State Police Name Three Victims Who Died In Cherry Valley Blaze CHERRY VALLEY – The victims in Thursday morning’s fire in Cherry Valley have been identified as Anthony Sabler, 13, Gabrielle F. Sabler, 20, and Ashley A. Tefft, 22, state police report. All three deaths in the 3:45 a.m. fire at 165 Hone Road were ruled accidental, caused by asphyxia due to the inhalation of smoke and heated combustible material. The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation.…
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3 REPORTED DEAD TODAY IN CHERRY VALLEY BLAZE CHERRY VALLEY – Police are investigating a fatal residential fire that occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. today at 165 Hone Road in the Town of Cherry Valley, near the Otsego-Schoharie county line. Three deceased subjects were located in the residence, according to the report on the state police media website. The manner and cause of death are pending and the investigation is continuing, the report said. 411.com identifies the home as occupied by the Lagasse family,…
Chief Uncas’ Direct Descendant Directing Glimmerglass’ ‘Flute’ COOPERSTOWN – Last summer, Madeline Sayet visited Glimmerglass’ environs for the first time, hiking into the woods with designers Troy Hourie (sets) and Kaye Voyce (costumes). They came upon a clearing. “There must have been a fire,” said Sayet, who, a direct descendant of the Mohegans’ great chief Uncas, is as close to a Native American princess as anyone these days. “All the trees were isolated and singular. And we said: That’s Sarastro’s work. The…
CUOMO WINS CONCESSIONS ON TEACHER EVALUATIONS Despite compromises, Governor Cuomo won “some changes in the way teachers are evaluated and granted tenure,” is how the New York Times is interpreting the content of the state budget bill. The governor’s proposed changes in the Common Core program have sparked teacher and parent protests in Oneonta and Cooperstown that included representation from around Otsego County. The newspaper says: “The final bill does not include percentages for how much particular measurements will count…
Property Owners To Be Briefed On Citywide Oneonta Assessment ONEONTA – City Assessor Richard Maxwell will brief city property owners on the upcoming reassessment at an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Oneonta Middle School cafeteria. Common Council has contracted with the appraisal firm Emminger, Newton, Pigeon & Magyar, Buffalo, to the the work. Maxwell will be joined byk ENPM representatives in explaining why the city is reassessing, the timeline, how values are determined and when…
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Mathes Says County Planner Stalls Pony Farm Expansion By JIM KEVLIN • for www.allotsego.com ONEONTA – The county’s “single point of contact” for economic development, Sandy Mathes, told a Citizen Voices public meeting this morning that, given interference by the county Planning Department, he is considering abandoning development of the final 25 acres in the Pony Farm Commerce Park. The county Planning Department director, Karen Sullivan, has asked the state DOT to review the Route 205 corridor from I-88 north,…
Alex & Ika Will Be Closed, Replaced With Cantina de Salsa, Owner Says COOPERSTOWN – After 18 years, the celebrated Alex & Ika restaurant, relocated from Cherry Valley to 149 Main St. in recent years, will be closed, proprietor Alex Webster announced this morning in an e-mail to customers. In its place, Webster said, he plans to open a second Cantina de Salsa Mexican restaurant in downtown Cooperstown site. The Cantina de Salsa in Cherry Valley WILL REMAIN IN OPERATION. “Almost two…
‘Single Point of Contact’ Will Report On Economic-Development Progress ONEONTA – Sandy Mathes, Otsego County’s “single point of contact” for economic development, will discuss “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” of attracting jobs here at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Carriage House in Southside Oneonta, 790 Southside Drive. The forum is hosted by Citizen Voices, and the public is welcome. A little more than a year into a three-year process, Mathes will talk about progress, issues and roadblocks. Additionally,…