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Cooperstown Distillery’s Montell Marra cuts the ribbon on the 11 Railroad Ave. facility Friday, Oct. 10, as, from left, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, proprietor Gene Marra and Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Pat Szarpa look on. Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, the Otsego County’s first distillery is manufacturing gin, vodka and bourbon.

FORUMS LIKELY: The League of Women Voters is considering forums for candidates in the towns of Hartwick, Otsego and Roseboom, according to the League’s Maureen Murray; plans still being firmed up.

FIGHT POLIO: A 90minute spin bike ride to raise funds on World Polio Day 2013 to help Rotary’s effort to eradicate the disease is at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Clark Sports Center. A 30-minute walk between 8:30 and noon is another option. Details, call Mike Jerome, 547-2012.

JUST THE FACTS: Fracking foes Lou Allstadt and Chip Northrup of Cooperstown will speak Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Cornell University on the potential – or lack thereof – of productive natural-gas extraction in New York’s Marcellus Shale.

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This elk, on the Tryon Inn’s lawn since last year’s Cherry Valley Sculpture Trail, was stolen in broad daylight. “This was obviously a well planned theft since the piece weighed over a thousand pounds,” said CV Artworks’ Jane Sapinsky. Call 264-3080 with any information.

oters Tuesday, Oct. 15, rejected a referendum merging the Village of Richfield Springs into the Town of Richfield.

The vote was 288-48.

The effort had been championed by Alex Shields, the retired county rep.

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f the weather holds,” county Highway Superintendent Ron Tiderencel hopes to have a Christmas present for Otsego County: A new Route 11C bridge over the Susquehanna.

“It’s coming along pretty quickly,” he Libby Cudmore/The Freeman’s Journal Superintendent Tiderencel said. and Engineer West at site.

It’s been seven months, almost to the day, that the bridge that connects Route 28 with Route 33 and such destinations as the county’s Meadows Complex and Brewery Ommegang was closed, requiring detours as long as 15 miles.

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“She brings with her valuable Lewis economic development and community experience,” said Colleen Brannan, top aide to SUNY President Nancy Kleniewski. “We anticipate working Please See LEWIS, A7

Pat Thorpe, above, samples restaurateur Marra’s goodies. At right, Tier French oggles at the distillery’s German-made CARL still as Will Davidson explains the process.

Bank of Cooperstown Aims To Build Oneonta Branch By Spring

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White wants “to celebrate Oneonta’s railroad history” in a new City of the Hills satellite.

The 2,600-square-foot structure, which will replace two houses at 34-36 Main St., was scheduled for initial review at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, before the city Planning

Commission in City Hall.

The building, being designed by PWCarlin Architects, Pittsburgh, Pa., may include a clocktower and the tall, narrow windows that are associated with railroad buildings.

The bank plans to raze the two houses and get the project going

as soon as possible with a goal of opening by May 2014, White said.

“That means we can miss what’s left of the fall building season,” he said.

That timetable did not deter Mayor Dick Miller. “We want Please See BANK, A6

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At the Sept. 24 luncheon meeting of the Cooperstown Rotary Club, Ellen Tillapaugh, Chair of the Cooperstown Rotary Foundation, presented Lee and Cathy Mayne with a donation of $1,600 to the Michael Mayne Scholarship at Edmeston Central School. The funds were raised through the annual Lyn Edinger Memorial Golf Fundraiser on Aug. 18 and made in honor of Michael Mayne, who died in 2009 while serving in Iraq. From left are Jim Gates, Rotary treasurer, Cathy Mayne, Lee Mayne and Ellen Tillapaugh.

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Seminar for Historic AdministraHe succeeds John Carnahan, tion, and lectured and published who retired, in training students widely. in strategic planning, boards He has a B.A. and M.A. from and governance, and museum the University of Illinois/Springfinance. field and a certificate of museum Alexander has also held management from the University executive positions at the World of Colorado.

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Mauren Hansen, Oneonta, was elected vice president; John Ryland, Cooperstown, treasurer ,and Rich McCaffery, Cooperstown, secretary.

Dave Aitken and Tom Enstrom, members of the Tired Iron Club of Butternut Valley, check out the collection of lawn tractors at the entrance to the Farmers’ Museum’s Historic Village.

