Retired Bishop Who Witnessed 9/11 At Cooperstown Community Service COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown’s community memorial service for the victims of 9/1 on today’s 13th anniversary included two witnesses to the tragedy, Mark Sisk, the retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and his wife Karen. After the service at Cooperstown Methodist Church, Bishop Fisk recalled that, on the morning after 9/11, emergency workers allowed him through the police lines where he was able to determine that Trinity Church at…
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City Testing Water Flows On Park, Brown Streets Monday Evening ONEONTA – The city’s Public Service Department will be conducting two water flow tests Monday night. The first will be at 8 p.m. on Brown Street, Town of Oneonta; the second at 9 p.m. on Park Street. Customers in these areas will experience loss of pressure and possible discolored water during these tests. Questions, call 432-2100.…
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Maples, Locusts, Elms, Lilacs Among Trees Going Downtown By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Norwegian sunset maples. Skyline honey locusts. Harvest gold lindens. Homestead elms. Emerald sunshine elms. Ivory silk lilacs. These enticingly named trees will be planted along the north side of Main Street in late October and early November, according to Jim Kisker of Schichtel’s Nursery in Springville, near Buffalo. LEARN MORE ABOUT NORWEGIAN SUNSET MAPLES • HARVEST GOLD LINDENS • IVORY SILK LILACS HOMESTEAD ELMS •…
Village Trustees Plan Public Hearing On Hotel In Downtown Cooperstown By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Every other likely board and agency stepped back, so the Village Board this afternoon agreed to be the lead agency under SEQRA on the 22-unit, four-story hotel proposed for the former TJ’s Restaurant, 124 Main St. Given the more narrow focus of the Planning Board, H-PARB or ZBA, Mayor Jeff Katz observed at a special 5 p.m. meeting, “There’s no choice; but it’s…
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TEACHOUT HAMMERS CUOMO IN OTSEGO COUNTY, LOSES NY Zephyr Teachout hammered Governor Cuomo in Otsego County in today’s Democratic primary, 1,372-480, although Cuomo won statewide. In the 21st Assembly District, Bill Magee won this county and Madison. With 60 percent of the vote in, county Democratic Chairman Richard Abbate of Cooperstown said he believed the veteran legislator has turned back a challenge from Sherrill Council member Mike Hennessy. In the Town of Oneonta, Republican Trish Riddell Kent beat Democrat Dave Rowley…
Senator Seward Reins In DOT On Any West Lake Road Plans ONEONTA – State Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, today said the state Department of Transportation will put a hold ona controversial Route 80 road repair project along the west side of Otsego Lake in order to review ownership and repair issues associated with the properties there. “A number of constituents and several local officials have contacted me in regard to the unreasonable saga which is playing out for homeowners…
SUNY Oneonta Advances 25 Spots In U.S. News’ ‘Best Colleges’ List ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta is among the top 100 colleges in the Northeast for the ninth consecutive year, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 ranking of “Best Colleges,” due for release tomorrow. The college jumped 25 spots to No. 41 in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category, which includes institutions in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and all of New England that offer a full range…
