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COUNTY LEARNS TODAY IF $1/2 BILLION ON WAY

COUNTY LEARNS TODAY IF $1/2 BILLION ON WAY Municipal and business leaders from across New York State have gathered at The Egg in Albany at this hour to learn which three of seven Regional Economic Development Council’s will share $1.5 billion from Governor Cuomo’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative. Otego County is in the six-county Mohawk Valley REDC, one of the seven contenders, and local officials attending include Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz and Caroline Lewis, SUNY Oneonta’s economic developer. The winners of…

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Oneonta’s Erik Miller Named To National Board

Oneonta’s Erik Miller Named To National Board ONEONTA – Erik Miller of Oneonta, director of the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board in Binghamton, has been elected to the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for 2015-16. The action came at NADO’s Annual Business Meeting at the association’s 48th Annual Training Conference in New Orleans this fall.…

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Groff’s ‘Fates, Furies’ Obama Favorite For ’15

Groff’s ‘Fates, Furies’ Obama Favorite For ’15 COOPERSTOWN – “Fates and Furies,” the third novel by Lauren Groff, who was raised in Cooperstown, is President Obama’s favorite book of 2015,  The New Republic is reporting. “It’s a special day,” declared Lauren’s mom, Jeannine.  She and Dr. Gerry Groff are the novelist’s parents. For her part, the novelist tweeted on hearing the news: “That’s it!  I retire.” “Obama’s pick is a popular one,” the New Republic reported.  “‘Fates and Furies’ is currently…

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Middlefield Supervisor Brings Lifetime Of Service To County

DAVID BLISS, R-DISTRICT 7 Middlefield Supervisor Brings Lifetime Of Service To County Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of seven profiles, one each on the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will be posted each Wednesday afternoon up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Andrew Marietta, District 8  (Town of Otsego, including Cooperstown west of the Susquehanna). By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dave Morris, one of David Bliss’…

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By Week’s End, Self-Checkout Lanes Will Be In Cooperstown Supermarket

By Week’s End, Self-Checkout Lanes Will Be In Cooperstown Supermarket COOPERSTOWN – With the new self-checkout lanes being installed at the Cooperstown Price Chopper, the supermarket just gave new meaning to the phrase “grab-and-go.” “Our customers who are just stopping in for a handful of items are more inclined towards self-checkout,” said Mona Golub, spokesperson for Price Chopper.  “By providing these, as well as full-service lines, we can provide better service.” Five self-checkout lanes are due in Cooperstown by the…