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Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, February 6, 2020
2020 Carnival Arrives, Bring On Mac And Cheese By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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anna Bergene, 2020 Cooperstown Winter Carnival co-chair, warns that things could get cheesy. “New this year is a mac and cheese contest at the Carnival closer,” she said. “We heard from the res-
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Bill and Janet Rigby, Cooperstown, serve soup at the annual Hanford Mills Museum Ice Harvest Festival Saturday, Feb. 1, in East Meredith. There was insufficient ice to harvest, but much fun regardless.
taurants that the chicken wing contest was kind of stale – and who doesn’t love mac and cheese in the middle of Bergene winter?” The contest will be free, allowing all the carnival goers to taste Please See CARNIVAL, A11
Seward To DOT Commissioner: Tour Site Of Lettis Hwy. Fatality By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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n the wake of pedestrian April Johnson’s death, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has invited state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to Lettis Highway, where the 32 year old woman was struck by a car. The Freeman’s Journal “I want her to tour the area with me and see it A fender-bender halted traffic first hand,” Seward said. “It wasn’t built with at Lettis and Main on Feb. 1. Please See FATALITY, A11
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tsego County Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, is organizing a “Repeal Bail Reform” Rally at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Otsego County Correctional Facility in the Town of Middlefield. In addition to state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, attendees include three other assemblyman, four sheriff’s, two D.A.s, and state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker. Check for details at
said Muehl. “Hopefully things will get better, but my prosecutions could go COOPERSTOWN down 50 percent.” New discovery requirender bail reform, county ments as part of Governor Sheriff Richard J. DevCuomo’s criminal justice lin Jr. worried dangerreforms require that all ous suspects would be freed evidence be turned over – and, locally, one stole a truck to the defense within 15 Muehl a day after he was released. days of arrest. Now, under new rules of evi“For instance, a speeddence, also part of the state’s crimiing ticket now takes two hours for nal justice reforms, District Attorney police to process paperwork,” the John Muehl worries he’ll be unable D.A. said. “Then it’s another hour for to prosecute as many suspected me to get everything together, and if criminals. the defense objects to my statement “Arrests are way down already,” Please See MUEHL, A11 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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►A JURY FOUND Gabriel truitt guilty of arson, murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the December 2018 death of John Heller in just over two hours, following a six-day trial. ►MILFORD’S aVERY LEONARD won the regional title for the 120-pound class at the Center State Regional Wrestling Championship on Sunday, Feb, 2. ►$2.2 Million in upgrades to Gilbert Lake State Park’s sewerage began Monday, Feb. 1.
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700-Plus Fans Sign Petitions Against End To CCS Football Crankshaw: No Decision Made On Grid’s Future – So Far By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal
Brian Hoyer of Oneonta spins daughter Kennedy, 4, around the dance floor in SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom Saturday, Feb. 1, during the Family Y’s 18th annual Daughter-Daddy Valentine’s Gala/MORE PHOTOS, A9
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ore than 700 people have signed a Change.org petition in support of the Cooperstown Hawkeyes’ JV and Varsity football team after discussions arose that the team may be cut in the 2020-21 budget.
“If we don’t join together and peacefully let the board know how we feel: We will lose football,” wrote Kimberly Burkhart, who started the petition. She is a Milford Elementary School teacher and mother of a CCS Please See FOOTBALL, A11 ►IF YOU GO: 5 p.m., Feb. 12, Cooperstown High School, discussion on football’s future.
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LOCALS MATEUNAS TOPS: Christopher Mateunas, Cooperstown, son of Peter and Cynthia, has been named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at St. John Fisher College in Rochester. Christopher is a sophomore pursuing a Nursing major with minor in Psychology.
New Bar Installed As Mel’s Redo Nears End
TWO ON LIST: Elizabeth Millea, Hartwick, a Senior Management and Leadership major and Sydney Murray, Burlington Flats, a Junior Business Analytics and Marketing major, were both named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Le Moyne College.
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CURTIS LAUDED: Kaitlin Curtis, Cooperstown, has been named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester.
Gretchen, Your CGP family congratulates you on your wonderful accomplishment!
from all your friends, staff & students, at The Cooperstown Graduate Program
CLARK HONORED: Lindsay Clark, Richfield Springs, receive academic department honors for the fall 2019 semester at SUNY Oneonta for Early Larissa Ryan/The Freeman’s Journal Childhood/Childhood Clerk of the Works Frank Halay, right, directs the installation of the new bar, Education. as a month-long renovations at Mel’s at 22, the Cooperstown hot spot, is Additionally, Zea nearing completion. The bar was built in Amish carpenter Paul Byler’s shop Beckwith, West Burlington, in the Town of Springfield. Next to Halay are Mike Beilby, Sean Murray, received honors in Digital & Adam Halay, William Bawolak, Shannon Hugick and Jacob Stutzman. The restaurant, which has been closed since January, is slated to re-open Studio Art.
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delicous fudge. Tin Bin Alley, 114 Main St. PROGRAMS – Swim in the pool, relax in yoga, participate in group fitness program at Clark Sports Center.
PERFORMANCE – 7 p.m. Enjoy performance by the Cooperstown Lions Club own band ‘Bandelions.’ Followed by open mic open to all. Mel’s @ 22, 22 Chestnut St.
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ROCK CLIMBING – 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free, grades K-6. Compete to see who’s best at climbing the rock wall. Clark Sports Center, 124 Co Rd 52. 607-547-2800. TRIVIA NIGHT – 7 p.m. Bring your team for rousing night of trivia. See who knows more. Upstate Bar & Grill, 5418 St. Hwy. 28.
COSTUME CONTEST – All Day. Enter ‘Roaring 20s’ costume contest at Cooley’s Stone House Tavern, 49 Pioneer St. BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Find next book, support local library. Use Fair St. entrance to Village Board Room, Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344.
LUNCHEON – 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Keep warm with homemade chili or soup during the Carnival. Dine with friends, or get some to go. Delivery available in Village. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St. SKATING – 3 - 7 p.m. Skates available to borrow (limited supply). Mixed use open skate, hockey. Badger Park, 93 Beaver St. BENEFIT DINNER – 4:30 p.m. Enjoy Brooks Chicken dinner to support Susquehanna SPCA. Tickets, $10/person available at the shelter. Christ Church Episcopal, 46 River St. 607-547-8111.
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NOLAN NAMED: Claire McSorley Nolan, Cooperstown, was named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Hartwick College.
OPENING CEREMONY – 5:30 p.m. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh officialy opens the 2020 Winter Carnival. Pioneer Park. BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 6 p.m. Teams are 1 adult & 1 child. Cost, $6/non-member. Call to register or sign up in person. Clark Sports Center. 607-547-2800, ext. 108. ROARING 20S’ – 6 - 9 p.m. Have a night to remember with 1920s cocktails, dance to picks by DJ Ralph, join the Lip Sync showdown at 8 pm. Ages 21+. $5 cover fee includes appetizers. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co. Hwy .33. Contest sign-up at cooplipsync@gmail.com GHOST TOUR – 7 p.m. Enjoy entertaining tour through historic Cooperstown. Cost, $10/adult. Reservations required. Depart from Pioneer Park. 607-547-8070 or e-mail
bmarkusen@stny.rr.com PERFORMANCE – 9 p.m. Rock out to live music from Scattered Flurries. Snacks & drinks available. Upstate Bar & Grill, 5418 St. Hwy. 28.
â–şSaturday, Feb. 8 COSTUME CONTEST – All Day. Enter ‘Roaring 20s’ costume contest at Cooley’s Stone House Tavern, 49 Pioneer St. PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 8 a.m. - Noon. Pancakes, sausage applesauce, lots of toppings, more to get you warmed up for the Winter Carnival. Cost, $10/adult. Proceeds benefit local families in need. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St. MORE Pg. 3
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►Saturday, Feb. 8 BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Find your next book, support local library during this years Winter Carnival. See Friday Listing.. BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 9 a.m. Teams are 1 adult & 1 child. Clark Sports Center. See Friday Listing.. CRAFT SHOW – 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Stop by to see creative works by local artists. St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St. SKATING – 10 a.m. - Noon. Open skating for the whole family. Limited supply of skates to borrow. 12:30 6:30 p.m. Mixed open skating, hockey. Badger Park, 93 Beaver St. BRUNCH – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Food & drink specials to fuel up for the Winter Carnival. Cooley’s Stone House Tavern, 49 Pioneer St. QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Find diverse array of quilts, quilted goods from our area by Fenimore Quilt Club. Displayed through 2/23. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. LUNCHEON – 11 a.m. - 2
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p.m. Enjoy homemade chili or soup to keep warm during Winter Carnival. See Friday Listing. WINTER RACE – 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Annual 5k/10k Bob Smullens Race through Cooperstown. Oldest continuously held race in Otsego County. Cost, $20/person. Start at Main St. 607-5472800, ext. 111. WINE TASTING – Noon - 4 p.m. Experience variety of offerings from variety of wineries. Cooperstown Wine & Spirits, 45 Pioneer St. MEET THE HEROES – Noon - 3 p.m. Bring the kids to meet real life heroes. Cooperstown Fire Department, 24 Chestnut St. FAMILY FUN – Noon 3 p.m. Bring the whole family. Enjoy sledding, hot chocolate, jack wax, sleigh rides, activities, more. Pioneer Park & Lakefront Park. CHEESECAKE CONTEST – 1 - 3 p.m. Stop by to sample various cheesecakes, vote for your favorite. Nicoletta’s Italian Cafe, 96 Main St. MINI-GOLF – 1 - 3 p.m. Come play a short game of mini-golf in the Hawkeye Hallway. Turn in your score card to be entered to win a stay at The Cooper Inn, dinner for 2 at Hawkeye Grill.
