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‘Nurse In’ Possible Saturday In Fly Creek Cider Mill Dustup

‘Nurse In’ Possible Saturday In Fly Creek Cider Mill Dustup Young Utica Mother’s Complaint Goes Viral A “nurse in” may happen at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Fly Creek Cider Mill after the venerable local institution has found itself in the middle of a viral Facebook controversy after a mother, Marissa Olivera of Utica, said she was embarrassed by being asked to cover-up by one of the cider mill’s employees.  WKTV and other outlets have picked up on the story.…

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Mayor Declines To Accept Cut-Rate Fire District Offer

Mayor Declines To Accept Cut-Rate Fire District Offer Herzig Offers Face-To-Face Negotiations ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig this afternoon declined to accept an offer to provide fire protection to Town of Oneonta Fire District #1 for three months at monthly charge 10 percent below what Common Council rejected earlier in the week. The Fire District is facing a Dec. 31 deadline to renew its contract for service from the Oneonta Fire Department or lose fire-protection in the new year. “I…

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Troop C Veteran Barnes Promoted To Commander

Troop C Veteran Barnes Promoted To Commander Major Faughnan Joins Internal Affairs ONEONTA – State Police Capt. James E. Barnes today was promoted to the rank of major and assigned to command Troop C, headquartered at Sidney and covering a seven-county region that includes Otsego and the Oneonta Barracks. He succeeds Maj. Donald M. Faughnan, who was promoted to rank of staff inspector and assigned to Internal Affairs, based in Liverpool, State Police Supt. Joseph A. D’Amico announced. Major Barnes has…

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VALEDICTORY …And, Yes, We Are Fiscally Sound Supervisor Atwell Says In Summing Up

VALEDICTORY …And, Yes, We Are Fiscally Sound, Supervisor Atwell Says In Summing Up Editor’s Note:  Anne Geddes Atwell, Otsego town supervisor or town board member for the past decade, is retiring from her municipal responsibilities at year’s end.  She provided this summing up of her tenure. By ANNE GEDDES ATWELL, Supervisor, Town of Otsego As 2015 ends, so does my second term as Otsego town supervisor. This completes 10 years of service on the Town Board. It’s been gratifying work,…

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Heavner, van der Sommen Win 2nd Annual Streck Fellowship

Heavner, van der Sommen Win 2nd Annual Streck Fellowship COOPERSTOWN – The William F. Streck, MD, Fellowship in Health Policy and Management, created to acknowledge Bassett Hospital’s retired 30-year president, has been awarded to Philip Heavner, MD, FAAP, chief of pediatrics, and Susan van der Sommen, executive director of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. Established in 2014, the fellowship will be awarded annually to one or two Bassett employees to pursue a non-degree educational opportunity to study health…

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Mary E. Higgins, 61; With Leatherstocking Corp. Since 1994

IN MEMORIAM:  Mary E. Higgins, 61; With Leatherstocking Corp. Since 1994  HARTWICK – Mary E. Higgins, 61, wife of Hartwick Town Justice Orrin D. Higgins, passed away Monday, https://www.allotsego.com/19011-2/Dec. 14, 2015, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side following a long illness.  Born Dec. 26, 1953, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Mary was one of nine children of James H. and Kathleen M. (Healy) Millea. She graduated with the Class of 1972 from Cooperstown Central School. She was first employed…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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