Agreement May Be Close On Oneonta Fire Contract Coccoma To Reconvene Court at 1:15; Meanwhile, Lawyers, Clients To Confer COOPERSTOWN – An agreement may be close. Reconvening the hearing in state Supreme Court here shortly after noon, Judge Michael V. Coccoma said “there have been proposals” that City Attorney David Merzig and the lawyer for the Town of Oneonta Fire District #1, Terrence Hannigan of Delmar, should discuss with their clients over the lunch hour. Coccoma said he will reopen…
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CITY-TOWN FIRE DISPUTE After 45 Minutes In Chambers, No Decision; Lawyers Try Again COOPERSTOWN – State Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma took lawyers for the City of Oneonta and Town of Oneonta Fire District #1 into his chambers at 10:15 a.m. to see if they could talk their way through to a resolution of the fire-contract standoff. HERE ARE CHARTS TOWN USING TO MAKE CASE BEFORE COCCOMA The closeted discussion was supposed to last half an hour, but City…
Oneonta Driver Charged With 3rd DWI In Decade ONEONTA – An Oneonta driver is facing felony charges after having been arrested on drunk-driving for the third time in the past decade, state police report. Jason A. Thomas, 37, was arrested at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday after he allegedly failed to signal a turn as he entered Route 11A in the Town of Laurens, according to a press release. Troopers alleged he was driving while intoxicated, and said he was driving with a…
Charter Committee Suggests Shifting Emergency Powers By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As the waters rose around Oneonta during the 2006 floods, Mayor John Nader was constantly on the phone, talking to government officials, worried citizens and businesses affected by the rising river. “It was crucial to have an elected official to speak to and for the community,” said Nader, who is chairing Mayor Gary Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee. The power to call out police and fire…
IN MEMORIAM: Noella Townsend, 93; Retired To Oneonta To Be Near Family ONEONTA – Noella Townsend, 93, who retired to Oneonta from Hudson Falls in 1986, passed away Jan. 16, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. Her son and his family survive her locally. She was born on Dec. 17, 1922, in Casselman, Ontario, Canada. She and her family moved to Hudson Falls, when she was about 4, where she learned to speak English and graduated from Hudson Falls High School.…
IN MEMORIAM: Albina Konchar, 92; She, Husband Farmed On Christian Hill COOPERSTOWN – Albina C. Konchar, 92, who with her husband operated a dairy farm on Christian Hill for many years, died peacefully this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. She had resided in Hyde Park and, lately, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. Born March 1, 1923, in Croatia, she and her family emigrated to France one year later. In 1930, the family came to the United…
Seward To Bring More Funding To Craft Beer Center’s Opening ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced a few minutes ago he will bring word of “special legislative funding” to Friday’s ribbon-cutting at Hartwick College’s new Center for Craft Food & Beverage. The event will be at 1:30 p.m. at the college’s Johnstone Science Center. Seward’s Democratic counterpart in the Assembly, Bill Magee, D-Nelson, who is running for a 13th term this year, also plans to attend.…
Abbate: GOP Fails To File For Nominating Caucus It Appears Mayor Katz Assured Third Term COOPERSTOWN – The Democrats, it appears, have it. Republicans failed to file notice by the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline to hold a nominating caucus for Cooperstown’s March 15 village elections, according to county Democratic chair Richard Abbate. That means incumbent Mayor Jeff Katz and two Democratic trustees will be unopposed for reelection. Trustee Richard Sternberg, recently appointed by Katz, has indicated he will run for a…
Seward Asks School Commissioner To Visit Rural School In His District ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, had an opportunity to question the new state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, today at the Senate Education Committee’s first meeting of the year. Afterwards, he invited Elia to visit a rural school in his district, and also issued the following statement: “With so many vital education topics on the agenda for 2016, it was critical to meet with Commissioner Elia to open the first…
Lowe’s Holds Balance On Town Water Plans Word Awaited From Toronto Firm By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Town of Oneonta’s proposed water district to serve the Big Box stores in Southside Oneonta and homes along parallel Southside Drive is hinging on Toronto-based realty firm that owns the Lowe’s property. “If Lowe’s does not sign, the project is dead,” Town Supervisor Bob Wood said yesterday. According to Wood, the service area, which would be served from a…