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Walton Man Charged With Stealing From Abandoned House

Walton Man Charged With Burglary At Vacant House ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested a Walton man for allegedly removing items from an abandoned and condemned house. Lawrence E. Kern, 28, was arrested and charged with burglary in the third degree, class D felony, and petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor, after a call came in on Sunday, Jan. 10, that a person was loading a washer and dryer that had been removed from the inside of an abandoned house.   Police said the subsequent…

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Due To Father’s Illness, Lopez Pulls Out Of Race For Congress

Citing Father’s Illness, Lopez Pulls Out Of Race For Congress Due to an illness in his family, Assemblyman Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie, announced this morning he is suspending his bid to replace Congressman Chris Gibson in New York’s 19th Congressional District and is now officially seeking re-election in the 102nd Assembly District.  The 102nd includes Cherry Valley, Roseboom, Decatur and Worcester on Otsego County’s east end, as well as pieces of 11 counties. Lopez, who appeared most recently locally last Tuesday at the…

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Stuligross: Meet In Evening So More People Can Attend

Stuligross:  Meet In Evening So More Can Run For Office ONEONTA – Many people are unable to run for the Otsego County Board of Representatives because it meets at 10 a.m. in the middle of the work week. County Rep. Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta, hopes to do something about it:  She is introducing a resolution at Wednesday’s county board reorganizational meeting to change the monthly meeting to sometime between 5-7 in the evening, so people who work 9-5 can participate. The veteran…

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AGAIN, POWERS TILTS AT CLARK

AGAIN, POWERS TILTS AT CLARK Board Reorganizes Wednesday  By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Veteran county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, is again seeking to bump county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, from the chairmanship, according to representatives whom he’s approached asking for support. The Otsego County Board of Representatives, which Clark has chaired for four one-year terms now, will  hold its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the County Office Building on upper Main Street here. Powers, a dairy…

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All Welcome To Sing In Choir On MLK Birthday This Year

All Welcome To Sing In Choir On MLK Birthday This Year ONEONTA – Everyone will be welcome to sing along with the MLK Choir at this year’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 2-4 p.m.  Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Regina Betts, vice president of the NAACP, Oneonta Branch, announced today. The only requirement is that people intending to sing with the choir should arrive at 1 p.m. for a rehearsal, according to Robin Seletsky, the…

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Freshmen Nicosia, Rafter To Chair City Common Council Committees

Freshmen Nicosia, Rafter To Chair City Common Council Committees ONEONTA – Two new Common Council members will be appointed to chair two of the Council’s four committees when the new members meet for the first time at the reorganizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. ALL APPOINTMENTS LISTED ON COUNCIL AGENDA Melissa  Nicosia will chair the Community Development Committee, and John Rafter the Legislative Committee.   Veteran Council members David Rissberger and Russ Southard will chair the Operations/Planning/Evaluations Committee…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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