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Troopers Say I-88 Traffic Stop Yields A Pound Of Marijuana ONEONTA – Troopers pulled over a Honda CRV eastbound on I-88 Thursday afternoon and allegedly found more than a pound of marijuana, “quantities” of hashish and hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to a press release issued today. The driver, Jonathan A. Holt, 28, of Brooksville, Maine, was charged with criminal possession of marijuana, second degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth degree, both felonies.…
‘Luther’ Film Screened Sunday As Reformation’s 500th Nears ONEONTA – This coming Tuesday is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95th theses on the door of the Cathedral at Wittenburg, launching the Protest reformation. At 5 p.m. Sunday, the 2003 movie, “Luther,” starring Joseph Fiennes, will be screened at St. James Episcopal Church, Main and Elm, Oneonta. A panel discussion, featuring The Rev. Paul Messner of the Lutheran Church of the Atonement, St. James Rector Ken Hunter,…
DOT Hearing Next Wednesday On Replacing Culvert Near Opera SPRINGFIELD CENTER – The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace a culvert on West Lake Road just south of the Glimmerglass Festival, and is planning a public hearing next Wednesday at the Community Center in Springfield Center. Plans may be viewed from 6:30 p.m., with a formal presentation beginning at 7.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold Haycock, 81; Career Spanned Studebakers To Fords PITTSFIELD – Harold L Haycock Jr, 81, of Pittsfield, whose career in auto sales and repair took him from Studebakers in New Jersey to Fords in Cooperstown, passed away peacefully in Norwich. Harold was born on Aug. 11, 1936, in Butler, N.J., the son of the late Harold L. Haycock Sr. and Sarah DuVall Haycock. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by his wife Elinor “Ellie” Haycock, and…
Seward Appointed To Panel Leading Lyme-Disease Fight ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has been appointed to the Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases, charged with improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases. “As chair of the Insurance Committee and representative of an area where tick-borne illnesses continue to spread, Senator Seward brings a valuable perspective that will help increase public awareness and prevent Lyme disease,” said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who made the appointment.…
IN MEMORIAM Ruth Aileen Roland, 95; Ph.D., Professor, Author SCHENEVUS – Schenevus native Ruth Aileen Roland, who worked her way through college to a Ph.D., became a political science professor and published two books on world affairs, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. She was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Schenevus, the daughter of Mayo Roland and Alice Green Roland. Ruth was an academic and an intellectual. In 1939, she left her family home in Schenevus, the weekend she graduated from…
ANDREW STAMMEL COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Life-long area resident. Born in Oneonta, grew up in Stamford. Live in the West End, Town of Oneonta EDUCATION: Syracuse University College of Law: JD. Muhlenberg College: BA. Stamford Central School: Regents Diploma PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: My first job was working at the Boy Scout camp in Milford. After College I volunteered in Americorps, working in the Catskills to build parks and trails, provide education, and offer disaster relief. Next, as a Child…
TOM SPYCHALSKI COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 1 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Unadilla EDUCATION: BA in History, UCLA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Restaurateur, Managing Real Estate Broker Associate, Marketing Director COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Board Member Franklin Stage Company, CANO FAMILY: Daughter PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Simple: Promote healthy growth and and ensure public safety. MAJOR ISSUES FACING OTSEGO COUNTY: Our county has not seen growth commensurate with our resources, which indicates, to me, a lack of imagination, a lack of ambition, a failure to coordinate or a bit of all of the above. MY…
Adrienne Martini COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 12 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: City of Oneonta District 12 EDUCATION: Allegheny College; University of Texas at Austin PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I began my career as a writer for a newspaper in Texas. After a few years there and as an editor in Tennessee, we moved to Oneonta to raise our family. Once here, taught for ten years at SUNY Oneonta as well as, on occasion, at Hartwick College. I wrote for the Daily Star both as a…