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illage Republicans and Democrats will again have simultaneous caucuses: at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. The Republicans will meet in Village Hall; the Democrats, in the fire hall. Republicans interested in seeking one of three positions on the Village Board in the March 19 election may call GOP chair Mike Trosset at 547-8500, or e-mail him at michaeltrosset@stny. rr.com. Democrats should contact Richie Abbate at 544-5039 or rabbate1@aol.com. He is also seeking candidates for county office in the fall. WOODSTOCK TALES: Attorney Martin Tillapaugh, who attended Woodstock, is asking other Woodstock alumni to call him with reminiscences prior to a Friends of the Library program he’s delivering at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. He’s at 547-7004. LOCAL PICKERS: Did you catch Michael and Cory Moffat of Cooperstown featured the other night on “American Pickers,” the History Channel antique-collecting show?
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asked the student council to participate in identifying alternatives. “I think times are different – I know times are different,” said school board President David Borgstrom in an interview Tuesday, Jan. 22. He and Superintendent of
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Schools C.J. Hebert said they planned to brief the whole student body on the possibility of the change at the end of a Thursday, Jan. 24, assembly. The assembly had been called for Tim Elmore, developer of the Habitudes, to interact with students, but
both educators said the message of acceptance contained in that character-development program makes this venue particularly appropriate. The student council is already in the conversation – “they’re excited about being engaged in such a Please See NICKNAME, A6
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unicipal mergers have been excruciatingly hard to accomplish, but this merger – of Village of Cooperstown and Town of Otsego justice courts – may be a non-event, invisible to the public. That’s because Village Justices Leslie Friedman and Gary Kuch are also the town justices. The Village Board has The Freeman’s Journal scheduled a public hearVillage Justices ing during its 6:30 p.m. Kuch and FriedMonday, Jan. 28, meeting man are also town to consider dissolving the justices. village justice court. If trustees then act at their January meeting, village court will disappear in 2014 and town court will Please See JUSTICES, A6
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In-County Pipeline Route Out Moving It To Delaware County Doesn’t Calm Political Waters Here By JIM KEVLIN
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fter studying “Alternate M,” the Constitution Pipeline Co. has decided not to pursue the route that would parallel I-88, meaning Otsego County loses a potential $3 mil-
lion a year in tax revenues. The decision, though, will not quell political controversy: The county Democratic Party’s executive committee was to meet Thursday, Jan. 24, in West Oneonta, and an anti-fracking bloc considered fighting endorsements of Oneonta Mayor Dick
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ostal Carrier Evelyn Seward normally wears a skirt, but she was bundled up in long trousers delivering mail on Main Street Tuesday, Jan. 22, when early morning temperatures reached 2. The icy weather was expected to get even worse the following day – one below – with lows in the single digits through the end of the week. At left, snow blowing off the roof of Cooperstown General Store blocked the view of Woodside Hall at 1 Main St. Inset is Terry Wikoff, who appeared ready for anything.
Miller and county Reps. Linda Rowinski and Kay Stuligross, who opposed fracking but supported the pipeline. County Rep. John Kosmer, Fly Creek, an executive committee member, likened the pipeline support to “blood diamonds,” Please See PIPELINE, A6
Obama Inauguration Rev. Messner’s 10th By LIBBY CUDMORE
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