DEC REJECTS CONSTITUTION No Water-Quality Permit For Pipeline The state Department of Environmental Conservation today announced it has denied the water-quality permit required for the Constitution Pipeline, blocking the 124-mile-long project for the time being. “Although DEC has granted certificates for other projects, the application by Constitution for these certificates fails to meet New York State’s water quality standards,” DEC said in a statement. At issue is the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification. The state was required to reject…
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IN MEMORIAM: Noël E. Ranieri, 61; Taught At ONC BOCES For 27 Years ONEONTA – Noël E. Ranieri, 61, who taught at ONC BOCES for 27 years, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 4, 1955, in Carbondale, Pa., to Siro and Joan (Brophy) Vergari. She married Scott T. Johnson on Aug. 20, 2012, in West Oneonta. Noël graduated Oneonta High School in 1973, and from Sullivan County Community College…
IN MEMORIAM: Charlotte Butler, 79; Owned Richfield Springs Liquor Store RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Charlotte Marie Butler, 79, who for 25 years co-owned Klem Liquor Store with her husband, passed away on Thursday morning April 21, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, with her family at her side. Charlotte was born on Jan. 24, 1937, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Robinson Klem. She was a lifelong Richfield Springs resident and Richfield Springs High School graduate.…
REPORT: State To Deny Permits Pipeline Needs ALBANY — The Cuomo Administration is preparing to deny the water-quality permits for the Constitution Pipeline in what has been shaping up to be a primary test of the governor’s environmental legacy, multiple sources confirmed, according to news reports at this hour. The announcement is supposed to come this afternoon: Earth Day. HERE’S THE CAPITOL NEW YORK REPORT HERE’S THE PRESSCONNECTS REPORT WAMC REPORTS DEC WON’T OK PERMITS…
After 30 Years, Ron Tiderencel Retires As County Roads’ Chief…
DOT Plans $43M Roadwork In Otsego County This Year ALBANY – The Cuomo Administration this week announced $43 million in road improvements to be done in Otsego County this summer: $20.6 million to pave I-88 from Exit 12 to Exit 13 and to maintain 12 bridges in the Towns of Oneonta and Otego $2.8 million to replace the Route 28 bridge over Route 7 and Norfolk Southern Railroad in the Town of Milford…
Editor On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’: Oneonta Surprised To Be On Poverty List Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), tells WAMC’s David Guistina on today’s “Morning Headlines” segment that Otsego County is grappling with a new reality after Governor Cuomo listed Oneonta as one of the 10 poorest Upstate cities. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TODAY’S REPORT…
IN MEMORIAM: Frank Grogan, 93; WWII Veteran Worked In Navy Yard ONEONTA – Francis “Frank” Grogan, 93, of Oneonta, at World War II veteran who then worked in the Navy as a civilian, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford. Born on Jan. 8, 1923, in Mount Kisco, Frank was the son of the late Michael and Edith (Sands) Grogan. Frank served in the Navy during World War II. Following his honorable discharge…
IN MEMORIAM: Elisabeth Schanz, 89, Farmed In Springfield With Husband SPRINGFIELD – Elisabeth Schanz, 89, of County Highway 27, a native of Yugoslavia, who ran a Town of Springfield dairy farm with her late husband, passed away on Wednesday afternoon April 20, 2016, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born on Jan. 16, 1927, in Beschka, Yugoslavia, daughter of the late Philip and Susanna Walter Thuro. Elisabeth was both raised and educated in Yugoslavia.…
Oneonta’s Erik Miller Joins NADO Board ONEONTA – Erik Miller, director of the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board in Binghamton, was elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of the National Association of Development Organizations at NADO’s annual meeting April 13 in Washington D.C. Miller, an Oneonta resident and candidate for city mayor in 2010, was previously OCCA executive director locally.…