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Elaine Ramsey, who took sunflowers home to Unadilla, was among thousands of buyers and browsers Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Grand & Glorious Tag Sale/MORE PHOTOS, A3

Republicans Will Primary On Sept. 13

olls will be open noon-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, for a Republican primary between state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and challenger James Blake of Schenevus. In the 101st Assembly District will chose between Republicans Brian Maher of Orange County and Claudia Tenney of the Utica area. AID FOR SHELTER:

Opportunities for Otsego has received a one-time $10,000 domestic violence grant through state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, for supplies to victims that qualify for its Violence Intervention Program emergency shelter services. SUNY EXCEPTIONAL:

The College at Oneonta Foundation has received a four-star “exceptional” rating from Charity Navigator, the leading independent charity evaluator in America, denoting the highest standards for sound fiscal management, accountability and transparency. NURSE TRAINING: The Clark Foundation has awarded Hartwick College $250,000 to buy “the next generation of distance education and simulation equipment” for the college’s Department of Nursing, to help address an ongoing shortage of nurses.

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Four mayors of Oneonta who made common cause in support of creating a city manager position pose with Michael H. Long, center, Friday, Sept. 7, after he was appointed to fill the post. From left are Mayors John S. Nader, Kim Muller, Dick Miller (the current mayor) and David W. Brenner. Former mayor Sam Nader also supported the concept, contained in a new charter that voters approved by a wide majority last November.

Collaboration, Prioritizing Also In Mike Long’s Portfolio By JIM KEVLIN

ommon Council made history at 4:37 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, appointing Michael H. Long as Oneonta’s first city manager. But that’s just the beginning,

Long, Poughkeepsie city administrator since 2008 who assumes his new duties locally Monday, Oct. 1, made clear in an hour-long interview the following morning. Judging by his comments and a 12-page resume detailed 32 years’ experience to date, his activities in years to come will include:

1. Innovation. In Poughkeepsie, hand-held parking-ticket writers allowed meter people to “write a ticket in half the time,” and computerized hookups with other states allowed the freezing the scofflaws’ registrations and doubled the collection of parking fines.

Stuligross: County Seeks Quality, Viability In Otsego Manor Buyer By JIM KEVLIN

indful of public concern, Otsego County is exploring the sale of its Otsego Manor nursing home to the best, not necessarily the highest bidder, according to county Rep. Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta, who chairs the

committee in charge of the nursing home. “We will sell it to someone with the Stuligross financial viability to continue it,” Stuligross said in an interview a day

after the county board’s 12-1 vote to begin seeking a buyer. “If we sell it, we are not obligated to accept any of the bids that come in. “We want someone who has a history of success, someone who can provide excellent nursing home care. And we will research any prospective buyer. We Please See MANOR, A8

At Auburn, Long helped manage projects that used landfill-generated methane to power the city’s sewagetreatment plant and dry its sludge and that from surrounding communities, generating $3-5 million a year. Another project drilled 35 wells, Please See MIKE LONG, A6

Where Did Grandma Live? Help Record History On Huge Display By LIBBY CUDMORE

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Mural. “We don’t know very much about it,” said Bob Brzozowski, director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. “We don’t know how it was used or who the

IF YOU GO: The mural will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the History Center, 183 Main St., followed by a reception until 3. photographer is.” But several months ago, the historical received a call from John Gonzales, who Please See MURAL, A9

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EDITORIAL

City Manager Heralds New Era Of Can-Do-Ism, Professionalism

n 1988, it surfaced that Sotheby’s had agreed to auction off the Tiffany windows at Auburn’s Willard Memorial Chapel, the only intact installation from the famed stained-glass maker. Horrors! Mike Long, then senior planner in the Cayuga County Planning Department, (now Oneonta’s first city manager,) and a group of like-minded folks approached the church’s owner, who agreed to give the community a chance to save the treasure: If the group could come up with a $75,000 downpayment, he would hold the property for 8-9 months while the $½ million purchase price was raised. Long approached his local banker, “Bob, I need $75,000 by the end of the week.” Banker Bob replied, “I can’t give it to you, but I can lend it to you.” Long quickly lined up co-signers and hatched the deal (which led to a chilly evening at home when wife Diane learned the family finances were partly on the hook.) In short order, the group obtained a $285,000 grant through the state Environmental Quality Bond Act (with the rest to be raised through fundraising and a mortgage.) But there was a hitch: The Willard was appraised for $1.8 million, and the bond act required the state pay full value. No matter. The owner was quickly convinced to make a $1.3 million charitable donation, and

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Mike Long addresses Oneonta’s Common Council after his appointment as city manager. Seated are Council member Marolyn O. Palmer, left, and Bonnie Molinari, deputy city clerk.

ended up with a very nice tax deduction for years to come. Today, Willard Chapel is flourishing as a tourist destination, wedding venue, concert hall, lecture hall and office complex. • Entrepreneurism is not a quality exclusive to small-business people. It is a way of thinking, of can-do-ism, of get-it-done-ism, of noodling through issues on the merits to achieve solutions. In reviewing Michael H. Long’s

resume and interviewing him about his 32-year career to date, entrepreneurism aplenty is in evidence. The Tiffany windows are just one example. It was fascinating to hear how the City of Auburn partnered with McQuay International, a pioneer in geothermal heating, to drive 35 wells, each 400-feet deep, into the parking lot between city hall and the firehouse. The system heated both buildings at great savings, and Long then helped put together a pilot project between McQuay and the State of New York to initiate such projects elsewhere. When he arrives in Otsego County in the next few weeks, ask him about tapping methane from Auburn’s landfill to heat the sewage-treatment plant and dry the sludge, or about that city’s two hydro projects, or about recent collaborations between the city and town of Poughkeepsie, or what we might learn here about the 32 major projects underway in that Hudson Valley city where he’s been city administrator since 2008. In reading this, you can’t help but think about all the things that need doing in Greater Oneonta that The Long Way of thought and action might achieve. • The City of Oneonta, however, isn’t just only stakeholder in Mike Long’s anticipated and wished-for success. Except for a too-soonabandoned village-administrator

setup in Cooperstown 20 years ago now, local government is an amateur enterprise in Otsego County. This is not a victim-less lapse, evident in the nine-year effort, only now coming to conclusion, to build The Gateway, a tourist launching pad at Cooperstown’s south end. If we learn anything from that federal-state-local debacle, it’s that America’s Most Perfect Village, with trustees moving in and out every year and just the village clerk trying to handle ever-more-complicated day-to-day administration, was simply unable to oversee a multi-million, multiyear, multi-leveled Gateway grant. It’s been a fiasco. The result, $3 million later, is the permanent loss of the village’s Little League diamond, a halfmillion cost to local taxpayers that could better have been used elsewhere, and one ugly expanse of blacktop; it remains to be seen how fully it will be used. Mike Long’s success should finally convince the Village of Cooperstown to see the light and join the 21st century. In short, to professionalize. • Likewise at the Otsego County Office Building at the other end of Main Street from Cooperstown’s Village Hall. There, a constantly changing scene of similarly parttime county captains are trying to steer a $110 million frigate past the shoals. It’s dicey, and impos-

