Rotarians Flip Election Day Pancakes…
Polls Open In County; Voting Called ‘Steady’…
Kelly Zack-Decker New Otsego Chamber VP ONEONTA – Kelly Zack-Decker, senior assistant to the president of Hartwick College since 2010, has joined the Otsego County Chamber as vice president/member services, effective Nov. 30. As a former board member and long-time volunteer, assisting with implementing the Young Entrepreneur Academy, Leadership Otsego, and the Career Fair for High School students, Zack-Decker will be able to “hit the ground running,” said chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan. “She is well known and respected throughout the…
IN MEMORIAM: Daniel Heath, 76; Accident Victim Was Army Veteran ONEONTA – The Oneonta man struck by a car in downtown Oneonta last Wednesday was an Army veteran and an active in the Nader Towers Tenant Association, according to his obituary. Daniel Heath, 76, passed away that evening, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Bassett Hospital.…
Hall Of Fame VP Horn En Route With 2015 World Series Artifacts COOPERSTOWN – Baseball Hall of Fame Vice President Brad Horn is en route back from Citi Field in New York City with the following artifacts from this year’s World Series. • Jersey worn by Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer in Game 5, which featured his daring dash home with the tying run in the ninth inning • Glove used by Royals catcher and World Series Most Valuable Player…
DAN WILBER COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Burlington EDUCATION: Graduated Corning Community – Fire Protection PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Currently Assistant Director NYS DOT Safety & Health Former County of Otsego Codes Director Former Director of Security & Fire Safety NYS Children & Family Services Former Owner Operator of successful family businesses. Served in the United States Air Force to include the Air Force Thunderbirds COMMUNITY/POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT Former Town Justice, Burlington, 6 Years Former President Otsego County Magistrates Association…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES IN THE NOV. 3 LOCAL ELECTIONS ADDED MONDAY, NOV. 2 DAN SULLIVAN, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 9 RUSS BACHMAN, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10 DAN WILBER, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10…
DAN SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 9 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Town of Richfield EDUCATION: BA, Manhattan College; MS, St.John’s University; Certificate in Land Use Leadership, Pace University. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 40 year teaching career in HS English; 32 year career as Cross-Country and Track & Field Coach, including 8 years as Division 1 NCAA Head Coach. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Town of Richfield Planning Board member; Vice-President, Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful; Co-chair of Richfield Joint Comprehensive Plan Committee; Board of Directors, Richfield Area Chamber…
Stammel, Quackenbush Disagree On Last-Minute Mailing’s Origin By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Andrew Stammel, county board candidate for District 4, has lashed out against a last-minute mailing, received Saturday, reporting that, as a public defender in 2010, he had represented an accused Sidney sex offender. “The campaign against me in District 4 has stooped to another low,” said Stammel. The mailing was a copy of a news clipping. Handwritten across the top was: “As your neighbor, I…
IN MEMORIAM: Geraldine J. Kassler, 86; Former East Meredith Resident For 24 Years EAST MEREDITH – Geraldine Janet (Dockery) Kassler, 86, who lived in East Meredith for more than two decades while her husband taught at SUNY Oneonta, passed away peacefully in the home of her family. On March 28, 1929, Gerri was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her parents, Pauline and Emmitt Dockery, eventually moved the family to Crutchfield, Ky., where her father worked for the railroad. She met the man…