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tor Kevin Ritton, at 2 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, Anne was asleep and Mark was in the garage when he heard a noise outside. He saw a fire at the back of the house and went in to wake Anne. Anne, awakened by the Please See FIRE, A6

Nanotechnology building rising at SUNY-IT.

HARTING THE FUTURE OF CCS TECHNOLOGY CCS tech teacher Brad Smith, left, describes the 3D printer now being installed in the school’s workshop, which the school district intends to convert to a computer lab if a $6 million bond issue passes March 12. Others, from left, are High School Principal Mike Cring, Superintendent of Schools C.J. Hebert, and Executive Principal Lynn Strang.

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The Tandle home at 3873 Route 205, Hartwick, burned on Feb. 20.

75th Gets Paul Simon, More Talent In Wings

The CCS Lady Hawkeyes bowed to Little Falls, 58-50, in the Section III’s Class C-1 championship game Sunday, Feb. 23, in Syracuse, but it wasn’t for lack of trying, as standout Liz Millea (10) shows as she muscles toward the hoop. She scored 18 points; Maggie Hall 16/MORE, A3

Focus groups on possible merger of the Smithy Pioneer Gallery and Cooperstown Art Association are planned 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 21, at CAA’s Big Red Annex , 5 Railroad Ave. The day of the week was incorrect in the Feb. 14 edition.

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IF YOU GO: A walking tour of projects to be covered in the $6 million bond issue is planned at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5. Public welcome. School, today there’s no place for a couple of dozen students to be taught together while sitting in front of computers. They’re taught in

classrooms; they scatter throughout the complex to pods of a half-dozen terminals. That would change quickly if a $540,000 renovation of the school’s sizeable workshop, contained in a $6 million bond issue to be voted on Wednesday, March 12, is approved. “We want to make sure our stuPlease See HI-TECH, A7

Taylor Swift, John Fogerty May Perform By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

hether you love groovy Americana or head-thrashing heavy metal, whether you root for the Yankees Paul Simon is or cheer on a Yankee fan. the Red Sox, there will be someone representing your style at the Hall of Fame’s 75th Anniversary. It was announced in recent days that Paul Simon will perform in the Saturday, Aug. 2, concert with the Hall of Fame’s “house band,” the Boston Pops. “When we were trying to figure out what type of artists made Please See SIMON, A7

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he Worcester Market in that village’s downtown, the only full-service grocery east of Oneonta, has closed, and Mayor Dianne Addesso is leading the charge to find a replacement.

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ichael and Susan Otis of Pierstown are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Patterson Otis, to Lyle Schlesinger Nesse. Jessica, a Cooperstown Central School graduate, earned her Ph.D. in comparative biomedical sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Carnegie Institute

for Science. Lyle is the son of the late Madeline Nesse and Steven Schlesinger of Silver Spring, Md. Lyle, a Teach for America and John Hopkins alumnus, is a high school English teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools. The couple is planning a July 12, 2014, wedding in Cooperstown, followed by a rock-climbing honeymoon in Italy.

Mayor Jeff Katz addressed a somewhat younger crowd than usual in Village Hall on Saturday, Feb. 22. As part of the Village Library’s “Meet the Mayor” story hour, Katz shared a book collection of Norman Rockwell paintings, focusing on the “Four Freedoms” series, gave the kids a tour of village offices, and even let each child bang the gavel a time or two. Afterwards, the children wrote and illustrated their own laws, such as “School Closed Every Other Week,” and “Keep Rooms Clean.” From left, Gavin Grady, Kian Grady, Olivia Loewenguth, Mayor Katz, Xander Bernard-Wood and Colt Bernard-Wood. Peter Loewenguth and Eva Gibson were also there.

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The Cooperstown Lady Hawkeyes succumbed, 58-50, to Little Falls in sectional finals Sunday, Feb. 23, at Onondaga Community College, but not without a valiant effort by such players at senior Liz Millea (10) who scored 16 points, including three 3-pointers. CCS led at the half, and came back from a 10-point deficit to tie in the final minutes, only to fall to a final Little Falls push. Coach Mike Niles, foreground, rallies the girls at one of several points they pushed back against Little Falls. Behind him is Glen Noto, who had two daughters on the team, junior Christina and freshman Maria.

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The Worcester Market has closed, but community support may convince the owner to reopen it.

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In Tight Times, It’s Surprising More Mergers Haven’t Happened

n good times, we’re fat and sassy and go merrily on our way. But it’s surprising, when you think about, how few local entities have sought to make common cause over six years of recession. Suddenly, it seems to be happening, either imposed from the outside or, better, through a recognition of how to better serve a common purpose together. • One situation being imposed from the outside has to do with Rural Three for Tobacco Free Communities, based at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, and Reality Check, under the wing of the SUNY Cobleskill Foundation. Both agencies aim to discourage young people from smoking and help people who do smoke to quit. The state Health Department has advised each that the $325,000 grant the two have split in recent years will now be awarded to one or the other, and leaders of each were preparing grant applications this week, due by Friday, Feb. 28, to ensure their agency is the survivor. “We’ve had a great collabora-

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Then-alderwoman Liz Shannon proposed baking all Oneonta arts groups in the same cake at Mayor Miller’s Arts Summit in January 2011 at Foothills, but little came of it.

tion with Reality Check, and it’s disappointing we won’t be able to work together,” said Rural Three’s Aletha Sprague. For instance, they worked together educating parents and their children on the false messages of tobacco marketing, she said. Rural 3 has been focused on

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Woodman, Forbear Thy Stroke – Or Maybe Not 2 Views Offered On Cooperstown’s Trees To The Editor: I know it’s not in Why spark the the zone but I hope emotions of your the dead stump near readers with referthe post office will ences to stately come down. I’ve elms, oaks and seen tourists look up maples in conjuncat it and I think they tion with the Main wonder what is that Street project. Take eyesore doing on a look. There are Main Street. A sidewalk none of these on As for the unMain Street. In fact, project may opposed trustee one would be hard- require all election, I can only of Cooperpressed to find an assume that Repub elm tree of the old stown’s licans are aware of downtown variety anywhere in trees to go. the thankless and Cooperstown, not often criticized job even on Elm Street. these trustees do on behalf I hate to see any tree of the village and its citicome down but this project zens. Would you want that has been okayed by the Tree job? Commission so I will look MAY-BRITT JOYCE the other way until the new Cooperstown ones are planted.

