Letter from Stacie Haynes Further Thoughts on Schenevus Merger We all know that emotions can often trump facts when dealing with heated issues that people care about. Despite this, I’d like to continuing sharing facts with the voters in the Schenevus Central School District, in desperation to improve our children’s educational programs and opportunities. Right after I joined the school board in July 2018, our interim superintendent at the time informed us that the district was financially insolvent and we…
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Debate Renewed On Funding Animal Shelter By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com INDEX – It all began with a helpful conversation, and erupted while the SQSPCA was doing what it does best: saving Zoe, who chewed off her leg to stop the pain of a tumor. The spark: one word, “unilateral.” The issue: Is Otsego County funding the shelter to minimum standards? Richard Sternberg, a Susquehanna SPCA supporter, Cooperstown village trustee, retired surgeon and MIT graduate, stopped by the…
SSPCA’s PETS Team Rescues Cat ‘Birdie’, Speared Through Eye Staffer Showed How Trained Personnel Can Respond In Emergency, Director Says MARYLAND – Birdie the cat, stuck to a bird feeder with a wire piercing its eye, was rescued June 13 by the county’s new animal cruelty task force, PETS (Prevention, Education, Training and Systems), the SSPCA announced today. It was feared the cat would have to be put down but, with care and treatment at the Hartwick Seminary shelter, it…