Firefighters At SFCU Headquarters SIDNEY – The Oneonta Fire Department at 8 a.m. was called to respond to a fire at the headquarters her of Sidney Federal Credit Union, where smoke was reported issuing from the upper two floors. No further details were immediately available, but a witness at the scene said no flames were visible. Whatever the source – perhaps lightning from last night’s downpour – the situation was reported under control by 9:30.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Howard Talbot, 89; Directed Hall Of Fame For 17 Years COOPERSTOWN – Howard Chase Talbot, Jr., retired director of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, passed away with his family by his side Saturday evening, July 18, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was 89. Calling hours are Tuesday and the funeral Wednesday. (See below) A revered figure in the Cooperstown community, he served as Hall director – then the equivalent of president – from 1976 to 1993. Initially hired…
Ommegang Parent To Partner With West Coast Craft Brewer COOPERSTOWN – Duvel Moortgat, Brewery Ommegang’s parent company, has added another brewer, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. of Paso Robles, Calif., to its expanding affiliation with quality craft brewers in the U.S. The deal, announced Thursday, was datelined Paso Robles and Kansas City, Mo., where Duvel last year acquired the Boulevard Brewing Co. At the time, Ommegang then-president Simon Thorpe, now Duvel Moortgat USA president, said the Boulevard acquisition was part of a plan…
COUNCIL VOTE SUSPENDS CITY MANAGER MURPHY By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – After barring public comment before a packed house, a split Common Council this evening voted, 5-2, with one abstention, to suspend City Manager Martin Murphy, who has served as City Hall’s top executive for 10 months. Three Council members, Bob Brzozowski, Chip Holmes and David Rissberger, argued that due process had been circumvented and Murphy was the victim of emotions gone out of control. Meanwhile, a four-vote bloc…
First Director Of Hartwick College’s Craft Food, Beverage Center Arrives ONEONTA – Aaron MacLeod, the first director of Hartwick College’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage, is completing his first week on campus today. MacLeod has most recently served as a chemist at the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he was responsible for providing quality assurance for malting barley grown in western Canada and conducting research on factors affecting malting and brewing quality. The Center…
67 East St. Demolition Marks Beginning Of Greener Entrance To Hartwick College…
Mike Lynch Plans Resolution Seeking Manager’s Suspension ONEONTA – Council member Mike Lynch has advised his colleagues he intends to introduce a resolution asking for the suspension of City Manager Martin Murphy at today’s special Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The he plans to make a motion authorizing the “payment of contractual severance” if Murphy voluntarily resigns.…
allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Be Stampeded, Keep Manager In Place For Now Yet again, Council member Mike Lynch – this time, with the help of colleague Larry Malone – has manufactured a crisis in Oneonta City Hall. This evening, Common Council will convene in special session to act on a motion to approve a severance package for City Manager Martin Murphy. Acting Mayor Russ Southard, who confirmed Murphy Thursday morning declined a request that he resign, called the meeting. Murphy, with…
Lynch, Malone Behind Attempt At Oust Murphy, Colleague Says ‘I’m Very Angry,’ Says Brzozowski. Manager Can Succeed, He Adds ONEONTA – Common Council members Mike Lynch and Larry Malone are behind efforts to oust City Manager Martin Murphy, Bob Brozowski, one of three Council members that want to give Murphy time to succeed, said this morning. “I’m very angry,” said the usually mild-mannered Council member. Brzozowski said Wednesday’s meeting, purportedly called an initiative of a “360 review” of Murphy’s performance to date, was…
COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY ON CITY MANAGER FUTURE By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – The second effort to remove a city manager in as many years will be the topic of a special Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 Friday evening in City Hall. A notice of the meeting was sent out at 6:36 this evening by City Clerk Doug Kendall, alerting the public that Acting Mayor Russ Southard called the meeting at the request of Council members Larry…