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Oberacker Has Local-Government, Private-Sector Experience

Oberacker Has Government, Private-Sector Experience By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS –‘A businessman’s approach.” That’s how Peter Oberacker, hand-picked to succeed state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, describes what he would take to the state Senate if elected Nov. 3. That approach has guided the job he’s done as Maryland town board member, then town supervisor and, for five years now, county representative from Schenevus, Worcester, Westford and Decatur. He uses the term “ROI” – return on investment. “Where…

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Barber Would Bring 143-Year Farming Heritage To Albany

Barber Would Bring 143-Year Farming Heritage To Albany By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEBURGH There’s no doubting folks in the Schoharie Valley know Jim Barber, simply judging from the political signs that line Route 30 from Middleburgh to Fultonham and well beyond. The family has lived on Barber’s Farm for 163 years, since two brothers bought 38 acres of some of the richest soil in the world. Today, the family owns 450 acres of cropland, and another 100…

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