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Leah Elwood of Goodyear Lake coaxes granddaughter Adison Mowers of Oneonta to join her cousin, Glada Ratchford, visiting from New York City, on the Easter Bunny’s lap Saturday, March 30, at Southside Mall/MORE
Fifty years ago Saturday, April 6, Fred Delello’s 744 won him a slot on the U.S. Bowling Team in an international tournament in Mexico. It also put him on the front page of Bowling magazine and an article entitled, “Small Town Mr. Big.”
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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, April 5, 2013
Mayor: YEARS OF FAME Student Housing A Boon Hilltop Commons Needed, He Avers By JIM KEVLIN
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Garden Planned To Memorialize Cancer Victims
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he Parks and Recreation Commission approved plans for SUNY Oneonta sorority Pi Delta Chi to plant a Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in Neahwa Park. Pending review by the city’s attorney, the sorority can begin scouting locations for the garden. Laura Van Houten, representing the group, said she’d like to get flowers planted by May, with two of her sorority sisters staying in town this summer to tend the garden.
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Can-Opener Cut Almost Sidelined Ace Bowler By LIBBY CUDMORE
HOUSING HEARINGS:
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The city Planning Commission is planning meetings on the Blodgett Drive 325-student housing project at 6 p.m. April 10 (on engineering issues) and 17 at OHS, Room 317 (on SEQR documentation). Enter via the gym entrance.
can of soup almost ruined Fred Delello’s chance to play in the 1963 Professional Bowlers Association’s national tournament, 50 years ago Saturday, April 6. “I almost didn’t go,” he said. “I was opening a can of soup and I cut my finger.” But the Rick’s Restaurant
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Wife Nancy tends cut that almost kept hubby Fred Delello from the nationals.
fter two months of keeping his own counsel, Mayor Miller has declared himself foursquare behind Hilltop Commons, the 325student housing Miller complex proposed for Blodgett Drive. “I can see no basis for not supporting the project,” he declared at the end of a five-page, single-space memo delivered Tuesday, April 2, to Common Council. “In fact, I feel it would be responsible not to support it.” The memo, however, was not mentioned at that evening’s Common Council meeting, either by Miller or any of the Council members. The mayor had declined to comPlease See MAYOR, B6 HITTING HIGH NOTE
team, including Bruno Scavo, Bob Hayes, Joe Signor and Joe Chicorelli, had already paid for the trip, so he bandaged himself up. “We saved all our winnings; we had to go,” he explained. And bowled one of the best games of his career. Delello took the national high triple with a three game total score of 744, landing him on the cover of Bowling Please See 50TH, B6
Budget Ax Threatens County’s Vulnerable By JIM KEVLIN
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nless there’s a reprieve from Albany, three of Otsego County’s cornerstone institutions – Springbrook, Arc Otsego and Pathfinder Village – are facing cuts of more than $1.7 million. “You can’t ask people to do more, then pull the rug out from under them when they do more,” is how Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy reacted to the
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development. Her programs, aimed at helping young people with autism, are facing a $900,000 cut, although expansion plans to open two houses in Sidney and one in Oxford by fall will cushion the impact, she said. “Organizations that have already become very lean shouldn’t have to take as big of a cut,” said Lynne Sessions, communications director for Arc Otsego, which cares for the developmentally disabled. Arc Please See CUTS, B6
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The first OHS student to perform in the All-Eastern Honors Ensemble in Hartford, Conn., this weekend, Lauren Wallen, 17, daughter of Danya and Jay Crossman, practices with Megan Dyer, OHS vocal director/STORY, B7
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Carter Berger, Oneonta, gets a big hug from the Easter Bunny at Bookhout Funeral Home’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30. Mika Velton patiently waits his turn in the background.
Littlest Easter Bunny Silus Bacon, assisted by mom Melody Farmer, gives a bag of treats to Nancy Scobie, a resident of Fox Nursing Home. The bags were prepared by the River Street Baptist Youth group.
