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Investigators examine a second-floor room in the Cooperstown Motel “elbow” on Aug. 9, the day of the fire. A probe found the fire originated there.
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he fire that ravaged the Cooperstown Motel in the early-morning hours of Aug. 8 was an arson, fire investigators reported Friday, Aug. 26. Fire Chief Jim Tallman made the announcement. The D.A.’s office and state Office of Fire Control & Safety assisted in the investigation. In a related development, CVS Health, which was scheduled to buy the property Monday, Aug. 22, delayed the closing until Wednesday, Sept. 21 JUSTICE IN COUNTY: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a Glimmerglass Festival crowd Friday, Aug. 26, that, after 220 years, the Constitution is ever more “perfect.” See story at
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ALMOST AN IDOL: While she wasn’t chosen Oneonta Idol in competion at Foothills Performing Arts Center Tuesday, Aug. 30, Cooperstown’s Kamryn Koffer made it to the finals. NEW BRIDE: Congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout married Nick Juliusburger Saturday, Aug. 27, in Dover Plains.
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ne word, “rejected,” was the match, and it blew up a powder keg of Village Board resentment at the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. “I didn’t see the need for drinking at a celebration for an Olympian,” Trustee RichSternberg ard Sternberg told Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard at a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 30, called to smooth out differences over Cooptoberfest. “Why is the Chamber of Commerce upset that we are trying to maintain order in the community?” Under dispute was the Village Board not “rejectJim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal ing,” but sending back, Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard reacts as Trustee Jim Dean, wagging a finPlease See BLOWUP, A7 ger, expresses umbrage after trustees and chamber board members were likened as “volunteers.”
Renovations For Motel Due To Start Oct. 1 Perry Ferrara at 55 Railroad Ave., which he plans to reopen as The Railroad Inn next May.
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ith all village authorizations in hand, entrepreneur Perry Ferrara plans to begin renovations by Oct. 1 of the former hop barn at 55 Railroad Ave. into a 22-room hotel, he said in an interview after meeting on site with contractors Saturday morning Aug. 27. The prospective name– “If it’s available,”
Ferrara said – is The Railroad Inn, located as it is on alongside the former right-of-way of the historical Cooperstown & Susquehanna Valley Railroad. He plans to open for business by May 1, 2017. “There’s a need for high-end rooms within walking distance of Main Street,” he said. The inn is Ferrara’s project, but on parallel Please See HOTEL, A7
Brush With Death Told UM Minister: It’s Time By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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Speed Skater, Air Patrol Chaplain, Policeman, RN Is New Pastor At Cooperstown Methodist PASTOR/From A1 Tom. I’ve been here a lot longer’,” he recalled in an interview. And He did. One day, once LeBeau was an RN, a patient passed away, and it fell to him to prepare the body for family members who were soon to arrive, a contemplative task nurses are called upon to perform from time to time. “It was just a very peaceful experience,” he remembered. “I felt I was a midwife between reality and eternity.” Pastor LeBeau, who assumed the pulpit at Cooperstown United Methodist Church Sunday, July 10, was “born and bred” in Rochester in a Catholic family, the only son among five sisters, and attended Aquinas Institute. He married at 18, he and his wife began attending a Methodist church, and he was attracted by the “emphasis on small-group support and social action.” Eight years later, “the marriage ended, but the conversion did not,” he said. By then, he had a criminal justice degree from Monroe County Community College, had tried police work, went back to St. John Fisher for a fouryear degree, then back to MCCC for a nursing degree. Until his transformative experience, he planned to be a permanent deacon in the Methodist church, continuing to work in social services or criminal justice. “Afterwards, I gave up control.” After Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, he entered the ministry in 1999, assigned to Groveland, south of Rochester, then Seneca UM in Irondequoit in 2002, and to Lancaster UM, outside Buffalo, in 2008. In the Methodist church, the bishop
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reassigns pastors, with assignments beginning July 1. This spring, LeBeau learned he had been assigned to Cooperstown to succeed the Rev. Bill Delia, a former Red Cross executive who retired to Balton Spa. Thirty-three-years ago at a Halloween party for single parents, the new pastor met his second wife, Georgia Whitney, now a freelance writer, resume adviser and editor. She was wearing a button: “Mrs. Keebler, Ph.D. Who am I? One smart cookie.” He was immediately smitten
by her beauty and wit, but it took him years, he reports, to actually ask her out. They married in 1999; their children, in combination, have produced a half-dozen grandchildren, residing from Clearfield, Pa., to Berkeley, Calif. Since arriving in Otsego County, LeBeau has been much in evidence, at the Community Vigil against violence in Oneonta, at the “Jesus and Race” forum at Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian, at Cooperstown Rotary. He immediately began participating in the weekly ecumenical meetings of village pastors. Much of this was on a crutch: He had his second knee replacement in the weeks before arriving, legacy of competitive speed skating (inspired by Apolo Ono in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics) and speed walking (he competed in the Empire State Games) after his first knee went. He sees kayak in his future. Intrigued by the military, he had become a Civil Air Patrol chaplain in Western New York, and has connected with the CAP locally, training in Schenectady while getting acclimated to his new duties here. “God has a wonderful sense of humor,” he said of his approach. “People have to be freer to laugh at themselves and with themselves in church. Sometime we take it much too seriously.” He turns, more seriously, to the topics of grace and forgiveness: “Everyone of us, whether we come to church or church means nothing to us: God loves us exactly where we are and who we are. We have to accept that before we can expect any growth.”
