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COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND

Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, April 4, 2019

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At the Origins Cafe booth, Ellie Pink, Cooperstown, teaches 5-year-old Emmaline Kleinmaier, Cooperstown, how to pot and care for plants during the Crayon Carnival Saturday, March 30, at CCS’ Bursey Gym. More photos at

Food Pantry’s Co-Director Charged In Theft Of $18K

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he smallest check was for $825.

The largest was for $4,997.90.

In all, Antoine Bourbon-Parme, 59, the former co-director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry, al-

legedly stole $18,579 from the organization’s accounts over 16 months, beginning in October 2017 and ending in late January.

According to the court documents filed in Otsego Town Court on Tuesday, April 2, Bourbon-Parme forged the names of Audrey Murray, retired director; Stacey Smith, director, and Sharon Oberriter, president, on eight checks, beginning in October 2017.

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Father Rosson blesses the host at his final mass Sunday, March 31, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church after 19 years as pastor.

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assett Hospital’s Emergency Room was abuzz with activity Monday, April 1, after a 34-year-old Edmeston man who shot himself in the foot with a rifle while attempting to shoot a woodchuck was brought in for treatment.

The man was driven from Edmeston to New Berlin in a private car, and he was then spirited to Bassett by ARS ambulance, said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. No details of his foot’s condition were available.

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Oneonta Trailblazers flank Mayor Gary Herzig, Carol Blazina at right, and Kelly Ames at left, at the Tuesday, April 2, reception in Oneonta City Hall.

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ONEONTA arly on in Carol Mandigo’s career, she decided to combine art with social services “to give a better quality of life in a fun way.”

►VIEW SLIDESHOW of representatives of six businesses that were inducted into the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Thursday, March 28 at Brewery Ommegang’s Cafe ►VILLAGE RESIDENTS are invited

By LIBBY CUDMORE to a briefing on this summer’s Doubleday Field and Main Street projects at 6 p.m.

ONEONTA Wednesday, April 10, in the Village Hall Ballroom, Mayor aniel Maskin, Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch reports.

Opportunities for

“I wasn’t drawn to putting art in a gallery in a city with only a limited amount of people looking at it,” Mandigo said. “I brought art and theater to inner city schools, so kids could be exposed to art because their families might not be able to do that for them.”

The director of the Catskill Puppet Theater, a prevention specialist at LEAF Inc and the artist Please See TRAILBLAZERS, A7

Maskin Asserts: 2,000 Children In Poverty – ‘And That’s High’

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Otsego president, wants people to rethink poverty.

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n May 30, 1955, little John Rosson, 7, underwent his First Holy Communion at his hometown church, Immaculate Conception in Irvington, on the Hudson River.

As the host – in Catholic doctrine, the small, round wafer is the actual Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – passed his lips, the Please See ROSSON, A3

Business Patron, Now Chamber Director She’s Already Otesaga, Cider Mill Fan

“Most people who are poor work,” he said.

By LIBBY CUDMORE “They’re not sitting on their porch drinking beer. But COOPERSTOWN where in this county can working class families get ven before she was named executive substantial jobs that support director for the Cooperstown Chamber of their families? There aren’t Commerce, Tara Burke was a big fan of the a lot of those.”

Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal business community.

Please See POVERTY, A7 Tara Burke pauses during Day Please See BURKE, A7 One at Cooperstown Chamber.

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LOCALS Hawkeye Trossett On CNY Girls’ Basketball Team COOPERSTOWN

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enior Kate Trossett, Cooperstown Hawkeyes’ point guard, today was named to the 2018-19 All-Central New York girls basketball team in the small schools category.

In all, the teams consist of 24 players – 12 each on the small school (Class B, C and

D) and large school (Class AA and A) teams.

In her interview, Trossett said that she is still trying to Trossett decide which East Coast college she plans to attend, that winning the section

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championship in the Carrier Dome was “the highlight of my season.”

“I’m inspired by younger basketball players in Cooperstown who aspire to be similar to me and my teammates,” she said.

“Also, my dad was a beast at CCS circa 1985 and he’s inspired me to have the same impact on Red Bursey Gymnasium.”

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In anticipation of “A Retrospective,” Karl Benner, a gallery manager, volunteer Ann Geiger and Cooperstown Art Association Executive Director Janet Erway unpack the massive paintings of Ray Han, noted painter in Cooperstown and New York City who passed away in 2017.

The exhibit opens with a reception 5-7 p.m., Friday, April 5.

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His appointment was effective Monday, April 1.

Tinger, who has more than 20 years of experience as a radiation oncologist, spent his transitional year as a resident at Bassett after graduating medical school in 1992. He also has a home in Cooperstown and while practicing as a radiation oncologist in the New York metropolitan area, he provided support to Bassett through per diem work.

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With 24 years’ experience in Dr. Tinger radiation oncology, Tinger served as chief of radiation oncology at Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco, and St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers.

The new Cancer Institute director said he was drawn to the field after losing a close 19-year-old friend to extremely rare Ewing sarcoma. “I was in college and didn’t like how doctors’ treated him,” he recalled.

“You can always do something to help, even if a person is dying.”

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‘Don’t Complicate Change.

Just Do It,’ Pastor Advises ROSSON/From A1 boy immediately knew: He was destined to be a priest.

Almost 44 years later, Father Rosson, 71, said his final mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 31, signaling the end of 19 years as pastor of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church on Elm Street.

“This is a glorious day, not a day to lament, but to celebrate,” he told 200 parishioners. “One priest had the opportunity to serve.”

He added, “I would do it over again in a heartbeat.”

An interim successor, Father Peter Pagone, 75, who retired last summer from St. Paul the Apostle and Our Lady of Mount Carmel churches in Schenectady, has been assigned to St. Mary’s on weekends, and all of Holy Week.

The Interim Team will also include Karen Walker, parish life coordinator at St. Thomas the Apostle, Cherry Valley, who will spend one or two days a week at the Cooperstown parish.

The Very Rev. Micheal Cambi, episcopal vicar of the Leatherstocking Vicariate, who is serving a temporary assignment in southern Delaware county, will oversee the transition.

In an interview in the rectory Wednesday, March 27, Rosson was looking ahead. He has put a downpayment on a condo

in Bethlehem, N.H., and also plans to spend time at the home in Gilbertsville that he and a friend from their seminary days, Father Andrew Cryans, bought many years ago.

He and Father Cryans visited Iceland last year, and were so impressed by their experience Father Rosson has written Bishop David Tencer of Reykjavik, offering their services as missionary priests if the opportunity arises.

Regardless, they plan to travel.

As it happened, Father Rosson’s life remained entwined with Immaculate Conception in Irvington. He underwent his confirmation there and was ordained there in June 1975.

In between, he attended a seminary high school, and earned a bachelor’s and master’s in economics at, respectively, Rockhurst University in Missouri and Fordham. He then earned a master in divinity from Jesuit School of Theology in New York City before his ordination.

As an Augustinian Recollect father, he was a parish priest and high school teacher in Omaha before joining the Diocese of Albany in 1981. He taught at St. Patrick’s High School in Catskills, then spent 10 years – 1985-95 – as campus priest at Hartwick College (where he also taught comparative

religions) and SUNY Oneonta.

After five years at St. John the Baptist, Schenectady, he was assigned to Cooperstown to succeed the retiring Father John Roos.

He recalled arriving on the first year of the new century in a different village.

“It was idyllic, it was peaceful,” he said.

It was before 9/11 – a parishioner, Cathy Raddatz, lost a brother, a broker in Cantor Fitzgerald, on the 101st floor of the North Tower, in the catastrophe.

It was before the Great Recession.

His altar boy at that first mass on June 21, 2000, was Robert Tirrell, who would die young at age 25 in 2012. Other sad events the priest recalled here included the death of young Chris Gentile, the charismatic CCS varsity tennis player who died in a car crash en route to Holy Thursday Mass 12 years ago.

And he also reflected on Good Friday 2010, when Anthony Pacherille, just 16, armed with a rifle, chased a classmate from Cooper Park across Main Street into the Village Police station, where he shot and winged him, then shot himself in the head.

Miraculously surviving, Pacherille served eight years in maximum-security prison; he was release last month in Herkimer County, and is prohibited from returning to Otsego.

Rosson was an ardent advocate of his young parishioner. To this day, he

The Cooperstown Ecumenical Council joins the wider community in congratulating Father John P. Rosson on his retirement as pastor of St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church.

We offer prayers of gratitude and praise for his 19 years of service to St. Mary’s and the Cooperstown community!

doesn’t believe Anthony had a racial motive in shooting his classmate, who was black.

But that Anthony was simply a disturbed young man.

At the pastor’s final mass, the message of the day was The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32), which he recounted Charles Dickens, considered the most famous and moving story of all time. It inspired Murillo, and Rembrandt.

The son returns after wasting his inheritance on fast living. His father embraces him. The older

dutiful son expresses resentment, but the father tells him, “‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.”

But then what? Father Rosson asked. “It’s an unfinished story,” he observed tellingly.

In the brunch reception that followed, Jeff Woeppel, a church trustee, offered the priest three presents: A large jar of peanut butter, symbol-

izing the Lenten food drive to benefit the Cooperstown Food Pantry that Father Rosson spearheaded for years; a sack of potatoes, reflecting his Irish ancestry, and a sizeable cash gift, the second collection from that day’s mass.

Back at the rectory there was an open house through the afternoon. Father Rosson had put up a message on 8½-by-11 paper at several points throughout the house: “Don’t complicate change – just begin.”

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A-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL EDITORIAL

ABOLISH OTSEGO 2000!

