Craftsmen From Vermont Install Historical Carpeting At Hyde Hall…
Craftsmen From Vermont Install Historical Carpeting At Hyde Hall…
Man Charged With Taking Payments For Roofing Jobs, Not Doing Work A four-time convicted felon has been charged with fraud, accused of accepting payment for installing roofs, then not following through, District Attorney John Muehl announced today. Gary R. Murphy, 65, of 6717 Route 7, Town of Maryland, is charged with grand larceny yesterday in Otsego Town Court and was returned to Herkimer County Jail, where he is facing other charges.…
ANDREW STAMMEL, D-DISTRICT 4 Youngest County Rep Supports New Jobs, Including Waterpark Editor’s Note: This is the first of six profiles, one each on the six new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will appear each Wednesday up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Megan Kennedy, R-District 5 (Hartwick, Milford and New Lisbon). By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Rep.-elect Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta – he will be the…
Hager Cousin Prepares Second Large Hopyard 280 Poles Rising In Field Near Fly Creek By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – For the latest evidence the hop revival is here to stay, take Route 28 north from Cooperstown, bear right on Goose Street in front of the Pail House Winery, bear right on Bailey, and then onto Stone House Road to where Dr. Mackie used to have an airstrip. There, you will see dozens of poles stuck in the…
Town May Lose Fire Protection By Year’s End OFD Layoffs Possible, Too, If Negotiations Still Stalled By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The vast majority of the Town of Oneonta – from Brooks BBQ to the Southside to the single-family neighborhoods beyond the city’s West End – faces the possibility of losing the professional protection of the city’s Oneonta Fire Department at midnight on Dec. 31. Likely, that would also require Oneonta Fire Department layoffs. Since taking office…
County Reps Vote To Restore 4 Of 26 Jobs Cut From Budget By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Twenty-six county job cuts are down to 22. A majority of Otsego County representatives today took an informal vote to restore three full-time jobs that would be eliminated if the 2016 tentative budget is passed by the full board. During what was termed a work session on the budget, the reps also voted to restore one part-time position.…
Tickets On Sale For ‘On Wild Side,’ New Year’s Gala At The Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Tickets are on sale for “On the Wild Side,” the Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network’s 2015 New Year’s Eve Gala at The Otesaga, now in its 22nd year. Proceeds from this year’s gala will benefit the Nightingale Fund for Nursing Excellence. The gala takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 31. The evening features cocktails and hors d’œuvres, a live auction with Dr. Donald Raddatz…
1st ‘Shovel-Ready Site’ Approved; D&H Yards, ‘Food Hub’ On Track…
Driver’s B.A.C. Triple Limit, Troopers Alleged MILFORD – State Police say they arrested a 45-year-old Oneonta man Sunday evening for aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after finding his blood-alcohol count (BAC) was .25 percent, three times over the legal limit. The arrest occurred at 11:22 p.m. Troopers said Ronald S. Brennan was arrested after he was observed driving a car on Eddie Martin Road, Milford, that had no license plates. Pulling him over, they said he was driving an…
FOX RECRUITS NEW PRESIDENT ONEONTA – A several-months’- long national search for a new Fox Hospital president has ended with the selection of a health care executive from Paterson, N.J., who has over two decades of leadership experience across all sectors of the patient care delivery continuum. Jeff Joyner, previously System Vice President for Operations at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, Paterson, N.J., has been named president of Fox Hospital effective Jan. 1, 2016, Bassett Healthcare Network President/CEO Dr. Vance Brown…