sible to do well. David W. Brenner, the retired SUNY Oneonta dean, and former Oneonta mayor and county board chair, studied the matter six years ago and concluded a county administrator is essential. However, he said, the board at the time was so riven with antagonisms it was unlikely any administrator, no matter how experienced or adept, could succeed. Lately, board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, elected in January by a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, is moving the county board into a new era of calm and cooperation, evident in the 12-1 bipartisan vote to seek a buyer for Otsego Manor. The merits of that decision are debatable, but it showed the board as a whole can come together on a difficult issue. In that sense, bravo. Maybe it’s time, Dave. • City of Oneonta voters are ready for professional government, approving a new City Charter last November, 1,128-to 348, that enabled Mike Long’s hiring. His success, obviously, is important to the City of the Hills, but, at best, his example will lead Otsego County as a whole into a new era of professionalism, and of can-doism and get-it-done-ism. Let’s get on with it, from West End Avenue to Emmons, sure, but, looking down the road, from Unadilla to Roseboom as well.

LETTERS

League Of Women Voters’ Links Help You Register To the Editor: The League of Women Voters of the Oneonta area is a non-partisan political organization whose purpose is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government. We were very pleased that so many local voters made their voices heard on the important local issues being decided in Oneonta’s May School Board election. However, New York State’s low voter-participation rate remains an ongoing concern. Over the last three federal elections, New York has had the 47th lowest voter participation rate of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. This ranking can partially be explained by New York’s paper-based registration system and other roadblocks

to voting. It is unclear how many eligible individuals are not being registered and therefore will be unable to express their opinion in the upcoming November elections. There are many reasons for low voter turnout, but not being registered to vote is number one. New York ranks 48th in the nation in voter registration, trailed only by Texas and Mississippi. Registering to vote at the same time as applying for a driver’s license has facilitated registration for many New Yorkers, though this has not helped non-drivers. But now, based on recent decisions made in Albany, people with a valid driver’s license or state-issued identification card will be able to register to vote online via the DMV’s website. Voters can also update their registration on the NYS Board of We Worcester Elections site. These options definitely signal progress, To the Editor: and they make New York Your article on Worcester the 14th state to offer any in last week’s paper was very type of online voter regisrefreshing to see. Worcester tration. Still, more can be does not get much coverage done. locally, and it usually is only Wisconsin instituted the “bad” things that appear. same-day voter registraThank you very much for tion in 1971, also known as recognizing our town. We Election Day Registration. who live here love it. Now a total of seven other NORMA RALPH states and WashingWorcester Please See LETTER, A7

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ANTOINETTE KUZMINSKI OTHER VOICES

Making Your Home Energy-Efficient May Be In Reach

he historic architecture of this area is an important community asset. Yet our older housing stock is also the principle obstacle to energy efficiency, worse than the transportation and industrial sectors combined. If you suspect your home is energy inefficient, and you want to do something about it, you probably have two questions: Where to start? and How to pay for it? A helpful model for considering energy projects is the “Pyramid of Conservation”. At the bottom of the pyramid are low-cost or no-cost interventions which give the “biggest bang for the buck.” The “cost” refers not just IF YOU GO: to the dollar “How To Get Paid cost, but also To Retrofit Your to a composHome,” panel ite of total endiscussion led by ergy resources Dr. Antoinette required, or Kuzminski, 2 p.m. “environmenSunday, Sept. 23, tal cost.” An Village Library of example of Cooperstown, 22 this would Main St. be a programmable thermostat, which would automatically adjust your home’s temperature to your current needs. The “Pyramid of Conservation” can be explored in depth at http:// www.mnpower.com/powerofone/one_ home/index.htm. As you climb up the pyramid toward new lighting, sealing of air bypasses, and purchasing of Energy Star appliances, the savings to investment ratio falls. Although we are often tempted to believe that a sustainable future lies in glamorous items such as replacement windows, in reality the mundane details of energy conservation have far more promise for the foreseeable future. An indispensable tool in answering the question of where to start is the home energy audit. This is an in-depth professional analysis of your home’s strengths and weaknesses, with prioritized recommendations, cost estimates, and information about financial assistance.

PYRAMID OF CONSERVATION

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers these audits. For most Otsego County residents, this would be free, or at minimal cost. To apply for an audit, go to www.nyserda.ny.gov/ Residential or call NYSERDA’s residential energy services division at 518-862-1090, Ext. 3450. Through this program, rebates and incentives are available, especially for items at the bottom of the Pyramid. They range from 10-50 percent cash back for weatherization or high efficiency measures, depending upon the income of the occupant or the owner, whichever is lower. The On-Bill Recovery Loan is an innovative financing tool. Loans are made by NYSERDA at a 2.99 percent interest rate, and repaid on your utility bill. Your annual payment is calculated to not exceed the anticipated amount you should save on energy costs, with no processing fees. Although your loan repayment is added to your electric bill, your net energy costs should remain unchanged, as your other utility bills should go down. Your investment is thus “cost neutral.” For more information look

under Energy Finance Solutions on the NYSERDA website. Even if your home is not an historic gem, you may also qualify for the state Historic Homeowner Tax Credit Program. If your home is at least 50 years old and is located in one of the many historic districts in the county, (Cooperstown, Cherry Valley, Roseboom, Middlefield, Milford, Fly Creek and the Glimmerglass Historic District) it is probably a contributing building to the district and therefore qualifies you for the tax credit. This program offers state income tax credits of 20 percent for qualified expenditures including almost any energy upgrade. If your income tax bill is less than the credit, you receive a cash rebate. This program ends in 2014. Look at http://www.nysparks.com/shpo/taxcredit-programs/ or call 518-237-8643 Ext. 3252. Together, New York’s historic preservation tax credits and the NYSERDA incentives can amount to significant savings. Antoinette Kuzminski is Sustainable Otsego executive director.

