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Friends Of Otsego Lake Express Thanks To DOT At Debriefing…
Jellyfish In Otsego Lake By JIM KEVLIN•The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 In July, Colin Lassiter, 6, was fishing off Council Rock with his dad and sister, and he discovered dozens of Craspedacusta sowerbyi, a fresh-water jellyfish, in James Fenimore Cooper’s Glimmerglass. “I thought they were some sort of weird bubble,” the boy said. Since, two other “credible reports” have been received by SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station, according to Paul Lord, who teaches at SUNY and…
Friends Hail Douglas Kent For 49 Years At Hyde Hall…
Senator Seward Reins In DOT On Any West Lake Road Plans ONEONTA – State Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, today said the state Department of Transportation will put a hold ona controversial Route 80 road repair project along the west side of Otsego Lake in order to review ownership and repair issues associated with the properties there. “A number of constituents and several local officials have contacted me in regard to the unreasonable saga which is playing out for homeowners…
60 Camp Owners, Concerned DOT Will Take Land, Listen To Lawyer By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Sixty people are meeting at this hour in The Otesaga’s Templetown Lounge to voice concerns that the state DOT may take their land to attorney Gilbert Hoffman, Syracuse, who specializes in matters concerning deeds and land titles. Hoffman was invited by Caroline and Jim Sever, who own one of three camp properties that are immediately threatened by DOT plans to stabilize West…
Cooperstown Wins Lake Citizen Award …
1st Team Challenge In 25 Years Crossed Otsego Lake On Weekend By PAUL DONNELLY • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – It is the 1st time in perhaps a quarter century, an organized swimming team has swum Otsego Lake’s nine-mile length, from Springfield to Council Rock. Swimmers and staff support individuals from the University Club of Boston traveled here for this occasion. Months of training and work went into planning for this trip. A crew of six local residents helped to support the seven swimmers.…
140 Bikers Circle County For Ricky Parisian…
Senate Bill Requires ‘Reasonable Precautions’ To Prevent The Spread Of Invasives Into Lake The State Senate yesterday gave final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by state Sen. Tom O’Mara, R,C-Big Flats, to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and statewide, by requiring boaters to take reasonable precautions when launching their boats. Among other invasives, the zebra mussel entered Otsego Lake seven years ago. “Taking every possible step to stop the…