The Freeman's Journal 06-05-25

Selections Announced for Richfield Springs $4.5M NY Forward Revitalization Project

By ERIC SANTOMAUROSTENzEL

RICHFIELD

On May 16, Governor

Kathy Hochul announced economic NY Forward development awards for 19 projects across the Mohawk Valley. In the Town of Richfield and Village of Richfield Springs, $4.5 million will be split between five proj-

ects. They include reviving the Elk Opera House for mixed-use development, revitalizing historic Spring Park, revamping the Cornerstone commercial/residential mixed-use structure, creating a small project fund to support local businesses, and growing the Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative. At nearly five times the Town of Richfield’s annual budget, the project funding represents an unprecedented

development opportunity for the community of a few thousand residents. The projects aim to develop and revitalize Richfield/Richfield Springs’ historic downtown. Larry Frigault, the Town of Richfield supervisor, thanked the governor’s administration for “recognizing Richfield’s potential.” Project sponsors, who “will greet this news with great enthusiasm,”

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First Ward Food Drive Sees Good Turnout Despite Bad Weather

By BILL BELLEN

With extensive rain throughout much of the day on Saturday, May 31, it would be enough for many to throw in the towel and stay inside all day. This was not the case for Elayne Mosher Campoli and Emily Ward, council representative and resident of the First Ward of Oneonta, respectively. These two endured the day’s showers to run the First Ward’s community food drive from 10 a.m. to noon, just outside of Valleyview Elementary School. Their setup consisted of a humble pop-up tent alongside Hudson Street, where they collected and organized food donations from those in and outside of the First Ward.

“The First Ward organized it, and the food drive is

going to benefit the students of Valleyview Elementary School,” Mosher Campoli said. “We’re hoping to raise awareness about food insecurity in the area, and we’re also hoping to help local citizens and folks in need, especially the children.”

This food drive was the culmination of an effort spearheaded by Mosher Campoli, part of a goal of familiarizing herself with the citizens of her ward and engaging them in their wider community.

“It was a suggestion that I made, just out of the blue. It’s our first time that we’ve done anything like this … We’ve been having meetings together so I can get to know the constituents and they can have a time to talk to me, ask questions, things like that. We have been getting together regularly, so the idea came that we

should do something positive together, too, something that could contribute back to the community.”

Providing food to children and families in need is not a new concept at Valleyview, with the school’s BackPack Program being a premiere example of this effort. This program, one of many similar initiatives around the country intent on helping fight food insecurity, sends children home on Fridays with food for themselves and their families to support them through the weekend. Typically, there are food options for each of the three main meals of the day, as well as

Outdoor Exhibit Promotes Butternut Valley, Artists

BURLINGTON FLATS

utternut Valley Alliance will hold its fifth annual “On the Trail of Art” Festival June 14 and 15. This year’s event will take place in the Basswood Pond State Forest in the Town of Burlington. The half-mile trail will feature student artists from Edmeston, Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Morris central schools, as well as a new addition, Laurens Central School. Local artists with a connection to the Butternut Valley will also exhibit their works. Approximately 125 public school and homeschool students will have pieces in the plein air exhibit. They were assisted by their art teachers and used mate-

Artist Colors in New Berlin. Strolling musicians, art demonstrations and “participation art” opportunities will be part of the festival. As new components this year, there will be a poetry reading by the Bright Hill poets and the Gatehouse Fiber Guild will be hanging their fiber works in the forest. A treasure hunt for crystal balls will continue this year, on a “finders-keepers” basis.

By organizing the outdoor art festival, BVA seeks to integrate visual art with the natural environment, promote Butternut Valley artists, bring visitors to public lands and build community within the Butternut Valley.

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A painting by the late Betty Fraley of New Berlin was featured in 2024’s “Art on the Trail.”

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some smaller snacks. Though the BackPack Program was not directly connected to the First Ward food drive, it is something that

Photo by Maria Griwsold

Rita Casassa hands off her food donation to Elayne Mosher Campoli under the shelter of the tent at last weekend’s First Ward food drive.

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CCS Quiz Team enjoys Highest Finish ever in national Contest

By ARYA PATeL

COOPeRSTOWn

The Cooperstown Central School Quiz Team competed at the national Academic Quiz Tournaments’ national Championships last month for the second year in a row, taking second in the Very Small School division—the highest finish ever by a CCS team—and placing eighth overall in the nation.

Representing Cooperstown were Captain Andrew Miller, Aaron Katz, Kenneth Charles Vinuya, Andrew Olski and Anders Green. The team traveled to Chicago, Illinois with coach Henry Bauer for the national competition held April 26-27, where their deep academic commitment and drive resulted in great success.

Team members practiced together weekly in preparation for the event, while individuals practiced daily on their own. The experience has had a profound impact on the students.

“Quiz Team has been an integral part of my high-school experience, as I have made lifelong friends with people across the country, from new Mexico to Illinois,” said Vinuya. “Also, I will forever be grateful to the school for giving us the opportunity to compete and travel the nation, and to continue my natural curiosity for the arts, literature, history, etc. In Mr. Bauer we trust.”

During the two-day competition, the team participated in 10 games, each 20 minutes in length, in order

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to qualify for playoffs. Of these 10 games, the team needed to win six to move forward. Cooperstown won seven and proceeded to playoffs, where they played five games and ultimately finished in second place in the double elimination bracket. While competing in the tournament the team underwent many challenges, such as winning a tiebreaker to obtain their second-place win against the fifth highest scoring team in the tournament.

Reflecting on the season, coach Bauer said, “I’m incredibly proud of all the hard work these boys put in this year. It was amazing seeing all that practice and teamwork paying off with

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a second-place finish at nationals.”

With a record of 10 wins and five losses, the CCS Quiz Team has a lot to be proud of, having represented the Cooperstown community in unprecedented ways during their time in Illinois.

The Quiz Team is grateful for ongoing support from the Parent Teacher Association and Cooperstown Funding for excellence in education, both of which provided financial support for the team.

Participation on the Quiz Team positively impacts its members by helping them to build relationships and gain knowledge while having a good time.

This group worked cohesively and accomplished a tremendous feat.

“We have worked so hard. Getting everyone working as a team has been so crucial to our success,” said Miller. everyone played their role, and we had one of the most balanced teams in the tournament. I can’t wait to see what the team does in a couple of years, and I have enjoyed welcoming them into this game.”

Miller attributed the team’s success in large part to their coach.

“Of course, we could not have done it without Mr. Bauer and all the hard work he does for us. I can’t think of a better way to end my high-school career, and I am glad that all of our hard work has paid off,” Miller concluded.

YMCA Chooses Board Members, Officers

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At its Annual Meeting, the Oneonta Family YMCA announced the election of new board members and officers, as well as the recognition of a retiring board member for her dedicated service. joining current board members johna Peachin, Carlton Rule, Lisetta Coffin, Abby Losie and Gio Scarimbolo, the following individuals were elected to the YMCA Board of Directors: Becky Thomas, reelected for a second threeyear term; Lauren Stephenson, elected for a first three-year term; Mike Walling,

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Museum Federal Grants Reinstated, for now

eAST MeReDITH

On Wednesday, May 21, Hanford Mills Museum was notified by e-mail that its two federal grants funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services were reinstated “in accordance with the court’s Preliminary Injunction Order of May 13, 2025, in State of Rhode Island, et al. v. Trump et al., case no. 1:25-cv-00128.” These grants had been awarded in 2022 and 2024 under the agency’s established award process and were among many museum

and library grants that were terminated in April by acting IMLS Director Keith Sonderling, officials said in a press release.

“We are delighted that these grants were reinstated,” said executive Director Kajsa Harley. “While this is great news for us, we are moving forward cautiously because we don’t know if the reinstatements are permanent.”

The notices also stated: “For transparency, please note that an appeal of the court’s Preliminary Injunction

Order is pending, which may affect the reinstatement of your grant in the future.”

According to Harley, while HMM waits for a more final decision, staff are continuing work on these multi-year projects that allow HMM to complete critical work that will enhance their service to the public: to improve the management and care of its historic objects to ensure that they last for current and future generations, and to create an interpretive master plan informed by community participation that will guide the museum’s activities into the future.

HMM has also opened for its 2025 season, which will move forward regardless of IMLS funds.

“The site is busy with field trips this time of year,” explained Harley, “and in june we will start with larger special

events.” The museum will host a Free Family Saturday on june 14 and a Summer Celebration Concert on Friday, june 20. Sheltered in a valley in the northwestern Catskills of new York, Hanford Mills Museum offers insights into the past and lessons about the relationships between people, the things they make, and the places they live. As one of only a handful of operating water-powered mills, HMM has earned a place on both the national and new York State Registers of Historic Places. Hanford Mills is located at 51 County Highway 12 in east Meredith, at the intersection of Delaware County Routes 10 and 12, just 10 miles from Oneonta and 15 miles from Delhi. For more information, visit hanfordmills.org or call (607) 278-5744.

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Andrew Miller, Andrew Olski, Aaron Katz and Kenneth Charles Vinuya took second place this year in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ National Championships in the Very Small School division. Not pictured: Anders Green.

Lumberjacks and Lumberjills Headed to Cherry Valley next Week

By DARLA M. YOUnGS

CHeRRY VALLeY

Logs will roll, axes will fly and chain saws will roar when the eighth Cherry Valley Outdoor Games gets underway next weekend, June 13-15, on Cherry Valley’s Alden Field.

Organized since 2017 by nathan and Holly Waterfield—with a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic—the games feature lumberjack and lumberjill competitions, archery shoots, log loading, and a skid steer rodeo, among other contests.

Lumberjack games featured at the Cherry Valley Outdoor Games are competitive events where participants demonstrate their skills in traditional lumberjack tasks such as chopping, sawing and climbing. events include axe throwing, log rolling, boom running, and speed climbing, showcasing both physical strength and technical skill.

“This event was founded by my wife Holly and I, and we were supported by organization vice president Jeff Stiles. numerous volunteers and support from the Town and Village of Cherry Valley made the event possible,” Waterfield recalled.

“In our first year, we hosted the inaugural STIHL Timbersports Women’s Division national Championships, which included 36

women. Additionally, 40 men competed in the Open Lumberjack Competition,” he said. “We never know how many attendees there actually are because it is free admission. We estimate 1,000 spectators came to the first event.”

Waterfield has been competing in the sport since 2003 and has been hosting professionallevel competitions since 2006. He and Holly met at a collegiate-level competition in his first year participating.

“I was a three-sport athlete in high school,” Waterfield said, “and when I went to university for forestry, the club sport of Woodsman’s Team seemed really interesting and different.”

Lumberjack sports have a tradition stretching back more than 100 years, originating from the skills of traditional lumberjacks. This history adds to the appeal of the sport, which attracts young and old competitors alike, according to Waterfield.

“Our youngest competitor in the Lumberjack and Jill competition was 16. Our oldest competitor was 72.”

Waterfield estimates that more than 100 people compete each year in the various events.

“While the lumberjack and lumberjill competitions headline the event, we have had a cornhole tournament hosted by American Glory Cornhole (Jeremy Seeley) and a car show

Lumberjack sports have a tradition stretching back more than 100 years, originating from the skills of traditional lumberjacks.

each year, plus a few 5Ks, and a strongman competition.

“The archery shoot is back this year, along with live musical accompaniment, which was new in 2024,” Waterfield said.

When asked what event was most popular with audiences, Waterfield replied, “To each their own, but oftentimes it is the three board jigger, where athletes chop a block mounted 12 feet in the air using a method of scaffolding called springboards. Otherwise, many people like the open modified hotsaw, in which athletes use custom built “chainsaws” powered by motorcycle or snowmobile engines weighing 60 pounds with 60 horsepower.”

Waterfield said attendance is determined by Mother nature—from

1,500 to 10,000, depending on the weather.

Despite the growing popularity of competitive lumberjack games, Waterfield admitted that this year has been a bit of a struggle.

“It has been a challenging year for our organization with fundraising,” he explained. “Our organization has made a lot of infrastructure improvements over the years to Alden Field, where the event takes place, and one of the first—the competition stage—is currently being rebuilt by our amazing volunteers.

“This is a big expense,” he continued, “but thanks to Bruce Hall Corp., it is more affordable than [it would have been]. Our biggest year for the event was 2019, when an estimated 10,000 spectators

attended the event over three days. Since then, we have been trying to get our momentum going to reach those numbers, but decreased administrative volunteers, costs of doing business, and other challenges in a post-pandemic world make it challenging.

“That being said, things are looking bright for the future,” Waterfield added.

The Waterfields must raise approximately $40,000.00 each year in order to organize and hold the event, along with supporting in-kind donations.

The event’s major sponsors this year include KLeIS equipment, STIHL, LIUnA (Laborers International Union of north America) and Stocking Stalls Septic Tank Service.

“Also coming up big this year are AllOtsego and Sam Smith’s Boat Yard and Rentals,” Waterfield said.