Joining the board are Sue Beers, Westford; Bill Elsey, Springfield Center, and Merilyn Gould, Morris.

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Good Things Coming, Utica’s Nanotechnology News Underscores

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ooperstown’s Lizzy Cooper, the Utica O-D’s veteran reporter, nailed it on the front page of the Sunday paper of the 13th with “Help Wanted: Nanotech jobs are coming.” Utica folks, as you can imagine, are pretty excited about last week’s news that $1.5 billion has been put together for a SUNYIT Computer Chip Commercialization Center (CCCC), expected to create 1,500 good-paying jobs.

These jobs aren’t will-’o-thewisp. More than 1,000 at Marcy, north of Utica, where SUNYIT is located, come from Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions, Inc., which is pioneering something called “3D Interconnect,” a technology that will stack chips atop each other, rather than placing them side by side, Cooper reports.

The “Some of the Jobs” graphic that ran with Lizzy’s story further nailed it: process operators, $40,000-50,000; engineers, $70,000-130,000, senior management/executives, $150,000 plus.

Happy days indeed, for Otsego County too, given the commute to Marcy from our county’s northern end is half an hour. Plus, Otsego County is under the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission, the state’s ec-dev funding vehicle, same as Utica. A project as big as the

CCCC requires lots of stuff – the answerable question is, What stuff can we provide?

John Zogby, famed as “Ronald Reagan’s pollster” but working for Democrats now, too, told a Hartwick College audience last month the national economy will be hitting its stride again in two years, powered by biotechnology and, yes, nanotechnology, “the manipulation of matters at the molecular level” – i.e., making computer chips ever smaller. So the sooner and more fully we can get aboard, the better.

• Given the renewed focus on economic development locally, the future is starting to come into focus: • Ioxus and SUNY Oneonta are collaborating on one of Governor Cuomo’s “Tax Free NY” zones; it’s expected to be rolled out later this month, and may be the first in the state. It will allow the ultracapacitor maker in the former Soccer Hall of Fame to expand manufacturing significantly to fill contracts from the Pacific Rim expected in early 2015. (Carolyn Lewis’ hiring as SUNY Oneonta’s parttime economic developer only assures this.)

• Otsego County as a “Finger Lakes of Beer” is gaining momentum. The latest: The Hager Hops

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Reporter Lizzy Cooper’s report in Sunday’s O-D nails it: Jobs are coming.

Co. – it is a creation of Cooperstown’s Lou Hager Jr., scion of the Anheuser-Busch dynasty – has started work on a 10-acre hops farm in Pierstown, expandable to 70 acres, to serve Ommegang’s needs as required under the state’s Farm Brewery Act. A new twist: Cooperstown Distillery, which opened Friday, Oct. 11, which, by the way, is buying much of its grain from Lutz Feeds, Oneonta.

• Alternate M, the Constitution Pipeline route up the I-88 right-of-way, is back on the table, which would give the county easy access to low-cost natural gas,

plus $3-5 million more in property taxes. Great news. Plus, Bassett is considering trucking in compressed natural gas, which could save it $1 million a year. The other big institutions – SUNY and Hartwick, Pathfinder Village and Springbrook, Chobani and NYCM – can likewise benefit.

• The ec-dev alphabet agencies – the IDA and OCDC – are moving toward de facto privatization, meaning, instead of depending on public funds, they will have to find projects, like the 350-student Hillside Commons next to SUNY, to survive. That focuses the mind.

Mayor Miller is putting together an “Oneonta Alliance” to make sure the city’s interests are fully served.

• The Bank of Cooperstown is expanding into Oneonta, planning a sizeable new building on Main Street next to Alfresco’s – The Bank of Oneonta, perhaps?

Within the past year, National Bank of Delaware County opened a branch at Main and Ford. As did Gretsky, these guys go where the puck is going to be. Goal!

• There’s been talk of an “Angels Alliance” too, consisting of wealthy countians with the means to and interest in underwriting worthy ec-dev initiatives. The idea is to develop I-88 exits, with the new payrolls helping revive

our delightful off-Interstate villages and hamlets.

