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CLICK FOR TODAY’S PRESENTATION Ruffles Uses CHIPS, Plus Low-Cost Debt, To Balance ’21 Budget County Treasurer’s Model May Provide A Roadmap For Reps By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County’s roads are paved with gold, County Treasurer Allen Ruffles has discovered. And that gold can balance the county’s 2021 budget and keep the tax-rate increase under the state-mandated 2 percent next year, Ruffles told the county board’s Budget Committee today. In unveiling a preliminary county budget…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Luck Of The Draw Fundraiser, 2 Exhibits Open At Art Association EXHIBIT OPENINGS – 11 a.m. 3 art exhibit open, no reception planned. Stop by to enjoy ‘Essential Art: The 29th Annual Regional Juried Art Show’ thru 10/30, ‘The Luck of the Draw Exhibit & Fundraiser’ thru 10/17, & ‘Leatherstocking Brush & Palette Club Fine Arts Exhibition’ thru 10/30. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com…
CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO LIVE County Treasurer Ruffles Set To Unveil His Version Of Tax-Hike Free ’21 Budget https://www.facebook.com/102347451408765/videos/369948947720001 Follow County Treasurer Allen Ruffle’s presentation of a proposed 2021 Otsego County budget, including recommendations for how to avoid a tax increase, when the county board’s Budget Committee convenes in a few moments. Click on video to listen live.…
Delgado Featured On Panel On Local Childcare Shortage ONEONTA – Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, will be among the speaker at 9 p.m. next Tuesday, Oct. 6, at an Otsego County Chamber “virtual roundtable” on access to affordable, high-quality childcare. The discussion, including businesspeople, elected officials, child-care providers and neuroscientist Dr. Sloka Iyengar, a consultant with Phase Five Communications, New York City. The program is co-sponsored by ReadyNation, a Washington D.C. consultancy focused on workforce issues and children.…
IN MEMORIAM: Gerald A. Ferris, 70; Managed Grossman’s Lumber, Oneonta ONEONTA – Gerald A. Ferris, 79, former manager of Grossman’s Lumber, Pony Farm Road, passed away Sept. 15, 2020, at his home in Bushnell, Fla. Jerry was born in Worcester, on July 20, 1941, the second son of James and Emma Ferris. Jerry lived and worked in the Oneonta area, including Otego, for the majority of his life. In addition to Grossman’s, he was manager of the garage door company…
IN MEMORIAM: Ashley Fitzpatrick-Thomes; ‘Too Young’; Husband, Daughter Survive RICHFIELD – Ashley E. Fitzpatrick-Thomes, 34, of Perkins Road, Town of Richfield, died “too young” and unexpectedly at her home on Sept. 19, 2020. Born May 6, 1986, in Stamford, Ashley was the daughter of Hadley and Janet (Vandover) Fitzpatrick. She attended Cooperstown Central School as a member of the Class of 2005. She met her best friend and life partner, Derrick Thomes, in 2009 and soon thereafter began their lives together.…
IN MEMORIAM: Violetta ‘Vi’ Elsey; Wife Of Former Town Supervisor SPRINGFIELD – Violetta “Vi” Elsey, 75, spouse of former Springfield Town Supervisor Bill Elsey, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, with her loving husband by her side. Born on June 9, 1945, in Germany, Vi’s parents were refugees from Lithuania at the end of World War II and were in a camp in Ingolstadt, Germany, operated by the U.S. Army when Vi was born. She was 5 years…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Virtual Memorial Pit Run PIT RUN – Virtual run in memory of Ricky J. ‘Pit’ Parisian, state trooper killed in the line of duty. Run a 5K, 10K, or 100K (new this year). Visit runsignup.com/Race/NY/Oneonta/PitRun?fbclid=IwAR3l-EumM-3CtHNOyxuyLMqZiHbY7l7T-EryomEfBofYH20haFqsVNROWhk for info.…
WEEKLY TALLY • 9/23-9/30 SUNY Still Source Of New C-19 Cases ONEONTA – New COVID-19 cases over the past week have continued to emanate mostly from SUNY Oneonta, according to a tally of reports over the past week. Between Sept. 24 and today, the county Department of Health has reported 23 new cases countywide, and SUNY Oneonta has reported 15 cases. An additional two cases surfaced at Hartwick College. While the three entities’ reports are not completely in sync, this…