Other recurring event

sponsors include: Bruce Hall Corp., Casella Waste Systems, Barrett’s Transmission, Farm Credit east, Tracy’s Law Office, Ziggy’s Welding, Highstreet-Gates Cole Insurance, Gridley excavating, Fly Creek Auto Repair, Bayside Inn and Marina, and Barnett Forest Products.

“Beyond that, we have anonymous supporters and many co-event sponsors important to our success,” Waterfield said.

“Many of these sponsors are not concerned with the marketing exposure they receive from their support,” Waterfield explained. “Rather, they are genuinely happy to enable a great event for our regional community. This motivates me personally, along with all of our volunteer staff.” Alden Field is located at 2 Genesee Street, Cherry Valley. The full schedule of this year’s Cherry Valley Outdoor Games can be found at cherryvalleyoutdoorgames.com.

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According to Cherry Valley Outdoor Games organizer Nathan Waterfield, the three board jigger competition is a favorite of spectators.

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Participants in the Cherry Valley Outdoor Games demonstrate their skills in traditional lumberjack tasks, such as chopping, sawing and climbing.

Perspectives

The Paul Bunyans are Coming Back

Next weekend, June 13-15, in Cherry Valley, the Cherry Valley Outdoor Games returns for its eighth season of mind-boggling lumberjack and lumberjill competitions, festive music, tempting gastronomical delicacies, non-timber sports battles and some added Father’s Day entertainment as well. This packed three-day event has become, in less than a decade, a goto festival for our entire upstate community, something on a par with the traditional state fair.

The Cherry Valley Outdoor Games features one of America’s best timber sports competitions, drawing topranked athletes from many states across the country, as well as from nearby Canada and far-away Australia, to test their mighty skills and, if all goes well, rake in a national title.

The Cherry Valley games are recognized nationally, right up there with industry leader STIHL’s Lumberjack World Championship in Wisconsin, with attendance here reaching a record 8,000+ in 2019, just before the rise of the pandemic. The village ran out of parking spaces. The event has been the largest held in northern Otsego County and one of the largest in the county, drawing attendees primarily from the tri-county area, but also attracting a significant number of people from other areas and states. In those early years, CVOG ran on a budget of $10,000.00; now that budget is $45,000, enough to meet the fast-rising popularity of timber games.

The mission and focus of these games is to bring people and attention to Cherry Valley and the bucolic area of northern Otsego County that surrounds the village; to promote and support youth sports in a place that has limited organized sports programs; to provide the juniors and seniors of the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School as well as other worthy local organizations with on-site fundraising opportunities, with banners, banter and displays; and to bring the community together to voluntarily plan and voluntarily produce a top-notch event that maintains a free admission for all.

The first day of the games is for the local schoolchildren, who are introduced to the extreme timber sports that will take place on the other two days, with an afternoon of demonstrations, discussions and activities.

On Saturday (Flag Day) and Sunday (Father’s Day) the real battles take place, with prize money and national titles on the line. There are competitions in Hot Saw, Speed Carving, Axe Throwing, Speed Climbing, Single Buck, Logrolling, Underhand Chop, Springboard Chop, and an Obstacle Pole Relay Race. Further, as in past years, the Outdoor Games will continue to feature a two-day cornhole tournament, a bandstand that will host a multitude of musicians, a car show, an archery shoot and, on Sunday, the Diamond Dash “Run to the Bases,” a 5K jaunt that supports the Cherry Valley Youth Baseball/T-Ball program.

There’s a lot going on. Let’s go to Cherry Valley. Maybe Babe will be there, too.

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Avoid Decline in Women’s Health

On March 20 of this year, two tragedies struck Selena Maria Chandler-Scott. The first was that she miscarried her much-wanted baby, a soul-wrenching trauma that impacts about one-eighth of expectant women. Found unconscious from blood loss, she was taken to a local hospital. There the second tragedy hit, when District Attorney Patrick Warren of Tift County, Georgia brought charges against her for her pregnancy gone wrong. They were eventually dropped when an autopsy determined that the miscarriage was natural, but not before extra suffering had been inflicted on Selena and her family. Women and men there are not offered the same legal presumption of innocence under the law.

From one perspective, Selena and the hundreds of women who are charged each year with crimes connected to their troubled pregnancies might be considered lucky; they are still alive.

A review of 2024 maternal mortality rates shows that a woman is safer giving birth in Iran than in Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Idaho, or Oklahoma, among others. Several of these states’ maternal mortality review panels cited evidence that state laws and policies contributed to some of their childbirthrelated deaths. In response, the governors of Georgia, Idaho and Arkansas fired all the doctors on those panels. Problem solved.

Except nothing is solved. The Association of American Medical Colleges found that, over the last three years, primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine residency applications declined in states with abortion bans and restrictions, even as they rose in other states. One-third of medical residents answering a Manatt Health survey in Texas said they would seek permanent practices elsewhere. A top concern was that they or their female loved ones will be denied lifesaving care if they stay in the Lone Star State. So, this is the situation: Women’s healthcare deserts across this country are growing more barren wherever politicians intrude into decisions about women’s medical care.

I am writing this to invite my Upstate New York neighbors into a shared appreciation for the unintended consequences of some morality-based laws. Based on clear evidence from states with such laws, a nationwide abortion ban—sought by many—would send all our women’s healthcare systems into decline. Where I come from, cruelty is not a fruit of the Spirit.

Ron Bishop Cooperstown

With Gratitude for Work of CFOC

our nation’s current administration. The elimination of services so essential to people in need must not be permitted to continue.

Kudos to the leadership of CFOC, who always demonstrate their social conscience and commitment to the needs of our community. As a former grant writer in the field of human services, I must say that Otsego County is so very fortunate to have a foundation such as this.

In the face of these cuts to essential services here at home, as well as other actions that are damaging our nation’s reputation as a leader around the globe, I believe it’s time to take back our government.

Maureen Dill Morris

Fiddle Event Fills Sayre House

On the evening of May 30, the David Sayre House, located in Milford, was packed with warm hospitality. Talented musicians from many distances gathered to fill the historic rooms with acoustic music as part of the annual Fiddlers Frolic.

The Greater Milford Historical Association opened its doors to one of the area’s most historic landmarks to collaborate with local residents, area talent, and historians to create a memorable and authentic experience.

Instrumentalists included a Swedish nyckelharpa, an Irish bodhran, accordion, banjo, guitar, bass, and other guitars and fiddles.

The event highlights the continued passion to keep one of our county’s quaint communities vibrant.

“The winter of 1813 was a particularly cold one. David Sayre was sitting in his parlor while a cold wind blew outside, shaking the small window panes. He set down his mug of hot buttered rum and took his pipe off the mantle. Then, taking down a tin of some of the last tobacco in the store until the road opened back up in the spring, he filled his pipe. Taking an ember from the fire he lit his pipe. Will this winter ever be over, he mused. Come spring we must have a party! And the Fiddle Frolic was born.”

If you are interested in more events, or would like to join the Greater Milford Historical Association, visit www.greatermilfordhistorical.org or like us on Facebook.

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Autistic Residents

Underrepresented

happened, like a walk, benefit event, nothing. If someone can’t represent all people, including those who have autism, then they should not be in a position to have any power.

John Henry Gordon Hamill IV Oneonta

Who Was Holding the Autopen?

Could this be true?

As our president snoozed by the sea

And ended his workday by three, His staff and Jill found His autopen lying around And went on a law-making spree.

Waldo Johnston Vero Beach, Florida and Cooperstown

Red Vote May Be Bad for Bassett

Otsego County went red in the last election. That means that most Bassett patients either did not vote in the last election or they voted Republican. Voting and not voting has consequences where healthcare is concerned. Many Bassett patients have jeopardized their healthcare in order to give trillions in tax breaks to the wealthiest taxpayers.

In America, you either get the healthcare that you can afford or the healthcare that you vote for. All of the proposed cuts in Medicare and Medicaid were outlined in Project 2025. If you voted red in the last election, you voted for cuts in your healthcare and you may have voted Bassett into bankruptcy.

The Republicans’ budget bill cuts Medicare and Medicaid funding by approximately $1 trillion over 10 years while ballooning the deficit by $3 trillion. Hospitals receive an average of 20 percent of their revenue from Medicaid and 25 percent from Medicare, for a total reimbursement of 45 percent. Bassett’s governmentsubsidized healthcare, primarily Medicaid and Medicare, is 75 percent of revenue.

If the Republicans gut Medicare and Medicaid, many people—including the Republican voters that depend on Medicare and Medicaid— will either go into debt for their healthcare or avoid treatment. Your well-being may depend on how you vote. Bassett’s solvency may depend on it.

Chip Northrup Cooperstown

Job Corps Needs

Our Support

In recent editions of your publications, the Community Foundation of Otsego County alerted readers to the implications of draconian cuts to essential services that will result from recent executive orders emanating from

As someone whom lives in the city of Oneonta and who has a very mild form of autism (Asperger’s), there is a plethora of different people who reside in the city. Here’s what I noticed during the whole month of April, also known as Autism Awareness Month: Not a single mention nor any other word to advocate for those who have autism from any council member, especially those who supposedly care for them by being an advocate. Shame on those who give the people who have autism false hope for not doing anything for them. Not a single event for them

The proposed closure of the Oneonta Job Corps Center is more than just a budget cut; it’s a direct hit to opportunity, workforce development and community stability.

For decades, this program has offered a lifeline to young people, especially those who, like me, didn’t have many doors open to them.

Job Corps provides real skills, real structure and a real shot at a better future. Shutting it down would sever a vital pipeline for local talent who want to live, work and contribute to Oneonta after graduation.

I urge our local town, city, EDITORIaL

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR … In THEIR OPInIOn

by Tom HeiTz/SHARoN STUART

135 YEARS AGO

Summary news—A sewer is to be laid through Church Street from River to Fair Street, and down Fair to Main Street – the expense of which is borne by Christ Church, Alfred C. Clark and James Bunyan, whose property flanks the sewer on each side the whole distance.

People leaving new York for Cooperstown will find the 9:50 train out of the city the best one, arriving here at 5:25—only 7 hours and 35 minutes on the road—unless there should be a detention on one of the other roads. The train leaving Cooperstown at 2:10 p.m. connects with the boats at Albany.

June 6, 1890

85 YEARS AGO

Miss Helen Elizabeth Fry, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harold R. Fry, Cooperstown, was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Laws at Cornell University last week. After preparing at Cooperstown High School she attended Cornell, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937. While an undergraduate, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, the Dramatic Club, the Women’s Debate Club, and the Cosmopolitan Club, the organization whose object is to promote social harmony and interests between foreigners and Americans of both student body and faculty. In athletics, she was a member of eight teams and winner of the Cornell “C” for women.

June 5, 1940

60 YEARS AGO

Editorial—Into the 20th Century—When Governor Rockefeller signed a bill Tuesday which outlaws, with two exceptions, capital punishment in new York State, he brought the Empire State into the 20th Century insofar as the administration of justice is concerned. It ends a 17-year fight to banish an archaic and barbaric form of punishment that has no rightful place in modern society. Capital punishment has been in effect in new York since Dutch Colonial times. Since 1891, when the electric chair was first used, 614 persons have been executed. new York thus becomes the 12th state to abandon the use of the death penalty. Abolishment of the death penalty has had strong support from responsible segments of society.

June 2, 1965

35 YEARS AGO

Memorial Day weekend 1990 was a winning time for twelve-year old Erica Collier. Erica and her father Steve Collier won first place in the General Clinton Canoe Regatta Generation Gap race on Friday. She and her Dad beat the boys who came in second and third. Then, on Sunday, Erica got dressed to compete in her first-ever beauty pageant at Albany’s Empire State Convention Center where she placed tenth among 59 contestants to qualify for a national beauty pageant in Orlando, Florida in January. “It was a dream come true,” Erica said.

June 6, 1990

20 YEARS AGO

Village native Teri Barown is getting her desk in order and greasing the wheels of Cooperstown’s government in her new position as Village of Cooperstown Clerk. Born and raised in Cooperstown, Barown graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1979. While she went to college part-time, Barown took a job in Lynn Green’s law office. In subsequent years she worked for the Otsego County Personnel Office, the new York State Historical Association’s Membership Department, and recently as District Clerk for Laurens Central School. “Until I worked in Laurens, I had always been in Cooperstown,” Barown said. “My kids go to school here. It’s like home to me. When I saw this position, I had to go for it. It’s nice to be back in Cooperstown.”

June 3, 2005

Fund Will Help Ensure Health of Otsego Lake

Sparked by a conversation with Doug and Rhonda Willies, the Community Foundation of Otsego County created the Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund in 2023. While other new York State lakes (Skaneateles and Lake George, for example) have similar funds that have proven effective in maintaining water quality through various initiatives, Otsego Lake was without a fund dedicated to its well-being. Having its own fund seemed vital to Otsego Lake’s future and would fill a void as to how lake issues were addressed.

views has given us the opportunity to initiate the creation of the Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund that will serve the lake for generations to come.”

