Mayor Schedules Special Council Meeting To Correct Lynch’s Mischaracterizations ONEONTA – Mayor Russ Southard has scheduled a special meeting of Common Council for 8 a.m. Friday, in part to correct what he said was Council member Mike Lynch’s mischaracterization of an executive session that followed Tuesday’s regular meeting. Coming out of the executive session, Lynch told the Daily Star reporter he has had “dozens of contacts with city workers who are concerned about the management of the city. Something’s wrong. …
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HUNTSMAN ASKS ATWELL TO ‘RESIGN IMMEDIATELY’ FLY CREEK – Former Otsego Town Board member Julie Huntsman this evening called for Town Supervisor Anne Geddes Atwell, “for the good of the town, to resign immediately.” “This is not my opinion here,” Huntsman, who resigned last night, said a few minutes ago. “It’s about her competence and leadership. And, by my experience, she has not demonstrated competence or leadership.” She said Jon McManus, 35, the engineer who confronted the town board Tuesday…
Disorderly Conduct Charged In Confrontation With Town Board FLY CREEK – Jon McManus, 35, the engineer, was arrested last evening on disorderly conduct charges after confronting the Otsego Town Board at a 5 p. m. meeting in the town hall here, according to sheriff’s deputies. “”Following a disturbance in the parking lot” of town hall, according to the sheriff’s press release, McManus was arraigned in Hartwick Town Court. However, he was back in the municipal building for the 7 p.m. ZBA meeting, according…
Planning Board: Law Doesn’t Allow Valet Parking At Hotel By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The Planning Board a few minutes ago concluded that village law doesn’t allow valet parking as proposed by developers of a $4 million downtown hotel. But Tom Lagan, one of the partners in BTP Cooperstown, the development company, said if valet parking is rejected, the necessary parking spots will simply be found off-site, as is allowed by village law under revisions approved by the…
Missing HCCC Student Harlie Christian Found MORRIS – Otsego County sheriff’s deputies reported a few minutes ago that Harlie Christian, 19, the missing Herkimer County Community College student from Morris who hadn’t been seen since Sunday, has been found. The investigation is being closed.…
Herkimer Community College Student From Morris Missing, Deputies Report MORRIS – The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department has issued a missing person’s report on Harlie M. Christian, 19, of Morris. It was reported that Harlie left her parents’ home in the Town of Morris at about noon Sunday to return to Herkimer County Community College, where she is a student. Harlie did not arrive to her destination and her whereabouts were unknown as of this morning. Harlie was last seen wearing…
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IN MEMORIAM: Philip Devine, 79, of Farone & Devine ONEONTA – Philip J. Devine, 79, who practiced law in Oneonta for 40 years, died Saturday April 18, 2015, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford, following a long illness. Phil was born in Gloversville on March 13, 1936, the son of James and Arlene (Cornwell) Devine. He grew up in Albany. He graduated from Niagara University (summa cum laude) in 1958, and from Albany Law School (summa cum laude) in…
Seward Obtains $300,000 To Update Glimmerglass COOPERSTOWN – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, this morning announced that, “at his insistence,” $300,000 is included in 2015-16 state budget to help The Glimmerglass Festival in a “significant multi-year renovation project.” Plans include restoring interior walls at the Alice Busch Opera Theater, opening up the lobby to make it more inviting, moving the box office out toward the pond, adding canopies in front and on the sides to shelter patrons from the elements,…