Seward Floated For Congress He’d Be First From County Since George Fairchild A Century Ago In the wake of U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson’s announcement Tuesday that he will leave Congress in 2016 at the end of his term, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, was mentioned today in The Daily Koz as a possible candidate on the Republican side. The article also mentioned Assemblyman Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie, whose district includes four Otsego County towns: Cherry Valley, Roseboom, Decatur and Worcester. A…
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County Board Reelects Kathy Clark As Chair COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, was elected chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives this morning for a third year. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, was reelected vice chairman. A former board chair, County Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, was nominated for chair, but Clark was chosen before the Powers matter could come to the floor.…
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Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Smoltz, Biggio Will Enter Hall COOPERSTOWN – Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Craig Biggio, John Smoltz are the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2015 inductees, HoF President Jeff Idelson announced on mlb.com a few minutes ago. Idelson called them “incredibly great additions to Cooperstown.”…
Baseball Hall Of Fame Names 2015 Inductees This Afternoon COOPERSTOWN – When the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces its 2015 Hall of Fame ballot at 2 p.m. today, another record-setting class to match 2014 may be revealed. The new candidates on the ballot include Cy Young Award winners like Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz, along with sluggers Carlos Delgado and Gary Sheffield, two-time batting champion Nomar Garciaparra and lock-down closer Troy Percival. Other first-time candidates include: Rich Aurilia, Aaron Boone,…
GIBSON WON’T RUN AGAIN U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, just elected to a third term, was due to be sworn in today – and also announced he won’t run again in 2016. “As I stated shortly after retiring from the Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits. Accordingly, after much reflection and consultation with my family, this will be my third and final time taking the oath of office as a…
Audra Cameron, 20; Polar Jump Beneficiary Succumbs After 2-Year Battle With Cancer ONEONTA – Audra Kathleen Cameron, 20, a beneficiary of the 2013 Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Fox Hospital, after a two-year battle with liver cancer. Audra was born Aug. 16, 1994, in Ypsilanti, Mich., the daughter of Reid Thomas and Mary Kay Cameron. After finishing her freshman year of high school in Michigan, Audra’s family moved to Oneonta. She graduated from…
Village To Expand Paid Parking To Parts Of Fair, River, Church COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board, at a noontime work session today, reached consensus on expanding downtown paid parking to three more streets: • Fair Street, between Main and Lake • The length of Church Street, behind the Baseball Hall of Fame • River Street, between Main and the Bassett Clinic The trustees aim to be prepared at their January meeting on the 26 to set a public hearing for…
Daurice E. Miller, 84, Oneonta; ‘Amazing’ Pastor’s Wife ONEONTA – Daurice E. Miller, 84, described as “an amazing pastor’s wife” as she served with her husband Willard at churches in Toddsville, Springfield Center, Milford and Otego, passed away on Dec. 28, 2014, at Fox Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Otego on Feb. 21, 1930, daughter of Frederick and Mabel Stiefel. She was the middle child of 15 children. She married Willard R. Miller on Oct. 3,…