All Animals Safe, But Cleanup Could Take Days Water Woes Return To Susquehanna SPCA By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Six cats and three dogs were rescued from the Susquehanna SPCA Isolation Building and kennels this morning after overnight rains flooded the it with over 12 inches of water. Executive Director Stacie Haynes was notified of the flooding around 6:30am by their landscaper Al Saltenberger. “I left as quickly as I could, but there was no cell…
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DOZENS OF TRICK, TREATERS VISIT For An Evening, Church Becomes Haunted House From the back, he looked like the Headline Organist. From the front, it was Tim Iversen, CCS band director and virtuoso organist, churning out spooky sounds that wafted throughout Cooperstown’s First Baptist Church, which Thursday evening doubled as a Haunted House. Inset photo, Cooperstown’s Juan Alamo family partakes of the scarey offerings in the church’s lobby. For much of the evening, trick or treaters were lined up down…
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,…
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AUTUMN GLORY EXHIBIT PLANNED Ball From Kendrick’s Key Play, Other Artifacts En Route Here COOPERSTOWN – The ball Howie Kendrick hit off the right-field pole for the go-ahead run in the Washington Nationals’ World Series victory over the Houston Astros is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame after last night’s final game. Following the Nationals’ 6-2 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night, the team and players donated several artifacts that tell the story of their victory to the…
Oneonta Parade Cancelled; But Cooperstown’s Goes On, Although CCS Band Pulls Out Anticipating heavy rain by the 7:30 start time, the City of Oneonta has cancelled this evening’s Halloween Parade on Main Street, although trick or treating will continue as planned, 3:30-6 p.m. The Village of Cooperstown’s parade, which begins earlier – before predicted rain, will start as planned at 5 p.m. from Cooper Park, next to the Baseball Hall of Fame, although the Cooperstown Central School marching band has…
VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Democrats Keep Placing Blame On The Other Guy By MIKE ZAGATA • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you’ve been following the governor’s response to the inability of folks on Long Island or Westchester County to acquire natural gas from Con Ed or National Grid to heat their homes, you must be flabbergasted by the newest twist of events. The governor is now blaming the Public Service Commission and the DEC, two agencies he controls, for the energy…
Trustees Plan Moratorium On Dunkin’/Baskin Location Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board is considering a six-month moratorium on the lot at Walnut and Chestnut streets where a Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins co-branded outlet is planned. Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh said the trustees needed time to think through a “unique” zoning designation in the village. He pointed out that the lot is the only commercial designation on Walnut Street, where Cooperstown Elementary School is located. The hearing will be 7…
VOTE ON CODE DELAYED A MONTH Cooperstown Trustees Retreat On Dorm Zoning By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dormitories are out. Facing citizen pushback, the Cooperstown Village Board voted Monday, Oct. 28 to remove the dormitories – defined as six or more bedrooms that share a common kitchen and living spaces – from “special use” consideration in residential districts, and moved from permitted to special use in commercial districts. The change came at the end of 40 minutes…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Vote Expected Nov. 6 On County Manager Trustees Remove Dorms From New Zoning Schenevus, Worcester Schools Revisit Merger Oneonta Christian Academy Seeks Otego Site SUNY Team Bus, Moose Collide In Adirondacks 6-Month Moratorium Planned On Dunkin’ Site Fire-Extinguisher Drive Honors Fallen Fireman EDITORIAL Early Voting Offers Opportunities, Dangers COLUMNS LEAGUE: 5¢ Deposit Creates Right Incentives ZAGATA: Democrats Blame The Other…
