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Major Molinari Back For New Honor
Kevin Molinari and wife Linda at OHS’ Wall of Distinction Induction Saturday, Oct. 5.
Anniversary Of Ricky Parisian Anniversary Casts His Thoughts Back 20 Years By JIM KEVLIN
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evin Molinari – that’s major to most of us, at least until he retired at
Troop C commander in May after a distinguished 35-year state police career – was back in the city of his birth to be honored. He was one of four OHS graduates whose names were
placed on their alma mater’s Wall of Distinction Saturday, Oct. 5. In an interview the day before, however, his thoughts Please See MOLINARI, A6
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Nick Mykyntyn, left, and his brother Jake were both elevated to Eagle Scout rank Sunday, Sept. 29, at St. James Episcopal Church’s social hall. They are members of Troop 23.
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rewers, wine makers and other small businesses trying to cash in on the burgeoning movements for craft products and buying locally could get some help from a Hartwick College proposal. The school is considering a Center for Craft Food & Beverage to assist with the science, economics and marketing of craft production. The Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council announced this week it is supporting the idea. JOIN CSO: Open auditions for the Catskill Symphony Orchestra are Saturday, Oct. 12, in SUNY Oneonta’s Fine Arts Building, beginning at 9 a.m. For a time slot, call Margaret Jevens at (315) 525-7009, or e-mail margaretjevens@ gmail.com. All instruments needed. FOOD, LAUGHS: Comedian Moody McCarthy (recently seen on Jimmy Kimmel) will headline the second annual Foothills Fundraiser & Food Tasting Sunday, Oct. 27. Tickets at www.foothillspac.org PUMPKIN HEAVEN: Saturday, Oct. 12, is Pumpkin Day at the Oneonta Farmers’ Market.
2 More Buildings Eyed For Bresee’s Treatment 1,600 REMEMBER RICKY B By RICHARD WHITBY
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And they’re off! 1,600 runners and walkers dash down the Main Street Viaduct in the 20th Ricky “Pit” Parisian Run, in memory of the trooper who died in the line of duty in 1994. From left are Nicole Bullock, Johnstown; John Padovani, Delhi, Kevin Harrison, North Bellmore; Ed Lorenz and Steve Eichler, both of Oneonta; Mylissa Terry, Walton, and Anne Killian-Russo, Cooperstown/MORE PHOTOS, A7
Gone 15 Years, OHS’ Eric Dettenrieder Lives Through Good Works In His Name Mountain. “He was an avid skier,” said his sister, Gretchen Owens. “I would watch him go down the t was a moment of inspiramountain and he looked like he was tion in Eric Dettenrieder’s life floating.” that would come to define his It was at Hunter Mountain that he legacy. found himself teaching a group of In 1996, then a fresh pre-med children with terminal diseases how graduate of Muhlenberg College to ski. in Allentown, Pa., Eric, a 1991 “When he came home, he told me OHS grad, was working at Hunter Eric with his mom, sister Please See ERIC, A2 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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uilding on Bresee’s momentum, two major buildings on Oneonta’s Main Street would receive $2.1 million in renovations if the state acts on a recommendation by the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council. The renovations would be done at 221 and 229 Main St., next to ComHOMETOWN ONEONTA munity Bank Joggers pass complex. The the former Java ground floors of Island and Karma Spa. both buildings – one four stories (229 Main) and the other three – were formerly occupied by Java Island and Karma Spa & Boutique, which has relocated to 297 Main Street. “This level of financial support to a Please See DOWNTOWN, A8