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The Otesaga. GHOST TOUR – 1 p.m. Enjoy entertaining tour through historic Cooperstown. Cost, $10/adult. Reservations required. Depart from Pioneer Park. 607-547-8070 or e-mail bmarkusen@stny. rr.com TASTING – 1 - 4 p.m. Try mulled cider with Spitball Whiskey, complimentary. Cooperstown Beverage Exchange, 73 Main St. POP UP – 1 - 3 p.m. Find beautiful watercolors by Amy Ruffles. Tin Bin Alley, 114 Main St. WINE TASTING – 2 - 4 p.m. Sample offerings from variety of wineries. Rudy’s Wine & Liquor Store, 143 Main St. PONG & TASTING – 2 - 4 p.m. Come in from the cold to taste some different beers, sink some shots in water pong. Mel’s @ 22, 22 Chestnut St. CRAFT BEER – 4 - 6 p.m. Taste variety of craft beers, pick your favorite. Food available. Masonic Lodge, 77 Main St. SPECIALS – 5 - 8 p.m. Enjoy Roarin’ 20s drink specials, followed by live music. Cooley’s Stone House Tavern, 49 Pioneer St.
MOVIE NIGHT – 6 p.m. Free showing of ‘Abominable’ (2019, PG). Snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags allowed. Clark Sports Center, 124 Co Rd 52. 607-547-2800. SPEAKEASY – 6 - 9 p.m. Throw on ‘20s gear and do the Charleston to favorite local band, Hanzolo. Prizes awarded to best ‘20s costume. Sample ‘20s themed cocktails from local restaurants, cast vote for favorite. 21+ only. Portion of proceeds to be donated to Cooperstown Angel Network. Cost, $5 cover, $5 sample. Cash bar available. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St. 607-547-8282. MUSIC – 9 p.m. Enjoy performance by Scattered Fluries while chowing down on wings, nachos, burgers, more in Roaring 20s style. Sherman’s Tavern, 50 Pioneer St.
►Sunday, Feb. 9 PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 8 a.m. - Noon. Enjoy delicious pancake breakfast. See Saturday Listing.. BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fill any size bag with
joy entertaining tour through historic Cooperstown. See Saturday Listing. QUILT SHOW – 1 - 4 p.m. Find a diverse array of quilts, quilted goods from around the area by The Fenimore Quilt Club. Showing through 2/23. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. STORY TIME – 1 p.m. Bring the little bookworms for storytime with Frosty the Snowman. Cooperstown Village Library. CLOSER & CONTEST – 1 - 3 p.m. Close out this year’s Winter Carnival with Mac & Cheese Contest made by your favorite local eateries. Followed by Tap Takeover by Red Shed Brewery at Upstate Bar & Grill. Medallion prize awarded. BENEFIT DINNER – 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Enjoy gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, desserts, made by local chefs with local produce to support Otsego 2000’s environmental stewardship program. Includes live music by Stoddard Hollow String Band. $30/adult. Cooperstown Farmer’s Market, 101 Main St., Pioneer Alley. 607-547-8881.
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To the Editor: If I could buy two square miles of land for $1,000/ acre, I would be fortunate indeed, for I would preserve these two square miles as is, in reparation for the three billion birds lost since 1970. We have lost these birds primarily due to habitat loss; they have nowhere to live thanks to our endless consumption of land. When will we humans learn that what the earth freely gives us is finite? Many of us live here because of this area’s natural beauty. We would do well to honor that connection, and forego the short-term gain of receiving $1,000/acre for our beautiful home. SUZANNE SUMMERS Hartwick
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huge investment in infrastructure that today provides 81 percent of the nation’s energy needs, and it’s portable and convenient. Living here in Otsego County, we forget the scale of the energy challenge. But visit New York, Chicago or Miami – it’s a big, energy-guzzling world out there, friends. Still, with fracking, the U.S. has achieved energy independence in the past decade for the first time since the end of World War II. This is desirable, but, of course, not if it destroys us. • Perhaps it doesn’t have to. So today, at the bottom of this page, we begin an occasional series, “Can Fossil Fuels Save Us?”, with a report from Stanford University of what its scientists are doing to emeliorate greenhouse effects. Many similarly credible reports are availPlease See CLIMATE, A5
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ome of you may have heard our Adirondack neighbor Bill McKibben’s NPR interview a year or two ago. Unless all buildings in the U.S. are made energy-efficient by 2030, the war against Global Warming will be lost, he said. The interviewer asked, is that man Antonio Delgado, possible? D-19, last week at SUNY No, said McKibben, who is Cobleskill, and came back among the nation’s foremost with good news: All 11 advocates of stemming greenhouse counties in the 19th gases. Congressional District In different words, McKibben is are in the same boat. saying, we’re lost. • • “Columbia County is Too much of the discussion of the future facing similar challenges,” of the earth is fear-filled and hope-less. said F. Michael Tucker, pres- In reality, much research is underway not ident/CEO of that county’s just toward creating a sustainable future, Economic Development but into cleanly burning fossil fuels. Please See EDITORIAL, A5 If that’s possible, we would preserve a
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To the Editor: position on an issue; but Elected officials should negating the personal value make efforts to understand of those opinions based on and represent, within assumptions about the confines of where someone was the law, our conborn is inappropriate. stituents’ varying We have a duty to perspectives. Thus, work respectfully Representative for all constituents, Brockway’s “Second whether they’ve Amendment sanctulived here for 80 ary” letter in last years or eight week’s edition was months. concerning both The opinions Stammel in its substance of “native” rural and tone. Upstaters about the His letter rebutted a coldifficult issue of gun safety umn a week before submitare not uniformly absolutist. ted by an active local resiUpwards of 90 percent of dent. Brockway dismissively Americans believe some wrote that the author “is not level of gun safety regulanative to the area and does tion is appropriate. This not understand the people of includes large proportions rural, Upstate New York.” of people, like myself, who Politicians may disagree have lived in rural Upstate with a community member’s Please See STAMMEL, A6
Are Fossil Fuels Part Of Solution?
In State Of City, Mayor Herzig Outlines Jobs Ahead Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, appointed in September 2015, dellivers his fifth State of the City speech to Common Council Tuesday, Feb. 4.
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undreds of people gave of their time during the past three years, to help us map out a vision for the future – and we owe them our thanks. They worked to provide us with a new Comprehensive Plan, Artspace study (SUNY), Oneonta Theater study (GOHS), parking study, ►FULL TEXT of Mayor Herzig’s 2020 housing study State of City appears and more. on They worked together for www.AllOTSEGO.com more than a year in creating a vision for our future. ...Now it is our responsibility to act on the vision which they have created. We have made a start but we still have a way to go. • The support we have given to our local businesses and entrepreneurs is unprecedented. More than $1 million is going to more than 40 local businesses to update building facades and signage – and we will begin to see the results this spring. We are looking to provide local property owners with another $1 million plus to help them
turn vacant upper floors into quality market-rate housing – and we should be seeing new awards for this purpose very soon. • It has been very exciting to see new, innovative, and unique businesses sprouting – almost like bright flowers in the spring. Underground Attic, Tribe Yoga, the B Side, the new
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Autumn Café, Table Rocks Bouldering, Silber Design, Noah’s World, Toonie Moonie Organics, Shakedown Street Café, to name just a few. And you know what they all have in common? – the City of Oneonta helped them to get started with Microenterprise grants of up to $35,000. In the past four years, we have helped 28 small businesses and startups. • We were successful in securing federal funds to support the restoration of the historic Stevens Hardware building and Oneonta’s iconic Nick’s Diner. Now, I will be the first to acknowledge that we don’t always get it right. There are risks involved and we cannot expect to win every time. One of our losses this year was Bombers’ Burritos. It hurts to lose and I know it makes us look bad – but even the best teams cannot win every game and there are no wins if you chose to take no risks. • This spring, we will see new attractive Directory Signs throughout our downtown, and Welcome Signs at all five of our city gateways. • We have a new Marketing Campaign designed to get people’s attention and to communicate all that our unique city has to offer. I thank Destination Oneonta for its work in supporting this campaign. And I have asked Trampoline to make a presentation at the Feb. 18 Council meeting on what has been accomplished and what is yet to come. Please See SPEECH, A10
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CAN FOSSIL FUELS SAVE US?
Researchers Target Natural Gas ‘Super-Emitters’ Editor’s Note: This is the first of occasional articles, from university public-relations departments, on research into burning fossil fuels more cleanly. Here, Stanford University tells how faculty there are targeting “super-emitters.”
