Sunday’s Town, Gown Gala Seeks To Build College, Community Ties By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Exclusive ONEONTA – For Kaler Carpenter, the Town & Gown Gala – free this Sunday at Foothills – is not just a fundraiser: It’s a chance to bring the community together. “There’s a lot of division between the residents of Oneonta and the students because of behavior,” said Carpenter. “I knew we needed something more than a rock show to bring everyone together.” From 3…
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Eldridge Only Won City Of Oneonta, Minus 2 Precincts, Against Gibson Democrat Sean Eldridge, challenging U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19th, in Tuesday’s election, lost Otsego County, 4,971-10,027, but won the Democratic city of Oneonta, 998-920. In Oneonta, Eldridge won six of the eight wards, losing the Fifth (outer Chestnut) and the Sixth (River Street), according to a breakout put together by Bill Waller, the former Cooperstown GOP chairman. In the rest of the county, the Democrat came closest to winning…
Oneonta Common Council To Review 2015 Budget ONEONTA – Common Council is planning to meet at 6 p.m. today in council chambers for a workshop on the 2015 city budget.…
In Turnaround, Cuomo Loses Upstate That He Won In 2010 SYRACUSE – Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo lost 43 Upstate counties, including Otsego. He won only eight, according to an analysis from the Syracuse Post-Standard. In 2010, he won 37 Upstate counties, including Otsego, and lost only 13. “Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo ran for a second term as the first state leader in decades who paid attention to Upstate New York,” the Post-Standard reported. “But on Tuesday, Upstate voters did not…
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By Day’s End, 17 Trees Will Clothe Denuded Downtown Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – At 10:30 today, a crew from All Seasons Landscaping, Lowville, began planting 17 trees – a half-dozen varieties – along Main Street’s north side, bringing the first half of a $2 million sidewalk-replacement project to an end. All Seasons is a subcontractor of Central Paving, Ilion, which began the job in the spring and plans to complete the southside by next Memorial Day. The trees are from Schichtel’s…
New Trees Expected Today In Downtown Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Wayne White, a partner in All Seasons Landscaping, Lowville, said the 17 trees that will be planted on the northside of Cooperstown’s Main Street should be delivered at 9 a.m. today. He expects all the trees to be planted by the end of the day. All trees were removed from the north side of the street in the spring to make way for a $2 million redo of the downtown sidewalks…
Moment Of Silence, Tribute To Mayor Mark First Meeting Without Leader…
Ramsaran Tries To Bribe Guard To Help Him Escape, Police Say NORWICH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office today arrested Ganesh “Remy” Ramsaran, saying he offered a prison guard $100,000 to help him escape from the county jail. Ramsaran, who is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in September of murdering his wife, now faces an additional charge of bribery, second degree, a Class C felony, deputies said. As soon as Ramsaran made the offer, the prison guard notified his…
IN MEMORIAM: Dee Mahalick, Food Pantry Founder CHERRY VALLEY – Glora K. (Dee) Mahalick , 71, founder of the Daily Bread Food Pantry here, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at Bassett Hospital.…