2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Record 1,102 Votes Cast In Cooperstown Tallying…
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Voting Machine Breaks Down, But Repaired With All Votes Safe COOPERSTOWN – The voting machine at the Town of Otsego polling place inside St. Mary’s Parish Hall broke down, but has been repaired, according to Voting Inspector Mary Anne Whelan. The breakdown was caused by a jammed ballot, said Whelan, who added that it appears no ballots were lost. Voting is continuing at a heavy pace, she said.…
Cooperstown Tallies 60 Ballots Per Hour Voting Inspector Rick Jagels assists a voter at the ballot-reading machine at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Cooperstown, a few minutes, where 350 citizens had already cast their ballots, plus another 200 in Fly Creek, the Town of Otsego’s other voting station. Voting at St. Mary’s was steady at a rate of 60 per hour, well above normal. Other polling officials are Ed Gwilt, seated, and Tom Lyon, standing. At right, William Clark and Jean…
GOP, And One Democrat, Gather For Pancake Feast Dave Bliss, Republican chair of the Otsego County Board and a Rotarian, pours coffee for state Sen. – and candidate – Jim Seward, R-Milford, a few minutes ago at the traditional Cooperstown Rotary Club Election Day pancake breakfast at the Vets’ Club. With the senator are, from his left, daughter-in-law of two months Kelly Ann, daughter Lauren, wife Cindy and son Ryan. Seward is being challenged today by Democrat Joyce St. George,…
At Springbrook, Bassett’s 21st School-Based Clinic To Open COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network has partnered with Springbrook to open its 21st school-based health center: The Marian & Paul O’Brien Medical Clinical Suite at The School at Springbrook. Residential and day students, ages 8-20, in the GEMS Program, Tom Golisano Center for Autism and Kids Unlimited Preschool, will be eligible for treatment. A reception celebrating the opening is planned at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at The School at Springbrook. RSVP by calling 286-7171,…
Justice Ginsburg To Return To ’19 Glimmerglass Festival COOPERSTOWN – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will once again be on hand to speak about her passion for opera and her perspective on law in the arts at The Glimmerglass Festival next July. This is Justice Ginsburg’s sixth time presenting at The Glimmerglass Festival. She last appeared in 2017, when she spoke following a performance of Derrick Wang’s opera Scalia/Ginsburg. Her talk will also feature members of the Glimmerglass Young…
5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD, FARMING Quality, Quality, Quality Will Lure Customers, Brewers Say By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Asked today for “key factors to success,” four panelists from the local brewing industry spoke as one: Quality, quality, quality and quality. “It all starts with quality,” said Roger Davidson, Council Rock Brewery founder. “It is fun … (but) I try to do the best I can every single day for consistent quality.” “If quality isn’t the…
5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD, FARMING In Cooperstown, NY Ag Chief Emphasizes Safety, Quality More Than 1,000 Breweries Now In State, Ball Adds By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – He began by noting there are now more than 1,000 microbreweries in the state, but Ag & Markets Commissioner Richard Ball’s focus this morning was the Cuomo Administration’s efforts to continue expanding the diverse offering and reach of the New York farms. We may be familiar with the…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois Gengenbach, 84; Farmer With Extension-Service Husband COOPERSTOWN – Lois J. Gengenbach, a long-time resident of Cooperstown who had run a farm with her extension agent husband, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. She was 84. Born Nov. 29, 1933, in Hudson, she was a daughter of Michael and Helen (Hover) Bessman. She married William H. Gengenbach, also from the Hudson area, on Sept. 4, 1954, at The Church of…
13 Candles Lit For Victims In Pennsylvania, Kentucky By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Rev. Joseph Perdue, First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, did not mince words as he read a statement from Zack Jackson, pastor, Community United Church of Christ in Reading, Penn, as part of the vigil for those killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue. “This man who committed this massacre is a self-proclaimed Christian,” he said. “You will be tempted to say ‘He’s not…