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n the United States, most electricity from the grid comes from power plants that run on coal or natural gas. These plants generate 35 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions in the
United States. Climate scientists say we need to reduce global emissions by about 4 percent a year, going to zero emissions, or even negative emissions, before the end of the century. But emissions-free technologies like wind, solar and nuclear may not be able to address the problem quickly enough. In developing economies, the
demand for cheap and reliable electricity from fossil fuels continues to grow, generating even more greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. But from an environmental standpoint, not all fossil fuels are created equal. • Natural gas is primarily methane. When burned, methane emits about half as much CO2 as a coal. In the last 10 years, the United States has seen a boom in the production of low-cost Please See RESEARCH, A6
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Court of Sessions – The following convictions were had in the Court of Sessions, held in this village the past week: John Gardner, indicted for Grand Larceny – sentenced to confinement at hard labor in the State’s Prison, five years; John Havens, indicted as an accessory before the fact for larceny – sentenced to imprisonment in the State’s Prison, four years; Benson Nichols, indicted for assault and battery – sentenced to two months in the County Jail; Reuben Saunders, indicted for Larceny – sentenced to imprisonment in the County Jail, three months; Charity Saunders, indicted as an accessory of Petit Larceny, after the fact, sentenced to imprisonment in the County Jail for one month. February 7, 1820
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with his family while employed as a jockey by Mr. F. Ambrose Clark, is reported as a survivor following the sinking of his ship, the newly commissioned USS Cooper on December 27, 1944 off Leyte when it was attacked by Japanese forces. Bellhouse and other survivors of the USS Cooper were in the sea waters off Leyte for 17 hours dodging bullets from strafing Japanese fighters before rescue help arrived. Bellhouse credits Commander Mel A. Peterson, his ship’s Captain, for keeping the surviving sailors alive until rescuing seaplanes arrived to pick them up. Directed by Captain Peterson, Bellhouse and his shipmates remained together treading water and resting periodically in a small raft, a floating life net and a rubber boat. February 7, 1945
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175 YEARS AGO
Contemporary Editor’s Note: The proceedings of an Anti-Rent meeting, held at Westville, in this County, on January 2, 1845, have been left with us for publication and are rejected because they contain libelous matter in commenting upon the acts and motives of an individual. At the same time that we decline inserting them, it is proper to add, that several of those who participated in the meeting, whom we know personally to be respectable citizens of neighboring towns, have assured us that they utterly repudiate the idea of “oppugnation” to the laws, and look upon the recent “Indian” outrages upon civil officers as offences requiring a rigid administration of justice. They seek correctives of what they regard as existing evils by constitutional means, and will never sanction violence of any sort for redress of supposed grievances in the operation of laws. February 3, 1845
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Summary of News – The ordination of Rev. C.C. Smith, Pastor of the Baptist Church of this village, will take place on February 10 – sermon by Rev. F. Dodge, D.D., President of Madison University, and ordination in the evening. The people of Worcester have resolved to build a new District School House. There is not a town in the county where new school houses are not needed – though the necessity is more marked in some towns than in others. Among the wealthy farmers of Otsego there are not a few liberal-minded men, and they should direct their attention earnestly to this important matter The farmers of this and surrounding towns are about to experience a still further benefit from the construction of the Cooperstown railroad. Plaster, so much in use by most of them, is to be brought here in large quantities over the road, and sold at a price which will make it an object for them to buy it here instead of going to the Central railroad for it. Thus, we receive compensation for the increased taxes caused by the building of the roads. February 3, 1870
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Amusement at the Village Theatre – Like a slave in the
More than 250 people attended the opening program of the New York State Historical Association’s Winter Sunday Lecture Series at Fenimore House on February 1. Leonard DePaur, conductor and arranger, spoke to an enthusiastic audience on “Black Folk Song – A History of Survival.” His research in the field of black folk music has been extensive. He augmented his talk with tapes of African tribal music and early American Negro music. The second program in the Winter Series will be a talk by Clay Lancaster, an architectural historian on “Architectural Follies in America.” February 4, 1970
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Lonnie Bunch, noted curator and author, will speak on cultural diversity in American museums at the Cooperstown Graduate Program as part of the observance of Black History month. Bunch is the assistant director for curatorial affairs of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Graduate program Director Gretchen Sorin noted, “The Graduate Program is a wonderful community resource, and throughout the year we February 7, 1895 will be bringing exciting speakers here. We are looking to share these programs with the public so that others have an market place sold to the highest bidder, Mary MacNeill, opportunity to hear these historians.” heroine of “The Woman Thou Gavest Me” by Hall Caine, February 1, 1995 passes through the most terrible experiences that could fall to the lot of a woman. Yet, she overcomes them and wins a measure of happiness. In the cast are such well known players as Katherine Helen E. “Lizzie” Kiser died Sunday morning, JanuMacDonald, Theodore Roberts, Jack Holt, Milton Sills, ary 31, 2010 at Bassett Hospital shortly after telling her Katherine Griffith, Fritzi Brunette, and others. Fatty Arfamily that she was ready to “leave this Earth to be with buckle in “Back Stage” will also be offered. Ed. Note: the angels.” She was 85. Helen was born January 7, 1925, The “Village Theatre” was located in a space at 22 Main in Brooklyn, one of five children of Rudolph and Helena Street in the building donated by Robert Sterling Clark (Radke) Platt. On December 31, 1944, she married Arthur which now serves as the home of Village Offices and the H. Kisrr, Sr., and shortly thereafter they moved to and made Cooperstown Library. their home in the Cooperstown-Milford area. Helen was an February 4, 1920 accomplished seamstress and worked for many years doing tailoring at the Smart Shop in Cooperstown. She was an avid quilter and had many friends in local quilting and sewing circles. U.S. Navy Specialist First Class seaman Francis T. February 5, 2010 Bellhouse, who spent several summers in Cooperstown
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Acquittal May Embolden Trump – And Then Comes Election Day
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o, Chicken Little, the sky is not falling. Donald J. Trump has dodged the impeachment bullet just as he dodged the Mueller Report. He may feel emboldened to continue to ask others to dig up on his opponents; to continue to look the other way as Russian trolls do dirty work for him; to continue to require Republican politicians to swear fealty and kiss his pinkie ring. He will continue to rant-tweet. But he can’t dodge the election. • The American public is appalled by his lying and coarseness. His approval rating is 40 percent while his disapproval rate is 52 percent. His reelection support is
40 percent versus an unnamed Democrat getting 50 percent. Even though Trump denies it happened, 50 percent of Americans believe Russia interfered in the 2016 election, and 73 percent believe Russian interference affected the LARRY outcome. Meanwhile, BENNETT 47 percent of the public believes Trump lied about trying to strong-arm Ukraine to aid his reelection. Just 31 percent of Americans like him as a person or say he is trustworthy, while 44 percent believe he is racist. All in all, 54 percent of the American public
believes Trump is unfit to be president. These numbers, from The Economist/YouGov Poll of Dec 28-31, 2019, show Trump is vulnerable. Yes, the Electoral College is tilted in his favor. Yes, the Republican Party engages in voter suppression in dozens of states. Yes, Trump has tons of money to advertise and buy supporters. Yes, the path to victory over him will be difficult, but it can be navigated. But first, one other set of numbers has to be addressed; numbers from the YouGov Poll – confirmed by the Census Bureau. In the 2016 presidential election,
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39 percent of registered voters didn’t vote. That means two of every five registered voters stayed home. Of the 250 million registered American voters, 139 million voted while 111 million did not. Two common reasons cited are, “politicians are all corrupt,” and, “my one vote won’t matter anyway.” Back to that later. • By party affiliation, the U.S. is 28 percent Democrat and 28 per cent Republican. 41 percent are independents – and those split in half when asked how they lean. The playing field appears relatively level, while in fact it is tilted a bit to Democrats. Only one state has more regisPlease See BENNETT, A6
EDITORIAL: Jobs Here, Build Housing, Then Let Prosperity Flow EDITORIAL/From A4 Corp., whom Zakrevsky said had the most to tell Delgado about the challenge. In a way, it’s even moreso. Tucker said his county’s had the lowest unemployment in the state for 22 months in a row. Plus the biggest city, Hudson, has become a magnet for New York City folks looking for a weekend getaway. There are 4,500 second homes in that county, and the resulting gentrification is pushing home prices higher than around here. There’s more good news, though, Tucker said: The state’s Division of Housing & Community Renewal is aware of the conundrum, and has $150 million in grants available to communities that recognize the problem. • Even more good news: Otsego County’s two largest communities, the City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown, have happened onto the route to the solution. In Oneonta in particular, then-Mayor Dick Miller realized there was a hole in the Bresee’s Department Store renovation: The cost was so expensive, rents to allow a developer to make a profit would be more than most people could afford. City Hall obtained state and federal grants and closed the gap. The resulting four-story apartment complex has been full and profitable for seven years now, and developer Chip
Klugo completed the renovation of the building next door, former Stevens Hardware Store, last November. Mayor Gary Herzig, Miller’s successor, gets it, too, and is using grants to make the Lofts On Dietz, Kearney & Son’s 64 apartments and artists’ lofts, doable as well. In Cooperstown, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch’s plate is full. The village will complete the $2.2 million last leg of a multi-year downtown upgrade this spring, and the $5.7 million Doubleday Field redo later in the year. However, she’s looking beyond that to adopting the Oneonta model. Village Hall obtained a $1 million CDBG (community development block grant) through the Division of Housing & Community Renewal for the Cooperstown Distillery Expansion, which may be complete as soon as March (with a ribbon-cutting in May). Once the village proves to the state it can administer CDBGs, Tillapaugh foresees applying for grants and partnering with developers on housing projects as well. • According to Tucker, you just can’t wait to be discovered: Communities need to determine what kind of projects are desirable, then seek out developers who have done similar projects elsewhere, as Miller did with Klugo, and Herzig with the Kearneys’ Lofts. Almost inevitably, there will be some commu-
nity opposition, as with the Lofts, and neighbors’ lawsuits, as with the Lofts. Resolve them if you can and move forward. On hearing about the current conundrum – jobs you can’t fill and, if you can, no housing for the new employees – you might be tempted to get discouraged. No reason to, said Tucker: A recent Columbia County middle-income apartment complex was finished and immediately filled. It can happen here, too. Don’t look too far down the road. Do a project at a time: Bresee’s, Stevens, The Lofts, Springbrook’s housing in the Ford Block, above Key Bank, and then – be still beating hearts – the old (but marble-stepped) former Oneonta Hotel. • Cooperstown has done similarly with its downtown upgrades, one project after another – the rain gardens, the Pioneer Street sewerage, the sidewalks, the streetlights – eventually it gets done. Next, appropriately sited apartments. Tucker pointed to what’s a three-legged stool: Jobs, housing – and job training, and there’s money for that, too, although much is already happening at our local ONC BOCES. Today’s good-news screaming headline is, THERE’S PLENTY OF WORK. Check this week’s JOBS supplement, inside this edition. Once new paychecks are being cashed, things start to happen.