• Finally – not really, there’s much more – state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, is planning another “Seward Summit” at Foothills after the Nov. 5 elections to assess progress since his first one at The Otesaga in March 2012 and prepare for the next phase.

• This is as it should be: Problemsolving businesses stepping in to fill society’s legitimate needs. To the degree Otsego County enterprises succeed, every one of us will benefit.

That we’re starting to do so much right underscores the Cuomo Administration’s awful initiative that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot to create five more casinos Upstate. If anything, we have too many already.

Casinos prey disproportionately on society’s poor. Under the glitz, it’s trafficking in tears. Plus, the casino industry – it’s promoted as “gaming” these days, in place of the more accurate, no-win “gambling” – is devouring itself as states and localities look for a cheap fix in place of the hard work being done in Otsego County.

Let’s make a statement Nov. 5 in favor of doing it right: Vote “no” on the casino ballot question.

And let’s embrace everything else.

LETTERS

Finding Right Successor To Bill Streck Is Essential To Bassett’s Independence To the Editor: The Bassett HealthCare board has hired an executive recruiter to find a replacement for outgoing CEO Dr. William Streck. Those are big shoes to fill – or rather boots, Streck is from Oklahoma – because Bassett has grown exponentially under his leadership.

Some might say too fast, too big.

But if Streck has learned one thing, it is that hospital systems obey Darwin’s maxim – only the strong survive.

And to survive in the world of regional hospital systems, bigger is

better. Meaning, Bassett either has to continue to grow as it has under Streck, or it will be taken over – by an large regional system, such as Geisinger in Pennsylvania, or a national “chain.”

Dr. Streck That would mean that Bassett would become a satellite operation and that Bassett’s board members, who are looking for Streck’s replacement, would become redundant.

If they pick someone that can build on what Streck has accomplished, they won’t find themselves out of job. If they fail, they can hand in their resignations when Bassett ceases to exist as an independent health care system headquartered in Cooperstown.

Bill Streck has kept Bassett independent, which has been a great benefit to Cooperstown. It’s not often that a Texan congratulates an Okie, but in Streck’s case, I’ll make an exception.

JAMES L. NORTHRUP Cooperstown

Vote For Candidates Who Oppose Fracking – Jacobs, Stammel To the Editor: There is an important election on Nov. 5 for Oneonta Town Board, and the difference between the candidates is clear. I emphatically suggest that you vote for Pat Jacob and Andrew Stammel, the two candidates who actually represent the views of town residents.

Fracking is the biggest issue in decades. It puts

at risk our quality of life, clean water and air, low crime rate, safe roads, and economic future.

The town has spoken out overwhelmingly against the unsafe practice. Over 1,200 residents petitioned the town board on the matter two years ago and elected anti-fracking candidate Dave Jones.

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Despite this strong majority, two incumbent council members voted against the moratorium.

This year we have the chance to replace them with fresh faces. Unfortunately, two of the candidates, Fred Volpe and Brett Holleran, promise more of the same.

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To the Editor: I am supporting Rick Hulse for county rep.

As a resident of Otsego County, it is easy to take for granted the standard of living and the opportunities this area offers. But, there is room for improvement.

As a property owner and parent, I am concerned with the rising cost of taxes and services. I am hopeful that the upcoming election for county representative will bring candidates sensitive to the interest of all the residents.

Rick Hulse has my confidence to recognize our situation and find solutions to the problems while keeping the traditional fabric of the county intact.

I know Rick Hulse both

personally and professionally. Rick is a family man whose successful consulting career and strong academic background stem from honesty, hard work, efficiency and management. Rick knows how to make quality, tough decisions based on extensive research and sound judgment.

Rick is a local and understands that this is a diverse community with multiple issues. On Election Day, Democrats, Republicans and independents can make a difference. Focused, diligent and talented candidates are not easy to find. Do not let this opportunity pass.

Please join me and vote for Rick Hulse.

SEAN NELEN Cooperstown

Ed Lentz Thankful For Support

To the Editor: As we get close to Election Day, Nov. 5, it seems an appropriate time to thank publicly those who have been supporting me in my campaign for election to the Otsego County Board of Representatives - District 5 (Hartwick, Milford, New Lisbon).

