Lizabeth Shannon Announces County Board Run ONEONTA – Former Seventh Ward Council member Lizabeth Shannon has announced that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the Otsego County Board of Representatives in the 14th District. Shannon graduated from Oneonta High School in 1979 and Philadelphia University in 1984, relocating back to her hometown in 2003. From 2008-11, she served as the Council member for the Seventh Ward and was a co-founder of Oneonta’s successful Fabulous First Friday cultural events.…
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Cathy Nardi Announces Run For County Board OTEGO – SUNY Oneonta professor Cathy Nardi has announced her intention to run for the District 3 seat on the Otsego County Board, challenging board chair Kathy Clark. “I want to be the voice of reason in a climate of chaos,” she said. Nardi, an Otego resident, would be representing Laurens and Otego. Her platform includes environmental issues, access to education and economic development, including developing tourism in her district, to help fight poverty.…
4 County Reps, Including Chair, Review Personnel Files In Probe COOPERSTOWN – At this hour, an informal group of four county representatives is reviewing two boxes of personnel files provided by Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. in response to a subpoena in an ongoing investigations into activities at the county jail. County Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, who chairs the county board’s Public Safety Committee that is leading the investigation, county board chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and county Rep. Keith McCarty, R-East…
Inquiry Into Sheriff Resumes Tomorrow Will County Board Chair Clark Sit In? By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Two unopened boxes of personnel records from the county Sheriff’s Department have been turned over to the county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee and will be opened and catalogued tomorrow afternoon, according to the committee’s chairman, Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla. Frazier said today he has invited his committee members, plus county Rep. Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta –…
IN THEIR OWN WORDS Resolution Authorizing Committee To Conduct Investigation Of Sheriff CLICK FOR TEXT OF COUNTY BOARD RESOLUTION…
‘Transparency’ Issues Again Surround Clark Appointment Chair Resists Committees Vetting Nominees By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Yet again, an appointment to the Otsego Now board of directors stirred lively debate this morning at the monthly county Board of Representatives’ meeting. Yet again, a county rep – this time, Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta – raised concerns about “lack of transparency” in the proposed appointment, this time that of Sarah Harvey, Otego, a project manager with LeChase…
CHALLENGE TO ‘PAST PRACTICE’ AT END Gelbsman Assumes Chair Of Admin Without Incident…
THE ISSUE: Laurens Lacked Road Salt Department Heads Must Learn To Use New System, Clark Says COOPERSTOWN – When the County of Otsego was preparing to centralize its purchasing through Onondaga County’s system, county Board Chair Kathy Clark scheduled a briefing for department heads. Only three showed up.…
Resident Marks 24th Month Since Losing Home To Taxes County Reps Unswayed By Citizen’s Plea By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As she has at every county Board of Representatives’ meeting since losing her home in the county’s annual tax sale in August 2014, tearful Maria Ajello, formerly of the Town of Richfield, pleaded to get her home back for the 24th time at this morning’s meeting. She noted that, for two years as of today, she has appeared…
IN MEMORIAM Richard A. Murphy, 66; Coach, Educator; Town, County Leader ONEONTA – Richard A. Murphy, 66, after 35 years as a speech therapist, 20 years in real estate, 28 years as a Little League coach and 12 years in public office, died at home Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, after a long battle with a brain tumor. He was born on Sept. 19, 1949, in Floral Park, the son of Eugene F. and Frances V. (Leahy) Murphy, and was raised…