The idea was to create a long-term resource for the Otsego Lake Watershed. Today, CFOC is pleased to announce that we have reached our $500,000.00 goal!

After that initial meeting, the Willies made a strong commitment to the new fund.

“Otsego Lake is an invaluable yet vulnerable resource,” they said.

In the 50+ years the Willies have lived on the lake, they’ve seen dramatic changes.

“We believe that we all share responsibility to be good stewards of our precious resources. Working with CFOC and others who share those

By MERL REAGLE

The Naked Truth…

Lou Allstadt and Melinda Hardin and Chip and nancy northrup jumped in and joined with the Willies to create an initial $200,000.00 match. They saw in the Lake Fund a way to build a bank of permanent funding and issue annual grants to applicants. Lou and Kathleen Hager and the Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation, Martha Yager, Michael and Cory Moffat, the Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation Fund at the Richland County Foundation, nicole and Gaylord Dillingham, Jim and Cathy Howarth, Waldo and Caroline Johnston, the Delaware Otsego

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the General Clinton Canoe regatta, the world’s largest single day flat water canoe race, begins each year on otsego Lake and ends in Bainbridge.

NEWS BRIEFS

Flag Day Deadline Is June 7th

UnADILLA—The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will hold an expanded Flag Day parade and celebration on Saturday, June 14, featuring a bounce house and ice cream social in addition to the parade. Five hundred “Shop Local Unadilla” tote bags with items from local businesses will be distributed to parade attendees. Businesses wishing to participate should drop off their cards or samples at the House of Consignment by Saturday, June 7. examples of previous contributions include brochures, coupons, bookmarks, pens and business cards. The chamber will also hold its annual Carnival of Sales on Saturday, July 12. Vendor inquiries and applications may be sent to unadillachamber@yahoo.com.

Smithy Gallery Now Open

COOPeRSTOWn—The Smithy Gallery’s first summer exhibition, “Shadows and Reflections,” will be on display from Tuesday, June 3 through Saturday, July 12. It features work by more than 40 member and guest artists and will be on display Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, the studio will host a raku firing event for bisqueware artists from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. For more information, pricing and registration, visit smithyarts.org.

Antropow Cramer To Read

OneOnTA—Fiction writer Marina Antropow Cramer will present a talk and discussion of her novel, “Winners and Losers,” at the Community Arts network of Oneonta’s Writers Salon on Thursday, June 19. The free event will begin at Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit canoneonta.org/writers-salon.

Spring Park Concerts Slated

RICHFIeLD SPRInGS—The Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will present concerts in Spring Park from 7-8:30 p.m. each Wednesday from late June to the end of August. They are free and open to the public and will run rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or folding chair. Glimmerglass Festival’s Young Artists will present a season preview and Broadway music selections on June 25, followed by a polka/ country mashup by Fritz’s Polka Band on July 2. Helen’s Dixielanders will perform a wide variety of music, including polka, show tunes and opera on July 9. Dirt Road express, offering classic rock and country, will play on July 16. The July 23 show will be the Cooperstown Community Band, followed on July 30 by the nelson Brothers. Justine Smithson will play a diverse selection of genres on August 6, as will Double Chase-Matt and Thelma on August 13. new Horizons Barbershop Chorus and Individual Quartets will perform on August 20. The season will end with Seth Owen Becker’s Americana and folk music on August 27. For more information, call (315) 858-0964.

Grange Seeking Donations

OTSeGO—Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road in Cooperstown, will hold a fundraising auction to support its building fund starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 21. It seeks item donations, including household goods, tools, vintage items, furniture, and more, which may be dropped off before the sale. Contact (607) 4374656 or (607) 264-3069 for more information or to schedule a drop-off time. Clothing, books, lamps and computers will not be accepted. There will also be a bake sale and refreshments.

Community Band To Perform

OneOnTA—The Oneonta Community Concert Band will begin its 2025 summer season with a performance at neahwa Park’s Large Pavilion at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. Thanks to a grant from the new York State Council on the Arts, it is free and open to the public. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Thirty-two experienced local musicians will perform a diverse selection of music ranging from traditional folk melodies to contemporary compositions. For more information, visit the band’s Facebook group or call (607) 376-7485.

Plant Sale Returns Saturday

RICHFIeLD SPRInGS—The Garden Club of Richfield Springs will hold its annual plant and bake sale at the public library, 102 Main Street, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. In addition to a wide selection of annual and perennial plants, club members will offer information on hydroponics and assist prospective new members.

CCE Announces June Events

OTSeGO COUnTY—Cornell Cooperative extension will host a fiber quality workshop at Washington County Fairgrounds, 392 Old Schuylerville Road in Greenwich, from 3-5 p.m. on Monday, June 9. For more information or to register, visit https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/. The CCe Agritourism Program Work Team will hold its next monthly webinar, discussing marketing and media strategies, at noon on Tuesday, June 10. Register at bit.ly/3VngowY. In partnership with nY Farmnet, CCe will present a webinar on agricul-

tural cooperatives at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. There will be a free food and dairy processing boot camp to train and certify prospective agricultural workers in food processing safety at SUnY Schenectady, 78 Washington Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24 through Thursday, June 26. no experience is required, but participants must be at least 18 years of age. For more information or to register, contact tp393@cornell.edu or hb466@cornell.edu.

NYSEG Unveils Usage Alerts

BInGHAMTOn new York State electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and electric launched a new usage alert system for customers with a smart meter. The alerts will notify residents if their energy usage is higher or lower than usual, or if they have exceeded their goals for the month. This will empower customers to monitor and regulate their monthly energy bills. For more information, visit nyseg.com.

Yard Sale Day Is Saturday

COOPeRSTOWn—Cooperstown’s annual Community Yard Sale Day will return with more than 30 participating households on Saturday, June 7. Sales run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with maps available at coopyardsales.com or at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 31 Chestnut Street. For more information, contact the chamber at (607) 548-9983.

Barn Sale Is This Weekend

MILFORD—The Guild of Glimmerglass Festival’s annual Barn Sale will return to 3975 State Route 28 in Milford on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8. It will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Sale items include furniture, home furnishings and collectibles, boutique clothing and jewelry, potted plants, and baked goods.

Library Offers Youth Programs

OneOnTA—Huntington Memorial Library hosts a Teen Writers Group workshop and writing exercises for youth ages 12-18 each Thursday at 4:45 p.m. It also offers children’s story time each Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m, and a homeschool hangout for all ages at 1 p.m. on Mondays. For more information or a complete schedule, visit https://hmloneonta. org/youth-programs/ or call (607) 432-1980.

City Launches Solar Campaign

OneOnTA—The City of Oneonta officially launched a citywide community solar campaign in partnership with Solar Simplified, offering electricity savings and green energy to area residents. Homeowners and renters can subscribe for free to local solar farms and receive a guaranteed savings of 10 percent on monthly nYSeG electricity bills. The initiative is expected to provide $100,000.00 in savings for area residents while developing the region’s green energy infrastructure. For more information or to sign up, visit SolarSimplified. com/Oneonta or call (888) 420-9831.

‘Goonies’ Screening Slated

OneOnTA—Film Otsego and Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center will host a 40th anniversary screening of the classic children’s adventure film “The Goonies” at Foothills at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and there will be an after-screening party featuring costume and trivia contests and a cash bar. The event is free with a suggested donation. Visit filmotsego.org for more information.

Summer Camp Announced

ROXBURY—The Roxbury Arts Group has opened registration for three summer creative camps. “Feathers in a notebook,” led by artist and botanist Andie Hope, will teach participants to create art inspired by the natural environment. It will be held in Kirkside Park in Roxbury, with a children’s camp from 1-4:30 p.m. on August 4-8 and an adult section from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on August 4-7. Camp Create, held at the Headwaters Arts Center in Stamford, will offer dedicated support and education to young artists ages 6-13. It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 11-14 and 1821, with flexible registration that allows children to attend for a day, a week, both weeks or selected dates. equity pricing options are available for all Roxbury Arts Group programs. For more information or to register, visit roxburyartsgroup.org/camps or contact programs@roxburyartsgroup.org or (607) 326-7908. Space is limited and early registration is recommended.

‘GodSent’ Premieres June 21

MOUnT VISIOn—“GodSent,” a Words to Stage production featuring a compelling mix of dance, ballet, aerial arts, videography and storytelling, will premiere at The Visionary at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. It is inspired by Samuel Beckett’s one-act play “Catastrophe.” The Visionary is a historic venue located at 2381 State Route 205 in Mount Vision. Tickets are available onsite or via eventBrite. Seating is limited and advance reservations are recommended. For more information, visit thevisionaryny.com or contact prapp@ upsi-ny.com.

Juneteenth Plans Underway

OneOnTA—The sixth annual Oneonta Juneteenth Festival, commemorating the final destruction of American chattel slavery in 1865, will be held in neahwa Park on Saturday, June 21. This familyfriendly celebration will honor Black culture, resilience, and community through education, music, joy, and community building. It is free and open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn blankets. The day will begin with a community yoga session led by Jackson Reddy at noon, followed by festival activities from 1-5 p.m. These include children’s events, arts and crafts, a Black Town Hall, and more. There will be a break for a free community meal from 2-3 p.m. Lead festival organizer Diandra Sangetti-Daniels will give brief remarks at 4:45, followed by a mini concert finale at 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Oneonta Juneteenth social media pages or contact oneontajuneteenth@gmail.com.

Historian Offers Digitization

OTSeGO COUnTY—Otsego County Historian Deb Mackenzie will go on the road with free digitization stations throughout the county in June and July. Local residents are urged to bring historic photos, newspaper clippings, ephemera and more to have them scanned. Scanned copies will be furnished to local historians, historical societies, and libraries, offering the opportunity to contribute to local museums and historiography without relinquishing family treasures. There is no charge to participants or recipient organizations. Full newspapers will not be accepted. Digitization stations will be set up at the following locations and times: South Side Mall, 10 a.m. to noon on June 7; Kinney Memorial Library in Hartwick, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 14; Harris Memorial Library in Otego, 9 a.m. to noon on June 21; the Worcester Museum, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 28; the Morris Museum, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 12; Richfield Springs Museum and Historical Society, noon to 2 p.m. on July 19; Otsego County Fair Grandstand in Morris, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from July 29 to August 2. Contact Mackenzie at (607) 293-6635 with questions.

Mineral Expert Set To Speak

HOWeS CAVe—The Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology, 136 Blowing Rock Road, will open its summer programming on Sunday, June 8. educator, lapidary artist and jeweler Jim Pecora will present a talk on minerals titled “Mind-blowing Mica” at 2 p.m. The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free, with donations accepted. The next program, “Young Forest Management to Protect Declining Species,” with SUnY Cobleskill Professor of Wildlife Management Roger Masse, will be held on July 13.

Planting To Honor Jim Seward

MILFORD—The Greater Milford Historical Association and the family of late state Senator Jim Seward will host a tree planting and dedication ceremony in his honor on Sunday, June 8. It will take place on the front lawn of the Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, 77 north Main Street, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Milford Rotary and Mount Vision Greenhouses will collaborate on the project, and there will be a dedication blessing by the pastor of the Milford Methodist Church. For more information, contact GMHA President Marvin Zachow at (607) 431-9663.

CCS Baseball Season Ends

COOPeRSTOWn—The Cooperstown baseball team finished its season with a 7-4 loss to secondseed Bishop Grimes in the sectional playoffs on Tuesday, May 27. The Hawkeyes tied the game at 3 runs in the fourth inning, and eighth grader Coltan Hill rounded out Cooperstown’s scoring with an RBI single in the fifth. It was not enough to overcome Bishop Grimes’ late-game comeback. Junior Joey Paterno was saddled with the loss, striking out four and giving up four runs in three innings. Sophomore elijah McCaffrey struck out four batters in relief, allowing three runs and four hits in the final three innings. Senior Aaron Katz went twofor-two and scored a run. Sophomore Dylan Craig batted in two runs with a single. The Hawkeyes ended the season with a 7-7 record and will lose Katz and Adam Ubner to graduation.

Tennis Wins Make-up Match

COOPeRSTOWn—Cooperstown tennis defeated Waterville 4-1 in a make-up match from earlier in the season on Tuesday, May 27. Owen Marling defeated Alexis Maine 6-1, 6-1 in first singles. At second singles, Alfred Hom beat Allyson Ford 6-0, 6-0. Hayden Spencer won third singles 61, 6-0 against Julianna Parmeter. The first doubles team of Bianca Adam and Alexis Wolfe fell 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 and 10-7 in a tiebreaker to edmond and Oscar Yang. Micah Raffo and emmett Ayers, at second doubles, defeated Riley Moot and Hannah Welch 6-0, 6-0. This concludes Cooperstown’s regular season unless another cancelled match against Little Falls is made up; information was not yet available at press time.

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without a specific judicial warrant. Ask to see the warrant.