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History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library

125 Years Ago

100 Years Ago

The Central New York Fair, the big event of the year in this city, opens next Monday for four days. The association will distribute $5,000 in premiums and prizes to exhibitors of articles. An equal amount will be spent for the aviators, the races, and the roof garden attractions for entertainment. The association believes that it will sustain fully its reputation of giving the best value for 25 cents of any county fair in the state. The successful flights made by aviator Ely of the Curtis Exhibition Co. last year, which so delighted all in attendance, resulted in another contract with that reliable concern, which will send one of its most skillful aviators here for the week of the fair. A second aviator has also been engaged to assure an abundance of flights so that there will be no disappointment likely for visitors. The aviation display alone will be worth coming miles to see. September 1912

80 Years Ago

A herd of seven deer was reported in John Orr’s pasture on the South Side Tuesday afternoon by Grant Wilber who resides on Franklin Mountain, across the road from Noble’s restaurant. The animals were first seen by Mrs. Vernon Townsend, housekeeper at the Wilber home, and she called other members of the household. The deer came out of the woods to drink at a spring near the edge of the pasture, but were soon frightened away by the barking of a dog. They were of medium size, and were apparently young animals. Deer have been seen in the vicinity before, but this is the first time that a herd of this size has been reported. Launching a surprise attack under cover of darkness, Co. G, Monday night stormed Kiwanis Island in Neawha Park and succeeded in wresting the fortification from the enemy. The attack, which was given all the frills of war, was one of the problems in night operations mapped out by Captain Danforth Bolton, First Lieutenant Frank McCook, and Second Lieutenant Franklin C. Davis. The crackling of rifle fire and the occasional boom of a big gun caused excited speculation among residents of the city until it was learned that a “war” was on. Due to lack of artillery, bombs were used to simulate the “Big Berthas.” September 1932

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30 Years Ago

The finance committee chairman of the Otsego County legislature, which has been studying a proposed local income tax, said Monday that his group probably will recommend that the state be asked to look into the matter, even though the committee is against the plan at this time. The committee includes Rep. Carl Higgins (R-Edmeston), Charles Bateman (R-Cooperstown) and Leon Kalmus (D-Oneonta). During a committee meeting on August 25, September 1887 Higgins said, “We all agree that the income tax has probably always been considered the fairest tax that has been five-day week. As a result of the shorter work week, in the devised.” Other disadvantages, however, outweigh the future, no bread will be delivered on Wednesdays, but driv- advantages, he added. Proponents of the income tax saw it ers will be expected to work more time on some of the other as a substitute for the property tax, but Higgins said, “We days of the week. Other benefits to be granted, depending discovered in our study that it would be almost impossible on approval first by the Wage Stabilization Board, are a $2 to do away completely with the property tax.” weekly pay increase, and granting of three vacations after September 1982 ten years of service. The new contract will affect not only drivers in Oneonta, but also Spaulding drivers throughout the firm’s territory, as well as drivers for National Biscuit About 2,500 spectators witnessed the debut of HartCo. and Cobako in this area. wick College’s first football team in 42 years on Saturday. September 1952 Hartwick’s Warriors lost to King’s College (Pennsylvania), 20-17. Last February, the Oneonta Common Council approved a special use permit allowing the college to enlarge Figures released by the New York State Department of its All-Weather Field, previously used for lacrosse and field Health reveal that 70 Otsego County residents received hockey, by 15 feet. The permit also allowed the school to induced abortions. A total of 136 abortions were performed add 500 additional seats, doubling the bleacher capacity. in the county during the calendar year 1971. Of the 136 September 1992 induced abortions in Otsego County, 54 abortions, or 39.7 percent of all abortions in the county were performed on New York residents that live outside the county. Another Thomas Golisano, a candidate for governor, called for 12 women received abortions in the county, who live out cutting the number of public school teachers, teaching abof state. Eighty women received abortions in Delaware stinence from sex to students, and eliminating day-care faCounty, with just half of them residents of the county. cilities for teen mothers at schools. Golisano said education Another 36 women, or 45 percent, were New York State in New York State is failing despite the ever-rising amounts residents living outside Delaware County. Four others were of taxpayer dollars the state is contributing. from out of state. In New York State, a total of 262,807 inSeptember 2002 duced abortions were officially reported to the State Health

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Department during 1971. Of these, 159,969 were performed on out of state residents, accounting for 60.9 percent of the total. Nearly 79 percent of the induced abortions were performed during the first three months of pregnancy. The procedures most used were suction and curettage, and dilation and curettage. Together, these procedures accounted for 84.5 percent of the reported abortions. Most abortion patients were young. Persons under 25 obtained 63 percent of the total. Four-fifths of the abortion patients were Caucasian. September 1972

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1925 Connell, Dow & Deysenroth, Inc. Funeral Home

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scholet Furniture Quality Furniture at Pleasing Prices Oneonta 607-432-7963 • Cobleskill 518-234-4355 Norwich 607-334-9696

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3919 St Hwy 23, West Oneonta, NY 13861

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Hillary Clinton, Bob Villa Figure In City Manager’s Career MIKE LONG/From A1 400-feet deep, in the parking lot to heat the historic city hall and firehouse geothermally. He then helped McQuay International, the Auburn-based innovator in that technology, to partner with New York State to install similar systems elsewhere. 2. Collaboration. “That’s what all governments are going to have to do today – look at ways to work together,” said Long. Just lately, the city and town of Poughkeepsie have begun sharing an animal-control officer. And the town is managing one of the city’s swimming pools, with the two municipalities splitting the revenues. 3. Prioritizing. There are mandates, and then there are choices – parks, sidewalks, staffing in the police and fire departments. You can’t do them all; which do you do first? This fits with the five-year budget projections Mayor Miller began on taking office Jan 1, 2010, an approach Mike Long praises. In addition to these concepts – innovate, collaborate, prioritize – if you talk to Long for a while you get the impression things aren’t going to happen precipitously. From his 28 years with the City of Auburn and the past four in Poughkeepsie – Long communicates that change requires building support, incorporating different opinions, reaching consensus. At Friday’s Common Council meeting, Mado-

lyn O. Palmer, the senior council member, made the motion (at Mayor Miller’s suggestion); then freshmen Dave Rissberger and Larry Malone, who served on the Charter Commission that proposed the new position, seconded in unison. The vote was unanimous; applause followed. Miller administered the oath of office. The new city manager’s wife, Diane, who chairs Ithaca College’s Department of Occupational Therapy, stood by his side. The couple has four children, two girls and two boys, with the youngest, a private with the Army Corps of Engineers, due in Afghanistan in the new year to help dismantle the U.S. presence there. In brief remarks, Miller called the vote “the single most important thing the city will do in the next decade,” and he reminded Common Council of Sam Walton’s management credo: Hire the best; make goals clear; provide the necessary resources and support; otherwise, get out of the way. Chosen from 50 candidates in a nationwide search, Long had to convince not just Common Council, but a gathering of department heads and a panel of leading citizens that he was the best. Former Mayor Kim Muller, who endorsed the choice, had gotten “a favorable impression over the years” of Long from her participation in NYCOM, the New York State Council of Municipali-

ties. “It’s about getting the right person,” Muller continued, “because the person needs to succeed” to prove the city-manager position, with the $115,000 price tag – just about what had been estimated – is the right way for City Hall to go. Miller called Long “a consummate professional.” Council Member Maureen Hennessy, who chairs the Human Resources Committee, said “there is no doubt in my mind we are appointing the best-qualified candidate.” Rissberger, Charter Commission chair – voters approved a new charter last November by a 1,128to 348 margin, 76 percent voting aye – called Long’s hiring “the fulfillment of a responsibility to the voters which we undertook with the greatest sense of respon-

