Schenevus School Surpluses Too High, Taxpayers Kept In Dark, Auditors Find SCHENEVUS – The Schenevus Central school board hasn’t been straightforward with the taxpayers about district finances, according to an audit released in recent days by state Auditor Thomas DiNapoli’s office. “District officials have accumulated excessive fund balances and not adequately reported the District’s financial condition to the taxpayers,” the auditors found. Among other findings, the audit found unexpended surplus exceeded the 4 percent “allowable limit,” and that information provided…
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IN MEMORIAM: Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, 78; Superintendent, Leatherstocking Golf Course COOPERSTOWN – Wilhelmus “Willy” Pijnenburg, a long-time resident of Cooperstown and retired superintendent of The Leatherstocking Golf Course, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 2, 2014, at his home on Fair Street, surrounded by his family. He was 78.…
Historical Marker Honors Gilbertsville Heritage…
110 Hop-Growing Aficionados Tour Sites Of County Revival ONEONTA – Otsego County’s reputation as a hops-growing hub was further fertilized today at 110 hops growers, prospective hops growers and people interested in the revival of the historic local crop toured sites from Oneonta to Pierstown. Another 30 people tried to register for the Northeast Hops Alliance’s annual Field Day, but couldn’t be accommodated, said Alycia Schick, a staffer with the Madison County Cooperative Extension Service. A smaller tour is…
August 1, 2014 E-Edition The Freeman’s Journal Hometown Oneonta All Otsego…
Scriven Foundation $5,000 Matching Grant Offered For Coop Food Pantry Renovations COOPERSTOWN – Renovations are underway that will move the Cooperstown Food Pantry from the baseball of the Presbyterian Church basement to the first floor, director Audrey Murray reports. Cooperstown Food Pantry provides emergency food assistance to an average of 175 northern Otsego County families every month, 600 – 700 people, and the move will provide easier access for those clients, “many of whom are elderly or disabled,” Murray said.…
It’s ‘Baseball Project Day’ In Cooperstown, Mayor Katz Proclaims On Village Hall Steps LISTEN TO THE BASEBALL PROJECT’S “THEY PLAYED BASEBALL’…
GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Astorino Issues Video Detailing Negative Press On Cuomo ‘Morelandgate’…
Otsego 2000’s Dillingham Testifies To EPA On Dangers Of Natural Gas COOPERSTOWN – Nicole Dillingham, Otsego 2000 president, was in Pittsburgh today testifying against a proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that she said ” invites a major conversion to natural gas throughout the country because natural gas.” “However,” she said, “methane itself is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and the environmental damage caused by the extraction, processing and waste disposal associated with natural gas use were not…
By Dismantling Moreland Commission, Cuomo Attracts Prosecutor’s Attention By ALAN CHARTOCK • Capitol Connection The biggest story of the year in state politics is what happened to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Act Commission, which was supposed to look into corruption in state government. READ NEW YORK TIMES INVESTIGATIVE REPORT When Cuomo established the commission he said it would be independent and would follow the leads no matter where they led. He said that the commission, made up of outstanding members, including several…
