Mike Lynch Plans Resolution Seeking Manager’s Suspension ONEONTA – Council member Mike Lynch has advised his colleagues he intends to introduce a resolution asking for the suspension of City Manager Martin Murphy at today’s special Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The he plans to make a motion authorizing the “payment of contractual severance” if Murphy voluntarily resigns.…
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allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Be Stampeded, Keep Manager In Place For Now Yet again, Council member Mike Lynch – this time, with the help of colleague Larry Malone – has manufactured a crisis in Oneonta City Hall. This evening, Common Council will convene in special session to act on a motion to approve a severance package for City Manager Martin Murphy. Acting Mayor Russ Southard, who confirmed Murphy Thursday morning declined a request that he resign, called the meeting. Murphy, with…
Lynch, Malone Behind Attempt At Oust Murphy, Colleague Says ‘I’m Very Angry,’ Says Brzozowski. Manager Can Succeed, He Adds ONEONTA – Common Council members Mike Lynch and Larry Malone are behind efforts to oust City Manager Martin Murphy, Bob Brozowski, one of three Council members that want to give Murphy time to succeed, said this morning. “I’m very angry,” said the usually mild-mannered Council member. Brzozowski said Wednesday’s meeting, purportedly called an initiative of a “360 review” of Murphy’s performance to date, was…
COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY ON CITY MANAGER FUTURE By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – The second effort to remove a city manager in as many years will be the topic of a special Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 Friday evening in City Hall. A notice of the meeting was sent out at 6:36 this evening by City Clerk Doug Kendall, alerting the public that Acting Mayor Russ Southard called the meeting at the request of Council members Larry…
DEC Joins Hogweed Fight At Delaware County Patch COLCHESTER– Giant Hogweed can be dangerous to your health, and the state DEC this week began a program to get rid of it. As part of DEC’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, DEC and Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) staff began a Giant Hogweed eradication effort in a newly discovered patch of giant hogweed in Delaware County on Tuesday, July 14. The Hogweed is located near Russell Brook Road in the Town…
Simon & Shuster Publishes First Novel, ‘Maya,’ By Hartwick College Professor ONEONTA – Hartwick College Professor of Religious Studies Sandy Huntington’s debut novel, “Maya,” has just been published by Wisdom Books/Simon & Schuster. “Maya,” which means “illusion” in Sanskrit, is filled with rich observations and arresting reflections, mining the porous border between memory and imagination, dealing with themes of sex, loss, and redemption. It is set in India in 1975, and is an extended meditation on the unraveling of identity.…
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Calling Hours Thursday, Funeral Friday For Kathleen Galland-Bennett, Teacher Editor’s Note: This is the complete obituary for Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, the CCS teacher who passed away Sunday. It was released this afternoon by Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements. COOPERSTOWN – Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and Cooperstown Elementary School teacher, passed away following a valiant struggle with cancer Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was one day…
IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen Galland-Bennett, 50; Teacher Exemplified Cancer-Fighting Courage COOPERSTOWN – Kathleen M. Galland-Bennett, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and Cooperstown Elementary School teacher, passed away following a valiant struggle with cancer Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was one day shy of her 51st birthday. While fighting cancer, she continued to run and bike competitively in local races, often with her pals Christine McBrearty-Hulse, Anne Killian-Russo and Jenna Wratten. Family and friends may call 4-7 p.m.…
Hundreds Of Young Handlers Compete At Jr. Livestock Show COOPERSTOWN – The Junior Livestock Show, featuring young farm-animal trainers from nine central New York counties, is underway through Tuesday evening at Iroquois Farm south of Cooperstown. More than 250 youth handlers and 750 animals are filling the showgrounds on County Highway 33, testing the skills of handlers from ages 8 to 18 as they present dairy cows, beef, swine, dairy goats and sheep of various breeds that they own, care…