Could Research Save Fossil Fuel? CLIMATE/From A4 able from research universities across the country, and the series will tap into them. And this newspaper has many credible readers that assess these inputs independently, and provide a counterbalance if necessary. All but a tiny fringe of our fellow citizens accepts that Climate Change is real. That debate’s over. The focus is shifting to how much, how soon, and amelioration. With Governor Cuomo proposing a $33 billion five-year green energy plan (despite the $6 billion budget), with the Otsego County Energy Task Force planning our local energy future, and with four-mile-square solar farm proposed at West Laurens (and many more to come), is it likely that renewables alone don’t need to be the whole solution? Travel with us. Let’s not succumb to McKibben’s despair.
A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA LETTERS
ON 2ND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY
Out-Of-Control Gunman More To Fear Than FBI To the Editor: Rick Brockway states “every Democratic candidate…will take our guns away.” If he means the candidates advocate the confiscation of all guns owned by lawabiding citizens, he’s wrong. None of them takes that position. They are for stricter gun control, as well they ought to be. The guns, Mr. Brockway, I and other Upstate folks had growing up were nothing like what we’re faced with today. We’ve had, and will have, shootings in churches, schools, movies, concerts and other venues. The weapon of choice is often one that can deliver many bullets very rapidly, a weapon designed for our
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Armed Forces. The Second Amendment refers to arms, not guns. Most arms available to our Armed Forces have been deemed inappropriate for private citizens. Should we add guns with high-capacity magazines to the “inappropriate” list? It’s worth discussing. Mr. Brockway hopes he never has to confront government agents coming to take his guns. I sit by the door of my church hoping one of my fellow citizens doesn’t show up with murderous intent. Thankfully the statistics are overwhelmingly with both of us, but more so with Mr. Brockway. KEITH WILCOX Roseboom
Richard Sass, Andes, a SUNY Oneonta University Police officer, center, spins Faith, 10, around the dance floor. Dad Jesse Nichols, right, and daughter Grace, 10, accompanied the Sasses.
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Sandy Hook Memories Resonating To This Day To the Editor: I remember the moment when I first heard about the shooting of first graders in Newtown, Conn. I was driving home from work, on a back road between Cooperstown and Oneonta. My immediate and natural response was to pull over, get out of my car and scream “My God, 6-year-olds! What is happening in this country?” The outrage and pain of it was overwhelming. I can’t even imagine what the families of those children went through. This is the memory I have in response to Rick Brockway’s idea about Otsego County becoming a “sanctuary” for gun owners. I am a gun owner, and I don’t need a sanctuary. I also don’t need an assault weapon. I am not worried about “them” (whoever that is) coming to take away my guns. First it was President Obama, then Hillary Clinton, now…who? It hasn’t materialized and just floats around as a paranoid ideation in a cloud of misinformation and
fear. If someone is “coming to take my guns,” I hope they call first so I can put on the coffee. My other response, when I read Brockway’s quote from none other than Adolph Hitler : “To conquer a nation first disarm its citizens,” is to wonder if Hitler knew that there are other ways to “disarm” people which go far beyond taking away their firearms. You disarm people when you make them afraid; you disarm people when you violate the necessary social contracts which work well (like driving on the right side of the road) and protect them; you disarm people when you withhold information that they need to carry on. Most of all, you disarm people when you lie incessantly and make it impossible for them to know what’s true or false, what’s real or fantasy, what’s right or wrong. Seems we are already disarmed, to me. SUSAN MOSS Oneonta
‘Sanctuary’ Idea Dangerous STAMMEL/From A4 our whole lives or who have a familiarity with guns. Among wealthy nations, ours is a significant outlier in the high level of deadly gun violence. Anyone who objectively looks at this fact will realize it is a problem in need of solutions. In government, we don’t solve the tough problems by retreating to rigid ideological corners. Instead we need to bring the best minds together from different perspectives and work collaboratively and creatively to create a better future for the next generations. Sanctuary movements urge a radical and dangerous drift away from the rule of law. Many of us object to specifics in the SAFE Act or the process by which it was adopted. But like it or not, it is the current law. Under our system, the way to change the law is to urge our lawmakers to repeal or amend it or to vote in new representatives who will do so. If a law is claimed to be unconstitutional, it may be challenged in the courts, which are tasked with interpreting the meaning of the state and federal Constitutions. Progun special interest groups are generously funded and assist citizens in these lawful efforts at campaigning, lobbying, and litigation.
In Otsego County government, we frequently complain about unfunded or ill-fitting state mandates and often urge the state to improve them. In fact, the county board has been on the record for years with its concerns about the SAFE Act. Despite objections, our county and local governments are still obligated to follow our laws. The suggestion by politicians or by the county board as a body that our government not enforce the law is deeply irresponsible and de-stabilizing. It puts at risk two of the primary pillars of our local economy – higher education and tourism. Our economic vitality depends on the revenue from those “outsiders” and newcomers about whom Representative Brockway speaks so dismissively. How many fewer families will visit or send their children to our area if they believe they’re venturing into the Wild West where public safety laws will be applied arbitrarily or not at all? This divisive and misguided effort would not lead to a brighter future for the county we love and should be rejected by the county board. ANDREW STAMMEL County Representative Town of Oneonta
Proud daddy Tyler Southard, Oneonta, escorts daughter Vayda, 4, off the dance floor.
Chris Boning, Oneonta, with daughter Peyton, 8, admire the prime rib, as Scott McHenry, Unadilla, and Lily, 5, wait their turn.
Tasi Karabinas, Oneonta, escorts daughter Addison, 9.
Ken Isgro, Burlington Flats, above, takes a selfie with daughter Lauren, 7. At left, Common Council member Scott Harrington, Sixth Ward, poses for formal portrait with Megan, 13, and Addison, 5.
Scott Weinmuller, Oneonta, and daughter Meadow, 3.
One Bite Of Trump Apple Left: Election Day BENNETT/From A5 tered Republicans than Democrats – Wyoming, the least populous American state, with three Electoral College votes. This is the path to every successful election campaign – get out your voters. Everything else in play, from advertising dollars to policy proposals, count for nothing if your voters stay home. Democrats are not doing the work needed to win in the right places, but Republicans are. Clinton received more popular votes in 2016, but Republicans turned out more votes where they mattered. What can you or I do? What can
Democrats across the nation do? We can each identify one Democratic or sympathetic independent voter and get them to the polls. Start working on it now. Ask friends, neighbors, and family members if they voted in 2016. You probably have a clue who they would have voted for. Talk to them now. Talk to them frequently. Find out whom they might like and why. Encourage them to participate in primaries. Pick them up and drive them to the polling station. Buy them a cup of coffee afterwards. If you’re a resident of safe states like New York or California, work on friends and rela-
tives in swing states like Pennsylvania or Arizona. Vote early by mail at home and go there to take them to the polls. It’s worth the effort. • One more thing. Don’t waste your time attacking Trump. Devote your time and energy to helping one person become motivated to vote for someone and something positive. Get one Chicken Little to cross the road and head to the polls. Larry Bennett, recently retired Brewery Ommegang creative director who is active in local causes, lives in East Meredith.
Scientists Seek To ‘Recapture’ CO2, Store It Underground
RESEARCH/From A4 natural gas, which many electrical utilities are adopting as a cleaner alternative to coal. Stanford researchers are exploring novel ways of satisfying our current energy needs with greener technologies for burning fossil fuels. But one drawback of natural gas is the leakage of uncombusted methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. Stanford faculty members Rob Jackson and Adam Brandt in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences have been identifying the wells and pipes where those leaks are most likely to occur so that industry can prevent them. They’ve found that a small number of wells produce most of the leaked methane.
To better understand the benefits and risks of increasing natural gas production, the Precourt Institute and the School of Earth created the Natural Gas Initiative (NGI), a campus-wide research program launched in 2015. One key area of NGI research focuses on unconventional gas reservoirs and how they can be better managed to increase the gas-recovery rate, now well below 20 percent, said NGI Director Mark Zoback. By increasing recovery, gas production can be maintained with fewer land-use impacts, he added. ە Beyond switching from coal to natural gas, another approach for reducing emissions from fossil fuels is to capture the carbon dioxide and store it underground in deep
geological formations, a technique known as carbon capture and sequestration. With support from the Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), Lynn Orr, Sally Benson and other Stanford faculty members helped establish the scientific basis for safe and effective sequestration, including monitoring techniques demonstrating that captured CO2 is permanently trapped underground. Hamdi Tchelepi, a professor of energy resources engineering, uses supercomputers to study how injected CO2 gas interacts with rock and fluids underground. In addition to permanently sequestering CO2, Stanford faculty explore using the gas for sustainable purposes, like making renewable plastic.