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he Oneonta Parks and Recreation committee will begin accepting registrations for a plot in the community garden in Swart-Wilcox park on Friday, April 5. Plots are available to city residents only and cost $25. Apply in the Recreation office in Neahwa Park. For more information, call (607) 432-0680.
LEE SINGS: Michael Lee competed with the Clarkson University Ultravioletones at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella regional quarterfinals in Boston, Mass.
Shaun Kaminoff’s “Despondent” took first place in the 2012 LEAF Art and Poetry contest.
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he 2013 LEAF Art and Poetry contest will be accepting entries themed “High On Life” until Friday, April 12. Entries do not need to directly reference addiction, but should follow the general theme of love, happiness and hope.
FOUR LAUDED: Robert Argo, Akshar Shastri and Alex Levenstein, all of Oneonta, and Ryan Gracy, West Oneonta, made the RPI Dean’s List for the fall semester.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013
EDITORIAL
First Black Pro Baseball Player Joins Otsego County’s Pantheon
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atives of national and international stature are rare in any particular locale, but Otsego County can boast a fair number. Of course, James Fenimore Cooper’s wide fame is still evident today in the busloads of Japanese tourists who can be seen Bud Fowler, left, may soon join an all-Otsego pantheon that includes, from left, James Fenimore Coosnapping photos of the per, Edward Clark, Collis Huntington, Sherman Fairchild, Allen Ginsberg and Blondie. Sleeping Lion each sumtial possibilities in 1932. was a big deal at the time. everywhere, from Maslage Board are embracing mer from the Glimmerglass • • sachusetts to Iowa to, yes, this pro-baseball pioneer as Queen’s landing. And even Without his partner, Amid these heroes of Cooperstown, where his the native son he is. While the many who may not have Cooperstownian-by-marliterature and commerce, it’s father ran a barbershop on Laing developed the story read it are aware of “The riage Edward Clark, it’s always a delight to discover Main Street during the son’s from the Santa Fe angle, it Last of the Mohicans.” likely Isaac Singer would greatness in (or from) our teen years. should be mentioned that While not as imbued in have been just another failed midst, as is emerging in the This itinerant sports former Hall of Fame histopopular culture, Oneonta’s inventor instead of popular- case of John “Bud Fowler” career, it turns out, had rian Lee Allen and former Fairchilds – dad George, izer of what is considered Jackson. Who hasn’t heard something to do with a HoF librarian Tom Heitz, after leaving Congress, the first household appliance of Jackie Robinson? Well, central fact about Fowler: as well at Village Historian was IBM’s first chairman, in history, the Singer Sewread on. He was black. Research, by Hugh MacDougall, deserve and son Sherman founded ing Machine. His grandson A few years ago, Troy na- others as well as Laing, now credit for firming up the Fairchild Industries – are tive Jeffrey Michael Laing, widely consider to be the Jackson/Fowler story from among our nation’s titans of Stephen C. is likewise this end. industry. Collis B. Hunting- world-famous as founder of a frequenter to Cooperstown first black to play pro ball. the National Baseball Hall before moving to Santa Fe Fowler’s career began At 4 p.m. Saturday, April ton departed from Oneonta of Fame. 30 years ago, began looking during Reconstruction, 20, the Village Board will to become one of the “Big Not enough has been into Bud Fowler’s episode when blacks for the first rename the lane leading Four” credited with driving made of Allen Ginsberg’s in New Mexico, where he time were entering all sorts from Chestnut Street to the Union Pacific Railroad farmhouse outside Cherry founded a minor league of careers. But with the rise Doubleday Field “Fowler across the continent. Valley. Or Blondie of “Call team. The team ran out of Jim Crow after 1878, and Way.” The gathering will Owen D. Young, presiMe” fame’s high-school of money, but Fowler had the “Gentleman’s Agreethen move up the lane to dent of GE and NBC years in Cooperstown. Who enough left to buy a partner- ment” among ball clubs in Doubleday, where a plaque founder, was from Van knows, George Saunders, ship in the Capitol