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Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Birch, Marietta Join 2 CCS Incumbents By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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ewcomer Marcy Birch of Toddsville led the balloting in the Tuesday, May15, CCS board elections. But incumbents
Tony Scalici, the president, and David Borgstrom received sufficient votes, 346 and 305 respectively, to win another term. The fourth vacant seat – one year, to replace the resigning Paula Greene, went to Andrew Marietta, with 296 votes. First-time candidates Holly Hren and Jonathan Greenberg rounded out the ballot.
The board planned to meet Wednesday, May 16, to reorganize, which could result in Scalici’s reelection as president or the selection of another. The $16,772,080 school budget, which included a 1.89 percent tax increase, passed easily, 401 to 114. “It got off to a slow start because of the rain,” Please See CCS, A8
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Dominic Abbate escorts Christianna Fisk through The Otesaga’s lobby en route to the 54th annual Cotillion. (More photos, A7)
Resolution Of 6 Hazing Cases Near HARTWICK
East Lake Road ‘Nailed’ To Glimmerglass Hillside By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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fter three seasons of detours, the breach in East Lake he six court cases that Road’s pavement was being grew out of CCS hazrepaired and trafing scandal are about fic was expected to be resolved, according to to be flowing District Attorney John D. again by Friday, Muehl. May 18, on Since none of the boys the most direct facing hazing-related route between charges have records, he Cooperstown, and the six defense lawyers Hyde Hall and have agreed to ACD (adRoute 20 at East journments in contemplation Springfield. of dismissal), Muehl said. “Thank God If the accused stay out of trouble for six months, their John Reeves, they’re here,” neighbor, leans said neighbor records will be erased. on a stack of John Reeves, blocks used BRING BOOKS: The for the retain- watching the Friends of the Village work proceed ing wall. Library’s final book-colMonday, May lection day for the summer 14. “It was a killer to drive 10 miles book sake is 10 a.m.-noon over the mountain to get to CooperSaturday, May 19, at the stown – people were getting lost, library. Audiotapes, CDs, traffic was backing up, and it would Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal videos welcome; please, no have been worse if we didn’t have Sikot Mahoxay, general supervisor, Soil Nail Launcher Inc., Denver, Colo., oversees the fourtextbooks. that mild winter.” man crew sinking pilings Monday, May 16, as the East Lake Road pavement, washed out by Please See REPAIR, A8 Tropical Storm Lee, was repaired. RELAY HERE: The 2012 Relay For Life of Cooperstown/ Northern Otsego County steps out at 6 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Cooperstown Dreams Park, and continues overnight. back,” Bob Harlem Jr., By LIBBY CUDMORE Oneonta Block president Congressman Aims To Serve All Otsego GARDEN FEST: The and Citizens Voices coKid Garden at Cooperstown ONEONTA chair, instructed the 50 might connote a tendency Central School’s annual By JIM KEVLIN attendees at the Carriage toward rigidity. Spring Festival is 2:30-6 he pro-business House. “Home Rule legislaIt didn’t turn out that way. p.m. Wednesday, May 23, Citizens Voices met tion is bottled up in comCOOPERSTOWN Having to deal with all types including a sale of herb and Tuesday, May 15, to mittee – you had a hand in of people in a 24-year Army vegetable plants. assess progress made in its this.” hen Republican career taught him to “treat five-month of existence, and The state’s Home Rule Chris Gibson first everybody with dignity and acknowledged some satisdoctrine – where any powran for Congress respect,” he said. “I never The Freeman’s Journal faction. ers not claimed by the state in 2010, he won Tea Party make it personal.” U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson “Pat yourself on the Please See CITIZENS, A2 backing, which to some Please See GIBSON, A9
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