3) employees asked for information should respond by saying that they are not allowed to divulge any information about their guests. If a warrant is presented to an employee, they should immediately call the proprietor for advice. Proprietors may wish to call their lawyers, our local police, and the Chamber of Commerce. Make sure the newspapers know.

Good night and good luck.

Mary Anne Whelan Cooperstown

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elected for a first threeyear term; Jeffery Wiltsie, elected for a first three-year term; and Ron Brooke, elected for a first three-year term.

The board also confirmed the following officer appointments:

Chair Johna Peachin (continuing); Vice Chair Becky Thomas, one-year term; and Secretary Lisetta Coffin, one-year term.

In a special moment during the meeting, executive Director Frank Russo presented retiring board member and Vice Chair Taylor Bolton with an award recognizing her outstanding service to the Oneonta Family YMCA. Bolton’s leadership and

commitment have been instrumental in advancing the YMCA’s mission, officials said.

“I’m excited to work alongside this talented and dedicated board as we continue making an important impact in the community,” said Oneonta Family YMCA executive Director Frank Russo. “Together with our staff and volunteers, we remain committed to building strong kids, strong families and a strong community.”

The Oneonta Family YMCA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who, alongside YMCA staff, are dedicated to strengthening the foundation of the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. For more information about the Oneonta Family YMCA and its programs, visit www.oneontaymca.org.

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Corporation/new York Susquehanna and Western Railway, and Barbara Mulhern propelled the fund to its $500,000.00 goal.

As CFOC sought to create a strong process to review and distribute grants from the fund, we asked three Otsego Lake-centric organizations to join us and serve as an advisory committee charged with reviewing grant applications. Happily, leaders of the Otsego

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Lake Association, the Watershed Supervisory Committee (whose membership includes representatives from the Towns of Otsego, Middlefield and Springfield, and the Village of Cooperstown), and SUnY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station agreed to serve. Their insight and knowledge have been invaluable.

Already, $25,000.00 in grants has been awarded to applicant projects aligned with the fund’s criteria—to support the vital 9e Lake Management Plan now being created.

“The Lake Fund has been integral to our continued work on Otsego Lake via its support for two internships in 2024 and 2025,” said Dr. Florian Reyda, director of the BFS.

“Thanks to CFOC, we have been able to better understand information that will be incorporated into the upcoming 9e lake management plan. It is wonderful to see continued support from the community for these efforts.”

But the $500,000.00

initial goal is the beginning, not the end, of the Lake Fund fundraising efforts. CFOC plans to reach out to all property owners on Otsego Lake, as well as others who treasure and seek to protect this natural jewel. Donors interested in contributing to the fund can do so at https://cfotsego.fcsuite. com/erp/donate/create/ fund?funit_id=1047. All donations qualify as tax deductible.

The creation of the Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund shows how responsive CFOC is to residents’ requests and our ability to be creative. We hope that the success of the Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund can be replicated to serve as a model and assist all our Otsego County lakes.

For further information about the fund, contact Jeff Katz at jeff@cfotsego.org or (607) 286-3750.

Jeff Katz is the executive director of the Community Foundation of Otsego County.

Public Market Launches New Season at Huntington Park

OneOnTA—The Oneonta Public Market has returned to downtown Oneonta for the 2025 season. As of Saturday, May 3, the market is open every Saturday through the end of October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Huntington Park along Dietz Street. After October, the market will move indoors to a convenient location.

According to a press release, this vibrant, outdoor public market invites the community to enjoy and support locally grown and produced goods in the heart of the city. From fresh vegetables and orchard fruit to baked goods, trout, maple products, and food scrap collection services, the OPM offers a variety of quality, affordable products from dedicated local producers. In the spirit of mutual benefit, the market will operate alongside the Oneonta Farmers’ Market, providing shoppers with a convenient, one-stop opportunity to experience the best of Otsego County’s local food and artisan scene.

“We’re not here to compete; we’re here to collaborate,” said a representative from the OPM organizing committee. “We know our colleagues at the Oneonta Farmers’ Market are also committed to cultivating a robust local food system, and we are happy to be sharing the space with them.”

LIFEGUARDS FOR VILLAGE PARKS

The Village of Cooperstown has seasonal openings for lifeguards

For further information including applications please contact the Village Clerk at the address listed below or call 607-547-2411.

Positions are needed from now through Labor Day for lifeguards at both Three Mile Point Park and Fairy Spring on Lake Otsego.

Reimbursement of certification/re-certification costs will be made by the Village to lifeguards working at least 220 hours during the season. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Jenna L. Utter, Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326

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Village Receives $1 Million Grant In Support of Housing Project

n May 22, the Village of Cooperstown was notified that our application for Restore New York funding was successful, and we will receive $1 million toward our goal of creating apartment-style housing at 217 Main Street.

In previous articles, I referenced the village’s Comprehensive Plan, created with a great deal of community input, which stressed the need for more housing within our village, particularly apartmentstyle housing. That housing goal was noted in our 2022 New York Forward application, the initial year New York State offered the $4.5 million award for communities of our size. In 2023, Cooperstown received the NY Forward award and, in a seven-month process, the 14-person Local Planning Committee assembled a Priority List of Projects which could be transformative within our downtown NY Forward boundary.

That Priority List included several housing projects, and ultimately New York State selected one of those projects, The Grove (Willow Brook), to receive $1.3 million toward an approximately $5 million project to create 13 new residential units in a mix of apartment and townhomes on the corner of Glen Avenue and Grove Street in the Railroad District of our village. The Grove was proposed by an LLC which previously constructed Chestnut Crossing at 10 Chestnut Street. Chestnut Crossing features 13 net zero energy apartments and, at its completion in January 2023, was the first apartment building constructed in Cooperstown in more than 50 years.

Within the NY Forward process, no project was proposed for 217 Main Street, the former Where It All Began Bat Company. The village has long been interested in that site’s potential for housing.

However—because of the NY Forward process—a developer of housing became aware of the 217 Main property. Vecino Group (https://www.vecinogroup.com) is a national company dedicated to the development of affordable and supportive housing. They signed an agreement to purchase the property and, in January 2024, partnered with Springbrook (https://springbrookny.org) on an application to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities— Integrated Supportive Housing for eight dedicated, one-bedroom units in the potential 50 unit (35 onebedroom and 15 two-bedroom), three-story building. Springbrook would provide on-site support services for individuals in those eight units. That grant application was successful and Springbrook was awarded

Under village zoning law, the use of this 1.17-acre lot for multi-family housing is permitted. The building can be 42 feet, or three-stories, tall without a variance. The estimated project cost is $24 million. The new building will include a community space (with kitchen), fitness center, onsite property management, onsite maintenance, an onsite Springbrook Support Agency office for the I/ DD population, free building-wide Wi-Fi and accessible amenities within walking distance.

$1.78 million from OPWDD.

Representatives from Vecino presented at the village’s April and May 2024 Historic Preservation Review Board meetings, for approval to demolish the existing structure at 217 Main. Following a Public Hearing, approval for the building’s demolition was received at HPARB’s May 14, 2024 meeting.

When Round 9 of Restore NY grants opened last year, I asked the Village Board for approval to submit a Letter of Intent, and we were subsequently encouraged to apply for funding. Only municipalities are eligible for this funding stream and the maximum amount a village of our size could apply for was $1 million. A Public Hearing on the grant was held at our November 2024 Board of Trustees meeting, after which the Village Board unanimously approved a resolution in support of the project and the grant application was then submitted prior to the December 20th deadline.

Our application received extra “points” because, earlier in November, the Village of Cooperstown completed an extensive application process and was certified as a Pro-Housing community. That certification opens up discretionary funding programs with up to $650 million in funding available.

For the 217 Main property, under village zoning law, the use of this 1.17-acre lot for multi-family housing is permitted. The building can be 42 feet, or three-stories, tall without a variance. The estimated project cost is $24 million. The new building will include a community space (with kitchen), fitness center, onsite property management, onsite maintenance, an onsite Springbrook Support Agency office for the I/DD population, free building-wide Wi-Fi and accessible amenities within walking distance.

Vecino Group currently has 23 supportive communities in nine states, with six of those communities in upstate New York. Of those six supportive communities, Mosaic Village Cohoes and Asteri Utica received OPWDD Integrated Supportive Housing funding.

In December 2022, Vecino Group received a New York State Preservation Award for its redevelopment of Old Snell Hall in Potsdam. Now known as The Quarry, the renovated building provides 59 affordable apartments for people living at or below 70 percent of the area’s median income.

As currently designed, the Vecino development at 217 Main Street will provide affordable housing at rents set at 30 percent of the Otsego County median income for five units ($18,480.00 single; $21,120.00 couple), 50 percent of the Otsego County median income for 11 units ($30,800.00 single; $35,200.00 couple), 60 percent of the Otsego County median income for 16 units ($36,840.00 single; $42,060.00 couple), 80 percent of the Otsego County median income for 10 units ($49,120.00 single; $56,000.00 couple) plus the eight units held for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities to have services provided by Springbrook. This will set rents at a range of $433.00-$1,090.00 for a one-bedroom and $511.00 to $1,300.00 for a twobedroom, varying by median income level.

Vecino Group will be submitting an application to Home & Community Renewal for 9 percent tax credits. That program will open in the late summer. In support of their application, the village has provided numerous documents, including a letter written by Village Trustees Richard Sternberg and George Fasanelli, who visited three Vecino developments located in Troy, Saratoga Springs, and Cohoes. Their findings confirmed the responsible stewardship of Vecino Group and how well this housing project will fit in our community.

If the financing and HCR credits are successful, Vecino will be presenting building plans at village zoning meetings. All the meetings are public as well as live streamed and recorded on the village’s YouTube channel. Meetings can be watched live by clicking on the VOC Live button on the village website—www.cooperstownny.org/. VOC Live also links to the YouTube channel, where all meeting recordings are located.

Ellen Tillapaugh is the mayor of the Village of Cooperstown.

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Mosher Campoli has looked to work in tandem with.

With regard to the drive’s role at Valleyview, Mosher Campoli said, “I’ve been in contact with the principal here, Walter Baskin, and he is their coordinator for their food distribution programs.

We’re going to bring the food to him on Monday morning, and then he’ll be able to distribute it through whatever programs. It might eventually become part of the BackPack Program; our collection is just separate from that.”

Four volunteers assisted with the drive, with a neighbor storing the donations over the rest of the weekend. These deposits took various shapes and forms, from canned goods to boxes of cereal. Even the methods by which people dropped off the goods varied, as donors adapted to the weather conditions by doing drive-by drop-offs. Despite the weather, the food drive saw a solid turnout, with 12 sizable donations within the twohour window. The spirits of both the volunteers and those donating remained high throughout, as they gathered and sorted items in the boxes and bags donors supplied.

As the event wrapped up, those who participated were already looking ahead to what could be done next to benefit the community of the First Ward.

“It’s really up to the ward, what they want to do. We have another meeting coming up in June, so we’ll talk about how this event went, and we can discuss if folks are interested in planning any other future events as well,” Mosher Campoli said.

Emily Ward thanked Mosher Campoli for organizing the event, and for providing an engaging experience for her fellow residents.

“The first time I’ve actually gone to ward meetings [was] once Elaine became our council person … This idea of having a commu-

nity project was right up my alley because I like to volunteer and do things for my community, and I’m hoping that the rest of the wards will possibly look at this as an example of something they can do in their neighborhoods as well,” Ward remarked. Only time will tell how this event may shape the approach of city officials with regard to community action and engagement moving forward. Opportunities like these provide invaluable assistance to those in our communities who need it most.

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are “ready to continue the revitalization of Richfield which would not have been possible without this financial support,” Frigault said.

“The Mohawk Valley is home to an extraordinary array of small businesses and hubs of arts and culture,” Gov. Hochul said in a statement. Supporting these projects across the Mohawk Valley, Hochul said, helps “our communities write the next great chapter of their history.”

The NY Forward program requires breaking ground within two years of the awards being granted. Non-municipal project sponsors are also expected to contribute some of their own funds for cost-sharing.

“Once I sign that contract,” said Nadia Mascola, the Cornerstone project sponsor, “I can hit the ground running and start making my renovations.”

She estimated that would be within three to six months.

The announcement comes after years of planning and advocacy. The NY Forward program, started in 2022, aims to expand and revitalize smaller communities throughout the state. But according to Dan Sullivan, the chair of Richfield’s Planning Board and former town supervisor, the Richfield community began laying the groundwork for this project a decade ago with a comprehensive plan.

More recently, a Local Planning Committee of community members and economic development experts reviewed and fine-tuned proposals for the state.

“The Town of Richfield strives to create a thriving, livable and sustainable community around our rural heritage,” read a 2023 funding application submitted by the town. The state announced the funding in early 2024 and, after reviewing proposals, landed on the five selections.

The largest investment—$1,552,000—will go to reviving the Elk Opera House for mixeduse development. Built in 1871 and now in disrepair, a January strategic investment plan called the building’s current condition “unusable” and “a hindrance to attracting potential investment to the area.”

