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In Otsego County, Hourly Wage Will Rise To Only $12.50 By 2021

In Otsego County, Hourly Wage Will Rise To Only $12.50 By 2021 In New York City, Minimum Wage Will Go To $15 FROM TODAY’S NEW YORK TIMES:  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced on Thursday that they had reached a budget agreement that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $15 by the end of 2018, but initiate slower increases elsewhere, even in the city’s wealthy suburbs. For Mr. Cuomo, the wage agreement came with clear…

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Cuomo Cabinet Member To Explain Budget Locally

Cuomo Cabinet Member To Explain Budget Locally ONEONTA – The public is invited to a presentation, by a member of Governor Cuomo’s cabinet, on the 2016-17 state budget, Mayor Gary Herzig announced today.  The presentation will be 9 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Foothills Performing Arts Center.…

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Oneonta Fight Leads To Arrest For Cocaine

Oneonta Fight Leads To Arrest For Cocaine ONEONTA – An early-morning fight in front of the Oneonta Hotel lead to the arrest of a man for possession of cocaine. At 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, the Oneonta Police Department responded to reports of a fight at 195 Main Street.  When they arrived, the arrested Avi Ray Figeuroa, 25, Oneonta.  During a search of Figueroa, police claim they found white powder they believed to be cocaine, as well as packaging…

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Fisher Cat Does So Well Here 6-Day Season Planned In Fall

Fisher Cat Does So Well Here 6-Day Season Planned In Fall By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com GARRATTSVILLE – The fisher cat became so rare everywhere except the Adirondacks, no trapping of the weasel relative was allowed between the mid 1930s and late 1940s. In the 1970s, 50 were transplanted to the Catskills. In the 40 years since, they have migrated to Otsego County and multiplied to the point that a six-day trapping season is contemplated this fall to keep the…

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issue & debate — o’donnell, zagata

ON WAMC Natural Gas Debate Heating Up In his weekly “Morning Headlines” segment on WAMC Public Radio, Albany, Hometown Oneonta & Freeman’s Journal Editor Jim Kevlin this morning discussed op-ed pieces on natural gas and the Constitution Pipeline that appear in this week’s print editions, AND ARE REPRINTED BELOW.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR THIS MORNING’S REPORT   ISSUE & DEBATE New Pipeline Won’t Cure Otsego County’s Poverty Editor’s Note: Kate O’Donnell, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at Hartwick College.…

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Fisher Cat Management Plan To Be Detailed In Talk Tonight

Fisher Cat Management Plan To Be Detailed In Talk Tonight GARRATTSVILLE – DEC Senior Wildlife Biologist Michael D. Clark will provide details on a recently completed management plan on the fisher cat at 7 this evening at the New Lisbon Town Hall, 908 County Route 16. The talk is sponsored by the Butternut Valley Alliance. The DEC completed the Fisher Management Plan in December 2015.  It details the results of a recent DEC study of fishers across the state, including…

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Buses From Coop, Oneonta Will Go To Pipeline Protest

Buses From Coop, Oneonta Will Go To Pipeline Protest Buses will be leaving from Oneonta and Cooperstown to a rally against the Constitution Pipeline Tuesday, April 5.  Reserve a seat at StopThePipeline.org or contact Otsego 2000 at admin@otsego2000.org,  547-8881. The rally will be in Capital Park in Albany, and participants will March to the state Department of Environmental Conservation offices.   The DEC must deny the Constitution’s water quality certificate by the end of April or the project with move forward…

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