Advisory Board Starts Study Of Village Police Department Small, Says New Chief, But Big-City Complexities Exist Here By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At his first public appearance since being named yesterday to lead the Village Police Department, Chief Frank Cavilieri this evening made it seem simple. The most problematic area of policing, here as everywhere, is “use of force,” Cavilieri said this evening at the first meeting of the Police Community Advisory Board. A related issue…
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Cooperstown Police Advisory Board Plans First Meeting Today COOPERSTOWN – The first meeting of Cooperstown’s Community Advisory Board on policing is at 5 p.m. today in the Village Hall ballroom, and open to the public. The CAB was mandated by Governor Cuomo, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest. The board must review Village Police Department policies and procedures and forward its recommendations to Albany next April l. Members include:…
Oberacker: NYS Should Send ‘Immediate Financial Relief’ After SUNY-O Crisis County Will Suffer From State Bungling, He Says; Barber Calls For Broader Relief To Localities ONEONTA – The State of New York should provide “immediate financial relief” to Oneonta and surrounding communities for the damage caused by the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, Republican state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker said today. Oberacker, who is running to succeed Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, suggested the state…
SQSPCA Seeking Donations In Spay, Neuter Fundraiser COOPERSTOWN – With 22 cats in need of spaying and neutering before they can be adopted out, the Susquehanna SPCA is seeking to raise $1,980 to pay for the procedures. “Because our thrift store was closed for two months, our operating revenue is way down,” said Stacie Haynes, executive director. “We are overwhelmed by cats, and we can’t get them spayed and neutered fast enough to get them out to bring in the…
IN MEMORIAM: Pierre Weidemann, 57; Pursued Interests In Film, Theater, Art COOPERSTOWN – Pierre Bernard Weidemann, a beloved son, brother, and uncle, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at his home in Schuyler Lake. He was 57. Born Dec. 11, 1962, in Montreal, Canada, Pierre was the son of Marie Andrée Trempe Weidemann and the late Manfred Bernard Weidemann, a photographer and long-time owner of Pioneer Photo in Cooperstown. Pierre grew up in Newfoundland, N.J. and…
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IN MEMORIAM William L. Peters Aug. 3, 1957–Aug. 30, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – William L. Peters of Towson, Md., died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Bill was born and raised in Cooperstown, and graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1975. He then attended Lehigh University, Bethlehem. Pa., where he was president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and graduated in 1979 with a degree in business administration. Bill went on to Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. …
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35 Oneonta Businesses Receive $105K In ‘Survive, Thrive’ Grants ONEONTA – The city’s “Survive, then Thrive” initiative has awarded 35 Reopening and Recovery grants of up to $3,000 to Oneonta businesses to help purchase Personal Protective Equipment and cover their unanticipated capital expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our Survive, then Thrive initiative continues to show how the Oneonta community has come together to overcome this previously unimaginable challenge”, states City of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, “I applaud our small…
SUNY Oneonta Tally Now 651 With COVID ONEONTA – After reporting no new cases on Sunday, SUNY Oneonta last evening reported another 54 COVID-19 cases had appeared Monday. That brings SUNY’s tally to 651 students, and no employees have yet tested positive, the college reported. Also last evening, the county Health Department reported 31 cases from the SUNY campus, and said the discrepancy has to to do with timing and double-checking. It reports 685 SUNY cases, 34 more than the…