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Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, March 17, 2016
GET YOUR PERMIT: Parking permits for the upcoming season are now on sale at the Village Clerk’s Office, 22 Main. $25, and $15 for additional permits in same household. Applications available at www. cooperstownny.org.
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HARTWICK AWAITS WATERPARK PLANS
ou can be sure, not too many other town supervisors have had a $60 million project land on their desks less than two months on the job. But the way COOPERSTOWN Bob O’Brien Hartwick Town Supervisor Robert HISTORY: nopposed, Mayor O’Brien sees it, the Waterpark Jeff Katz was elected development proposed 200-room to a third two-year was begun to waterpark that develterm in the Tuesday, March expand the oper Hyman Hemi15, village elections. He “shoulder spherics is proposing received 105 votes. season” in Wis- for the Cooperstown consin Dells, a Also elected unopposed Midwest tourist Fun Park site in were incumbent Trustees region/See A3 Hartwick Seminary Bruce Maxson, receivREVIEW feasi- will be good for the ing 103 votes, and Richard town, and good for bility study at Sternberg, 101. ALLOTSEGO.COM the whole county. In all, 114 votes were cast “It will turn the over nine hours at the ChestBaseball Hall of Fame nut Street fire hall – 103, and The Fenimore Art Museum into plus 12 absentee ballots. year-’round destinations,” he said MonThe candidates’ new terms Please See WATERPARK, A3 begin April 1.
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Back to school on Monday, March 14, senior Lady Hawkeyes – from right, Liz Millea, Jen Flynn, Mallory Arthurs and Olga Papaux – were disappointed at their semi-final but proud of their many-record breaking accomplishments.
Sad, But ‘Proud Of What We Did’
is our last bus ride together’” “Everybody on the team had their own seat” – sort of a goodCOOPERSTOWN luck charm, Ciara said. And it occurred to her this was the last fter more than a decade time they’d be sitting in those of playing together, the seats. 2015 state championship “And we all started talking,” and Saturday, March 12’s heartsaid Mallory. “It was a hard breaking loss to Pine Plains, the blow, but our whole career was senior girls of the Cooperstown spectacular.” Basketball Team – Mallory ArThe 57-44 semi-final loss thurs, Liz Millea, Jenn Flynn and didn’t dim the team’s accomplishCiara McGoldrick, and Rotary ment. The girls were met with Exchange student Olga Papaux a fire truck parade to lead them – have hung up their jerseys, but down Main Street. “I was so disnot their fond memories. appointed, but getting back and “On the way home, we were seeing them waiting for us and all on our phones, just letting it everyone cheering us on made me Brian Horey/The Freeman’s Journal sink in,” said Arthurs. “Then Ci- Liz Millea comforts Jen Flynn feel proud of what we did,” said ara turned to me and said, ‘This Please See LADIES, B2 after the loss to Pine Plains. By LIBBY CUDMORE
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‘Hub Superstar’ To Tap County’s Bounty “Food Hub Superstar” Karen Karp introduces herself at Otsego Now’s Oneonta headquarters Tuesday, March 15.
Her Plan: To Get Craft Foods To Market By LIBBY CUDMORE
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plan – on how to convert Oneonta’s Market Street into a craft food and beverage corridor for the whole county are expected to follow in time to meet Please See HUB, A7
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CGP Students Discuss ‘Kitchens Of America’ At Bruce Hall Cindy Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program professor, foreground, stands with her students Melissa Olsen, Alex Sniffen, Samantha Smithson, Lynds Jones, Matt Wagner, Miranda Pettengill and Tori Lee Monday, March 14, at Bruce Hall Home Center, which was hosting the CGP students’ presentation, “Kitchens In America,” a 500-year retrospective on styles, gadgets and trends in the American kitchen.
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CCS’ Phil Pohl Gets Attention At Oakland A’s
Phil Pohl suited up for Oakland A’s.
Editor’s Note: Here’s an excerpt from the Sacramento Bee on CCS standout Phil Pohl, who was recently picked up as a bullpen catcher for the Oakland A’s.
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Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday): March 20 Regular Service Times. Holy Communion with blessing, distribution and Procession of Palms. Gather outside sanctuary for reading of the Passion from Mark Holy Monday: March 21 Individual Confession & Forgiveness Pastor Paul will hear your confession and offer God’s absolution 10 am - 12 pm St. Matthew • 1 pm - 3 pm St. John
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MESA, Ariz. ne of the fresh young faces in A’s camp this spring already has a major-league job sewn up and comes with Hall of Fame credentials. That would be Phil Pohl, who’s embarking on his first season as the A’s new bullpen catcher. Pohl was born in Bakersfield but grew up in Cooperstown, N.Y., and he caught for several seasons in Oakland’s minor-league system before being named over the winter to replace former bullpen catcher Casey Chavez, who retired to become a minister. “He’s awesome,” A’s closer Sean Doolittle said of Pohl. “He’s going to fit right in.” Among the jobs in majorleague baseball that involve wearing a uniform, bullpen catcher rates high in anonymity. His duties include catching pitchers when they need to warm up, of course, but also throwing batting practice and taking care of equipment. “All the baseballs that we throw with, he rubs them up,” Doolittle said. “It’s a pretty thankless job. If (pitchers) want to get work on flat ground, he’ll catch those. You’re constantly on call to jump in there and make sure guys have a catcher to throw to.”
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Supervisor Likes Waterpark, But Some Object WATERPARK/From A1 & Leisure Advisors’ 219page feasibility and economic-impact studies were delivered at the monthly town board meeting. “That means year-’round jobs. I think it will bring a lot of positive things to Hartwick and the county.” While the town lacks zoning, the developer must still go through site-plan review with the town Planning Board, which will also be acting as “lead agency” in SEQRA, ensuring the state Environmental Quality Review Act is met. That includes assessing traffic impacts. The H&LA studies were released Wednesday, March 9, and developer Jeff Hyman visited the site on the 11th. In an interview,
he said H&LA concluded the market can support an 80,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, but he is proposing a 30,000-35,000square-foot, about the size Of Six Flags’ operation near Lake George, plus another 5-8 acres outdoors to meet Dreams Park’s seasonal demand. The relatively small project will also scale back some of the economic impacts proportionately, he said. A full build-out, H&LA estimated, would generate $16 million in local taxes annually and inject $1 billion into the local economy over 10 years. The 800 jobs in the H&LA report will be more like 200 FTEs (full-time equivalent jobs), but that’s still “a meaningful job impact,” Hyman said.
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The H&LA report assures him his smaller project will be a success. “It tells me we have a margin of error,” said Hyman, who, while associated with Guggenheim Securities, was involved in financing waterparks in the Poconos and Ohio. “The market is that strong; the top revenues could be that high.” The prospective waterpark development has been the talk of the Route 28 corridor since last October, when it was mentioned in a paragraph on page 9 on the region’s MV500 grant application, seeking a $½ billion from Governor Cuomo’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative. When that money wasn’t forthcoming, Hyman and Otsego Now agreed to split the bill on the study by H&LA, which is based in Cleveland and considered the best tourism-industry consultancy in the nation. Otsego Now’s new board chairman, Devin Morgan of Cooperstown, said feasibility studies are an essential first step to any major devel-
opment, and his organization is happy to share such costs. When change is possible, he continued, people’s “first instinct is to say no.” But, he added, “once you have a plan in front of people you can have a meaningful conversation.” Otsego Now President Sandy Mathes said the study shows the waterpark “is a viable project,” and encourages the developer to go forward with the regulatory review. Hyman said he hopes to be ready to break ground in spring 2017, and to open the waterpark to the public for the summer of 2018. Otsego Now’s role going forward will be to negotiate any PILOT (payments in lieu of taxes) and provide bonding, Mathes said. O’Brien may have been positive at Monday’s meeting, but concerns were soon expressed. Former Town Supervisor Pat Ryan said she believes the waterpark plan is at odds with the town’s comprehen-
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Waterpark developer Jeff Hyman of Vorheesville, near Albany, right, with Bob Hickey, owner of the Cooperstown Fun Park, Hartwick Seminary, where the project is planned.
sive plan. “It’s the kind of thing that can completely change our community,” said Ryan. “Residents were asked what they wanted Hartwick to be, and a plastic water park is not what we wanted,” she said. The 2007 resident survey indicated that 81 percent of residents found “active, operating farms” and “scenic beauty/landscapes” were important, as well as clean water and well-maintained highways. And although 84 percent
agreed that the town should provide incentives for small business, only 35 percent agreed that incentives should be provided for year’round tourism. Ryan also expressed concerns that the 200 rooms of the hotel would damage the seasonal housing industry. “We wanted to create an environment for small business,” she said. “This would kill that market.” Because no application has been filed with the town Planning Board, no public hearing has been scheduled.
Waterpark Craze Started In 1990s, But Cooperstown ‘Woefully Underserved’
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he indoor-waterpark boom began in the late 1980s in Wisconsin Dells, a tourism-magnet in Wisconsin that was seeking ways to attract visitors in the off-season, according to Jeff Hyman of Hyman Hemispherics, which is planning such a project here. Construction began in the 1990s, and today there are a half-dozen huge waterparks there. Since, clusters have also developed around Sandusky,
Ohio, and in the Poconos. Because of his involvement in waterpark financing in the Catskills and Ohio while with Guggenheim Securites, Hyman has seen the numbers on a range of projects and says the local numbers are outstanding. “A lot of people are telling me a lot of dollars are left on the table here every summer,” he added. One intriguing chart in the Hotel & Leisure Associates’ feasibility study shows 6.5 million homes within 180
miles of Wisconsin Dells, compared to 10.2 million for Sandusky, and 14 million for Cooperstown. Yet while there are 1.2 million square feet of waterpark within 180 miles of Wisconsin Dells and 681,000 around Sandusky, there are only 542,500 within 180 miles of Cooperstown. While summertime success is assured, experience elsewhere shows waterparks are also packed on threeday weekends throughout the year and during school vacations.