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The cost of the service? $5. Beginning in early September, Oneonta will be the latest store in Hannaford’s five-state service area to get the Blom program, and the first of any market in Otsego County to have anything like it. “We launched the pilot program in New Hampshire five years ago,” said Blom. “It’s been growing rapidly ever since.” The program is also in service at nine Upstate locations,
including Glens Falls, Saratoga, Ballston Spa and Colonie. “We want to select communities that would appreciate the service,” he said. “We find communities where people are strapped for time – working parents, people with mobility issues and commuters are all demographics that enjoy using ‘Hannaford To Go’.” Oneonta was a natural choice, he said, because of the layout of the large parking lot. In the past few weeks, shoppers have noticed construction on the north side of the lot. To use the service, shoppers create an account on the “Han-
naford To Go” website and fill their carts with the products – and brands – they want. “If we have it in store, you can get it to go,” said Blom. “You can pick the brand, even the package size.” You can even designate exactly how you like your meat and produce. Although payment is not accepted online, the total will be given on screen – plus the $5 service fee – and you arrive at the store at your scheduled pick-up time. Weekly fliers will be available online so shoppers can research specials, and upon their arrival, team
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
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There’s Work To Be Done, Village, Chamber Fireworks Show
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irst, let’s set the record straight: The Cooperstown Board of Trustees, able as it is, does NOT represent the whole community. There are 1,286 registered voters, and Mayor Jeff Katz was reelected with 105 total votes in March. Trustees Bruce Maxson received 103 votes, and Richard Sternberg 101. So for the Village Board to claim – as it did in the Tuesday, Aug. 30, mano a mano with Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matt Hazzard – that only IT can speak for the community of Cooperstown is not accurate. If you receive 100 votes, you represent 7.77 percent of the electorate. Hazzard reported the cham-
ber has 155 in-village members (representing 5,000 employees), 50 percent more than the number of voters in that last election. And, arguably, 50 percent more cred. • Second issue: Alcohol. Village Hall opened the door to drinking on public land when the mayor and trustees approved (in fact, co-sponsored!) the first Community Harvest Dinner on Main Street in 2012, organized by Otsego 2000 affiliates. Since, the trustees have agonized over drinking at Cooptoberfest and, most recently, at a Sarah Groff True community celebration proposed for Lakefront Park during her Aug. 20 Rio triathlon. It’s always an issue, meaning
it’s past time for the Village Board to establish a sensible and consistent policy on liquor at events on public property, (or face the suspicion that it’s only acceptable at events they like to attend.) • Third: Village Hall vs. Business. In every community in the nation, it’s considered sensible for the local government to support business. Yet shock was expressed Tuesday that a former trustee (unnamed) actually did so overtly. In truth, there’s nothing the matter with that. (And, by the way, businesses employ more local people than voted for village officials in recent elections; 5,000, the chamber estimated. Quite a
constituency.) Here’s a shocker: Only Trustee Bruce Maxson, an attorney, is a Cooperstown chamber member. That should change: The mayor and every trustee should spend the (sheesh!) $25 for a personal membership. And village government should take out a membership at the highest level: $5,000 After all, chamber members alone are supporting the tourist kiosk in Pioneer Park, as well as the tourist information center in its Chestnut Street offices. Lately in particularly, under Hazzard, it is again organizing events to bring people downtown, thus helping businesses thrive, increasing the tax base and helping every taxpayer/voter in the village.
DiNAPOLI REPORT TITLED ‘UNEVEN PROGRESS’
Right now, the village pays nothing to the chamber for anything. (Neither does the county.) That’s not right. The Village Board should pay the chamber for community services it would otherwise have to provide. • On the whole, the hour of sparring between the Village Board and the chamber wasn’t a bad thing. It demonstrated there are real tensions. It established an honest basis for future conversations and collaborations. And it again shows it’s time to revive competitive elections in the Village of Cooperstown. Until then, if the Village Board claims to speak for all, it can’t prove it. Citizens of good will, run.
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Downstate Rebounds Since ’08, But Otsego-Area Jobs Dip 2.8% Editor’s Note: Here’s the text of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s announcement of “Uneven Progress,” showing employment in Otsego County’s Mohawk Valley economic development region dropping 2.3 percent since the Great Recession of 2008.
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ince June 2009, total employment in Upstate New York rose by 0.3 percent compared to 2.2 percent in the downstate region and 1.9 percent nationwide during the same time frame. Encouragingly, the overall average annual wage gain in Upstate of 3.3 percent outpaced both the downstate and national averages in 2015. “On the surface, New York’s economy has rebounded from the Great Recession,” said state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in the Friday, Aug. 26, announcement. “But it should come as no surprise that a closer look reveals pockets of the state still have a long way to go to catch up.” DiNapoli’s report noted total Upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19
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months to a recessionary low point of 2.9 million in February 2010. As of June 2016, Upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total employment across Upstate New York stands at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all jobs statewide. From the end of the last recession in mid-2009 through June 2016, Upstate’s largest overall job growth, 2.2 percent, was in the Capital Region. Somewhat smaller gains occurred in the Finger Lakes and Western New York. Five regions lost jobs over the period, with the most pronounced declines occurring in the Mohawk Valley (down 2.8 percent) and the Southern Tier (a loss of 2.5 percent). The North Country, Upper Hudson Valley and Central New York also experienced overall employment declines. Over the most recent year, however, employment rose in all regions except the Southern Tier. Among industry sectors, Upstate New York’s largest employment growth from 2010 through 2015 was in leisure and hospitality,
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which added almost 26,000 jobs. Of these, 87 percent, or more than 22,000 jobs, were added in the accommodation and food services industry. Education and health services contributed more than 20,000 jobs. Both professional and business services, and the trade-transporta-
tion-utilities sector, grew by more than 10,000 jobs over the period. The report revealed the largest job losses of any sector during the period were, by far, those in government, with a decline of 5.9 percent, or almost 34,000, Please See JOBS, A6
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‘Neahwa’ Means ‘Gift,’ From Gouverneur Morris Family Editor’s Note: DJ and author Chuck D’Imperio’s suggestion of renaming Neahwa Park after State Trooper Ricky Parisian, who died foiling an armed robbery at a Southside supermarket in 1994, has piqued interest in the property. Here’s a 2014 encapsulation of its history by GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski.