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sibility.” Born in Rochester, Long was 4 when his father, in land acquisition with the state Department of Transportation, was promoted to a position in Poughkeepsie and moved the family there. The son won a mechanical-drawing prize at Poughkeepsie High School, which prompted him to seek a twoyear architectural degree at Dutchess County Community College while working for a landscaping firm on the side. After a short stint at the University of Buffalo – a guitar player, he met vocalist Diane at the Newman Center – he was admitted to the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, allowing him to combine his interest in architecture and landscape.

field’s gold standard. (His thesis: “Reorganization of Governmental Services for Maximum Utilization Between Cayuga County and the City of Auburn.”) He was active in the American Planning Association, lectured on historic preservation at Cornell, was featured on Bob Villa’s “Restore America” program, hosted First Lady Hillary Clinton at the Harriet Tubman House (he helped its restoration) and the William H. Seward – a distant relative of state Sen. Jim, RMilford – House Museum, and was written up in the Christian Science Monitor (35 “major development projects” were underway in Poughkeepsie during his Great Recession-era tenure in Poughkeepsie.) Why would Vassar Medical Center launch a $100 million expansion during a recession? “A smart developer wants to develop in a down economy,” he explained. Plus, grants galore. “What I like to do is piggyback grants,” he said. As Auburn’s director of capital projects, he obtained $120 million in grants. This is just a small sampling of his 12-page vita. Due to her duties at Ithaca College, Diane remained in Auburn during the Poughkeepsie era, four hours away, which may explain the Oneonta attraction in part. “I love downtowns and small cities with historic flavor,” he added. “There seems to be a lot of opportunity in the projects I like to do.”

ONOR OUR ERITAGE BUSINESSES

Stringer’s Body Shop THE PEOPLE WHO CARE

Auto Body Repair & Painting

155 River st., oneonta, ny 13820 (607) 432-4982

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

1951

established in

The Family Restaurant for Over 60 Years Largest Indoor charcoal Pit “generations” gift shop & Ice cream shop I-88 exit 16, Rt. 7 oneonta • 607-432-1782 or 800-498-2445 www.brooksbbq.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1960

Barney & Sons Well Drilling, Inc.

SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • FARM • GEOTHERMAL

607-432-8009

www.barneyandsondrilling.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1966

george mclain taxes oneonta 432-8858

Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Mayor Miller congratulates Mike Long after swearing him in as Oneonta’s first city manager at a special Common Council meeting Friday, Sept. 7. Next to Long is his wife, Diane.

He graduated, married, and the newlyweds headed off to Greece, where he had obtained a Fulbright Scholarship to assist in development of a management plan for that country’s first national park, the Parnassus. (Romantic? The only source of fresh water in the couple’s first home – or, rather, hut – was a goat trough out front.) Back in The States, the couple learned Diane’s occupational-therapy degree was more in demand. She soon obtained a job at United Cerebral Palsy in Auburn and he followed her, joining the Cayuga County Planning Department in September 1980. Daughters Kristan (a teacher), Jessica (a manager at the Auburn Lowe’s), Brendan (an engineer working on the San Francisco 49ers’ $1.3 billion stadium) and the soldier, Greg, soon followed. Dad coached Little League and CYO teams, and a Babe Ruth All-Star tournament team in 2000. At work, Long moved steadily up the ladder, over 28 years rising to Auburn’s interim city manager in 2008, when he left for Poughkeepsie, in part to tend ailing parents. Along the way, he became a registered landscape architect and earned two masters, in landscape architecture, focusing on historic preservation, from the ESF, his alma mater, and in public administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the

Bainbridge 967-8858

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

established in

1945 Skinner & Damulis Now You’re Thinkin’ Smart 3144 US Highway 20 • Richfield Springs 315-858-1350 • 888-895-1947 www.skinnerauto.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

established in

1951 SCAVO’S BODY SHOP

expert collision Repair - 100% guaranteed Direct Repair service for most insurance companies Paint Matching Specialists • I-Car/ASE Certified Technicians ONE OF THE LARGEST BODY SHOPS IN THE AREA

86 West Broadway, oneonta, n.y. (607) 432-6212

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1964

Honda, Yamaha & Kawasaki 6453 St. Hwy. 28, Fly Creek, NY 13337

www.bennettmotorsales.com (607) 547-9332

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1967

established in

1950

“no longer jUSt a Stop along tHe way, it iS a deStination!”

7632 US Hwy 20 CHerry valley (607) 264-3987 • www.tHetepee.biz

otSego CoUnty Heritage bUSineSS EstablishEd in

1958

The Smith Family of dealerships, circa 1930’s, remain among Otsego County’s Oldest continuously operating dealers President’s Award Winning Sales & Service Rt. 28 South • Cooperstown, NY • (607) 547-2543

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1966

8 Carbon Street, Oneonta (0ff Main & River Street.) • 432-1105 Open Mon-Wed 8-6, Thurs. & Fri 8-8, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-3

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1968

tHe futuRe of pRIntIng...todAy! peRsonAl • BusIness • specIAl occAsIons • pRomotIonAl Items

607.432.5259 • 330 pony farm Road, oneonta

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

51 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1193

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

League Of Women Voters’ Links Help You Register LETTER/From A1 ton, D.C., permit people to register on the day of voting. In the six states that had same-day registration prior to 2006, turnout was 10 percent to 17 percent higher than the national average. In New York, one must register at least 25 days prior to an election, and changing one’s party affiliation can take up to a year. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia offer “no excuse” early voting – voters in these states do not need to provide a reason for voting be-

fore Election Day. New York is among the states that only offers this convenient option to voters as an absentee ballot, based on a registered voter’s written claim that they are unable to vote in person on Election Day. League members agree that the voting process must be secure, accurate, recountable, accessible and transparent. We will continue to monitor and promote various registration and voting options which will encourage greater participation in the democratic

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process. The deadline for registration for this fall’s General Election is Oct. 12 and if you have moved since you last voted, you may need to re-register. The Board of Elections and DMV websites are linked on our League’s website, www. lwvoneonta.org, and further voting information including a list of polling places can also be found there. Register, then get out and vote! KAREN GEASEY League of Women Voters Oneonta

Seward Advocates For Business

To the Editor: As a small business owner in Herkimer County, I know the struggles that employers face every day trying to keep our doors open, meet a payroll, pay the bills, and compete in a quickly changing environment. Thankfully, we have an advocate for small businesses in this area – state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. I have had the opportunity to work with Senator Seward, and his efforts to improve our business climate are unrelenting.

