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FINAL 4 AWAITS Big Man John Kennedy Fuels Hawkeyes Run To State Finals By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – It took some time to get there, but there was no denying that basketball was in John Kennedy’s blood. “My brother Owen, who graduated last year, played basketball for CCS,” said the sophomore center after the CCS Hawkeyes, beat the Unadilla Valley Storm 61-46 Sunday, March 10, to reach the state semi finals. “My mom played in high school and college and…
Work Starts On County’s Energy Plan By PATRICK WAGER ONEONTA – Now, the hard work begins. What’s now called Otsego County 21-member “Energy Working Group” will convene for the first time at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Old City Hall. And coming out of the Otsego County Chamber’s “Energy & Infrastructure Summit” two weeks ago at The Otesaga, the word “compromise” is in the air. “I don’t see compromise as being a dirty word,” said county Rep. Michele Farwell,…
EDITORIAL County Rep. Kennedy Right To Seek Faulty Policy’s End State Law ‘Silent’ On Issue – So Stick To What Law Does Say The end of what is, at best, an anomaly, may be in sight. County Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Mount Vision, says she plans to ask the Administration Committee she chairs to remove two extralegal clauses from a policy it passed last month: “Use of Photographic Equipment and Recording Devices at County Meetings.” The complete policy appears in the…
EDITORIAL HOMETOWN Views and Perspectives Levels Rising On Reservoir Of Good Will Bliss Achieves Key Goal: Collegiality On County Board The amiable Dave Bliss, who is entering his second year as chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, patently has achieved his first goal: A “change of culture” toward a more amiable atmosphere. “I believe we have a working relationship with departments heads and other board members,” the former 24-year Middlefield town supervisor, a Republican, said in an interview…