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Fracking, Not Casinos, Would Better Benefit Upstate NY Economy, Columnist Concludes By banning fracking and backing casinos, Governor Cuomo got it backwards, New York Times’ columnist Joe Nocera opined in Saturday’s newspaper. “Anyone who cares about the economic viability of New York State should be troubled by these two decisions,” Nocera wrote. “It is fracking — despite risks — that has the potential to boost struggling communities, by providing well-paying, middle-class jobs. Casinos, meanwhile, are a road to nowhere. The…
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Oneonta’s Carvin On ‘CSI’ Tonight ONEONTA – Oneonta heart-throb Cuyle Carvin is a guest actor at 10:30 this evening on CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Carvin, a Hartwick College grad who is considered a rising star, has appeared on “Law and Order” and other front-rank TV shows.…
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IN MEMORIAM: In CCC, Bill Ronovech, 98, Helped Build Gilbert Lake State Park ONEONTA – William Ronovech, 98, who helped build Gilbert Lake State Park during three years in the Civilian Conservation Corps, passed away on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at Fox Hospital. William was born on April 29, 1916 in Brooklyn, the son of the late Anthony and Olga Ronovech. He married Eleanor Hebert on June 2, 1940. She predeceased him on Jan. 16, 1988, after 48 years.…
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SAYS Frack Ban May Embolden Other States To Follow Suit While two dozen U.S. municipalities and at least two countries, Bulgaria and France, have also adopted bans, states have been slower to act. Fracking opponents say New York, which surprised them Wednesday with the boldest move of any state so far, will change that. “It definitely has a national political impact … It really has a domino effect,” says Deb Nardone, director of the Sierra Club’s Keeping Dirty…
Here is a statement from Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz on Governor Cuomo’s decision to ban fracking: “The Village of Cooperstown, heeding the voice of local residents, was an early opponent of fracking, putting out a statement in 2011 against this environmentally unsound practice. Studies showed that fracking was, and is, dangerous to our community and the environment as a whole. “I am completely happy, and in full support, of Governor Cuomo’s decision to prohibit the risky practice of fracking that…
Ommegang Praises Governor’s Choice Of Clear Water Over ‘Shortterm Interests’ COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang issued a statement a few minutes ago congratulating Governor Cuomo on his decision to ban fracking in New York State, saying “the legacy of clean water should take precedence over shortterm interests.” Here is the statement in full: “Brewery Ommegang congratulates Governor Andrew Cuomo who, heeding the advice of Department of Health commissioner Howard Zucker and Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens, has prohibited hydraulic…