Special Admin Meeting Scheduled For Nov. 30 Democratic Prospect To Succeed Oberacker To Be Interviewed Then COOPERSTOWN – A special Administration Committee meeting has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, to interview the Democrat-backed prospect to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker in the county board’s District 6, Admin Chairman Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick said today. The meeting will not be Dec. 2, as previously reported. The Democrats have already identified a prospect in District 6 (Maryland, Worcester, Westford and…
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CSO Conductor’s Funeral Will Be Streamed Online ONEONTA – The funeral services for Maestro Charles Schneider, the longtime music director of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, will be streamed online from the New Hartford Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. this afternoon, according to an email sent out by the CSO. Schneider died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 84, at his Frankfort home. Tom Morgan, Janet Nepkie, Carlton Clay and Rayna Schneider will be among those who give words of tribute, and The Rev.…
CASALE: DEMOCRATS DIDN’T PLAN Kennedy Extends An Olive Branch Across The Aisle She Schedules Admin Meeting To Vet D-6 Democrat Prospect By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – To calm troubled political waters, county Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick, has scheduled an Administration Committee meeting for Dec. 2 to give the Democratic prospect to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker a hearing before that day’s county board meeting. “I felt this was the right thing to do,” she said a…
22 Cases Tied To Copper Fox, First Responders Sick Too 4 Hospitalized As COVID Rampages Through County COOPERSTOWN – Four people have been hospitalized as COVID-19 numbers rise throughout the county, bringing the total number of infections to 90. One of those hospitalized, Bond said, is a resident of a group home, where outbreaks began two weeks ago, although the others are not related to any particular cluster. In the last two days, 29 cases have been reported, with 20…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ‘Small Works’ Annual Art Exhibit OPENING RECEPTION – 3 or 4:15 p.m. Find beautiful works by local artists throughout ‘Small Works’ annual celebratory exhibit. Find works for sale to take home the same day for wonderful Christmas presents. Register for one of the free showings, only 50 guests allowed at a time. Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury. 607-326-7908 or visit roxburyartsgroup.org ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season.…
Retired Planner Karen Sullivan Wins Recycling Leadership Award ONEONTA – Karen Sullivan, retired county planning director, yesterday received the Lifetime Recycling Leadership Award from the state Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling. Sullivan has long worked to make the county more environmentally friendly, said Pat Knuth, executive director of The Arc Otsego, which nominated her. Among other accomplishments, Sullivan initiated the county’s mattress-recycling program and helped launched the annual Hazardous Waste Collection, now more than 20 years old. “Karen has…
Parking Lot 75 Percent Done, Village Trustee Told On Tour…
If Seat Can’t Be Filled, Are County Reps Deadlocked? Party Chairman Says Democrats Also Have District 6 Candidate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives may find bipartisanship forced upon it – perhaps until the end of 2021 – if a deadlock forming over Republican state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker’s vacancy can’t be resolved. County Democratic Chairman Clark Oliver said a few minutes ago that his county committee, meeting last night, identified a…
PLAN STAYS BELOW TAX CAP Public Hearing Held On ’21 County Budget…
Sheriff: Kansas Man Intentionally Struck Pedestrian With Car Attempted Murder Charge Levied By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK SEMINARY – A Kansas man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly drove off the roadway and intentionally struck a pedestrian, according to Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr. George K. Wang, 23, Lawrence, Kansas, was driving a 2013 Hyundai on Route 28 in Hartwick when he allegedly drove onto a grassy area at the front of…