ONOR OUR ERITAGE BUSINESSES

ing • Bathliners • Sunrooms 219 River St., Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-8326; (800) 252-2140 www.thepowellcompany.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1976

Gary Jennings insurance

all lines of insurance • 36 years experience

ESTABLISHED IN

1973 COUNTRY CLUB IMPORTS

55 oneIDA st. oneontA, ny 607-432-2800 • 800-388-3632

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1980 ace glass co.

auto commercial & residential glass, table tops, plexiglass

4773 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (607) 547-9319 Fax: (607) 547-4414

best of the best 2011 & 2012 locally owned • Joe briguglio, owner (607) 432-3588 •124 oneida street, oneonta, ny 13820

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

otsego county heritage business

established in

1986 rent-a-wreck 48 oneIDa street, oneonta, ny 13820 (across from country cluB ImPorts)

celeBratIng our 26tH annIversary 1986 - 2012 Pick-up and Delivery service

otsego county HerItage BusIness established in

1989

The Home Plate

T.J.’s Place

124 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 607-547-4040 • OPEN 7 DAYS

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

1992

HAGGERTY

HARDWARE

Come celebrate Haggerty Hardware’s 20th Anniversary and 20% off Pink Bucket Sale (see store for details)–Saturday September 22

5390 state Hwy 28 cooperstown, ny 13326 www.haggertyace.com • 607-547-2166

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness established in

2004

buddys-coins.com

Buy - Sell - Trade - Appraisals - US & Canadian

George W. Beams

6514 St. Hwy 7, Maryland, NY 12116

(607) 432-6686

He sponsored legislation this year to repeal state taxes on manufacturing and to reform workers’ compensation. He’s advocated business tax relief and won the first property tax relief for businesses ever – the property tax cap. Senator Seward offers us a solid, pro-jobs record, not a promise. I urge Republicans to vote for him in the Republican primary on Thursday, Sept. 13. STEVEN NAEGELE President, CTM Corp. Frankfort

gbeams@stny.rr.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

established in

1986 Staffin’S auto repair

1975

P.O. Box 191, Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2255 www.glimmerglass.org

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness EstablishEd in

1980

lamont Engineers Engineers • Planners • Facility Operations

548 Main St. Box 610 • Cobleskill, NY 518-234-4028 • www.lamontengineers.com

otSego CouNtY HeRItAge BuSINeSS ESTABLISHED IN

1987

Basset Healthcare Network

At Home Care

LocaLLy owned & OPERATED Betty & Mike Staffin 6170 STaTe Hwy 28, FLy cReeK, n.y.

CELEBRATING OUR 25TH YEAR! Caring for the residents of Otsego, Chenango, Delaware & Herkimer Counties Central Ofﬁce 297 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 www.bassett.org/athomecare (800) 783-0613

oTSego counTy HeRITage BuSIneSS

OTSEGO COUNTY HERITAGE BUSINESS

(607) 547-8997

established in

1990

The BieriTz Agency 23rd Anniversary Serving Otsego County 209 Main st., cooperstown (607) 547-2951 • www.bieritzinsurance.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness EstablishEd in

1994 precision

collision, inc. Route 23, 5 Miles East of Wal-Mart PO Box 523, West Davenport, NY (607) 278-6115

OtsEgO cOuNtY HERItAgE BusINEss established in

2007

Senior living at itS beSt independent • assisted living • Memory Care & respite

163 Heritage Circle oneonta • www.plainsatparish.com • (607) 267-4013

otSego County Heritage buSineSS

EstablishEd in

2010

EstablishEd in

160 Main street, oneonta ny (607) 431-9044 www.thatcajunplace.com

Melissa Manikas 29 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown 547 - AUTO (2886) www.melissamanikas.com

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

established in

2010

OtsEgO cOunty hEritagE businEss

established in

1991

4 Market street • oneonta, ny 13820 607-432-6600 • www.greenearthoneonta.com M-F 8-8 • saturday 8-6 • sunday 11-4

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness EstablishEd in

1997

Brewery Ommegang 656 Cty. Hwy. 33 • Cooperstown 607-544-1800 OtsEgO cOunty hEritagE businEss

established in

2008

HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

607-547-6103 • www.Allotsego.com 21 Railroad Ave. cooperstown

otsego county HeRItAge BusIness

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Cuomo: Fracking Regs Long, Long Away County Seeks Only Quality Purchaser For Otsego Manor By JIM KEVLIN

or a man who aides say requires two reaction times from his staff – now and right now – Governor Cuomo’s remark during an interview with an Albany radio station may have seemed mystifying. It had been generally anticipated the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) would

issue regulations covering fracking in late summer, certainly around Labor Day. That didn’t happen, and the governor told WGDJ, Capital District’s Talk Radio, on Monday, Sept. 10, that there is no deadline: “When it’s done, and when they’re prepared – that’s when we’ll announce the decision. “And, remember, the announcing of the decision is not going to be the conclu-

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sion,” he continued, according to a Gannett News Service report. “I promise you, there will be lawsuits, whatever the decision is. “So the day right after the decision, there will be another press conference that says, now we’re going to step two, which is a series of legal challenges and political challenges, and we’re going to try to get federal legislation and state legislation.

“It’s going to be an ongoing situation for a long, long time,” he said. Because of the shifting deadline – originally, the DEC’s draft Supplement Environmental Impact Statement on fracking was expected in the summer of 2012 – Dick Downey of the Unatego Landowners Association said of the news, “I don’t even try to prognosticate any more.”

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MANOR/From A1 will do the research necessary to make the right decision.” In three hour-long executive sessions before the Wednesday, Sept. 5, vote, the county Board of Representatives added three qualifications that seek to allay public concerns that Otsego Manor will simply be cut loose. In the resolution adopted, the words “highest bidder” were changed to “highest responsible bidder,” and “a history of excellent resident care (and) financial viability” was added, Stuligross said. The following language was also added: “Whereas, Otsego County is mindful of the impact of this decision on the residents of Otsego Manor, employees and relatives, and wishes to take into consideration the effect of this decision on all involved, and wishes to follow an open and deliberative process…” Still, the conclusion is blunt, concluding “this real property is no longer necessary for public use and (the county board) authorizes its sale.” The discussion that led to the decision to sell Otsego Manor began June 19, when County Treasurer Dan Crowell told the county reps he projected the local contribution to the 74-patient

nursing home might rise from $3.2 million this year to as much as $6 million in 2016. Stuligross said her committee “will do the research necessary to make the right decision” on Otsego Manor’s future, and it began the process at a meeting Monday, Sept. 10, at the manor. Among other things, language in the bid documents was crafted so as not to exclude Bassett Healthcare, although it is not known if Bassett would be interested. Even though the county reps are seeking to retreat from the financial obligation, they realize the county is “under-bedded,” Stuligross said, asserting, “We need a nursing home facility in Otsego County. No one can turn around and sell it; they would have to provide for the residents.” In voting when it did – only Keith McCarty, RSpringfield, voted nay – the county board was looking ahead, she continued. The transfer of the certificate of need – authority from the state Department of Health to operate the home – takes 12 to 18 months, and no one is sure what the reimbursement picture will be at that point. Noting many counties are trying to sell their nursing homes, she said, “We can’t wait until the last buyer is gone.”