Barber1887 that excluded African- will be unveiled in his Hornesville which, while the Oneonta-area writer now shop on Sante Fe Square. Americans from pro ball, honor. John Thorn, MLB in Herkimer County, was being acclaimed nationally Curious to know more, Fowler was marginalized. official historian, will closely associated at the for reinventing the AmeriLaing obtained a grant of a But he adapted his career. deliver remarks; U.S. Rep. time with Springfield Cencan short story, may add to few hundred dollars from • Chris Gibson, R-19, plans to ter, where he went to high our local luster in decades to SABR (the Society for Coincidentally, Laing’s attend. school, than Mohawk; his come. American Baseball Rebook, “Bud Fowler: BaseAt 10 a.m. the next mornsuccess renegotiating GerAnd don’t forget Louis search). More and more ball’s First Black Profesing in the National Baseball man reparations after World Edson Waterman, the Deca- historical newspapers were sional,” is due for publicaHall of Fame’s GrandWar I won Time “Man of tur native who invented the coming online and, as Laing tion by the end of June, at stand Theater, students the Year” honors and put Waterman Ideal Fountain searched, the name Bud the same time Cooperstown from SUNY Oneonta’s him on the list of presidenPen. The what? Well, it Fowler kept turning up Mayor Jeff Katz and the Vil- Cooperstown Graduate
LETTERS
Cutting Taxes On Rich Caused Problem, So Let’s Raise Them To the Editor: Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, having scorned income taxes and budget balancing, have left the U.S. in a desperate economic fix by unnecessarily selling national debt bonds. Conservative Ronald Reagan took a long-standing income tax of 70 percent and dropped it to 28 percent. After inauguration, he bought a lot of military junk and caused a national debt of less than $1 trillion to expand to a debt of $3.5 trillion. Conservative George W. Bush unadvisedly started two wars. Instead of asking for sacrifices from the taxpayers for his stupidity, he initiated two income-tax reductions, mostly favoring the rich. Tax collections diminished along with increased military spending. To fill the gap, Bush sold national debt bonds at an alarming rate that is now an unstoppable $16.6 trillion. Barack Obama inherited the resulting financial disaster. It’s not his fault.
Conservative Tea Party people and Republicans think we could balance the budget by depriving funds for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps. Obama says now is not the time. That leaves the military as the main source of funds to balance the budget. Through the years we have spent trillions and trillions on a military and for that we have lost the last four wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. We lost all that money and suffered thousands of mutilated veterans. Republican insistence on a strong military seems to be the worst investment ever. Special deals and loopholes at income tax time have allowed some individuals and corporations to double their assets since 1970. Barack Obama says we should eliminate all subsidies. All sources of income should be taxed. Here is a fair sacrificial start on reducing the federal debt to zero where it belongs: Please See LETTER, A6
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Program in Museum Studies will detail findings from a research project into the Bud Fowler story. • Certainly, every historical society in Otsego County should be represented there. Every baseball fan throughout the county should attend. This is an ideal extension of SUNY Oneonta’s “Beyond the Blacklist” commemoration last fall, and students – and students from Hartwick College, too – should be encouraged to witness this newly appreciated component of our local history with national scope. When you think about it, there are numerous historical societies throughout the county that recognize our history but, as a county, do we celebrate our contributions enough? Perhaps Katz’s initiative will lead to greater appreciation generally, of Edward Clark, or Collis Huntington, or Jedediah Peck, founder of public education in New York State, commemorated only by a dowdy historical marker outside Burlington Flats, or Norman Jay Coleman of Richfield Springs, the first USDA commissioner. Appreciation is a wonderful thing – too little done – and celebrating such local history as the Bud Fowler story is a great way to apply it. See ya there.
