Otsego Emergency Director Reports 911 Call Difficulties COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County 911 director Robert O’Brien has warned that Windstream Telephone customers in the 315 and the 822 exchange may be unable to dial 911. If emergency assistance is needed and 911 is not available, he advises that you call (607) 547-1697.…
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Meeting Rescheduled For Wednesday Weather, Holidays Keep Council Members Away From Their Final Duties Winter weather and holiday travel plans resulted in a near-empty Oneonta Common Council meeting earlier this evening, where outgoing members Michelle Fraser, First Ward, Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward, and Dana Levinson, Fifth Ward, didn’t attend their final meeting as Council members. With Michelle Osterhoudt having resigned Nov. 30, that left only, from left, David Rissberger, Third Ward, City Manager George Korthauer, Mayor Gary Herzig, City Clerk…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Enjoy CCS’ Winter Concert WINTER CONCERT – 7 p.m. CCS Jr./Sr. students perform voice, instrumental pieces. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org…
100-Year-Old Spruce Tree Comes Down On Pine Blvd.…
CLICK FOR SYRACUSE NEWSPAPER’S STORY Brindisi Backs Impeachment Utica-based Congressman Anthony Brindisi, D-22, has joined his colleague in the neighboring 19th District in announcing he plans to vote tomorrow for President Trump’s impeachment, he said today in an exclusive interview with the Syracuse Newspapers. Brindisi “has attracted national attention as a key swing vote on impeachment. He had been considered one of the most likely Democrats to split with his party on the historic vote.” Otsego County’s congressman, Antonio Delgado,…
School Cancelled, But Voting Continues On $5M CCS Plan COOPERSTOWN — Classes are cancelled today, but voting will continue until 8 p.m. at the high school on a $5 million referendum on capital improvements in the district. according to Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw. Rehabbed gymnasiums, new LED lighting, enhanced security and enhanced drainage at the baseball field are among the items that would be funded by the $5 million allocation, if approved. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON CCS REFERENDUM…
A Warming Shelter Planned, But Where? Asks Committee By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Plans for The Caring for the Homeless Collaborative’s proposed warming station can get underway once a location is determined, the group discussed today during their meeting. “We’ve come up with a couple of locations, but for one reason or another, it fell apart,” said Lynn Glueckert, executive director, Catholic Charities. Among the proposed sites were the Salvation Army and the River St. Baptist…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce N. Buffett, 66; Cooperstown Central Standout Athlete COOPERSTOWN — Bruce Nathaniel Buffett, 66, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, of natural causes at his home in Norfolk, Va. Buffett was born in Huntington, Long Island, on Jan. 13, 1953, and was proud of the fact he was descended from three families who settled on Long Island in the 1630s, the Buffett, Conklin, and Sammis families. He was named Bruce Nathaniel, continuing the Buffett family’s practice of…
UNANIMOUS RESOLUTIONS PASSED Clark, Koutnik, Shannon Praised At Final Meeting COOPERSTOWN — In its final meeting of the year, the Otsego County Board of Representatives today bid farewell to three of its members in unanimous resolutions: • Kathy Clark, R-Otego, former board chairman, was praised for “sincere effort … to represent the county’s best interests,” and — as the first woman to chair the board — “an important role model for young women and girls.” She served six terms, or…
IN MEMORIAM: Alma M. DeLuise, 80; Bronx Native Raised Family In Oneonta ONEONTA – Alms M. DeLuise, 80, of Oneonta, a Bronx native who raised her family locally, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. She was born on July 16, 1939 in the Bronx, the daughter of Valentine and Muriel (Dinnen) Delaunay. She was predeceased by her husband Nicholas DeLuise. Alma enjoyed bartending in several local taverns in the area. She was also employed…