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bolish Otsego Now? Goodness. It’s Otsego County’s “single point of contact” on economic development, the locus of job-creating efforts.

Adrian Kuzminski, our creative and thought-provoking columnist, suggests such in the column on the opposite page. Read the column.

But here’s an alternative idea.

How about abolishing Otsego 2000? It’s arguably the “single point of obstruction” to any eco-

nomic development in Otsego County, evident most recently in the drive to stymie a 10-year effort to redevelop Oneonta’s vacant D&H railyards.

• Here’s just one instance: A few years ago, Otsego 2000 successfully blocked the 160-turbine Jordanville wind farm because the windmills would have degraded

the “viewshed” from James Fenimore Cooper’s Glimmerglass.

The typical 1.5 MW wind turbine creates enough electricity to power 332 homes; 160 would have powered 53,120 homes, more than double the 23,921 homes in Otsego County.

Now, Otsego 2000 has dug in its heels on bringing any more natural gas to Otsego County.

Zilch. Nada. Zero.

If Otsego 2000 had allowed the Jordanville project to go forward, we wouldn’t need to have the conversation about natural gas at all. We would have had plenty of electricity.

• Otsego 2000 was founded in 1981 “to protect the environmental, agricultural, scenic, cultural and historic resources of the Otsego Lake region and northern Otsego County.”

Yes, it deserves to be revered for blocking plans to run a string of 765Kv powerlines along Glimmerglass’ ridgeline, for creating the Glimmerglass National Historic District, the nation’s largest, for founding the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, for its annual preservation awards, and for preventing the over-expansion of Glimmerglass State Park’s boat launch in the 1990s.

But that was then.

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ALBANY PERSPECTIVE

We’re Losing A Generation; FY20 State Budget Does Nothing About It

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ew York is losing population, a phenomenon known as outmigration.

We are one of the few states experiencing such a loss and in my mind, the best way to reverse the trend is by increasing affordability and boosting economic development.

I have emphasized those priorities since the start of the year, and highlighted them further during development of the state budget. Unfortunately, the new state budget that was just approved falls flat on those top concerns.

The budget, which I voted against, spends too much and taxes too much, plain and simple. New taxes on prescription drugs and medicaSTATE SEN. tions, Internet purchases and JIM SEWARD grocery bags, to name a few, will hit everyone to the tune of more than $1.4 billion this fiscal

year and $4.5 billion next year.

Along with the new taxes, the budget also forces new unfunded mandates on local governments – translating to higher property taxes.

• The budget also fails to take any steps to generate economic development and help increase jobs.

Earlier this year, highly publicized actions by the Senate Democrats killed off a major expansion of Amazon set to take place in New York City. Last year, when New York was the winning site for

the Amazon HQ2 project, I raised questions because I was concerned with the lack of transparency involved in the deal and planned incentives. However, I was supportive because of the positive economic impact Amazon would have brought to our entire state.

The only way Amazon would have received state incentives was by creating 25,000 new jobs, estimated to generate over $27 billion in tax revenue that would have benefited the whole state. This state budget did nothing to help create new jobs or fill the revenue

crater left by the destruction of the Amazon deal.

• Another top priority I vocalized throughout the budget process was the need for regional parity.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City’s public transportation network, is in disrepair and needs help. While I am sympathetic, I also know that upstate roads and bridges are in dire need of upgrades.

The budget includes no increase Please See SEWARD, A6

LETTERS

Trust In ‘Intelligence Community’ Ill-Placed

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campaigns against their adversaries.

Two years later, Mueller had to fold his tent without any charges being brought against Donald Trump.

The reality is that Hillary Clinton was a lousy candidate. She cheated to win the nomination, and told her rich sponsors that she lies about her position on the issues to get elected so she can cater to the interests of those same sponsors against the wishes of the electorate.

She and many other politicians get paid off for their loyalty to the richest Americans (and others, including the misogynistic regime of Saudi Arabia and the apartheid government in Israel) with ridiculously inflated speaking fees, huge donations to the “Clinton Please See HAMMOND, A6

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To the Editor: Last week in your newspaper, I read with concern the interview with Otsego County Democratic chair Aimee Swan about the end of Robert Mueller’s twoyear witch-hunt regarding alleged “Russian interference” in the 2016 election.

Ms. Swan stated that “there should be a trust, a loyalty to our intelligence community.”

The so-called “intelligence community” was behind the ridiculous allegations that Russia was the cause of Hillary Clinton’s resounding defeat in 2016, and the Democrats jumped on the bandwagon, and played up this pathetic conspiracy theory to the hilt. Apparently the Democrats have nothing to offer America other than smear

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RSS Friend To Community, Director Says

Artist’s renderings of the 64 Riverside Apartments may be viewed at www.riversideoneonta.com

To the Editor: For more than 30 years, Rehabilitation Support Services has been an active and committed community partner and service provider in the City of Oneonta and Otsego County.

If you’ve had a bagel and coffee at the Oneonta Bagel Company, received job assistance through Supported Employment, or information through our Community Education Project, you know RSS. We are proud to have built many longstanding and productive relationships in Oneonta, as well as a proven record of delivering successful programs to address critical community needs. For those reasons, it has been discouraging to read a number of

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small percentage ... would provide safe, secure housing to family, friends and neighbors in our community in recovery from a substance-use disorder. People can and do overcome these challenges, and we are privileged to help them rebuild their lives.

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misrepresentations regarding our planned Riverside Apartments project on River Street.

In a spirit of continued partnership and transparency, we welcome the opportunity to set the record straight.

The need for quality, affordable workforce housing in Oneonta is well documented, by both regional and independent entities. In a survey done by Opportunities for Otsego as part of its 2017 Community Needs Assessment, 84 percent of nearly 300 respondents characterized housing as a problem, and 77 percent indicated the cost of rent and housing payments are an issue.

Last year, a housing needs assessment conducted by Novogradac & Co. detailed similar findings, citing ample demand for additional affordable housPlease See DeVITA, A6

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16.1% Of Us In Poverty, But That’s Not All

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s it does annually, the New York State Community Action Association has just published “Poverty in NY,” which has a poverty report for each county and city in New York DAN State.

Otsego County MASKIN has a poverty rate of 16.1 percent, meaning roughly one out of six people are living in poverty.

Forty-eight percent of school children are enrolled in either the free or reduced school meals program.

There are two distinctions at play here. The overall poverty rate is classified as 100 percent of poverty.

This is a calculation of what the lowest income needs to be in order to be classified as poor by the federal government. So

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a family of four earning $24,000 or less is considered living in poverty.

These numbers are actually quite high when you factor in that the City of Oneonta’s poverty rate is 25.6 percent.

But here’s the thing. The income eligibility for free school meals is $32,000

for a family of four and $46,000 for a family of four for reduced school meals.

When we talk about poverty, the numbers almost double if you factor in eligibility beyond the classified poverty rate.

The report also breaks down poverty in terms of education, employment, and health. It’s worth a look if you get a chance. And a reminder of the work ahead for all of us.

Dan Maskin is president of Opportunities for Otsego.

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5

BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz and SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

200 YEARS AGO

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April 5, 1819

100 YEARS AGO

tance to business interests that a line shall be opened from the Catskills, viz. railroad, stage and boat to Richfield Springs. A wellmanaged line would be very popular and do a handsome summer business.

In the drama “Rio Grande” which will be reproduced by local talent in Village Hall, April 20, under the auspices of Phinney Hose Co., Miss Luce of Richfield Springs will take the part of Sophia, the Colonel’s daughter; Edward V. Conliss that of Colonel Lawton, and Everett Grout, Johnny Bangs.

The boys are bound to bring this play out in good style.

April 5, 1894

175 YEARS AGO

The Bell Plough – This Plough is manufactured at Amsterdam, Montgomery County by the inventor, Mr. George Bell.

It was tested at the Ploughing Match, held by the Otsego County Agricultural Society last Fall and pronounced an excellent work better than any other Plough on trial, and would have taken the premium for Ploughs but for the fact of the owner being deficient in not having a certificate of the inventor to ensure an entry for origination. The Ploughs are for sale by Sullivan and Wood in Cooperstown, and by the Subscriber in Springfield about two miles south of Willoughby’s Tavern, and eight miles north of Cooperstown, where they can be seen in practical operation. Thomas Pegg, Springfield, April 1, 1844.

April 1, 1844

75 YEARS AGO

Sgt. Walter Eggleston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eggleston of Cooperstown who is stationed in England with a Tank Destroyer Division, was recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Mrs. Eggleston is doing responsible work in the Curtis Airplane factory in Philadelphia.

Miss Thelma Mae Campbell, younger daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Harry G. Campbell, returned Wednesday evening of last week from Buffalo where she was inducted as a volunteer in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. She is remaining at her home in Cooperstown until she is called for basic training at New River, North Carolina. Miss Campbell was graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1941.

April 5, 1944

150 YEARS AGO

Our first real spring day was Saturday last, when Master Robin promptly made his appearance and gladdened the hearts of the early risers by his sweet song. The Blue Bird was here before him this year, having made his notes heard as early as the ninth. During the winter a small flock of birds, strangers to most of us, have made Cooperstown their home. They are the Pine Grosbeak, well known in Canada and still more northern climes.

The Motive Power invented by Mr. M.V. Rowley of Worcester is attracting a great deal of attention as a valuable machine and it will soon be introduced east and west. It is found to answer an excellent purpose in pumping water, churning, &c.

April 5, 1919 Two ladies in Lancaster, Massachusetts lately started out with petitions, one for signatures asking the legislature to give women the privilege of voting and the other praying the legislature to allow women to remain in their proper sphere. The latter ran ahead by about 26.