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ERIC/From A1 about working with them,” said his mother, Sharon Dettenrieder. “He just lit up all over as he talked, like it was the best thing that had ever happened to him.” “It was eye-opening,” said the sister. “He always talked about how moving it was.” On March 3, 1997, Eric was out for an early morning run on the slopes when he “hit a bad patch of snow,” his sister said. He died of his injuries, devastating family and friends who knew him as a “vivacious, gregarious person.” “Our father died when we were teenagers, and even when he was invited out by friends to do this or that for spring break, he would go home and visit our mom,” said Gretchen. “Not a lot of 20-year-olds would do that.” After his death, friends from both OHS and Muhlenberg gathered with his family to grieve. “We started talking about a way to keep his legacy alive,” said Gretchen. “We wanted to hold onto what we could.” Remembering his experience teaching terminally ill children to ski, in 1998 his survivors started the Eric D. Dettenrieder Memorial Fund, a program that places children with disabilities in adaptive sports programs. “There’s a huge need,” said Dettenrieder. “These are young kids who can’t participate in regular sports, and this provides them that opportunity to play.” The fund offers clinics in soccer, basketball and swimming at Hartwick, a therapeutic horseback riding program in Otego. “It teaches the athletes a little more about their sport and about teaching kids with different
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IF YOU GO: 15th annual gala dinner to benefit Eric D. Dettenrieder Memorial Fund, Saturday, Oct. 26, Foothills. Tickets at www. eddfund.org abilities,” said Owens. “It’s great for the volunteers as well as the kids.” Clinics are also offered at Eric’s alma mater, Muhlenberg, and when Paul Culpo, Hartwick College men’s basketball coach, took a job coaching at Castleton State College in Vermont, he took the program with him. “The athletes form almost an immediate bond with the participants,” said Dettenrieder. “And the kids are so thrilled to be working with college athletes, people they look up to.” In addition, they partnered alongside the Adaptive Sports Foundation at Windham Mountain to host the three-day Eric Dettenrieder Race Camp, which was once a training ground for paralympic skier Caitlin Sarubbi. The fund is managed through donations, grants and fundraising. On Oct. 26, its 15th anniversary will be celebrated at a dinner gala at Foothills, featuring an auction and a performance by Too Many Divas. “Michelle Gardner was our theater choreographer in high school,” said Owens. The event will also feature a raffle for a South Carolina vacation package, which will help the foundation send visually impaired skier Stacci Mannella to the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. “She’s such an inspiring young woman,” said Owens. Tickets are available at www.eddfund.org, and you can also make a donation or arrange to volunteer at a clinic. This year, 250 kids will participate in programs memorializing Eric. “We help these kids gain self-confidence,” said Owens. “They think, ‘this is scary, but I can do this.’ And all those successes are valuable.”
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Brian Fawcett raises a toast to his brother James at a tree planting in his memory. James, a standout wrestler, football player and a member of the OHS class of 1965, died in Deltona, Fla. on May 28, 2013. A memorial plaquard is also set to be placed in the walkway behind the school.
ith concerns about childhood mental health as a growing concern, the National Alliance on Mental Health will sponsor a program on the Bassett Network SchoolBased Health centers at Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. The multidisciplinary panel will stress the importance of the 19 health centers, located in 14 schools throughout the county. In 2012, the centers handled over 30,000 primary, dental and mental health visits, and are used as a safety net for children without insurance. In 2010, Bassett received the Magnet prize for these services. The program is free and open to the public.