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St. James Episcopal Church
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8:30 am—Morning Prayer 6:00pm Communal Penance Service
The Sacred Paschal Triduum Holy Thursday, 24 March 2016
6:00 pm—Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 11:00 pm—Night Prayer in the style of Taize
Good Friday, 25 March 2016
8:30 am—Morning Prayer 12:00 noon—Midday Prayer 1:00 pm-3:00 pm—Individual Confessions 4:00 pm—Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Death 7:00 pm—Night Prayer in the style of Taize
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March 24
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
EDITORIAL
If Waterpark Brings Longer Shoulder Season, Win-Win
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hen you review Hotel & Leisure Advisors’ 219page feasibility study on an indoor waterpark proposed at the Cooperstown Fun Park property in Hartwick Seminary and the 80-page accompanying economicimpact study, the numbers are overwhelming: $165 million for construction, annual revenues of $44 million, $16 million in annual local taxes, $1 billion impact on the local economy over 10 years. The H&LA proposal calls for 400 rooms, 642 jobs, 80,000square-feet of indoor waterpark, two restaurants (one more fancy, one less fancy), capacity for conventions … it goes on and on. Whoa, whoa, you may have said to yourself. And that’s what developer Jeff Hyman of Hyman Hemispheric LLC was saying – whoa, whoa! – when he stopped by the office a couple of days after the intitial report was posted Wednesday, March 9, on www. allotsego.com. While those figures are in the H&LA report, Hyman’s actually planning a more modest undertaking: $60 million in construction, 200 rooms, 200 FTE jobs, some 35,000 square feet of space for indoor waterslides, (and another
...By The Way, $15 Minimum Would Help Share Tourism Boon 8,000-square-foot outside park to meet the Dreams Park demand). There will be proportionately less economic impact and tax revenues, but that’s probably OK in terms of comfort level. If it’s a huge success – the H&LA study ensures it will be a success – it can be ramped up. Hyman certainly feel that way, too. The report, which aims to ensure “there’s no money left on the table,” creates a cushion for the developer as well. “It tells me we have a margin of error. The market is that strong. The top revenues could be that high,” he said. Inevitably, given the local history, you can predict opposition and challenges – it began Monday evening, March 14, at the project’s first airing at a Hartwick Town Board meeting – but the plan is a very promising entry into the local economy. • As long as anyone can remember, expanding “shoulder seasons” – the fall and the spring, at either end of the baseball-tourism-driven 100 days – has been all the talk among merchants and local offi-
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cials when the topic of expanding local prosperity arises. Meanwhile, more and more signs have popped up in downtown Cooperstown storefront as winter arrives – “Closed for the Season,” “See you April 1” and so on. In January, you could fire a gun down Main Street at noon – Don’t! – with no fear of hitting anyone. If what Hyman says holds true – that waterparks are packed on
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Are We All Democratic Socialists? To the Editor:
This letter is directed toward any Democrat who plans to vote in the Democratic Primary on April 19, and who may have a fear of Bernie Sanders’ selfchosen label “Democratic Socialist.” We live in a nation where 20 people have more money than the bottom 50 percent, and 91 percent of the income growth from 2008 to 2011 went to the top 1 percent. (The Nation, March 7) Sanders wants to restore our country to the “land of opportunity” our parents and grandparents came here to find. If being a “Democratic Socialist” means being determined to raise taxes of people earning more than $1 million and deciding to raise the minimum wage, then certainly we have in the U.S. a majority of Democratic Socialists. HILDA MADER WILCOX
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To the Editor: Now you’ve done it. By acknowledging gas pipeline as an economic necessity, your newspapers poked the antis’ hornets’ nest – and they’ve responded with long Letters to the Editor, some predicting the end of civilization as we know it. Welcome to the Dark Side, Mr. Editor. You’re in for a ride. One letter is from James Dean, an active, engaged citizen from Cooperstown and a regular contributor to your paper. He is also a longtime anti-gas advocate. He suggests that the declining population of Otsego County can be reversed by advertising for the owners of small businesses and proprietorships to settle here in order to enjoy the benefits of Otsego County living. That’s the draw. My take on our depopulation is that we need JOBS so people can make a living up here. Lower taxes, less
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regulation, and cheap energy are factors that attract the businesses that will create those jobs. Mr. Dean disagrees and takes a dismal view on the traditional drivers of job creation which he feels “…unfortunately no longer work that well in this country. It is more of a wish than a possible reality,” he says. He would repopulate our county with “young, bright, creative, environmentally responsible people (who) will create the new clean economy.” The lure: a rural life style that will attract the well-off people who will bring “outside money” and small businesses. Mr. Dean concludes, “Create the space, promote what we have to offer, invite (through advertising) people to come, and we will build our futures together.” Aside from a touch of elitism, LOL on that one. Reality: a 24-year-old young man returns home to Unadilla from working in North Dakota with enough money to invest in a home. There are hundreds of homes for sale within 20 miles of Unadilla, many below their assessed values. And if he had wanted to broaden his search, he would have found Otsego County has a 24-month supply of houses on hand and Delaware County has a 28-month overhang. The young man looked around, assessed the economic opportunities, did the math, and chose … Tennessee. In Tennessee he got more home for the money, taxes in hundreds instead of thousands of dollars, a lower cost of living, and opportunities to work if he chooses to leave the itinerant life in the oil fields. Choices like the one above are being made by Please See DOWNEY, A6
three-day weekends and school vacations throughout the years – this project alone will be a big step in a much desired direction. The idea of packaging a waterpark visit with a tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame, lunch at Brewery Ommegang, or perhaps an evening an opera, making it a central part of the marketing to separate our waterpark from everybody else’s, is particularly promising. And there will be daily passes available, so all of us may partake if we wish – some waterparks limit usages to overnight guests – making the whole concept even more inviting. • As it happens, the project comes into view as the debate over the $15 per hour minimum wage is reaching a peak in Albany. When you look at the scope of even the scaled-down project – 200 FTEs – you have to reflect that maybe it’s time for the minimum wage to raise even as dramatically as proposed, (although increases would be phased in over the next five years.)
It’s the curse of tourism. Some people make a lot of money. Most people in the business work for minimum wage, going on unemployment in the off-season. As developers budget multiple millions of dollars for studies, construction labor, equipment and building supplies, furnishing and fittings, they can certainly work in a sufficient bump to ensure these types of projects give our neighbors a living wage, or better. Same with the fast-food outlets and big boxes that send their local profits to distant headquarters. Being a local business, we’re particularly sensitive to the impact on local businesses. But they – we – simply have to plan. Between now and 2021, what new products and efficiencies can we realize to allow us to get through what soon may be mandated wage increases? Shortterm, it’s a hit. In the end, all the supermarket cashiers on food stamps, families of four frequenting food pantries, and minimum-wage workers across the board will have disposal income to spend in our stores and on our products. More money in the marketplace will help everyone … perhaps, to afford to go to a waterpark.
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Former Charter Commission member Sarah Patterson told the Common Council committee receiving proposed charter revisions Thursday, March 9, that efforts to introduce city manager form of government have been insufficient.
Mayor Vows Not To Sign Revised Charter If There Are Questions About Its Legality I had appointed. Despite this newspaper’s statements to the contrary, here is an the committee makes absoold saying lutely no recommendation – “Everyone is to take any hiring, firing entitled to their own or supervisory authorities opinion, but not their away from the city manown facts.” ager. In the committee’s This should approposed changes, the city ply to even those manager remains unqueswho own a newspa- Mayor Herzig defends revisions. tionably in authority of the per. Unfortunately, city’s workforce with no the editorial appearing in the March 11, change to the current structure. I am left to 2016, edition of Hometown Oneonta & The wonder why this was reported differently. Freeman’s Journal chose to repeat twice a I have been, and continue to be, a strong critically important, yet patently false, state- advocate for the city manager form of govment describing the recommendations of the ernment for the City of Oneonta. As mayor, Oneonta Charter Review Committee which Please See HERZIG, A6 By GARY HERZIG
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Former Mayor Nails It: It’s All About Trust By JIM KEVLIN
F The success of a City Charter is 20 percent its content, 80 percent “trust” that allows people to work together, said former Mayor David Brenner. Other members of Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Revision Committee are David Martindale and former mayor John Nader, the
or a man of his stature, former Oneonta mayor David Brenner (he is also a former and formidable chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives and retired as a ranking SUNY Oneonta administrator) says relatively little. But when he speaks, stop and listen. At the end of the Wednesday, March 9, unveiling of the latest proposed revisions to the Oneonta City Charter at a Common Council committee meeting, Brenner uttered one word he said will ensure the success of the city-manager form of government in Oneonta. “Trust.” Please See TRUST, A6
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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Rates of Postage – The following will be the rates of postage on and after the first day of April next, agreeably to Act of Congress, passed February 1, 1816. For single letters, composed of one piece of paper: Any distance not exceeding 40 miles, 8 cents; over 40 miles and not exceeding 90 miles, 10 cents; over 90 miles and not exceeding 150 miles, 12 and one-half cents; over 150 miles and not exceeding 300 miles, 17 cents; over 300 miles and not exceeding 500 miles, 20 cents; all over 500 miles, 25 cents. March 21, 1816
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100 YEARS AGO
In Our Town – Owing to the inability of the Cooperstown High School basketball team to reach Herkimer Friday evening last on the Otsego & Herkimer Railroad, the game with the high school in that village was cancelled. Mr. Smalley, the proprietor of the moving picture show at Firemen’s Hall gave his first performance Saturday evening, when a goodly number were present to enjoy the evening. He has booked “Ita” the mind reader, as an attraction for next week. Lawyer James J. Byard, Jr. started to court in Rome on Monday morning. Over five hours of his day was spent in the ten-foot snowbank in the Wilsey cut where a car derailed. Passengers and mail from the north did not reach Cooperstown until four o’clock Monday afternoon. March 15, 1916
175 YEARS AGO
Editor’s Note: Efforts to obtain action in the state legislature to authorize the relocation of Otsego County’s courts to Hartwick or Milford, drew this comment from John H. Prentiss, Editor of The Freeman’s Journal: “It appears to us that the case presents but one point for the consideration of our citizens, and that is, where would the location of the Seat of Justice for the County best commode the People, and in settling it, private interest should not be consulted, but public convenience alone be regarded. The distances, roads, and means of accommodation for suitors, witnesses, jurors, &c., ought to govern the decision. This is an old county where the roads have been laid out in reference to ease of communication with places of business, and it should be no slight cause to produce a movement that would shut up thoroughfares and open new highways at great sacrifices to some, and large expense to others.” March 15, 1841
75 YEARS AGO
W.H. Caver of Albany, an F.B.I. Field Representative from Albany, spoke to the Cooperstown Rotary club on Tuesday at their regular luncheon meeting at the Cooper Inn. The F.B.I. is increasing its staff rapidly said Mr. Caver, as the result of the necessity of protecting the country against espionage and sabotage by fifth columnists. The fifth columnist he said can be compared to a snake in the grass. The snake you can get rid of in time, but when the fifth columnist bites you, you stay bit. Agent Caver emphasized that it is the duty of every citizen to report to the authorities all indications of fifth column activities that might come to their notice. March 19, 1941
150 YEARS AGO
Summary of Local News: Charter Election – At the election held in this place on Tuesday last, the following village officers were chosen for the ensuing year – being the ticket nominated at the Democratic caucus the previous evening: Trustees – Samuel K. Thompson, G. Pomeroy Keese, Robert Quaif, Jr., William K. Bingham, Samuel A. Bowen, Dorr Russell. Clerk and Treasurer – Charles R. Burch. Assessors – Peter Becker, Rensselaer Waterman, Philip Roof. Constable and Collector – Oliver J. Walradt. Wood Inspector, Oliver J. Walradt. Pound Master – Zadock Fitch. The Public Health – Within the past few days we have heard that the most exaggerated and ridiculous reports are in circulation in some parts of the county in regard to the general health of this place. The weather for some time past has been particularly unfavorable, and as a consequence, there has been more sickness than usual at this time of year. We are in hopes that more settled weather will soon witness a return to the usual good health of the place. March 16, 1866
125 YEARS AGO
March 16, 1966
The musical entertainment given in Village Hall by the military band of Cooperstown on Friday evening last was truly a popular concert – the price of admission was low and the music excellent. The Band never played better and in one particular, never so well – for in the closing piece Mr. McKnight played the piccolo, an instrument much needed in a military band. His pieces on the flute were rendered in the most skillful manner, and drew out repeated applause. He is a resident of Brooklyn, temporarily employed in the village. The violin playing by Messrs. Derrick, Kraham and Bunn, and piano music by Mr. A. Babcock and Misses Van Nort and Potter, the accurate accompaniments by Misses Clarke and Bunn, and the instrumental solos by members of the Band, were all most creditable performances. The cabinet grand piano used on the occasion is one of the instruments sold by L. & A. Babcock of Norwich. March 20, 1891
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25 YEARS AGO
Maureen Kuhn, R.N., M.S., F.N.P., has been selected as a 1991 New York State Legislature “Nurse of Distinction” by Bassett Hospital. Ms. Kuhn, a Family Nurse Practitioner, has served at the Community Health Center in Cherry Valley since 1982. She is one of 407 nurses statewide to be chosen as a “Nurse of Distinction.” Ms. Kuhn received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her M.S. from Pace University. March 20, 1991
10 YEARS AGO
Following an impressive breakthrough performance in Doha Qatar on March 4, World Cup triathlete and Cooperstown native Sarah Groff hopped a plane to Aquaba, Jordan to continue her quest to become one of the top U.S. women athletes of her generation. Groff jumped to an early lead after the 1.5K swim but fell back to after the 40K bicycle leg. Groff then ran the final leg with a steady six-minute mile pace to place 15th overall. March 17, 2006
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Herzig: I Will Not Sign Law That May Be Illegal HERZIG/From A4 I have both communicated, and demonstrated, by my actions, my full support for the city manager’s absolute authority to hire, fire, and supervise the city staff in the day-to-day operation of the city. That is why, after Oneonta’s two failed attempts at working with a city manager, I decided to do everything I could to minimize the chance of a third failure. I scheduled trainings and strategic planning for our new Council and have been in communication with the New York State City Managers’ Association about additional steps including facilitated workshops with our Council and staff. And, I also decided that, after a rocky four-year test drive, we would be absolutely foolish not to also take another look at our charter. In November 2015, I appointed a committee of unquestionable qualifications and integrity to review our charter. It included two former mayors, a former department head, a second-term Council member and acting mayor, and two first-term Council members with extensive professional human resource experience. At their first meeting, I asked them to focus their efforts on correcting existing contradictions with the City Code and state law, rectifying omissions, clarifying some language, and better identifying the relationship between the city manager and the mayor – one I have found to be critically important for the successful operation of the city. The mayor, with a daily presence at City Hall, serves as an important liaison between the Council and the city manager. As a member of the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, I was among the first to recommend a charter revision to include the hiring of a City Manager. I know and respect those who served on the original Charter Commission that grew out of that recommendation. They created a good document that
successfully moved the City of Oneonta to a city manager form of government. I thank them for their service. I was taken by surprise, however, when those same individuals reacted strongly in opposition when I first announced my intent to Mayor take another look. I was Herzig told repeatedly that it was too soon to review the charter because it had never been fully and properly implemented by our former mayor and Council. With this, I disagree. The charter is a framework, not a script. Its implementation, by individuals with different personalities and abilities, will not always be predictable and agreeable to all. This does not mean that it was not properly implemented. At that same time, the authors of the current Charter also strenuously argued against any recommendations which might change the required qualifications for hiring the city manager. The argument used then, and repeated again recently, was that the qualifications were set as they were in order to prevent the Council and the mayor from hiring an unqualified crony, brother, or cousin. To this, I can only react in disbelief. We trust our Council to set the laws of the City; to decide how to spend $20 million each year; and to set the direction for the future of Oneonta – but they apparently are not to be trusted to decide what type of degree the city manager should have! I fully support the Committee’s wise decision to remove the qualifications from the Charter and place them in a separate job description; thus, allowing the Council to decide upon the qualifications that best fit the needs of the City at the time of the search.