April 2, 1869

125 YEARS AGO

Local Briefs – The fact that Captain Watkins is offering his steamer and stage line for sale, calls to notice more prominently the fact that it is a matter of impor-

50 YEARS AGO

In Cooperstown – Mark K. Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong of this village, has been named to the Dean’s List with first honors at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts for the fall semester.

Howard Marlette of Mt. Vision was the speaker at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club held Tuesday of last week at the Hotel Otesaga. Mr. Marlette presented a talk, illustrated with color slides, on his experiences while a member of a “People to People” tour of Europe last year. He visited a number of

countries in Western Europe and also Russia and Poland in the Eastern Bloc, viewing farm operations there.

April 2, 1969

25 YEARS AGO

At the March meeting of the Otsego Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, three students were honored for essays they wrote on topics concerning American history. Ashley Young, a fifth-grade student from Cherry Valley-Springfield, read her essay on “What the Flag of the United States Means to Me.” Michael Bosley, a fifth-grade Student from Cooperstown Central School, read his essay on the same topic. Chrissy Pasquale, a 7th grade student from Milford Central School, read her essay entitled “Coming to America in Colonial Days (1607-1776).

Clara Chase, Chair of the American History Committee of the DAR, presented each student with a certificate and a monetary prize.

Cooperstown teachers Harry Peplinski, Nancy Iversen, and Thomas Good were recently enlisted by Stanley Hall, President of Leatherstocking Consultants, to develop laboratory equipment lists for the teaching of general science, biology, chemistry and physics for the International College located in Beirut, Lebanon.

April 5, 1994

10 YEARS AGO

The Centennial of the Otesaga Hotel – The Otesaga Hotel’s history dates back to March 1908 when brothers Edward S. Clark and Stephen C. Clark purchased the HoltAverill property in Cooperstown as the site for a summer hotel. The property’s ten acres included 700 feet of Otsego Lake shoreline.

Percy Griffin of New York City was the architect, and construction began in July 1908. The hotel opened on July 12, 1909, and was “conceded to be the finest summer hotel” upstate. It was named “O-te-sa-ga,” an American Indian phrase for “Place of Meeting.” The hotel originally had 179 sleeping rooms, including 26 rooms on the top floor for staff. Today, it has 135 air-conditioned guest rooms and suites.

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Good Samaritans, There’s No Good Reason Not To Apply Naloxone Editor’s Note: Alice Ceacareanu, director of Hartwick College’s first master’s program, in Translational Biomedical Research Management, will be writing periodic columns on public health.

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Maintaining Oneonta’s Poverty A Sacrifice Otsego 2000 Willing To Make EDITORIAL/From A4 More recently, it was on the forefront of blocking fracking, originally in Otsego County, but – when explorations discovered there was too little gas beneath our beauteous hills for fracking – it expanded its crusade to block the Constitution Pipeline through Delaware County and, more recently, natural gas everywhere.

• At some point in recent years, this line was added to Otsego 2000’s mission statement: “As no place is an island, we extend our concern and programs to the region’s larger setting in Central New York.” Lately, “and the world,” might be more apt.

For the past five years, Otsego 2000 has concentrated on blocking a gas transmission station in Minden, near Herkimer (and supplies to

the Eastern Seaboard) under the argument that, Cherry Valley being nine miles away, some of the emissions might sneak over the county line.

It’s fair to ask: Has Otsego 2000 grown too big for Otsego County? Perhaps it’s time to move to New York City – United States of America 2050. Or even Geneva – The World 3000.

• In the last few months, the anti-gas initiative has focused on Otsego County’s economic-development efforts, which, yes, might require an itty-bitty more gas, not even a drop in the ocean of international energy demand.

At that March 5 public hearing in Oneonta on railyards redevelopment, Common Council candidate Seth Clark pleaded for more

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Uneven at first, then the steady rhythm of the search for downhill.

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jobs. “We not only owe our children the future,” he said.

“We owe them a couple of hot meals a day.”

But Otsego 2000 and the gas opponents were unmoved, recasting the issue as a moral one: in effect, that saving a match stick is equivalent to saving a Redwood.

This week, the povertyfighting Opportunities for Otsego issued its annual report: The poverty rate in

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the City of Oneonta is 25.6 percent. Where’s the morality in institutionalizing that?

• Let’s see if we got this right: On the one hand, protecting the view from Otsego Lake is more important than solving Otsego County’s energy problems.

On the other, blocking a natural-gas solution to the county’s energy problems is more important than providing children with “a couple

of hot meals a day.”

Put another way, allowing faraway turbines that may be visible from Five Mile Point at certain times on certain days – but might allow the county to meet its energy needs with renewables – is NOT a sacrifice worth making to Save the Planet. But maintaining Oneonta’s poverty IS a sacrifice worth making to Save the Planet.

Abolish Otsego 2000!

OK, let’s not: Here’s a better idea – Otsego 2000 should refocus on its original mission, protecting historic Glimmerglass, a national environmental icon, and, to the degree it can, contribute to raising the general prosperity of a county where many people are under economic duress.

Henry Cooper would have wanted it that way.

For that matter, let’s not abolish Otsego Now either.

ABOLISH OTSEGO NOW!

n my column of Aug. 9-10, 2018, by greenhouse gas emisI suggested that Otsego County sions driven largely, if not might follow the example of wholly, by human activity.

Tompkins County and set No need to reup an Energy Task Force. hearse all that here.

I had little expectation that This problem is anything would come of it, now the object of but, thanks to a bipartisan public policy in effort led by county RepreNew York State.

The Public Service sentatives Michelle Farwell and Meg Kennedy, that Commission is pushing utiliTask Force is now a reality. ties to convert to renewables.

The Task Force will The Cuomo Administration have to face the fact that, is demanding a 50-percent ADRIAN even as we continue to reduction in greenhouse gas KUZMINSKI be dependent in the near emissions by 2030, and a term on fossil fuels, we have little choice but to abandon them as soon as we can. Most of us are alarmed at the gravity of global warming and climate change caused

100-percent reduction by 2050, with billions of dollars pledged towards this effort.

In Otsego County, however, New York State public policy and

conventional energy use are on a collision course.

Otsego Now, including our local Industrial Development Authority (IDA), is seeking massive investment (up to hundreds of millions of dollars) to dramatically expand the availability of natural gas in Oneonta.

That directly contradicts New York State energy policy to replace fossil fuels with renewables. This is crazy, given the climate crisis.

It may also be economically foolhardy. In a recent article in The New York Review of Books, Bill McKibben points out that we may be approaching peak fossil-fuel use.

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KUZMINSKI: Replace Otsego Now With Economic Development Council KUZMINSKI/From A5 This isn’t because we are running out of fossil fuels, but because the energy cost of renewables is rapidly declining while that of fossil fuels is steadily rising. If he’s right, future investment ought to go to renewables, not to fossil fuels.

Many projected gas power plants have been cancelled, McKibben notes, “as utilities and banks began to figure out that over the projected 40-year life of a new plant, there was a good chance it would become an uncompetitive “stranded asset” producing pointlessly expensive electricity.”

“Natural gas was supposed to be the planet’s next big fuel source…,” he reminds us.

Unfortunately, he adds, “while fracking has produced high volumes of natural gas … wells tend to dry

out quickly, and despite enormous investment, the International Energy Agency estimates that between 2010 and 2014, the shale industry operated with negative cash flows of more than $200 billion.”

The shale industry continues to be debt-ridden and unprofitable, a speculative bubble, not a financially reliable enterprise.

Nonetheless, here at home Otsego Now continues to push for massive investment in gas expansion, including a possible gas power plant in Oneonta.

As the recent public hearing on the proposed project in Oneonta made evident, this is unacceptable to a large and growing section of our population.

The bone-headedness of Otsego Now shouldn’t be a surprise.

Since Otsego Now absorbed the county’s Industrial Development Authority a few years back, it’s had a dismal record. According to the state Comptroller’s report on county IDAs, only 29 jobs were created in Otsego County in 2016, the lowest of any county in our region. Otsego Now is not only unproductive, but inefficient.

Its expense per job gained – over $33,000 – is orders of magnitude more than in neighboring counties.

It’s time for Otsego County to restrain Otsego Now from acting like the rogue agency it increasingly appears to be, and instead consider how to better integrate economic development and energy concerns into an accountable decision-making process.

Although the county appoints the Otsego Now board, it has allowed

it to operate independently, without sufficient oversight.

A first step to reasserting public control could be a moratorium on fossil-fuel development proposals in the county, including those from Otsego Now, until the Energy Task Force, which includes representatives from Otsego Now, has had a chance to complete its work.

Beyond that, it’s time to broaden and deepen local economic development decision-making, not confine it to a few hands.

The county could replace Otsego Now with an Economic Development Council composed of Energy Task Force members, the county Planning Department, IDA resources, business leaders, environmental leaders, and other community organizations and individuals.

Such a Council could be appointed by and accountable to the county Board of Representatives, and be directed to serve the interests of all the citizens of Otsego County.

Otsego Now is a relic of a time when promoting heavy industry seemed like a no-brainer. Those days are gone. As the harms of traditional industrial development of all sorts become more evident, the public demands and deserves a voice in economic decision-making.

The climate crisis, public health, property values and social justice are public concerns which can no longer be separated from economic development.

Adrian Kuzminski, retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and Sustainable Otsego moderator, lives in Fly Creek.

LETTERS

Riverside Apartments Fill Need In Oneonta DeVITA/From A4 ing, and recommending a development site close to downtown Oneonta.