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neonta’s parks began as a series Historic postcard shows swans enjoying Hodges of gifts to the city Pond in Neahwa Park, donated to the City of Oneonta by the Morris family in 1908. in the early 20th century: George I. Wilber’s gift of what would become Neahto the park commemorates Wilber Park on land once wa Park, then called Elm the gift. owned by the Wallings; Park. In 1908, Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Morris was the greatHenry Huntington’s 1917 Lewis Rutherford Morris grandson of Gouverneur gift of Huntington Park near deeded 75 acres, including Morris, a signer of the Decthe library; Walter Brown’s Elm Park, to Oneonta. The laration of Independence, 1921 gift of Brown Park, name was changed to Morand a descendant of Jacob now just a spot of land at ris Park, but in 1911 Willard Morris, who was awarded the west end of Clinton Yager suggested changing land in the Butternut Valley Plaza, and Neahwa Park. the name to Neahwa, the after the American RevoluIn 1905, a baseball field Iroquois word for “gift.” A tion. The Morrises sumwith stands was built at plaque at the west entrance mered at Morris Manor in
Morris. Over the years, Neahwa Park has seen Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, among many others, appear at Damaschke Field; bears in a short-lived zoo; skating, swimming and other sports; balloon fests, concerts; the historic Red Caboose, and 15 monuments and counting. The City of Oneonta is embarking on a new Master Plan for the park. Among the proposed changes are improvements to the Susquehanna Greenway, the trail which runs through the park, and utilization of the green space in front of the entrance to Damaschke Field, featuring its rich past. Enjoy the park and its history. Sources: Eugene Milener’s “Oneonta: History of a Railroad town,” and Mark Simonson’s “Reminiscing Across the Valleys.”
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Editor’s Note: This resolution was passed by Oneonta Common Council after the Orlando shooting and sent by Mayor Gary Herzig to his counterpart, Mayor Buddy Dyer. At right is Dyer’s reply.
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HEREAS, the City of Oneonta is endeavoring to build a diverse society in which all are respected and valued regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation; and WHEREAS, members of the LGBT community are integral members of the Oneonta community and,
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indeed, the entire nation of the United States; and WHEREAS, President Obama has declared that, “This is a sobering reminder that attacks on any American – regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation – is an attack on all of us and on the fundaPlease See ONEONTA, A6
ear Mayor Herzig, Thank you for your kind letter. June 12, 2016, was the most difficult day in the history of Orlando, but the outpouring of support and love we have received has overwhelmed us. Both within our own community and from all over the world, letters and e-mails filled with personal words of kindness, support and offers of assistance have served to strengthen and sustain us. Everyone knows Orlando as the place where people come to have fun, but I believe Orlando will now be known for something else. We will not be defined by the tragedy that we experienced on that day, but by the collective response of love, compassion and unity in our city. When we needed each other the most we were all there. We owe a debt of gratitude to you for the caring and support you have given us. No person or community is defined by the actions of others, but instead for now we choose to response and how we treat each other. BUDDY DYER Mayor, City of Orlando
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The Lottery – In the last class of the Medical Science Lottery, the number 12,129 drew a prize of 25,000 dollars, and was sold in eights. Seven eights were soon claimed and proceeds received by the respective owners. But to the surprise of the office which sold it, the remaining eighth had never been claimed. On Saturday evening last, a poor man, a school master (whose name is concealed at his own request) came to Allen’s office to purchase some shares in the next class and brought with him one-half of a torn ticket in the former lottery, to examine for his satisfaction what had been its fate. This half, which contained the number of the ticket his wife found after a diligent search among some old rubbish, but the other half had been destroyed by the children to whom it had been given. It turned out to be the remaining eighth of the high prize. His joy was extravagant. He said that this prize, together with his business, would render him independent for life, to complete satisfaction. September 5, 1816
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A brown parasol was left in the Porch of the Episcopal Church on Sunday last after service, and has been brought to this office (The Freeman’s Journal) where the owner may have it by paying for this advertisement. September 4, 1841. Married in Milford on the 1st Inst., by the Rev. M. Marvin, Rev. William Bixby of the Oneida Annual Conference to Miss Laura S. Starr of Milford. Married in Exeter, on the 2nd Inst., by the Rev. L. Wright, Mr. John Fay, to Miss Lucy Rider, all of Exeter. September 6, 1841
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(Ed. Note: The following excerpt sheds light on an era when Irish Catholic immigrants were a suspect and despised class) Whenever this state has gone strongly Democratic, the Republicans have pointed to New York City and attributed the result to the Irish Catholic vote. All who read the Tribune know what its language has been towards the foreign voters of that city. Something of the same sort has been witnessed in this place (Cooperstown). When the Republicans have been beaten in the town or county, their organ here has had its flings at the “Irish vote.” And so it has been throughout the State. August 31, 1866
125 YEARS AGO
Local – It is estimated that there are now upwards of 8,000 persons at work in the hop fields of this county. Hop City is the scene of great activity just now, and is visited by many people from other cities. Mr. Clark has a small army of hop pickers at work and he is harvesting a large and a fine crop. On Sunday afternoon last, in the Presbyterian Church, a very pretty organ recital by Mr. Frank McDonough, organist of St. John’s Church, East Albany, was given, interspersed with solos by Mrs. H.K. Ball, and duet by Mr. Eugene D. Stocker and Mrs. Ball. September 3, 1891
100 YEARS AGO
Knocked down by dogs – Mrs. Roy Campbell Smith is a patient at Thanksgiving Hospital recovering from cerebral concussion and a fractured collar bone, the result of a most unusual accident occurring on Main Street last Thursday morning. Mrs. Smith was walking uptown from the Olmstead cottage on Fair Street, where she and her daughter Marjorie have been spending the summer. When nearly opposite the
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More than 155,000 persons, an average of better than 5,000 a day, visited Cooperstown’s six museums during the month of August. Five of the six museums set all-time one month attendance records. One of these, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, surpassed its record total for a single year shortly after it opened for business on September 1. The Hall of Fame entertained a whopping 721,595 fans last month to break its old one-month record of 61,334 set in August 1963, by 10,261. The Farmers’ Museum registered 41,053 visitors in August to better its old one-month record total of 37,163 in August 1964 by 3,890. Fenimore House had 20,173 visitors last month, 1653 more than its old record of 18,520 set in August 1963. Monthly attendance records were also set at the Woodland Museum (19,603) and the Carriage & Harness Museum (907). The Cooperstown Indian Museum attracted 4,187 visitors, only 170 short of its all-time one-month record of 4,357. September 7, 1966
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A $202,397 grant has been awarded to the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Research Institute from the National Center for Research Resources to improve the Institute’s research facilities. The research buildings which will be renovated include the facilities originally used by Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who won the Nobel Prize last year for pioneering bone marrow research at Bassett in the 1950s. September 4, 1991
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Village Library Renovations Begin After Labor Day To the Editor: As Village Library of Cooperstown board president, I’d like to share the exciting news of the library’s construction projects, which you will no doubt notice in the coming weeks, if you haven’t already. I’d like to stress from the outset that all of these projects will have no effect on your library tax; the library trustees have worked LETTERS very hard to obtain state grants, and thus far have obtained two for construction. The Friends of the Village Library, funded by private donations, has provided the required 25 percent match. The biggest and most noticeable piece of the project is the removal of a dividing wall (not original to the building; it was built in the 1960s) to return the West Room to its original proportions. Mainly, we are trying to create a more open and inviting feel for users of all ages and space that provides configurations for many activities, such as book and knitting groups, children’s story time, public lectures, and film screenings. The open space will also be easier for our librarians and
volunteers to monitor and to help patrons find what they need. The current layout is restrictive, but we hope the larger space and moveable shelving and furniture will improve the usability and safety of the room for everyone. The wall’s removal was suggested by architects hired by the Village several years ago, part of the overall plan for 22 Main Street. Libraries being built today generally have expansive main spaces, they said, for the reasons mentioned above. In January, grants already replaced the crumbling tile floor in the hallway with more historically accurate hardwood. The grants will also pay for better lighting, new carpet, and built-in wall shelving and storage spaces in the West Room to match that of the East Room. All of this work is scheduled to begin right after Labor Day and continue for 3-4 weeks. The West side of the Library is closed, but the East side, village offices and the Cooperstown Art Association will operate as usual. We will do our best to alert the public of any unforeseen closures via Facebook and signage at 22 Main.
Mohawk Valley Region Lags JOBS/From A4 34,000, positions. Such reductions were widespread across upstate. Western New York, the largest overall labor market in the group, had the most significant decline at more than 6,500 jobs, while the Southern Tier and Capital Region lost more than 5,000 public-sector jobs over the period. Most Upstate regions enjoyed average annual wage growth that outpaced inflation from 2010 through 2015, the report found. Upstate’s overall average wage growth of 12.4 percent exceeded the rate of inflation of 8.7 percent, representing increased purchasing
Oneonta Feels Orlando’s Pain ONEONTA/From A4 mental values of equality and dignity that define us as a country�; and WHEREAS, the President has also stated that this event “is an especially heartbreaking day for all our friends – our fellow Americans – who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The shooter targeted a nightclub where people came together to be with friends, to dance and to sing, and to live. The place where they were attacked is more than a nightclub – it is a place of solidarity and empowerment where people have come together to raise awareness, to speak their minds, and to advocate for their civil rights�; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Gary Herzig, mayor of the City of Oneonta; together with the City of Oneonta Common Council and Commission on Community Relations and Human Rights, hereby declare that fear will not divide us; that we recognize that the threats posed by hatred and violence perpetrated against the LGBT community to our American values of cultural diversity are threats against our very way of life in the City of Oneonta, the County of Otsego, the State of New York and the United States; and that we as a community stand firmly with our LGBT residents and the citizens of Orlando, Florida in mourning for this event; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the proclamation be sent to the Mayor of Orlando, Florida.
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Roles Of Chamber, Village Government Fuel Tense Hour-Long Debate BLOWUP/From A1 with conditions, Hazzard’s proposal for a Lakefront Park community celebration Aug. 20 while Olympian Sarah True Groff was running her triathlon in Rio. In a subsequent e-mail to members, Hazzard reported the trustees had “rejected” plans for the celebration, (which in the end was hosted by Perry Ferrara at his Hard Ball Café.) “We asked for more information,” said Sternberg. “I didn’t think that was inappropriate.” Other trustees then piled on. “Some of these proposals come in late and, in my view, half-baked,” said Trustee Lou Allstadt. “We need more information upfront, well planned out. It doesn’t make you want to participate.”
“The Chamber feels entitled,” added Trustee Jim Dean. At one point, when Allstadt told him, “stop playing with numbers,” Hazzard asked for politer treatment: “If not, I’m going to walk out of here.” Trustees Cindy Falk said complaints about Chamber promotions to the Village Board are three-fold: One, that closed streets hurt business; two, that vendors compete with bricks-and-mortar businesses; three, “various parameters” surrounding alcohol use. (She later offered that her text-message response to Hazzard the night of the vote – that the plan was “not approved” – may have been misconstrued.) Deputy Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said the problem may simply be a “lack of
communication.” Regardless, she said, complaints about any community activity end up on the trustees’ laps. Take the metal barriers on Main Street during Hall of Fame Weekend. “The Hall of Fame puts them up,” Kuch said. “But it’s the village that gets the complaints.” Likewise, she received complaints from last year’s Cooptoberfest about “alcohol in the midst of kid games.” After that first round of trustee comments, Hazzard – accompanied by President Danielle Henrici, past president Andrew Marietta and board member Matt Schuermann – asked for clarification, “What is the role in this village of the Chamber?” That caused Mayor Jeff Katz to hearken back to when
he was first elected trustee in 2005: “The Chamber, in meaningful ways, ran the Chamber.” He recalled a meeting when he criticized another trustee for supporting a Chamber perspective and then-Chamber executive Polly Renckens “blew up.” “He doesn’t represent the Chamber,” Katz said. “He’s a public official.” In the years since, Katz said, “We pulled away from that for real legal and fairness reasons.” The village and Chamber have different functions, the mayor said, and he “bristles” when the two are described as “partners. At the core, we aren’t your partner.” At that point, Hazzard was conciliatory. “I and the Chamber as a whole meant no disrespect to the village.” No one anywhere planned to cel-
ebrate True’s accomplishment; when he learned the trustees weren’t immediately aboard, he concluded: “We’re only a few weeks out. We have to do something else.” Katz replied, “I will always advocate on behalf of our businesses. To say we ‘rejected’ it: that, in my view, is not true.” “I’m not sitting in my seat trying to run any village stuff,” said the Chamber executive. “I’m not trying to pick a fight here. I’m just trying to figure out what happened.” He pointed out the Chamber is the one organization with a paid staff “to be an advocate for businesses and the people of Cooperstown. We represent over 5,000 people who work in this community,” 155 businesses. “That’s a lot of people.” That prompted Allstadt to say, “stop playing with numbers,” and Hazzard to threatening to leave. Instead, the executive began listing Chamber initiatives, including Music on Main Street (live music daily at Pioneer Park), bike rentals and participating in the steering committee revising the village Comprehensive Plan. “Our role is to serve as good-will ambassador,” said
Hazzard. “That’s not numbers. That’s a fact.” Chamber president Henrici sought to end the discussion on a softer note: “We’re all volunteers,” she said. “I think we all have the best intentions. What we want is for the local business community to thrive.” That provoked Trustee Dean, who declared emphatically, pointing at Hazzard, “WE are NOT volunteers,” but rather “elected officers of the corporation.” (Even though, he noted, the mayor and trustees turn their salaries back into the village coffers.) Dean ended on a conciliatory note as well: “There’s just one little thing to work out: We need more details longer in advance. We’re on the same page 90 percent of the time.” The discussion then shifted to Cooptoberfest, planned Saturday, Oct. 8, and three changes were made over last year’s procedure: One, Pioneer Street will be closed at Main, but only between Pioneer Alley and Stagecoach Lane; two, arts and crafts vendors will be added on upper Main, between Chestnut and Pine Boulevard; three, there will be access to the post office and its parking lot until 12:30 p.m.
Dangerous Algae Taints Lake ALGAE/From A1 “We were originally supposed to have the swim on Saturday, Aug. 6, but there was bluegreen algae in the water then,” said Lisa Birdsall, Y aquatics director. “We postponed it until the 27, but had to cancel again. Apparently, it’s been a problem on and off all summer.” HABs bloom when there are excess nutrients, such as farm or urban runoff, in the water, as well as warm conditions and still waters. If touched, they can cause skin irritations similar to poison ivy; if consumed, they can cause gastrointestinal issues, breathing difficulties and eye or throat irritation. “This type of blue-green harmful algal bloom isn’t a type of algae, it’s actually a bacteria,” said Dr. Rebecca M. Gorney, who was scheduled to brief the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee when it met Wednesday, Aug. 31. “The blooms are very harmful, and you should avoid all contact with them. If you see them on the water, don’t go in.” Dogs are especially susceptible to HABs, she said. “They swim in the lake and get the blooms on their fur, then they groom themselves,” she said. “We’ve had two dog deaths reported this year, one in Steuben County and the other in Jefferson County.” And although the DEC advises against fishing in a bloom, no advisories against eating fish from lakes that have been reported as having blooms has been issued. If you have come in contact or ingested water that has blooms, Gorney advises that you wash the area with clean water and consult a
doctor. Previously, HABs had been reported in Canadarago Lake, but this year, the Gilbert Lake sightings are the only local ones. “We’ve had over 100 reports of HABs across the state,” she said. “They’re in lakes, rivers and streams. Last year, there was a bloom in the Ohio River that stretched for hundreds of miles.” The blooms can last for a few hours or a few weeks, depending on the water itself. “The first step to combating the blooms is to make an organized effort to reduce the nutrients flowing into the water,” said Gorney. “There’s no short-term treatment.” But there are management options. “People or communities can look into conducting studies of the sources of nutrients in order to look at reducing those inputs,” she said. “The DEC has resources to help with that as part of our effort to improve water quality.” If blooms are spotted on a body of water, people are encouraged to report the sighting through the DEC website, www.dec.ny.gov/77118. “We are seeing a rise in cases, but that may be because people are getting better about reporting blooms,” said Gorney. But at Gilbert Lake, the signs warning swimmers to stay out of the water remain. The annual Gilbert Lake swim benefits the YMCA’s Orcas Swim Team scholarship fund. “This is the first time we’ve had to cancel in the eight years we’ve had it,” said Birdsall. “It’s a real disappointment, but some people have gone ahead and donated their registration fee.”