Now, project funding will renovate it inside and out, planners say. The building will receive a new facade, complete with the original name and year of construction. On the second floor, five apartments will be restructured. Another floor up, five additional apartments will be built. The building will also receive energy efficiency upgrades, including a new boiler.

Two other Main Street buildings will receive significant renovations. At 140 Main Street, the home of the Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative, $546,000.00 will be put toward a commercial kitchen, three new apartments, and a new facade.

Sullivan, who also works with the food cooperative, said the commercial kitchen will include improved stoves, refrigerators, freezers and food preparation. About to enter its eighth year of operation, the food cooperative would “go from a coffee shop to an eatery, like a restaurant or bistro,” Sullivan said. He expects the renovations to begin this fall, which will require the establishment to shut down for some time.

Next door at 138 Main Street, the Cornerstone

building, renovations will be made to the building’s exterior, five apartments on its front side, and the four street-level commercial spaces. Renovated spaces will also receive new heating and LED lighting. The grant is for $826,000.00.

Mascola, who recently purchased the building and applied for the grant, said she was excited to contribute to the area’s success.

“My building seems to be an eyesore in this town,” Mascola said, adding that it hasn’t been maintained for 20 years. “We inherited a challenge, and my goal with this grant is to make the town proud,” she told “The Freeman’s Journal.”

In part, Mascola hopes to do that by putting a mural on the building with the help of local students.

She said, “It’s time, Richfield Springs” will be on the welcome sign to her building, a reference to the historic clock across the street.

Historic Spring Park, the clock’s home, will receive its own facelift to the tune of $976,000.00. New walkways with trees and meandering pathways will be added, while structures will be restored. Additional interpretive signage will tell the story of the park, rooted in its history with sulfur springs and local Native Americans.

Another $600,000.00 is allocated for a Small Project Fund to be further distributed for other projects. According to Sullivan, small business and property owners will be able to apply for up to $75,000.00 for projects

within the NY Forward downtown revitalization boundaries.

Daniel Lapin, a revitalization specialist with the New York Department of State and former member of Otsego County’s county legislature, helped facilitate coordination between the town, village, and different development and state agencies. He told “The Freeman’s Journal” he had a feeling of “deep pride and admiration for Richfield.”

“It goes to show that our small towns and villages can really compete in these big economic development programs,” he added.

Dan Sullivan also solicits advertisements for “The Freeman’s Journal.” He did not have editorial involvement with this article.

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Located in western Otsego County, the Butternut Valley comprises the watershed of the Butternut Creek, which flows from the Town of Exeter to its confluence with the Unadilla River in the Town of Butternuts.

Admission to the event is free; however, to allow for proper spacing, reservations are encouraged and may be made at BVA’s website, www. ButternutValleyAlliance. org. The reservation site closes 24 hours in advance of the event, but last-minute arrivals will be accommodated as spacing is available.

Visitors will be provided with a map and program listing participants and artwork locations at the welcome

tent. Volunteers will be onsite throughout the event to assist visitors as needed. Footwear appropriate for trail-walking is recommended. The trail head may be accessed by googling “Basswood Pond State Forest Conservation Rd parking area.”

“On the Trail of Art” is funded by Earlville Opera House’s Arts in the Community Grants Program, made possible by the New York State Senate with support of the Office of the Governor, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Additional support is provided by Sidney Federal Credit Union, New York Central Mutual Insurance, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Golden Artist Colors, Otsego County Conservation Association and Otsego Outdoors. Butternut Valley Alliance is a not-for-profit organization serving the Butternut Valley watershed. Its mission is to encourage the Butternut Creek watershed to become an even better place to live, work and play. BVA activities connect communities, protect the environment and promote the arts.

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Artworks by local central school and homeschool students is a major feature of “Art on the Trail,” an event sponsored annually by the Butternut Valley Alliance. Pictured above is student artwork from 2024.

Solving the Mystery of Celestial Elves, Trolls and Sprites

Imagine you’re driving home from a party out in the countryside, and the sky is dark and foreboding. Through a break in the clouds, you see something strange: a tentacled, reddish flicker in the upper sky, too high and fast for any fireworks, too ghostly and structured to be lightning. It vanishes before you can point it out to anyone.

You swear it was not a trick of fatigue or your imagination, and you are right—it was a sprite.

Sprites, TROLLs, ELVES—these are not fairytale beings but real and eerie atmospheric light events tied to thunderstorms, each with names as otherworldly as their appearances. Like the mysterious lighttinged footprints Nancy Drew finds in a moonlit garden, these atmospheric phenomena whisper of hidden processes and rare clues in the otherwise well-lit mystery of lightning.

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Image of thunderstorm-related wonders by National Oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOaa). https:// www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/types/, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/ index.php?curid=6794540.

We tend to think of lightning as a downward phenomenon, a jagged bolt cracking from cloud to ground. But the truth is more dynamic. Sometimes lightning launches upward into the upper atmosphere, triggering spectacular events above the storm. Sprites, which appear as orange-red tentacled flashes, form high in the mesosphere, about 50 miles above ground. A TROLL is a faint red, threadlike streak, short for Transient Red Optical Luminous Lineament, and they often drip down as the lowest tendrils from strong sprites. And ELVES—short for the hilarious mouthful “Emissions of Light and Very low frequency perturbations due to Electromagnetic pulse Sources”—are even higher and far faster than sprites. Unlike your cheery-creepy Elf on the Shelf at Christmastime, these ELVES expand like glowing, instantaneous monster halos high up in the ionosphere.

And then there are even flashier lights in our sky with less flashy names: blue jets, which erupt upward from thundercloud tops like short fountains; gigantic jets, which span from clouds to the lower ionosphere; and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs), which fire off particle radiation at nearly the speed of light—some downward, some up. Our scintillation detectors at the Telescope Array in western Utah, which were designed to detect ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, also caught the particle byproducts of these otherwise invisible

downward-facing gamma-ray showers in 2018.

But the unraveling of this mystery story continues. Professor Rasha Abbasi and her group at Loyola University Chicago have been investigating optical emission signatures—brief flashes of light we can detect—that are associated with these TGFs.

“Recently, these optical emissions have become a focal point in both space-based and ground-based studies,” Dr. Abbasi said. “They offer valuable insight into the conditions under which TGFs form during thunderstorms.”

A few months ago, Dr. Abbasi’s team and my group, the Telescope Array Collaboration, published a paper in the “Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.” We reported something never seen before: the time-resolved spectra from the optical leaders—the very beginning threads—of a lightning flash coinciding with a downward TGF.

What we found surprised us. Using a high-speed camera and a slitless spectrograph (a device that captures the color fingerprint of every flash in view), we caught the optical emission signatures of both ionized and neutral atoms (nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen) lighting up the sky. The leader glow began before the TGF, then faded, then reignited in a pulse of ion emissions—the light given off by energized atoms.

As Dr. Ny Kieu from Loyola University Chicago group, the excellent lead author of our paper, said, “Together with the high electric field in front of the leader tip, this process produces a

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large number of runaway electrons, which in turn generates Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes. These TGFs are among the most energetic forms of natural radiation observed in Earth’s atmosphere.” I think of tracking down invisible particles and their glowing byproducts like trying to solve a mystery in the dark, but for a split second someone shines a colored flashlight on the scene—and you see red. You see blue. You see fingerprints. You don’t get the whole picture, but you get a lead. In our case, a leader of lightning.

These clues are vital, not just for understanding lightning but also for better interpreting the strange flashes we catch from space. Satellites like ASIM and Fermi have been documenting these odd lights for decades, but the precise whens and hows of their formation remain unclear. Our ground-based observations now add missing pieces to that puzzle: It turns out that optical emissions don’t just happen after the gamma-ray event, as satellites have shown—they can happen before and during, too. That changes the game.

Mysteries in physics rarely arrive with tidy answers. But they often start with a flash—an odd bit of light in the corner of your eye, a signal that something isn’t fully known. And they grow clearer the more eyes and instruments we bring to bear on them. Rather than assuming that these odd flickerings in the sky are either aliens or a government conspiracy, reach first for science. Those lights might be the result of some truly amazing and humbling physics at work. This is why we need to keep supporting scientists, engineers, and quiet sky-watchers—the detectives of the natural world—who build and use these tools to help us find evidence we’ve overlooked.

So the next time you’re outside on a warm night, thunder rumbling in the distance, look up. Just for a second. There might be something rare and red flickering above the clouds—a sprite or some other physical phenomenon. We may not know all their names yet, or the full story behind them, but we’re finally beginning to watch and listen. Let’s not turn away now.

Jamie Zvirzdin researches cosmic rays with the Telescope Array Project, teaches science writing at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of “Subatomic Writing.”

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in Oneonta, New York. Christine was born on August 11, 1948 in Oneonta, New York, the daughter of the late Frederick F. and Sylva J. (Howland) Emhof. She is survived by

her daughter, Virginia Catherine “Cookie” Jenkins, of Greenville, North Carolina, brother Fred (Linda) Emhof of Burlington Flats, sister Linda Arnold of Edmeston, nieces Kathy (Roger) Miller and Carol Arnold, and nephews Michael (Donna) Emhof, Tim Arnold, and Jeff Emhof.

A long-time resident of the area, Christine was employed with the Otsego County Department of Social Services for many years, retiring in 2011. In retirement, she spent her time painting abstract art and crocheting. Other

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interests included Sci-Fi TV and movies, as well as astronomy, and she was also an avid watcher of “Perry Mason” and “Murder She Wrote.” Christine was known to keep connections with everyone she knew (and some she didn’t) with greeting cards—not just for birthdays, but any occasion. She also loved cooking, trying new recipes and adding her own special touches to feed anyone that visited. Calling hours will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at Delker and Terry Funeral Home, 30 South Street, Edmeston. A graveside committal will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 in the Edmeston Union Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA at www.sqspca. org/support or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate.

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STATE OF NEW yORK COUNTy COURT, OTSEGO COUNTy

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

INDEX NO. 2023-813

In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Proceeding in Rem pursuant to Article Eleven of the Real Property Tax Law by Otsego County PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 31st day of March, 2025, the Otsego County Treasurer, hereinafter the Enforcing Officer of Otsego County, hereinafter the “Tax District”, pursuant to law filed with the Otsego County Clerk a PETITION AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (“Petition”) against various parcels of real property for un-

paid taxes. Such Petition pertains to the following parcels: Cert# Taxmap # Street Address Owner names CITy OF ONEONTA 7

288.14-3-44

46 EAST ST KROPP DENNIS M; KROPP AMY D 11

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288.14-1-39 5 NORMAL AVE TIKAROY, LLC 16

288.17-4-18 59 CHURCH ST BEAMS DANIEL J 18

288.17-4-4 48 WEST ST MIRABELLA FRANK E 20

288.17-4-5 4-6 CENTER ST THE ESTATE OF JACK NICKERSON 21

288.17-1-30 93 CLINTON ST KELLEN MARY V; THUSS JUDY K 30

288.18-1-73 4 IRVING PL STANLEY JOAN

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288.18-2-13 8 EAST ST ICTHUS PROPERTIES LLC

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288.19-3-35 517-519 MAIN ST PERRY-PLEBAN DIANE 60

299.7-7-10 357-361 CHESTNUT ST CW HALLER PROPERTIES LLC 65

300.13-1-54 75 RIVER ST YDMM REALTY LLC 67

300.23-1-14 227-231 MAIN ST DWELL ORENDA 1 LLC; DWELL ORENDA 2 LLC 68

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300.5-2-48 26-28 HIGH ST THE ESTATE OF THOMAS M MERLINO; MERLINO DOLORES JEAN; MERLINO CHRISTOPHER TYNEL 74

300.5-2-54 8 HIGH ST THE ESTATE

OF JACK NICKERSON 76

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63.00-1-39.00 6358 ST HWY 51 THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM EVERS; THE ESTATE OF PETER EVERS 132 63.00-1-42.01 6607 ST HWY 51 DOWDALL JONATHAN JAMES 137

79.00-1-22.00 CO HWY 16 BANCROFT JASON 144 95.00-1-16.05 338 HOVICK RD BULL MICHAEL 145

95.00-1-2.01 117 HOVICK RD HERNANDEZ

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268.00-1-14.14 MUSSON ERWIN RD LUM MATTHEW; LUM AMBER L 168

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270.00-2-36.02 BELL HILL RD AUGER PATRICK; AUGER JAMES E 178

280.00-1-23.03 HALBERT HILL RD THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY A BAKER; THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL A SCOTT 179 281.00-1-10.00 OREGON RD DUNNING SAMUEL; HAMOY AUDREY 182 281.00-1-19.00 657 OREGON RD THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY A BAKER; THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL A SCOTT 186 281.00-1-9.00 746 OREGON RD DUNNING SAMUEL; HAMOY AUDREY 188 282.00-1-3.00 1321 ST HWY 51

