of her last. Her life was filled with community service including volunteer and leadership positions at the First United Methodist Church and its District and Conference organizations. She was a longtime and much honored volunteer and leader with Catskill Area Hospice and the Fox Hospital Auxiliary. She was a proud member of one of the oldest reading groups in the country – the Onesiphorai Reading Group in Franklin. She served as an election worker and enjoyed supporting the voting process and civil political discourse. Like the rest of her family, she was a talented musician and was a member of the Catskill
Choral Society, as well as a devoted participant in church choirs throughout her life.
Mary is survived by her husband of 64 years, H. Laverne Thomas; her children, Carol Elizabeth and partner Lee Ann Nixon of Concord, N.H., Steven Laverne and wife Martha Thomas of Fillmore, in western New York, Janice Eileen and husband David Ackerson of North Adams, Mass., Judith Elaine and husband Christopher Dranchek of Syracuse, and Sandra Lynne of North Adams, Mass.; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, A memorial service is at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820 or the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, 1 Norton Ave., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Arrangements were with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home in Oneonta.
Lena Wells, 92; Worked At Kresges, Homer Folks
ONEONTA – Lena Belle Wells, 92, who worked at such local landmarks as Scintilla, local department stores and the Homer Folks TB Hospital in her 65 years in Oneonta, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Fox Nursing Home.
She was born on Oct. 5, 1923, in Nineveh, Broome County, a daughter of the late Jesse and Edith (Burke) Martin. On Aug. 29, 1943, Lena married Nelson A. Wells, Sr. and just celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary last year.
Lena is survived by her beloved husband, Nelson A. Wells, Sr. of Oneonta; her daughters, Priscilla Rotolo of Oneonta, Linda Holtsmaster of South Gibson, Pa., Sandy Morin of Oneonta, and Ginger (Paul) Butler of Palm Coast, FL; her daughter-in-law, Violet Wells of Oneonta; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren, and 9 great, great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Betty Utter of Palmento,
FL, Harriett Degnan of Binghamton, and Jessie (Gordon) Gage of Bloutville, TN; her brother, Lewis (Joyce) Martin of Salem, VA; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her beloved son, Nelson A. “Butch” Wells, Jr.; her sisters, Eva Mabie and Loretta Shutters; and her son-inlaw, Walter Holtsmaster.
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then returned to Oneonta as St. Mary’s pastor until his retirement.
Father Joe was the former dean of Herkimer County Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and was a member of The Knights of Columbus of Oneonta.
Father Joe had an eloquent gift to speak. His comforting words and humble reverence touched the hearts of his parishioners and friends. He held an intense pride in his family as they were sacred to him and he loved spending time with them. Father enjoyed traveling “The World” having visited several countries including Africa, Egypt, Asia, Greece and Turkey. In his leisure time, he collected
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angels, taught Bible study and loved to play Mahjong and Dominos. Father Benintende is survived by his brothers, Charles Benintende and wife Mildred of Woodbury, N.J., Michael Benintende and wife Susan of Summerfield, Fla.; his sisters, Marie Roenelt and husband Edward of Stockholm, N.J. and Izzy Caratelli and husband Casey of Bainbridge.
He is also survived by his aunts, Mabel Brucher, Rose Gargiulo, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Father Joe’s heart was touched by many, too numerous to mention, and he felt like family to his parishioners and friends and will be dearly missed by all.
In lieu of floral arrangements, please consider memorial contributions in Father Joe’s memory to St. Mary’s food pantry and/or renovation projects; envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
The body will lie in state at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta, 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, followed by vespers at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, St. Mary’s, with Bishop Howard Hubbard, presiding. Immediately following his funeral mass, a reception will be held in the church hall. Procession will then follow to Walton Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest alongside his parents.
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MORRIS
friendly. Info, www.majorsinn.com or (607) 783-2967. CONCERT -- 4 p.m. Cooperstown Summer Music Festival hosts the American String Quartet, with Festival flutist and artistic director Linda Chesis. Works by Beethoven, Ravel, Roussel. $25 ($15 students). The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownmusicfest.org
DOLLAR DINNER - 4:30-6:30 p.m. With live music. Sloppy joes, sides, dessert.Suggested donation: $1; kids 6 & under eat free. Take-outs after 6:15 p.m. “Red Door” Church, Main St. at Walling, Oneonta.