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Chloe Latourette receives her Bronze Award in Girl Scouting from Ruth Serafin at a recognition ceremony held at Elm St. Baptist Church on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
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EDITORIAL
Oneonta City Manager Mike Long Trailblazes For Everyone Else
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ooperstown Village Hall has defined “the problem” as revenue. Thus, the village needs paid parking to cover basic needs; foremost, street repair. But a look at state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s “Open Book New York” website suggests management, not revenue, is the issue. Using DiNapoli’s data, we compared three Central New York villages: Cooperstown, Clinton and Cazenovia. As the chart accompanying this editorial Mike points out, the villages are similar. Each hosts major institutions. And yet Cooperstown’s expenses are double and triple those of the other two. When you look into the breakouts, Cooperstown’s “Employee Benefits” – medical insurance, retirement, Social Security and Worker’s Comp costs – are way out of line. Wow. Cooperstown is spending 27 times more on “Culture and Recreation” than Clinton, and 2 ½ times lakeside Cazenovia. Most of this is a huge expenditure on parks; however, while Cooperstown is spending $107,000 on its library, the other two villages are spending nothing, presumably following the state Regents’ recommendation to reorganize regionally to share costs
among all users. Tale of Three Villages In “General Government,” Cooperstown’s personnel costs Cazenovia Clinton Cooperstown are relatively huge. “Employee Benefits” and “Transportation” Population (2010) 2,835 1,942 1,852 (the trolleys) are likewise way out Square Miles 1.6 0.6 1.8 of whack. Only “Public Safety” – surprisingly, Employee Benefits $334,927 $256,884 $769,357 perhaps – is somewhat in Culture & $137,836 $12,245 $333,781 line: Cooperstown and Recreation Cazenovia spend about the same, although ClinGeneral $256,842 $146,809 $711,280 ton spends less than half Government as much. $776,855 $380,598 $1,691,439 In a conversation, May- Transportation or Katz pointed out that Property Taxes $938,083 $544,154 $1,703,744 revenues are greater, too, and that’s true. But the Long Source: www.openbookny.com Graphic: Kathleen Peters/The Freeman’s Journal real shocker is property taxes: Cooperstown residents pay CDBG grants in August, far better of housing stock, begin reviving than any surrounding counties. whole neighborhoods – and generalmost twice as much as Cazenoating additional property taxes. via’s and more than three times as Many of these projects had sat on the shelf for years, but Long was With downtown and parks masmuch as Clinton’s. able to retool them for success. ter plans in preparation, the City • City Hall was limping into a of the Hills can anticipate only While putting together this mafive-year transition to LED street- good things in the months and terial, an anniversary arrived: As years ahead. of Oct. 1, the able and experienced lights. Long showed how, with the energy savings, it made sense The other night, when deMike Long passed his first annito shift immediately. (Then state partment-head budget requests versary as Oneonta city manager, Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who showed a $2 million funding gap, and what a year it’s been. Long and Mayor Miller were unHillside Commons, the 250-stu- has an inclination to support sucdeterred: They both immediately dent housing highrise near SUNY cess, got a $250,000 grant to pay for the whole project.) knew where they would close the Oneonta, is under construction, Most intriguing is a developgap. No line-by-line penciling the largest private project in the ing alliance with Housing Visions there. city in decades. A PILOT imof Syracuse: City Hall will buy • mediately brings money into city decrepit buildings, many the result Clearly, when you look at coffers. of hard use as student housing; DiNapoli’s numbers, the Village Long prepared applications Visions renovates them, then sells of Cooperstown finds itself in a – not just for the city, but for the them back into the private mardark place. Town of Oneonta and county ket. This will halt the degradation There are a lot of reasons, – that brought in $1.9 million in
including hubris. The story is told how, when then-Mayor Harold Hollis had a chance to negotiate a better sales-tax deal in the early 1990s, he was dismissive. “Higher property taxes keep the riff-raff out,” he was reported saying. So here we are. Happily, person for person, Cooperstown has probably never had a more able Village Board. Each trustee – everyone, really – should spend some time on DiNapoli’s site; it’s a wake-up call. It’s a terrific diagnostic tool for any concerned citizen and official alike. What’s needed is not on-street paid parking and the relative pittance it generates compared to a $5 million budget. What’s needed is an independent and objective clean-sheet review. The numbers suggest the time for basic, structural changes is long overdue. Going forward, Mike Long’s first year shows professional management is essential going forward. As noted, the Village Board is a powerhouse right now, but trustees Lou Allstadt and Ellen Tillapaugh are up for reelection in March, as well as Mayor Katz. The picture could quickly change, as it has in every election in the past half-decade. Village Hall has lost its way. City Hall has found its way. The way forward is clear. Cooperstown’s not on it. But it can be. It’s time to get started.
