COLUMN How to Waste $400 Million By ADRIAN KUZMINSKI • Special to wwww.AllOTSEGO.com At the January 2019 Otsego County Energy Summit in Cooperstown, sponsored by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, a NYSEG representative surprised many present by announcing that the utility was planning to rebuild and expand the DeRuyter pipeline, which brings natural gas to Oneonta. In a subsequent report, filed with the Public Service Commission on March 15, NYSEG states, with regard to the DeRuyter pipeline, that it…
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from the AINSLIE FAMILY Since 1945, Bassett Hospital Served Ainslie Family Well To the Editor: The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital has been a special part of our family’s life at least since 1945. Our parents gave birth to seven daughters, four of which were born there; many nieces and nephews were born there. Several family members have been or are employed there. Our own mother and three sisters took their last breaths there. The purpose of this letter is to…
EDITORIAL Energy Amity Not Easy, Chamber Policy Shows The Otsego Chamber of Commerce’s “Energy & Infrastructure Policy,” released last Thursday, June 13. The title sounds innocuous enough. In effect, it is rank-and-file business owners’ Declaration of Independence. The whole of the Otsego Chamber’s new policy appears in this newspaper, beginning at right. Read it. But there are a couple of key paragraphs. The first makes common cause with every sensible person’s aspirations: “As we head toward the inevitable move to…
LETTER from BONNIE ENJEM In Richfield, Candidate Offers Chaos, Negativity To the Editor: It is heartbreaking that our town has been plagued for over a year by Nick Palevsky’s horrendous and derogatory articles in the Pennysaver and other papers about a draft zoning law, the zoning volunteers and board members. Whenever there is chaos, negativity, and turmoil in Richfield, it is Palevsky at the helm. And his statements are RARELY based on fact. So then the bullying and placing of…
COLUMN Do Renewables Make Sense Yet? By MIKE ZAGATA • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com I see the left is at it again. If you disagree with or question their agenda, then you are labeled as “evil.” Now I’m being accused of being opposed to renewables. If you’ve read my writings on the topic, then you know nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone who is aware of the concerns regarding climate change and understands that fossil fuels are not renewable,…
LETTER from PAUL LORD Attention, Boaters! Divers Below To the Editor: I was free diving (mask, fins and snorkel; no SCUBA) in Otsego Lake last Thursday evening, June 13, when I was run over by a motorboat moving at high speed. No, I was not injured. I was frightened. I dug myself into the lake bottom to avoid injury. A dive flag was clearly displayed, and I was within 70 feet of the Biological Field Station (BFS) boathouse dock. Clearly,…
COLUMN Steinem: Surrogate Bill Would Put Poor Women At Mercy Of Rich Ones Editor’s Note: Another one of many troubling ideas out of Albany this session – the creation of a surrogate-mother industry – led Gloria Steinem to ally herself in opposition with the state’s Catholic bishops. She wrote this letter June 11. The state Senate passed the bill, but as this edition went to press, it was stalled in the Assembly. Happily, the legislative session ends today, June 19.…
LETTER from MARY ANNE WHELAN Only Communications Can Root Out Bullying To the Editor: Last week’s article about school bullying recounts a serious incident in Cooperstown High School (by no means the first), but it begins – and exists – at much earlier levels, as parents and administrators of the lower grades will verify. This is a problem that needs to be addressed prophylactically and at multiple levels, by parents talking to their own children, by teachers and administrators, and…
LETTER from LUISA MONTANTI Kaytee Shue, Candidate For Council, Good Manager To the Editor: I wanted to introduce you to Kaytee Lipari Shue, a professional colleague of mine, and also a lifelong 30 year resident of Ward 4. Kaytee, with her husband Jared, as new parents moved back to Oneonta to ensure their family would have the same rewarding experiences that Kaytee had growing up. Born and raised in Ward 4, Kaytee has the understanding, strength and a commitment to…
OTSEGO CHAMBER POSITION PAPER Renewables, Yes, But Decompressor As Well Editor’s Note: The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce released this Energy & Infrastructure Policy Thursday, June 13. Otsego County has a diverse economy. Manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and tourism have been part of the economy for hundreds of years. Having a large part of the economy linked to these sectors, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce affirms that Otsego County requires a variety of energy sources to allow it to be…
