Merchants Beware: That $100 Bill May Be Bogus ONEONTA – State police have received “numerous complaints” of counterfeit $100 bills being used in Otsego and Delaware county stores with the intent of scamming merchants, according to State Trooper Nathan Riegal, public information officer. The scam works when a person uses a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase a small number of item, then receives change back in legal tender. If a merchant suspects someone of using a counterfeit bill, they are urged…
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Former City Chamberlain Joins In Charter Review ONEONTA – Former city chamberlain David Martindale has been named to the Charter Review Commission, Mayor Gary Herzig announced.…
CANO Celebrates New Colors, Says Goodbye To Its President…
IN MEMORIAM: Stanley Slovinsky, 85; Half Of Norman & Dean Comedy Act DAVENPORT – Samuel Slovinsky, 85, who as Stanley Dean, half of a comedy act, Norman & Dean, that performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1962 and 1963 and across the U.S. and Europe, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at home after a long illness. He was born July 17, 1930, in Montreal, Canada, the son of Issie and Ray (Dorfman) Slovinsky. Samuel married Pamela Persch, from Gloversville, on…
Efficiencies, Including Center Street School Closing, Equal Tax Rebates MILFORD – Eligible homeowners in the ONC BOCES region – some in the Oneonta and Cooperstown school districts – are slated to receive a tax rebate check due to the successful completion of an efficiency plan. The state announced checks would be mailed starting next Tuesday. The Oneonta City School District was able to contribute $300,000 in savings by closing the Center Street School, the largest single efficiency.…
Craftsmen From Vermont Install Historical Carpeting At Hyde Hall…
Man Charged With Taking Payments For Roofing Jobs, Not Doing Work A four-time convicted felon has been charged with fraud, accused of accepting payment for installing roofs, then not following through, District Attorney John Muehl announced today. Gary R. Murphy, 65, of 6717 Route 7, Town of Maryland, is charged with grand larceny yesterday in Otsego Town Court and was returned to Herkimer County Jail, where he is facing other charges.…
ANDREW STAMMEL, D-DISTRICT 4 Youngest County Rep Supports New Jobs, Including Waterpark Editor’s Note: This is the first of six profiles, one each on the six new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will appear each Wednesday up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Megan Kennedy, R-District 5 (Hartwick, Milford and New Lisbon). By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Rep.-elect Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta – he will be the…
Hager Cousin Prepares Second Large Hopyard 280 Poles Rising In Field Near Fly Creek By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – For the latest evidence the hop revival is here to stay, take Route 28 north from Cooperstown, bear right on Goose Street in front of the Pail House Winery, bear right on Bailey, and then onto Stone House Road to where Dr. Mackie used to have an airstrip. There, you will see dozens of poles stuck in the…
Town May Lose Fire Protection By Year’s End OFD Layoffs Possible, Too, If Negotiations Still Stalled By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The vast majority of the Town of Oneonta – from Brooks BBQ to the Southside to the single-family neighborhoods beyond the city’s West End – faces the possibility of losing the professional protection of the city’s Oneonta Fire Department at midnight on Dec. 31. Likely, that would also require Oneonta Fire Department layoffs. Since taking office…