Public Hearing 11/14 On New Fire District Agreement Wood, Herzig Reached Ups Ratepayer Fees By 1.8 Percent By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WEST ONEONTA – The Oneonta Town Board has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, after which it can vote to create a new fire district, ending more than two years of uncertainty on whether 80 percent of the town would continue to be served by the city’s paid, fulltime Oneonta Fire Department.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Donald E. Granger, 79; Worked 40 Years At Keith Clark (ACCO) UNADILLA – Donald E. Granger, 79, of Unadilla, a 40-year employee of Keith Clark, now ACCO Brands, Sidney, passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. He was predeceased by his wife, Sharon Granger, his parents. Gilbert & Reta Granger, sister, Melba Hammond.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois Gengenbach, 84; Farmer With Extension-Service Husband COOPERSTOWN – Lois J. Gengenbach, a long-time resident of Cooperstown who had run a farm with her extension agent husband, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. She was 84. Born Nov. 29, 1933, in Hudson, she was a daughter of Michael and Helen (Hover) Bessman. She married William H. Gengenbach, also from the Hudson area, on Sept. 4, 1954, at The Church of…
Bob Fernandez Assertion On WKTV False, DA Says CLICK HERE FOR FULL WKTV REPORT…
Delaware Engineering Cuts Ribbon On South Main Offices…
Ghosts, Goblins, Superheroes Parade Through Cooperstown The Superhero Hobbie family of Springfield Center were among the marchers in this evening’s Halloween Parade on Main Street, Cooperstown. Dad Justin and mom Stefanie were accompanied by kids Victor and Jaci, and brought along Jayden and TJ Miller for the fun. At left, Madyson Mendez, 5 months, in the arms of mom Melissa Bellois of Cooperstown, was delighted to experience her first Halloween. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
2 ONEONTAS REACH 5-YEAR FIRE PACT Council, Town Board Must Adopt Agreement By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Town Supervisor Bob Wood and Mayor Gary Herzig met this morning to propose a five-year fire contract, with the town paying $1.15 million in 2019. “It wasn’t a difficult thing,” said Wood. “The current contract of $1.1 million had no formula in place, so we looked at a modified version of the old formula to come up with this…
BULLETIN ONEONTA TOWN FIRE DISTRICT GONE A’GLIMMER ONEONTA – A few moments ago, the Oneonta Town Board of Fire Commissioners met for the last time, and the Fire District is gone that allowed the city’s Oneonta Fire Department to serve Southside and other town neighborhoods since the early 1980s. Specifically, the commission, which dissolved on Dec. 31, passed a $400,000 budget for next year, about one-third of what the district has been paying.…
With Kaddish, Interfaith Prayer, County Mourns Pittsburgh Dead By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Unity among the diverse community members was the subject of Tuesday’s vigil for the 11 Jewish worshipers killed in Pittsburgh by a white supremacist gunman during services on Saturday, Oct. 27. The message of solidarity was given to a crowd of supporters who were hard-pressed to fit inside Temple Beth El in Oneonta. “Tonight we morn the victims,” said Temple Beth El president, Ken…
The Addams (Dean) Family Gathers On Delaware (Elm)?…