LETTERS
Fracking Fight Keeps The ‘Romance’ Alive
To the Editor: When we started this fight to protect New York State from the greed of the fossil fuel industry’s new-found technology of high-volume horizontal hydrofracking for natural gas, I never thought the citizens across the Empire State would have kept fracking at bay for five years and counting. Larry Bennett Ommegang Brewery), Dr. Anthony Ingraffea (Cornell University) and Josh Fox (Osar nominated film producer) deserve a mention here along with so many other individuals that understood inaction was not an option. Thank you to each and everyone of you that
continually give selflessly to protect our little piece of heaven here in Otsego County. If our elected officials at all levels of government and the residents of our beloved state want to be truly business friendly, energy independent and protect the resources that make New York a attractive place to work and live, they ought to heed the words of a former governor, Theodore Roosevelt: “Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” TAMMY REISS Unadilla
Racetrack Disrupting Tranquil Lives To the Editor: I am writing to protest the actions of Delaware County Board of Supervisors chairman, Jim Eisel Sr., and his Harpersfield town and planning boards in allowing a race track to be built so close to the homes of local residents that it is seriously disrupting their lives and forcefully taking away their rights to the peaceful enjoyment of their properties. The fact that no environmental impact study was
required; that local residents were misinformed about the planned track activities; that residents were misinformed about town noise ordinances; that sound modification devices are not used on the bikes; and the apparent disregard of town and county officials for the well-being of tax-paying residents speaks volumes about the leadership in our county. LOUISE JORGENSEN Danish visitor in Delaware County
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Don Potter, Jr., leaps up to applaud sister Jessi’s induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. At right is Jessi’s other brother, Lane.
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Jeanine Microni brought daughter Vivian, 3 months, to see daddy Frank honored.
“You look like a football player,” the sports hall inductees told Supt. of Schools Joe Yelich when they were introduced at the Homecoming Game’s halftime. He was, in Buffalo.
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OHS grad Everett Baroni addresses the throng of alumni who gathered at Oneonta Country Club Friday, Oct. 4, to kick off Alumni Weekend festivities. There’s Sam Nader, Tony Drago – how many more do you recognize? A record 480 people attended the alumni gathering that evening at the Armory.
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History
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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
100 Years Ago
Local News: Members of the Woman’s Club of Oneonta to the number of about fifty assembled Saturday at Neahwah Park for a day’s outing. The morning was pleasantly spent in wandering through the park, listening to the autumn bird notes and admiring the deep-tinted foliage of the October day. Tables were spread a little later, and at 1 p.m., all sat down to a most delicious picnic luncheon to which ample justice was done. Later, the ancient game of quoits and the more recent one of clock golf were indulged in. At about 5 o’clock, the members adjourned to their several homes well pleased with the first picnic of the club and determined to make it at least an annual event. Much credit is due Mrs. G.W. Augustin, who had the arrangements in charge, for the success of the day’s outing. The present season has been one very favorable to the growth of mushrooms and probably a larger quantity has been secured by Oneontans than ever before. Nearly every day, parties are seen in fields nearby the city gathering them and by many they are considered a great delicacy. Care should be exercised in gathering them that no mistake is made. October 1913
80 Years Ago
A lean, grey timber wolf snapped and snarled in a cage tonight while the State of New York organized a hunt for a band of wolves which trappers say have been heard howling far in the depths of the Adirondack wilderness. The lone wolf, which a startled trapper found when he inspected his fox trap line, was said by the conservation department to have been the first wolf trapped in New York since 1853. For several years reports have come out of the forests that wolves had returned to the mountains, but trappers who bore these tales were pooh-poohed as a rule. “Until last night,” said John L. Halpin, secretary of the department, “we thought the wolves were bands of dogs. Now it appears that Canadian wolves may have returned to the state. Halpin said the trapped wolf, husky and nearly fully grown, was caught by Rod Kimpton of Owl’s Head. An expedition of game protectors and state police has been organized and will set out from the hamlet of Owl’s Head into the forest as soon as the first snow comes. Inspector Ray L. Burmaster will lead the hunt. October 1933
