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STATE BUDGET BRIEFING/2 Half Of $200,000 Impact Aid Will Ease Taxes, Herzig Says ONEONTA – Half of state Sen. Jim Seward’s $200,000 “pilot program” money to help the City of Oneonta cope with impacts of SUNY Oneonta will be used for tax relief, Mayor Gary Herzig told the audience at this morning’s presentation on the state budget at Foothills Performing Arts Center. This announcment comes as so many people have been struggling with their taxes in recent years with some…
STATE BUDGET BRIEFING/1 Cuomo Envoy Peppered On Minimum Wage Hike By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Businesspeople and elected officials peppered state Veterans Affairs Director Eric Hesse with critical questions about the prospective minimum-wage hike and other issues contained in the 2016-17 state budget when he appeared here this morning on Governor Cuomo’s behalf. REVIEW SLIDE SHOW ON DVA CHIEF’S VISIT “Why has the state exempted state workers?” asked county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, to approving murmurs from a…
IN MEMORIAM: Martha Herrling, 94; Home Economics Teacher In New York WEST DAVENPORT – Martha Moore Herrling, 94, a retired home economics teacher, died March 25, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing in Index. She was born Nov. 8, 1921, in Lafayette, Ind., the only child of William and Aileen Moore. Her early years were spent in Campbell, Ohio, a suburb of Youngstown.…
IN MEMORIAM Henry Gardner, 96; WWII Vet, Pioneer In Field Of Prosthetics MARYLAND – Henry F. Gardner, a World War II veteran and pioneer in the development of prosthetic devices, passed away at Bassett Hospital on March 28, 2016, with his family by his side. Hank was born April 9, 1919, in Stephenson , Mich., to Michael and Alice Naden Gardner. Following High School graduation at Kingsford, Mich., he joined the Army Transport Service Marine Division. A graduate of the…
IN MEMORIAM: Roger La Valley, 66; Veteran Decorated For Vietnam Service MIDDLEFIELD CENTER – Roger T. La Valley, 66, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, died March 5, 2016, at his residence. He was born June 21, 1949, in Little Falls, a son of Eugene and Tresa (Lasher) La Valley. On March 10, 1969, Roger enlisted in the Army, serving with Company A 1st Battalion Armored Division during the Vietnam War.…
Gibson Forms Committee To Explore Governor Race Otsego County’s congressman, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, this morning filed with the state Board of Elections to form “Gibson for New York,” an exploratory committee to run for governor in 2018. The news was reported on nytimes.com last evening, followed by an official announcement this morning. Gibson’s interest in challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year surfaced when he announced, as he was sworn in for a third term in Congress last January,…
IN MEMORIAM: John H. Murphy, 68; Retired Sergeant Died In Job Accident ONEONTA – John H. Murphy, 68, of Oneonta, a retired Army staff sergeant, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in an accident at the Stericycle plant on Lower River Street. Calling hours and the funeral will be tomorrow. He was born June 5, 1947, in Oneonta the son of the late John H. and Ruby (Jenkins) Murphy. John grew up in the 6th Ward and graduated from Oneonta…
IN MEMORIAM: Hebert Siems, USAF Veteran ONEONTA – Herbert Siems, an Air Force veteran, passed away on Tuesday, Dece. 29, 2015, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford. The son of Grete (Ristig) and Carl Siems, he was born in The Bronx, and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School there in 1947. He earned a certificate of graduation in the Air Force Medical Corps and was honorably discharged in 1958.…
