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March 2015

‘Single Point of Contact’ Will Report On Economic Development Progress

‘Single Point of Contact’ Will Report On Economic-Development Progress ONEONTA – Sandy Mathes, Otsego County’s “single point of contact” for economic development, will discuss “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” of attracting jobs here at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Carriage House in Southside Oneonta, 790 Southside Drive. The forum is hosted by Citizen Voices, and the public is welcome. A little more than a year into a three-year process, Mathes will talk about progress, issues and roadblocks.  Additionally,…

In Rain, 75 Teachers, Supporters Rally Against Cuomo Reform Plan

In Rain, 75 Teachers, Supporters Rally Against Cuomo Reform Plan ONEONTA – Despite sometimes heavy rain, 75 teachers and their supporters rallied in front of the former Center Street School, now the Oneonta City School District headquarters, voicing antagonism toward Governor Cuomo’s Common Core proposed reforms. The proposed reforms include linking teacher evaluations, and even firings, to success in Common Core testing in math and English.   And, if a school fails repeatedly to achieve Common Core minimums, Cuomo is seeking authority…

SUNY Renaming Science Center To Honor of Professor Al Read

SUNY Renaming Science Center To Honor of Professor Al Read ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta’s Science Discovery Center will be renamed the A.J. Read Science Discovery Center during a rededication ceremony 5-7 p.m. Thursday in the Morris Conference Center on campus. The Science Discovery Center was founded by Professor Emeritus of Physics Albert J. Read in 1987.  Read taught at SUNY Oneonta from 1957 until his retirement in 1985.  He was chair of the Physics Department from 1983 through 1984, and served as…

County Democratic Committee Backs Herzig, Bernier

County Democratic Committee Backs Herzig, Bernier ONEONTA –  The Otsego County Democratic Committee’s Executive Board has endorsed Gary Herzig for mayor of Oneonta and City Judge Lucy Bernier for another term, county Chair Richard Abbate announced this evening. The Executive Board’s recommendations will go before the full committee for endorsement Wednesday in a meeting in Oneonta Town Hall. The executive board endorsed numerous candidates when it met March 5, but at candidates’ request will not be making the full list…

Trustees Move Hotel Project Forward

Trustees Move Hotel Project Forward COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board this evening heard the proposal from BTP Cooperstown LLC partner Tom Lagan for a downtown hotel and took the two steps necessary to move the proposal forward:  Accepted “lead agency” responsibility under SEQRA, and forwarded the plan to the village Planning Board. “This is clearly the biggest project to hit Main Street in a long time,” said Mayor Jeff Katz, in asking the village trustees to accept “lead agency” status.  “The…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.