The Riverside Apartments represent a significant step toward meeting this need.

Nearly 80 percent of the 64 apartments to be located in attractive, high-quality buildings are intended for working individuals and families. It is for that reason the site was chosen: It is within walking distance to employment opportunities, public transportation, retail and restaurants, health care and other essential services.

A small percentage, one in every five apartments, would provide safe and secure housing to family, friends and neighbors in our community who are in recovery from a substance-use disorder.

People can and do overcome these challenges, and we are privileged to help them rebuild their lives.

And we are far from a newcomer to providing quality housing. From our Elm Street Community Residence to our work with Otsego Supported Housing, we have administered and operated various housing facilities for over three decades without incident.

The proposed housing is allowed as-of-right within the current zoning of the parcel, and would be located adjacent to a mix of singlefamily, multi-family and commercial uses. It has been redesigned as a boulevard concept, respectful of input by the public and the city officials at a public Planning Commission meeting. The new design ensures that it is integrated appropriately with surrounding properties.

In addition to a conventional bank mortgage, funding for

the Riverside Apartments would come from several state agencies, including New York State Homes & Community Renewal, the state Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance, and the state Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services. These monies are currently available through long-established state-funding programs – and if they are not designated for this project in Oneonta, they will still be spent, earmarked instead for other projects in other parts of the state.

Finally, to say that RSS has not been forthcoming about this project is simply not true.

Over the past six months, we have met regularly with a host of elected officials, community leaders and others, and we continue to do so. We have presented plans publicly on multiple occasions before the city Planning Commission, and discussed those plans with the media.

And, we have set up a website, www.riversideoneonta.com, which features comprehensive details about the project, including a site plan and architectural renderings, and contact information for those with questions.

The Riverside Apartments is urgently needed and sensitively designed housing in an appropriate residential neighborhood. It will provide an important asset to the people of Oneonta. We look forward to working in a spirit of camaraderie and partnership to ensure it is developed in the best interests of the community of which we are privileged to be part.

WILLIAM DeVITA Executive Director Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. Altamont

Richfield Zoning Restricts Business, Opposed By Many To the Editor: This letter is in response to your March 20 article on the process to develop new zoning in Richfield, “Petition Drive in Offing,” and a follow-up letter from Larry Frigault, Richfield Town Board member.

To recap, the March 20 article highlighted concerns that the proposed zoning for Richfield would limit business in the town. The article also wondered if, with “windmill foes” and their allies now in control of “the whole apparatus of the Richfield town government,” the new zoning might pass.

What the March 20 article WASN’T about was the new Richfield Comprehensive Plan, but Larry raised the Comp Plan in his letter. Let’s note of what Larry said about the Comp Plan: It was created by a large group of volunteers (14 in total) working with professional guidance.

Contrary to what Larry stated, however, there were limits on who could be on the Comp Plan Committee.

For example, the town board didn’t want people on multiple boards – when Kane Seamon was elected to the town board, he had to leave the Comp Plan Committee. Similarly, the Richfield Town Board chose not to co-opt Comp Plan Committee members onto the town board when a vacancy arose, to avoid conflicts.

What the March 20 article WAS about was the proposed new zoning for Richfield, how it was developed and the potential for conflicts of interest. The proposed zoning was developed by a group of only three people – the two founding members of Dan Sullivan and Carol Frigault (Larry’s wife), both “windmill foes,” and Brad Smith who was added later. Larry Frigault is clearly heavily invested in the proposed ordinance – aside from voting for his wife to be on this tiny committee, he is quoted saying that he liked the ordinance. Larry even paid for an advertisement in the local Pennysaver last September defending this proposed ordinance.

In his letter, Larry tries to conflate the Comp Plan and the proposed zoning, but they cannot be compared. The proposed zoning was developed by a tiny group, with two thirds conflicted by their legal challenges to a permit issued to Monticello Hills Wind. One member is married to a town board member who the article suggests will vote on the plan, and the other now chairs the Planning Board charged with reviewing the proposed zoning.

The reader may wonder, even with the conflicts above, if the windmill foes really represent the views of the town or of their neighbors. Larry wrote that “over

200 people signed a petition objecting to the project.” I found a petition from 2013 signed by 192 people (anyone who had signed twice had their second signature eliminated). Half were not residents of Richfield – one gave an address in Arizona stating they would like to buy a summer house in Richfield Springs!

There are 2,500 people in Richfield over 25 years of age (per the Comp Plan), so from Larry’s letter it appears that approximately 4 percent of the people of Richfield signed his petition against Monticello Hills Wind. How about the number of households against Monticello Hills Wind?

Just over 2 percent. Although this is about zoning in Richfield, how about we add in those in West Winfield and Columbia who signed the petition? Less than 4 percent.

As described in the newspaper article, and in numerous letters and public comments, the proposed zoning restricts business and is unpopular in many quarters.

Your newspaper, in a follow-up editorial, was onto something when it said that the proposed zoning “should be put on hold, at least for the time being, until the community’s will can be dispassionately determined, and the plan revised to reflect it”.

PATRICK DOYLE Doyle is general manager of the Monticello Hills Wind project.

President In Clear, But Allies Spouted Documented Lies To the Editor: I feel obligated to respond to just a few pearls of wisdom promulgated by Otsego County Republican Chairperson Vince Casale in his recent column, “Was Justice Achieved?”

Does anyone else see the irony of Mr. Casale decrying the horrors of “gotcha politics” while simultaneously extolling the virtues of Roger Stone, his dapper prom date at the most recent Otsego County Republican dinner?

Stone is after all, a selfprofessed and self-promoted “dirty trickster” so it’s a little hard to generate a whole lot of sympathy for him.

Vince, we may have indicted a ham sandwich as you said,

but by the time the justice system is finished with Stone we can only hope that he’s finely ground sausage. For years he’s been emblematic of the type of “gotcha politics” Vince decries, and he deserves nothing less than the book being thrown at him.

I was also interested in Vince’s claim of a “smear campaign” being perpetrated by the Democrats. Last time I checked, we had documented proof of extensive Russian meddling in our election.

Is it a smear campaign to suggest that this matter be investigated and the guilty held to account? Or perhaps Vince would have been happy for us to have left this investiga-

tion to the President, and his ever-changing cast of Cabinet flunkies.

Absent the Special Prosecutor, I’m sure we could have counted on President Trump to conduct a totally thorough investigation, in between regaling Russian operatives in the Oval Office and playing footsie with Putin at gatherings of world leaders.

Finally, it’s interesting that the question posed regarding so-called “Democratic overreach” was never answered in the article. I’m not sure if that’s because Vince didn’t have an answer or if his response was a victim of the editing process.

Either way, I would suggest

that seeking explanations from people who have repeatedly spouted documented lies to the FBI, Congress and the American people regarding contacts with representatives of a foreign government, even after that government had been proven guilty of meddling in our election, is not overreach.

It’s Democracy.

Vince, I agree that AG Barr has to make a responsible decision on what needs to be released to the American people.

One can only hope that he does so within his role as defender of the Constitution and not of a President who has repeatedly lied to the American people.

MICHAEL STEIN Cooperstown

Intelligence Agents Unelected, Unaccountable, Anonymous Bureaucrats, Hide All They Do HAMMOND/From A4 Foundation,” and other perks.

Trusting the “intelligence community,” (more accurately, the “propaganda community”), is extremely dangerous to what little democracy we have left in the United States. “Intelligence” agents are unelected, unaccountable, anonymous bureaucrats, who hide everything they do, and who move from intelligence agencies to corporate positions through an extremely lucrative revolving door. Nothing could be more undemocratic.

The history of the “intelligence

community” reads like a rap sheet of some inhuman psychopath. The CIA has tampered with the electoral politics of dozens of nations, resorting to subterfuge, warfare, sabotage and assassination attempts over and over again to make sure that other country’s governments are favorable to American business interests and military objectives.

They have overthrown many democratically elected leaders, including Mohammed Mosaddegh and Salvador Allende, and assassinated or tried to assassinate many others (such as Fidel Castro). They have installed

American puppet dictators all over the world who have flagrantly violated human rights to advance American business and military interests.

The “intelligence community” has trained brutal terrorists in the infamous “School of the Americas,” and their students are guilty of mass murder, rape and torture in advancing American interests in Central America and elsewhere.

On July 15, 1996, Time Magazine bragged about how the U.S. had successfully tampered with Russian politics in order to get Boris Yeltsin elected. There is nothing more

Job One: Creating More In-State Jobs SEWARD/From A4 for CHIPs funding that is crucial to upstate highway improvements and cuts $65 million to help with extreme winter recovery work.

However, the budget does include several provisions to advance money to New York City for MTA work.

A recent poll from Quinnipiac University revealed some disturbing results. An increasing number of people feel they cannot afford to live in New York State, and many (35 percent) say they are planning to leave in the next five years to find better economic opportunities.

Even more disturbing, the number of people on their way out of the state goes up to 45 percent when talking to people age 18-34 – our next generation of entrepreneurs, local leaders, and families.

Since the beginning of the year, I have joined with my Senate Republican colleagues to offer a number of amendments and alternative policy ideas that were all rejected by the new Senate Majority, including:

• Balancing the budget without raising or creating new taxes and fees; • Enshrining the state spending cap into law; • Accelerating and protecting the historic Middle Class Income Tax Cut previously enacted by Senate Republicans, which has already saved New Yorkers $770 million; • Implementing significant business and energy tax cuts and regulatory reforms, so that there are fewer obstacles to creating new jobs; • Ending unfunded mandates and ensuring that no new laws will be approved in Albany that pass costs on to our local governments and schools, and ultimately, our taxpayers.