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Dramatic & DazzLing (7623) Custom, spotless 3BR/3BA Pierstown countryside Dutch Colonial enriched by valley views on 9.58 acres. Admirably light and airy, with finished basement and formal Living and dining rooms. 2 Rumford fireplaces. Large working Kitchen w/ eating area and comfy keeping room. Gracious Four season room w/pellet stove leading to Patio, large deck, and hot tub. Hand hewn beams and period hardware, wide pine flooring throughout. Handsomely-styled Colonial ambiance! One-owner. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $479,900

Smart Buy on 3 acreS (7590) Budget-smart, 2-bedroom Ranch with lovely valley view. Intriguing, well-kept residence boasting an airy & open plan, deck, hardwood flooring, gas fireplace and dining room, circular drive. Winter-haven sun room. Garage. Neat retreat for a demanding buyer! 4 miles from Cooperstown. Cooperstown Schools Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive. $185,000

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking Dept. Loans arranged by a 3rd party lender.

cooperStown ViLLage warmth

46 Acres (7601) Mostly wooded with 2 building sites, underground electric and phone. 170’ drilled well, 1374’ road frontage with good access, sub-dividable. Hubbell’s Exclusive $125,000 Desirable Pierstown Area (7565) 76+ Acres in a prime location. 1/2 open, 1/2 wooded, small stream, beaver pond, 975’ of road frontage, Cooperstown Schools. 6 miles North of Cooperstown. Hubbell’s Exclusive $290,000

The Terrace Motel. A Cooperstown destination since 1964, The Terrace Motel offers 15 Lakeview guest rooms with private baths, cable TV and air conditioning. The manicured grounds consist of 7.5 mostly clear acres with spectacular Lake Otsego views. There is a 20 x 40’ in-ground swimming pool as well as 185’ of Otsego lakefront with a private dock and sun deck. The motel is in excellent condition and has been continuously updated by its thoughtful owners. All related furnishings and equipment are included, so this presents a true “turn-key” opportunity for someone. Located just 3.5 miles from Cooperstown Village and 5 miles from Glimmerglass Opera. The summer season is very busy in Cooperstown and this property enjoys steady occupancy from June through September with a longer season possible. A LAMB REALTY Exclusive: Priced to sell for $825,000. Listing # CM-021 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION....TWO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FOR SALE with 384 feet of direct road frontage on the heavily traveled State Highyway 28, the Gateway between Cooperstown and Oneonta. These buildings have a combined gross area of 8,388 square feet. The pole building provides 5,600 sq. ft. and the one story masonry structure provides 2,788 sq. ft. This two buiding complex, currently housing Rees Marine, offers versatility, with the pole building supporting an open service area, with front central office suite, a retail salesroom, a side bay, storage rooms, lunch room and bathroom. The second structure, currently leased, provides a reception area, three private offices, a conference room, a break room, storage rooms, bathrooms and utility area. Systems and structures have been well maintained and are in excellent condition. Commercial amenities are too many to describe fully. For additional information and/or an appointment to take a look, contact LAMB REALTY at 607-547-8145 or email us at realestate@lambrealty.net .......This LAMB REALTY EXCLUSIVE is being offered for $450,000. This complex has been professionally appraised and is priced to sell. Don’t lose out on this excellent opportunity. Listing # CM-022

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DOTTIE GEBBIA AMY TOWnSEnD Associate AssociateBroker Broker 607-547-8927 435-2192 607-547-5862

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216 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 • Tel: 607-547-8551/Fax: 607-547-1029 www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com

Secluded building lot ready to build. Situated on a quiet country road with 300 feet of road frontage. Currently being surveyed, REA electric, country views, bounded by Mature Hardwoods. Cooperstown Schools. Located on Perkins Road near Christain Hill Road 5 miles from Cooperstown. MLS#86017 $39,900

cooperStown ViLLage circa 1850

(7110) Historic 4BR/3+BA Greek Revival home replete with French doors to gracious living room, family room with fireplace and built-in bookcases. Hardwood flooring, main-level master bedroom, Eat-in Kitchen w/ cherry cabinets & bay window. Two-car garage, picket fencing. It’s distinctive & delightful! Hubbell’s Exclusive. $289,000

VILLAGE APARTMENT COMPLEX in move-in condition. Built in the 1800’s, this four unit apartment complex, formerly the Beasley School for Boys, was completely renovated in 2009 including new roof, clapboard siding, new insulation (2006) , updated plumbing, electrical and heating. The boiler was replaced ten years ago. Providing over 5,600 sq.ft. of living space, there are three 3 bedroom apartments and one 2 bedroom apartment. The two bedroom apartment is situated on one level while the remaining three apartments have two levels. Special features include nicely appointed eat-in kitchens, separate dining rooms, living rooms with fireplaces and two baths per apartment. Each apartment has a laundry area within, fitted with washer and dryer. There is a detached four bay parking garage providing parking and storage space for each unit. This exceptional rental property is currently fully rented and the complex has an excellent rental history. This LAMB REALTY EXCLUSIVE is being offered below its assessed value at $499,000. Call Lamb Realty at 607-547-8145 to arrange an appointment. Listing # V-115

BARBARA LAMB Associate Broker 607-547-9445 547-8145

31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

(7451) Cherish this superbly-kept 3BR/2BA home on a serene street near schools. Fine features include rocking-chair front porch, hardwood flooring and Jotel woodstove. Main-level master bedroom, modern kitchen. Garage, enclosed patio retreat. (7525) Exhilarating 3BR/2BA lakefront Ranch with Come home to an air of comfort and welcome. wide-span views with 200’ of private lake frontage. Cooperstown Schools. This gracious residence boasts cathedral beamed Hubbell’s Exclusive. $257,500 ceilings, a large lake-view deck, large family room. 2 fireplaces. Airy and bright floorplan, new carpeting. Kitchen w/Eating bar, Sauna, 2 car garage. Impressive easy access lakefront and beautiful features. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $699,000

Surveyed building lot in the Cooperstown School District. Perk test, septic design for 3-bedroom house completed, electric on property, good southern exposure for a passive-solar home. Property borders Oaks Creek and has a large pond. Close to the hamlet of Fly Creek which has a nice small business district including a general store, post office, two restaurants, antique shops and cider mill. MLS#82818 $49,000 Dave LaDuke Broker 435-2405; Mike Winslow Broker 435-0183; Tony Gambino 516-384-0095; Mike Swatling 435-6454; Joe Valette 437-5745; Laura Coleman 437-4881

29 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, NY

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Patricia Ashley – Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner

JuSt outSide the VillAge This sprawling farmhouse has had a couple of additions including a dynamite 19x14 kitchen addition with vaulted beamed ceiling, center island, exposed beams, double pantry cupboards and a breakfast nook which overlooks the back yard. Located in Bowerstown, this circa 1900 home offers some 2,949+square feet of living space. In addition to the kitchen, the main floor offers a large living room with beamed ceiling, den with fireplace, dining room with woodstove, mudroom, laundry, and a full bath on the main floor. In addition there is an attached 23x24 area, currently three rooms, which has been used for a home occupation and would make a great space for additional family living and/or an in-law apartment. Upstairs are four bedrooms, three half-baths, a large hallway space with storage and a master suite with tiled tub, standing shower, walk-in closet and private balcony. Front and back staircases. Front porch, rear deck. Garage and storage space. There is a .78 acre flat lawn space with mature pine trees, flowering bushes, berry bushes, blueberries, large garden space, and perennials. In need of some updating, this spacious home is in a very convenient location and has been priced to sell! offered exclusively by Ashley-Connor realty NoW $199,000. Available for rent with a one year lease at $1100. per month plus utilities. Please call for details. Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com • Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com