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Sock Hop, Zine Making, Ukulele Lessons, Band Concert
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t’s one last sock hop with dancing and music by Love Me Tender. Cost, $5/person, proceeds to support Family Resource Network. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0494. • Kids can show their love for friends and family by making handmade Valentine’s day cards. 10 a.m. – Noon, Saturday, Feb. 8, Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs.
(315) 858-0230. • Learn all about zines and how to make one yourself. LIBBY 2 p.m. CUDMORE Saturday, Feb. 8, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. (607) 432-1980. • Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Founder of the U.S. Colored Troops Institute, presents “The
Underground Railroad Along the Susquehanna River: The Freedom Journey from Hartford County, Maryland, to Otsego County, New York.” 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960. • Adults and teens can learn to play the ukulele. cost, $10/person. 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Oneonta World of Learning, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. (607) 431-8543. • It’s a summertime concert
in the dead of winter with the Oneonta Community Concert Band as they play pieces including “Carousel” and “America the Beautiful.” 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Dr., Oneonta. 607-432-7085. • The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour with emcee Aaron David Ward, headliner Mark Riccadonna, featuring Ryan Gartley. Cost, $20. 8 p.m. Friday, HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal Feb. 7, Foothills Performing Sock-Hop regulars Sophia Ruisi and Amethyst Arts Center, (607) Gardner take no time getting into their twirls. 431-2080.
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Mary Jane Belrose, 75, Cooperstown; County Office For Aging Social Worker
COOPERSTOWN – Mary Jane Belrose, 75, of Middlefield Center Road, for many years a social worker at the county Office for the Aging, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, Jan. 21, 2020. She had the comfort of her husband and loving family at her side at the time of passing. Jane was born on March 17, 1944, in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Teresa M. Musgrave Serafine. She was raised and e ducated in Amityville and graduated from Queen Rosary High School. On Jan. 23, 1965, she was united in marriage with Jorden Belrose in Amityville. They shared a blessed union of 55 years. They relocated to the Cooperstown area and Jane became a social worker with the Otsego County Office for the Aging, a position she held for many years. She enjoyed reading,
taking road trips with her friends and loved being with her family. She found great joy in dancing and playing Mary Jane with her Belrose grandchildren. She was a friend to many and will never be forgotten. Surviving her are her husband, Jorden; a son Jeffrey and his wife, Cathy, of Starkville; two daughters, Anne Marie Belrose of Boston, and Beth Long and her husband, Justin, of Williamsburg, Va.; two brothers, Joseph Serafine and his wife, Jeanette of Rocky Hill, Conn., and John Serafine of Tampa, Fla.; three sisters, Judy Altman and her husband, Vernon of Levittown, Joyce Arroyo and her husband, Angelo of Fort
Plain, Beth Apollo and her husband Frank of Lindenhurst; five grandchildren, Danielle Voght of Starkville, Jeffrey Belrose Jr. of Salt Springville, Kirsten, Katherine and Parker Long, all of Williamsburg, Va.; and five great-grandchildren, Lily-Ann, Cheyenne, A.J., Jaclyn, and Dawson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Kevin Belrose, in 2005. A funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 1 at J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alan Miller officiating. Burial will be this spring in Van Hornesville Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in donations in her memory to Hospice and Palliative Care, Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford. Arrangements are entrusted to the J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home.
Mary E. Kinney, 81; Mount Vision Native Dies In Orlando, Fla
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MOUNT VISION – Mary Helen Evans Kinney, 81, of Mount Vision, passed away in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 22, 2019, from respiratory complications.. Mary was born in Mount Vision, to parents Leah and Clarence “Poppy� Evans. She married Richard Lavern Kinney Sr., of Schuyler Lake, on July 14, 1956. She is survived by her sister, Beth Himes; children, Richard Kinney Jr., Margaret Oakley, Susan Brewer and Ted Kinney; 13 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law; and one son-in-law. A celebration of life will be held in the first week of June, in Schuyler Lake at the Old Stone Church.
Wm. Aris Mixon Jr., 81, Cherry Valley; Retailer In NYC, Hotelier In Bahamas
CHERRY VALLEY – William Aris Mixon Jr., 81, of Cherry Valley, a highend retailer in New York City and hotelier in the Bahamas, passed away due to complications from a head injury on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. Known familiarly as Aris Mixon, he was born on Jan. 27, 1939, in Cairo, Georgia. An active, creative man, he attended Florida State University, where he performed trapeze acts with the FSU Circus. Following graduation, he served in the Army and worked in his family feed and grain business in Cairo, Ga.
He moved to New York City in 1973 to attend Bloomingdale’s management training program. He later established two Upper West Side stores, Sherman & Mixon (1977 to 1983) and the exquisite Aris Mixon & Co. (1984 to 1997), where his beautiful window displays and unique gifts drew lines down the block at Amsterdam and 78th Street. He owned and ran the lavishly appointed Rock House Hotel on Harbour Island in the Bahamas from 1989 to 1999, where he showcased his culinary skills and warm hospitality. He briefly reopened a seasonal Aris Mixon & Co.
in Cherry Valley. Aris also worked at The Otesega in 2015-19. Mr. Mixon is survived by his husband and life partner of 30 years, John T. Smith; sister, June MacIvor of Granville, Ohio; niece, Mary (Mike) Anderson of Thornville, Ohio; grandnephew, Mac Anderson of Los Angeles; and grandnieces, Kelly Anderson of Los Angles and Jenna Anderson of Irvine, Calif. A celebration of his life is planned at 11 a.m. June 6, at Cherry Valley Artworks Theatre, Cherry Valley. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
COOPERSTOWN – Audrie L. Knapp, 97, a retired graphic artist and long-time resident of Manhattan, passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. Born May 1, 1922, in Yonkers, she was a daughter of Clarence and Veronica (Nyahay) Knapp. She attended the Cooper
Union School of Art in New York City, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. She pursued a career as a graphic artist, and enjoyed painting and photography throughout her life. In 2012, she moved to Cooperstown to live with her niece Susan LaBudde and Jack LaBudde, later residing at Woodside Hall and
lastly Cooperstown Center. Audrie is survived by her sister, Dale Quatrocci and many nieces and nephews. There will be no services. Memorial donations may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA. Arrangements are entrusted to with the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.
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OPEN HOUSE – 4 - 7 p.m. Learn about cutting edge program in Mechatronics/Robotics that’s opening doors for students. ONC Boces, 1914 Co. Hwy. 35, Milford. 607286-7715. STAMP CLUB – 7 p.m. Bring stamp collections, discuss with other stamp enthusiasts. Tillapaugh Home, 28 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. 607-547 5646.
►Friday, February 7 WINTER CARNIVAL – All Day. See Pgs. 2 & 3 PREPAREDNESS – 8:30 11:30 a.m. Survive the storm. Learn emergency preparedness for loved ones with special needs. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. LAUNDRY LOVE – 2 - 4 p.m. Free laundry service to those in need. 2 loads/individual. Metro Cleaners, 115 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-433 8000. QUILT EXHIBIT – 5 - 8 p.m. Susquehanna Valley Quilters present vibrant handmade quilts, table runners, more. Many available for sale. Showing through 2/23. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070. FILM – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Presenting “Queen & Slim.” Cost, $3/person. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. SQUARE DANCE – 7:30 p.m. Join Doubleday Dancers Modern Western Square Dance Club for Valentines Day Dance. Bring the friends, enjoy fun music/dance. $5/person. Cooperstown Elementary School. 607-264-8128. CONTRADANCE – 7:30 p.m. Fun group dance to music by Eleemosynary with caller Robby Poulette. 1st Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St.,
Cooperstown. 607-547-8164. COMEDY SHOW – 8 p.m. The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour returns for 2020 featuring emcee Aaron David Ward, headliner Mark Riccadonna, featuring Ryan Gartley. Cost, $20. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 607431-2080.
p.m. Harry Bradshaw Matthews presents ‘The Underground Railroad Along the Susquehanna River: The Freedom Journey from Hartford County, Maryland, to Otsego County, New York.’ Free, open to public. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St, Oneonta, NY. 607-432-0960. CAREER WORKSHOP – 4 - 5 p.m. Teens aged 13-18 practice for job interviews, using skills learned in part 1, on members of the Oneonta business community. The Sol Center, 50 Dietz St. Ste. M, Oneonta. 607-441-3999 or e-mail OurOTC@gmail.com PAINT & SIP – 4 - 6 p.m. Create lovely painting with instruction from Kathy Knox while enjoying delicious beverages, supporting local library. Cost, $35/person. Space limited. RSVP recommended. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main St., Otego. 607-9886661. SOCKHOP – 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Come out for fun evening of music by Love Me Tender, dancing, more at final Sockhop. Cost, $5/person to support Family Resource Network. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-0494. POTLUCK – 6 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, enjoy good company. Followed by a film. Dinnerware, beverages provided. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. 607-547 9946. FILM – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Presenting “Queen & Slim.” See Friday Listing.