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The do’s and don’ts of home decorating will be revealed
125 Years Ago
tion investigation involving the Agnew had “established a pattern of substantial cash payments” to him by contractors when he was Baltimore County executive, governor, and as vice-president. These payments continued from the early 1960s into 1971. One engineer doing business with the state of Maryland made payments up to and including December 1972. Although the Justice Department agreed to drop the charges of bribery, extortion and conspiracy that Agnew also faced, they were detailed in a 40-page document released through the court. Agnew, while not contesting the tax evasion charge, denied all the others. October 1973
30 Years Ago
A shower of balloons will float down onto Main Street on Thursday morning as the Oneonta High School Pep Band fills the air with music. Overhead, a soaring airplane October 1888 will tote a trailing streamer announcing the start of a 10day festival centered on the theme “Made in New York.” to members of the Oneonta Woman’s Club in a series of six The celebration is being sponsored by Bresee’s Departlectures to be given at the club by specialists on the staff of ment Store which will showcase many of the products and Mayfair Inc., nationally known decorators of Albany. The services generated in the state along with 30 area firms and first lecture on Monday will be given by George J. Morgan, businesses. Entertainment will be provided by local groups senior decorator of Mayfair and a member of the Ameriand individuals throughout the celebration. can Institute of Decorators. The six lectures are in reality a October 1983 short course in how to decorate a home. Each speaker will be given by Mayfair specialists who are fully aware of the newest trends and fully conversant with the best availHot dogs, pretzels and shaving cream pies to throw at the able options and materials in their fields. The first lecture principal will be featured during a “Fall Festival” at Center will be an overview of the course. Lectures on succeeding Street Elementary School from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Mondays will address “China, Glass Lamps and AccesThe event, sponsored by the school’s Parent Teacher Orgasories,” by Harold Zickfeld; “Carpeting,” by John Pollard, nization, will raise money for playground and gymnasium former head of Mohawk Carpet School; “Wallpapers and renovations. Participants can throw shaving-cream pies at Their Use,” by Edwin C. Parkhill; “Fabrics,” by James H. Principal John Cook, squirt water at teachers and bob for Thomson; and “Sequence Application of Carpets, Wallpaapples hanging from strings. Toddlers can try their luck at pers, Fabrics and Accessories into Room Schemes,” by Mr. a fishing pond. Parents and staff will spend time planting Morgan. bulbs donated by local businesses. October 1953 October 1993
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Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew resigned abruptly from office Wednesday and pleaded no contest to a charge of federal income tax evasion. A judge sentenced him to a $10,000 fine and three years’ probation. President Richard Nixon expressed “a sense of deep personal loss” over the stunning development. The President met with Democratic congressional leaders at the White House to discuss procedural questions on the selection of a successor. U.S. Attorney-General Elliott L. Richardson declared that the corrup-
10 Years Ago
The 10th Annual Pit Run – a 10-Kilometer road race in honor of Ricky J. “Pit” Parisian, a NYS Trooper killed in a 1994 grocery store robbery, drew nearly 1,400 people to the starting line on the Main Street viaduct on Sunday. Katrina Rabeler, a 14-year-old Oneonta High School freshman, took first place in her age group with a time of 0:46:42. Among all women runners Rabeler ranked 14th. October 2003
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OHS HONORS ITS BEST AND BRIGHTEST
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Wall of Distinction honorees at the OHS Alumni Association’s 2013 Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 5, in Belden Auditorium were, from left, Kevin G. Molinari, ’71, retired state police Troop C commander; Wendell Brown, ’79, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and inventor; Kathy Sullivan, representing her grandfather, the late Mayor Roger Hughes, ‘29; and former principal William “Bud” Pirone, representing the late Beatrice Blanding, 1912, president of city’s Ford dealership and local philanthropist.