While there were portions of the plan that I could support, overall the negatives far outweighed the positives. The budget, increases taxes, does nothing to help struggling small businesses, ignores our upstate needs, and slaps more unfunded mandates on local governments.

James L. Seward, R-Milford, represents his home county of Otsego and eight other counties in the 51st Senatorial District.

hypocritical than the U.S. “intelligence community” criticizing another country for tampering with elections.

Does anyone remember how the American public was hoodwinked by the CIA into supporting the disastrous war on Iraq based on fictitious claims regarding “weapons of mass destruction?” The “intelligence community” has been responsible repeatedly for creating false news reports to start illegal wars, such as the infamous and false account of the “Tonkin Gulf Incident” which led to the catastrophic Vietnam War. The “intelligence community”

sponsors covert military operations in over 100 countries to maintain American empire and dominance over the rest of the world.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, we know that the NSA and CIA have no regard for the constitutional rights of Americans, but feel free to violate the law by spying on American citizens, keeping track of their phone calls and internet activity in violation of the Constitution. Trusting the criminal U.S. “intelligence community” is a huge mistake.

TOPHER HAMMOND Cooperstown

Be Ready To Administer Naloxone NAXOLONE/From A5 volved, marijuana, drug paraphernalia or sharing drugs.

Naloxone is dispensed based on a patient-specific prescription or based on a non-patient specific prescription, a so-called “standing order.” New York State Public Health Law Title 1 - §3309 allows Naloxone to be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist or registered health professional to a person at risk for an opioid-related overdose or a family member, friend or other person who would assist a person at risk for an opioidrelated overdose.

The state Naloxone Copayment Assistance Program (N-CAP) allows individuals with prescription coverage to obtain Naloxone at no or lower out-ofpocket expenses when getting

Naloxone at a participating pharmacy. As of 2018, half of the pharmacies in the Otsego County participate in the NCAP Program. Three quarters of these pharmacies are in Oneonta.

If you have Naloxone at home, share this information with friends and family. Let them know where Naloxone is kept and show them how to use it. If used, near expiration date, lost or damaged, make sure to request a refill and have it available.

Always remember that opioid overdose risk is higher when injecting or mixing opioids with other drugs. Presence of medical problems, such as impaired liver function, may also increase the overdose risk.

When stimulated with high levels of opioid drugs, opioid

receptors on the brain induce slow breathing which causes the blood oxygen to decrease. Low oxygen induces sleep and even slower respiration rate, until complete respiratory failure.

Death is unavoidable unless a Good Samaritan takes action at the right moment. Don’t wait!

If Naloxone seems faster, give Naloxone first. On the 911 call say, “I think someone may have overdosed,“ then follow the operator directions while help is on the way. You are their only chance, remember that!

Alice Ceacareanu is a New York State licensed pharmacist and founding professor of Hartwick’s Translational Biomedical Research Management Program, the college’s first master’s degree program.

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Food Pantry’s Former Co-Director Held For Embezzlement PANTRY/From A1 The last check, dated Jan. 22, was for $1,852.38.

In reviewing the financial records, the three appeared on checks they did not write. Murray’s signature was on checks written Oct. 20, 2017, for $1,959.99, and March 27, 2018 for $1,572.

Smith’s signature was allegedly forged on checks dated Dec. 31 2018, Bourbon-Parme’s birthday, the first for $825 and the second for $1,925.

Two additional checks, one for $4,997.90 on Dec. 18, 2018, and the other for $2,303.65 on June 19, 2019, are also under investigation, but it is unknown at the this time whose

signature was on those checks. Only Murray, Smith and Oberriter were authorized to write checks from the Cooperstown Food Pantry’s account at the Leatherstocking Federal Credit Union.

Sean Ralph, an investigator with the state Department of Financial Services, alleged in his statement filed

in town court that Bourbon-Parme deposited the forged checks into his personal banking account. BourbonParme also allegedly goes by the name Anthony Cazzari.

Along with Murray, Bourbon-Parme served as the volunteer co-director until Smith was brought in as a paid executive director in

December 2017.

Charged with grand larceny in the third degree, the suspect was arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. Town Justice Gary Kuch remanded him to the Otsego County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond.

His next appearance is 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24.

Ames, Mandigo Honored With Trailblazer Awards At City Hall Reception TRAILBLAZERS/From A1 behind the murals on the side of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, Mandigo was named as one of the 2019 Women Trailblazers, alongside Kelly Ames, Catholic Charities.

Ames, a volunteer with the Big Buddy program, was able to see first-hand how much her mentorship helped her 8-yearold buddy.

“She was insanely shy and quiet and wouldn’t talk to other kids when we started out,” Ames said. “Her family is very loving, but they are on a fixed income and can’t take her to things.”

Ames takes her to dance classes five days a week and then out to a restaurant for snacks and dinner.

“She now talks to a few of the kids in her dance classes and she can order from a menu at a restaurant,” she said. “I like the Big Buddy program because you only need to do a minimum of four hours a month and you don’t have to plan a big event with your buddy,” As for Mandigo, she also wanted to use her background in art and theater both to help people in the region to connect with one another and to help people combat addiction as she does at LEAF, “to make the medicine go down with a spoonful of sugar.”

Recently, Mandigo has been involved in the Opioid Task Force at LEAF, focusing

on bringing awareness to the community by “getting people to tell the stories of the Opioid Crisis.”

She starts the stories and conversations through art and poetry, using events such as the upcoming art and poetry contest at LEAF. “We have 250 pieces of poetry submitted already,” she said. “The theme of the contest is, home is where the heart is — how people transcend problems, especially with addiction.”

The deadline for the contest is April 12.

Ames’ experience in the Big Buddy program – she was previously named Big Buddy of the Year – led to her and her husband deciding to get foster care licenses and to become foster parents. Last October, a 15 year-old boy joined their household.

In her acceptance speech, Ames said that she took many of her cues from Betty Lee, a nurse and active volunteer. “I do so much more work because Betty inspired me,” she said.

“She’s involved in everything, on top of her career.”

Mandigo, meanwhile, reflected on the city and everyone she knows. “Oneonta is so beautiful because you are all here,” said Mandigo in her acceptance speech. “I’m trying to decide what to do with the rest of my life, and I know that my relationships with all of you will be what makes that time good for me.”

Incoming Chamber Director Tara Burke, right, and outgoing Matt Hazzard, left, flank Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson and his vice presidents at the Business Hall of Fame Inductions Thursday, March 28, at Ommegang.

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Burke Introduced At Chamber Hall Of Fame Induction BURKE/From A1 “My family loves the Fly Creek Cider Mill, and we always go to brunch at The Otesaga,” she said. “My brother is a big fan of ‘Game of Thrones,’ so we always have to go by Brewery Ommegang and get beer for him.”

Burke, director of communications & program development at the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce in Elmira, started April 1. She succeeds Matt Hazzard, who is leaving after five years to run his Leatherstocking Trolley Co. Called “the clear and compelling choice” by chamber Board President Danielle Henrici, she was chosen by unanimous vote at the board’s meeting in late February.

Burke started as an administrative assistant at the Chemung Chamber, but

quickly rose through the ranks.

“I had no experience when I started,” she said. “But I was able to learn about everything they can do, and working from the ground up was beneficial.”

She developed a specialty in workforce development.

“Elmira had a lot of manufacturing, so we held a Manufacturing Expo and brought in 500 students and members of the community to learn about careers in manufacturing,” she said. “There were a lot of opportunities there.”

She also did a lot of event planning. “We were a very traditional chamber,” she said. “We did economic forums, annual meetings, golf tournaments and award breakfasts,” she said. “And in Cooperstown, the chamber does a lot of community-based events, so I’m excited by those.”

In settling into her now role,

Burke wants to meet with all the businesses to assess how the chamber can best serve them. “I want to figure out what they need so we can tailor what we are offering.

She also wants to continue to use her workforce-development training to help local businesses.

“I want to see what they need and what workforce development can do for them,” she said. “Whether that’s workshops or leadership classes, help with HR or marketing, there’s an opportunity for education.”

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The annual poverty report, put together by the state’s Community Action Association and released in the past few days, rated the county’s poverty rate at 16.1 percent. “Poverty is defined as $24,000 for a family of four,” he said. “That might be two parents with two kids, or a single parent with three kids,” he said.

In Oneonta, it’s 25.6 percent.

“It’s been relatively the same,” he said. “I’ve seen it as high as 18 percent and as low as 15 percent.”

In Otsego County, nearly 50 percent of children get free or reduced price lunch.

“That’s 2,000 living in poverty, and that’s high,” he said.

“Children living in poverty are prone of Adverse Childhood Experiences, which is linked

to obesity, drug abuse and smoking, and shorter life spans.”

The median income for a woman with a high school diploma is $23,684, while a man with the same degree earns $33,085. “That’s a national problem,” he said.

“Women are not making as much as men. 36.8 percent of those living in poverty are female heads of households with children present.”

Maskin said that low-wage jobs in the service industry contribute to what is known as the “income cliff,” reducing or ending certain benefits and subsidies.

“Someone may get a job where they earn $100 more a month, but then they lose $350 childcare subsidy,” he said.

Even jobs that require training, such as Certified Nursing Assistants, pay very little. “They clean up messes, families and doctors yell at them, the hours are unpredictable,” he said. “That sounds like a great job for minimum wage, but that’s the value society puts on it. There’s a shortage of school bus drivers, but a lot of it has to do with the income, the value we place on those drivers.”