Monday, April 25
OCCA COLLECTION -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (also April 26-28). Collection for annual OCCA “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Garage Sale to run April 30-May 1 at Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main St., Cooperstown. All donations tax deductible; vouchers upon request. Home-baked pies also welcome for dropoff 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 29. Info, OCCA at (607) 547-4488 or e-mail admin@occainfo.org
CONCERT - 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta-Hartwick College Orchestra. Theater, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu
Tuesday, April 26
CONCERT - 7:30 p.m. Hartwick
College Wind Ensemble. Theater, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu
Wednesday, April 27
LECTURE -- 7-8 p.m. 9th
Alden Scholar Series; Dr. Susan Goodier (History and Women’s and Gender Studies) discusses her book “No Votes for Women: The New York State Anti-Suffrage Movement.” Free; public welcome. Alden Room, 3rd flr, Milne Library, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.oneonta.edu
SPRINGFIELD MEET -- 7 p.m. Springfield Historical Society hosts talk by Les and Janet Gray on “Springfield in the 20th Century,” after annual meeting. Members may come at 6:30 p.m. & bring a dish to pass for meal before program. Info, Jane Prior, (315) 858-0707.
Thursday, April 28
WOODSIDE HALL PROGRAM -- 6:30 p.m. Katie Boardman, folk musician, storyteller, with songs, dance tunes and stories about spring. Free, public welcome; refreshments after. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-0600.
Friday, April 29
SENIOR TAI CHI -- Deadline to register for senior Tai Chi for Arthritis classes, hosted by Otsego Co. Office for the Aging & County Dept. of Health. 8-week Tues. & Thurs. classes start May 3 at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Free, but donations welcome. Call (607) 547-4232 by 4 p.m. to reserve spot; complete paperwork at 1st
or bennettmotorsales.com
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO
Sunday, May 1
OCCA GARAGE SALE -- 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Annual OCCA “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Garage Sale. Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main St. Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-4488 or e-mail admin@occainfo.org
DRIVING COURSE -- 6-9 p.m. (part II on May 4; 2nd session May 17-18.) Public AARP defensive driving course, for insurance discounts, point reductions. Must attend either May 3-4 or May 17-18 sessions. $20 AARP members; $25 others. Butternut Valley Grange Hall, 7 Bloom St., Gilbertsville. Res., (607) 7832691
CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Hartwick College Chamber Ensembles: Brass, Flute, Woodwind. Theater, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College. Info, www. hartwick.edu
Friday, May 6
CAKE WALK -- 5-8 p.m. 4th
annual cake walk at Oneonta History Center. Buy a ticket to walk around numbered squares; when player piano stops, person on “winning” square gets one of 12 local cakes of choice. 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontahistory.org
SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC -- by appt. Feline low-cost spay/ neuter clinic with Dr. Joan Puritz. Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 State Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. Call (607) 5478111 for time slot.
CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m.
Hartwick College Chamber Choir. Theater, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu
CONCERT – 8 p.m. Tribute band the Mersey Beatles, four lads from Liverpool who played for years at the Cavern Club, where the Beatles began. Preshow, John Lennon’s sister, Julia Baird, signs copies of her book “Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon.” VIP tickets include 6:30 p.m. meet & greet. Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Tickets, www.oneontatheatre.com
Saturday, May 7
HARTWICK CLEANUP - 8 a.m.-
2 p.m. Town of Hartwick “Clean Sweep” day. Bring outdoor garbage, waste, unwanted items and recyclables to Hartwick Town Hall. Also roadside cleanup volunteers needed. For info or to volunteer, call Martha Clarvoe, (607) 293-6654, or town clerk Sarah McGuire, (607) 293-8123
FLY FISHING CLINIC -- 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited hosts a oneday intro to fly fishing course. $40 with discounts available; bring bag lunch. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Cty. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Register before May 5 with Dave, (607-643-2004, or Jay at (908) 616-2102
SPRING FEST – 10 a.m.-6
p.m. 2nd annual Spring Fest at Copes Corners Park. Food, vendors, games. 620 NY-51, Gilbertsville. Info, www.copescornerspark.org
GARDEN PARTY -- 1-5 p.m. Celebrate mom with Garden Party at Hyde Hall. Free; all welcome. Tea & sweets in the dining room,