RICHARD P. MILLER, Jr. FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK
Supporting Newman Project Only Responsible Stance Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Mayor Miller’s memo delivered to Common Council Tuesday, April 4, on Newman Development Corp.’s 325-student housing project on Blodgett Drive.
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he local economy can be characterized as stagnant and in slow decline. That is evidenced by declining and aging population, anemic sales tax growth, lower school enrollment, a property tax base that hasn’t increased in five years and reduced support of many community not-for-profits. We are blessed by two colleges, but are overly dependent on them and must, in my judgment, grow private sector economic activity. We are working in many ways to enhance the City’s economic success. In every way possible we must support the health of the two colleges and hospital. We must continue to devote our energy to improving downtown commerce, arts and entertainment. We should do everything we can to see that the city benefits by the increased traffic driven from the expansion of Southside retail. Because it is unlikely that we can attract businesses to relocate here, we must do what we can to support the growth of such manufacturing businesses as Ioxus, Custom Electronics, Brooks’ BBQ and Astrocom. Actions have been taken, are underway, and are in planning to address all of the priorities mentioned above. Following are my thoughts for the Blodgett Road project in general and specifically “A” PILOT Agreement, following negotiations of its terms and conditions by the IDA. In April 2012, Jeff Smetana from Newman Development, who previously had several conversations with Jeff House, contacted me to talk with him about his idea for the project. There were three other similar projects under discussion at the time, two of which were related to private student housing on other sites. I talked with Smetana about the site he had in mind and showed him other sites in the city ...
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Twin River Commons in Binghamton is a model for Newman Development’s local project.
At approximately the same time, SUNY Oneonta was bringing to conclusion plans to have a 200-bed apartment style project built on the southeast side of its campus. The project was based on the facts that they had approximately 100 beds that they wished to “decant” and anticipated growth in graduate level programs. Additionally, the college periodically takes dormitories out of service for renovations thus decreasing capacity. The campus and the Dormitory of the State of New York invested serious engineering and architectural time, and money in developing the plan. There were significant neighborhood concerns and a number of meetings were held to address them. In the spring of 2012, with construction anticipated to begin that fall, the project went dormant because of DASNY’s inability to bond for it. Campus leadership continued studying other options to add dormitory capacity but announced the suspension of that planning when Newman’s proposed project was made public. Clearly, the Newman project meets needs that the college was trying to meet as recently as last fall.
There has been discussion that the SUNY dormitories are not overcrowded. It would be my guess that, like almost every college of which I am aware, there is overcrowding at the beginning of the fall semester and undesirable conditions which are alleviated over the course of that semester as students leave college for a variety of reasons. Incoming transfers in January do not offset the loss of students in the fall. It is likely that the availability of the Newman-project-style of housing for students at SUNY Oneonta will assist in the recruitment and retention of more high-quality students. Facilities similar to that which Newman proposes have been built on, or adjacent to, almost all of SUNY’s most desirable campuses with whom SUNY Oneonta competes. In considering the difference between on-campus and off-campus projects, it should be remembered that anything built on campus is not subject to the city’s Planning Commission review and generates no property-tax revenue for the city, county, or school district. Newman has continued with its planning and has been in almost weekly contact with the city since the summer of 2012, talking with all relevant departments in the process. I have done my research on Newman Development. They are a premier, highly experienced firm in the field and my observation of the detailed level of study and planning that they have put into this site, leads me to firmly believe they are serious about it. They have followed city processes and procedures. They are good corporate citizens in the communities where they operate. If anyone is to build private student housing in Oneonta, we are fortunate that Newman is the firm considering it. They would not be doing so if they did not have a high confidence level in project success. Newman “builds to own” and contracts with a firm, Campus Apartments, which, in addition to a project staff of six, will Please See MAYOR, A6