FERGUSON CHARLES 191

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30.00-1-52.00 SALT SPRINGVILLE RD THE ESTATE OF SERGIO D’ANTONI; D’ANTONI MARTA 221 73.00-1-32.02 753 DIETSCHE RD YOUNG LAVERNE E JR; YOUNG TAMMY 227

43.00-2-18.05 kna 43.00-218.51 & 43.00-218.52 187 IRISH HOLLOW RD CLAPPER FLORENCE A; FISHER WILLIAM S; FISHER KATIE B 234

58.10-1-18.01 20 QUARRY ST KOSTEK JUSTYNA 235

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58.13-1-10.02 GENESEE ST LITHIA SPRING

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58.14-1-36.00 30 MAIN ST DEA JAMES L; DEA DOROTHY L 244 58.14-2-21.00 41 LANCASTER ST THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY EVANS; MESSLER SAMANTHA 245

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75.00-1-11.01 PALMER RD FATIGATE DAVID 260

75.00-1-11.02 381 PALMER RD FATIGATE DAVID 261

75.00-1-4.00 165 HONE RD THE ESTATE OF JEANNE C LAGASSE TOWN OF dECATUR 223

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167.02-1-19.00 118 CO HWY 37 HOGAN JAMES; SNYDER ANNE M 264 151.00-2-31.01 COUNTY HIGHWAY 39 DEBETTA JOHN 277

168.00-1-1.01 CO HWY 37 MRAVLJA PETER; MRAVLJA KRISTINE 280 168.00-1-2.04 CO HWY 37 MRAVLJA PETER; MRAVLJA KRISTINE TOWN OF EdMESTON 287 108.00-1-37.06 MILLER RD HOAGLAND HEIDI S 288

51.00-1-15.42

MIGLIORE LOUIS E JR; MIGLIORE STEFANIA L

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51.00-1-19.22 CO HWY 22 THE ESTATE OF JANE CARROLL

375 52.38-1-29.00 7676 ST HWY 28 BANCROFT FAMILY TRUST

376

52.38-1-9.01 104 MILL RD THE ESTATE OF JACK NICKERSON

379 65.00-1-31.00 360 BRADY RD HORAN FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST

383

67.09-1-21.00 144 CHURCH ST DAMULIS DARLENE

385

67.09-1-42.00 7364 ST HWY 28 BANCROFT FAMILY TRUST

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67.09-1-43.03 ST HWY 28 BANCROFT FAMILY TRUST

390

81.00-1-33.00 BRADY RD BANCROFT JASON 391

81.00-1-35.00 BRADY RD BANCROFT JASON

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144.19-1-31.01 ST HWY 205 THE ESTATE OF RICHARD BUONO; JOSIAH DAVID

407

145.00-1-16.11 MAPLES RD O’SULLIVAN MICHAEL

410

146.00-1-21.313 4924 ST HWY 28 WOODCHIPS, LLC

411

146.04-1-5.03 ST HWY 28 WOODCHIPS, LLC

415

161.00-1-33.00 878 CO HWY 45 VAN BURENDUKE TAMMY

417

162.00-1-41.31 4542 ST HWY 28 HOWARD K REISS LIVING TRUST

420

176.00-1-34.01 2445 CO HWY 11 LOPEZ ROBERT DANIEL

421

176.00-1-35.00 2401 CO HWY 11 SCHIFF DINO

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424

178.00-1-18.00 GOEY POND WEST RD POWERS DANIEL; WEIGEL CYNTHIA

425

178.00-1-35.00 132 CLINTONVILLE RD ICTHUS PROPERTIES LLC

426

178.00-1-37.01

4189 ST HWY 28

ICTHUS PROPERTIES LLC

DANIEL; WEIGEL CYNTHIA

432

194.00-1-16.01 CO HWY 45

KOLKA ROBERT S

433

194.00-1-19.04 ST HWY 28

KOLKA ROBERT S 434

194.00-1-4.10 ST HWY 28 KOLKA ROBERT S; KUKENBERGER CYNTHIA M

Town of LaurEns

418

240.11-2-3.00 121 MAIN ST VANDUSEN SANDRA L 438

208.00-1-15.00 ST HWY 205 SMITH MICHAEL 439

208.00-1-16.01 ST HWY 205 SMITH MICHAEL 441

208.01-1-45.00 ST HWY 205 SMITH MICHAEL 443

222.00-2-12.06 RUSSELL HILL RD SOORANI EMIL; BURK-SOORANI EDLYN 456

239.00-1-1.02 CO HWY 10 CMCE LLC 458

239.00-1-24.00 ST HWY 23 MORE JEFFERY T 459

239.00-1-29.00 ST HWY 23 MORE JEFFERY T 460

239.00-1-3.02 1517 CO HWY 10 BUTLER ANNA L 463

240.00-1-49.09 400 NEW RD PERRY REBECCA A 465

240.00-2-34.00 1611 ST HWY 205 SCHEER JEFFREY S; DOWER MICHELE M 467

240.02-1-11.00 ST HWY 205 SMOOT BRENDAN 469

240.15-2-16.00 8 BROOK ST CIMKO AMANDA JEAN P 472

241.00-1-18.03 MATHER RD EVERTS JAMES T; MILLER CHARMI J 486

256.00-1-11.00 BREWSTER HILL RD MORE JEFFERY T; QUICK HELEN E 487

256.00-1-4.00 3010 ST HWY 23 HASKAJ AFRIM 488

257.00-1-13.03 AIRPORT RD WONG ROBERT 489

257.00-1-32.00 1231 ST HWY 205 BELL JOHN V SR; BELL AIREEN S 494

273.00-1-19.00 FOX RD SCHEER

223.00-1-1.01

264 BATEMAN RD KAYWOOD TIMOTHY J; KAYWOOD PRISCILLA O

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228.00-2-2.08 AXTELL RD MCTIGUE GWEN 454

228.00-2-2.07 AXTELL RD MCTIGUE GWEN 459

229.00-1-6.00 CO HWY 42 4MNY, LLC 496

196.00-3-30.00 328 NORTON RD OSWIN CHRISTOPHER 497

197.00-2-39.00 904 CO HWY 34 MCADAMS JUDITH A 499

198.00-2-22.00 WATERMAN RD SEYLER JACK A

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213.00-1-29.00 404 CO HWY 34 SMITH CHRISTINA; RITTON BRIAN

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505

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150 BURDICK HILL RD

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129 ST HWY 80 FERNANDEZ CATHY M; FERNANDEZNAUGHTON MARIA 1108

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288.09-1-26.00

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317.20-1-31.00 6 CENTER ST MONTGOMERY

THOMAS C; THE ESTATE OF JOAN I MONTGOMERY

Town of

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285.00-1-34.04

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47.00-1-12.01 610 MILL CREEK RD THE ESTATE OF CLIFFORD J DUFNER 1164

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13.20-3-59.00 28 RIVER ST PATRICK E RICHARDSON, AS TRUSTEE OF 28 RIVER STREET RICHFIELD SPRINGS NY LAND TRUST 1192

14.17-1-21.00 11 CHURCH ST DONNELLY WILLIAM J 1194 14.17-2-12.00 11 WILLIAMS ST

25.05-2-13.03 21 PARK ST PIERCE HARRY W JR; THE ESTATE OF DAVID M PIERCE Town of Roseboom 1047 119.01-1-18.01 ST HWY 165 BELROSE JORDEN 1050 89.00-2-15.03 964 CO HWY 50 WEBB AMY 1055 120.03-1-6.00 467 KIRSHMAN HILL RD MOLLEN DIANE L 1058 134.00-1-2.02 PIERS HILL RD THE ESTATE OF CYNTHIA MARKS 1225 102.02-1-26.00 3196 ST HWY 166 THE ESTATE OF MARK A GEIER SR 1226 102.02-1-28.00 3192 ST HWY 166 THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J MUSUMECI; GREGORIO CAROL ANN 1228 102.02-1-53.02 165 STATE HIGHWAY 165 THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY MAROTTO 1229 103.00-1-40.00 MOSSE RD HAMIN REALTY CORP 1230 103.00-1-53.04 now part of 103.00-1-53.03 500 CO HWY 50 LUSK JEREMIAH 1232 104.00-1-2.23 894 HOOSE RD THE ESTATE OF GWENDO

651 CO HWY 30 THE ESTATE OF ALLAN R STEENBURG 1262

17.00-1-17.02 CO HWY 30 THE ESTATE OF ALLAN R STEENBURG 1264

27.00-1-21.02 7776 ST HWY 80 STARR SANDRA LEE

STOCKING BILLY; STOCKING CHERYL 1284

54.60-1-5.00 ST HWY 80 FRY PETER MELVIN; THE ESTATE OF H RAYFORD FRY JR 1285

54.60-1-6.00 7078 ST HWY 80 FRY PETER MELVIN; THE ESTATE OF H RAYFORD FRY JR 1260

17.00-1-14.00 281 SWAMP RD POSADA MARIA Village of Unadilla 1181

334.15-1-38.00 MAPLE AVE BECKWITH CHRISTOPHER 1187

334.19-2-5.00 44 MARTIN BROOK ST DISHMEY RUDY 1190

334.19-2-7.00 43 MAPLE AVE HALF WAY HOUSE REALTY, INC 1194

334.19-3-57.00 272 MAIN ST COLBY MELLISSA L; CRAFT JAMES S Town of Unadilla 1137

323.00-1-213.161 184 MERRIMAN HILL RD THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND E BAKER; BAKER MARGARET D 1288

305.00-1-22.00 1001 CO HWY 4 WHITEHILL SHANE R 1289

305.00-1-23.00 LULU COON RD WICHTERLEORT SUZANNE K; WICHTERLE HYNEK 1290

305.00-1-25.00 1021 CO HWY 4 WICHTERLEORT SUZANNE K; WICHTERLE HYNEK 1291

305.00-1-28.01 989 CO HWY 4 WHITEHILL SHANE R; WHITEHILL KEITH J 1294

313.00-1-8.04 563 PRENTICE GORGE RD LEWIS JENNIFER VERONICA; CALLENDER PERLA BERNICE 1296

314.00-1-10.01 PALMER HILL RD THE ESTATE OF JEANNETTE D PAQUETTE 1300 314.00-1-27.03 1213 BUTTERNUT RD MCGOUGH BARBARA JEAN 1307

314.00-1-61.05 CO HWY 3A REYNOLDS RANDALL C; REYNOLDS TERRI E 1309

315.00-1-1.00 280 BURROWS RD SCHAFFER RICHIE;

SCHAFFER KAREN 1310

315.00-1-25.00 245 SISSON HILL RD THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND HYER 1312

315.00-1-32.04 386 SISSON HILL RD THE ESTATE OF ALFRED VILARDI; VILARDI MARCELLA 1316

315.00-1-44.00 559 CO HWY 4 THE ESTATE OF DANIEL A COSS 1317

315.00-1-47.00 512 CO HWY 4 THE ESTATE OF DONNA M SMITH 1326

321.00-2-23.00 SPRING HILL LN WANG XIAO BING 1327

322.00-1-34.03 682 CO HWY 3 THE ESTATE OF FLOYD N RULING 1328

322.00-1-35.02 702 CO HWY 3 DEFOREST BRENT 1329

322.00-1-4.01 1003 CO HWY 3 DEFOREST BRENT 1333

323.00-1-15.10 CO HWY 3A BRANDENBURG DELORES 1334

323.00-1-29.00 226 SISSON HILL RD CLARK ELAINE B 1335

324.03-1-43.00 2419 ST HWY 7 MOORE KEVIN; MOORE JODIE 1336

324.03-1-63.00 ST HWY 7 LEECH JODIE L 1337

327.00-1-18.00 209 CO HWY 2 SEYMOUR CARYN L; GARDNER ANTHONY W 1338

327.00-1-21.21 101 HUTCHINSON HILL RD THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK H SEYMOUR 1340

328.00-1-13.00 415 CO HWY 2 THE ESTATE OF PETER ARCHIBALD 1341

328.00-1-39.00 248 LOCKWOOD HILL RD WHITE DANIEL 1343

328.00-1-9.01 HUTCHINSON HILL RD MACARTHUR SETH; MACARTHUR ALICIA 1346

329.00-1-25.02 470 KILKENNY RD THE ESTATE OF JODY MCKEE; MCKEE DOROTHY 1347

329.00-1-29.00 101 ROD & GUN CLUB RD LOVELAND TONYA M 1350

330.00-1-12.00 133 JOHN COOK RD PLATT RONALD A; THE ESTATE

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330.00-1-29.02 PARTRIDGE RUN PLATT RONALD A; THE ESTATE OF FAYE M PLATT 1356

