Otsego Among Counties Vying For $1.5B In New Ec-Dev Funds Governor Cuomo, in Rochester today, announced seven Upstate economic-development regions – including the Mohawk Valley, which includes Otsego County – can compete in a $1.5 billion Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition. This competition will replicate the successful Buffalo Billion initiative, a program that focused on jumpstarting the economy of the entire Western New York region. The proposed competition uses the Buffalo Billion’s model in an effort to drive community revitalization, job…
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IN MEMORIAM: Johanna Svrakov, 92; Aided Dutch Resistance During WWII ONEONTA – Johanna Svrakov, 92, a native of the Dutch East Indies who later contributed to the struggle against German occupation of her native Netherlands during World War II, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fox Hospital. Johanna was born in Medan, Sumatra, now part of Indonesia, on Jan. 19, 1922, the daughter of Jantinus and Zalika (Grunantj Barnai) van Dijk. Following the death of her father, the family…
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TWO DEATHS BLAMED ON TAINTED HEROIN ONEONTA – At least two people in Otsego County have died from tainted heroin now circulating in the community, according to Julie Dostal, executive director LEAF, the anti-addiction education agency. “We’re devastated,” Dostal said a few minutes ago. “We’re working with the recovery community to get the word out and keep people safe.” Wednesday afternoon, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and Oneonta Police Chief Dennis Nayor issued a statement alerting the public to the…
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DEC Pipeline Hearing At 6 p.m. In Oneonta With a DEC hearing on the Constitution Pipeline scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at a SUNY Oneonta lecture hall at 108 Ravine Parkway, watershedpost.com is reporting 121 court action have been filed by the pipeline company to cross the land of reluctant property owners. DETAILS IN HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL ON NEWSSTANDS TOMORROW…
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Richfield Chamber Presidency Up For Challenge Next Week RICHFIELD SPRINGS – It looks like a rare contest is shaping up for president of a local chamber of commerce, in Richfield Springs. When the notice went out in recent days for the chamber’s annual meeting, planned at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Lake House Restaurant on Canadarago Lake, it listed Christine Corrigan, Lake House proprietor with her husband, Gene, as proposed president. Today, though, Karen Collins of Hidden Gems &…