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HOMETOWN
History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
125 Years Ago
30 Years Ago
Hiram F. McMullen, a car inspector on the N.Y.O. & W.R.R. was run over and killed at Sidney on Tuesday. The cars were unprotected by flags, and as McMullen was in the act of crawling under to reach the other side of the track, a train in charge of conductor Allen, backed in upon the cars, catching his left hand just as he placed it upon the rail, severing it at the wrist and drawing the head under, crushing the skull from the left eye to the base of the brain. Deceased had no insurance. The first delivery of mail in Oneonta by government carriers was made on Monday morning, the letter carriers in bright new uniforms, leaving the office soon after eight o’clock. Matters moved off nearly as smoothly on Monday morning as though the free delivery had been long in vogue. The advantages of the free delivery, although availed of by but comparatively few of the business men, will be appreciated by those living away from the business center. The free delivery system’s introduction here marks an epoch in the history of the village and is another step looking to the enrollment of Oneonta among the young cities of the Empire State. April 1888
100 Years Ago
The first annual banquet of the Railroad and Local Y.M.C.A. Bowling tournament was held at the Y.M.C.A. dining hall Monday evening at the close of the winter’s successful sport on the alleys, and was an evening of perfect enjoyment for all. The attendance was fine and the spirit of unity which should prevail in every Y.M.C.A. that is to be felt as a power for good in the community was present in a measure that was unmistakable. The contest on the alleys was between 11 picked teams captained by some of the best bowlers in the association. The competition was won by Elmer Rowe’s quartet consisting of E. Elmore, W. Goldsmith, and L. Winans, beside their captain. The pair of slippers awarded for the highest individual score was won by Tony Chicorrelli. The watch fob for the greatest number of strikes throughout the tournament went to J. Leal and the hat donated by Frank Henrieff for the highest average was won by Elmer Rowe. April 1913
80 Years Ago
Oneonta and state police want to learn the identity of a motorist who on Wednesday of last week forced a large
truck and trailer into the ditch near Schenevus and questioned the driver regarding his load at the point of a revolver. According to the driver, A.B. Mahoney of Oneonta, the sedan passed him a few miles north of Schenevus but instead of continuing on its way south the driver of the sedan crowded him to the ditch until he was forced to stop. The stranger then ran back to the truck, gun in hand, and demanded to see Mr. Mahoney’s license. The truck driver produced his chauffeur’s permit. The armed man scanned it hurriedly and then questioned the driver about the contents of the trailer. “A load of Ginger Ale for an Oneonta concern,” the driver informed him. “Go on, you’re not the one I’m looking for,” the hold-up man replied, and hurrying back to his sedan drove off in the direction of Oneonta. April 1933
60 Years Ago
A distinguished pair of permanent visitors arrived in Oneonta yesterday, and promptly took a swim in Neahwa Park pond to cleanse themselves in preparation for a strenuous summer of swimming and peanuts. Released from federal quarantine on Tuesday after their arrival from Holland, the visitors waddled out of their opened crates, exchanged squawking pleasantries with distinguished onlookers, and waded into the pond. The new Oneontans are a pair of beautiful white swans. Parks personnel expect the swans to become one of the most popular attractions for Oneonta’s nature lovers. To keep them that way, Parks Board Chairman R. Milton Hick has asked the public to refrain from
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Thousands spent the weekend without power as utility companies, road crews and fire departments worked to clean up damage from a late season ice storm. Freezing rain coated roads, cars and trees with as much as an inch of ice in some areas starting Thursday night. States of emergency were declared in Chenango and Otsego counties. Several inches of snow is forecast today. April 2003