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WINTER CARNIVAL – All Day. See Pgs. 2 & 3 VALENTINES CARDS – 10 a.m. - Noon. Bring the kids to made beautiful Valentines for friends & family. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230. AUDITIONS – 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Glimmerglass Festival seeks youth aged 6 - 18 to perform in stage productions of The Sound of Music, De Feen (The Fairies), more. Also, adults aged 40+ for speaking roles. Glimmerglass Festival Rehearsal Hall, 4152 St. Hwy. 20, Warren. Info/scheduling, auditions@glimmerglass.org. TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Race down a hillside on a tube. Tubes provided. Cost, $5/person. Warming hut with hot cocoa, snacks available for sale. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co. Rt. 31, Cooperstown. 607-547-8662. WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 3:30 p.m. Join writers to help improve your craft. Hosted by published author, Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. ZINE WORKSHOP – 2 p.m. Learn all about zines, from what it is, to how to make one yourself with a single sheet of paper. Supplies provided, no experience necessary. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. HISTORY PROGRAM – 2
►Sunday, February 9 WINTER CARNIVAL – All Day. See Pgs. 2 & 3 TREP$ MARKETPLACE – 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Find crafts, products that students have created for sale. Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181.
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TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Have fun this winter. Slide down a hillside on a tube. See Saturday Listing. FILM – 1, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Presenting “Queen & Slim.” See Friday Listing. UKULELE – 1 - 2 p.m. Adults & teens learn to play ukulele. No-experience necessary. Cost $10/person. Oneonta World of Learning, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. 607-431-8543. CONCERT – 3 p.m. Beat the winter blues with ‘Good Ol’ Summertime in Winter’ concert performed by Oneonta Community Concert Band. FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Dr., Oneonta. 607-432-7085. AUDITION – 4 p.m. Try out for May production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” with the Catskill Community Players. Seeking actors from large range of roles, ages. Preparation not necessary, just bring list of potential conflicts. Institute for Spiritual Development, 41-45 Dietz St., Oneonta. E-mail nancybcouch@yahoo.com.
►Monday, Feb. 10 POP-SHOP – 5 - 7 p.m. Find beautiful prints of Lindsay Robinsons landscape & plant photography from her travels. Also, find unique leather jewelry, wallets, bags, more by Hannah VanArsdale. Autumn Cafe, 244 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-6845. COMEDY – 9 - 10 p.m. Stand-up comedy from rising star LeClerk Andre, of Just for Laugh Comedy Festival & The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Cost, $3/person. Waterfront Room, Hunt Union, SUNY Oneonta.
►Tuesday, Feb. 11 CITRUS SALE – Last day to order California large navel oranges, pink seedless grapefruit. Pick up February 27 - 28. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-4102 CORN DAY – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Upstate farmers come together for presentations on soil health, benefits of no-till farming, pest/weed control, more. Registration required. Cost, $30/person. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 315-866-7920. BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Give blood. Save a life. Hartwick College, Oneonta. BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Give blood. Save a life. Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. MOVIE NIGHT – 5:30 p.m. Enjoy Valentines-themed movie night while snacking on decadent desserts, mocktails . Showing ‘Bridesmaids’ (rated R. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980.
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HERZIG: After 4 Years Of Planning, 2020 Is Year Of Getting It Done SPEECH/From A4 • Following the vision laid out for us by the DRI-funded Oneonta Theater Restoration Study, we have begun the process of looking to the reinvention of the Market Street/Chestnut Street area as a potential Arts District anchored by the Foothills Performing Arts Center and a Restored Oneonta Theater. Hats off to Bob Brzozowski, Patrice Macaluso, Elizabeth Dunne, Elaine Bresee, and others who are putting together a real plan to acquire and restore the Oneonta Theater – Thank you. • This year, we will remove the blight on the corner of Market and Chestnut streets. Within the next 60-90 days, we will begin to see designs for a redesigned Municipal Parking Garage, a new transit hub and a more inviting
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pedestrian-friendly Market Street with walkways to and from our Main Street. • And creating a new Lettis Highway that respects the safety of those who choose to walk or need to walk will be a top priority. • With the help of our Senator Seward, we have begun the process of reinventing our historic Damaschke Field. The first phase, this year, will be to remove the old decaying grandstand, install a temporary backstop, new baseline box seats and dugouts, and protect all seats with today’s new technology in protective netting. The following year, we will strive to create a new family-friendly multi-purpose area behind home plate. • Our Council, this past year, created the foundation for the development of a center for jobs and innovation in our former
D&H Railyards. We will create good jobs while, at the same time, respecting our environment. And Mark Davies – former Environmental Board chairman, now a Council member – I know will be our conscience on environmental issues. • This year, we will begin to create a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan to take advantage of the fact that we have the beautiful Susquehanna River flowing through our downtown. And that would not be happening without the passion and determination of Judy Pangman, our Community Development Director. • We will continue to rebuild our aging – old! – infrastructure. After completing the rebuild of both of our reservoir dams, and numerous water mains, we will now start on an $8 million
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A Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on January 29, 2020. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as the 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 to: Home Town Hauling & Recycling, LLC, 1074 Co. Hwy. 36, Worcester, NY 12197. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalMar.12 Legal nOtice
Name: HAYNES HOUSE LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 17 January 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 15 Pine Blvd. Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalFeb.27 Legal nOtice
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Name: Central Leatherstocking Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 6, 2020. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom processes against the LLC may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 225 Bristol Road Hartwick, NY 13348. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalFeb.27 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: MARK D. MISIEWICZ, PT, PLLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 December 2019. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 235 Griggs Rd, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage
story. Last week, I was walking down Main Street with a friend of mine who does not live in Oneonta. He looked around and said to me, “Oneonta has so much potential.” All I could think about were the comments made, nearly 60 years ago, by my teachers on my report cards – which generally began with, “Gary has much potential, however. . .” It seems that some things you just never forget! My goal – our goal - is to stop having to hear about our potential. The way we achieve that is to realize our potential. Thank you to the hundreds of citizens who have contributed, we now have a plan to do just that and it will take all of us – all of us - working together to make it happen. Thank you – and let’s get to work.
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upgrade to our 1970 Wastewater Treatment Plant. • Dog lovers will get a firstclass dog park in Neahwa Park this year. • We can expect to see progress in rectifying neighborhood blight as we implement new ordinances passed by our Council to give our Code Enforcement Staff more tools and authorities to do so. And under the leadership of Stephen Yerly, our Codes Office has sent a very clear message that unsafe rental properties will not be tolerated in the City of Oneonta. And that applies equally whether you have a one-unit student house or the largest building on Main Street. • And all this is being accomplished with an average tax increase below one percent during the past six years. Let me close with a very short
Notice of Formation of The LyonsDen LLC. Filed with SSNY on 01/13/20. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to 256 Littlewood Rd, Morris, NY 13808. Purpose: Any lawful. 6LegalFeb.20 Legal nOtice Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Otsego Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: EF2019-789 Mortgaged Premises: 2547 County Highway 22 Richfield Springs, NY 13439 SBL #: 25.13 - 1 - 23.02 24.00 The Money Source Inc Plaintiff, vs Jake P. Hilts, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Katie Jolivert, Jean Jolivert If Living, And If He/
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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, Paul Spencer, Thomas C. Knapp, Clifford Reed & Sons, Inc., People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged
premises.) Defendant(s). To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this 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.
Otsego, in the City of Cooperstown. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated April 11, 2017, executed by Jake P. Hilts to secure the sum of $265,735.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Instrument Number 2017-1681 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk on April 11, 2017. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed March 29, 2019 and recorded on April 3, 2019, in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Instrument Number 2019-1454; The property in question is described as follows: 2547 COUNTY HIGHWAY 22, RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NY 13439
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TO Jean Jolivert, 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 Ninth day of January, 2020 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not
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: January 10, 2020 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. 4LegalFeb.6 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of FURVENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/6/20. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, PO Box 21, Gilbertsville, NY 13776. The purpose of the
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MUEHL/From A1 of compliance, that’s another two hours. “I’m not going to have time to do my job and prosecute cases. It’s almost impossible to comply with.” As such, he said, he worries that he will have to prioritize which cases go before a jury. “I see a lot of people who have more ‘minor’ crimes – harassment, theft – getting passed over by the legal system because we have to triage our cases.” He added a touch of sarcasm: “Of course, those are minor crimes
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to the person they’re committed against.” And of those that do make it to his desk, many will turn into plea bargains. “Up to this point, I haven’t had to forgo prosecuting cases that I believed should be prosecuted as felonies, but now I may be offering pleas to a lesser charge because I just don’t have the time to prosecute. That’s what upsets me. That’s not what I signed up for.” He also said that the reforms are turning defense attorneys and prosecutors against each other. “We used to all get along,” he
said. “But the level of animosity is up. A lot of them think they can get their guilty clients off on a technicality because they didn’t like how I wrote my certificate of compliance.” If his statement of compliance is thrown out, he has to try again to comply. But failure to comply within the restricted time limits means the case is thrown out. Muehl gave the example of a first-degree rape case he is working on. “I’ve always had a very open-file policy,” he said. “But I turned over every shred of evidence and certified that
I had given them everything, but the defense doesn’t like my certificate of compliance, and is now saying that they didn’t like the format and that it should be invalidated.” He will have to ask a judge to uphold that his compliance and statement of readiness are valid. “This is the first time it’s happened,” he said. “There’s no guidance.” He also said that there are conflicting rules on the books about what evidence he can hand over. “Under the new discovery laws, I have to hand over grand jury
minutes within those 15 days,” he said. “But the law says it’s a Class E felony to turn over Grand Jury minutes without a court order! So do I lose my case or am I guilty of a Class E felony?” And he’s not the only one who’s worried. “I’ve talked to DA’s all across the state and they’re in the same boat,” he said. “We’re all hoping that judges see that and cut out the frivolous nit-picking of the form of the certification instead of looking at the content.” “I knew it was going to be bad,” he continued. “But I had no idea how bad it would be.”
