UNATEGO SCHOOLS $1.5 MILLION SHORT AUDIT REVEALS UNEXPECTED GAP OTEGO – As it begins to prepare its 2017-18 budget, the Unatego Central School District has discovered an accounting error has left it almost $1.5 million short of where it thought it was on its finances. Superintendent of School David Richards said today that a review of Unatego finances released last night found that as a result of a non-cash accounting error in 2010, compounded by expenditures made following that error…
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IN MEMORIAM Robert E. Covert, 85; Retired Officer Was Police Chief’s Dad HARTWICK – Robert Ellis Covert, 85, a retired police officer and father of Cooperstown Police Chief Michael K. Covert, passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at his home on West Hill, after suffering from Alzheimer’s for 10 years. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, at Hackensack Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., a son of Ellis Anderson and Edna May (Ockenholt) Covert. After graduating from high school, Bob joined the Navy…
Goal: Repair Aging Sewer Plant SEWARD BRINGS $2M TO VILLAGE…
IN MEMORIAM: Herman Schmid, 81; Lifelong Farmer, Middlefield Official MIDDLEFIELD – Herman Schmid Jr., 81, whose farming career took him from horse-drawn equipment to modern farming methods, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, after a struggle with multiple health issues, never losing his characteristic gentle good humor, patience and kindness to all. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Cooperstown, to Herman Schmid, Sr. and Frida (Scholl) Schmid of Middlefield. He grew up and lived his life on the…
With 105 Morris Acres, Land Trust Over 11,000 MORRIS – Rick O’Keefe and John Chanik have protected 105 acres they own in Maple Grove on Route 10 in the Town of Morris, the Otsego Land Trust has announced it now has more than 11,000 acres in its portfolio. The O’Keefe-Chanik acreage includes forests, prime farmlands, wetlands and wildlife habitat. It was only a year ago September that protection of another tract in the Town of Morris, 80 acres owned by…
Looking Forward To Better Days……
IN MEMORIAM: Loretta G. Buell, 84, Raised 6 Children In Richfield Springs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Loretta Georgianna Buell, 84, passed away Wednesday evening Dec. 14, 2016, in Bassett Hospital, with her family by her side. She is the mother-in-law of Anna Buell, longtime president of the Otsego County Historical Association. Loretta was born on Oct. 14, 1932, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Florence and Mabel Goodrich Kinney. She was raised in Schuyler Lake and was a graduate of Richfield Springs…
Again, Scrooge Finds Salvation At Farmers’ Museum Production…
Local Soloists Lachance, Bernegger Wow House Packed For ‘Messiah’…
IN MEMORIAM: John B. Wagner, 86; Home Builder Leaves Local Daughter ONEONTA – John B. Wagner, 86, who immigrated from Germany and founded a construction company that bears his name, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Local survivors include his daughter, Linda Dillon, and her husband Steve, in Oneonta. He was born on Feb. 16, 1930, in Finsing, Germany, the son of Josef and Frieda (Schwartmuller) Wagner.…