OTHER VIEWS: COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE Lack Of Participation Hindered Efforts To Treat Manager Fairly Editor’s Note: This is the full text of Oneonta Common Council member Larry Malone’s address to his colleagues this past Tuesday, details his efforts to ensure City Manager Martin Murphy was equitably reviewed before Murphy’s dismissal last month. I submit this summary of the 2015 City Manager Performance Review Process as part of the permanent record of the Oneonta City Council. There are three motivations…
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https://www.allotsego.com/?p=14239Brewery Ommegang To Reissue 1st Two ‘Game Of Thrones’ Beers COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang this fall will re-release the two original beers in its “Game of Thrones” collaboration: Iron Throne Blonde Ale and Take the Black Stout. The beers will be in single 750ml bottles and a collectible gift pack featuring a bottle of each and a commemorative “Game of Thrones” glass. “We heard from so many fans who were disappointed about missing the first two ‘Game of Thrones’ beers,”…
MARIETTA STAYS ON BALLOT AS DEMOCRAT, JUDGE RULES COOPERSTOWN – In a decision filed today, Administrative Judge Robert Mulvey ruled that Andrew Marietta’s name will remain on the Democratic line for District 8 county representative in the Nov. 3 elections. He is running against county Rep. Rick Hulse, R-8. The judge found Marietta’s petitions, which had been challenged by Lynn Krogh, Republican County Committee secretary and wife of GOP County Chairman Vince Casale, were valid. Casale did not return a phone…
2-Car Collision Ties Up Rte. 28 At Cooperstown At this hour, Cooperstown firefighters and emergency personnel are at the scene of a two-car collision on Route 28 (Glen Avenue), just north of the Leatherstocking Federal Credit Union. Details were few, but at least two people were being treated at the scene. Southbound traffic from Fly Creek and northbound from the village is being diverted at this time. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com) …
TRUSTEES TO REVISIT SEVERANCE CONTRACT Murphy Believes He’s Owed More Than Specified ONEONTA – Discussion on City Manager Martin Murphy’s severance contract has been renewed in a dispute over sick days and pension, and may be discussed in executive session following this evening’s Common Council meeting. Council member Bob Brzozowski, a member of the council’s Finance, Technology & Operations Committee, said a few minutes ago that the $5,900 included in the severance contract does not credit Murphy for all the…
IN MEMORIAM: Gary S. Dunbar, 84; UCLA Professor Retired To Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Gary Seamans Dunbar, professor emeritus of UCLA’s Department of Geography, passed away late Sunday night, Aug. 16, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was 84. A complete obituary will be published in a future edition of this newspaper. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.…
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