Athletic Hall of Fame honorees at the OHS Alumni Association’s ceremony were, from left, Bob Turrell, ’60, center on Coach Drago’s undefeated basketball team; Frank Microni, ’87, All-SUNYAC baseball player; Gary Scutt, ’67, who signed with Green Bay; Jessi Potter, ’01, OHS Athlete of Year, and Bill Hughes, ’74, who captained the football, basketball and baseball teams his senior year. (And Joe Hughes, Athletic Director, is his brother.)
On Wistful Weekend, Major Molinari Back In City To Be Honored MOLINARI/From A1 turned to the late Trooper Ricky Parisian, a friend and colleague who was being honored that same weekend at the 20th Pit Run at Neahwa Park. How could it be otherwise? A few hours before the May 20, 1994, fatal shooting, Ricky called his friend Kevin. A visiting uncle had brought a device from California that fired baseballs into the air to help youngsters handle pop-ups. They arranged to set up the device the next morning during Little League practice at Doc Knapp Field. But it wasn’t to be. Molinari, a captain on May 20, 1994, and one of the original Pit Run organizers, was briefly ranking officer when he arrived at the Southside Great American where Parisian had been shot trying to foil an armed robbery. By then, an ambulance had already transported Parisian to Fox Hospital. For Molinari, tough as it was, it was a lesson in leadership: “When an event like that occurs, there’s chaos and confusion. So it’s important to quickly recognize the task as hand and take the appropriate steps that have to be taken.” The next day, he recalled, both SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College were holding graduations, and hundreds of parents driving in and out of town increased the investigatory challenges. “We had roadblocks and checkpoints all over the area,” he said. “We were stopping cars. We were opening trunks.” Even before rudimentary DNA testing linked Colin Hyde, 24, of Morris – he
fled to Denver, Colo. – to the crime, Molinari knew the suspect would be captured, because of Parisian’s final act of fortitude: “During the struggle, he was able to pull the mask off Hyde’s face.” The future state trooper was born into a community that was home to many more Molinaris than there are today. His father, Gerald, was a cousin of state Supreme Court Judge Joseph Molinari. When he graduated from OHS in 1971, he had no inkling of his future vocation. He attended SUNY Delhi for two years, then worked for Loblaw’s, the former supermarket chain. He only took the exam because his brother, Terry, already a trooper, encouraged him to. (Three of their sisters would also work for the state police.) It turned out to be a perfect fit. “Once you’re on the job,” Molinari said, “you can’t imagine doing anything else. You’re out there helping people who need help. I don’t think there’s a more admirable thing you can do.” He entered the academy in 1978, graduated in 1979. In those days, fledgling troopers spent their first 30 days with a veteran. Molinari was assigned to Trooper Paul Koekepacker in Ithaca. He remembers Koekepacker’s shield: 3468. And his mentor’s advice: “Always be thorough.” After a short stint in Endwell, he was assigned to Norwich, then back to his home town. An early assignment – part of the team sent to the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980 – helped cement his
love of the job. Off-duty, he witnessed the “Miracle on Ice” that Sunday morning, when a young American team beat a hardened Soviet cadre. Early on, he also picked up lessons in customer service. “Pretend the woman whose mailbox is broken is your mother, and act accordingly,” he said. “You can’t go wrong if you take that approach.” Another lesson: Often, you’re not interfacing with citizens at their best. “You’ve got to let stuff go in one ear and out the other.” Don’t overreact. And the importance of dedication: “It’s not Monday through Friday. It’s weekends and holidays.” He expresses particular gratitude to his wife, Linda, for raising Mike and Meghan when dad was often away. The future commander also picked up lessons in leadership that, despite discovering his vocation fairly late, quickly moved him up the ladder. “One of the things a good leader does,” he said, “is surround himself with excellent people and stay out of their way.” Promotion came quickly: By 1984, he was sergeant; by 1988, lieutenant; by 1992, captain; zone commander in 1994 and major in 2006. The resolution state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, introduced in the senate on Molinari’s retirement praised him for “unwavering determination, integrity, selfless commitment, professionalism and preeminent skills.” If Ricky Parisian’s death was one grueling episode, the second came in 2007, when Trooper David
Brinkerhoff, 29, was shot and died during a standoff with a gunman holed up in a Margaretville farmhouse. That the cause turned out to be friendly fire made that particularly daunting. After 35 years, Kevin Molinari turned 60 earlier this year, the mandatory retirement age. By then, Mike and Meghan were grown and, as it happened, both were living around Charlotte, N.C. So the day after leaving his post, he and Linda drove south, where they’ve been redoing a retirement home. It’s just as well, he said. After all those years, if he’d driven by a cruiser that needed to be washed, he would have felt the steam rising. And – another pet peeve – if the commander had seen a trooper outside his cruiser without his Stetson on. Over the years, he would remind troopers what it was like when, at the academy, they would put on their signature Stetsons for the first time and look at themselves in the mirror. He’d say to them, “Pretty good stuff, right?” At the memory, he smiled. Maj. Donald Faughnan, assistant director of the Albany crime lab and director of forensic investigations, is in line to replace him.