But one of the biggest factors, he said, is the lack of affordable housing – which he defines as costing 30 percent of one’s income.

According to Maskin, the Fair Market Rent in Oneonta – developed by HUD – is set at $832 a month for a two bedroom apartment. 60 percent of the rents in Oneonta, Maskin found, are higher than $832.

“If someone is paying 65-75 percent of their income on housing, that doesn’t leave a lot for anything else,” he said.

And although rents may be cheaper outside the city, reliable transportation becomes an issue.

Last year, Maskin began taking steps to address the county’s poverty issue through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, pairing low-income families with “neighbors” who would help them navigate paperwork, give rides or help with groceries.

And this year, he’s hoping to expand it to better assist families with children. “Last fall, we put some social services caseworkers in the schools,” he said. “We started realizing that when kids come from Head Start into kindergarten, they lose the

Burke is a native of Guilderland and lived in West Oneonta for two years, working as a newspaper copy editor.

She graduated from Elmira College, then obtained a Masters in English from the University of South Dakota.

Now living here with her daughter, Zoey, and husband, Jake, a web designer, she has carried on the family tradition.

“Zoey just had her first brunch at The Otesaga,” she said. “It’s nice to come back here. I’ve always loved this area.”

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He hopes to begin meeting and matching families during kindergarten open houses this spring so that they can begin on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year.

“We want to get them more involved in their children’s education,” he said.

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t the Fenimore Art Museum, there’s a whole room dedicated to Madonna.

Not “Giotto” or “Pieta” – The Material Girl.

“Herb Ritts photographed her 36 different times,” said Todd Kenyon, director of communications.

“The first time he shot her, she swore she’d never work with him again Herb Ritts – and then she saw the pictures.”

“Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits” opened this past Tuesday, April 2. A collaboration between the Fenimore, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Herb Ritts Foundation, the exhibit includes 100 of Ritts’ iconic rock photographs, as well as related artifacts from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“It’s a little different than we’ve done in the past,” said Paul D’Ambrosio, Fenimore president. “We’ve always had photo exhibits, but this is a whole different feel, a whole different experience.”

The show was curated in collaboration with the Herb Ritts Foundation, which advised on layout.

“They were the ones who suggested Madonna have a separate space,” said D’Ambrosio. “When we put it all up on the wall, we realized they knew what they were talking about.”

The photos are grouped by artist – David Bowie, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and 2019 Rock Promotional & Roll Hall of Fame cards prepared by The Please See ROCK, B3 Fenimore Museum with Herb Ritts photos.

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n addition to “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits,” The Fenimore Art Museum will have several new exhibits on display this season. ► “Elephant & Piggie In WE ARE ART” is a family-focused exhibition of illustrator Mo Willem’s award-winning book series. (April 2 – May 15) ►“The Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX): Photographs By Will Wilson.”

Done in the style of classic

“Tintype” photography, Wilson documents Native American history and representation.

(April 2 – Dec. 31)

Hamilton’s correspondence with Aaron Burr, as well as artwork and sculpture related to that fateful duel. (April 2 – Dec. 31)

►“Eugene and Clare Thaw: A Memorial Tribute.” Following the passing of Eugene last January and Claire in 2017, this exhibit highlights the best of their outstanding collection of American Indian art.

(April 2 – Dec. 31)

► “Beaded Treasures of Haudenosaunee Art.” 120 pieces from the “masters of beadwork,” both historical and contemporary. (April 2 – June 16)

►“Hamilton’s Final Act: Enemies and Allies.” Alexander

►“Perfect Harmony: The Musical Art & Life of William Sidney Mount.” 25 oil paintings, pencil drawings, musical instruments and related objects to

fuse Mount’s passions for art and music. (May 25 – Sept. 8) ►“Early American Face Jugs.”

70 stoneware vessels, utilitarian and an important form of artistic expression. (June 28 – Dec. 31) ►“Floating Palaces of The Hudson.” Artwork, objects, and photographs, several drawn from the Hudson River Maritime Museum, compliment to the Glimmerglass Festival’s production of “Showboat.”

(June 29 – Sept. 15)

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Ed Leone, Oneonta, picks out fresh produce from the Pathfinder Village table alongside Jaclyn Brownell, Oneonta, and Kathryn Murdock, CEO and President of Progressive Primary Care Solutions, Inc. at the 2018 Otsego County Health Fair, held again this weekend at Foothills.

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earn everything you need to know about your health and how to keep it at the annual Otsego County Health Expo. Raffles, door prizes and more. Mobile mammogram screening coach on Saturday. 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 5-6, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.

Info 607-547-4230, www.LHEOtsego.com • Honor the memory of Ralph Vanderlip with a LIBBY baked ham and haddock CUDMORE dinner, using his own recipe from the Unadilla House. $10. 4 - 7 p.m.Friday, April 5, Unadilla First Presbyterian Church, 156 Main Street, Unadilla. Info 607-369-4630.

• The Big Galut(e) performs Jewish and world klezmer music. $25 adults, $6 students. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, Foothills PAC, 24 Market S., Oneonta.

Info www.foothillspac.org.

• The SUNY Oneonta Theater Department and Apollo Music Club honor alumni Kyle Burch’s memory with songs from shows he performed in. 7:30pm Saturday, April 6, in the Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta campus. Info, Colby.Thomas@oneonta.edu • In Cooperstown, new exhibits feature art by Raymond Han and Celia Clark. 5 - 7 p.m. Friday, April 6, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

Info 607-547-9777.

• In Oneonta, Christina Hunt Wood’s photography exhibit “Road Soda - The Mapping of a Rural Space” opens. 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, CANO Gallery, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info 607-432-2070.

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HEALTH EXPO – 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Lectures, panels and presentations on everything from Rabies and Lyme Disease awareness to substance abuse and mental health awareness. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-547-4230, www.LHEOtsego.com DINNER – 4 - 7 p.m.

Honor the memory of Ralph Vanderlip with a baked ham and haddock dinner, using his own recipe from the Unadilla House. $10. Unadilla First Presbyterian Church, 156

THURSDAY-Friday, April 4 - 5, 2019 Main Street, Unadilla. 607369-4630 ART OPENING – 5 - 7 p.m.

New exhibits feature art by Raymond Han and Celia Clark. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777.

GALLERY SHOW – 5 - 8 p.m. Christina Hunt Wood’s photography exhibit “Road Soda - The Mapping of A Rural Space” opens. CANO Gallery, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070.

MUSICAL – 7 p.m. Milford High School performs “The Addams Family.” Milford Central School, 42 W. Main

Street, Milford. 607-2867721 ext. 8207 FILM SERIES – 7 p.m.

Showing “North Country”.

Discrimination Matters film series. Open discussion to follow. Free, open to public.

Light snacks available, or bring your own. Waterfront Room, Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta.

MEETING – 7 p.m. Utica and Mohawk Valley chapter of the National Railway Historical Society meeting. Free, all welcome. Zion Lutheran Church, corner of French and Burrstone Roads, New Hartford. 315-853-5400.

SQUARE DANCE – 7:30 - 10 p.m., Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown hosts. $5 per person at door. Ray Taylor calls; Elma Taylor cues. Cooperstown Elementary School, Walnut St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8665.

CONTRADANCE – 7:15 p.m. Monthly contradance.

Music by Uncle Joe and the Rosebud Ramblers; Casey Carr, caller.” First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown.

Suggested donation, $8 adults, $4 students/kids, $20 family. 607-965-8232.

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HEALTH EXPO – 10 a.m.

Lectures, panels, presentations on everything from Rabies and Lyme Disease, more.

See Friday Listing.

MOBILE SCREENING – 10 a.m. Mobile Screening Coach will offer no-cost mammograms and Pap tests to women over 40 who have high insurance co-pays or no insurance. Free colorectal screening kits/tests also available for men and women age 50 and over. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Info, registration, 1-888-345-0225.

SIGNING – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Teresa Millias signs copies of her book “Lone Moon Creek.”

Foxcare, Oneonta. 607-3979342.

ART & POETRY – 3 p.m.

Opening for “Hardened Shapes” by Leah Frankel with poetry by Iris Cushing. Bright Hill Gallery, Treadwell. 607829-5055.

MUSICAL – 7 p.m. Milford High School performs “The Addams Family.” See Friday Listing.

MEMORIAL CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Theater Department, Apollo Music Club honor memory of alumni Kyle Burch with songs from shows he performed in.

Free, donations accepted.

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SIGNING – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Teresa Millias signs copies of her book “Lone Moon Creek.”

See Friday Listing.

ART WORKSHOP – 12-4 p.m. Make art for Eco Art Contest at the 2019 Earth Festival. $5 per child/OWL members free. Oneonta World of Learning, 167 Youngs Ave. (Fortin Park) Oneonta. Info, worldoflearning@live.com MUSICAL – 2 p.m. Milford High School performs “The Addams Family.” See Friday Listing.

THEATER – 2 p.m. The Catskill Community Players present “The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby.” See Friday Listing.

CONCERT – 3 p.m.

The Big Galut(e) performs Jewish klezmer music. $25 adults, $6 students. Foothills Performing Arts Center 24 Market Street, Oneonta. Visit www.foothillspac.org.

Monday, April 8

KNITTING – 1 - 2 p.m. Knit, crochet, or handcraft with friends. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-8580230.

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3:00 pm Foothills Performing Arts Center 24 Market Street Oneonta The eclectic ensemble performs a dazzling variety of Jewish music spanning five continents and six centuries. Bring the whole family for a program of joyous klezmer, reinventions of some classics, and even a bit of humor!

Tickets available at the door or at The Green Toad Bookstore and The Eighth Note. Single tickets $25; students $6.