The other most substantive changes recommended by the Committee: • clarified the working relationship between the City Manager and the Mayor; • clearly delegated responsibility for policy and vision to the Council and the Mayor; • gave the Mayor a vote in the Council’s decision in the selection of a City Manager; • strengthened the Mayor’s role during an emergency; • established the Mayor as the primary point of contact with State and Federal officials; • created procedure in the event of a tie vote during an election; and • made the document consistent with law in a small number of issues. I believe that the committee, which consisted of former mayors John Nader and David Brenner, former City Chamberlain David Martindale, and Council members Russ Southard, John Rafter and Melissa Nicosia, took a good document and, with hindsight, made it better. The changes, in my opinion, better define the primary role of the city manager as supervising staff and administering the daily operation of the city – leaving the mayor and the Council to establish policy and set a vision for the city’s future. This clarification of duties can assist our Council in prioritizing the skills needed in our next city manager and, thereby, increase our chances of success. I thank the committee for its diligence, transparency, and wisdom in completing this task. Finally, I wish to address the question that has been raised regarding the Council’s authority to approve these revisions to the Charter. The law is very clear in defining the responsibilities and authority of a Council in this matter. I can assure you that I will not be signing any law with which there is any doubt as to its legality.
When It Comes To Charter Revision, We’re From Missouri TRUST/From A4 That has been sorely lacking since the then-mayor and Common Council, in April 2014, abruptly fired the first city manager. It soon emerged that the intent in doing so was to elevate the city finance director, who didn’t happen to meet either the residency requirement or the educational qualifications contained in the charter, to city manager. The victim: Trust. A year later, after the mayor’s sudden passing and the subsequent Common Council implosion, a second city manager was fired and the acting mayor was outspoken in favor of elevating the finance director, still lacking the qualifications and residency, to the
Cheap Energy Attracts Jobs DOWNEY/From A4 hundreds of young people who are bright, creative, environmentally responsible, and LOCAL, who are moving elsewhere for jobs and opportunity. They know and love our area. They can’t live here. There are no jobs. One component of job creation is cheap energy. In our area that means natural gas. It will not pollute the earth; in fact, there is ample evidence to the exact opposite. Until renewable energy can meet the market without the crutch of subsidies, mandates, abatements, tax credits, and all the gifts the government gives in the name of the taxpayers, gas is the bridge fuel to the future. The Constitution Pipeline and its distribution network and/or an expanded capacity NYSEG line will inevitably add value to our area’s existing businesses and extra cash in savings to our residents. The cheap energy it will bring in will attract new businesses and jobs. This will help stem the out-migration of our young. With jobs, the in-migration will take care of itself. DICK DOWNEY Otego
position. The victim: Trust. When the current mayor was appointed, then elected mayor, there was hope for a new beginning. However, his first action – with all the challenges small Upstate cities like Oneonta face – was to appoint an ad hoc Charter Revision Committee. If the truth be told, the goal was to remove the qualifications from the Charter and eliminate the residency requirement. The victim: Trust. Only the innocent objection of new Council member Melissa Nicosia, a human resources professional at SUNY Oneonta, preserved the
residency requirement. She, apparently, hadn’t been filled in on the agenda. But the proposed charter revisions now under consideration still would remove the qualifications from the charter. If so, the victim: Trust. The current charter had to be approved by city voters – and, in November 2011, it was, by 1,128 voters, 71 percent of total. Three of the state’s foremost experts say the proposed changes to the city charter are significant enough to require another referendum. But the mayor says he believes a simple majority vote of Common Council is sufficient. The victim: Trust.
Now, the mayor insists the city manager’s hiring powers have not changed, even though the revisions would require them to be approve by Common Council. The victim: Trust. The mayor, who is so promising in so many ways, says in this instance: Trust me. Sorry if some of us are from Missouri. The current city charter is sufficient to the task. Don’t circumvent it. Apply it. Make it work. Only then can city residents believe – The winner: Trust. And all good things, in Mayor Brenner’s sage conclusion, will proceed from that.
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Will Waterpark Taint, Dump Water? To the Editor: The development of a water park would be a major addition to the local tourist trade, so here’s to that. The catch is that the site proposed is bounded by Chase Creek, the Susquehanna River and a marsh. Seems idyllic – water next to water. Unless you’re a trout. Then, not so good. The water used in the park would be heavily treated, either with chlorine or salt, which could contaminate the creek or
river if released untreated. The run-off from paved areas would pollute the creek and river whenever it rains. Which may be the plan here. Amusement parks locate next to creeks and rivers so that they can flush their run-off untreated, for free into the adjacent water body. Until they get caught and fined. Pretty slippery, eh ? CHIP NORTHRUP Cooperstown
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BUDGET/From A1 Cooperstown a “district library,” funded directly by school district taxpayers – has substantially improved the village’s financial picture over the past few years. There are fewer members of the streets crew, fewer police, and the custodian position was eliminated at 22 Main and the work contracted out, he said. “In the grand scheme, we have more revenue, we also have less costs. We have more money to work with,” he said. “There are choices that have to be made, but we’re able to do work in so many areas.” The boiler at 22 Main has been made more efficient. The fire hall was converted to cheaper propane. And contracting out trolley service to Birnie Bus has saved money, increased efficiency and raised ridership, Katz said.
“There’s been a lot of work on internal organization,” he continued. “There are limited funds, but we want to put all our added revenue into longterm repairs, on buildings, on streets, on water, on sewers. We’ve made a lot of strides in that direction,” he said. Next year, the total budget will be under $5½ million, about the same as this year. The tax rate, per thousand of assessment, will go from $5.205 to a tentative $5.020. A public hearing, required before April 15, has not yet been scheduled; the budget must be approved by May 31, in time for the June 1 start of the next fiscal year. Katz has been on the Village Board as a trustee or mayor for a decade now, and soon chaired the Finance Committee, when it took 40 hours of meetings, cutting line by line,
to create a tentative budget. “We would argue about hundreds when we had to close a gap of millions,” he said. When Joe Booan, Katz’s predecessor, was mayor, he chose – and he is authorized to do so if he wishes – to prepare the tentative budget himself, conferring with department heads. As mayor, Katz said he brings all trustees together at the outset, which cuts to the chase. This year, the board, working together, reduced a $600,000 initial gap to $165,000 in just two meetings, two hours each. Some floating docks ($117,000) are being replaced this year; one relatively easy decision was to delay next year’s $117,000 in docks by one year. Katz was planning a final budget meeting Thursday the 17th for another review,
then using surplus to cover any remaining gap. Last year, $300,000 in surplus was required to cover the gap; next year, he hopes, no surplus will be needed. Still, many projects are in the offing for 2016-17. Next year, $235,274 has been allocated to street repairs, with repaving planned on Chestnut (Susquehanna to West Beaver), Glen Avenue (Chestnut to Grove), Grove (Glen to Spring), and Pioneer (Beaver to Church.) “From Church to Lake,” he said, “we’re saving money to do a full rehab – water, sewer, streets – in connection with the second phase of the Main Street program,” he said, which, pending state and federal approvals, will be done in the summers of 2017 and 2018, in time for Mariano Rivera’s Induction in July of 2018.
Another $170,000 is focused on 22 Main, up $57,000 as part of Trustee Lou Allstadt’s determination to continuing upgrading the historic Village Hall. The front columns’ bases and the front steps will be replaced or repaired, the exterior trim will be painted, and the front doors restored. The buckling third-baseline wall of the Doubleday Field grandstand will be repaired, as will the buckling retaining wall at Fairy Spring Park. Plus, $20,000 will be used to install bird-netting under the grandstand ceiling, “which will stop the bird-pooping problem. People who go to games there – it’s a constant problem. It’s actually pretty important.” “We’re definitely catching up,” he said.
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Food Hub Visioning Begins HUB/From A1 the next deadline for CFA funding, in June. “Her team gets me crazy excited,” said Sandy Mathes, Otsego Now president. “This is not just about Market Street or a food hub. It’s about as big as we want it to be. This is our opportunity to hit it out of the park.” Karp, who arrived Sunday night with consultant Ben Kerrick, spent Monday and Tuesday, March 14-15, meeting with Mayor Gary Herzig and key players at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Brewery Ommegang and CADE to begin focusing on what Oneonta might become. “First we need to define the concept,” said Lisa Nagle of Elan Planning, the design firm working with Karen Karp & Partners, New York City. “Right now, we’re a blank slate.” On Tuesday, Karp met with the Otsego Now board and members of the business and agriculture community on the fifth floor of 189 Main. “A food hub can take on a variety of forms,” said Nagel. “And that’s exciting. In her remarks, Karp said she sees the former Oneonta Ford building at Market and Chestnut, now owned by the Twelve Tribes, as an “anchor” for her concept. “The whole point is to activate that street,” she said. “A food hub is there to support producers, provide management and organization, as well as making connections between producers and buyers.” The biggest problem facing farmers, she said, is that the demand outweighs the supply. “Our farms are small, and the farmers go to great lengths to get their products to markets that pay top dollar,” she said. “We need to make the connections between producers and buyers.” The good news is that the market is maturing, said Re-
becca Morgan, CADE executive director. “People want to start farms,” she said. “Young people are moving here, buying five acres and farming intensively. We have transitioning dairy farmers, people making career shifts. It runs the gamut.” “We’re turning vendors away; we don’t have any more room,” said Betty Lee, Oneonta Farmers’ Market director. “Is this going to give our vendors more opportunities?” Both Lee and Ellen Pope, Otsego 2000 executive director, expressed concerns that the food hub would compete with farmers’ markets. But Pope was hoping the two might work together to expand the availability of locally sourced foods. “We need a way to source local produce for restaurants,” she said. “Restaurants don’t have time to call 30 different farmers every week.” Expanding farmers’ market offerings will help people see farmers’ markets more like grocery stores, Pope continued. “Our produce costs the same as it does at Price Chopper,” she said. “We need to educate people to that.” Karp also sees the food hub as a way to tap into the student population. “I haven’t been to a college town where the students aren’t engaged with food,” she said. “Some of them are obsessed with food. I’m the aunt of one of them. Food brings people together.” The Market Street study was funded with a CFA grant in the most recent round of the state’s Regional Economic Development funding. Karp plans to complete her study by mid-May, in time to support the next round of applications for CFA funding, due in June. “We want to continue to build downtown Oneonta as an attractive part of the area,” she said. “And we can do almost anything.”
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been able to pay attention to the sermon; I’ve been staring at your shawl all morning. Where did you get it?” “My mother made it,” Cosy recalled telling her. “And I’m sure she’d love to make you one!” Her mother, Jean Scholet, now living at the Plains at Parish Homestead, so far has knitted 11 of the beautiful Please See SHAWLS, B2
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ithout Lou Lansing, there would be no volleyball. In 2013, City Hall decided the rec program would no longer support volleyball, she recounted. “The Y took it over for a while, but this year, they said they couldn’t do it.” With 19 teams in limbo – some had been playing for two decades – Lansing, retired Hartwick College volleyball coach, determined to save the program. “Before I was at Hartwick, I was with the City’s recreation department, and I ran the Volleyball program,” she said. “I gave it up when I started at Hartwick, but I officiated when it was at the Y.” “Lou gave me a call to see Lauren Payne, if SUNY would be willing to Oneonta, receives host,” said Colleen Cashman, a serve during a recent Wednesday SUNY Oneonta volleyball night play at the coach. “I went through my chain of command, but we just Armory. couldn’t do it, so we started thinking outside the box – seeing if we could play at Springbrook or the Boys & Girls Club. “And that’s when she called me with an epiphany.” Together, they developed the Players Volleyball Association, a non-profit athletic league. $350 a team covers insurance for the year, and although the season is up at Please See VOLLEYBALL, B3
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Scholet Shawls Are Seen Everywhere SHAWLS/From B1 “Bermuda” shawls, sending them as far as Texas and Florida, and keeping some right here in Oneonta. “I’ll go down to dinner and someone will be wearing one of my shawls!” said Scholet. The Mohawk native learned knitting very young and continued to knit on and off throughout her life, making scarves and, later, sweaters for friends and family. She married Dick Scholet, owner of Scholet Furniture, in 1964, and lived in Cobleskill. Their son, Art, continues to operate what is now an Oneonta-based company. Her husband died in 2010; she moved to the Plains in 2014. “I haven’t knitted more than scarves for a few years,” she said. “But one night at dinner, I saw Brigitte Beehler, another resident, wearing this beautiful shawl. I asked her where she got it, and she gave me the pattern.” It’s a complicated pattern. “As you can see, this strip is knitted to here, then turns around and goes back to the beginning,” she said. “It’s called ‘wrap and turn.’ Not a lot of people know how to do it.” That results in bands of color that widen and narrow throughout. “It’s not your typical shawl,” said Cosy.
and Plains neighbor Jean Fleck helps her with the knitting. Each shawl takes 2-3 months and 10 skeins of Noro Silk Garden Yard, a blend of silk, wool and mohair, knit on #9 circular needles. At the widest point, she’ll have 300 stitches on the needles. The first shawl she made went to Cosy, and soon, Jean was taking orders from friends who wanted to give them as gifts. “One Plains resident wanted to send one to her sister in Kansas City, Mo.,” she said. “Another woman here is taking hers when she moves to North Carolina.” “People love to give them as presents,” said Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Cosy. “Nancy and I look at each one and we go crazy. Daughter Cosy Schneberger, visiting from They’re all so beautiful!” Austin, is helping Jean keeps a photo album spread the word about of each one she makes, mom Jean Scholet’s along with the wearer. And colorful shawls. occasionally, her friends will stop in, just to see the “It’s asymmetrical, so you progress she’s making on can wear it a couple differeach shawl. ent ways.” “The thing I love the most “When she makes a is that she loves making shawl, the person picks their them,” said Cosy. “It’s her own colors,” said Cosy. favorite pastime; she just “That’s what’s so wonderkeeps knitting and knitting ful about these shawls: No at night.” two are alike. The colors all “One thing I hope with work together, but they play every shawl,” said Jean. “Is differently in each one.” that the woman wearing it It’s a bit of a group effeels hers is the prettiest of fort. Her friend Nancy New all.” helps her block the shawls,
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Girls Sad; Memories Strong LADIES/From A1 Millea. “It really boosted our spirits,” said Flynn. “It was nice having the community behind us.” Millea and Flynn both started playing in second grade, with Arthurs joining them when she moved from Pittsburgh in third grade. McGoldrick also joined the Clark Sports Center team in the third grade. Olga Papaux, an exchange student from Switzerland, had never played basketball before she came to Cooperstown. “My friends were on the team, and I thought it would be cool to try,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” “That melts my heart, Olga!” said Millea. “I wish we had won so you could have a banner with your name on it,” lamented Arthurs. The girls all said their 62-44 win against Watkins Glen on Saturday, March 5, was one of the highlights of the season. “It was the last hurrah,” said Arthurs. “It was such a great game because we came together as a team,” said Flynn. “And we showed them!” “That’s just who we are,” said Millea. But they were most wowed with the community support they received throughout the season. “On Senior Night, we came in and our parents had gone all in,” said Arthurs. “The
underclassmen made posters, the team parents all chipped in to get us matching bracelets, and we won the game against SherburneEarlville!” They had a strong fanbase with younger girls, and made an effort to set a good example for their fans. “We had good examples set for us by older players,” said Arthurs. “Our teammate, Maggie Schuermann, has two little sisters, and they say they’re going to beat Liz’s record someday!” And with spring sports underway, Millea will pick up her tennis racket, with Flynn and Papaux playing softball. After graduation, Millea leaves with plenty of records in her name, including 1,771 career points. She’ll play basketball at Adelphi University, a Division II team, and study bio with hopes of going to dental school. Flynn will go to Elmira College, where she plans to play soccer and study nursing. Mallory plans to attend Villanova University to study economics and English, but doesn’t think she’ll play anything more than club basketball. Ciara is still waiting to hear from a couple of schools, but will probably attend Fordham. And Papaux will return to Switzerland to finish her senior year. “You could bring basketball to Switzerland!” suggested Arthurs.
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Lansing, Cashman Saw Need, Revived Volleyball VOLLEYBALL/From B1 the end of April, the teams can continue playing tournaments throughout the remainder of the year. There are 19 teams in the league, 11 men’s and eight women’s, divided into the “more competitive” A Division and the B Division, 190 players in all. “No matter what skill level, they all have a good time,” said Lansing. “That’s what it’s about.” “It’s a night to get out the ladies, plus it’s great exercise,” said Michelle Catan, captain of the Sears & DC Marketing team. “We’ve been together almost 20 years!”
The men’s league meets every Tuesday, the women play every Wednesday, both at the Armory. Spectators can attend for free. “The city has been great,” said Lansing. “They let us use the gym for a reasonable fee, plus they gave us four new balls and let us use the nets. I don’t think they wanted to see volleyball leave Oneonta.” Lansing and Cashman both ref, and at the end of the season, every team gets to compete in the playoffs, whether they’re in it to win it or just to have fun. “People are just happy to be playing,” she said. But more than just a place to play,
the league has a civic component too. “In April, we’re going to have our players bring non-perishables to the games, and we’ll donate it to the Riverside School Backpack Program,” she said. “It’ll be a competition to see whether to guys league or the girls brings the most.” She also hopes to host tournaments where teams from other cities can play for a fee, with that money going to another children’s charity. “If it benefits kids, it’s all right with me,” she said. “Maybe I’m biased,” she said. “But I think volleyball players are the best people.”
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MOBILE LIBRARY – 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Tuesdays & Thursdays monthly. Four-county Cybermobile visits Oneonta, Schenevus, Westford, South Valley & Middlefield, Thursdays March 17, April 21, May 19 & June 23. Info, (607) 723-8236 or check Twitter (@4clsCybermobile) LADIES LUNCHEON -- 1 p.m. Calling all ladies to a St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon. The Value Way, 3 Commercial Street, Gilbertsville. Info, bralbag@gmail.com CURATORS’ ROUNDTABLE -- 6:30 p.m. Fiona Dejardin, Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton, and Honour Harlowe ’16 discuss the work behind the Yager Museum’s two exhibitions focusing on Andy Warhol, and his connection with Hartwick College. Free; all welcome. Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Doug Kendall, kendalld@hartwick.edu or (607) 431-4423
MEDICINAL PLANTS PROGRAM -- 7 p.m. Hartwick Historical Society hosts Patrick MacGregor, Thrall’s Pharmacy and Botanic Specimen Garden supervisor at The Farmers’ Museum discussing medicinal plants and herbs found in local gardens and backyards. Light refreshments follow; all welcome. History Center, Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 Cty. Hwy. 11. Hartwick. Info, (607) 293-7530 CCS PLAY -- 7 p.m. (also March 18 & 19). Cooperstown Central School District senior play, “Charlotte’s Web.” Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High auditorium, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8181. WRITERS’ SALON -- 7:30-9 p.m. Open mic readings, followed by presentation from this month’s featured author (and area journalist), Libby Cudmore. Her new novel is “The Big Rewind.” Free. CANO at Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, www.canoneonta.org
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Res 75.15A Lobdell Rd Hunt Christopher J 294.00-1-22.04 Res 8.01A 388 Shaw Brook Rd Zapatero Carmen 294.00-1-26.00 Res 21.63A McCarthy Ln Hoag Damion K 294.00-1-27.00 Res 23.10A McCarthy Ln Hoag Damion 294.00-1-29.00 Res 5.77A 192 McCarthy Ln BCL Group Inc. 295.00-1-5.01 Res 55.05A Lulu Coon Rd BCL Group Inc. 295.00-1-5.02 Res 35.47A Lulu Coon Rd Hartwell Brian K Sr 295.00-1-26.22 Res 0.26A 386 Lulu Coon Rd Coons Stephen Wayne Jr 303.00-1-13.00 Res 3.65A Oregon Rd Henriksen Walter J Jr 303.00-1-77.00 Res 30.64A River Rd Adorno Eliseo M 313.00-2-6.00 Res 0.97A 583 River Rd
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Quinn Lee A 18.03-1-8.00 Res 0.62A 3282 Co Hwy 31 Petersen Theodore W 31.00-1-31.03 Res 17.99A Barringer Rd Chapman Richard H 32.00-1-8.01 Res 241.09A 234 Ray Mower Rd Heinrich Lisa 44.00-1-9.02 Res 133.35A Neilsen Rd Myatt James P 44.00-1-18.01 Res 89.01A 4508 St Hwy 166 Myatt James P 44.00-1-21.00 Res 25.17A 7076 US Hwy 20 Petrozza John T 45.00-1-22.32 Res 1.41A Barringer Rd Petrozza John T 45.00-1-30.05 Res 18.38A Barringer Rd Petrozza John T 45.00-1-30.06 Res 9.88A Barringer Rd Petrozza John T 45.00-1-30.07 Res 6.56A Barringer Rd Miller Everett J 45.00-1-36.00 Res 0.51A US Hwy 20 Petrozza John T 45.00-1-45.01 Res 57.95A 254 Barringer Rd Petrozza John T 45.00-1-47.00 Res 5.36A Willie O Neill Rd Chapman Richard Jr 46.00-1-21.00 Res 70.91A 373 Ray Mower Rd Harbolic Patrick 74.00-1-27.02 Res 2.76A 1205 Co Hwy 50
Robert J. Anderson, Inc 64.00-1-4.21 Res 69.68A 6524 St Hwy 51 Fine Jeffrey M 79.00-1-16.00 Res 20.67A Conservation* Rd Bancroft Jason D 80.00-2-2.00 Res 37.64A 2647 Co Hwy 16 Bancroft Jason D 80.00-2-9.07 Res 10.02A Co Hwy 16 Kucera David Jr 94.00-1-35.00 Res 0.62A 3111 St Hwy 80 Phillips John 95.00-1-1.01 Res 9.65A Co Hwy 16 Lottridge Frederick D 125.00-1-12.00 Res 4.93A 5102 St Hwy 51 Parker Lou Ann 126.00-1-28.00 Res 4.72A Co Hwy 16* Village of Butternuts VanDusen Mary E 282.06-1-72.00 Res 0.23A 22 Bloom St Alessi Rosario 282.06-1-91.00 Res 0.34A 10 Commercial St Offen Todd J 282.11-1-1.01 Res 40.05A Bloom St Town of Butternuts Stacy Daniel ** D 234.00-2-4.00 Res 0.20A 106 St Hwy 23 Sheldon Daniel M 234.00-2-30.00 Res 0.61A 510 Creighton Proskine Zachary 269.00-1-4.02 Res 3.40A Coye Brook Rd Penny John 270.00-2-36.03 Res 10.04A 191 Bell Hill Rd Bellotti Darrell R 270.00-2-37.02 Res 1.99A 944 Co Hwy 8 Hurd John 271.00-2-15.02 Res 0.76A 479 Taylor Rd Hogan Daniel Jr 282.00-1-14.01 Res 4.06A 137 Lovers Ln Lichwick Frank 283.00-1-34.04
Village of Cherry Valley Heinrich Daniel C 58.10-2-5.02 Res 0.05A Main St Town of Cherry Valley
Town of Decatur Burke Michael C 151.00-2-17.00 Res 12.65A 1310 Co Hwy 38 Rezek Miroslav 152.00-1-10.02 Res 8.48A 285 Mravlja Hill Rd Kenlein Kenneth 153.00-1-20.02 Res 4.35A 438 Reservoir Rd Presti Rosemarie 167.00-2-5.10 Res 5.87A 659 Babcock Hill Rundbladt John 167.00-2-18.01 Res 1.48A 2272 Co Hwy 39 Blanchard Barbara 167.02-1-6.00
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Res 0.37A 2285 Co Hwy 39 Mravlja Peter 168.00-1-1.01 Res 54.99A Co Hwy 37 Mravlja Peter 168.00-1-2.01 Res 94.60A Co Hwy 37 Mravlja Peter 168.00-1-2.03 Res 7.80A 315 Co Hwy 37 Mravlja Peter 168.00-1-3.01 Res 10.21A Lease Lot Hill Rd Town of Edmeston Cirillo James Jr 76.00-1-23.01 Res 170.54A Co Hwy 18* Cirillo James Jr 76.00-1-23.02 Res 3.03A 5527 Co Hwy 18 Chadwick John R 91.00-1-13.33 Res 12.74A 636 Bert White Rd Holbert Susan 91.00-1-23.00 Res 16.00A Mott Hill* Rd Briggs Trevor E 91.00-1-26.02 Res 2.21A 620 Mott Hill Rd Spielberger Edward 107.00-1-1.41 Res 5.54A Co Hwy 18 Klingler Arthur R 108.17-2-20.00 Res 0.67A 21 East St Tatini Mauro L 108.17-2-34.00 Res 0.05A 14 East St Bancroft David L 108.17-2-48.00 Res 0.22A 11 South St Reidenbach Katrina 108.17-2-54.00 Res 0.20A 27 South St Reidenbach Katrina 108.17-2-56.00 Res 0.63A South* St Vibbard Joseph 122.04-1-22.00 Res 0.53A 282 Co Hwy 20 Wheeler Jeffrey John 124.00-1-10.00 Res 0.38A 877 Dutch Valley Rd Bancroft David L 124.06-1-4.00 Res 0.66A 31 South St Pylinski Biff E 124.06-1-36.01 Res 0.54A 12 Burdick Ave MacDonald David W 138.00-1-23.03 Res 2.16A 3853 Co Hwy 18 Stimson Charise 140.00-1-11.22 Res 17.09A Monson Rd Adamo Joseph 140.00-1-20.05 Res 6.92A Longview* Dr Town of Exeter Bond Jesse M 49.01-1-40.01 Res 0.88A 649 Munson Rd Llewellyn Stella 52.30-1-14.00 Res 0.10A 7728 St Hwy 28 Nickerson Jack 52.38-1-9.01 Res 0.11A 104 Mill Rd Lyncourt Eric 64.00-2-8.06 Res 1.96A 442 Munson Rd Lyncourt Eric 64.00-2-8.41 Res 42.75A Munson Rd Stegen Arthur A 64.00-2-14.01 Res 13.37A 2036 Co Hwy 19 Chapman William J 65.00-1-1.02 Res 0.34A 2170 Co Hwy 19 Bancroft David 67.00-1-11.00 Res 0.87A 1574 Co Hwy 22 Knollwood Associates 67.00-1-16.102 Res 23.88A St Hwy 28 Donnelly William J 67.09-1-28.12 Res 0.75A 7303 St Hwy 28 Bancroft Jason 67.09-1-41.00 Res 0.34A 7360 St Hwy 28
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Duncan Frank Sr 67.09-1-49.00 Res 0.87A 1510 Co Hwy 22 Town of Hartwick Ray Christopher Scott 128.00-2-29.32 Res 1.04A Gulf Rd West Timothy M 128.00-2-56.31 Res 1.58A 3836 St Hwy 205 Sierra Robert 129.00-1-9.00 Res 7.72A 417 Bush Rd Decker Lavester R 130.15-1-16.00 Res 0.60A 548 Greenough Rd West Timothy 144.00-1-2.21 Res 13.96A 126 Manley Rd Althiser Lawrence 144.00-1-67.01 Res 2.47A St Hwy 205 Althiser Lawrence 144.00-1-68.01 Res 0.90A 3528 St Hwy 205 Althiser Lawrence 144.00-1-68.02 Res 2.18A 3524 St Hwy 205 Monroe Ronald W 144.19-1-40.00 Res 1.35A 3546 St Hwy 205* Althiser Lawrence 160.00-1-22.00 Res 8.97A 3487 St Hwy 205* Konopka Teresa E 161.00-1-22.00 Res 9.80A 1438 Co Hwy 45 Duke Richard 161.00-1-33.00 Res 2.07A 878 Co Hwy 45 Arnot David R 176.00-1-17.01 Res 22.46A 580 Pleasant Valley Rd Kane Matthew D 176.00-1-38.02 Res 3.00A 2376 Co Hwy 11 Powers Daniel 178.00-1-18.00 Res 79.10A Goey Pond West Rd Martinez Zoe 178.00-1-40.00 Res 32.66A 383 Co Hwy 45 Powers Daniel 178.00-1-42.01 Res 75.47A 462 Co Hwy 45 Partridge Richard J 178.00-1-49.00 Res 11.83A St Hwy 28* Martinez Zoe 193.00-1-12.00 Res 2.79A Chlorinator Rd Village of Laurens 7120 Ft Hamilton Pkwy LLC 240.15-2-68.00 Res 13.72A 16 Louden Dr Town of Laurens Moxley Daniel J 224.00-1-17.02 Res 0.63A 416 Pool Brook Rd Sakowitz Mark L 225.00-1-44.01 Res 85.33A St Hwy 205 Knarich George A. 238.00-2-9.07 Res 7.23A 183 Peterson Rd Holmes Raymond 240.11-1-38.00 Res 0.35A 136 Co Hwy 12 Short Ronald 255.00-2-42.22 Res 3.00A 553 Hathaway Rd Reed Revocable Trust 257.00-1-67.00 Res 1.00A 420 Co Hwy 11 Turrell Richard 274.00-1-25.01 Res 235.68A Co Hwy 11 Town of Maryland Jaquish Glenn 198.00-2-21.03 Res 25.68A 117 Waterman Rd Herr Doreen
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230.19-1-3.01 Res 0.32A 15 Main St Scott Allen F 230.19-1-54.00 Res 0.24A 16 West St Murphy Patricia A 230.19-2-41.00 Res 0.21A 53 Race St Kaneg Gail A 230.20-1-9.01 Res 0.50A 174 Main St Kaneg Gail A 230.20-1-9.02 Res 2.79A Main* St Kaneg Gail A 230.20-1-68.00 Res 1.02A Main* St Sisson Brett J 244.00-2-18.02 Res 5.78A 186 Crumhorn Lake Rd Brower Allen 244.00-2-19.01 Res 25.64A St Hwy 7* Alvarez Edward W 245.09-1-30.00 Res 1.94A 7540 St Hwy 7 Balbuena Jacqueline Kilts 245.10-1-7.00 Res 1.26A 7581 St Hwy 7 Alessi Rosa 246.00-1-40.00 Res 33.49A Co Hwy 56 Kibbe** Teresa 261.00-1-52.00 Res 23.99A 129 Blueberry Ln Rickett Robert M 261.00-1-67.00 Res 1.03A Leonard* Rd DeSantis Michael 262.00-2-22.00 Res 15.20A Bush Hill Rd Moan Patrick 264.00-1-19.01 Res 13.13A Center Rd Shelton Packy 279.00-1-7.01 Res 23.63A Iron Kettle Rd Town of Middlefield Holbrook James S 86.01-1-22.00 Res 0.60A 3152 Co Hwy 33 Campbell Alan W 118.00-1-2.03 Res 1.00A 2672 St Hwy 166 Willis Jane B 133.00-1-12.14 Res 23.73A Rezen Rd Ross J. Samuel A. 133.03-1-7.00 Res 0.33A 3692 Co Hwy Ross J. Samuel A. 133.03-1-64.00 Res 0.12A Co Hwy 35 Holbrook James S 147.00-1-13.00 Res 19.50A Sibley Gulf Rd Gibbons Barbara 147.00-1-40.01 Res 93.56A 420 Sibley Gulf Rd Oliver Robert A 164.00-1-13.07 Res 41.87A Co Hwy 35 Beatty Robin Bryant 180.01-1-6.00 Res 0.48A 2685 Co Hwy 35 Wahl Anthony S 195.00-1-29.02 Res 34.07A 568 St Hwy 166 Wahl Anthony S 195.00-1-30.00 Res 4.90A 533 St Hwy 166 Village of Milford Summers Linden D III 194.20-2-63.00 Res 0.10A 63 S Main St Wahl Anthony S 194.20-2-78.00 Res 0.08A 68 S Main St Wahl Anthony S 194.20-2-79.00 Res 0.11A 70 S Main St Munro David A. 195.17-1-4.00 Res 1.58A 161 E Main St Brown Gerald L 195.17-1-19.00 Res 0.29A 101 River St Town of Milford LPD Construction Company LLC 195.00-3-2.00
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Res 0.37A 15 Kilts Rd Roe Kenneth J 209.00-1-40.03 Res 4.16A 621 Lougheed Rd Teixeira Nancy 226.00-1-2.00 Res 4.94A 215 Concrite Rd Spence James A 243.18-2-17.00 Res 0.66A 109 Happy Valley Road Spur Sobey Albert Jr 260.05-3-73.00 Res 0.54A 185 Lee Dr Brower Steven 260.05-3-75.00 Res 0.41A Lee Dr Brower Steven 260.05-3-77.00 Res 0.11A 178 Lee Dr Apple Mansion Estate LLC 260.13-2-6.00 Res 0.25A 149 Sunnycrest Rd Dimick Charles J 260.13-2-49.02 Res 0.75A 134 Sunnycrest Dimick Charles J 260.13-2-50.00 Res 0.49A 140 Sunnycrest Rd Dimick Charles J 260.13-2-51.00 Res 0.38A 144 Sunnycrest Rd Manchester Kathy 260.18-1-53.00 Res 0.05A Cliffside Cir LPD Construction Company LLC 276.00-2-20.00 Res 0.25A 6147 St Hwy 7 Manchester Stephen V 277.00-1-20.01 Res 0.90A 6353 St Hwy 7 Madey Lisa 277.00-1-34.02 Res 7.67A 135 Swamp House Rd Madey Lisa 277.00-1-36.00 Res 1.03A 140 Swamp House Rd Village of Morris Foster Diane 221.18-1-2.00 Res 0.23A 74 Broad St Town of Morris Sieck Richard K 204.00-2-17.05 Res 72.72A St Hwy 51 Santelia Edward A 220.00-1-11.00 Res 3.08A 111 Hilsinger Rd Best Kenneth J 221.00-1-46.00 Res 2.79A Co Hwy 49* Imbrosciano Frederick 221.00-1-53.00 Res 0.26A 133 Co Hwy 49 Schacht Robert 221.00-1-57.00 Res 0.90A 2009 St Hwy 23 Owner Unknown 221.00-1-74.00 Res 1.82A St Hwy 23* Williams Theodore F Jr 222.00-1-21.00 Res 46.02A 2277 St Hwy 23 Town of New Lisbon DeVries Thomas 141.00-4-3.00 Res 9.57A 4703 St Hwy 51 Srdepot And Co Inc 141.00-4-10.00 Res 4.42A St Hwy 51 Debruyn Robbert 157.00-1-10.02 Res 2.81A 203 Harrington Rd Dorothea 189.00-1-37.00 Res 140.06A 3527 St Hwy 51 Martin George 189.00-1-39.00 Res 0.37A 1700 Co Hwy 12 Heins John 189.00-1-76.00 Res 3.97A 774 Pegg Rd Sanchez David 190.00-1-15.00 Res 11.16A 113 Wheat Rd
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Scollard John S 191.00-1-27.00 Res 4.75A 148 Falls Bridge Rd Barker William A 191.00-1-39.02 Res 6.97A 128 Jacobson Rd Wulff David 191.00-1-56.02 Res 18.50A 350 Gardner Town Rd Harris Winston Jr 205.00-1-2.00 Res 1.53A St Hwy 51 Harris Winston Jr 205.00-1-5.00 Res 55.67A 3312 St Hwy 51 Town of Oneonta Goodrich Rita S 274.00-2-21.00 Res 0.99A 984 St Hwy 205 Goodrich Rita S 274.00-2-22.00 Res 3.47A 980 St Hwy 205 Goodrich Rita S 274.00-2-24.00 Res 0.99A 976 St Hwy 205 Davis Mark W 274.00-2-27.00 Res 7.26A 954 St Hwy 205 Carpenter Roger 274.00-2-46.00 Res 8.84A 461 Winney Hill Rd Turrell Richard L 286.00-2-20.00 Res 29.48A Co Hwy 8 Cyzeski David 287.09-1-85.01 Res 7.84A 3996 St Hwy 23 Golinski William 287.15-1-16.00 Res 0.22A Winney Hill Rd Chen Bang Hua 287.19-1-54.00 Res 0.39A 61 Richards Ave RCBR Properties LLC 287.19-2-21.00 Res 0.39A 38 Richards Ave Welch Elwyn D 288.00-2-22.00 Res 0.07A Cemetery Hill Rd Szerwinski Michael 289.00-1-25.00 Res 1.64A St Hwy 7* Browne Christopher 289.00-1-79.00 Res 0.21A 204 Riverstone Rd Polley Robert 289.00-1-89.01 Res 37.49A 130 Riverstone Rd Rowland Elizabeth M 299.07-1-5.00 Res 0.20A 108 Winney Hill Rd Bankich Anthony 299.07-2-42.00 Res 0.18A 20 Madison Ave Warner Brenda L 299.07-4-72.00 Res 0.35A 1A Orchard St Galasso Martin A., Jr. 300.00-3-67.21 Res 9.50A St Hwy 23 Randazzo Giuseppe 309.00-1-47.00 Res 43.32A St Hwy 28* Village of Otego Wessells John S Jr 317.16-1-26.00 Res 0.95A 390 Main St Adkins Virginia 317.19-1-23.00 Res 0.53A 301 Main St Spataro Barbara A 317.19-1-24.01 Res 2.40A 307 Main St Town of Otego Giannini Donna 272.00-1-60.01 Res 0.29A 2150 Co Hwy 8 Dugan Michael J 272.00-2-31.00 Res 5.00A Co Hwy 6 Welch John W 273.00-2-22.01 Res 42.89A 110 Welch Ter Schwed Karl R 285.00-1-17.00 Res 1.30A 1866 Co Hwy 8 Hunsucker Fred 285.00-1-24.01 Res 124.87A 1261 Co Hwy 7
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Hunsucker Fred 285.00-1-24.02 Res 5.90A Co Hwy 7* Hunsucker Harry L 285.00-1-26.00 Res 6.13A Co Hwy 7* Perry Samuel H Jr 285.00-1-34.04 Res 5.44A 347 Upper Green St Packard Amy 285.00-1-38.00 Res 0.77A 970 Co Hwy 7 Conklin Charles R 286.00-1-10.02 Res 1.38A 107 W Oneonta Rd Turrell Richard L 286.00-1-26.00 Res 65.52A West Oneonta Rd Turrell Richard L 286.00-1-27.00 Res 4.23A West Oneonta Rd Strickland Wayne R 286.00-1-35.81 Res 1.90A 136 Forest Way Grabo Randy J 297.00-1-34.04 Res 5.48A 308 Upper Green St Turrell Richard L 298.00-1-10.00 Res 61.00A Mill Creek Rd Lawyer Garry W 306.00-1-39.01 Res 1.11A Haney Rd Mowers Kenneth L Jr 308.00-1-41.02 Res 1.29A 3985 St Hwy 7 Butler Vernon J 316.00-1-33.01 Res 67.34A Wheaton Creek Rd Klinger George H Jr 317.00-1-11.42 Res 19.22A 161 Haney Rd Anderson Thomas E 317.00-1-25.00 Res 0.26A 272 Flax Island Rd Anderson Thomas E 317.00-1-26.00 Res 0.31A 276 Flax Island Rd Anderson Thomas E 317.00-1-31.04 Res 96.76A 215 Anderson Ln Anderson Thomas E 317.00-1-50.00 Res 0.35A 74 Otsdawa Ave Savage** Norma 318.00-1-5.01 Res 5.12A 3493 St Hwy 7 Savage** Norma 318.00-1-5.04 Res 1.21A 3489 St Hwy 7* Brown Karen 318.00-1-52.05 Res 0.66A 112 Mick Lane Ext Bond Faron 325.00-1-12.00 Res 0.58A 462 Co Hwy 48 Freudenmann Tamara 325.00-1-17.01 Res 2.18A 831 Franklin Mt Rd Village of Cooperstown, Town of Otsego Gadomski Christopher R 115.18-2-36.00 Res 0.40A 4 Pine Blvd Stabinski Eric 131.06-1-23.00 Res 0.23A 58 Chestnut St Dimick Charles John 131.06-2-47.00 Res 0.03A Main* St Lewis Constance S 131.10-1-41.00 Res 0.21A 39 Delaware St Davis Nancy M 131.10-1-44.00 Res 0.26A 45 Delaware St Town of Otsego McCord John 67.00-2-2.02 Res 14.48A 1772 Co Hwy 22 Congden Jeffrey S 67.00-2-12.00 Res 0.86A 822 Keating Rd Summers Sylvia V 69.00-1-9.02
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Res 1.13A 6743 St Hwy 80 McNulty Family Trust Murial 82.00-2-2.21 Res 2.91A 551 Keating Rd Leatherstocking Region Federal 82.00-2-2.22 Res 23.54A 544 Keating Rd Reiss Howard K 84.00-1-15.12 Res 3.22A Co Hwy 28 Holbrook James S 84.00-1-30.00 Res 0.28A 379 Co Hwy 28 Jones Henry W 96.00-1-7.00 Res 6.66A Thayer Rd Jones Henry W 96.00-1-8.01 Res 119.80A Thayer Rd Jones Henry W 96.00-1-8.02 Res 1.38A 170 Thayer Rd Jones Henry W 96.00-1-9.00 Res 96.36A Thayer Rd Ostapeck Alma 98.00-1-1.01 Res 4.26A 1133 Co Hwy 26 Bancroft David L 113.00-1-20.01 Res 10.38A 107 Cemetery Rd Klein Gregory L. 113.00-1-51.00 Res 1.86A 461 Christian Hill Rd Wright Therese A 114.00-1-4.00 Res 0.41A 6144 St Hwy 28 Curran Gifford 130.00-2-16.02 Res 0.11A Co Hwy 26 Town of Pittsfield Whitehill Arnold G 139.00-2-15.02 Res 1.52A 885 St Hwy 80 Adamo Joseph 140.00-2-23.12 Res 3.33A Longview Dr Hughes Russell D Jr 155.00-1-4.00 Res 78.43A 120 Card Rd Bice Judy 155.00-1-12.221 Res 23.79A 791 St Hwy 80 Bice Judy L. 155.00-1-16.00 Res 10.42A St Hwy 80 Bice Judy L. 155.00-1-6.00 Res 13.71A 709 St Hwy 80* Bice Judy L. 155.00-1-9.32 Res 34.70A St Hwy 80* McAdams Helen B 155.00-1-30.00 Res 0.82A 297 St Hwy 80 Markham Barbara L 155.00-1-52.02 Res 0.87A 138 Pecktown Store Rd Perez William 156.00-1-50.04 Res 9.14A 102 Sugar Maple Ext Leech Richard F 170.00-1-41.00 Res 257.32A 233 Musk Rd Abba Trust 170.00-1-42.00 Res 61.15A 159 Musk Rd Abba Trust 170.00-1-59.00 Res 14.99A Mooretown Rd Leech Richard F 171.00-1-1.03 Res 33.38A St Hwy 80 Kellogg Richard 171.00-1-26.00 Res 2.72A 1244 Co Hwy 13 Carney Mark Shannon 188.00-1-32.03 Res 1.80A 712 Co Hwy 49 Devine Keith J 202.00-1-2.01 Res 0.75A 2713 Co Hwy 18 Barnett Bonnie 204.00-1-1.06 Res 102.40A Co Hwy 13 Town of Plainfield Ross Michael L 2.00-1-13.00 Res 4.70A 9949 US Hwy 20 Chapman Keith A 19.00-1-9.32
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Res 3.00A 6843 Co Hwy 18 Martin Patricia M 21.00-1-11.02 Res 5.07A St Hwy 51 Martin Patricia M 21.00-1-12.00 Res 2.09A 7550 St Hwy 51 Cadwell Maxine 33.00-1-13.00 Res 2.04A 157 Co Hwy 19 Lan’Did Corporation 34.00-1-12.23 Res 31.10A Talbot Rd Heller Glen 47.00-1-6.24 Res 14.75A 198 Pine Ln Village of Richfield Springs Schwab Audrey L 13.20-2-6.00 Res 0.49A Main St Murphy James A 24.08-1-30.00 Res 0.18A 45 River St Londono Zenaida 25.05-2-54.00 Res 0.36A 20 Lake St Villavicencio Silvio 25.05-3-44.00 Res 0.17A Canadarago St Garner Robert E 25.05-3-53.00 Res 0.22A 10 Canadarago St Delaire Michael P 25.05-4-22.00 Res 0.23A 39 E James St Town of Richfield Gil Jorge 12.00-1-9.03 Res 101.42A Us Hwy 20 Watterson Nancy 12.00-1-10.03 Res 2.03A 2678 Us Hwy 20 Seamon Tex Louis 12.00-1-46.00 Res 1.51A 1071 Co Hwy 25 Davis Nancy M 24.08-2-16.01 Res 6.07A 86 Elm St Ext Davis Nancy M 24.08-2-16.02 Res 0.32A Linden* Ave Davis Nancy M 24.08-2-17.00 Res 3.35A Linden Ave Saalfelder Stephen C 25.00-1-19.02 Res 3.79A 380 Butternut Rd Unlimited Upside Properties 38.00-1-12.00 Res 0.30A 561 Wing Hill Rd Pugliese Carmel J 38.12-1-33.00 Res 0.11A 104 Jackies Rd Davenport Thomas 38.25-1-7.01 Res 0.33A 8162 St Hwy 28 Town of Roseboom Geer Robert M 118.00-2-2.31 Res 8.90A Middlefield Rd Geer Robert 118.00-2-2.32 Res 5.01A Middlefield Rd Geer Robert 118.00-2-2.33 Res 5.01A Middlefield Rd Geer Robert 118.00-2-2.34 Res 5.01A Middlefield Rd Geer Robert 118.00-2-2.35 Res 6.31A 906 Middlefield Rd Sheldon Henry L Sr 119.00-1-48.00 Res 4.04A 224 Honey Hill Rd Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 119.01-1-4.00 Res 0.86A 471 St Hwy 165 Arno John Michael 120.03-1-35.00 Res 0.66A St Hwy 165 Mabie Linda 135.00-1-20.02 Res 1.93A 2989 Co Hwy 39 Town of Springfield Guardian Preservation, LLC 27.00-1-15.01
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Res 2.29A 4917 Us Hwy 20 Carson Kenneth A Jr 42.00-1-2.03 Res 14.68A Continental Rd Stocking Billy 42.00-1-2.04 Res 7.71A 217 Continental Rd Tracy Martin A 42.00-1-35.02 Res 2.60A 2034 Co Hwy 31 Village of Unadilla Batson David B 334.14-1-13.00 Res 0.50A 53 Clifton St Rudolph Richard 334.15-1-38.00 Res 0.34A Maple Ave Mertz Wendelin 334.18-2-18.00 Res 0.39A 6 Sanly St Gagliardo James 334.18-2-48.00 Res 0.17A 22 Bridge St Kadchinski Rodney 334.19-1-19.00 Res 0.15A 16 Clifton St Decker Timothy C 334.19-3-46.00 Res 0.08A Main St Ragonese Amy L 334.19-3-53.00 Res 0.54A 288 Main St Stevens Sondra J 334.19-3-55.00 Res 0.90A 280 Main St Colby Mellissa L 334.19-3-57.00 Res 0.25A 272 Main St Caratelli Caspere L 334.19-3-61.00 Res 0.26A 262 Main St Town of Unadilla Jones Jerry P 314.00-1-54.00 Res 1.43A 674 Co Hwy 3A Washburn David 314.00-1-61.01 Res 67.15A 690 Co Hwy 3A Short Jared 315.00-1-32.05 Res 5.74A 372 Sisson Hill Rd Barkman David S 321.00-1-38.01 Res 1.04A 321 Lockwood Hill Rd Scott Gordon A 324.03-1-35.00 Res 0.21A 2381 St Hwy 7 Dana Daniel R 324.03-1-38.02 Res 0.12A 2387 St Hwy 7 Black ** Charles 324.13-1-5.00 Res 5.51A 193 Dentwood Dr Niles Craig 328.00-1-6.01 Res 21.50A 161 Lockwood Hill Rd Youngs Phillip M 329.00-1-1.03 Res 4.63A 830 Co Hwy 2 Martin Dennis R 329.00-1-17.03 Res 4.46A 514 Kilkenny Youngs Philip M 329.00-1-3.00 Res 0.73A 854 Co Hwy 2 Martini Ryan J 329.00-1-37.22 Res 3.00A 420 Co Hwy 3 Mattice Janice 329.00-1-43.00 Res 1.92A Co Hwy 3 Schusteritsch Edward A 330.00-1-4.07 Res 1.32A 130 Ledgewood Acres Dr Roldan Judith A 330.00-1-4.135 Res 1.39A 154 Overlook Ln MacDonald Raymond M II 330.03-1-76.00 Res 0.60A St Hwy 7* Unadilla Shamrock Village LLC 330.03-1-86.00 Res 0.80A St Hwy 7* Patrylo Garry S 332.00-1-61.01 Res 6.29A 235 Co Hwy 1 Kipps Hill Road Corp. 332.00-1-83.21
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the 30th day of May 2016.
Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.
Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.
Nature of proceeding: Such proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and the Otsego County Courthouse and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payments shall be made to Dan Crowell, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record. Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as
Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the above date mentioned as the last day for redemption.
Enforcing Officer Dan Crowell Otsego County Treasurer Attorney for Tax District Ellen Coccoma Otsego County Attorney 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 1LegalMarch17 Legal notice THE EMPIRE HOUSE HOTEL, LLC filed with SSNY 12/18/15. Office location: Otesgo County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Sasan Khashaei, 136 Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville, NY 13776. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMarch17 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Brower Property Management, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 01/25/2016. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 17 Spencer Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: any legal purpose. 6LegalMarch31 Legal notice Notice of formation of MELODY PINES FARM, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on February 17, 2016. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any
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process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 608 County Highway 51, Morris, New York, 13808. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalApril7 Legal notice Visions of Home, LLC The name of the limited liability company is “Visions of Home, LLC” The date the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York was February 23, 2016. The County within the State in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County. The Secretary of the State of New York has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State of New York to which the Secretary of the State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him is: Visions of Home, LLC, 101 Spruce Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the business of the limited liability company is any lawful business purpose. Counsel for the Company: The Dalton Law Firm, LLC 112 Spring StreetSuite 307 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-9600 6LegalApril7 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF New Hyde Park Construction, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on February 16, 2016. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to : The LLC, PO Box 404, Cooperstown, New York 13326. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalApril7 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: MP Test Equipment, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 12 February 2016. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2121 County Hwy 22, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalApril7
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Legal notice WILLSUE, LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF WILLSUE, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law The name of the limited liability company is: WILLSUE, LLC The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located in OTSEGO. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 50 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 The limited liability company is to be managed by: ONE OR MORE MEMBERS. I certify that I have read the above statements, I am authorized to sign these Articles of Organization, that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that my signature typed below constitutes my signature. WILLIAM C. GREEN, ESQ., ORGANIZER (signature) WILLIAM C. GREEN, ESQ., ORGANIZER Filed by: GREEN & GREEN 50 MAIN STREET PO BOX 148 Cooperstown, New York 13326 6LegalApril7 Legal notice TROIX REALTY GROUP, LLC Notice of formation of Troix Realty Group, LLC, a limited liability company (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (the “SSNY”) on 2/26/16. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 54 Lancaster Street, Cherry Valley, New York 13320. Purposes: are to acquire, own, hold, improve, manage and operate the real property, including the property located at 157 First Street, in Troy, New York (the “Property”); to incur indebtedness, secured and unsecured; to mortgage, finance, refinance, encumber, lease, sell, exchange, convey, transfer or otherwise deal with or dispose of the Property; to enter into and perform contracts and agreements of any kind necessary to, in con-
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nection with or incidental to the business of the Limited Liability Company. 6Legal14 Legal notice NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Bassett PPS, LLC filed articles of organization with the Department of State on February 23, 2016. Its principal office is in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom service of process against the LLC may be served, and the address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process in any action or proceeding against the Company is One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. The purpose of the Company is to serve as a lead entity for the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program and any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under §203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. 6LegalApril14 Legal notice Notice is hereby given that a license, number (Pending) for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a club/restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 144 Pro Shop Drive, Springfield Center, N.Y. 13468, Otsego County, for on premises consumption. Otsego Golf Club, Inc. 2LegalMarch17 Legal notice LUNDIN CHRISTMAS TREES LLC, Articles of Org. filed N.Y. Sec. of State (SSNY) 18th day of February, 2016. Office in Otsego Co. at 12 Forster Street, Otego, New York 13825. SSNY desig. agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 12 Forster Street, Otego, New York 13825. Reg. Agt. upon whom process may be served: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C. 1 Maiden Lane, NYC 10038 1 800 576-1100 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalApril21 Legal notice Notice of Formation of ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MONETARY SERVICES, , LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/9/15. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Robert A. Gouldin, Esq., 93 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6LegalApril21
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BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA FESTIVAL – 7 p.m. (Also March 19) First City of the Hills Bluegrass/Americana Festival. Free Friday event in atrium, featuring Tumbleweed Highway and The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys. Foothills Atrium, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac. org or (607) 431-2080. MILFORD MUSICAL -- 7:30 p.m. (Also 7:30 p.m. March 19 & 3 p.m. March 20). Milford Central School presents its spring musical, “Seussical!” MCS, 42 West Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-3349 HINDU SPRING FESTIVAL -- 9 p.m. Public celebration of the ancient Hindu festival of Holi, the “festival of colors,” celebrating the arrival of spring and passage of winter. Food, traditional dance, powdered colors. All welcome. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info. www.oneonta.edu
Saturday, March 19
CRAYON CARNIVAL -- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cooperstown Central School District PTA’s annual Crayon Carnival fundraiser. Food, carnival games, raffles, cake walk, mini golf course, scavenger hunt, Utica Zoomobile, Rosie the Clown, more. All welcome. Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High gym, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478181. EGG HUNT -- 3:30 p.m. meet the Bunny; 4:15 p.m. egg hunt. Oneonta World of Learning hosts Spring Egg Hunt. Free; bring your own basket or bag (thanks to Girl Scouts and college volunteers for filling 3,000 eggs!). Fortin Park, Youngs Road, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaworldoflearning.org BAMAKO BENEFIT -- 5:30 p.m. bazaar; 6 p.m. banquet; 7 p.m. free film. Banquet of African dishes to raise funds for school in Bamako, Mali. Bazaar of African jewelry and other items before dinner; free showing of 2015 Oscar-nominated film “Timbuktu” follows. Meal reservations required; $15 adults; $10 kids over 5; free child care. Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Res. at (607) 434-3303 or cswolfgould@gmail.com CCS PLAY -- 7 p.m. Cooperstown Central School District senior play, “Charlotte’s Web.” Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High auditorium, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478181. CV-S SHOW -- 7 p.m. show. (also & 2 p.m. March 20). Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District Drama Club presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” CV-S Central School, 597 Cty. Hwy. 54, Cherry Valley. Info (607) 264-3265. MILFORD MUSICAL -- 7:30 p.m.) Also 3 p.m. March 20). Milford Central School presents its spring musical, “Seussical!” MCS, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-3349 LAURENS CABARET -- 7 p.m. (also 2 p.m. March 20). Laurens
Central School presents its 10th annual cabaret, a revue of music by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Saturday-only dessert cabaret for $10. Laurens Central School, 55 Main St. Laurens. Info, (607) 432-2050. BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA FESTIVAL – Noon & 8 p.m. First City of the Hills Bluegrass/Americana Festival. At noon in atrium: The Howlin’ Brothers, Hop City Hell Cats, Milkweed, The Ruddy Well Band. Then 8 p.m. in the Main Theater: 2016 Grammy winners The SteelDrivers (tickets $30). Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac. org or (607) 431-2080.
Sunday, March 20
SUGARING OFF SUNDAY –- 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. breakfast; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. activities. 3rd of 4 “Sugaring Off Sundays” featuring full breakfast, kids’ activities, maple syrup demos, more. Admission: $9 ages 13 & up; $5 ages 7-12; free for 6 and under, includes breakfast. No reservations needed. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. farmersmuseum.org CCAL SPRING TEA -- 1 p.m. Center for Continuing Adult Learning (CCAL) hosts annual Spring Tea. New course catalog for Summer and Fall sessions available. Facilitators describe upcoming courses. Light refreshments; public welcome. Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta. Info, CCAL office, (607) 441-7370. CV-S SHOW -- 2 p.m. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District Drama Club presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” CV-S Central School, 597 Cty. Hwy. 54, Cherry Valley. Info (607) 264-3265. LAURENS CABARET -- 2 p.m. Laurens Central School presents its 10th annual cabaret, a revue of music by Rodgers & Hammerstein. $5 admission ($10 families). Laurens Central School, 55 Main St., Laurens. Info, (607) 432-2050.
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WORCESTER – Herbert J. Fiederer, 80, of Worcester, who operated Latham Homes on Route 23, Oneonta, since 1972, died on March 7, 2016, in Venice, Fla., peacefully in his sleep. Herbert was born in Westford on July 9, 1935, the son of Frank and Genofiva (Markavits) Fiederer. He graduated from Schenevus Central School. Herb worked construction
and was in the carpenters union. He and Patricia owned and operated Latham Homes since 1972. Through the years they developed manufactured housing communities. Herb was a jack-of-all-trades and could fix or build almost anything. The funeral mass was held Tuesday, March 15, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,
Worcester, with the Rev. Ronald Green as celebrant. The burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, PO Box 156, Worcester, NY 12197. Arrangements are by the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, Worcester
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George A. Davis, 75; Rose In State Education Department Ranks ONEONTA – George Arthur Davis, 75, a local educator who rose to state director of pupil transportation at the state Education Department, died March 12, 2016, in Zephyr Hills, Fla., where he had retired. George was born on May 7, 1940, in Oneonta, to George and Velma (Scanlon) Davis. He graduated from Hartwick College in 1963 with a bachelor’s in business administration, and SUNY Oneonta in 1966
with a master’s in education. George completed graduate work in educational administration at Colgate and Cornell universities from 1966 to 1968. He also served in the Army from 1965 until 1968, when he received an honorable discharge. He married Janet Baker in 1970. George had began teaching at Mount Upton Central School in 1963. He continued in the field of public education until 1991, when
he retired from the state Education Department. While there, he operated a small farm in West Fulton. On retiring to Florida, George enjoyed spending his days gardening, golfing, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsmen who enjoyed deep sea fishing. He also enjoyed traveling around the country in his RV with his wife by his side. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Michelle Butkus (Rob-
ert) of Zephyrhills, Theresa Hammond of Zephyrhills, and Cynthia (CW2 Rey) Lopez of Clarksville Tenn.; a sister: Linda Parsons of Quakertown, Pa.; brothers: William (Donna) Davis of Skaneateles, Richard (Sue) Davis of Grapevine Texas,, and Garry (Michelle) Davis of Richmondville; grandchildren, abd several grandchildren. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Mereness-Putman Funeral Home, Cobleskill.
Carl B. Good, Businessman Retired To Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Carl B. Good, a businessman based in Princeton, N.J., who retired to Cooperstown 15 years ago, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, with his wife, Pam, by his side.
He was active in the Cooperstown Rotary. Arrangements are pending with the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, Cooperstown. The obituary will appear Wednesday on www. allotsego.com
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Sunday, March 20
MILFORD MUSICAL -- 3 p.m. Milford Central School presents its spring musical, “Seussical!” MCS, 42 W Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-3349 LIBRARY TALK – 3 p.m. Taylor Hollist, author and SUNY Oneonta retired professor, discusses his recent book on Eva Coo and a sensational 1930s murder on Crumhorn Mountain.
Free; part of Village Library’s Sunday Program Series. Village Library, downstairs meeting room, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 434-3418 or www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org
Monday, March 21
LIBRARY PROGRAM -- 6 p.m. Friends of Huntington Memorial Library host a free public program “A Taste of Upstate New
York: The People and the Stories Behind 40 Upstate Favorites.” Author and radio host ‘Big Chuck’ D’Imperio shares his newest book about foods from our Upstate region. All welcome. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info: (607) 432-8096.
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Cooperstown apartments. Edge of village.2 bedroom upstairs. Recently redone. $950 includes heat and elec. Parking. No dogs. No Smoking. Call Dave LaDuke: (607) 435-2405 TFN
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34 Acres - Excellent opportunity to build on property adjoining a golf course. Property lends itself well to hunting. Added bonus: Located within a short distance to two of the areas largest employers. Call now to see this exceptional opportunity while still available. (Sell Broker) Rodney Campbell 315-868-0148. TFN
Pierstown area with spectacular views of Otsego Lake. 3BR/2BA house. $1,800. a month plus utilities, years lease plus security. Call Hubbell’s Real Estate. 607547-5740. TFN Fly Creek Valley area with country views. Immaculate Early 1800s 4 BR/2+ BA house, garage. $2,500. a month plus utilities, plus security. Call Hubbell’s Real Estate. 607-547-5740. TFN Milford House. 2, possible 3 bedroom. Nice lawns. Views. Garage. Milford schools. No pets. No Smoking. $750.00 plus utilities. Dave LaDuke: 607-435-2405 TFN
Oneonta Retail Space For Lease! Over 8,000 square feet of space featuring loading dock with overhead door and warehouse area, plus a light and bright retail space second to none in the downtown lower hub of the city. $2950 per month. Call Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC for details at 607-4324391. TFN
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WORKSHOP -- 5 p.m (Also 5 p.m. March 24). Learn how to create beautiful decorative eggs in the Ukranian “Pysanky” tradition. 2 classes. $10 supply donation requested. Benefits church building fund. St. Innocent of Alaska Orthodox Mission Chapel, basement of St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. To attend, email Fr. Vasil Dubee at fr.yasilclubee85@gmail.com
AUTHOR VISIT -- 7:30 p.m. Red Dragon Reading Series hosts Prof. Gustavo Arango, winner of the Latino Book Award 2015 for the Best Historical Novel in Spanish. Free; all welcome. Book signing follows. Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-2571 or www. oneonta.edu
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District is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Special Education Teacher. The successful candidate will work in a self-contained elementary level special education program, providing primary instruction in English, math, science, and social studies. This position is full-time with competitive salary and benefits. Appropriate and current certification is required.
Kut & Style
Office Administrator needed at Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta 20-25 hrs/week Sept-June, 10-15 hrs/week July and Aug, $13-$15/hr based on experience and skills. Duties include managing day-to-day operations, providing friendly presence in church office, producing bi-weekly newsletter, and maintaining the database. Strong interpersonal, computer, and written/verbal communication skills required. See uuso.org/job-search/ for full job description and requirements. Submit resume with cover letter and three references to revcraig@uuso.org. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.
3/1/16 11:39 AM
Doubleday Batting Range
Cooperstown · 516-835-4427 Seeking energetic, customer-oriented individuals
· Must have great work ethic · Willing to work flexible hours, weekends · General repair skills a plus, not required
Details and application available at www.cooperstowncs.org Submit letter of interest, district application, copy of certification by 04/01/16 to Mr. C.J. Hebert, Superintendent, 39 Linden Avenue Cooperstown, NY 13326. EOE does your work environment sound like this: “Please”...”thank You”...””Good Job”...”What do you think?” We depend on each other. We are behind the quality reputation of our products and we support the artists who use them.Through collaboration and creative application of our talents, we have created an environment wih room for the ideas of others. Regardless of functional differences, our eyes are always on the same goal: operational excellence, innovation, and creativity. These are the reasons for our success and growth.
Database & Website Support Tech
Position descriPtion: The Jr. Buyer position will maintain and continuously improve processes that ensure Golden is partnered with suppliers that provide the most value available in their markets. Execute these processes to procure materials and services in a method that insures highest delivered value with lowest possible total cost, minimizes stock-outs, and minimizes inventory investment. education required: 2 year degree in business administration, operations management, logistics, or other related discipline exPerience desired: 1 – 3 years experience in procurement w/responsibility for a variety of commodities including formal supplier agreements, successful cost reduction initiatives, and reducing inventory levels while improving stock out performance.
Responsibilities: —Assist/back-up Webmaster on assigned web projects —provide basic website support for external customers, including logging and verifying web site issues —provide eRp database and interface maintenance and support —Assist with the determination and implementation of best practice in the eRp software —CRM support, including but not limited to database design, module display design, data access between the CRM package and other applications —other application development and support, especially those that are browser-based eduCAtion RequiRed: Associates degree in Web design and development, with emphasis on database design & Management, or equivalent degree/work experience. expeRienCe desiRed: 2 years working with HtMl, pHp 5.x, Css3, Mysql, Javascript libraries, programming frameworks/CMs, responsive design techniques/ libraries. prior Ms sql experience a plus. Familiarity with Restful Api (important for CRM work).experience with report-writing software (especially Crystal).
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application and resumes in confidence through our online application process: www.goldenpaints.com/company_jobs
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application and resumes in confidence through our online application process: www.goldenpaints.com/company_jobs
questions about this and any other career opportunity with GoLden can be made to Bill Berthel, Hr director Golden artist colors, inc. 188 Bell road, new Berlin, nY 13411 or email to bberthel@goldenpaints.com
questions about this and any other career opportunity with Golden can be made to bill berthel, HR director Golden Artist Colors, inc. 188 bell Road, new berlin, nY 13411 or email to bberthel@goldenpaints.com
Please visit us on the web at www.goldenpaints.com
please visit us on the web at www.goldenpaints.com
Jr. Buyer Position
after all offfers
CountryClubAutoGroup.com
HURRY, OFFERS END 3/31/16
Payments are for a 2016 CHEVROLET Cruze Limited 1LT with an MSRP of $21,020. 24 monthly payments total $4,296. 23 monthly payments total $4,117. Mileage charge of $0.25/mile over 20,000 miles. - Payments are for a 2016 CHEVROLET Malibu 1LT with an MSRP of $25,895. 39 monthly payments total $7,761. Mileage charge of $0.25/mile over 32,500 miles. - Payments are for a 2016 CHEVROLET Equinox LT Preferred Equipment Group with an MSRP of $27,345. 24 monthly payments total $4,776. Mileage charge of $0.25/mile over 20,000 miles. - Payments are for a 2016 CHEVROLET Trax 1LT Preferred Equipment Group with an MSRP of $23,540. 39 monthly payments total $7,761. Mileage charge of $0.25/mile over 32,500 miles. - Payments are for a 2016 CHEVROLET Traverse FWD 1LT Preferred Equipment Group with an MSRP of $34,900. 39 monthly payments total $10,491. Mileage charge of $0.25/mile over 32,500 miles. Tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment extra. Take delivery by 03-31-2016. See dealer for details.
$3,889 DUE AT SIGNING
after all offfers
$0
PER MO. FOR 39 MOS
SECURITY DEPOSIT DUE AT SIGNING
$269
$1,119 DUE AT SIGNING
$0
PER MO. FOR 39 MOS
TOTAL SAVINGS
No security deposit required. Tax, title and license extra. Payments are for 2016 Buick Verano 1SD with MSRP of $24,405. 39 monthly payments total $7,761. Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32,500 miles. See Dealer for details. Must take delivery by 3/31/16.
$199 PER MONTH FOR 39 MOS. DOWN $ 1ST MONTH'S $0SECURITY $0PAYMENT DEPOSIT 0 PAYMENT
Ultra Low-Mileage Lease for Well-Qualified Lessees with a Non-GM Lease
2016 BUICK VERANO 1SD
Limited to select 2015 Sierras in stock. Not available with special finance or lease offers. Take delivery by 3/31/16. See Dealer for details.
HURRY ONLY 9 VEHICLES IN STOCK WITH THESE SAVINGS.
$10,000
UP TO
2015 GMC SIERRA SLE 4X4 CREW CAB
$215
$246
BLACK, 60K, 2230A, $16,382 ............
WHITE, 21K, 2210A, $18,387 ............
$246
/mo
/mo
/mo
$364
WHITE, 46K, 2117A, $28,179 ............
/mo
$398
2014 SILVERADO DBL CAB 4WD LT
$387
LTHR, SNRF, NAV, AWD, PREMIUM, BLACK, 9K, 1033A, $27,492 ............ /mo
2014 BUICK ENCORE CXL
AWD, V6, LTHR, NAV, WHITE, 18K, 731990, $25,929 ..........
2014 GMC TERRAIN SLT
/mo
$353
V6, LTHR, WHITE, 38K, 732049, $25,463 ..........
2014 TERRAIN SLT
$338
BLUE, 15K, 732081, $24,425 .......... /mo
/mo
$311
2015 EQUINOX LT AWD
BLUE, 15K, 732064, $22,684 ..........
/mo
$311
2015 BUICK ENCORE AWD CONV
BLUE, 15K, 732063, $22,684 ..........
/mo
$293
2015 BUICK ENCORE AWD CONV
GRAY, 25K, 732075, $21,473 ..........
2013 TERRAIN SLE1 AWD
/mo
$275
2013 TERRAIN SLE1 AWD
BLACK, 39K, 732074, $20,387 ..........
/mo
$415
/mo
$423
/mo
$179
2014 CRUZE LT
SILVER, 35K, 732087, $14,125 ...........
/mo
$136 BLUE, 37K, 732099, $11,287 ...........
2013 SONIC 2LT
$14,525, 39-40K 4 TO CHOOSE FROM
2014 CRUZE LT
/mo
WOW!!! ONLY $186
OTHER PRE-OWNED CARS
RED, 30K, 1276A, $29,996 ............
2013 SILVERADO CREW LT
4WD, BLACK, 14K, 2139A, $29,427 ............
/mo
$415 2013 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT
4WD, RED, 15K, 2151A, $29,427 ............
/mo
$414 2013 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT
4WD, SLE, RED, 6K, 2207A, $29,373 ............
/mo
$408
2012 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB
BLACK, 63K, 2077A, $28,995 ............
/mo
$407
2012 TAHOE LS 4WD
WHITE, 31K, 2088A, $28,929 ............
/mo
$401
2013 SILVERADO EXT LT
MAROON, 40K, 2223C, $28,411 ............
/mo
$401
2012 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL PREMIUM
BLACK, 41K, 732105, $28,397 ..........
2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD CONVENIENCE
/mo
/mo
$485
/mo
$499
/mo
$219
$271
WHITE, 35K, 732100, $19,989 ...........
/mo
2015 DODGE CARAVAN SXT
/mo
$230
V8, WHITE, 55K, 732062, $17,487 ...........
2011 FORD ECONOLINE E100
/mo
$414
/mo
$385
TRUCKS
2059A, 21K, $29,395 .........................
2013 CTS AWD PERFORMANCE
FWD, SNRF, MAROON, 36K, 1998A, $27,366.....
2013 CADILLAC XTS LUXURY
2014 MALIBU 2LT
/mo
$576 GRAY, 43K, 732092, $16,625 ...........
8FT BOX, LT, SILVER, 10K, 2087A, $39,873....
/mo
$522
2015 SILVERADO 2500HD DBL CAB
LTHR, 38K, 2098A, $36,387 ............
2012 SUBURBAN LT 4WD
4WD, BROWN, 19K, 2044A, $32,957 ............
/mo
$485
2015 SILVERADO DBL CAB LT
V8, 20K, 1475A, $33,948 ............
2015 SIERRA DBL CAB SLE
WHITE, 22K, 2297A, $33,783 ............
/mo
$470 2015 SILVERADO 2500HD REG CAB LT
LTHR, AWD, BLACK, 38K, 2061A, $32,985 ............
$459
2014 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL
4WD, Z71, BLUE, 21K, 2118A, $32,179 ............
/mo
$458
2014 SILVERADO DBL CAB LT
WT, V8, SILVER, 2K, 2025A, $32,276 ............
2014 SIERRA 2500HD REG CAB
PARTS & SERVICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm, Sat. 8am-1pm. SALES DEPT. HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 8am-8pm, Fri. 8am-6pm, Sat. 8am-5pm. FAC. #4390001
Pre-Owned Vehicles: Payments based on $2500 down or trade equity plus sales tax, title and fees. Pre-Owned financing 2011 and newer 3.49% for 72 months, 2010 3.79% for 66 mos, 2009 3.79% for 60 mos, 2008 4.49% for 48 mos, 2007 4.99% for 48 mos.
All Brands Wanted!
The demand for pre-owned vehicles is strong right now & our inventory is at an all time low. The season is here, the time is right, Trade In, Trade Up Today!
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WANTED
FRONT WD, BLUE, 23K, 2235A, $18,397 ............
2013 EQUINOX LT
2013 EQUINOX LS AWD
/mo
/mo
$206
2013 EQUINOX LS AWD
2012 EQUINOX LS AWD
SILVER, 64K, 1814B, $15,923 ............
/mo
$199
V6, LWB, WT, WHITE, 52K, 732069, $15,387 ..
2011 GMC SIERRA 2WD REG CAB
CERTIFIED TRUCKS
/mo
$470
2011 CORVETTE
6 SPD, RED, 7K, 1942C, $32,875 ............
/mo
$153
WHITE, 34K, 732084, $12,440 ..........
2012 CRUZE LT
/mo
$149
2011 IMPALA LT
SILVER, 44K, 2173A, $12,127 ............
/mo
$122
2013 CRUZE LS
6 SPD, BLUE, 47K, 1946A, $10,397....
CERTIFIED CARS
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SECURITY DEPOSIT DUE AT SIGNING
$199
ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR CURRENT QUALIFIED GM LESSEES
ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR CURRENT QUALIFIED GM LESSEES
after all offfers
$2,779 DUE AT SIGNING
PER MO. FOR 24 MOS
SECURITY DEPOSIT $0 DUE AT SIGNING
$199
2016 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
after all offfers
$2,219 DUE AT SIGNING
PER MO. FOR 39 MOS
SECURITY DEPOSIT $0 DUE AT SIGNING
$199
ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR CURRENT QUALIFIED GM LESSEES
2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT
PURCHASE CASH ALLOWANCE ON SELECT 2016 SILVERADO MODELS IN STOCK
$1,000
2016 CHEVROLET TRAX 1 LT
after all offfers
SECURITY DOWN FIRST MONTH'S DEPOSIT PAYMENT PAYMENT
$0
PER MO. FOR 24 MOS
$179 $0 $0
ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR CURRENT QUALIFIED GM LESSEES
ALL NEW 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1 LT
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ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR CURRENT QUALIFIED GM LESSEES
2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE LIMITED 1LT
Based on MSRP of $46,760. Not available with special financing, lease and some other offers. Take delivery by 3/31/16.
2016 SILVERADO 1500 CREW CAB LT ALL STAR 4WD
$3,750 TOTAL ALLOWANCE $3,000 FACTORY REDUCTION BELOW MSRP + $750 OPTION PKG DISCOUNT
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