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1,600 Runners Compete In 20th Pit Run
Before the 20th annual Pit Run 10K began on Sunday, Oct. 6, in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park, youngsters ran the Fun Run. Here, Jordan Forbes, Aidan Gelbsman, Garrett Seclex and Tyler Zakala, all from Oneonta, cross the finish line of the third round.
Last year’s Pit Run winner, Josh Edmonds, Cooperstown, nears the finish line. He came in 4th place in the 10K with a time of 32.48
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Sid Parisian welcomes everyone to the 20th annual Pit Run. Haile Mengesha, New York City, above, crossed the finish line in first place with a new 10K record of 29:53. Meseret Basa, also of New York City, was the first female across the line, 36:36, and Nate Lull, Gilbertsville, won the 5K, with Randy Kabasiak, Avrill Park as the first State Trooper across the line, and Dan Snyder, Endicott was the first in the other Law Enforcement Team Jake out of Otego is the family DeForest, made category, at 45:05. up of Ed, Steve and Loan Ann COB 74182 Commercial Ad Marie. — Size A: 9.25”w x6”h, BW
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DOWNTOWN/From A1 project, which would bring all of that online and into first-class condition, would have a similar impact on Main Street as the Bresee’s project,” said Mayor Miller. “I’m very excited that it’s a high-priority project,” he added. The condition of the buildings is “surprisingly good,” said David Anderson of Johnson-Schmidt & Associates, the Corning-based architects that also worked on renovations at the former Bresee’s Department Store just down the street. “The one that’s been vacant on the upper floors (221 Main), it’s really something to see,” he said Tuesday, Oct. 8. “It’s like it’s been put in amber. The woodwork is intact and looks great, and there’s a lot of it.” The former boarding house has “transoms all over,” he added, and several skylights. The renovated
building would have six apartments, he said, with two of them being townhouse-style, each occupying parts of the upper two floors. The building at 229 Main already is occupied by apartments on its upper floors and has been well maintained, Anderson said. Those units would be targeted for minor improvements, he added. The building’s owner, David Lubin, is partnering with developer Matthew Dan of Corning, who has done similar projects in that city, Anderson said. According to the regional council, the requested $2.1 million would go toward construction of four modern commercial units and 23 residential units and “contribute to a more vibrant, historic Main Street corridor.” Anderson said that the commercial space is large, hence the reconfiguration
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MLS#87446 - Established restaurant in Cooperstown on St Hwy 28. 3 DRs, one can be used as banquet room w/dance floor. Approx. 5,000 sq ft w/parking for 60 cars, can accommodate over 300 people. Owner financing available. $850,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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MLS#87366 – 19th-century farmhouse w/18 acres of meadows and hills, trout stream, pond. Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego Lake. Cooperstown Schools. Large rooms, woodshed, detached garage, barn w/horse enclosure, stanchions, tack room. Outdoor horse paddock. $142,500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)
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MLS#88198 Westford - $229,000
MLS#90682 Cooperstown - $139,000
MLS#87325 Hartwick - $149,000
MLS#88820 Milford - $189,000
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216 Main Street, Cooperstown • 607-547-8551 • 607-547-1029 (fax) www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com
MLS#87545 Middlefield - $149,900
MLS#86999 Cooperstown - $249,900
MLS#88992 Otsego - $89,900
MLS#90019 Milford - $59,900
