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Julie Huntsman Elected To Otsego 2000 Board COOPERSTOWN – Julie Huntsman of Fly Creek, the veterinarian and former Otsego Town Board member, has been elected to the Otsego 2000 Board of Directors, President Nicole Dillingham announced a few minutes ago. Huntsman was among the foremost advocates of a fracking ban in last year’s local resistance to the controversial gas-extraction process.…
ZONING BOARD REJECTS HOTEL HEIGHT VARIANCE FULL REPORT IN FREEMAN’S JOURNAL, ON NEWSSTANDS WEDNESDAY…
In Mayor Miller’s Memory, Free Game At Damaschke ONEONTA – Take in a baseball game this Saturday at Damaschke Field, and remember the late Mayor Dick Miller, the Oneonta Outlaws’ first fan. Outlaws President of Operations/GM Steve Pindar announced this afternoon that Miller’s “many friends and business associates have come together to ‘Buy Out the Ballpark.” In the mayor’s memory, they are inviting the public to attend the 7 p.m. game against the Syracuse Salt Cats for free. Fireworks follow.…
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Oneontan Who Battled Schoharie Flood Promoted To Major General By Senate ALBANY – The state Senate has confirmed Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Anthony P. German of Oneonta as a major general, State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Oneonta, announced today. “I witnessed General German’s leadership skills first-hand in 2011 in Schoharie County,” said Seward, “as he helped coordinate the New York Air National Guard response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. His dedication and expertise helped save lives and property.” Seward…
Tuesday Evening, ZBA Considers Downtown Hotel Height Variance COOPERSTOWN – The height variance required by developers of a four-story downtown hotel is on the agenda at Tuesday’s village Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, which begins at 5 p.m. at 22 Main. The developers, BTP Cooperstown, are seeking relief from a 42-foot height requirement, in effect since 1962, for buildings in the Business District. One of the partners, Tom Lagan, said the developers can meet the parking requirement by leasing spaces…
Russ Bachman Agrees To Run For Betty Ann Schwerd’s Seat COOPERSTOWN – Russ Bachman of Edmeston, who filled in as acting county treasurer for several months in 2013, is running for county representative in District 10, county Democratic Chair Richard Abbate of Cooperstown announced a few minutes ago. The seat is now held by Betty Ann Schwerd, a Republican turned Conservative. She has said she may not run again. Bachman, previously an assistant county treasurer, filled in when Dan Crowell,…
Keith Olbermann To Interview Jeff Katz COOPERSTOWN – Mayor Jeff Katz will be interviewed on his new book, “Split Season: 1981 Fernandomania, The Bronx Zoo and The Strike That Saved Baseball,” on Keith Olbermann’s ESPN2 show at 5 p.m. Monday. Katz, whose book was published Tuesday, May 19, will be in ESPN’s studios in New York at 2:45 p.m. for a pre-taping of the interview. So far, the mayor said, the book, his second, has been very well received. The…
Otsego 2000 Honors Historic Preservation…