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It’s ‘Back To The Future II’ Day! Attention, Otsego County “Back to the Future Part II” fans. Remember how Marty McFly travels to Oct. 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in “Back to the Future’s” 1985. Oct. 21, 2015! That’s today! And the event is being recognized around the nation and world.…
Possible County Layoffs Explored In Hometown, Freeman’s Editions THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
Seward At Table In Dividing $1.5B ALBANY – Otsego County’s state senator, Jim Seward, R-Milford, today was one of only two members of the state Legislature’s upper house to join in reviewing which three of the state’s economic development regions will share Governor Cuomo’s $1.5 billion Upstate Development Fund. MV500, representing the six-county Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council that includes Otsego, submitted an application on Oct. 5 that was heavily weighted toward STEM and nanotechnology development in the Utica/Marcy area. But…
3 Candidate Nights Planned Wednesday Three candidate nights are planned Wednesday evening in advance of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general elections: • For the City and Town of Oneonta: 6:30 p.m., Dewar Lounge, Morris Conference Center, sponsored by League of Women Voters, Oneonta chapter. • For Town of Hartwick candidates, 7 p.m., Community Center, Hartwick hamlet, sponsored by League of Women Voters, Cooperstown chapter. • For Town of Otsego candidates, 7 p.m., Pierstown Grange. Paul Lord moderates. Dinner precedes at 6…
Beams In Place, A Milestone In Sports Center Renovation COOPERSTOWN – Beams have been erected on the west side of the Clark Sports Center, a major milestone in the $20 million expansion project, due for completion next summer, the center announced today. The leader from each sports center department signed the first beam erected, forever marking this exciting time in Cooperstown. Key highlights of the project include:…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Harder, 89; Oneonta Barbershop Chorus Founder ONEONTA – Robert (Bob) Harder, 89, of Oneonta, retired X-ray technician and founder of the first Oneonta Barbershop Chorus, passed away Oct. 19, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home, following a brief illness. He was born in Syracuse on May 29, 1926, Bob was raised in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, where during his high school years he excelled in basketball and baseball. He also served as class president during his senior year.…
IN MEMORIAM: Oneonta Native Dick Swadey, 60 ONEONTA – Richard “Dick” Swadey, 60, of Mesopotamia, Ohio, whose family lives in Oneonta, passed away Sept. 20, 2015. He was born in Cleveland on Dec. 31, 1954. In his boyhood, Dick took joy in neighborhood games of touch football in the street and creating activities with his sister and other children such as carnivals, day camps, libraries, plays and inventive backyard games. As a teen he excelled at soccer, wrestling, making people…
Tobacco Settlement May Send Welcomed Dollars To Otsego COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Dan Crowell is reporting “a little good news for the budget” this morning: The Wall Street Journal reports New York State and Big Tobacco have reached an agreement on releasing another $550 million in the tobacco settlement. According to The Journal, half will go to the state, one quarter to New York City, and the final quarter – about $137 million – will be divided among the state’s…