Dave LaDuke, broker 607-435-2405 Mike Winslow, broker 607-435-0183 Laura Coleman 607-437-4881 Mike Swatling 607-282-0409
Brian Guzy 607-547-7161 Joe Valette 607-437-5745 John LaDuke 607-547-8551
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Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown, you will find this very nice home in a 35-house development. House offers 3 BRs plus master, 1¾ baths, formal LR w/fireplace, formal DR, galley kitchen w/skylights, family room, master suite w/bath, walk-in closet and private deck. The lower floor has a second family/entertainment room and storage. Large, heated 2-car attached garage provides easy, safe access. There is a membership in the association-owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming, boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance. Exclusively offered by Don Olin Realty at $375,000 For reliable, honest answers to any of your real estate questions, Don Olin Realty at 607.547.5622 or visit our website www.donolinrealty.com
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Completely remodeled home w/tile floors. Open floorplan w/3 BRs downstairs and 2 baths. Master BR w/private bath, double closets. Upstairs has 2 BR apt w/open floorplan. Bonus room w/½ bath. Granite entry w/large yard and huge 2-story barn. Great for business w/exposure to St. Hwy 23, zoned commercial, garage or rent it out. House sits on an acre of land with large yard and flower garden. 10 minutes to Oneonta and Interstate 88. Don’t miss this opportunity to work at home and have an apartment help with paying your mortgage. $199,900 MLS#91433
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99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 fax 607.432.7580 www.oneontarealty.com
For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie, Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King, Associate Broker – 547-5332 Eric Hill, Associate Broker – 547-5557 Don DuBois, Associate Broker – 547-5105 Tim Donahue, Associate Broker – 293-8874 Cathy Raddatz, Sales Associate – 547-8958 Jacqueline Savoie, Sales Associate – 547-4141 Carol Hall, Sales Associate – 544-4144 Michael Welch, Sales Associate – 547-8502
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Cherry Valley Gem
(7791) Historic 2+ BR cottage-style home features open floorplan, pine flooring, custom kitchen w/walk-in pantry, 1½ baths, BR w/balcony, deck, gas-fired woodstove. Newer furnace and roof, new septic, newly painted exterior. Here is everything you want! CV-S Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive–$125,000
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(7525) 3 BR/2 bath ranch w/widespan views and 238′ of private lake frontage. This gracious residence boasts open floorplan, cathedral beamed ceilings, large deck, large family room, 2 fireplaces. new carpeting. Kitchen w/eating bar, sauna, 2-car garage. Impressive easy access lakefront and beautiful features. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive–$619,000
(7395) Exceptional 5 BR/3+ bath countryside home has spacious layout w/family room, den, large LR, 2 fireplaces, center entry, oak flooring, ceramic tile baths, breakfast nook, formal DR w/fireplace. Large deck, barn. 4 miles from Cooperstown. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive–$399,000
Quiet upper Union Street w/wooded trails into Wilber Park. Immaculate 4 BR, 3½ bath home is tastefully renovated. 1st floor features formal LR and DR, family room, kitchen w/stainless appliances, guest/music room w/full bath. French doors allow light to flow! Second floor has central office area, BR, full bath, and master BR w/½ bath and walk-in closet. Third floor w/2 BRs, full bath, walk-in closet and storage room. Beautiful hardwood floors and classic Arts & Crafts style trim. In the back, double glass sliding doors open to covered porch w/cathedral ceiling, skylights and outdoor curtains. Fenced backyard w/ surrounding gardens, side bluestone patio. All mechanics are updated.
$249,000 MLS#91306