Editorial If You Want Public Office, You Ought To Say Why Publicly The county board’s Administration Committee set a poor precedent in deciding to interview candidates for state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker’s District 6 seat in “executive session” – that is, in secret, out of the public view. The county attorney, Ellen Coccoma, last week advised the Admin Committee when it interviewed the Republican candidate, Jennifer Mickle, that whether to do so in public or not was optional, up to the reps.…
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Oberacker’s Vacant-Seat Controversy May Go On By JIM KEVLIN• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – After a week of political wrangling, two women – one Republican, one Democrat – have emerged as prospective successors to state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The Republican is Jennifer Mickle, an Oneonta businesswoman who lives in the Town of Maryland, where she has chaired the town Board of Assessment Review. The Democrat is Diane Addesso, former Worcester town supervisor who operates a…
Former Worcester Supervisor Proposed For County Board Democrat Addesso, Republican Mickle Vie For Sen. Oberacker’s Former Seat WORCESTER – Diane Addesso, former Worcester town supervisor, has been nominated by the county Democratic Committee for the District 6 seat vacated by state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus. Proprietor of Diane Addesso Design, a graphics arts studio based here, will be interviewed at 9 a.m. Monday by the county board’s Administration Committee, chaired by Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick. MORE IN HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…
New Library Opened Tuesday In Worcester Grand Opening Ceremony In Mid-May WORCESTER – After a five-year renovation, the new Worcester-Schenevus Library opened on Tuesday at 170 Main St. here, Diane Addesso, president, announced today. A grand opening is planned in mid-May. The new space is a Victorian former residence built around 1880. The Library’s previous location, a single room in the Wieting Theater, was built by philanthropist Hellen Wilder Wieting in 1910 and expanded to two rooms in 1922.…