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Dillingham: Middlefield’s Ban Laid Groundwork For State Ban

Dillingham: Middlefield’s Ban Laid Groundwork For State Ban COOPERSTOWN – The Town of Middlefield success in banning fracking within its borders played an “important role” in the decision to ban fracking in New York State, Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham said in a statement released a few moments ago. “It is significant to note that the legal decisions in the Dryden/Middlefield cases played an important role in the analysis,” wrote Dillingham. “In these cases, the New York Court of Appeals…

Allstadt: Evidence Against Fracking Is Overwhelming

Allstadt: Evidence Against Fracking Is Overwhelming COOPERSTOWN – Lou Allstadt was shopping for shoes about 1:15 when the Governor’s Office phone number popped up on his cell phone. The news – that Governor Cuomo had decided to ban fracking in New York State – was being delivered by a governor’s aide to the county’s – and one of the state’s – most formidable opponents of the controversial gas-extraction process. “The evidence was overwhelming,” Allstadt said a few minutes later. “I’ve…

State’s CFA Grants Underwrite D&H Yards Study, Coop Strategy

State’s CFA Grants Underwrite D&H Yards Study, Coop Strategy Otsego County obtained 11 grants through Round IV of the state CFA process, announced last week. The grants total $3.27 million, 5 percent of the total awarded to the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council. For complete list, click here and go to pages 60-62 in the statewide report.…

Cuomo: Fracking Decision Due By Year’s End

Cuomo:  Fracking Decision Due By Year’s End Gov. Andrew Cuomo today said on WAMC’s “The Capitol Pressroom”  he expects a decision on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas will be made before the end of the year, suggesting that the Department of Health’s fracking review will reach some sort of determinative conclusion, lohud.com is reporting.…

Extended Oneonta DMV Hours Start in January

Extended Hours At Oneonta DMV Start In January, County Clerk Says ONEONTA – Harkening back to the days of the D&H and the lively payday Thursdays on Main Street, the Oneonta branch of the DMV will begin extended hours on Thursdays in 2015. Starting Jan. 8, the DMV will open at 9 a.m. and remain open until 6:45 p.m. in an effort to bring people to the local office, rather than mailing paperwork to Albany or going online, helping to keep…

Nader To Meet HCCC Community Monday Evening

Nader To Meet HCCC Community Monday Evening HERKIMER – An open public forum with Herkimer  County Community College presidential candidate Dr. John Nader will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow,  Monday, Dec. 15, in the Hummel Corporate & Professional Education Center, Room 288, located in the Robert McLaughlin College Center. This will be the last of four open forums held with candidates in the search for the College’s fourth president. Background information on each of the candidates is available at www.herkimer.edu/presidentialsearch. Nader, the…