For APPoiNtmeNt: Patti Ashley, Broker, 544-1077 • Jack Foster, Sales Agent, 547-5304 •

Nancy Angerer, Sales Agent, 435-3387 Donna Skinner, Associate Broker, 547-8288 • Amy Stack, Licensed Sales Agent, 435-0125

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4pm - 5:15pm Food Tasting provided by: Alfresco’s Italian Bistro • Autumn Cafe • Bella Michaels • Bistro on Main • Brooks House of Bar-B-Q • The Carriage House • Cross Roads Cafe & Coffee House - Delhi • The Depot • Fiesta Mexican Grill • Golden Guernsey’s Ice Cream • Green Earth • Laura’s Chocolates & Cakes • Latte Lounge •

2nd Performance only (at 8pm) : $40

MANNmade Cakes • Prime 289 • The Red Caboose • Rufﬁno’s Restaurant • Patty Cakes • Pie in the Sky • Sabatini’s Little Italy • Simply Thai • Soda Jerks • Sunrise Catering • Sodexho • The Plains at the Homestead • and more! Wait Staff Volunteers : Oneonta’s Roller

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Derby Women, “The Derailing Darlings”

5:30pm Capitol Steps 1st Show

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Diandra Sangetti-Daniels, Dani Nicosia and Jen Jelic cheer the Yellowjackets Football Team at the first home game of the season Friday, Sept. 7. OHS lost to Chenango Forks, 41-6.

(for Fundraiser Ticket Holders only)

8pm Capitol Steps 2nd Show

with additional support from 189 Main Street

Purchase your tickets at www.foothillspac.com, call (607)431-2080, or visit the Foothills Box Ofﬁce at 34 Market Street in Oneonta.

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Where Did Grandma Live? Help Record History On Huge Display MURAL/From A1 had found a mural, 33-feet, 4 inches long, in four pieces leaned again the wall in a Hickory Street apartment. From what it showed, it was estimated the panoramic photo was taken around 1925. Nail holes were found in the corner, indicating to Brzozowski that it was, at one point, displayed. The rental property where it was found was the City of Oneonta garage until the 1980s. “My theory is that it may have been displayed by the city at one point, then put in the garage and forgotten about,” said Brzozowski. Ralph Morley, who used to own the property, had no recollection of the photograph, said his son, Randy. Former Mayor David W. Brenner only vaguely remembered it, but couldn’t remember under what cir-

cumstance or where. “We’re hoping it will generate interest in people who might have seen it before,” said Brenner. “We’ll encourage people to leave notes about what they see,” said Brzozowski. The mural will run almost the length of the History Center, 183 Main St., and a measuring tape will be placed on the floor. Visitors will be asked to identify places of interest – a relative’s house, a long-forgotten storefront – via the tape. “We’re hoping someone will say, ‘Oh, look at 16 feet, 3 inches and you’ll see my grandfather’s store,’ for instance,” he said. “Whenever we’ve had aerial photos, it’s drawn a lot of interest,” he said. “It will be a good exhibit, something people will enjoy seeing and studying.”

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4914 St. Hwy 28, CooperStown (607) 547-5933 75 Market Street, oneonta (607) 433-1020

MLS#83984 – Fly Creek “Lady’s” Farm house/studio on 4.2 acres large barn, Cooperstown Schools. Owner Financing available. $89,000 Call Jim Vrooman@ 1-603-247-0506

new LIStInG - MLS#85252 - Reduced! Private setting for quality country living. This rustic log cabin features a spacious open floor plan and ¾ wrap around deck, pool, walk out basement. Priced right at $147,500 Call Adam Karns @ (607) 244-9633

MLS#85743 - STATELY HOME ON QUIET STREET IN VILLAGE OF MLS#84128 – Immaculate, well maintained & freshly painted RICHFIELD SPRINGS. Circa 1880 5 bd, 2 bath renovated home home awaits your offer. Walking distance to all conveniences of w/wrap around porch, sunrm w/fireplace, & authentic Carriage downtown shopping. 4 br, dr, lr, kitchen, 2 full baths, den & sunporch. Laminated wood flring & some carpeting. Once was a 2 family & could Barn. Lrg lot w/well maintained lawns & gardens. PRICED TO SELL. $179,000 CALL ROD & BARB (315) 520-6512 easily be renovated back. $169,500 Call Linda Wheeler @ (607) 434-2125

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MLS#84612 – Location, seclusion, views! Close proximity to Oneonta & Delhi makes this secluded location convienent to schools, hospitals & shopping. Yet secluded within its own 10.8 acres enveloping it into ones own private world. Make this move in condition house your home. $229,900 Call Adam Karns @ (607) 244-9633.

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MLS#84424 - 147 John Deere Rd, Roseboom - Historic 1835 home w/ 3bedrms & 3 baths. Great hobby farm includes 2-stall horse barn, 2 paddocks, workshop, hops barn, & summer guest cottage. Pond & stream. On both sides of road for privacy. $260,000 Call Michelle Curran @ (518) 469-5603

MLS#85776 - GREAT VIEW OF CANADARAGO LAKE. 3bd, 2 bath mint condition ranch home on 7.9 acres. Freshly painted interior w/all new carpets & flr covering. 2 stall garage plus 24 x 24 outbuilding. Finished basement w/family rm & 12x27 workshop. MOVE IN CONDITION $178,500 CALL ROD & BARB 315-520-6512

Only once in a blue moon does a truly magnificent home become available in Oneonta. Built without compromise in 1991, this 6 bedroom, 5&1/2 bath Colonial with above-garage apartment has all the amenities on your wish list. Don’t miss the supreme chef’s kitchen, 2 story master suite with private balcony, heated in-ground pool, and more. Located on the Oneonta town border, the views are unbeatable and downtown is just a short walk away. Outstanding value at $675,000

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This is the perfect set up for a commercial garage, towing business, trucking firm, small used car lot or wherever your imagination takes you. The 64 ft X 50 ft garage has 16 ft ceilings, 2 large overhead doors, 10 X 10 office, parts room. Two 1/2 baths and overhead storage. There is also a 5HP air compressor, an oil pit, wash bay and is heated and insulated. 2nd building is 48 ft X 66 ft, has 14 ft ceilings and five 12 X 12 overhead doors. Buildings are on a highly traveled road and within minutes to I-88 with plenty of black topped parking and a space between the buildings for camper or RV parking. $349,900. MLS#86131

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MLS#85388 - RUSTIC & ROOMY home set on a private full acre in Oneonta school district w/easy access to Cooperstown, Oneonta, & I-88. The 4 bedrm, 2 bathrm, CUSTOM DESIGN features an open flr plan, cathedral ceilings, 2 FIREPLACES, 3 levels of living space including a full finished basement w/a lrg family rm, bar, den/office/storage/sewing rm, & LRG WORKSHOP. Pond, 4 storage sheds, & more. $149,900 Call Tom @ (607) 435-2068

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w/attached garage, on 11 ACRES, an APPLE ORCHARD & a CREEK running through it. A littleover 20 years old, this home features a wood-burning fireplace, MASTER BEDRM SUITE, spacious rms, poured concrete foundation, finishable DRY basement w/high ceilings, & a DECK overlooking a spacious backyard. Close to Oneonta, Cooperstown, & Norwich. $169,900 Call Tom Platt @ (607) 435-2068

bedrm suite is being used as an efficiency apartment but could easily be converted back to a Master Bedrm Suite w/private bath. $129,900 Call Tom @ (607) 435-2068

new LIStInG -MLS#86121 - CIRCA 1840 COLONIAL FARMHOUSE completely restored to modern-day standards. Situated on 103 acres of beautiful rolling countryside in the town of Springfield. The 3,200sq ft home features 4 bd, 3 bath, wide plank flring, 2 wood burning Rumford fireplaces, chef’s kitchen & lrg veranda. 2 story barn w/box stalls & a heated workshop. Lake rights to Otsego Lake. $799,500 CALL ROD & BARB (315) 520-6512

Great owner occupied two family. Live downstairs and have the upstairs pay your mortgage! Separate utilities, Wrap around porch and a two car garage. Well maintained. $129,000 #86210

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MLS#84459 - MOTIVATED SELLERS BRING A FAIR OFFER. ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED. 2 story home w/7 bedrms, 2 full baths, a full attic, basement, newer heating system (5 yrs old). RENTAL INCOME! There has been a lrg price REDUCTION. VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN. Call Sharon Teator @ (607) 267-2681

MLS#83131 - REDUCED MOTIVATED MONEY MAKER! Fully rented 6 unit apartment building. 1-Three bedrm w/2 full baths & 5-one bedrm 1 bath apartments. Call Sharon Teator @ (607) 267-2681

Charming ClassiC Exclusively Offered at the new price: $289,000 Charming Cape style home in the heart of the village. Deep, private backyard with a stone patio. Large living room with a wood-burning fireplace, dining area and doors to the outside patio Downstairs den or bedroom and full tiled bath. Two bedrooms on the second level with a second bath. Laundry room off of the kitchen with access to the attached garage and the large backyard. A rear patio planting room has heat and electric; maybe an at home office or playroom? Hardwood floors throughout. A new architectural shingle roof has just been completed. Attached garage for ease of entry in all seasons. All this, plus move-in condition, warmth and charm. This house has been well maintained and well loved through the years. The new price is well below the assessment. Make an appointment to visit; we’d love to show you this wonderful home! loCation, loCation, loCation! Exclusively offered at $339,000 Situated a corner lot facing Lake Street overlooking the golf course. The house has had updating with new stainless steel appliances, soapstone counters, newly painted kitchen cupboards and a gas kitchen range; mechanicals have also been updated. Ease of access from the attached large garage. Mudroom entry from garage. The house has good natural light in all rooms. There are two wood-burning fireplaces – one in the living room and one in the dining room. Two baths have been totally redone – full and three quarter. Private backyard with patio. Perfect location within walking distance of the golf course, the Otesaga Hotel and all village locations. Convenient one floor living with a big house feel!

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MLS#84581 - REDUCED, MOTIVATED! 5 bedrms, 4 baths. There is room for everybody w/ 2 living rooms, one up & one down. The stone fireplace in the downstairs living room is awesome. The in-ground pool is AWESOME. Call Sharon Teator @ (607) 267-2681

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Spacious and Bright 4-BR home, hardwood floors, Chestnut woodwork, beautiful french doors. Located in center city Oneonta, this home is close to elementary school, parks and downtown. $139,000 #83819

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new LIStInG-MLS#86293 – Fly Creen rustic cabin on 1.25 acres, large newer garage. $79,000 Call Jim Vrooman@ 1-603-247-0506

new LIStInG - MLS#86056 - QUALITY-BUILT ranch-style 3 bedrm 2 bathrm home

MLS#84020 - Lrg colonial on a quiet country rd in Fly Creek. new LIStInG - MLS#86175 - BRAND NEW 4 BEDRM 2 BATHRM home w/3 4 bedrm, 3 1/2 bath home features master suite w/walk in closet BAY GARAGE & WORKSHOP on an oversized lot, totally rebuilt. NEW kitchen & lrg bath w/seperate shower & soaking tub.Center hall grand w/stainless steel appliances, CERAMIC TILED flring, HICKORY CABINETS, foyer w/vaulted ceiling & a palladium window. Extra lrg windows island, & recessed lighting. NEW flring throughout, NEW sheetrocked walls & MLS#84136 – Minutes from downtown oneonta, this CLean 3 throughout & lrg spacious rms. Lrg modern eat in kitchen w/double ceilings, NEW ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, NEWer SEPTIC, NEW WINDOWS, ROOF, br, 2 ba ranch w/a full, finishable, DRY basement & oversized pantry closets,wood flrs on 1st flr, & a full finished basement & FRESHLY PAINTED EXTERIOR. NEW BUDERIS FURNACE & WATER HEATER, 2 car garage on a QUIET DEADEND ST. features LOTS OF w/full bath & outside entrance that exits to ground level. NEW FULL BATHRM (up), NEW laundry/ ½ bath combo (down), woodburning new! windows, appliances, furnace, water heater, UV water $270,000 Call Chris @ (607) 376-1201 FIREPLACE in l.r. $159,900 Call Tom Platt @ (607) 435-2068 filtration system & water softener. *** BONUS! The Master

MLS#84525- 2 bedroom 1 bath Quaint Cottage! Country Living! New Roof, New Kitchen $80,000 Call Gabriella Vasta for showing (607) 267-1792

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Country cottage just five minutes from Cooperstown Village. Two bedrooms, sleeping loft, galley kitchen, full bath & laundry. Charming living room/dining room with vaulted ceiling and exposed hand hewn beams. Large private deck with pretty country views. The cottage has propane heat and offers summer only or full time living. Most recently the cottage has been rented seasonally on a weekly basis to Dreams Park families. This is a lucrative use of the property for the eleven or twelve week season. Rental details are available to interested parties. Beautifully maintained and fully furnished, a turn-key investment. Situated in the center of two bucolic acres with mature trees and lovely lawns. A perfect weekend retreat or full time residence. Value priced at $199,000. Listing # C-0185 20 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY • 547- 8145 • www.lambrealty.net