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“My favorite is the Bowie

“When the shoot was over, he asked for one more, and Dizzy was comfortable enough that he did it, and that became the quintessential image.”

The photo was used for a 1989 Gap ad. “Dizzy didn’t even know what the Gap was!” said D’Ambrosio.

In addition to the photos, there are several artifacts from Ritts’ own collection, including cameras, contact sheets and a planner. “Seeing the process is so cool,” said curator Chris Rossi.

“You look at the contact sheets, the one he circled and you think, yes, that’s the one!”

The Fenimore made take-home postcards of Madonna, Cher, Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Tina Turner and David Curator Chris Rossi admires Bowie, and a photo Smile for the camera! Todd Kenyon, director of communications, strikes a pose as curator Chris Madonna’s tuxedo.

Rossi imagines she’s Herb Ritts. The backdrop, reminiscent of Ritts’ “Cherish” photoshoot with booth in the style of Madonna, will be available for photos in the community room.

Madonna’s “Cherish” photo shoot was set up in Wall,” said curator Chris The items loaned from John’s purple Versace suit, to the gala!” said Rossi.

On loan from the Eric the Community Room so Rossi. “It shows such a The Rock & Roll Hall of and Rod Stewart’s tigerThe annual Gala on Carle Museum, the exhibit visitors can mimic their diversity of Bowie as an Fame archives, including striped jumpsuit. “Everyone Friday, July 12, will be rock features sketches and fully own Herb-Ritts-style photo artist.”

Sting’s bass, include Elton is going to want to wear that & roll themed, with Ritts’ illustrated panels, notes and But because the artists are shoot. brother, Rory, and Rock & even a section where kids grouped chronologically, Roll Hall of Fame President can learn to draw Elephant the exhibit has a free-form Greg Harris in attendance. and Piggie. feel – like the art form itself, The following day, both will The “Food For Thought” when you think about it. speak at the symposium, series is also being “There are so many which, for the first time, expanded into a familydifferent ways you will be free and open to the friendly event, with story can explore it,” said public. times and pre-school age D’Ambrosio.

For parents drawn by events. “It’s a delightful “The story of the show is the rock ‘n’ roll, there way to keep up with that he had this disarming will also be something for our mission,” she said. way about him that was the kids: The same day, a “Illustration is a fine art, able to bring out these family-friendly exhibit, Mo and we want to serve stars personalities,” said Willems’ “Elephant & Piggie children as well.”

D’Ambrosio. “It resulted in in WE ARE ART!” opened While the Ritts exhibit these images that were so in the Scriven Gallery. is on through Sept. 2, iconic.”

“We started doing illus“Elephant & Piggie” closes The photo of Dizzy tration exhibits with NC May 15, with “Perfect Gillespie with his cheek Wyeth,” said Rossi. “Last Harmony: The Musical Art inflated, for example, came year, when we had the & Life of William Sidney from the end of the shoot.

Maurice Sendak we lost Mount” opening in its place.

“He was tired of people our heads. We thought, why “We want a recordFenimore President Paul D’Ambrosio poses next to the image of Madonna asking him to inflate his aren’t we doing a series on breaking crowd this year,” on the “True Blue” cover, one of Ritts’ most iconic photos of her. cheek,” said D’Ambrosio. children’s books?” said Kenyon.

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GIVEN that voting will be conducted on May 21, 2019, for the purpose of a School Library Proposition authorizing the Board of Education of the Unatego Central School District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after year, separate and apart from the Annual School District Budget, in the amount of $85,000, of which $30,000 shall be paid to the Unadilla Public Library and $55,000 shall be paid to the Harris Memorial Library for the support and maintenance of the libraries.

of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicuous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the inspectors of election before the close of the polls.

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VILLAGE OF MILFORD BUDGET HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Village of Milford will hold a public Budget hearing on April 8, 2019 at 6:15pm at the village hall 64 South Main Street. All are encouraged to attend this Budget Hearing.

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VILLAGE OF MILFORD PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Village of Milford Planning and Zoning board will have a public Hearing on the proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan on April 8, 2019 at 6:00pm.

All are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing.

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Notice of Formation of FS FORESTRY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 03/13/19.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 532 CTY HWY 58, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of AJ’S LAWN CARE AND PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/11/2016.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 741 County Highway 29, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Unatego Central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said District, will be held at the Unatego Middle/ Senior High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. where the proposed school district budget for the 2019-2020 school year shall be presented.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that any proposition that is required to be included for a vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days is required by statute. Any petition shall be rejected by the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days are required by statute.

Any petition shall be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters, or where the expenditure of money is required for the proposition and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual District Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District, will be held at the Unatego MS/ Senior High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Unatego Elementary School, Unadilla, New York and the Unatego MS/Senior High School, 2641 State Hwy 7, Otego, New York.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2019.

The following vacancies are to be filled:

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the District Clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the District no later than seven days prior to the scheduled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019 to the district office.

a) A three-year term ending June 30, 2022 currently held by James McDermott Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the District and shall state the name and residence of each signer.

Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices.

The individual receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancy.

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A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours, which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until the date of election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination

Dated: March 2019 Joan M. French, Clerk of the Board of Education 4LegalMay.16 Legal nOtice

Lien Sale

by Recovery Solutions & Title, LLC. on 4/17/2019 at Eagle Towing & recovery 107 Shag Bark Lane Oneonta, NY 103820 at 1:00 P.M. 2006 Dodge VIN: WD0PD144065956975 Re: Lazarus Breidenback.

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Notice of formation of NY Limited Liability Company Name: COLONE GIRLS LLC. Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 19 March 2019.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and SSNY shall mail process to Patricia Colone, 4 Stanley Road, Swampscott, MA 01907.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities under NYS laws.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS OTSEGO INDEX NO.: EF2018-843 Plaintiff designates OTSEGO COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 191.00, Block 1, Lot 67.01, Mount Vision, NY, County of Otsego CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASSTHROUGH TRUST VI,

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PLAINTIFF, -againstBETH A. NEER, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF RITA M. ROOD A/K/A RITA MARIE ROOD, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirsat law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees , committees, lienors, and assignees of RITA M. ROOD A/K/A RITA MARIE ROOD, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under their and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirsat law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after th e service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

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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 against you 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 stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, March 18, 2019.

Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, NY 11791.

Tel: 516-938-3100.

To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Michael V. Coccoma, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated February 15, 2019 and filed with the Otsego County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 191.00, Block 1, Lot 67.01, Mount Vision, NY, County of Otsego as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 644 GARDNER TOWN RD, MOUNT VISION, NY 13810. 62287 4LegalApr.18 Legal nOtice

Notice of Formation of Nationwide Fundraising, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 2/19/2019.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Nicholas Mangano PO Box 183 4285 State Hwy 28 Milford, NY 13807-1143

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Articles of Organization of Keto Mena, LLC (“LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 6, 2019, effective on the date of filing.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 137 Valley View Estates Road, Maryland, New York 12116, which shall be the principal business location.

The purpose for which the LLC is formed is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the NYS Limited Liability Company Law. 6LegalApr.25 Legal nOtice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: All The Perks LLC Article of Organization file date with Secretary of State on 2/26/2019 Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY Shall mail copy of process to: 699 Fish and Game Rd., Burlington Flats, NY 13315 Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: Sagasti Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 5 March 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 39 Prospect Street, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: DRI 6, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 5 March 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 10 Market Street Suite 11, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of formation of North Landing Property Group LLC Filed 1/3/19 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 149 County Highway 44, Oneonta, NY 13820 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalApr.11 Legal nOtice

Notice of formation of CNY INDOOR GROW SUPPLY & MORE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/2018.

Office location, County of Otsego.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 41-45 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of LVM DAIRY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/16/2018.

Office loc: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1148 State Highway 80, Edmeston, NY 13335.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Formation of JANKY PAINTING & TOILET COMPANY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 10/22/2018.

Office location: Otsego County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to : 505 Cornish Hill Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation Limited Liability Company (LLC) The name of the LLC is Sal’s Pizza of Cooperstown LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on February 14, 2019.

The purpose for which the LLC has been formed is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is to be located is Otsego.

The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom service of process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 704 Sachem Circle, Slingerlands, NY 12159.

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Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) 24 34 Property Holding, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/16/19.

Office Location: Chenango County.

SSNY designated LLC agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 24 34 Property Holding, LLC, Attn: Michael O’Reilly, 1103 County Road 19, Norwich, NY 13815.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Date of dissolution: None.

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THURSDAY, April 4, 2019

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL B-5

OBITUARIES

Doris M. Gay, 88, Richfield Springs; Active In Richfield Church 40 Years

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special.

Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

Lee Seamon, 99; Veteran Ran Exeter Dairy Farm RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Lee C. Seamon, 99, who ran his family’s dairy farm in Exeter, passed away Wednesday morning, March 20, 2019, at the VA Hospital in Syracuse.

Lee was born Dec. 2, 1919, in the Town of Exeter, a son of the late Louis and Martha (Domion) Seamon.

He was raised and educated in Schuyler Lake.

He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He fought in the European Theatre.

He married the former Mary Garbera in Duanesburg on Aug. 15, 1942, a blessed union of 65 years until her passing in 2007.

After the war he settled back in Exeter running the Seamon dairy farm.

Lee worked the farm until 2015. He was a member of the Dairymen’s League and the National Farmers Organization.