Ferrara Eager To Start On Hotel HOTEL/From A1 tracks, he said he plans to move forward on two others projects with two other partners in BTP Cooperstown LLC, Tom Lagan and Bob Hurley. • One, renovating the upper floors of the former Key Bank building, 103 Main St., into 12 luxury condominiums, to be marketed to Major League teams for used during Hall of Fame Weekend and year ’round. • Two, building eight highend, long-term rentals above the former TJ’s Place, 124 Main St., where he and his partners unsuccessfully proposed to construction a four-story hotel last year. Plans for 55 Railroad Ave. received final approval Tuesday, Aug. 23, from the village’s H-PARB (the Historic Preservation & Architectural Review Board, after board members were told the outside of the building would remain unchanged. Previously, the developer had received a special permit from the Village Board and village Planning Board approval of its site plan. Ferrara said a handicapped
ramp will be added on the north side of the building, and a fence repaired between his property and the property to the north, owned by Janice Eichler on Glen Avenue. The building, formerly Agway, was acquired in 2009 by Mike Manno, who had redeveloped other historic properties in the village, from Niles Curtis. Manno rehabilitated the building, but with the Great Recession holding sway, didn’t find a buyer. At one point, he said he would seek a demolition permit to tear it down. Ferrara, who owns a construction company on Long Island, said he was introduced to Cooperstown in the early 1990s when a friend proposed he partner with another entrepreneur in the development of Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum. In recent years, he has also operated the Hard Ball Café, an outdoor venue between the wax museum and the Key Bank building. He has been more in the public eye in the past two years as he partnered with Lagan, a financial adviser in Albany before moving to Cooperstown, and Hurley, who operates local Subways.
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Oneonta’s role in aviation in this 50th anniversary of the Oneonta Municipal Airport: Hot air balloons, early planes at the Oneonta Fair, Oneonta’s airports, Oneonta’s ties to two astronauts (Ron Garan and David Low), and Sherman Fairchild’s national contributions. Through Nov. 9. Free, all welcome. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.OneontaHistory.org, (607) 432-0960. BALLOON FESTIVAL – 5-8 p.m. 6 p.m. takeoff. Susquehanna Balloon Festival. Bands, bounce houses, theater, food vendors and more, through Sunday. Free except for balloon rides. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Book a ride, www.balloonny.com FABULOUS FRIDAY – 5-8
p.m. Fab Friday Appraisal Clinic. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960, info@OneontaHistory. org OPENING RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. Kevin Q Gray, John Hudanish, Kim L’Heureux. Through Sept. 18. Community Arts Council of Oneonta (CANO), Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2070, admin@ canoneonta.org SUMMERMUSIC 2016 – 7:30 p.m. 24th festival of Summer Music, Millennium Strings of Magic Mountain Music Farm. Also Sat., Sept. 3. Different programs each night featuring works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Bottesini, Debussy, Rota and Schubert. First Presbyterian
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BALLOON FESTIVAL – Day long. 6 a.m. balloon rides, 6 p.m. balloon take-off, 8 p.m. Balloon glow. Free except for balloon rides. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Book a ride, www.balloonny.com ART ON THE LAWN – 10 a.m.5 p.m. Fine Arts on the lawn: A Show & Sale of Artwork. Rain or Shine! Art by local members on the porch, artist-run tents on the lawn, local musical entertainment, demonstrations and children’s activities. Also Sun. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 647-9777, www.cooperstownart.com FREE FAMILY SATURDAY
– 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Hanford Mills Museum. Special handson activities for families and tours and demonstrations of historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Up to two adults admitted free when accompanied by a child (preschool through high school). 51 Cty. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Info, (607) 278-5744, www. hanfordmills.org OPENING RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. “Photography: Everyday Abstraction.” The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530, info@ cherrybranchgallery.com BONFIRE NIGHT – 7 p.m. Enjoy an evening under the stars at Bonfire Night at Copes Corners Park, 620 NY-51, Gilbertsville.
Info (607) 783-2203. BLUES EXPRESS – 7 p.m. Saturday night blues train featuring best bands in upstate N.Y. Riders enjoy food and drink. Cooperstown Blues Express, depart Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429, (607) 432-2824. SUMMERMUSIC 2016 – 7:30 p.m. 24th festival of Summer Music, Millennium Strings of Magic Mountain Music Farm. Different programs each night featuring works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Bottesini, Debussy, Rota and Schubert. First Presbyterian Church, 19 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. Info, 9607) 263-2304. EVOLUTION – 8 p.m. Franklin Stage. Details, see Friday, Sept. 2 listing.