330.00-1-4.134 LEDGEWOOD ACRES CARBONE MICHAEL 1357

330.00-1-44.00 1922 ST HWY 7 VELASCO MARCIA; MATOS ELIZABETH 1359

330.03-1-65.01 1687 ST. HWY 7 TY TOWERS 1360

330.03-1-65.22 ST HWY 7 TY TOWERS 1361

330.03-1-86.00 ST HWY 7 SATOO TROY 1362

330.03-2-5.00 1762 ST HWY 7 PODLASKI BARBARA 1365

332.00-1-33.00 292 VALLEYVIEW RD ARCHAMBAULT LORI 1366

332.00-1-52.63 HULBERT HILL RD GRANSBURY JARED; GRANSBURY ONDREA 1370

332.00-1-93.03 CO HWY 2 WALLEY ETHAN C; WALLEY TONI 1371

333.00-1-39.21

197 INGALLS RD THE ESTATE OF ELEANOR M SNOW 1373

334.00-1-21.01 CO HWY 3 HATZIDAKIS G.J.R. 1377

334.00-1-36.36 OAK CT THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL A WILSON; THE ESTATE OF DEBORAH J WILSON 1378

334.00-1-58.00 118 LATHAM RD BARNES TIMOTHY P 1379

334.14-1-19.00 CLIFTON ST THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY M VANCOTT; VANCOTT BOBETTE 1380

334.14-1-75.00 22 PROSPECT ST BRODT RONALD H 1383

334.15-1-16.00 111 BUTTERNUT RD DIRIG QUINTIN 1384

334.15-1-5.00 135 CO HWY 3 ARCHAMBAULT LORI 1385

334.15-1-51.00 67 MARTIN BROOK ST THE ESTATE OF ALBERT A LAGSTROM 1386

334.18-1-40.00 3 CLIFTON ST SPYCHALSKI JOHN S 1387

334.18-1-45.02 15 CLIFTON ST CW HALLER PROPERTIES

LLC 1389

334.18-2-7.00 12 HOPKINS ST THE ESTATE OF ALBERT W OATMAN; OATMAN MARIA L 1391

334.19-1-25.00 191 MAIN ST KOEL LEO 1392

334.19-1-41.00 188 MAIN ST HATZIDAKIS GUSTAVE; HATZIDAKIS MARGARET M 1394

334.19-2-3.00 35 RAILROAD AVE CW HALLER PROPERTIES LLC 1396

334.19-2-68.00 223 MAIN ST CAREY TYLER M 1399

336.00-1-19.00 ST HWY 7 BARNES TIMOTHY P 1400

336.00-1-20.00 271 ST HWY 7 BARNES TIMOTHY P 1401

336.00-1-21.00 281 ST HWY 7 BARNES TIMOTHY P 1402

336.00-1-42.00 202 CO HWY 1 WHEELER MARK H 1403

336.00-1-6.04 114 CHESSAPEAKE DR FOSTER DALE A; THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH P FOSTER 1404

336.02-1-10.00 ST HWY 7 FITCH DEVON A 1405

336.02-1-12.00 ST HWY 7 FITCH DEVON A 1407

336.02-1-39.05 185 OLD HILL RD JUDITH A ROLDAN, TRUSTEE OF THE 211 OLD HILL ROAD TRUST 1408

336.02-1-44.00 ST HWY 7 HUNT WILLIAM A JR 1409

336.02-1-45.00 459 ST HWY 7 HUNT WILLIAM A JR 1410

336.02-1-46.02 25 PLAN A HOME DR HUNT WILLIAM A JR 1411

336.02-1-64.01 426 St. Hwy 7 THE ESTATE OF ELMER COOK; COOK EVA W 1414

338.05-1-1.00 17 MAIN ST INNES JAMIE SANTIC; LINTS JACKIE 1416

338.05-1-3.00 27 MAIN ST ROZSA BRENDA Town of weSTford 1418

149.00-1-22.00 TABOR RD RIFANBURG DENNIS 1419

150.00-1-23.01 1987 CO HWY 34 MOULD CHARLES A 1422 150.00-1-33.01

171 STRONG HILL RD RAIHA BRADLEY 1423

150.00-1-33.02 176 STRONG HILL RD DUNCAN DEREK LEE; FAGERGREN KAYLA 1438

166.01-1-63.00 COUNTY HWY 34 DEPALMA RICHARD; DEPALMA ANTHONY 1448

182.00-1-18.02 750 UP COUNTY RD FRASER MATTHEW J 1453

195.00-2-1.00 CO HWY 35 THE ESTATE OF THURMAN L YAGER; THE ESTATE OF JULIA L YAGER

Town of worceSTer 1238

169.00-2-23.01 10609 ST HWY 7 GOODWIN JANET M 1255

199.00-1-29.00 1497 CO HWY 39 DEL LA ROCA MIGUEL; THE ESTATE OF MAURICIA H GARCIA 1262

199.17-1-77.00 7 PARK ST COOPER CATHERINE M 1265

199.18-1-67.00 151 MAIN ST PARISI’S MANAGEMENT LLC 1283

217.00-1-12.01 ROE RD HOECKER MARIANNE H 1286

233.00-1-4.00 495 MOONEY RD CURRIE BRIA 1459

184.00-1-23.02 WEST HILL RD HASELEY DAMIEN J 1459

184.00-1-23.02 WEST HILL RD HASELEY DAMIEN J 1460

184.00-1-24.32 129 LONG ISLAND DR CARRIER WILLIAM 1461

184.00-1-30.00 1005 WEST HILL RD

SANTIAGORODRIGUEZ ELVIN; SANTOS RAFAEL L 1462

184.00-1-31.00 WEST HILL RD NORTON WILLIAM; NORTON RITA 1465

185.00-1-49.00 CO HWY 38 POLARIS PROPERTIES, LLC 1466

185.00-1-58.00 108 ALVORD RD KNAPP JASON A 1467

185.00-1-59.02 107 ALVORD RD GATES KELEIGH 1470

185.00-1-87.00 CO HWY 38A GARTUNG MONICA 1472

185.13-1-23.00 100 MAIN ST ALAN INVESTMENTS III, LLC 1473 185.13-1-33.00

86 MAIN ST SUYDAM BRIAN T 1475

185.13-1-60.00 58 MAIN ST ROBINSON JOHN E 1479

199.00-1-49.00 122 LAKE RD SIEGNER ROBERT 1481

199.17-1-16.00 39 WATER ST ABBOTT ASHAWN C.R. 1485

199.17-1-64.01 80 MAIN ST UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 1488

199.17-1-94.00 3 CHURCH ST RAMKISSOON BISHAM 1492

199.18-1-62.00 145 Main St HEAD MARK E; YEATES ALLYSON C 1493

199.18-1-63.00 147 MAIN ST HEAD MARK E; YEATES ALLYSON C 1501

199.19-1-52.00 13 MILL ST LAROCK CHRISTOPHER J; LAROCK DOROTHY A 1503

200.00-1-36.00 295 HILL RD DWYER BRIAN; DWYER JESSE; DWYER JASON 1506

200.00-1-50.08 10041 ST HWY 7 BILBY THOMAS L; BILBY MICHELLE L 1513

201.00-1-31.00 LUTHERANVILLE RD NIELSEN KENNETH P 1518

215.00-1-29.01 1101 COUNTY HIGHWAY 39 FERREIRA JOSE L 1520

215.00-1-34.04 224 SMITH RD THE ESTATE OF DONALD J KIRBY 1527

216.00-1-36.02 MOONEY RD AVITAL OMER 1531

233.00-1-1.04 646 MOONEY RD FERRUGIARI RONALD; FONTANA DEBORAH J 1532

233.00-1-3.00 507 MOONEY RD CALICHIO KIMBERLY M

Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition are hereby notified that the filing of such Petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.

Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax

liens described in such Petition. No personal judgement will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such Petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified as the last day for redemption.

Right of redemption:

Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 15th day of October, 2025.

Service of answer:

Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such Petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the

right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such Petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Enforcing Officer: Allen Ruffles

Otsego County Treasurer Attorney for Tax District:

Phillips Lytle LLP

Richard Mullen, Esq. 28 East Main St., Ste. 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 (585) 238-2000

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CCVA Legacy Development, LLC

Arts. of org. were filed with the SSNY on 5/27/2025. The office of the LLC is located in Otsego County. The SSNY is desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/her to: CCVA Legacy Development, LLC, 5676 State Highway 80, Norwich, NY 13815. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful purpose. 6LegalJul.10

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Filed 5/27/25. Cty: Otsego. SSNY desig. for process & shall mail POB 1238, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purp: any lawful. 6LegalJul.10

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noTice of formaTion of Isabelle & Rich Homes, LLC

Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/05/2025. 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 Cherise and Aaron Tolbert, Cooperstown Hills Retreat, 186 Burdick Rd., Milford, NY 13807-1167. Purpose: Any

and Otsego County officials to advocate and speak up alongside our community. We must send a unified message to our state and federal representatives: protect Oneonta Job Corps and invest in our people.

I stand firmly with the students, staff and alumni of Oneonta Job Corps. I am calling on our state and federal representatives to act immediately to preserve this essential program. Oneonta deserves leaders who fight for our future, not walk away from it.

Will rivera Oneonta

Politics Don’t

Belong in Bball

I am an out-of-town subscriber to “The Freeman’s Journal,” and have been for many years. My wife and I visit Cooperstown as many as six times a year from Kenmore, New York, mainly for our love of this amazing village. We are members of the Hall of Fame, Fenimore Art Museum and the Cooperstown Art Association. We use “The Freeman’s Journal” to stay in touch with what’s happening in and around Cooperstown.

The latest delivery of “The Freeman’s Journal” showed a picture of our divisive president signing a baseball for Pete Rose. We all have an opinion on both. With that said, I was

appalled that the Journal would post this picture front and center on page one. I would expect and accept something as an editorial or “The Partial Observer,” but front and center turned me off. This is a baseball story for a baseball town and should not involve politics.

robert Smith Kenmore, New York a1749/S1464

Must Pass

No time to waste on waste—NY Legislature must pass the Packaging Reduction Act in 2025

In the United States alone, 37 million tons of plastic were generated in 2021 and less than 9 percent of that plastic waste was recycled nationwide, according to Margaret Osborne of Smithsonian.com. That percentage is now 5-6 percent. In New York State, markets for all varieties of plastic are in the negative.

Clearly, New York faces a growing plastic pollution crisis. We produce 6.8 million tons of packaging waste each year, according to the Impact Environmental Group (https://www.waste360. com/waste-legislation/ new-york-packagingreduction-bill-facesticking-clock). Most of this packaging is sent to landfills, burned in incinerators, or littered in our streets, parks and beaches. Far too much finds its way into our rivers, lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

Our state legislators have an effective solution at their fingertips: The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, A1749/S1464, (https:// www.nysenate.gov/ legislation/bills/2025/ S1464) would require big companies selling products in New York to cut plastic packaging by 30 percent over the next 12 years.

The bill, introduced by Senator Harckham and Assemblymember Glick, would also reduce plastics’ harmful impacts on human health by banning 14 highly toxic chemicals, including PFAS, formaldehyde, mercury, lead, vinyl chloride, and bisphenols that are used in packaging, including the packaging for food and drinks. Finally, it could save New Yorkers $1.3 billion in 10 years, shifting the financial burden for dealing with this unnecessary waste from taxpayers to the companies responsible for creating it.

The good news is that this legislation passed in the state Senate on May 28 by a vote of 3325. But it still must be passed in the Assembly, and the chemical industry is putting a great deal of effort into fighting this bill. The 2025 legislative session ends on June 17. There’s very little time left; we must reduce the waste that harms our health, pollutes our environment, and speeds climate change—the Legislature must pass this critical bill to put New York’s people and our

planet over plastic now.

The Legislators should not adjourn until both houses have passed this vitally important bill.

If your assemblyman is Brian Miller, please call him at (518) 4555334; if not, find your assemblymember’s phone number at https:// nyassembly.gov/mem/ search/. Tell them that New Yorkers want to want to preserve our health and our beautiful state and urge them to vote YES on The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749) sponsored by Assemblymember Glick before the Legislature adjourns.

marty Van Lenten Becker Oneonta

Setting the Record Straight

In response to Ted Potrikus’ letter to the editor in the May 29, 2025 edition of “The Freeman’s Journal” concerning my story, “Posthumous Reinstatement Resurrects Rose’s Hall of Fame Candidacy;” I would like to address the letter writer’s assumption that the photo of Trump signing a baseball for Rose “suggests to the reader the story was a pitch from Mr. Levine, replete with a picture of the president autographing his Rose-endorsement baseball like it was one of his ubiquitous executive orders.”

While I can see how the letter writer might jump to this conclusion, there was no intended

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Notice of formatioN of SAVI AUTOCARE LLC.

Articles of organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 5/19/20255.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 675 Evening Inn Rd., Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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May 30, 2025

Otsego County Planning Department 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-4225

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about June 16, 2025, the Otsego County Planning Department will submit a request to the Office of Community Renewal for the release of CDBG funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake a project known as the Otsego County Housing Rehabilitation Program. The County of Otsego was awarded $750,000 for housing rehabilitation and repairs from New York State Community Development Block Grant to be performed through the grant subrecipient, Otsego Rural Housing Assistance, Inc. (ORHA).

