Magee: ‘People’s Business’ Top Priority NELSON – In response to GOP County Chair Vince Casale’s challenge, Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, said the Assembly’s business takes precedence over Sheldon Silver’s troubles right now. “My Number One thing is to get the Assembly back on the track, so we can do the people’s business,” said Magee, who is resting at home after a medical emergency last Thursday. In particular, the veteran assemblyman said, getting a budget completed on time should be the lower…
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GOP Chairman Urges Magee To State Position On Silver COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County Republican Chairman Vince Casale today called on Assemblyman Bill Magee to make his position known on whether he still supports indicted Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. “Since Silver’s arrest on corruption charges last week, Assemblyman Magee has been a steadfast supporter of Speaker Silver. Now that several Assembly Democrats from all parts of the state have done the right thing and stood up against the culture of corruption that Shelly Silver has created,…
Falk Proposes Adding Chestnut To Streets With Paid Parking COOPERSTOWN – Trustee Cindy Falk, who chairs the Streets Committee, this evening proposed adding Chestnut Street between Main and Lake to three other streets where paid parking may be expanded this summer. The Village Board, at its monthly meeting at 22 Main, unanimously concurred (Trustee Joan Nicols was absent), and set a public hearing for its February meeting on the 23rd for Chestnut and the three other sections where Pay & Display…
Gibson’s Possibilities Explored For Governor, And vs. Gillibrand Under the headline, “Can This Republican Conquer NY For The GOP,” the National Journal has posted an article examining not only whether Otsego County’s Congressman Chris Gibson can run for governor, but whether he and run against and beat U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY. The Journal points to his “moderate, bipartisan” record, and also on the 65-35 trouncing he gave well-watered Facebook spouse Sean Eldridge last November, when Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob…
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Democrats Nominate Dean, Falk For Cooperstown Board COOPERSTOWN – Incumbents Jim Dean and Cindy Falk were nominated by acclamation this evening for their second full terms on the Village Board at the Democratic caucus at 22 Main. Village elections are Tuesday, March 10. Dean, who attended with wife Eileen, said “it’s been enjoyable” and he’s looking forward to a second term. Falk, who was out of town, was unable to attend, but was praised by Mayor Jeff Katz, who put…
Salaries Up 10%, Healthcare Costs Down In CCS Pacts With Teachers, Food Service COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Central School District Board of Education approved labor contracts with its teachers and cafeteria workers at its monthly meeting Wednesday. The packages will raise salaries more than 10 percent over the next three years. However, “the concession to change insurance consortia will result in a savings of roughly $500,000 in year-to-year health cost,” said Cooperstown Superintendent C.J. Hebert. The new labor contracts with…
$6,000 Raised For Monument To Oneonta’s Vietnam Fallen ONEONTA – The necessary $6,000 has been raised for a monument in memory of the nine Oneonta soldiers killed in the Vietnam War, OHS grad Gene Schmidt of Unadilla announced today. The plan, announced last fall, is to install and dedicate the monument this Memorial Day among the cluster of monuments at the end of Neahwa Park’s Veterans Memorial Walkway. It is being constructed by Bainbridge Monuments. Common Council’s finance committee will review…
Bob Boyle’s Vigorous Writing Style Helped Convince His SI Readers Editor’s Note: On the AllOTSEGO.issues page of this week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, you will see a profile of Bob Boyle of East Springfield, the former Sports Illustrated reporter who – according to a new book, “Power on the Hudson,” by Robert Lifset – came up with the idea of challenging potentially polluting projects via the ecology, rather than aesthetics. Lifset said Boyle’s vigorous writing style was…