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ena said. “I thought, ‘Wow, a woman speaking her mind? I want that role’.” But she performed the role carefully every single night. “No performance is ever the same,” she said. “I’m never going to force a portrayal, but I’m never bringing haughtiness to the role. It’s about how loving she is, her willingness to re-evaluate what’s happening around her.” Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life She didn’t finish her Helena Brown’s mighty voice filled Oneonta’s degree in political science, Temple Beth El during a July 14 Community Vigil but says “I never left politics. against violence nationwide. And ‘The Crucible’ is so relevant today. We’re repeating the qualities that made me ful pieces I have ever perhistory. Who has not been valuable.” formed,” she said. “I cried falsely accused in their life? I While at Manhattan, she onstage every night.” can’t name one person.” performed in “Ophelia,” She was drawn to the role In addition to “The Cru“Hansel and Gretel” and of Rebecca Nurse by the cible,” she was also in the “Sancta Susanna.” “That character’s outspokenness. chorus of “La Boheme.” is one of the most power“She delivers the truth,” Hel-
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AMISH BARN COMPANY Sheds, garages, cabins, gift store & more! 6048 Hwy 7, Oneonta 607-432-0527 • amishbarnco.com
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COOPERSTOWN DISTILLERY 11 Railroad Ave, Cooperstown
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Cooperstown. “There was a need,” she said. “Silence is deafening. I needed it for myself, to be a vessel. There are 6,000 melodies and I won’t be able to sing all of them in my lifetime.” With the Glimmerglass season over last Saturday, the 27th, Brown planned to teturn to Roanoke, Va. to play Bloody Mary in “South Pacific,” as well as give master classes at Hollins University. “I want to be a liaison for students,” she said And she may write an opera of her own one day. “While at Hollins, I wrote an opera based on Dr. Seuss’ ‘Yertle the Turtle’,” she said. “The class loved it, but no one will ever see it.”
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THURSDAY, september 1, 2016
OBITUARIES Rochelle Semel, 83, Hartwick; Taught Labor Relations At Cornell HARTWICK – Rochelle Semel, artist, social and labor activist, teacher, and all around lover of life, died peacefully Aug. 27, 2016, after a short, but serious illness. She will be deeply missed by her children Danny and Lani, her daughter-in-law Amelia, and her other family and dear friends. Rochelle was born in 1933 in The Bronx to Joseph and Julia Posner, and after many travels, eventually settled in Hartwick with her partner of 36 years, Paul Poulos (19382016). Deeply caring, intelligent and aware, Rochelle brought these qualities into her personal life and her work. Rochelle was a talented artist, as well as director of Trade Union Women Studies for Cornell’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations. Even after retirement, Rochelle continued for decades to teach at the United Association of Labor Education’s
Northeast Summer School for Union Women at Cornell. In 1976, she joined the International Rochelle Workers of Semel the World, which reflected her values and passions, leading to her deep involvement with the union. She participated in many roles over the years, including a period serving as general secretary-treasurer. Rochelle appreciated simple pleasures such as reading, watching classic movies and cultivating the beautiful gardens where she lived. She will be forever held in the hearts of those whose lives she’s touched. Services were Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown, which handled the arrangements.
Harry B. Edmonds Jr., 78; L.I. Native Farmed In Cherry Valley For 45 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
CHERRY VALLEY – Harold B. Edmonds Jr, 78, who farmed for more than 45 years in Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, following a long battle with cancer. He was born March 25, 1938, in Malverne, on Long Island, son of the late Catheline and Harold Edmonds Sr. The family moved to Cherry Valley in 1946 and he graduated from Cherry Valley High School in 1958. He received a farming degree from SUNY Cobleskill and then pursued his love of farming for over 45 years. He also loved spending time with family and friends, watching sports, and attending local high school basketball games.
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He is survived by his wife, Mary (Jewett) Edmonds; daughter Cynthia Edmonds and her fiHarold ancé Ryan Edmonds McGill of Christchurch, New Zealand; son Jeffrey Edmonds, his wife Susan and grandsons Jack and Luke of Milford; stepson James Griffin and his wife Mary, and their daughters, Kayla, Kelly, Jamie and Sarah of Ballston Lake; sister Phyllis Havlicek and her husband Bill of Warnerville; niece Lisa and nephew Todd. A memorial service was held Tuesday, Aug,. 30 at the Cherry Valley Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, any donations in Harold’s name can be made to either Cherry Valley Presbyterian Church, Cherry Valley Emergency Squad or Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home.
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I don’t recognize you as one of us.
Are you kidding? I’m Charles Ives.
Bach, Beethoven AND... at
The First Presbyterian Church Gilbertsville, NY on Rte. 51
The two completely different programs are FREE TO THE PUBLIC and include works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Bottesini, Debussy, Rota & Schubert. (The Summermusic 2016 Festival is made possible, in part, with public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts/Chenango County Council of the Arts and the Hoyt Foundation.) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 607-263-2304 or email us at musicfarm@mindspring.com
Sunday, September 4
ART ON THE LAWN – 10 a.m.5 p.m. 22 Main St., Cooperstown Details, see Saturday listing. EVOLUTION – 5 p.m. 2015 sell-out success returns telling story that blends the lives to two sisters, their mother, and the unique evolution of whales. Through Sept. 4. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.
Monday, September 5 Labor Day!