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highway, FATALITY/From A1 even though pedestrians in mind, but it’s marked we need to accommodate CARNIVAL/From A1 as 30 miles them.” samples from almost a dozen per hour.” Allied with City Mayor restaurants at Upstate Bar & Gary Herzig, the senator But Grill. following hopes to convince the state And if that doesn’t fill you DOT to award the city and the Dec. 30 up, you can head over to the town of Oneonta an $8.7 Dominguez accident, annual Grilled Cheese For a million grant to implement where a car Good Cause at The Farmer’s long-sought safety improve- driven by David Shafer of Market, to benefit Otsego Otego struck April Johnson ments to the accident2000. “It’s going to be a very riddled stretch. as she crossed the road 100 cheesy Sunday,” she joked. yards up from the crossSince 2015, there have This year’s carnival has a been 114 accidents with walk, Mayor Gary Herzig “Roaring 20s” theme. “It’s renewed his call for DOT property damage, 20 with glitzy, it’s glam, it’s a little funding to add sidewalks injury to pedestrians or mysterious,” said Bergene. passengers, and five hit-and- and better lighting along the “We wanted to give 2020 a highway. runs, including a two-car fresh start.” “It’s sad that this tragic collision on Saturday, And what’s a Roaring 20s Feb. 1, Police Chief Doug accident took place,” he party without a speakeasy said. “But it is our responBrenner reports. and some dancing? “We’ve sibility to correct that now, “It’s a difficult intersecgot eight local restaurants tion at Main Street,” he said. and it remains a top priority making 1920s cocktails for that we make the Lettis “And people don’t always the cocktail contest,” she Highway safe for vehicles slow down coming off the said. “And everyone is really excited to dress up.” The Speakeasy will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Vet’s Club, and there are about cutting as much as FOOTBALL/From A1 prizes for best flapper and we’re talking about what football player. most dapper, while Hanzolo is valuable to our commu“We are asking everyone will be on hand to help guests nity and our students and that has been positively dance the night away. find the right balance of affected by the sport of footThey expanded the opportunities.” ball,” she wrote, “to sign this carnival to beyond downtown The 2019 varsity roster petition and come full strength Cooperstown, with the liphad 13 players. According synch contest – dubbed “The to the board of education to Athletic Director David meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 12.” Roaring 20s Showdown” Bertram, the school reduced For his part, hosted 6-9 Friday, Feb. 7, at the size of the football team Superintendent Dr. William Brewery Ommegang. from an 11-player team Crankshaw emphasized “Ommegang had a great to an eight-player team, the school board is simply interest in being involved this with two of those students exploring options: No deciyear and we were open to the idea of it,” she said. “They’re sions have been made about coming from Milford Central School to play. cutting programs. an excellent venue and the “There’s a number of “We are looking broadly lip-synch is always a good schools across the state that across the budget to make time.” had switched to an 8-player the most informed deciAlso new this year is the game,” said Bertram. “We sion,” he said. “At our last expanded lineup of trunk can’t play against those meeting, we presented shows and pop-up shops, with extra shopping opportu- some ideas of programs and 11-player teams, but there is a playoff system within services, including classnities at Kate’s Upstate, Tin Section III, and they’re Bin Alley and All About The room and extra-curricular looking to have an 8-man activities, that have the Girls. state championship.” potential for discussion.” “Kate Lanza at Kate’s “We have to look at Both the football and Upstate has done popparticipation numbers,” swimming programs came ups before with Natalie said Crankshaw. “We want up in that discussion. Wrubleski’s Champagne to make sure we have “The question is, could Hippy and Karen Katz the right balance of all jewelry,” said Bergene. “We we modify or discontinue opportunities.” those, and what would that worked with the downHe said he was encourbe like for students,” he town businesses to make a aged by the response to the said. “We’re not talking weekend of shopping.” But it’s not just the adults who can have fun. “We wanted to bring back the event for all types of people,” she said. For kids, there’s a “Meet the Heroes” event, where they can meet fire fighters and see the fire trucks, as well as a “Storytime with Frosty” at the Village Library. The Carnival is also partnering with the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce and The Farmers Museum to host activities for families in New Purchases and Refinances Pioneer Park. 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and pedestrians.” Johnson died Jan. 11 at Albany Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized since the accident. She never regained consciousness. Hers’ is not the first death on the highway. In October 2007, retired Hartwick College economics professor Jack Stuligross, husband of former Otsego County Rep. Kay Stuligross, was struck by a car and killed while riding his bike near the intersection of Southside and Lettis, in front of McDonald’s. In August 2018, the city, in partnership with the Town of Oneonta, applied for an $8.7 million state DOT grant, with $3.2 million earmarked for the town to build sidewalks on
Southside and the remaining balance to build a sidewalk on Lettis Highway, with pedestrian access at Neahwa Park and Pine Street, as well as a green median. “This has been part of our strategic plan,” said Herzig. “Every day, we see people walking to work or to go shopping, and at night, there is no visibility. It’s not right, and there’s no reason it has to be this way.” The state denied their application. According to Herzig, funding is made available every other year, and he believes it will open again in the spring. “Our intent is to apply again,” he said. “We are planning to meet with the folks from the state to talk about why we weren’t
700+ Sign Petition: Save Hawkeye Football At CCS discussion, but cautioned against jumping to conclusions. “This shows the quality of our community,” he said. “It’s a pre-determination that those programs are going to be cut, but right now, it’s all just an idea.” Crankshaw plans to make a presentation on the budget at the Feb. 12 board meeting. “I encourage people to come to the budget meetings,” he said. “You can only learn more, and then raise questions that we can answer. The best thing is for people to come with creative solutions to partner with other schools and community resources.” The final budget won’t be put before the Board of Education until April, following the announcement of the state budget. “State aid is not increasing,” he lamented. “The responsibility of tax payers is heavy to bear, and enrollment is declining.” Burkhart encourages people to wear their football gear to the meeting to show
funded and to reiterate the importance of making this highway safe not just for vehicles, but also pedestrians.” Herzig has also pledged more than $1 million in matching funds to assist the project. “We remain focused and optimistic that we have a strong case for the funding,” he said. If awarded, it will not be the first time that a pedestrian death has lead to increased safety upgrades in the city. In 2016, the state DOT upgraded the lights and signage at the corner of Main and Chestnut, in the city, at Herzig’s request, after Daniel Heath, 75, was struck by a car that made a left-hand turn, and hit his head when he fell.
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MLS#123249 $865,000 Incredible Property! 223 acres. Home features top craftsmanship, 6,300 sq ft, guest house, pole barn, 3+4car spring-fed hunting Spacious BR,garage, 2 bath house is closepond, to I-88. Large cabin. Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 backyard, workshop/garage, small shed.(cell) Make your appointment today. Priced to go this week! Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
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Expert: There Are More Manufacturing Jobs, And They Pay Better By LIBBY CUDMORE
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42 open jobs With increased for supervisors, automation and an operations workolder workforce ers and industrial looking at retireengineers,” he told ment, the time THE JOB SCENE. is right for the “These are jobs next generation maintaining the to be looking at production line or manufacturing as a working on the career, Harris said. Christian Harris process of the “There’s this production, and, on perception that the production average, make $82,000 line jobs are going away,” he a year.” said. “But there are many of
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those higher-level job titles, which require advances in skills, that are opening up.” According to Harris, there are 200 jobs in the county, a .8 percent increase from December 2018 to December 2019. “We’ve had some good
years of stability, we’re still hearing from manufacturers that they have a need for employment. They have customer orders coming through the door, but they don’t have enough workers to get them back out the door.” Amphenol in Sidney and Chobani in South Edmeston, Custom Electronics and Astrocom in Oneonta, and Mallinckrodt in Hobart are Please See JOBS, Page 6
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FUTURISTIC FIRM SEEKS TO HIRE 50, THEN SOME
Help Custom Electronics Power The Future By JIM KEVLIN
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ustom Electronics President/ CEO Michael Pentaris has two degrees – a bachelor’s in accounting and an MBA – from SUNY Binghamton. “But I’m not sold on that,” he acknowledged the other day during a tour of the company’s Browne Street plant in the Town of Oneonta. “I’m looking for people with ambition.” He was accompanied on the tour by Jim Sloan, one of his key lieutenants, an Oneonta High School graduate who joined the company 31 years ago and worked his way up through the ranks. Custom Electronics, founded in 1963 by Peter S. Dokuchitz, the future assemblyman, is on the move into the future. A $750,000 state grant received in October 2018 fueled a $2.2 million expansion plan, according to Otsego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky. The company has already expanded
and testing, testing, testing to ensure dependability before products leave the plant. “You let people expand their natural talents to where they want to go,” the CEO said of his hiring strategy. “We don’t need workers. We need workers who can become leaders.” Everyone’s future these days is tied to renewable energy, and Custom Electronics is focused on a key component – long-lasting lithium-ion batteries. Generally, electricity is generated and used or lost. But lights must shine Jim Kevlin/THE JOB SCENE at night, when no solar energy can Custom Electronics President/CEO Michael Pentaris, left, and be generated. And, this time of year, veteran supervisor Jim Sloan discuss a Briteshot lighting homes must be heated during the day, system destined to illuminate a movie or TV show set. whether winds turn windmills or not. The company’s Power & Energy Electronics, Pentaris said. by 75 jobs, and is aiming to hire The first six months, you’ll be work- Division is already providing portable another 50, according to Zakrevsky. lithium-ion power packs – the brand ing on the assembly line, probably Any bright high-school or college name: Briteshot – that allow lights soldering, “to get into the flow,” he grad – perhaps with code-writing and cameras to operate in remote said. Then there’s assembling power skills, but certainly with curiosity Please See CEI/Page 4 boards, building battery packs, coding – should consider a look at Custom
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With Briteshot, there’s no need to run electrical lines to the scene, or for on-site gasoline-powered generators, which New York City is in the process of prohibiting. Pentaris didn’t want to mention any TV show by name, but did say a certain long-running police and courtroom drama filmed on NYC streets – yes, that one – is powered by packs assembled on Browne Street. The company hired 39 people in December for Briteshot alone. Freeing customers from the interruptible grid, Custom Electronics’ batteries are finding new uses. For instance, its
batteries eliminate split-second losses of power that can allow hackers to breach bank customers’ personal data. Other companies sell systems; Custom Electronics “provides solution,� said Pentaris. Custom Electronics is also providing drones for civil and military use, upgrading HVAC systems – and is talking with the government of Mexico about batteries to electrify remote villages for the first time. “It’s a big country,� said the executive, when asked about the possibilities there. Custom Electronics is collaborating with companies in Massachusetts, Connecticut and, most recently, Las Vegas, which may lead to their relocating here. There is some urgency to hire people. “If (all this innovation) is gradual,� said Pentaris, “we’ll be OK. If it’s sudden, that’s where the problem will be.� Regardless, Pentaris is confident. “No one’s cornered the market on original thought,� he said.
