Crash Closed Route 166 After Motorcyclist Injured CHERRY VALLEY – A Warnersville motorcyclist was flown by Life Net helicopter to Albany Medical Center after his southbound 2013 Kawasaki was struck from behind as it slowed to turn off Route 166 onto Route 33 at 3 p.m. Friday, the county Sheriff’s Department reports. Route 166 was closed for about two hours. The motorcyclist was Jason D. Wilber, 38. The driver of the delivery van that struck the bike was Todd J.…
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Mayor Says: Let Treasurer, County Planners Help Collect County’s Delinquent Ec-Dev Loans COOPERSTOWN – Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller this afternoon exhorted a key county committee to get four-square behind the new “single point of contact” approach to economic development. “We really need the integration of the county into this work that the IDA is doing,” said Miller, who appeared before the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the county Board of Representatives in the county office building here. The mayor outlined how…
Who Should Remove Tree In DEC’s Hands COOPERSTOWN – The Army Corps of Engineers this morning contacted Brian Clancy, village superintendent of public works, on a tree that has been blocking the Susquehanna River near its source for the past few days. Clancy said he was advised the Army Corps has no jurisdiction, and said the matter is now being reviewed the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Stamford office. The tree toppled last Thursday from the river bank along the…
Tomorrow First Anniversary Of ‘Community Conversations’ ONEONTA – Tuesday, June 10, is the first anniversary of Common Council’s “Community Conversations,” weekly 8-9 a.m. meetings at the College Food Boutique in The Shops At Ford & Main where residents have a chance to chat with the city’s leadership. Ward 7 Council member Bob Brzozowski invites folks to stop by.…
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Cooperstown ‘Hospital Zone’ Task Force May Ease Regulations On New Buildings COOPERSTOWN Zoning revisions that creates a “hospital zone” in the vicinity of Bassett Healthcare but will also allow buildings up to 4,000-square-feet anywhere in the village to avoid site-development review will be presented to the public at an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 16, at the fire hall on Chestnut Street.…
Lumberjacks At Lakefront Park Qualifying For National Contest COOPERSTOWN – Before 150 spectators in Lakefront Park and against a stunning backdrop of sunny Otsego Lake, Cooperstown’s first Stihl Pro & Collegiate Lumberjack Legacy Invitational northeast qualifier is underway until 5 p.m. today and 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. The local event was devised by Nathan and Holly Waterfield of Cherry Valley, who have been competing in lumberjack competitions since their undergraduate days at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He…
IN MEMORIAM: Karl Inge Eilertsen, 86, Oneonta; Master Boat Builder ONEONTA — Karl Inge Eilertsen, 86, of Oneonta, a master boat builder in his native Norway who applied his skills to building the Church of Atonement here, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Fox Hospital.…
County Committed To ‘Single Point Of Contact’ On Ec-Dev, Clark Says By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, said today the county is not ready to participate in the IDA’s “single point of contact” approach to economic development right now, but she intends that it will. “In no way did I intend it to be interpreted that we don’t want to do a one-stop shop,” said Clark. “I don’t want it…
Dreams Park Owner’s Tree Falls Across Susquehanna COOPERSTOWN – Neighbor Chip Northrop, 17 River St., has alerted the DEC that a tree on the property of Dreams Park owner Lou Presutti has fallen across the Susquehanna River near its source, blocking the waterway. In his letter, Northrup says Presutti, who bought the 10 Main St. mansion last summer, is refusing to have the tree removed. The neighbor is asking the DEC to direct Presutti to do so. The tree is over…
