Governor calls for two-term cap for statewide elected officials Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State message calls for a two-term limit for New York’s four top offices – governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and comptroller. Her plan tracks a similar call from the state’s likely Republican candidate for governor in 2022, Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin. Rep. Zeldin’s plan, announced December 1, 2021, would affect only the governor’s office. Any term limit proposal would require an amendment to…
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From Cooperstown to Iraq By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Lieutenant Colonel Sean Hill is a Cooperstown High School graduate who bore the responsibility of being in charge of young men in combat as a member of the Army for 20 years. He is now stationed in Canada but has been all over the world, going wherever his responsibilities as a member of the United States Army took him. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Lieutenant…
Opinion by Patricia Kennedy We’re more than a nice place to visit I recently returned from a much- anticipated vacation with my family. In the weeks and days leading to this vacation, it seemed as if all I could think about was how good it would be to get away—from the house I spent a year living AND working in. From the office I’ve become reacquainted with in the last six months. From vaccination reports, retention reports, vacancy reports, and…
IN MEMORIAM: Josephine A. Bertino, 89; Moved To Cooperstown To Be Near Family COOPERSTOWN – Josephine A. Bertino, 89, who moved to Upstate New York in 2010 to be near her family, passed away peacefully Friday evening, Oct, 25, 2019, at Chase Memorial Nursing Home & Rehab in New Berlin. She was born July 23, 1930, in Brooklyn, the only child of Peter Fatta, a Sicilian immigrant, and Rose (Rosalia) née Lucido Fatta. During her teen years she played piano…
IN MEMORIAM: Donald ‘Doc’ Callahan, 84; Retired To Cherry Valley From Long Island CHERRY VALLEY – Donald “Doc” Callahan, 84, who retired to Cherry Valley after a career on Long Island as a self-employed tool and die maker, passed away Feb. 11, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Born July 11, 1934, Doc was a loving father who raised his family on Long Island. He spent many years in his Westford hunting camp. He had a love for nature, country roads…
IN MEMORIAM: Rosemary B. Moore, 80; With Husband, Retired To Otsego County COOPERSTOWN – Rosemary Bernadette Moore (nee Costigan), 80, lost her battle to cancer Sunday, Oct. 22, while in hospice at Bassett Hospital. Her family takes great comfort in knowing that she is reunited with her beloved husband of 59 years, Tom, who preceded her in death this past March. Their love and friendship for one another was so strong and true.…