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Richfield Springs School Board Names Interim Superintendent

Richfield Springs School Board Names Interim Superintendent RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The Richfield Springs Central School District (RSCS) Board of Education appointed Clifford Moses as the interim superintendent of RSCS at its meeting last night. Moses comes to RSCS with more than 40 years of experience in education under his belt. He began his career in education as a teacher at the Sherburne-Earlville Central School District in 1973. Since then, he has held several administrative positions, including assistant principal, principal and…

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3 Candidate Nights Planned Wednesday

3 Candidate Nights Planned Wednesday Three candidate nights are planned Wednesday evening in advance of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general elections: • For the City and Town of Oneonta:  6:30 p.m., Dewar Lounge, Morris Conference Center, sponsored by League of Women Voters, Oneonta chapter. • For Town of Hartwick candidates, 7 p.m., Community Center, Hartwick hamlet, sponsored by League of Women Voters, Cooperstown chapter. • For Town of Otsego candidates, 7 p.m., Pierstown Grange.  Paul Lord moderates.  Dinner precedes at 6…

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Beams In Place, A Milestone In Sports Center Renovation

Beams In Place, A Milestone In Sports Center Renovation COOPERSTOWN – Beams have been erected on the west side of the Clark Sports Center, a major milestone in the $20 million expansion project, due for completion next summer, the center announced today. The leader from each sports center department signed the first beam erected, forever marking this exciting time in Cooperstown. Key highlights of the project include:…

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Oneonta Native Dick Swadey, 60

IN MEMORIAM: Oneonta Native Dick Swadey, 60 ONEONTA – Richard “Dick” Swadey, 60, of Mesopotamia, Ohio, whose family lives in Oneonta, passed away Sept. 20, 2015.  He was born in Cleveland on Dec. 31, 1954. In his boyhood, Dick took joy in neighborhood games of touch football in the street and creating activities with his sister and other children such as carnivals, day camps, libraries, plays and inventive backyard games. As a teen he excelled at soccer, wrestling, making people…

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Tobacco Settlement May Send Welcomed Dollars To Otsego

Tobacco Settlement May Send Welcomed Dollars To Otsego COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Dan Crowell is reporting “a little good news for the budget” this morning: The Wall Street Journal reports New York State and Big Tobacco have reached an agreement on releasing another $550 million in the tobacco settlement. According to The Journal, half will go to the state, one quarter to New York City, and the final quarter – about $137 million – will be divided among the state’s…

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COUNTY WORKERS APPROVE CONTRACT

COUNTY WORKERS APPROVE CONTRACT Lindberg: Move May Add $1M To Budget Gap COOPERSTOWN – The rank and file of Otsego County’s largest labor union today ratified a tentative contract, according to CSEA communications specialist Mark Kotzin. He said 117 of employees in the bargaining unit voted yes, 70 voted no. The tentative contract now goes to the county Board of Representatives for final approval. According to Rep. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, if the county board signs off on the agreement, it will add…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.