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Leigh Eckmair, 1743 Palatine House Win Otsego 2000 Preservation Honors

Leigh Eckmair, 1743 Palatine House Win Otsego 2000 Preservation Prizes ROSEBOOM – Otsego 2000’s 2015 Preservation Advocate Award this evening will be presented to Leigh Eckmair, Town of Butternuts and Village of Gilbertsville historian, for “working tirelessly for more than 25 years to restore and maintain the beauty” of her communities. The ceremony for Otsego 2000’s Preservation Awards will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. today at the Roseboom Historical Association.…

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Otsego 2000 Seeks Nomination For 2016 Preservation Awards

Otsego 2000 Seeks Nominees For 2016 Preservation Awards COOPERSTOWN – Otsego 2000 is accepting nominations for its 2016 Historic Preservation Awards, recognizing efforts in Otsego and Schoharie counties to preserved historic homes, storefronts, commercial and agricultural buildings that contribute to our communities’ sense of place. The deadline is March 30.  Nomination forms are available at  www.otsego2000.org, by e-mailing director@otsego2000.org, or by calling 547-8881.  Categories include: Cornerstone Award: For a project that promotes a preservation ethic through the maintenance, repair, or adaptive reuse of a…

Julie Huntsman Elected To Otsego 2000 Board

Julie Huntsman Elected To Otsego 2000 Board COOPERSTOWN – Julie Huntsman of Fly Creek, the veterinarian and former Otsego Town Board member, has been elected to the Otsego 2000 Board of Directors, President Nicole Dillingham announced a few minutes ago. Huntsman was among the foremost advocates of a fracking ban in last year’s local resistance to the controversial gas-extraction process.…

Dillingham: Middlefield’s Ban Laid Groundwork For State Ban

Dillingham: Middlefield’s Ban Laid Groundwork For State Ban COOPERSTOWN – The Town of Middlefield success in banning fracking within its borders played an “important role” in the decision to ban fracking in New York State, Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham said in a statement released a few moments ago. “It is significant to note that the legal decisions in the Dryden/Middlefield cases played an important role in the analysis,” wrote Dillingham. “In these cases, the New York Court of Appeals…

Otsego 2000’s Dillingham Testifies To EPA On Dangers Of Natural Gas

Otsego 2000’s Dillingham Testifies To EPA On Dangers Of Natural Gas COOPERSTOWN – Nicole Dillingham, Otsego 2000 president, was in Pittsburgh today testifying against a proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that she said ” invites a major conversion to natural gas throughout the country because natural gas.” “However,” she said, “methane itself is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and the environmental damage caused by the extraction, processing and waste disposal associated with natural gas use were not…

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