Surviving him are his son, Lee Roy Seamon and his wife, Kathy of Richfield; two daughters, Vivian

Sparks and her husband, Clinton of Schuyler Lake, Linda Pedersen of North Grosvenor Dale, Conn.; four brothers, Howard Seamon of Cooperstown, James Seamon of Richfield Springs, Grant Seamon and his wife, Joan of Richfield Springs and Merton Seamon of Florida; a sister, Elizabeth Collins of Florida, several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Besides his wife, Mary, he was preceded in death by seven brothers and five

sisters.

A funeral was held Saturday, March 20 at the J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alan Miller officiating.

Private burial will take place later this spring in Schuyler Lake Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by donating to the Schuyler Lake Fire Department. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home.

Arrangements are entrusted to the J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home.

Florence S. White, 97; SUNY Home Economics Teacher MORRISVILLE – Florence Smith White, 97, who taught home economics at SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Crouse Community Center, Morrisville.

During the week before her passing, family and friends surrounded her with love, singing, prayer, Bible reading, video chats, phone calls and wonderful memories were shared and made.

Florence received her bachelor’s degree in home economics education in 1943 from the University of Vermont and her master’s from Columbia University, NYC.

She taught home economics in four public schools and after raising her family, taught interior design and clothing/textiles at the State University College at Oneonta until retiring in 1983.

She was able, through sabbaticals, internships and family/friends to travel to many U.S. destinations, Canada, England, Europe and Japan.

She was a member of many groups and organizations and was especially active in many capacities with her church, the First United Presbyterian Church

three children, Patricia, Winky and Karen; seven grandchildren, Michelle, Kimberly, Yuichiro, Kenji, Emilie, Eddie and Nancy; and seven great-grandchildren.

Her family members live in New York, Japan, Iowa, Virginia, Illinois and New Jersey.

She is predeceased by her parents, Alice and Alfred; sister, Georgene; her husband, Robert; granddaughter, Cheryl; and many other relatives.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

in Oneonta.

Florence was an accomplished vocalist, loved singing and listening to music, Florence especially White organ.

Florence was an expert quilter and enjoyed being in the Susquehanna Valley Quilters Guild of which she was a founding member.

Her family has been blessed by her many creations.

She leaves behind her

Ciro D. DeFilippo, 63; Real Estate Broker ONEONTA – Ciro D. DeFilippo, 63, a realtor at Coldwell Banker and Bordinger Realty, passed away peacefully with his loving wife at his side on Tuesday, March 27, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, following a short illness.

He was born on March 9, 1956, in Yonkers, the son of Ciro and Beverly (Custer) DeFilippo. He graduated from Iona Preparatory School for Boys.

On Aug. 9, 1997, he married his beloved, Susan, in a garden ceremony in East Aurora.

Ciro loved flying and was proud of his multi-engine rated pilots license. He also enjoyed surf-fishing and had a passion for cooking, fine food and wine.

He is survived by his wife of more than 21 years, Susan M. Owens of Oneonta; his mother, Beverly DeFilippo of Oneonta; siblings,

Patricia (Tony) Martinez, Robert (Tammy) DeFilippo and Angelina (Richard) Vanek; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his father; and his brother, Andrew DeFilippo.

A funeral was held Saturday, March 30, at St. Mary’s Church, 39 Walnut St. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.

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her online memorial, may visit www.applegateandday.com.

In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Richfield Springs Bible Church, 17 Church St., Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Envelopes will also be available at the funeral home.

The family has entrusted all service arrangements to longtime friend and Funeral Director Don Applegate.

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The family thanks the staff at Valley Doris Gay Health Services for the excellent care and compassion given to Doris.

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several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband; son, David Gay; and brothers, Richard and Dawes Dunham.

Calling hours will be 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, April 4, at Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home’s original location at 102 West St., Ilion. A funeral service will follow at 6 p.m., at the funeral home with her

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and William Schorer of Millers Mills; grandchildren, Wendy Urtz-Chapman and her husband, Bradlee, Melissa Hoage and Desiree Wentworth, William Shorer and his fiancée, Hillary; great-grandchildren, Bambi Chapman, Rock Chapman, Lillian Hoage and Zachary Hoage; sister and brotherin-law, June and Russell Hocking of Ilion; brother and sister-in-law, Daniel and Connie Dunham of Ilion;

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Ernest “Ernie” M. Gay. They resided for many years in the Town of Columbia, Chenango County. He passed away Feb. 16, 1999.

As an active member of the Richfield Springs Bible Church, she sent many cards on behalf of the church family over the years.

Surviving family members include her daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Don Urtz of Richfield Springs and Karen

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RICHFIELD SPRNGS – Doris M. Gay, 88, an active member of the Richfield Springs Baptist Church for 40 years, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, at Bassett Hospital.

She was born on April 28, 1930, in Ilion, the daughter of Dawes J. Dunham and Winifred (Scouten) Dunham and attended Ilion High School.

On May 1, 1948, she was united in marriage to

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Tuesday, April 9

BLOOD DRIVE – 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. American Red Cross blood drive. Appointments encouraged, walk-ins welcome. Bassett Hall Auditorium, intersection of Beaver, Pioneer St. Cooperstown.

607-547-3701.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION – 2 p.m. Learn about Conflict Resolution with Tom Pullyblank of the Catholic Charities Conflict Resolution Center at Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-0600 Ext 101.

KNIT-A-LONG – 6 - 7 p.m.

Join group of knitters to work on same pattern. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs.

315-858-0230,

Wednesday, April 10

WRITERS GROUP – 3:30 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired. Arkell

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, April 4 - 5, 2019 Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314.

BOE MEETING – 7 - 8 p.m. Library Media Center, Cooperstown High School.

607-547-8181.

Thursday, April 11

TAI CHI – 10 - 11 a.m.

Tai Chi for Arthritis classes for ages 60 and older. Free, donations accepted, registration and commitment to a minimum of 11 classes required. Meadows Complex, 140 County Hwy 33W, Cooperstown. 607-547-4232.

CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m.

Bring your current knitting or crochet project and chat with the group. Ages 10+. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314.

PUBLIC SPEAKING – 6:15 p.m. Practice public speaking with the Toastmasters.

The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Visit oneonta. toastmastersclubs.org VIGIL – 6:30 p.m. Take Back The Night recognizes

the rights of those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. March, candlelight vigil. Milne Library, SUNY Oneonta. 607-433-8013.

Friday Apri 12

FILM – 6:30 p.m. “Purple Rain” (R) in conjunction with the Herb Ritts photography exhibit. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

Saturday April 13

POSTCARD SHOW – 10 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m. GOHS Postcard, Book & Ephemera show features vintage postcards, maps, sheet music, posters and more. Free admission.

Social hall, Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.

607-432-0960.

DRUMMING – 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Percussion festival includes performances, clinics.

FREE for PAS members, students, children, and adults with

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children; $10 general admission. SUNY Oneonta, Fine Arts M201, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. 607-436-3441 GALLERY TOUR – 11 a.m.

A family-friendly tour of “Elephant & Piggie WE ARE ART.” The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

READING – 2 p.m. Poets Robert Bensen and Bertha Rogers will read from their new books and sign copies.

The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main Street, Oneonta.

607-433-8898.

DINNER – 4-6:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving in April features a roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings. $10 adults, $4 kids, proceeds benefit local food banks. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 139 W. Main St. Sidney. 607-563-1806.

POT LUCK– 7 p.m. Celebrate spring with a community pot luck. Bring a dish to pass. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, Fly Creek. Info, mariadeysenroth@yahoo.com.

Monday, April 15

TAI CHI – 10-11 a.m. Tai Chi for Arthritis classes for ages 60 and older. See Thursday listing.

KNITTING – 1 - 2 p.m. Knit, crochet, or handcraft with friends. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-8580230.

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS – 7 p.m. Meetings for those who desire to live free of nicotine. Front Meeting Room, St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. 845-3327803 or visit nicotine-anonymous.org

Tuesday, April 16

BOOKMOBILE – 9:30-9:50 a.m. Town Hall, 3966 NY-23, West Oneonta.

10:10-10:50 a.m. Little Lambs Children Center, 383 Co Rd 11, Oneonta.

12:20-12:45 p.m. Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek.

1:15-1:35 p.m. Methodist Church, 2343 NY-205, Mt Vision.

2:10-2:30 p.m. Firehouse, 116 County Rd 4, Wells Bridge. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236

All OTSEGO. opportunities Hartwick College seeks a full-time, experienced Director of Student Accounts who is responsible for all aspects of student billing, in addition to the accounts receivables for the entire college community. For detailed information, please visit https://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/employment/human-resources/employment-opportunities/staff-positions/. EOE

Personal Assistant: Personal Assistant needed for adult male, approx. 20 hours per week. Tasks include but not limited to: Watering of plants; Seasonal property clean up; Miscellaneous errands (pick up and drop off); Miscellaneous home tasks; Minimal administrative duties.

Position is located in Delhi, NY. Must be 21 years of age, have own transportation with clean DMV, OK with dogs and great communication skills. Resumes can be sent to: HR – Personal Assistant, P.O. Box 427, Delhi, NY 13753 or call (607) 746-1049 for more information.

The Cooperstown Country Club is a tennis and beach club located on Lake Otsego in Cooperstown. We are a private club with more than 250 members and families who enjoy the summer at our clubhouse, beach, waterfront programs, tennis, restaurant, bar, and snack bar. We look forward to matching your skills to one of a variety of positions currently available for the summer: • Lifeguards • Snack Bar Managers • Sailing Instructors • Snack Bar Cooks • Restaurant Hostess • Bartenders • Restaurant Servers • Camp Counselor *Shifts and wages vary per position For further information or to apply please email info@cooperstowncc.com or call 607-547-9211.

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