CATEGORICAL-

LY EXCLUDED

The activities proposed are categorically

excluded under HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. An Environmental Impact Statement under NEPA is not required. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on file at the Otsego County Planning Department, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Otsego County Planning Department. All comments received before June 15, 2025, will be considered by the County of Otsego prior to submission of a request for release of funds.

RELEASE OF FUNDS

The County of Otsego certifies to the Office of Commu-

nity Renewal that Tammie Harris in her capacity as Planning Director consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The Office of Community Renewal’s acceptance of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and allows Otsego County to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

The Office of Community Renewal will accept objections to its release of fund and the County of Otsego’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the County of Otsego; (b) the County of Otsego has omit-

suggestion to any reader that this story was pitched to me or the paper.

I pitched the story to the paper as a news story and not an editorial column or opinion piece, and made my best attempt to write an objective story. I have strong opinions concerning Commissioner Manfred’s reinstatement of Rose.

I made a conscious effort not to include my sentiments in this story and attempted only to state the facts in a mostly chronological order.

The photo of Trump signing the ball was procured from an outside source. I asked the source who the photo credit should be attributed to. It was not furnished by the photographer.

The photo is part of the chronological, factual sequence of events preceding Rose’s reinstatement involving two of the principals mentioned in the story.

Readers are free to come to their own interpretations and conclusions.

charlie Vascellaro

Baltimore, Maryland

if ice comes

Knocking

For the past several weeks, ICE has targeted, among other places, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. They are no doubt after the many persons—island residents included, all with jobs— on whom the (largely affluent) summer residents depend for routine maintenance. But simply

ted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the Office of Community Renewal; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Crystal Loffler, President, at Office of Community Renewal, Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12207. Potential objectors should contact the Office of Community Renewal to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

appearing to be of another national origin is sufficient grounds for arrest: ICE has been pulling over cars driven by persons of such appearance and pulling them out, for arrest and probable deportation, without due process. To quote their State Senator Julian Cyr, “The operation appears to have gone far beyond any targeted effort.”

Many persons in Cooperstown seem to feel that “it can’t happen here,’’ but indeed it can. With roughly 80,000 summer visitors, I am particularly concerned about the bed and breakfast proprietors who may have such encounters with ICE agents seeking information about, or access to, their guests or guest lists. Here is what they should know.

ICE agents are not lawfully enabled to enter schools, nonprofit organizations, churches, or private property without a specific warrant. Should that happen: 1) First, ask to see identification. ICE agents may dress in police uniforms without being members of the police. They are not from the police.

2) Even with identification, private property owners (or their employees) should not disclose information about their guests, or themselves, or grant them entry, unless a specific warrant is presented. ICE agents may not lawfully enter private premises, churches, schools, or nonprofit organizations

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Notice to BiDDerS

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 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 www.bidx.com A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% 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/doingbusiness/opportunities/const-notices. The 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. Amendments 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 Robert Kitchen (518)4572124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/M/WBE’s and SDVOBs.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

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►Friday, June 6

BANNED BOOK

CLUB ”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. This month’s meeting will be on 6/18 at 5:30 p.m. Sunflower Cafe, 7629A State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (315) 9858096.

COFFEE & PUZZLES

10 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661.

YARN CLUB

2-3:30 p.m. First Friday each month. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.

DEADLINE 4 p.m.

Last chance to submit applications for the annual CAA Art Scholarship Prize. Presented by the Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 5479777.

OPENING RECEP-

TION 5-8 p.m. “Phantasm/Chimera.” First Friday event. Show runs through 6/29. 25 Main Collective, 21 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-5340.

FIRE PIT FRIDAYS

6-10 p.m. Live music, food and more. Featuring Pride Night and music by the Scattered Flurries. The Tap House, Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 5441800.

MARKET 6-9 p.m.

“Friday Nights in the Park.” Historic Carousel rides, ice cream, local vendors and more. Held Fridays through 6/27. Borst Field, Schenevus. (607) 638-1924.

OPEN MIC 6 p.m.

Poems, songs, dance, stories, comedy and more. Held first Friday of each month. Presented by The Telegraph School at the Limestone Mansion, 33 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3785.

CONCERT 6-8 p.m.

“Evening Concert with Yana King.” Featuring Evan Jagels and Wyatt Ambrose.” The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.

BASEBALL 7 p.m.

Oneonta Outlaws vs. Glens Falls Dragons. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 433-0545.

DANCE 7-10 p.m.

“Otsego County Dance Society Contra Dance with Bog Hollow.” Fees apply. In the Wood Barn at Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. (607) 547-5098.

PRIDE 7-10 p.m.

“Dance for Democracy: Party with Pride.” Fees apply. Cherry Valley Artworks, The Star Theater, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3080.

THEATRE

7:30 p.m. “Hadestown: Teen Edition.” Presented by Orpheus Theatre. Tickets required. Also showing 6/7 and at 3 p.m. on 6/8. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1800.

►Saturday, June 7

DEADLINE Last day to submit art for the first ever Art Sale at Worcester Schenevus Library 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

YARD SALE

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explore 30+ sales and find unique items. Individual hours may vary. Village of Cooperstown. (607) 5479983.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pancakes, real maple syrup, scrambled eggs and more presented by the Auxiliary. Laurens Fire Department, 34 Main Street, Laurens. (607) 441-3045.

GARDEN 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spring Annual Plant Sale. Raffle, bake sale and more. Presented by the Garden Club of Richfield Springs. Richfield Springs Public Library parking lot, 102 West Main Street, Richfield Springs.

SCHENEVUS FARMERS

MARKET 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Opening day. Featuring starter plants, baked goods, hand crafted items and more. Held each Saturday through October. Eastern Otsego Farmers’ Market, Borst Field, 130 Borst Way, Schenevus. culinaryanthropology@gmail.com.

FAIRE 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Fae Faire.” Bewitch Me Joyful Apothecary & Crafts, 1398 East Side Road, Morris. (607) 267-0617.

WORKSHOP 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “4-H Child Care

Clinic.” Children aged 11+ learn safety, child development, nutrition, activities and business skills to help in their child care business. Fees apply. Bring your own lunch. The Rowe House, 31 Maple Street, Oneonta. (607) 547-2536 ext. 225.

BLOOD DRIVE 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Southside Mall-Oneonta YMCA, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood. org YOGA 10 a.m. “Slow Flow Yoga.” Weekly classes open to all levels. Suggested donation applies. Green Earth Health Market, Community Room, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. hello@erinrae.

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BARN SALE 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival Annual Barn Sale.” Likenew furniture and home furnishing, collectibles, boutique items, potted plants, and baked goods. Continues 6/8. 3975 State Highway 28, Milford. (607) 434-5239.

PLANETARIUM Family friendly show open to the public. Fees apply. SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, Perna Science Building, Room 018A, Oneonta. (607) 436-2011. • 10:30 a.m. “Worlds of Curiosity.”

• 11:30 a.m. “The Sky Tonight.”

ART EXHIBIT 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Splendor in the Everyday.” All welcome. On view Saturdays or by appointment through July 9. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. (315) 9419607.

POTTERY 11 a.m.

“Raku Firing B.Y.O. Bisqueware.” Fees apply; registration required. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. (607) 5478671.

FINALE 11 a.m.

“Sangha Saturdays.” Start with meditation session for all, followed by potluck lunch, then study group on the Tibetan Buddhist tradition at 3 p.m. Samye New York, 412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown. (607) 547-5051.

ART 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Introduction to Portrait Drawing.” Fees apply; registration required. Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford. (607) 2146040.

CRAFT Noon to 3 p.m. “Permanent Jewelry Event.” Presented by Timeless by Tatiana. Green Lakes Home & Garden, 8442 State Highway 28, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0955.

GAMING 1-4 p.m.

“Pokémon: Weekly Standard Tournament.” Fees apply. Held each Saturday. Good Games, 154 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-8892.

PARADE 1:30 p.m.; line-up at 1 p.m. “Pride Parade to Kick off Pridefest 2025.” Presented by the Otsego Pride Alliance. Route is Market Street to Main Street and ending at Neahwa Park, Oneonta.

PRIDE 2 p.m. “Pridefest 2025: A Celebration of Queer Love.” Events, activities and a big gay wedding where everyone is invited to commemorate 10 years of marriage equality. Presented by Otsego Pride Alliance. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. (607) 386-1508.

ART SHOW 3-7 p.m.

“Art Show Opening & Talk: Called To Create.” Presented by Cynthia Marsh. Institute for Spiritual Development Oneonta, 297 River Street Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta. (607) 353-7001.

CONCERT 3 p.m.

“Sumer is Icumen In.” Fenimore Chamber Orchestra presents “Granville Bantock: Scenes from the Scottish Highlands,” “Joan Trimble: Suite for Strings,” and more. Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown.

BASEBALL 7 p.m. Oneonta Outlaws vs. Boonville Lumberjacks. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 433-0545.

►Sunday, June 8

FUNDRAISER 8 a.m. “Annual Family Services Tournament.” Fees apply;

registration required. Ouleout Creek Golf Course, 13501 State Highway 357, Franklin. (607) 8292100.

YOGA 8 a.m. “Hatha Yoga Class with Mira.” Suggested donation applies. All levels welcome. Held each Sunday. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 2854111.

CONSERVATION

10 a.m. to noon. “Trails

Team Training: Become a Friend of the Forest—Maintain Trails at Basswood Pond and Arnold Lake.” Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Basswood Pond State Forest, Town of Burlington. (607) 547-4488.

FUNDRAISER 11:30

a.m. to 1 p.m. “Take Out BBQ Chicken Dinner Fundraiser.” Benefit for WHS Post 1360 American Legion Auxiliary. Fees apply; preorders preferred. The Tryon Inn, 125 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3331.

RECEPTION 11:45

a.m. Greater Milford Historical Association honors longtime Milford Town Historian Sandra Bullard. All welcome. Sayre House Museum, 77 North Main Street, Milford.

FUNDRAISER Noon to 2 p.m. “BBQ Chicken Fundraiser.” Support the Oneonta City School District. Fees apply. Oneonta Middle School Field, 130 East Street, Oneonta. (607) 433-8262.

COMMUNITY 1-5 p.m.

Free concerts, workshops and art on the second Sunday of each month. This month, featuring singer/songwriter Nic Panken performing at 2 p.m. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. (607) 278-5454.

DEDICATION 2:30

p.m. Greater Milford Historical Association plants and dedicates a tree in memory of the late Senator Jim Seward. All welcome. Sayre House Museum, 77 North Main Street, Milford.

WALKING TOUR

3 p.m. Walking tour of South Worcester presented by Otsego 2000. Led by Dr. Cindy Falk, professor of material culture at the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Fees apply; registration required. South Worcester. (607) 547-8881.

BENEFIT 4 p.m.

“Cello, World: Benefit Memorial Concert for the Kid Garden.” Help create a year-round structure to enhance learning at the Cooperstown Kid Garden in honor of founder T’nette Kuzminski. Tickets required. The Otesaga Ballroom, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown. (607) 4375761.

DRUM CIRCLE 6 p.m. “Cherry Valley Drum Circle.” Held Sundays in summer. Presented by The Telegraph School at the Cherry Valley Gazebo. (607) 264-3785. ►Monday, June 9

LIBRARY 9 a.m. “Exercise Class.” Held each Monday. WorcesterSchenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309. SENIOR MEALS Seniors are invited to enjoy a delicious meal MondayFriday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $11 for guests accompanying a senior. Today, enjoy a lunch of ham salad cold plate, marinated broccoli, salad and fresh watermelon. (607) 547-6454. • 11:30 a.m. Each Monday-Friday. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. • Noon. Each Monday and Wednesday. Cherry Valley Facilities Corporation Café, 2 Genesee Street, Cherry Valley. LIBRARY 12:30 p.m. “Public Presentation.” Architects present renovation design based on public feedback. They will be reconfiguring the floor plan to right-size the collection, restore historical elements of the building, and consider expansion. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.

CONNECTIONS

12:45 p.m. Bluegrass Circle Jam Session. Meets 2nd Monday of each month. In the Community Room with Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com.

LIBRARY 1 p.m. “Home School Hangout.” Stories, activities, crafts and learning for home school families. Held each Monday. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980.

CRAFT 2-3:30 p.m. “Scrapbooking with Harriet Dunne.” Fees apply; registration required. Mondays in June. Butternut Valley Arts and Crafts Center, 124 Main Street, Morris. (607) 263-2150.

AGRICULTURE 4-6 p.m. “Pullorum Testing 2025.” Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl and more, at least 4 months old, are required to be tested for disease before exhibiting at state/ county fairs. Registration required. Otsego County Fairgrounds, Martin Hall, 4-H Building, 48 Lake Street, Morris. (607) 5472536 ext. 225.