Richfield Candidate Looks Forward To 11/5 By JIM KEVLIN• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The action now moved to Nov. 5, Election Day. Monday, Sept. 30, after two somewhat acrimonious hours of discussion, the Richfield Town Board, 3-2, approved a new zoning code that bans wind turbines and defines most of the town as agricultural/residential. Voting aye were three opponents of the Monticello Hills Wind Farm, Larry Frigault, Rex Seamon and Kane Seamon. Voting nay were Supervisor Paul Palumbo,…
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Column Mother Steadfastly ‘True North’ I’ve just spent an hour upstairs in, so far, a fruitless search. The search was for an object about as round as a half dollar, and it weighs not much more. Olive drab, its metal case has a cracked glass face. Inside it, a needle trembles on a center post. The needle, as it has for over a century, points true north. You can’t fool that needle by turning the case so that the printed…
HOMETOWN History Oct. 4, 2019 150 Years Ago The Fero Trial – The testimony in this exciting case was concluded Thursday afternoon and summed up by Mr. Smith of Albany, on the part of the prisoner, and the prosecution by the Attorney-General for the people. Court adjourned until 9 o’clock Friday morning, when Judge Balcom charged the jury, occupying about an hour. The jury retired, and at 12 o’clock brought in a verdict of not guilty. The case excited a…
Is Delgado Risking Reelection Over Call For Impeachment? Within minutes of Antonio Delgado proclaiming his support for impeaching Donald Trump on Monday, Sept. 23, the National Republican Campaign Committee declared it is the freshman 19th District congressman’s “political death sentence.” It’s out of character, for sure. On issues to date, Delgado’s played it safe, focusing legislative efforts on agriculture, broadband and healthcare, knowing, regardless, little legislation sent from the Democratic House of Representatives to the Republican U.S. Senate is going…
Column Reconsidering Impeachment This writer was happy to see the Democrats initiate a formal investigation into impeaching President Trump. Impeachment is a legitimate Constitutional mechanism to address pressing issues of conduct in office, something we desperately need. Elections are our normal mechanism for sorting out political differences, but there is no way in the long periods between elections to resolve serious tensions like those we have now. In the meantime, we get an endless stream of experts, panelists, commentators and…
Column THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Revisiting Clinton Playbook Think back to the days of the Clinton Presidency and the words “I did not have a sexual relationship with that woman.” Stains on her dress would seem to indicate otherwise – but it was her fault because she was a woman. Then Hillary runs for the presidency and she and the DNC hire a foreign agent to work with the Russians to dig up dirt on her opponent – Donald…
MARK, BRENDA LEBO: Farewell To Bear Pond By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD CENTER – When Mark and Brenda Lebo put Bear Pond Winery up for auction last month, patrons and friends were puzzled. “Putting it up for auction caused confusion,” Mark said. “People thought we were getting divorced or were in foreclosure. But that’s not the case. The wine business is great, but it’s time for us to try something new.” Bear Pond Winery on Route 28,…
LOUISE HULSE Beloved Mother Turns 102 By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN When Louise Clark Hulse was born, there wasn’t even a Bassett Hospital. “I was born at the Thanksgiving Home,” she said. “This was long before Bassett.” Born Sept. 21, 1917, (the hospital was opened in June 1922) Louise just turned 102 at Cooperstown Center. She was an only child. “My grandfather (Michael Hanlon) was the mayor of Cooperstown for quite a while,” she said. “He owned…
SUNY President’s Inauguration Saturday By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – What a year it has been for Barbara Jean Morris. SUNY Oneonta president, who will be officially inaugurated Saturday, Oct. 5, re-envisioned the school’s Mission Statement to 13 words. (“We nurture a community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully”.) She created an Office of Institutional Research to begin collecting campus data, working to reduce barriers to graduation, and strengthening adviser/student relationships. She’s taught students…
Retiring Child Advocate Assisted More Than 3K Kids By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – For 23 years, Carmela Mone, founder of the Children’s Law Office of Otsego County, has been the advocate for youngsters who may not have anyone else in their corner. “I had a 4-year-old old boy whose mom had filed petitions to stop visits with the father, but I couldn’t get her to bring the kid in,” she said. “I sent our social worker,…