Tuesday, September 6
BBQ – Noon-3 p.m. Annual Brooks Barbeque, serving both chicken and ribs, along with huge Chinese Auction. Bocci ball and kids games geing outside at 3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle (serving village of Cherry Valley, Springfield Center, and Sharon Springs) parish social hall, Kateri Hall, 13 Church St., Cherry Valley AUDITIONS – 7 p.m. Auditions for Orpheus Theatre Dec. 9-11 production of Annie. Also Tues.
CHORAL AUDITIONS – 4-6 p.m. Catskill Choral Society youth and children’s choirs auditions for 46th season. Tuesday rehearsals begin Sept. 20.: Children’s Choir 4-5 p.m., Youth Choir, 5-6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Auditions by appointment only. Unitarian Universalist Society Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, appts. (6070) 431-6060. AUDITIONS – 7 p.m. Final
Wednesday, September 7
MUSIC AT THE MANSION – 7:30 p.m. “Taking the Long View: Racist Ideas and American Society,” lecture and book signing with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, University of Florida. Free, all welcome. Chapel, First Presbyterian church, corner Pioneer and Church Stress, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 437-1342
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night, auditions for Orpheus Theatre Dec. 9-11 production of Annie. All rolls available. No preparation is required, music and sides provided. Wear comfortable clothing. Auditions at Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.orpheustheatre.org.
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Sunday, September 11th
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Mass will be celebrated at 11 am
OPEN 11am—10pm SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
First Religious Instruction class for grades K-6 · Church Ministry Information Fair · Children’s games provided by Youth Inc.
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Legal notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on September 08, 2016 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/opportunities/constnotices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/
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MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21. Please call (518) 457-3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Reg. 03, David Smith, Regional Director, 333 E. Washington St. State Office Bldg., Syracuse, NY 13202 D263279, PIN SOSC.UC, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Seneca, Sullivan, Tioga & Tompkins Cos., Upstate Central Sign Requirements Contract (Regions 3 and 9)., Bid Deposit $250,000.00., NO PLANS. Goals: MBE/WBE 12 / 18% 2LegalSept1 Legal notice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 1091 COUNTY HIGHWAY 46 ONEONTA, NY 13820 Section: 193 Block: 2 Lot: 9.01 INDEX NO. 725/2015 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. MARK MOHR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR; RICHARD MOHR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR; SHARON FARGE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may
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claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; OTSEGO RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE, INC.; CITIBANK N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, “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, Defendants.
after the 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) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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.
Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.
Company. Name: OVERBURY ESTATES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016. 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 261 Burdick Rd, Milford, NY 13807. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalOct6
To the above named Defendants 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
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $240,264.00 and interest, recorded on August 11, 2004, in Official Record Book 1353 at Page 186, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 1091 COUNTY HIGHWAY 46 ONEONTA, NY 13820. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.
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: August 4, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: Joseph J. Karlya III, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 2807675 4LegalSept1 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BERNARDWOOD LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016. 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 21 Delaware St, Cooperstown, NY 13326 . Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: 681 CO HWY 53 LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016. 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 5233 Palm Way, Lake Worth, FL 33463. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability
Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BENEKE REALTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 August 2016. 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 PO Box 174, Riverton, CT 06065. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Diamond’s Edge Sports Facility, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/2016. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Richard F. Rosener, Jr., 378 Winney Hill Road, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: GRANDE WAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August
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16, 2016. 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: 285 Grande Way, Unit 1505, Naples, FL 34110. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. 6LegalSept29 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: QuarterBACK LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 01 July 2016. 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 c/o William Farnham 197 Belmont St. Fall River, Ma 02720. Purpose is to engage in any lawful purpose. 6LegalSept15 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is 129 ONEIDA STREET LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is August 8, 2016. 3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Otsego. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: PO Box 141, 35928 State High-
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way 10, Hamden, NY 13782. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. 6lLegalSept15 Legal notice NICOLE GERACE LCSW PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/2/2016. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 8-12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of License Clinical Social Work. 6LegalSept15 Legal notice NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY OF RIGHT FIELD REAL ESTATE, LLC Name: Right Field Real Estate, LLC (LLC). Authority filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSS): 7/22/2016. LLC organized in Oregon: 5/6/2016. NY office location: Otsego County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 5512 N. Interstate, Portland, OR 97217. Address of office maintained in jurisdiction of formation: 5512 N. Interstate, Portland, OR 97217. Copy of Articles of Organization on file with the Oregon Secretary of State at 255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310-1327. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalSept8 Legal notice GOODYEAR BASEBALL, LLC (“GYB”) was formed under Chapter 1705 of the Ohio Revised Code as a limited liability company. Articles of Organization were accepted by the Ohio Secretary of State on May 20,
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2016. GYB, as a foreign limited liability company, has applied for an Application for Authority pursuant to Section 802 of the limited liability company law on July 12, 2016. The county in which the office is located is Otsego. The New York Secretary of State has been designated as the Agent for GYB upon whom process may be served. The New York Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process served to GYB c/o Prime Corporate Agent, Inc., 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 2020, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. The purpose of GYB is any lawful business purpose. 6LegalSept8 Legal notice Application For Authority To Do Business in the State of New York NY Palmer House, L.L.C. Application For Authority To Do Business in the State of New York filed with Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on July 19, 2016. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 28105 Turner Ranch Road, Marble Falls, Texas 78654. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalSept8 Legal notice Notice is hereby given than a license pending, for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 2957 State Highway 23, West Oneonta, County of Otsego, for on premises consumption. Timber Creek Saloon & Restaurants, LLC 2LegalSept1