I first want to thank the many people who have expressed support and encouragement for my campaign as I go door to door. I’m not done yet, but, so far, I’ve knocked on well over 300 doors in the district. The reception has been great.

Folks are by and large interested in the same things I am: a government that works for the people, that looks ahead to prepare us for the future, and that facilitates business development and economic growth.

I look forward to meeting more people as I continue going door to door between now and Election Day, Nov. 5.

I also want to thank those who have written letters to the editor of this paper and of the other regional paper in support of my campaign.

It is both humbling and inspiring to see our neighbors speaking out on my behalf.

I am grateful that nearly everyone who has observed my work on the New Lisbon town board believes I’m doing a good job – Repub-

licans, Democrats, liberals, and conservatives.

Finally, I want to thank the supervisors and the councilmen and councilwomen of Milford and Hartwick Town Boards and of the Milford Village Board for welcoming me to their meetings. These people, your elected representatives in local government, are fine public servants. It has been of great interest to me to learn about the issues and opportunities faced by these municipalities and to see abd learn from the different ways that they address them.

I look forward to continuing to attend these meetings, in addition to the meetings of the New Lisbon town board, if I am elected to the county board.

I am hopeful that on the day after Election Day, Nov. 5, I will be writing another letter thanking voters in Hartwick, Milford, and New Lisbon for putting their trust in me by electing me to the county board. Meanwhile, I’ll keep plugging away. If anyone has questions or comments they’d like to share with me, I encourage them to contact me by telephone at 263-5425, by email at edlentz@mac.com, or through Facebook at Edward T Lentz.

ED LENTZ Candidate, Otsego County Board of Representatives, District 5

150 Native Daughters Celebrated 50th To the Editor: The Native Daughters of Cooperstown recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with a luncheon at The Otesaga. There were 150 women in attendance, with 42 being honorary members (80 years or older).

Donations were requested from local merchants, who generously contributed merchandise and gift certificates for our basket raffle. The proceeds from the raffle of

$545 will be donated to the Cooperstown Food Bank.

Charitable donations from the members have also enabled us to give $500 to the Cooperstown Alumni Scholarship Fund.

We want to thank the staff of The Otesaga for their wonderful hospitality. Also, a sincere thank you to all the merchants for making our raffle baskets so successful.

Sincerely, 2013 COMMITTEE

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Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library

175 YEARS AGO

An association of citizens for the improvement of Common Schools in this County was organized on the 14th of November last (1837) appropriating the title “Otsego County Education Society.” Its annual meeting is on Tuesday succeeding the third Monday in October each year at the Court House in Cooperstown. It will fall this year on Tuesday, the 16th of October. Of all enterprises claiming public attention, it is hoped there is none more interesting than that of making education universal, and a concern of the State as well as one of individual care. With us the rights of citizens are experienced by all, and the means, at least of knowledge, should be open to all. Without education and intellectual culture, general and diffusive, no reflecting man can hope that succeeding generations will be able to perpetuate the example of a nation of self-governing freemen.

October 15, 1838

200 YEARS AGO

making serfdom for the inferior caste – the unmixed blood of the conqueror race inevitably asserting a despotism over it.

October 16, 1863

125 YEARS AGO

Wedding bells – Again they are sounded for those in far off New Hampshire who have a host of friends in this village, the happy event being the marriage of Deputy County Clerk Louis E. Walrath of Cooperstown and Miss Edna C. Grace, formerly of this village. The wedding took place at the residence of Mr. Cedrick Laighton, at Portsmouth, where Miss Grace has resided for some time past, on the afternoon of Wednesday the 17th inst., and was made a quiet affair, the attendance being limited to the presence of a few relatives and friends. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Walrath will return to Cooperstown, where they will reside. The best of wishes are extended to them for a long and happy married life.

October 19, 1888

150 YEARS AGO

Excerpts from a speech delivered by the Hon. Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General of the U.S. on October 3, 1863: While we are indulging well-founded hopes that our country is saved from destruction by the rebellion, we are menaced by the ambition of the ultraabolitionists, which is equally despotic in its tendencies, and which, if successful, could not fail to be alike fatal to republican institutions. The Slavocrats of the South would found an oligarchy – a sort of feudal power imposing its yoke over all who tilled the earth over which they reigned as masters. The abolition party, while pronouncing philippics (acrimonious orations) against slavery, seek to make a caste of another color by amalgamating the black element with the free white labor of our land…they would make the manu-

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October 16, 1813 mission of the slaves the means of infusing their blood into our whole system by blending with it “amalgamation, equality, and fraternity.” The cultivators of the soil must then become a hybrid race, and our government a hybrid government, ending as all such combinations have ever done, in degraded, if not abortive generations and

Adolphus Busch, aged 74, the St. Louis millionaire, brewer and philanthropist, and owner of In the Uncas Farm on Otsego Lake, died Friday, October 10, at his estate at Weisbaden, Prussia. His son, August A. Busch, was with him. Mr. Busch purchased Uncas Farm from Simon Uhlman of New York several years ago and since that time has spent portions of several summers here.

Ill health recently caused him to spend more of his time in Germany where he underwent treatment for dropsy. Busch’s discovery of a bottling process that held beer “proof” against all climates carried his brewing company to phenomenal success.

October 15, 1913

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Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital took delivery this Monday of a new Cadillac ambulance from Berry Motors of Cooperstown.

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Shad Rathbone of Fly Creek recently acted in a commercial for the Washington County Vocational Technical Institute in Maine. The commercial advertises the institute’s wood harvesting program which Mr. Rathbone majors in at the college. For the commercial the camera crew filmed Rathbone felling a tree in the Maine woods.

The commercial is being aired on television stations throughout Maine, according to Sherlee Rathbone, Shad’s mother. Wood harvesting students study chainsaw operation and maintenance, map and compass work, basic hydraulics and woodland road maintenance.

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PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD DUNCAN PREPARES COMPOSITE PORTRAIT OF FAIRY SPRING ANNIVERSARY

Photographer Richard Duncan, himself a former lifeguard at the Village of Cooperstown’s Fairy Spring Park on Otsego Lake, combined three frames to create this group portrait of attendees at the park’s 75th anniversary celebration Aug. 11. A highlight of the evening was the reading by Hilda Wilcox of a poem composed for the occasion.

Bank Of Cooperstown Due To Open Oneonta Branch By Spring Of 2014 BANK/From A1 a showcase process in which we prove to the private sector how easy it is to do work in Oneonta,” he said, adding, “It looks like a very straightforward project.”

White said there were many reasons for choosing Oneonta: “It’s a market that is not far from us. It’s where things White are tending to grow. It has a bigger population.”

In its six years in business, he continued, the Bank of Cooperstown has attracted a fair number of customers from Oneonta; some suggested the move; others endorsed the idea.

With Wilber Bank’s sale two years ago to Community Bank, a growing two-state operation based in the Syracuse suburbs, there may be an opportunity for a locally based bank.

Localness helps the Bank of Cooperstown “provide

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34 Main St., an apartment house long for sale, and 36 Main, which contains a barber shop and offices, will be razed to make way for the Bank of Cooperstown’s first branch.

high quality, personalized, meaningful service,” White said. “We think that’s helped us build the bank we have today.”

He and Vice President Chris Amos “will continue to be the commercial lenders,” he said. With two drive-up lanes and an ATM lane “that is also a nightdrop lane,” White anticipates 3-4 additional staffers will be hired.

Bank of Cooperstown, which opened in 2007, is a

unit of USNY Bank, based in Geneva, which also operates the Bank of the Finger Lakes.

In six years, its value has grown from zero to “$170 million,” White said, “proving it was a good idea in a bad economic time.

Mayor Miller seconded all those sentiments. “Any time an entity comes to town and builds a brand new building on Main Street, it’s cause for celebration,” he said.

11C Bridge May Be Ready By Christmas BRIDGE/From A1 On March 20, a 13-foot9 truck delivering new glass bottles to Ommegang tried to cross the 10-foot-3 bridge. “He was just a tad too tall,” said Tiderencel.

Stuck, the truck tried to back up, pulling the overhead truss loose.

Tiderencel’s department and Shumaker Engineering, Binghamton, spent the summer designing a new bridge and started work on the site in late September. The estimated $1.3 million price tag is now $1.7 million.

“The whole thing is gone,” said Tiderencel.

“There’s nothing left.”

The coffer dam has been put in place to keep the Susquehanna’s waters out of the excavation site, and the crew is getting ready to put in the abutments and wing walls before the pre-fabricated bridge is brought in from the Ohiobased Contech Engineering Solutions. “They’ll build it, take it apart to send us, and we’ll bolt it back together,” he said.

The old bridge, built in 1932, had wooden piles

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underneath, but the new bridge will use steel. There will be no overhead truss, and the deck will be slightly wider at 24 feet. The length will remain the same, 155 feet. “They’re just digging out road,” Tiderencel pointed out Tuesday, Oct. 15, standing at the construc-

tion site with David West, Shumaker’s engineer-incharge. “We’re not excavating anything new. This was all the old wall.”

“Everything’s good to go,” he added. “It’s a big job, but they’re moving right along.”

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A rapidly growing energy storage company that develops, manufactures and sells advanced, high-performance ultracapacitors and ultracapacitor-based energy storage systems is looking to fill the following position: Production Supervisor for second shift – Oversees the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes and operations for new and existing products. Ensures the effective use of materials, equipment and personnel in producing quality products while minimizing costs. Bachelor’s degree from accredited college/university in a technical discipline. B.S. in Engineering preferred. Previous leadership experience is preferred.

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“This building was a gift to me from the former Mayor John Nader,” Mayor Dick Miller, top photo, who emceed the ribbon-cutting in front of Klugo’s Parkside Place – Oneonta’s former Bresee’s Department Store – Tuesday, Oct. 15, tells the gathering. “The city is now whole and I hope to have many more of these types of events downtown. We are off to a great start.”

At left, Oneonta native and State Sen. Jim Seward, RMilford, who secured much of the state funding for the $8 million project, said he remembered visiting Santa there. “We should celebrate the history of this building and the future of this building as well,” he said. Behind him are Assemblyman Bill Magee, former Alderman Liz Shannon and City Treasurer Meg Hungerford.

Maintenance Mechanic Technician – Support the process and production machinery used to assemble and manufacture ultracapacitors, and performs preventative maintenance and repair of automated production equipment. Minimum five years of experience with repair and maintenance of automated production equipment. Knowledgeable in automated production equipment and electromechanical systems. Ability to debug machine problems.

Exposure to, and comfort with, mechanical and electromechanical systems and their control.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IOXUS.COM. Send cover letter and resume to Ioxus, Vicki Salamon, Human Resources Manager, 18 Stadium Circle, Oneonta, NY 13820 or email to vsalamon@ioxus.com Ioxus, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V

Lewis Joins SUNY As Economic Developer LEWIS/From A1 with her on initiatives that will benefit both the college and the community.”

Lewis will be located in Kleniewski’s suite of offices in the Netzer Administration Building, reporting to Brannan.

For her part, Lewis called the new job “a great opportunity” and said, “SUNY recognizes it’s a key player in economic development.”

She starts work on Monday, Oct. 21.

The new position was

created in response to a growing number of economic-development initiatives, including the chancellor’s SUNY 2020 and the Cuomo Administration’s CFAs, common funding applications that need to be organized and channeled through the Utica-based Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission.

In the spring, Cuomo unveiled Start Up NY, which encourages SUNY colleges to create tax-free zones ad-

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom, garage, laundry and a deck over looking back yard .... $750.00 plus utilities wonderful location, close to downtown. No Smoking. No pets. Call Dave LaDuke , John Mitchell Real Estate, (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405.

Two one-bedroom apartments near Otego. Garbage removal, laundry, and parking provided on premises. No smoking, no pets, security deposit & one year lease.

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jacent to their campuses.

“We just haven’t had enough time to invest in those initiatives,” Brannan said. “There’s so much happening.”

Lewis, a Cooperstown resident whose office was in Oneonta, joined the county Economic Development Office in 2000 in the position of specialist, and was promoted to the top job in 2006, succeeding Lynn Bass.

A New Jersey native, she graduated from the University of Rhode Island and, in Boston, met her future husband, Cooperstown native Phil Lewis, now president of the Leatherstocking Cooperative Insurance Co. in Hartwick Seminary.

Among other ventures, she was credited with putting together the pieces for the redevelopment of the Bresee’s Department Store and was much praised at the project’s ribbon-cutting.

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Assisting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities To Realize Their Dreams INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR: F-T, Cooperstown area.

Work as part of a team to develop and facilitate program plans that meet the physical, social and developmental needs for individuals with developmental disabilities living in a residential setting. Required: Bachelor’s degree in human services field or comparable discipline, minimum 1 yr. experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, excellent communication skills, valid NYS drivers license and ability to lift and transfer at least 50 lbs. Flexible schedule with some weekend, evening and holiday hours.

MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATOR: F-T, Seeking energetic, creative person to provide service coordination to people with developmental disabilities and their families. You will work as part of a personcentered team to help people achieve their goals. Required: minimum Bachelor’s degree in human services field or comparable discipline, minimum 1 yr. experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, QMRP or QIDP, excellent communication skills and a valid NYS driver license.

ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Bus Driver/Mechanic, F-T Direct Support Professionals, F-T and P-T, multiple locations & shifts Shift Coordinator, F-T To apply: Download an application at www.arcotsego.org or send resume to: The Arc Otsego, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, comprehensive training & career advancement opportunities.

www.arcotsego.org The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE

Position Open: 4-H Community Educator Primarily responsible for implementing program delivery and providing planning input for established educational programs for 4-H youth development within the association service area of Schoharie and Otsego counties.

Bachelor of Arts or Science degree appropriate to the responsibilities of the position required. Coursework in education highly preferred. Minimum of 1 year related work or volunteer experience required in teaching or extension-type work. Ability to work evenings and weekends. Some travel required.

Apply online by October 25, 2013. https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10163/jobdetail.ftl?lang-en&job=21819 Contact Mary Beth McEwen at 315-736-3394, ext 228 or mm822@cornell.edu. or Don Smyers at 518-234-4303 or drs269@cornell.edu. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

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Assisting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams RESIDENTIAL HOME COORDINATOR: F-T, Seeking a selfmotivated, detail-oriented individual with excellent project management skills and strong leadership ability to assist the Director of Residential Services in the administration of a wide array of residential programs serving those with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.

Required: Bachelor’s degree in field of Human Services, 2 years experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; 2 years employee management experience; experience with budgets and payrolls; and excellent communication and organizational skills, flexibility, dependability and a valid NYS driver’s license. Must be available nights and weekends.

HOME MANAGER: F-T, Management position working as a key team member at a residence for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Provide fiscal management, program system reviews, and staff training and leadership development. Must be well organized, mature, responsible, and creative in planning activities for residents and staff. Proficiency in recordkeeping and computer skills a must. Required: HS diploma and/or Associate’s degree, minimum 1 yr. supervisory experience, 1 yr. experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, experience with Microsoft Office, valid NYS driver license, ability to lift 50 lbs. Must be available nights, weekends and holidays.

ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR: F-T, Conduct person-centered assessments for people attending day services to determine their valued outcomes. Must have excellent writing, interpersonal and interviewing skills, ability to work independently and be proficient in Microsoft Office. Required: Bachelor’s degree in human services, or someone holding licensure or certification appropriate to their discipline; specialized training or minimum 2 yrs. experience in treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities; QMRP or QIDP; valid NYS driver license and must clear NYS Justice Center background checks.

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Download an application at www.arcotsego.org or send resume to: The Arc Otsego, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, comprehensive training & career advancement opportunities.

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MLS#85578 - Perfectly situated on 26+ acres with spectacular views, this solid contemporary build is close to Cooperstown. Property includes over 200’ additional road frontage and well on Cty Rte 33. $189,000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#84128 – Immaculate, well maintained and freshly painted. Walking distance to downtown. 4 BRs, DR, LR, kitchen, 2 full baths, den and sunporch.

Laminated wood floors, some carpeting. Was once a 2-family and could easily be renovated back. $159,500 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#84923 - Renovated 3 BR, 2½ bath farmhouse on 3.2 acres. Country kitchen w/stainless appliances, LR and formal DR w/fireplaces, large master suite.

Fencing, run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#89098 – Otsego Lake-front home sits on 1.23 acres. 4,400 +/- sq ft of living space.

Beautiful home and location. $850,000 Call Pamela V. Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)

MLS#83636 - Custom-built home offers 3 BRs, 3 baths, and 3 floors. Open floorplan w/loft and cathedral ceilings. Gourmet kitchen w/tile floor, SS appliances, granite countertop. Master BR suite w/master bath. $299,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607- 434-3026 (cell)

MLS#89932- Country living in this 2 BR, 1 bath quaint cottage! New roof, new kitchen. $69,900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell) MLS#87273 - 3 BR, 3 bath historic Greek Revival has been professionally renovated w/modern amenities.

3 acres w/pond. Energy-efficient and luxurious. $325,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#84430 – Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Road! Parcel includes 4 other parcels to be sold together. Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown.

Enough road frontage for 10 building lots if subdivided. All offers considered. $211,999 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

New Listing! MLS#90345 - Close to I-88, this turnof-the-century classic farmette featureshardwood floors, woodstove and craftsmanship of yesteryear.

Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop. $149,000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#89460 – Southside Drive acreage! 161+/- acres of woods w/2 open fields: build, hike, hunt! Private!

Old shale mine on property. Make your offer now! $390,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

New Listing! MLS#91609 - 3 BR, 3½ bath, home w/78+/- acres. Great room, family room w/built-in shelves, gas fireplace, granite kitchen w/SS appliances. Radiant floor heat, hot tub, grill, generator. High-tech system for internet, TV, phone, speakers, lighting. Covered porch, screened porch, heated patio, pergola, 2-car attached garage. Just minutes to Cooperstown and Otsego Lake. $549,000 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#90665 - Beautiful views from this 3 BR, 2 bath, doublewide on 1.76 acres in Roseboom. 1,248 sq ft Newer replacement windows, carpets in good shape.

Has newer kitchen cabinets with tiled counter tops. $54,900 Call Frank Woodcock @ 607-435-1389 (cell)

MLS#89491 - 4 BR, 3 bath village bungalow features original woodwork and doors, hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen, formal DR, french doors, LR, office and family room. New natural gas boiler, insulation, renovated baths. Upstairs could be master BR suite or childrens’ sleep/play area. Easy commute to Albany-Syracuse. $95,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#88224 - Wonderful country home w/4 BRs, 2 baths, newer kitchen. Great yard, garage w/workshop. $169,000 Text/call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) MLS#90732 – Charming, cozy, well kept, updated, new appliances and move-in ready. 1½-car garage, outbuilding, decks. $168,500 Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) New Listing! MLS#91581 - 5+/- acre improved building lot w/576 sq ft pole barn and 171 sq ft shed.

Hillside w/beautiful views, minutes from Cooperstown. $39,900 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

New Listing! MLS#91606 - Circa 1820 home features 3,200+/- sq ft, 4 -5 BRs, 3½ baths original wainscoting, wide plank floors, chestnut woodwork, stained glass windows, fireplace, 2 parlors, pantry, deck, fenced backyard. 8 miles from Cooperstown. $119,900 Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

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Centrally located in the heart of the village. Wonderful family home, built around 1812, has great charm and a warm atmosphere. Large fenced backyard perfect for outdoor fun; large deck overlooking the yard. Well done family mudroom addition with woodstove; lots of windows overlooking the private backyard. Full walk up attic. Studio to rear of detached 1 car garage was originally attached to the house and was moved when the family room addition was added.

Side porch leading to the new mudroom entry was rebuilt.

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Call Dave Mattice 607-434-1647 Great location! Close to the middle/high schools, Wilber Park, and SUNY. Original woodwork and hardwood floors. Bright and cheery rooms with lots of natural light!

This spacious 3 to 4 BR home has a very functional floorplan with the option of 1-floor living. Updates include: electric, vinyl siding, replacement windows and furnace. Loads of closet and storage space in this house and the first-floor laundry adds to the convenience. Deep yard has space for gardening and relaxing, and covered porch makes another great sitting area. Large shed is great for your lawn furniture and mower. Oneonta schools but just a short drive to Milford, Cooperstown, Maryland or Schenevus. Give us a call today to see this little GEM! $119,900 MLS#89930