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“I don’t have any answers right now, but I’ll know a lot more in a few weeks, after the partners meet to discuss what we COOPERSTOWN want to do,” said Ferrara. “The partners are curious if there is a demand for a hotel eviving plans for a high-end hotel in the downtown area of Cooperstown.” is one idea former TJ’s Place ownHe expects the meeting will happen er Perry Ferrara will discuss with before the end of the month. his two partners in BTP Cooperstown, A one-time haberdashery, for years, Ted Parker Fish/The Freeman’s Journal Tom Lagan and Bob Hurley. Please See HOTEL, A7 Jaclyn Courter passes TJ’s By PARKER FISH

R A few days after hiding in a bunker in Hawaii, fearing a missile strike, Katie and Robert Duncan, daughter and sonin-law of “Big” Chuck D’Imperio, welcomed Tessa Marie Duncan on Tuesday, Jan. 16/FULL STORY, A2

You Can Help Make Winter Carnival A Hit COOPERSTOWN

ant to help make the 51st annual Cooperstown Winter Carnival even more fun? Learn how you can volunteer at a public reception noon - 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Tunnicliff Inn, sponsored by the Lions Club. Lions will also be available 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday the 21st at the Welcome Center tents in Pioneer Park seeking dozens of volunteers for the carnival, planned Feb. 9 - 11 throughout the village. END OF ERA: Father John P. Rosson, veteran pastor of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church, has told his congregation he will retire in 2018. BLOW TO PIPELINE: On Jan. 11, FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) declined to overrule New York State’s blocking of the Constitution Pipeline, saying the company missed an application deadline. The company plans to appeal.

atskill Area Hospice’s new combined headquarters on Oneonta’s River Street has allowed it to hire three more nurses and expand its service regionwide, Hospice President Dan Ayres said during an open house at the site. Details at

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Car Plows Into Home On Rte. 28 Noise Wakes Milford Family Odyssey and veered off the right shoulder, striking a snow bank. His vehicle continued over a MILFORD snowy front lawn and crashed through the wall of the ike most people in Jones’ kitchen. Otsego County, at “He tried to back the 1 a.m. on Sunday, car out, then got out and Jan. 14, Tammy and asked us to help him Barry Jones were asleep leave,” said Tammy. in the downstairs bed“Then he asked if he room of their Route 28 could use our bathroom. home when something “I said ‘no.’ That was shook the whole house. not an option.” “It was a rude awak- Driver Ray She called 911, and Agard was ening,” said Tammy. within minutes, the charged in Downstairs, she found Milford Fire Department “there was a car right in the crash. and sheriff’s deputies front of our dishwasher.” responded. “This isn’t an According to Otsego County everyday occurrence, but we’ve Sheriff’s deputies, Ray Agard, had it happen before,” Sheriff 68, Fort Plain, was northbound Richard J. Devlin Jr. said later. out of this village when he “It was just a shock,” said lost control of his 2005 Honda Please See CRASH, A2 By LIBBY CUDMORE

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The hole in the Jones’ kitchen wall.frames Deputy Chris Solovitch, one of the first responders at the scene, Sunday, Jan. 14.

Tough Problem? Summon Stuligross! Now She’s Leaving

VALENTINE FUN: The Kay StuligFriends of Bassett’s second ross leans on a newel annual Valentine’s Soiree post in her is 6:30 - 11 p.m. Saturday, mansion Feb. 10, at The Otesaga, with district proceeds going to a state-ofhome, the-art operating room. $150 which per person. she’s put-

ting up for sale this year.

Adept In Politics, It Was People Who Motivated Veteran County Rep By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA

er first week after retiring from the Otsego County Board of Representatives, Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal Kay Stuligross was as busy

as ever. “I had to make a presentation to the Oneonta Concert Association and went line dancing at the Elm Park Methodist Church,” she said. “Haven’t had time to

do that in awhile!” Stuligross, 81, who served a decade as District 14 representative, declined to run for a sixth term, and Democrat Liz Shannon was elected Nov. 7 to succeed her as of Jan. 1. “I found politics very Please See KAY, A6

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST PRINT CIRCULATION 2010 WINNERS OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD