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Volume 5, No. 8
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5 Jobs Vacant In Mayor’s Budget, Including 2 Police That, Plus Non-Resident Fees, Keep Tax Hike To 2%
By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE
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ommon Council is considering a 2013 city budget that would keep the property-tax hike at 2 percent and the deficit under $1 million by leaving five
positions vacant – two in the police department and three on the city crew. Mayor Miller, who presented the budget to Common Council Tuesday, Nov. 6, said the vacancies would be “controversial,”
but – with personnel costs accounting for two-thirds of the budget – he sees no option. “The only way we’re going to reduce our overall trends,” he said in an interview, “is to reduce the number of employees we have.”
But the mayor wasn’t given a bye by Council members. Mike Lynch declared, “If we needed them last year, we need them this year,” adding, “If anyone’s been paying attention to police reports, business is booming.” Said Maureen Hennessy, “I’m Please See BUDGET, A6
GIBSON WINS, SEWARD ROMPS
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Macon Aramini prepares to toss candy to cheering crowds that lined Main Street, Friday, Nov. 2, for Oneonta’s Halloween Parade/ MORE PHOTOS, A2
Reject Map, Councilman Holmes Says
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ith Ward 5 in line for a collegestudent majority, Common Councilman Chip Holmes Tuesday, Nov. 6, called for the Redistricting Commission to start again from scratch. Council Member Madolyn Palmer, who may be redistricted out of her Ward 5, said she’s been “swamped” with fearful calls the ward will lose its identity. “It’s not a perfect map,” said Holmes, “and we spent $10,000.” Mayor Miller replied, “There’s never going to be a perfect map.”/
Otsego County Backs Obama For President By LIBBY CUDMORE & JIM KEVLIN
Agreement Lets Towns Access Gas
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Titania and her fairy band – Michelle Chen, Devyn Sivers, Brenna Decker, Leah Echstein, Acasia Depperman, Teresa Dukes, Eliza Puritz and Sophia Kostantine – tend to a transformed Nick Bottom, played by Greg Hunter, during the Oneonta High School Drama Club’s performance of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Sunday, Nov. 4.
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Hartwick’s Bensen Publishes 5th Poetry Book
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Tears. Bensen’s teaching and literary-research interests include British poetry of the 17th century, Bensen as well as American Indian and Caribbean literatures. Born in 1947 in Joliet, Ill., he attended Joliet Junior College, then received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Recently, he collaborated with Charlie Bremer
in a photography exhibit at CANO. His work has also been featured at the Bright Hill Literary Center and the National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs. His poems have been collected in five books and published in journals from the U.S., U.K., West Indies and Asia, as well as in African-American and Native American journals. He teaches writing and literature and directs the writing programs at Hartwick College. OLDEST INDEED: Boggs Real Estate is the oldest real estate agency in Oneonta, founded in 1958.
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Republican Chris Gibson and his wife, Mary Jo, greet Jim and Susan Straub, Fly Creek, during a noontime stop at Cooperstown Rotary’s Pancake Breakfast.
Except For Obama, It’s At GOP Sweep
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Cami Cleaveland had a couple of near misses in the Oneonta Yellowjackets victory over Seton Catholic, but she was credited with two assists in the Class B, Section 4, soccer final.
After no scoring in regulation time, the Oneonta Lady Yellowjackets’ soccer team knocked in four goals in two 10-minute overtimes against Seton Catholic Friday, Nov. 2, in Greene. Abby Picinich knocked in the first and fourth; Madison MIller, the second. And here, Dani Nicosia winds up to knock in the third. It was the team’s second sectional title in a row. State play begins next week.
Fans cheering their team’s victory included, front from left, Karen Brown, John and Pat Matteson, and Courtney Mackey. Keith Kreger is in front of the Mattesons. Back, from left, are Brian Burns, and Mike and Lorraine Miller.
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At his Dietz Street headquarters, Seward and his wife, Cindy, are applauded on the senator winning a 14th term. on Deitz Street. “With 51 districts reporting,” he said, “I’m pretty sure I’m winning.” He thanked his wife, Cindy. He thanked his supporters. There was applause, then all turned back to Fox news on TV to watch progress of the presidential race. Also in local balloting, Assemblyman Bill Magee, a Democrat, but Republican Seward’s close ally in Albany’s lower house, spanked a GOP challenger in the 121st, and Republicans Claudia Tenney in the 101st and Pete Lopez in the 102nd, and unopposed Clifford Crouch in the 122nd all swept. The county recently elected Democratic chair, Cooperstown’s Richie Abbate, was watching the returns at The Meadows, and had accepted that Gibson’s victory over Schreibman was inevitable. “I think we had the momentum,” he said. “But we didn’t have time to pull it off.” For his part, Casale cited two factors in Gibson’s victory. One, before last year’s redistricting, the retired Army colonel from Kinderhook had represented half the county in his first term. And, two, “he ran a very good campaign. It was a combination of being known and running a very effective campaign.”
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Double Anniversary Can Benefit Hall, Rebuild Doubleday, Too
f there’s merit in never letting a good crisis go to waste, what about two good anniversaries? The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary is coming up in 2014 – it will be here in no time – and Doubleday Field’s 100th is coming up in 2020. Already, the Hall of Fame will be capitalizing on its 75th through a Commemorative Coin Act approved by Congress last summer. The act authorizes the issuing of 50,000 gold $5 coins, 400,000 silver dollars and 750,000 half-dollars. When sold, a $35 surcharge for the gold, $10 for the silver and $5 for the half-dollars will help support the Hall in Cooperstown. A sell-out would generate $14 million, but Hall President Jeff Idelson anticipates the effort maxing out at about $9.5 million. Why settle for a triple when a home run is in reach? That’s where the second anniversary comes in. • The Hall, of course, is The Hall, baseball’s mecca. But Doubleday Field paved
ants, the most popular of the barnstorming Negro League teams, raised enough for the Chamber of Commerce to buy the property anyway. But, discouraged by 1924, it sold the property for $1 to the village. A “crude wooden grandstand” was built there, said Heitz. In the early 1930s, however, the village leveraged some federal money to improve the facility. Alexander Cleland, Stephen C. Clark Sr.’s right-hand man, stumbled on the work From fenimoreartmuseum.blogspot.com in progress on a business Doubleday Field under construction in the early trip from New York and, 1930s. The grandstand was from the village fairinspired by a workman’s grounds near the current Cooperstown Elemenenthusiasm, wrote his boss tary School. a memo proposing what, in the way for The Hall and, behind Bruce Hall), was 1939, became the Hall of since 1939, has been an given a tour and agreed the Fame. inseparable part of The Hall empty space behind Main Meanwhile, Doubleday experience. Listen to Tom Street – former stables, torn Field had been completed Heitz, Friends of Doubleday down with the automobile’s as WPA project, and much general manager: arrival – must have been of what you see today was By 1908, when the Mills – yes, indeed – the very dedicated in 1934. Commission designated place where Abner must So the Mills Commission Cooperstown as “The Birth- have invented baseball back led to Doubleday Field led place of Baseball,” James in 1839. Let’s put a ballto the Hall of Fame led to Fenimore Cooper’s literary park – Doubleday Field! Cooperstown’s elevation to aura was in eclipse. Why – there. the National Pastime’s Vatinot replace Cooper tourism In the years that folcan. Doubleday’s Hall of with baseball tourism? lowed, Heitz relates, the Fame Game was a baseball In 1916, National League Doubleday Field idea had staple for 70 years. President John Tener, in several false starts. VotThe point is, Doubleday the village to keynote the ers rejected a bond issue Field may not be the Birthdedication of the passenger in 1920, but an exhibition place of Baseball, but it is station (now a private home game by The Cuban Gi-
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Millions Found Sandy Was Worst Nightmare To the Editor: What a totally insensitive headline about our recent storm! While we, by the grace of God or the fickle finger of fate, escaped serious harm, or even inconvenience, I’m sure millions of our fellow New Yorkers and countrymen consider Sandy the monster of their worst nightmares. DOROTHY M. SMITH Cooperstown
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as much a part of baseball’s modern history and the Cooperstown experience as The Hall, central to baseball tourism, which is central to the economies of Cooperstown and “The Gateway to Cooperstown,” Oneonta. • Today, after five years of recession, Doubleday Field, like a lot of public facilities, has fallen on hard times. The third-base bleachers are set on eroding cement, and 2,000 of the field’s 10,000 seats are cordoned off with yellow police tape. The grandstand roof needs replacing. And, with a recent village ban on pesticides there, we’ll see how the turf holds up next summer. But there are ideas to make things better. Why not replace the third-base bleachers with modern aluminum ones, with locker rooms, restrooms and offices beneath? That would open up the space under the grandstand – the signs, “Men” and “Women” greet tourists there now – and use it for, say, a mini-Hall of Fame focused on the Doubleday – and Doubleday Field – story?
The Hall of Fame – it does everything else so well – should assume ownership of Doubleday Field and guide its redevelopment to enrich the Cooperstown experience which, of course, is synonymous with the Hall of Fame experience. • Right now, here’s the goal of the Commemorative Coin drive: “Collected funds would be paid to the nonprofit National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ... to help finance its operations.” A little flat. That hardly makes you reach for your wallet. Buy a coin! Save Doubleday Field! Wouldn’t fans be more likely to open their checkbooks to save a baseball shrine? Forget the $9.5 million. Raise the $14 million. Use $1.5 million to make Doubleday first class. Put another $1.5 million into a Doubleday endowment. And the Hall still has another $1.5 million for its own purposes. Two anniversaries. A double opportunity for Doubleday – and The Hall. Let’s aim for the maximum.
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Give Students Representation, But Not Control
Editor’s Note: The City of Oneonta Redistricting Commission’s proposal, to be voted on by Common Council in the next few weeks, gives one ward – the fifth – a college-student majority. These remarks, by resident Patricia J. Crowe, were delivered Monday, Oct. 5, at a hearing on the proposal.
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hank you for your efforts and generosity of time to work on the task of redistricting the City of Oneonta Although I am not in the Fifth Ward, I see what is about to happen in that ward as an eventual wholecity problem. Therefore, I would feel remiss if I don’t state my concerns and suggestions. In Oneonta, where two colleges make up about half of the city’s population, students should have some kind of voice in our city’s government in the future. I also feel that students’ concerns have been considered and addressed adequately in the past. I think that it would be far better for Oneonta to follow the Ithaca model than to do things the way they are now being proposed, with the Fifth Ward majority of constituents being college students. It seems highly likely that it won’t be too long before we have the same situation in Wards 2, 3, 4 and 7, whose percentage of college students is 46.5 percent, 46.3 percent, 38 percent and 47.6 percent respectively. I believe that the college population will continue to grow faster than any other population in the city, and then college students will have the majority in five of the eight wards on Common Council. This, I believe, would be too much power the in the hands of a population that is young, has little if any actual
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Oneonta resident Pat Crowe, at the Monday, Nov. 5, public hearing on the city’s redistricting, suggests one ward dominated by college students, as is done in Ithaca, would be preferable to giving the students a chance to win Common Council seats in up to five of eight wards. In the background are Redistricting Commission members, from left, Leif VanCott, Paul Scheele and Barry Warren.
experience in many aspects of city business and who for the most part are temporary residents of the city. It seems unfair to the mostly permanent, year ‘round citizens of various older age groups to set things up this way. We have been in their shoes and can have empathy for their situations and concerns. However, they have not yet been in our shoes and therefore can not always have the same regard for the complexities and nuances of situations that we do. So I ask that you reconsider: Give students their own ward, like Ithaca, and allow for the learning opportunities and responsibilities that such a
ward has to offer them. I read that some things weren’t considered because it would mean changes to the newly voted on charter – maybe creating a situation like Ithaca was one of them As one who served on the Charter Commission and was involved in all decisions up to the completion of the last draft, I do not see that as a problem. It is might understanding that small sections of the charter can be amended and are expected to happen at time without it having to go to a city vote. This is a mechanism to make changes easier.
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History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
100 Years Ago
A plurality of 200,000 votes for Woodrow Wilson over Taft, and Taft’s lead of 60,000 over Roosevelt, is the result of yesterday’s election in New York State so far as confirmed by nearly complete returns. The Democratic Party presidential plurality is the largest New York State has ever given to that party and it is the first time in the history of the state that the voters outside of the metropolitan district have given a Democratic presidential candidate a plurality. So far, the totals are: Wilson – 648,066; Taft – 477,274; Roosevelt – 381,500. Nationwide Wilson has secured 387 electoral votes; Roosevelt has 89; and Taft only 12. In conceding defeat Taft said he hopes to see organized a national “Republican Club� entirely apart from the Republican National Committee. Such a club he said will “cherish the principles of the party and be a source of political activity, not only during election years, but at all times.� Mr. Taft declared that Mr. Wilson would face a Congress made up to a large extent of untried men who have come to believe that to show their faith with the people they must at times be “insurgents� and oppose the program of the leaders. November 1912
80 Years Ago
Borne high upon a towering wave of Democratic votes Franklin D. Roosevelt’s lead assumed such impressive proportions that soon after midnight President Hoover conceded the New York Governor’s election to the presidency. Roosevelt will assume office at a time of economic stress which furnished the principal talking points of an unusually intensive and bitter campaign. With a total of 5,506 votes cast in the city of Oneonta Tuesday, President Hoover received 3,493, while Governor Roosevelt polled 1,952. Of the 1,149 voters in the Town of Oneonta, Hoover was the choice of 850 as compared with a vote of 287 for Roosevelt. Judging by the attendance at election smokers and open house gatherings held by clubs and other organizations in the city, most of the citizens remained at home and got the reports of the political warfare over their own radios. A total attendance of considerably less than 300 was reported from seven gatherings at which reports were received over the air. November 1932
60 Years Ago
The body of Pvt. Jack A. Oliver, a victim of the Korean War, will arrive on the 6:41 p.m. train Wednesday. The funeral has been set for 11 a.m. Saturday in Bookhout
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Oneonta’s code enforcement officer said Monday that the city is not able to conduct annual inspections of student housing to see that safety standards are being met. “I’d be the first to acknowledge there are a lot of housing violations out there that I don’t know about,� Adolph Buzzy, code official said. City aldermen are promising an investigation into safety procedures following the death of a third student in off-campus housing this year. David W. Lein, 24, a 1981 SUCO graduate died of smoke inhalation early Saturday morning after fire destroyed his residence at 24 Cedar Street. “I would say there are about 138 houses in the city that have students living in them,� Buzzy said. “The only ones that are inspected are the ones I get complaints on.� Buzzy estimates he would need $250,000, three more inspectors, and two secretaries to inspect every student November 1887 apartment annually. There are 4,686 residences within the city limits. Buzzy inspected 62 homes last month just for Funeral Home, 357 Main Street. The Rev. Roswell Lyon of health hazards. First Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in New November 1982 Milford, Pa. under charge of the Susquehanna Pa. American Legion. The Oneonta American Legion will take part in the service here. Private Oliver, a 21-year-old medical corpsAn unidentified man snatched purses from two Oneonta man died of wounds received September 6. He was drafted women Monday. Police believe he is responsible for at least about 20 months ago after graduating from Oneonta high four purse thefts in the last two weeks. The suspect is deschool and had been in Korea since last Christmas time. scribed as a short, stocky white male about five feet, eight He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Helen Oliver; a brother inches tall and weighing 190 to 200 pounds. The suspect Kenneth E. Oliver of 3 Depew Street; his father Harold has brown hair and has been seen wearing a blue, hooded Oliver of Binghamton; and an aunt, Mrs. Mabel Olmstead, Adidas sweatshirt, according to Detective William Davis of Scranton, Pa. November 1952 the Oneonta Police Department. The thefts occurred at various Oneonta institutions including St. Mary’s School and A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital. November 1992 The Hartwick College Women’s Club will present a monodrama by Elizabeth Jenkins Dresser at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, in the Little Theater, in the basement of Bresee A program of patriotic Veterans Day music will be perHall, Hartwick College. Mrs. Dresser will portray Elizabeth formed Sunday at 3 p.m. by the Oneonta Community ConBarrett Browning. Her monodramas have been enjoyed by cert Band in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Director Rene Prins many clubs in the past several years. Her portrayal of the will lead a program that includes John Philip Sousa marchfamous poetess includes three scenes – an early meeting with Browning; her elopement to Italy, and her triple role as es and selections in honor of the heroes of our military forces. A highlight of the program will be the performance wife, mother and famous poet. Mrs. Dresser is a graduate of Swarthmore College and of the Leland Powers School of of “Ode 9/11/01,� a new composition by Prins, written in memory of the tragic events of more than a year ago. Also the Theater in Boston. Her original monodramas depicting famous women include Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Lane, an featured will be a baritone horn solo “Asleep in the Deep,� featuring Tom Murphy on the euphonium. orphan who became hostess for her bachelor uncle PresiNovember 2002 dent James Buchanan, and Anne Hutchinson, and dramas of Christmas and Grandmothers of Yesterday and Today. November 1972
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lags were at half-staff in front of state buildings across New York Tuesday, Nov. 6, for Marine Cpl. Alex F. Domion, 21, of Richfield Springs, killed Wednesday, Oct. 31, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. When the American Legion Post holds annual Veterans Day commemorations at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Richfield Springs Central School, there will be a moment of silence in honor of the school’s former football player and local post member, according to Commander Leo Mackin. “He was a volunteer,� said Tex Seamon, former county Veteran Affairs director and a cousin of
Domion’s. “He was doing what he wanted to do.� “He wanted to be in the Marines Domion and serve his country,� said his grandmother, Rose Shipman. She said he received three Purple Hearts in an earlier deployment. RSCS High School Principal TheriJo Climenhaga said Alex pursued his GED, then took courses at Herkimer County Community College so he could qualify to enter the Marines. “It was something he wanted to do; he worked very hard to get there.� First reports were that Domion had been killed by an Afghan soldier he was training – that has become commonplace
in recent weeks – but Lt. Adam Flores of the Public Information Office in Camp LeJeune, N.C., said a “green on blue� shooting had been ruled out. Although the investigation was proceeding, the likely cause was an accident, said Flores. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office said the death resulted from a “non-combat related incident.� The Marine’s remains arrived at Dover (Del.) Air Force base Sunday afternoon, and plans were underway for his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Alex’s father, Kenneth, and sister Candice had left for camp LeJeune on hearing the news to be with the soldier’s widow, the former Amber Grant, a 2010 RSCS graduate. Assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Domion is the third Otsego County soldier killed in the wars that followed 9/11. The first two died in Iraq: Army Cpl. Michael Mayne, Burlington Flats, on Feb. 22, 2009, and Spec. Isaac M. Nieves, 20, Unadilla, April 8, 2004. According to Mrs. Ship-
man, Alex was the son of Kenneth Domion of Richfield Springs and the former Rhonda Domion. In addition to sister Candice, he also had two step-brothers and twin step-sisters, none of whom are still in the area. In addition to Mrs. Shipman, survivors include his step-grandmother, Bon-
nie Domion, the Richfield Town Board member, and his maternal grandfather, Earl Tanner, now living in California. Alex and Amber had no children. Domion attended RSCS, Class of 2008, but received a GED diploma, then attended Herkimer County Community College before entering the Marines.
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Proposed Budget Eliminates 5 Vacant Jobs BUDGET/From A1 really against removing these positions entirely. We may not need to fill them right away, but we may need them.” But Miller argued for the necessity of looking ahead, saying, “I’ve laid people off. I’ve closed plants. It’s the worse day of everybody’s life. Eliminating these vacancies prevent that.” Other proposals included generating $20,000 more
in fees from non-residents who swim in the city pools or participate in city rec program, and – with the hiring of a city manager – reducing the mayor and council members salaries by $16,000 total. Hennessy called that second idea “an insult,” noting that her city salary has increased $100 in nine years. The city’s largest departments are police, fire and public works, Miller said in
an interview. Fees from the town and fees for ambulance service help offset fire department costs, which is why the cuts are in the other two areas, he said. Even with the vacancies, OPD has more officers than it did a year ago, he said. Overtime is under budget, and Tasers and surveillance cameras have been purchased, he pointed out. “Even if the recommendations are adopted” – a
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state-mandated pension costs will go up $237,000 in 2013 alone. According to the budget memo to Common Council, the projected deficit in the preliminary budget presented Oct. 18 was $1.1 million, which was reduced to $960,000 by Tuesday’s meeting. The five vacancies – and charging new fees to non-residents for city services – would more than halve the deficit to $430,000. Governor Cuomo’s 2-percent limit on tax hikes has
exceptions that some cities have taken advantage of – Canandaigua, for example, raised taxes 9 percent this year – but Miller said he doesn’t want to take advantage of them. Plus, he said, the exceptions wouldn’t raise enough to erase the city’s financial challenges. The 2013 budget strategy is the continuation of a strategy that worked this year: By eliminating 3.5 positions – primarily clerical positions – this year’s anticipated deficit was reduced from $1 million to $119,000.
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SANDY/From A1 three generators he could find locally – one cost $5,000 – and drove them down to help his cousins in Staten Island, much of which was still without power. “Staten Island was harder hit than any of us realized,” he said. “It caught a lot of people by surprise; they’ve never experienced this kind of devastation, and they can’t find generators down there.” And he wasn’t the only one bringing power to those in need. “You know what the boxes look like, and driving down the Thruway, I saw how many other people
were heading down there with generators.“ “I think it was every generator in the Northeast,” he added. What amazed him most, however, were the lines as people waited for gas. “It bothered me,” he said. “They were stretched along the highway between towns 60 miles apart. It was difficult to get through.” “My dad said it took him six hours just to get gas,” agreed Linda Kosmer, who works in New York City but commutes to Fly Creek on weekends. Her parents were evacuated from their oceanside elder care facil-
ity in Atlantic Beach N.J. “It’s a mess. Their building won’t be able to have residents for months ...if at all.” Luke Moran, Oneonta, was picking up five gas containers at WalMart on Sunday night to take down to his aunt in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie ordered gas rationing for cars, but placed no limits on filling gas containers. “It’s not much, but I’m doing what I can,” he said. It’s those long lines, combined with the extent of the damage, that are holding up many eager volunteers. “It seems like we should be moving, but it was just
so huge, it’s not safe to go down yet,” said Linda Drake of SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Social Responsibility. “They’re still in an emergency.” She is, however, coordinating volunteers to go down when conditions are secured, and is seeking donations of non-perishables, flashlights and batteries, and items like toothpaste and soap. “So much of our population is from that area,” she said. “Everyone knows someone, and they’re eager to help, whether it’s handing out food or cleaning up debris.” Donations can be dropped
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And although the NYC Marathon was cancelled, Anne Killian-Russo and Kathleen Galland-Bennett, Cooperstown, didn’t let that stop them from going the whole distance – and helping hurricane victims along with it. “Two other runners in Utica set up a fundraiser – pay $20, run any distance and all the money goes to the Red Cross,” said Anne. “We didn’t get to go to New York City, but we did get to compete.” The Sunday afternoon run raised $5,000. Bredin says he’ll bring down more generators as soon as he can find them. “It’s the least I can do,” he said. “If you need help, people help you. That’s how we are.” Jim Dean, Cooperstown, with Sustainable Otsego’s assistance, is gathering wheelbarrows, generators, tools and heaters for a weekend trip to visit his daughter, Janice, who was at the St. Francis de Sales school in Rockaway Beach during the storm and only recently got a generator to restore electricity. “I’m going to do whatever I can do to help,” he said. But for Kaylyn, this means a little part of home is gone. “I go down to stay with friends on Broad Channel every break,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s not looking good now.”
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ONEONTA – Paul A. Squaires, 60, a City Hall retiree, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at home. He was born in Oneonta on Sept. 16, 1952, the son of Osborn and Olga (Panko) Squaires. Mr. Squaires retired from the city’s Sewer and Water Department, and prior to that worked for Better
Home & Improvement. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and active with the Oneonta Moose Lodge, where he formerly served as treasurer. As a member of the Moose, he enjoyed cooking and working their many functions. He is survived by his father, Osborn Squaires of Oneonta; his sons, Bryan
Squaires of Oneonta, and Patrick and Aaron Squaires of Raleigh, N.C.; his grandson, Kaleb Squaires of Oneonta; a sister-in-law, Betsy Squaires, and her children, Michelle, Scott, and Sherry. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceasd by his mother, Olga Squaires, and
a brother, Gary Squaires Calling hours are at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, followed by funeral services at 2, with the Rev. Kenneth Hunter, officiating. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
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ONEONTA – Alice Pat Molinari, 91, who moved to Oneonta from Ireland with her husband, Gerald, passed away on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. She was born July 4, 1921, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Joseph and Jane Christie Bradley. She met and married Gerald R. Molinari of Oneonta in Ireland when they both worked for Locksister, Penny Lynch, and her heed Overseas Corp. during brothers Jerry Mahoney and World War II. He predeceased her in June 1968. John Mahoney. Mrs. Molinari enjoyed A funeral will be held at going to the Notre Dame 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. football games with her 10, at St. Mary’s Church at 39 Church St., Oneonta with husband, an alumnus. Among treasured memothe Rev. Bernard Ampong, ries was meeting Robert parochial vicar, officiating. Kennedy in Neahwa Park In lieu of flowers, donawhen he was U.S. senator. tions may be made to the When she asked him about charity of your choice. Arrangements are entrust- his mother, Rose, he shook her hand and had his picture ed to Lester R. Grummons taken with her. Funeral Home, Oneonta. She is survived by seven children, Terence (Cean) Molinari of Richmond Hill, Ga., Kevin (Linda) Moli-
Mary Slack, 76; SUNY Oneonta Retiree Volunteered For Hospice
ONEONTA – Mary M. (nee Mahoney) Slack, 76, a former media specialist at SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. She was born on Jan. 19, 1936, in Malone, the daughter of Dennis B. and Mary (nee Sullivan) Mahoney. She married Richard W. Slack on Oct. 6, 1956. He preceded her in death in 1981. She was a telephone op-
erator at Homer Folks Hospital, and worked as a media specialist and administrative assistant at SUNY Oneonta. Following her retirement, she enjoyed working at Transitions Boutique and volunteering for Hospice. She is survived by her children, Penelope Enfield of Fla., Marybeth Slack of Fla., Sally Thornton and her two sons, Carl and Duncan Manner, of N.C., Richard Slack and his two
sons, Richard and Riley Slack, of Conn., Robert Slack of Penn., and Michael Slack and his daughter, Sabra (Maggie) Dayton, of Oneonta. She is survived by her sisters, Sally Cooper, Ann Huntsman, Ellen Locke, Patricia Schulte, Jane Bahouth and Sheila Mahoney, and her brother, Neal Mahoney. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her
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nari of Oneonta, Kathleen and husband Vic Williams of Oneonta, Margaret and husband Bob Stineford of Oneonta, Christine Wilsey of Oneonta, Patricia Krom and companion Daniel Boyce of Greenwich, and Maureen and husband Bill Van Deusen of Oneonta; 11 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by an infant son, her parents, three sisters, Ellen of London, England, Janie of Northern Ireland and Kathleen of California, and one brother Billy of Belfast. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at St. Mary’s Church, with the Rev. Joseph Benintende officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
Thursday Service for June Anderson, 75 ONEONTA –June E. Anderson, 75, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at her home. Calling hours are from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St.,
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DRESSING 1 lb. bulk fresh mild or hot sausage 2 large onions, finely chopped 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 3 cups cooked corn bread, cut into 1/2-inch dice 2 cups day-old French or Italian bread, crusts removed and cut into ½-inch dice
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch dice 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans 1-1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 2 tblspn. finely chopped fresh parsley 1 tspn. salt 1/2 tspn. black pepper (freshly ground)
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, place sausage and cook, stirring often, until no trace of pink remains. Use slotted spoon to transfer sausage to drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from skillet. Add onions and celery to skillet and cook, stirring often, until softened…about 5 minutes. In large bowl, combine drained sausage, onions, celery, corn bread, day-old bread, apples, and pecans. Stir in melted butter, parsley, salt, and pepper.
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Dry turkey inside and out with paper towels. Season inside of turkey cavity with salt and pepper. Fill breast and neck cavities with dressing. Truss turkey securely with trussing needle and kitchen string. Preheat oven to 400°F. Rub turkey with butter and season well with salt and pepper. In a large roasting pan, place bird on its side. Cook for 15 minutes, then turn on other side for 15 minutes. Turn, breast side down, in pan and cook until back is golden brown…about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and turn, breast side up. Continue to roast for 18 minutes per pound, basting every 20 minutes, until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F. Transfer turkey to warmed platter and let sit, loosely covered with foil, for 10-15 minutes. Skim fat from surface of roasting pan juices. Pour off clear juices and reserve. Place roasting pan on top of stove and sprinkle flour over it. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until flour is lightly browned… 2-3 minutes. Pour in turkey or chicken stock and increase heat to high. Stir with whisk constantly until gravy comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add reserved clear pan juices and season with salt and pepper. Strain through a sieve and pour into warmed gravy boat. Carve turkey and pass gravy on the side.
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MLS#86145 - Affordable and remodeled! 3 BR, 1 Bath in Masonville. Only $110,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436
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MLS#86051 - Panoramic views of Cherry Valley and privacy with this custom 3 BR, 3 bath, energy-efficient, new home. Offered w/ 10 acres but more acreage available. $295,000 Call Michelle Curran @ (518) 469-5603
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MLS#85100 - Delhi village ranch home with 5 BRs, 2 baths, wood floors. Very well kept on a nice dead-end street. Walking distance to everything! $169,500 Call Brad @ 607-434-9234
MLS#86807 - Richfield Springs, 3 BR home with views, 13 acres, pond, Amish barn. Close to Canadarago Lake and Cooperstown. Only $220,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436
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MLS#84612 – Location, seclusion, views! Close to Oneonta and Delhi, this secluded location is convenient to schools, hospitals and shopping. Its 10.8 acres envelope it in a private world. Move-in condition. $229,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
Distinctive and cozy!
NYC-loft feel with great Center City location! Nice open first flr living space, w/hardwd flrs. Take the spiral staircase upstairs to the spacious master BR w/gas FP, open-beam cathedral ceiling, and 2 separate areas−one is perfect for office or studio. Third-floor yoga room, hardwd flrs, awesome views−potential guest rm. Recently renovated bath includes washer/dryer. Private partially covered back deck. This home MUST be seen! $89,000. MLS#86876
MLS#83638 - Prime 15.7+/- surveyed acres, 800’ road frontage on paved road, level and open, hillside and wooded w/wonderful opportunity for new home sites. Existing post-and-beam barn. Minutes from Cooperstown. $82,500 Call Kathy @ 607-267-2683
New Listing MLS#86909 - 14+/- acres, 2 tax parcels, unique cedar raised ranch w/4 or 5 BRs, 3 full baths, open dining and LR w/fireplace, family rm, kitchen and bath w/skylights, 3 decks, 2 patios, 4+ car insulated/htd garage w/water, barn, pool, central to Cooperstown and Oneonta. $289,000 Call Kathy @ 607-267-2683
MLS#85252 - Private setting for quality country living. Rustic log cabin features a spacious open floorplan and wrap-around deck, pool, walk-out basement. Additional land available. Priced right at $147,500 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
MLS#83688 - Milford/Cooperstown area. Single-wide on 179 acres of beautiful land. Owner financing available! $365,000 Call Brad @ 607-434-9234
MLS#84218 - Ranch home w/over ½ acre of beautiful lawn on a quiet residential street in Richfield Springs. This 6-yr-old home w/3 BR, 2 baths and open kitchen/LR floorplan is move-in ready and in mint condition. $154,900 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#82825 – Charming 3 BR Craftsman Cape Cod. 2 wood-burning fireplaces, tiled window seat, leaded glass windows, lots of built-in cabinets and shelving, hardwood floors throughout, kitchen w/Jenn-Air appliances. Party deck overlooking ½-acre backyard and 2-story carriage barn. $159,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#84304 - Cozy 1880 farmhouse on 2.8 acres w/beautiful views. All the pleasures of country living yet only minutes from the center of Richfield. 2 BR, 1 ½ baths, LR w/fireplace, formal DR, eat-in country kitchen, and an 8 x 18 enclosed front porch. 2-car attached garage, 33 x 11 workshop w/electricity, storage building and woodshed. $168,500 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#85275 - 3-4 BR, 2 full bath farmhouse w/2 barns on 1-acre lot. Completely renovated w/all new: plumbing, replacement windows, metal roof, ext. paint, wood ceilings, furnace and oil tank. Renovated kitchen w/Kings Craftsman cabinets, hardwd flrs throughout, enclosed sun porch, fireplace w/pellet stove, clean and dry htd basement w/workshop. Built between 1858 and 1868, home is featured on the National Historic Registry. $195,000 Call Tom @ 607-435-2068
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MLS#85750 - Center hall colonial w/3200 sq.ft. of living space, 4-5 BRs, 3 full baths, on over 10 private acres in the Cooperstown school district. Large unfinished 3rd flr bonus rm. Insulated walk-out basement w/radiant heat. Custom ceilings, 2-sided fireplace and eat-in kitchen w/cooking island and pantry. Wood floors, insulated windows. $315,000 Call Chris @ 607-376-1201
MLS#86056 - Quality built ranch just over 20 years old. 3 BR, 2 bath w/attached garage on 11 acres, w/apple orchard and creek. Home features wood-burning fireplace, master BR suite, spacious rooms, concrete foundation, finishable dry basement w/high ceilings, and deck overlooking a spacious backyard. Close to Oneonta, Cooperstown and Norwich. $169,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
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PRICE REDUCED!!! Beautifully renovated spacious & bright farmhouse on 19 ac w/pond. Open flr plan w/gas fp. Wrap around porch & sitting area makes for a great place to entertain or relax & enjoy the views. $206,675 #85883
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A terrific location, close to Cooperstown, Baseball Dreams Park and Glimmerglass Opera, this 2-family property is suitable for many situations. Renting out for Dreams Park Rental for 13-week season at $1250/week, a live-in and rent-out second unit to help pay mortgage, and a 100% investment which would bring about $1250/month on a year-round basis. Interior and exterior are in very good condition and the separation of all utilities (furnaces, hot water heaters, electric services) makes for easy of division of units. The property includes quick and easy access to Glimmerglass State Park as well as boat launching at Springfield Public Landing. $149,000. Listing #:86599
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(7644) 3 BR/2+ bath 1850s remodeled home ideally sited on 2.7 acres. Many features include large LR, eat-in kitchen w/original chestnut cabinets, den, newer windows, master suite with sitting room, whirlpool tub and separate shower, formal DR, laundry room, newer roof. Garage, workshop, covered patio, large porch. Richfield Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $164,500
(7623) Custom, spotless 3 BR/3 bath Pierstown Dutch Colonial enriched by valley views on 9.58 acres. Light and airy, with finished basement and formal LR and DR, 2 Rumford fireplaces. Large working kitchen w/eating area and keeping room. Gracious 4-season room w/pellet stove leading to patio, large deck, and hot tub. Hand-hewn beams and period hardware, wide pine flooring throughout. One-owner. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $479,900
otsego lAke-view ContemPo (7302) Spectacular 4 BR/2+ bath home with panoramic lake views on 1.8 acres. Gracious home features 2-story foyer, LR w/fireplace and vaulted ceiling, walnut-paneled den w/ fireplace, master suite, eat-in kitchen w/pantry, formal DR. Large porch, deck, in-ground pool, hardwood flooring, finished basement. Lake privileges, Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $675,000
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Fly Creek Home on 2+ ACres
(7622) Secluded 4 BR/2+ bath Dutch Colonial has bay window with a great valley view. Fireplace w/woodstove, den and family room, finished walk-out basement, circular drive, home office, oak and pine flooring, 2-car garage, large-view deck. Well maintained. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive. $329,000
(7104) Incredible valley views on a private road. Trails throughout, fantastic hunting, small pond. Adjacent to County forest. Old farmhouse needs work. Solar powered 35x10 getaway, open floorplan,1 BR. Possible owner financing. 8 miles from Cooperstown. Hubbell’s Exclusive $189,000
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(7407) Choice building site with excellent lake views and w/ lake access and beach are directly in front of property. Level lot, easy to build on. Hubbell’s Exclusive $295,000
This incredible property is 2 miles from Cooperstown on beautiful Otsego Lake w/a view of Kingfisher Tower. The spacious home on 2.5 acres has 150 ft of lake frontage. Many large windows capture beautiful views and natural light. Architecturally designed space features an open floorplan on first level w/large vaulted ceiling and wood-burning fireplace in LR. The DR leads to a large kitchen with custom details. Cozy family room with second fireplace and wall of bookshelves, master BR suite, 2 and 1/2 baths, and laundry room w/exit to side patio. Two spacious BRs are on the second level, each with a private bath. Attached 2-car garage provides ease of entry and access to enclosed dog run. Separate detached 2-car garage has guest quarters. Well designed landscape w/mature plantings. Schedule an appointment to see all the other fine details. Price and additional info provided to qualified buyers upon request. Exclusively offered by Don Olin Realty.
CooPerstown villAge CirCA 1850 (7110) Historic 4 BR/3+ bath Greek Revival home replete with French doors to gracious LR, family room with fireplace and built-in bookcases. Hardwood flooring, main-level master BR, eat-in kitchen w/cherry cabinets and bay window, 2-car garage, picket fencing. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $259,000
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