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Raise Taxes, Problem; So Cut Taxes: Solution LETTER/From A4 • 80 percent for hedge-fund billionaires. They now pay 15 percent. • 70 percent for millionaires. This rate was reduced by Ronald Reagan to 28 percent • 60 percent people making $500,000 • 40 percent people making $250,000 • 35 percent high middle class • 30 percent and under for various intervals down to 1 percent Of course, when the national debt hits zero, we will no longer be paying substantial interest charges to Communist friends (former bond owners) like the Chinese. With a little intelligent thought, we would see that we pay almost twice as much per capita as England or Canada for health care. In 2011, we spent $2.4 trillion on health care. Why didn’t we copy, yes, copy one of their health plans, warts and all, and we would get a health plan as good or better than ours, and still have $1.2 billion available to pay down the National Debt each year based on 2011. Imagine in five years, that’s $6 trillion in debt retirement. What’s the problem with using this plan? Socialism, some say. Both England and Canada long ago discovered that allowing their free enterprise system to take part in health care was wrong. So Socialism is the secret that allows them to provide health care so cheaply compared with the U.S. Maybe we should have a K-12 syllabus that explains how Socialism is superior to free enterprise under certain circumstances. BOB JOYCE Cooperstown
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MAYOR/From A4 will employ five equivalents of a college’s RAs to provide 24/7 supervision of the project (Local landlords provide no such supervision). Additionally, the project will employ private security personnel for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Newman will contract out locally for grounds maintenance and snow removal services. ... It should be clear to all involved that the Planning Commission’s purview is related to the physical impact the project has on the environment including immediate neighbors. The land involved is zoned R3 and the project proposed is a permitted use. There is already a large apartment complex at the top of the hill. Additionally, Hospice has plans, currently on hold, for what I might call “in patient cottages” on an adjacent parcel in the Town. Environmental impact covers a wide range of issues including light, sound, traffic, surface water, storm water, wastewater and the provision of fresh water. Discussions related to socio-economic impact on the adjoining neighborhood, center City, downtown, cost of provision of City services, any request for a PILOT agreement, etc. will be dealt with by City Council as they relate to City expenses and revenues. There are a variety of concerns: • Those residing on the hill are most concerned about runoff of surface water, as well as light, sound and traffic. The City’s role on this is to assure that the Planning Commission has the resources necessary to conduct its review. • There is concern of the impact of this project on conditions in center City neighborhoods. There is a trend to decreasing owner-occupancy in center City that results from values that landlords are willing to pay for properties based on intensity of student occupancy and rental rates (they can charge at a greater rate than the non-student rental market.) This trend must be reversed. The Housing Task Force has identified it as a
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MLS#87687 - 4-5 BR, 2 bath farmhouse w/attached 1-car garage is set on 3.45 open acres. Open floorplan and upgrades including metal roof, exterior and interior paint, some windows and appliances. Pole barn, detached garage/workshop, front porch, back deck, chicken house. $178,000 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#84923 - Renovated 3 BR, 2.5 bath farmhouse on 3.2 acres. Country kitchen w/stainless appliances, LR and formal DR have fireplaces, large master suite. Fencing, run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock. $250,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603
MLS#87273 - 3 BR, 3 bath charming Greek Revival is professionally renovated w/modern amenities. Situated on 3 acres w/pond. Energy-efficient and luxurious. $349,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603
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MLS#87290 - 2 BR, 1 bath house on an oversized lot. Large rooms w/open floorplan. Private backyard, rear deck, garage underneath. Storage space in basement. Walking distance to Hartwick College. Currently used as a rental. $132,000 Call Bill Vagliardo @ 607-287-8568
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MLS#87244 – 3-4 BR, 2 bath farmhouse w/2 large barns is set on a 1-acre lot. Completely renovated with lots of new: plumbing, windows, metal roofs, exterior paint, wood ceilings, furnace, oil tank, kitchen, hardwood floors. $185,000 Call Tom Platt @ (607) 435-2068
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MLS#87961 - 3 BR, 2½ bath home features oak floors, kitchen and dining area w/island, LR w/wood-burning stove, den w/french doors and access to side deck. Upstairs master BR w/large closets and private bath. Wrap-around porch, covered breezeway, 2-car garage w/woodstove and second story. Cooperstown School District. $339,000 Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026
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