UPDATED AT 2:42 Fire Chief Tallman Among 5 Injured; 2 Now At Upstate First Briefing Expected By 4 p.m. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Fire Chief Jim Tallman suffered injuries in last night’s garage fire in Middlefield and was treated at Bassett Hospital, but two other Cooperstown volunteers were more seriously injured and transferred to Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, which has specialty burn unit. In all, five firefighters – two from other departments – were…
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LISTEN TO EDITOR’S REPORT ON WAMC VOTE IS WEDNESDAY ON COUNTY MANAGER Debate Focus: Cost Vs. Benefit By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives voted in 1993 to create a county manager position. The result was a 7-7 tie, but the weighted voting system blocked the move. A quarter-century plus a year later, a resolution is again headed to the county board, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and with at least two Republicans,…
VOTE EXPECTED ON COUNTY MANAGER Debate May Focus On Cost v. Benefit At Nov. 5 Meeting By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives voted in 1993 to create a county manager position. The result was a 7-7 tie, but the weighted voting system blocked the move. A quarter-century plus a year later, a resolution is again headed to the county board, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and with at least two Republicans, the one…
Inventive Scams Entrap Otsego County Elderly By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An 88-year-old Laurens woman got a call, purportedly from Cooperstown Police: Her granddaughter had been in an accident, she was fine, but her car had been impounded and she needed $4,000 in cash to get it out. The woman was instructed to wrap the money in a sweater and mail it to Staten Island. She did so, shipping the package overnight from The Shipping Room…
MARK DAVIES ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL, WARD 2 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Oneonta 2nd Ward EDUCATION: Ed.D. Educational Foundations, Rutgers University M.Ed. Rutgers University B.A. Stockton University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Professor of Education, Hartwick College (17 Years); High School Social Studies Teacher (8 Years) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Environmental Board – 2013-present Chair of the Environmental Board – 2015-present Sustainability Task Force Chairperson – 2010-2015 County-wide Composting Project 2014-present County Energy Task Force, Co-Chair Environment Sub-Committee – 2019-present City Comprehensive Planning Committee – 2017-2019 Board…
HOMETOWN History May 31, 2019 150 Years Ago On Sunday afternoon last, Mark Hemstreet, a small boy, went into the barn of Harvey Baker with matches, and soon after the barn was discovered to be on fire. The flames spread with such rapidity among the hay and other combustible material as soon to place it beyond rescue and it was totally consumed with the corn house adjoining. A barn belonging to D. Rose, another to Abner A. Walling and a…
RSS Project Out, Salka Tells Foes Report: No State Funding For Riverside Apartments ONEONTA – Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, who represents Oneonta, has told local foes of Riverside Apartments that the state has denied funding to RSS’ 64-unit housing project at River and Duane streets, according to an email from Donna Harmer to fellow members of Sixth Ward Neighbors United.…
TASK FORCE TO START TRAINING OFFICERS Animal Cruelty Task Force Meets, Renames Self PETS By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – PETS, Stacie Haynes said, are the county’s tools for combating animal cruelty. “PETS stands for Prevention, Education, Training and Systems,” said Haynes, Susquehanna SPCA executive director. “That is the new name we have given the Animal Cruelty Task Force.” The group, which formed in February, met this morning at the county Sheriff’s Department offices to agree on…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 11 Take Back The Night Vigil & March VIGIL – 6:30 p.m. Take Back The Night recognizes the rights of those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. March, followed by a candlelight vigil. Milne Library, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-8013.…
David J. Parker, 71, Worcester; Patented Coors Beer-Can Lining WORCESTER – David John Parker, 71, a retired career chemist, active in town government here, who patents included one on the inside coating of a Coors Beer can, passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2019. He was born May 25, 1947, in Schenectady, the son of Edward Joseph and Dorothy May (Gutta) Parker. Dave attended Mohonasen High School graduating in 1965, and then went on to Clarkson University, where…