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CRAIG, RECRUITERS HANDLE 10,000 APPLICANTS A YEAR
Big Job At Bassett: Keeping So Many Jobs Filled By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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he sign on Melanie Craig’s desk reads, “I AM THE PATIENT.” Over a year, Craig, the Bassett Healthcare Network’s director of human resources and employee relations, will tell you, she and her staff – five recruiters and two employment assistants – are seeking to fill 250-300 jobs, full and part-time, not counting doctors. Even with that hiring challenge, it’s still competitive. Last year, 10,000 people applied for non-physician jobs through Craig’s office, which recruits for Bassett Hospital, the 19 school-based health centers, Jim Kevlin/THE JOB SCENE and 31 regional primary health centers, The sign on Melanie Craig’s desk says it all. She is from Walton to Newport. human resources & employee relations director for This doesn’t include hiring doctors, the Bassett Healthcare Network. handled by a Medical Staff Recruitment
Interpretive Farmer The Farmers’ Museum is looking for a full-time Interpretive Farmer. The successful candidate will be able to interact with visitors and staff in a friendly and professional manner while demonstrating 19th Century farming techniques. Duties include working on and interpreting the farm, gardens, field crops and hop yard; handling and caring for livestock including draft horses, oxen, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and turkeys; and maintaining and repairing fences, tools, and outbuildings. This position requires solid experience working with and caring for livestock; the ability to work in extreme weather conditions and the ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Equine experience is strongly preferred. The Museum will provide training on 19th century farming techniques. This position offers a competitive wage and a full benefits package including health insurance, paid time off and pension plan. To apply, please download and complete an employment application from our website www.farmersmuseum. org, and email to b.fischer@fenimoreart.org or call 607-547-1466. EOE
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Team, under Debra Ferrari. The other fullservice hospitals, including Fox in Oneonta, also do their non-physician hiring. There are 2,855 employees in and around the Cooperstown hospital. In the eight counties, the total employment is 3,835. With that many jobs, and that many vacancies, and that many applications, how do Craig and her five recruiters and two administrative assistants avoid getting buried? Remember the sign on her desk. They stay focused. “We value experience,” Craig said, “and what we feel is going to bring the best value to our patients.” Craig’s team, she said, is continuously Please See BASSETT, Page 6
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Bassett Offers Every Job, From Janitor To MD
BASSETT/From page 5 looking to fill openings in a half-dozen categories: nurses, clerical workers, food service workers, maintenance workers, and “allied health positions,” such as radiation technicians and pharmacists. The jobs require the whole range of qualifications. On the one hand, housekeeping jobs may not require a high-school diploma; on the other, some nursing positions require an R.N. with a master’s degree. “It’s harder to recruit,” Craig said, echoing – with a 3.9 percent local unemployment rate – what all other employers interviewed for THE JOB SCENE said. “We’re not seeing the volume of candidates we want to see.” This requires flexibility. In one recent case, a manager had passed over a resumé. But the recruiter met the applicant and communicated back to the manager, “I really think you want to meet with this person,” who was then hired. “Just because they are
applying for one position, that’s not the one position we are considering them for,” Craig added. Craig’s department has also developed “stronger partnerships” with high schools, “from here to Dolgeville, Franklin, and everywhere in between,” to make young people aware of the opportunities. A new component in Bassett hiring strategy, not under Craig’s wing, is international recruitment, from the Middle East, the Philippines, Canada and Trinidad. “That’s huge,” she said. Once hired, there’s also flexibility. A new hire is required to stay in that first job six months before – having gotten acclimated to the hospital and opportunities – making a request for transfer. “We encourage that,” said Craig, who pointed out that her boss, Sara Albright, vice president/human resources, is a case in point how that can work out. Albright joined Bassett’s billing department 28 years
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ago, when her husband Matt enrolled at the Cooperstown Graduate Program, and moved up the ladder. So has Craig, who went from CCS to Purdue, where she majored in business, then joined Marriott Vacation Club in Hilton Head, N.C. She and husband Tom returned to Otsego County 19 years ago, joined Bassett HR 17 years ago. The couple has two children, Hannah, 14, and Dylan, 10.
Manufacturing, Eds, Meds, Finance Jobs JOBS/From Page 2 looking to increase their workforce. “They’re continuously hiring,” said Harris. “The job market is going to continue to be plentiful,” added Alan Sessions at CDO Workforce, Oneonta. “We’re facing a huge amount of retirements of skilled workers, and they’re going to need to be replaced.” And both Harris and Sessions see the growth in manufacturing opportunities as a way to keep young workers in the area. “We are sorely in need,” said Harris. In addition to manufacturing, there are often job openings in what Harris calls “Eds and Meds” – education and healthcare, as well as office jobs. “Finance is a big industry,” said Harris. “There is always a need for customer service representatives in that sector.”
Custom Electronics, a dynamic developer of green energy products, is looking for ambitious individuals to join our team to bring to market lithium ion based solutions through our intellectual property development program. Our Power and Energy and our High Voltage businesses are deploying energy storage and power management solutions in new applications. We have openings in the following areas: Winding | Molding | Soldering Testing | Electronic packaging Electronic assembly | Logistics Drafting (CAD operators) | Technicians Engineering
Please visit www.customelec.com for applications and information or send your resume to humanresources@customelec.com or apply in person at: Custom Electronics, Inc., 87 Browne Street Oneonta, NY, 13820
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SUNY Oneonta Plans To Make 100 Hires This Year By JAMES CUMMINGS ONEONTA
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“The benefits for working for the state are a good incentive to stay. The retirement benefits and health insurance are great,” said Tracy Hartwell, personnel assistant in Employment Opportunities. If you’re a recent graduate, there are advantages to that as well. “Some of our positions are attractive for recent graduates, such as student accounts, admissions, and the career development office. It gets people in the door. They have the ability to move up the career ladder,” said Carlton. Still, there remain positions that are challenging to find suitable candidates for. “For IT, there are more jobs than there are qualified individuals. So when we have jobs, we’re competing with other employers for these qualified candidates to fill our positions,” said Carleton. Maintenance is another area always in need of staff. “We also struggle to attract trade employees,” she said. “There are 3,500 students in housing on campus. All of their physical needs have to be met. All of the facilities need to be maintained and cleaned.”
Carlton admits that it’s also a very welcoming work environment. “There’s a wonderful family environment here. From the moment I started on campus until now, it’s been a very friendly place to work. It’s a great place to raise a family too.” For Joshua Nelson, who just accepted a position as assessment James Cummings/THE JOB SCENE specialist in Employment Opportunities’ Personnel Institutional Research, Assistant Tracy Hartwell welcomes new hire Joshua Nelson to SUNY that atmosOneonta. phere played a big factor in his decision to apply. human resources officer. “A friend suggested I apply “We’re not looking at just their job skills,” she said. “We here. It was an honest recommendation. It’s a great place look to see if they may have something to contribute to our to start a family,” he said. Being a state employee has campus community.” its perks too. According to Carleton, there are currently 16 position openings at the university, including five assistant professor positions in the Social Sciences Department. In all, the school has 1,157 employees. Additionally, Sodexo, which provides food services to the campus, Account Clerk/Typist employs 129 full-time and Business Office Manager seven part-time employees. Deputy School District Treasurer “We expect to hire about 100 employees over the Keyboard Specialist course of the year,” she said. Principal Account Clerk Typist And just because someone Principal Social Welfare Examiner starts off in one position, doesn’t mean that they Sr. Account Clerk/Typist stay there. For applications, exam announcements “We encourage people to build a career here,” and minimum qualifications, visit the said Carlton. “You start Otsego County Personnel Office, one place and you have 183 Main Street Cooperstown, or loads of opportunities to our web page at www.otsegocounty.com. transfer departments and EOE try new things.” As a recent hire herself, ith over 6,000 students in attendance, SUNY Oneonta needs staff who value more than just the job at hand, said Dia Carleton, chief
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“We’re essentially a city within a city,” said Hartwell. Additionally, Carleton notes, “On the faculty side there are some departments difficult to fill” – library,
human ecology, and economics and business departments. Carleton works directly with other department members to facilitate the hiring of new staff.
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