Enrollments To Dive, But Oneonta Stable By JIM KEVLIN • HOMETOWN ONEONTA/The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 The latest enrollment figures are in from ONC BOCES, and they forecast an 18 percent drop in high school enrollment in its 19-district region by 2027. In some of ONC BOCES’ districts, the forecast is considerably worse: Milford Central can expect a 46.8 percent decrease, almost half of its high school population. Jefferson Central, in Delaware County, may lose 41.5…
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Public Hearing Tuesday Evening On Proposed Oneonta City Budget ONEONTA – The public hearing on the proposed 2015 Oneonta City Budget will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Common Council chambers at City Hall. Public welcome. REVIEW BUDGET, CAPITAL BUDGET, CITY MANAGER’S BUDGET MESSAGE…
Canadarago Lake Plan Will Be Detailed Tuesday COOPERSTOWN – The Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting of the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will feature a presentation by Carter L. Bailey titled “Canadarago Lake Watershed Protection Plan: Working Together for a Common Goal.” The meeting is at 1 p.m. in Classroom A at The Meadows, hosted by the Otsego County Planning Department. It is free and open to the public.…
Oneonta Actor Cuyle Carvin On Brink Of Big-Time By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21, 2014 ONEONTA – Like many other people, Cuyle Carvin found his first job in the employment section of the newspaper – he just didn’t know it was going to be his career. “I was working at the Southside Mall and I saw this ad calling for extras for a crime reenactment show they were shooting in Delhi,” he said. “So I went,…
Hearts Felt, Tongues Spoke, Hands Acted By JIM KEVLIN•allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 20-21 COOPERSTOWN – Who around here has heard of Isaac Newton Arnold? Yet, elected to Congress from Illinois in 1860, the Hartwick native served as the “eyes and ears” on Capitol Hill for the new president, Abraham Lincoln. As a congressman, Arnold introduced the bill that freed the slaves in Washington, D.C., and the Florida territory. Later, he introduced the bill that in 1865 became the Thirteenth…
Hilbert College’s Gregg Fort Named Hartwick’s VP, College Advancement ONEONTA — Gregg Fort has been named vice president/college advancement at Hartwick College, President Margaret L. Drugovich announced today. The appointment, effective Jan. 12, concludes a six-month national search after Fort’s predecessor, Jim Broschart, joined SUNY Binghamton on July 1 as vice president for advancement. Fort joins Hartwick following a position as vice president for Institutional Advancement at Hilbert College in Hamburg, outside Buffalo. As a member of Hilbert’s senior leadership…
Randy Johnson Tops 2015 HoF Ballot COOPERSTOWN – Cy Young award winner Randy Johnson tops the 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot as 17 names are added to the 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot as 17 names are added to consideration by the The Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the Hall of Fame announced this morning. Joining Johnson are Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz, along with sluggers Carlos Delgado and Gary Sheffield, two-time batting champion Nomar Garciaparra and lock-down closer…
John Nader Among 4 Finalists For Herkimer College President Dr. John S. Nader, SUNY Delhi provost and former mayor of Oneonta, is one of four finalists for president of Herkimer County Community College. The college announced today that the four will be invited to Herkimer in December for campus forums before a final decision is made. The other three are Dr. Eunice Bellinger, vice president/academic affairs, Niagara County Community College; Dr. Stuart T. Blacklaw, vice president for instruction and student…
Town Of Otsego Overestimated Revenues, State Auditors Find FLY CREEK – The Otsego Town Board “did not adopt realistic budgets; budgets varied significantly from the actual results each year,” state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli concluded in an audit of town finances released over the weekend. The Town of Otsego includes the Village of Cooperstown west of the Susquehanna River. An analysis showed divergences at high as 64 percent between estimated and actual revenues over four years. In her response to DiNapoli, Supervisor Anne Geddes-Atwell…
Cooperstown Decorates for Santa’s Arrival…