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Transgender Community Members 90 Days For Cal Harris? Report They Find Acceptance Here Controversial Case Hits Home
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cquitted just 90 days in jail after two months being arrested and ago after a charged with stalking fourth trial murder a state trooper at his trial in the 2001 residence in Oneonta. disappearance of his On Thursday, June wife, Binghamton9, Harris was ararea auto dealer Cal rested for allegedly Harris, 55, has found parking outside of himself back in Cal Harris State Trooper Terry court – in the Town Shultz’s Forest Lane of Oneonta. home for over an hour. Harris is facing a possible Please See HARRIS, A7
Oneonta’s Carleigh Bettiol poses with one of the 11 coveted Tonys that “Hamilton” received at the awards ceremony Saturday, June 11, in New York City. Bettiol, who had considered leaving the show this summer, announced she will remain with the megahit into the fall.
Seward Bill Limits Dart’s Parole Bids
“That’s good to hear,” said Juli Grey-Owens, executive director of the Long Island Transgender enise Wilkinson feels Advocacy Coalition (LITA). “If safe walking the streets in you sat through our Town Hall in Oneonta. “I’m blessed,” Brooklyn, you’d see the other side she said. “I came out as a trans– people who don’t know if they’ll woman two and a half years ago, have a bed, if they’ll be eating that and I haven’t been harassed or night.” chased once. I went to the DMV, On Friday, June 10, Grey-Owens HOMETOWN ONEONTA led a Transgender Town Hall at got my licensed changed, no Denise Wilkinproblem.” Please See TOWN HALL, A7 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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Local Fossil-Fuel Foes In Statewide Coalition NEW HOUSING RISES AT SILVER CREEK
Otsego County Activists On Hand At NY Capitol By SAM ALDRIDGE
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rompted by biennial parole hearings for the man convicted in the 1989 murder of Jill Gibbons in Oneonta, legislation sponsored by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, to extend hearings for violent crimes to five years passed the state Senate Tuesday, June 14. David Dart, now 44, is serving 25 years to life at Otisville State Correctional Facility. Seward said hearings are unnecessarily traumatic to survivors like Gibbons’ family.
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mid chants of “health and safety first” and “we can’t wait,” leaders of more than 30 grassroots organizations from Otsego County and across New York State Tuesday, June 14, announced a new coalition: United Against Fossil Fuels (UAFF). Sam Aldridge/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Hoping to unite the fervor Suzy Winkler, Burlington of past anti-fracking move- Flats, makes her opinions ments to tackle new environ- known. mental issues, UAFF’s misfuel industry has no problem sion is to eliminate all fossil destroying the environment,” fuel dependency in the state. Please See UUAW, A7 “It’s clear that the fossil-
IN SOLIDARITY: After the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., Mayor Gary Herzig issued a proclamation Tuesday, June 15, saying Oneonta “stands firmly with our LGBT residents and the citizens of Orlando in mourning this evening. I-88 BLOCKED: A 24year-old man was airlifted to Wilson Hospital Sunday evening, June 13, after jumping off the Exit 16 overpass at Emmons onto I-88. He was airlifted by Lifenet to the Johnson City hospital. The incident, which closed the highway for 45 minutes, was considered a suicide attempt.
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With Athletics, Mom, Son Get Autism Under Control rain,” he said. “It was more like a shower. I was thinkCOOPERSTOWN ing ‘Anyone got a bar of soap’?” little rain wasn’t Though heavy going to stop rains caused the Oneonta’s race to be cancelled Tom Slicer, competing just before the start HOMETOWN ONEONTA of the half-marathon Saturday, June 11, in 26-mile Race the Lake Wendy Slicer 9 a.m., Tom, then at here, from achieving his hugs son Tom. the nine-mile point, dream of completing his soldiered on with a first marathon. pack of runners. “It made me “I was kind of enjoying the Please See MARATHON, A7 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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Matthew Lord, Lowville, guides the last roof truss into position Tuesday, June 14, as Housing Vision’s apartments in the Silver Creek neighborhood begin to take shape. The first units in the $15.9 million project, at Columbia Street, should be ready for occupancy as soon at September. But the 60 units of rehabbed housing and apartments will not be completed until Fall 2017.
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