County Delegation Hears

Bill Clinton At Albany Gala

Otsego County was well represented at the Democratic Rural Conference at a Saturday morning breakfast at the Desmond Americana, where former President Bill Clinton keynoted. Seated from left are Cooperstown Village Trustee Richard Sternberg, Rosemary Abbate of Cooperstown with her husband, Richard, the county Democratic chairman, and Democratic County Elections Commissioners Mike Henrici.  Standing, from left, are Dennis Laughlin, Cherry Valley, Irene Stein, Cooperstown, and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig.  At right, Clinton engages attorney Thomas Schimmerling, Delaware County Democratic chairman, in conversation.  Attending with President Clinton, a surrogate for his wife, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, were Governor Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-NY.    “She’s always had your back,” he was quoted as saying in published reports.  “There is hardly a place you go Upstate where she can’t site some specific thing she did for somebody.”  (Jim Dean, Dennis Laughlin photos)