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three counties, Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie; Reality Check’s focus has been statewide. But you can see that two agencies, 23 miles apart, might streamline their structures – one executive director, one office, one phone bill – and perhaps even free up more of the funding for programs. Sprague said each agency now has two full-time staffers, four in all; if Rural Three wins the contest, she would hire two parttimers, so there’s a case in point. The state, of course, is simply trying to save money by squeezing the localities: An $85 million statewide allocation in 2007 to fight smoking has shrunk to $38 million today. That said, the result may be a propitious streamlining, less expensive, with little downside. • A second possible merger, which would be a voluntary one, is being explored by Cooperstown’s venerable Smithy Pioneer Gallery, lately the Smithy Arts Center, and equally venerable Cooperstown Art Association, created by six artists in 1928. The Smithy itself, the village’s oldest building, was

built in 1786 as a blacksmith shop by William Cooper, the village’s founder, and Cooper descendants are still very active in its operation. Both arts groups are energetic, between them staging dozens of activities a year. But the exhibits in particular, in facilities two blocks apart in a village of 900 homes, might very well be offered jointly. Each has unique activities, too – the Smithy’s pottery studio and such CAA novelties as the Adorn a Door at Christmas and the recent Fenimore Quilt Club Show. A united effort might be a stronger one. With the recent departure of the Smithy’s executive director, Danielle Newell, to a position at NYSHA, the two entities decided to explore a possible merger, and the two board chairs – Smithy’s Henry Weil and CAA’s Cheryl Wright – have invited the community to focus groups at 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 21, in CAA’s gallery space at 5 Railroad Ave. That seems like a sensible exercise. Likely, the competing sensibilities that led to the forma-

tion of two similar organizations decades ago are no longer there. If so, a single, stronger entity may emerge. Also, consulting with their constituencies in an open-ended way seems like a great way to ensure the right decision emerges. • Oneonta is a City of the Arts, and one of the first things Mayor Dick Miller did on taking office in 2010 was to convene an Arts Summit to see if limited resources might be shared. An art council emerged, but that goal eluded it. There are often good reasons to maintain independence. Organizations have different personalities and attract different adherents. The Sweet Adelines – always a hit – sing barbershop harmony. The Catskill Choral Society presented Bach’s “Magnificat” to rave reviews in December. The muses may compete. Still, you can see that when limited resources – talent, money and venues – can be shared, it’s possible that everyone wins, the organizations, the performers and artists, and the arts-enjoying community at large.

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During a stop at the Delaware Otsego Corp. on a whirlwind trip through Central New York during the U.S. Senate’s February break, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for renewal of the Short Line Rail Tax Credit, which expired Jan. 1. Nate Fenno, president of the corporation that operates the Susquehanna & Western, said his railroad has used the credits extensively for rails and ties to maintain tracks. Listening to the senator are, from left, Cooperstown Village Trustee Jim Dean, Bassett Healthcare President/CEO Bill Streck, the DO’s Tabetha Rathbone, Bassett Vice President Mike Stein, DO Vice President Jim Howarth, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz and his son Joe, and Fenno.

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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, Courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

Maple Sugar – The sap begins to run – farmers, look out. It is all important that every effort should be made to obtain a national supply the present year, from our own resources. One of the principle obstacles heretofore has been the loss of sap, trouble and inconvenience, from the awkward machines for catching it, or buckets which are too expensive. To remedy both, make your troughs of white birch bark, holding from eight to twelve quarts; a squaw will make 150 in a day; the ends are warmed a few seconds by the fire to prevent cracking; then folded so as to be entirely tight; the ends meet at the top, and are tied by a string of slippery elm, run through and tied outside. A man may easily carry about fifteen or twenty, being of different sizes. Another important matter is to scrape the snow off the surface six or eight feet round the tree, so as to expose the roots to greater cold, by which means seven to ten days extra running is obtained. February 26, 1814

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departing from the D.A.R. reception last Saturday, she was compelled to wear a pair of Arctics one size too small, because one of the daughters had gotten away with hers. It is a very delicate situation that such a complication should arise at a reception held in honor of the Father of our Country, a man of truth. The Freeman’s Journal has agreed to act as mediator and will therefore receive, without revealing names or asking questions as to sizes, any Arctics, galoshes or other feminine footwear that may have been taken recently by mistake, and will endeavor to dispense the same to such persons as may prove ownership. February 25, 1914

75 YEARS AGO

Work is progressing steadily on the construction at Doubleday Field. Erection of the steel work for the grandstand is underway, and the work of building temporary bleachers in right center field and on the right field foul line has started. The left center field temporary bleachers have been practically completed. March 1, 1939

175 YEARS AGO

Political Parties – Nothing is more common than to hear those who call themselves “no party men,” but who in reality are the slaves and tools of party, running out against parties and party discipline. Such men are political hypocrites, who endeavor to gain a character for candor, by affecting an independence and moderation which they do not feel. They are watermen, looking one way and rowing another. And, the proof of it is that they always go as far with their own party, as who goes farthest. No man at all acquainted with human nature can expect a free government to exist without the existence of parties. Where men are at liberty to think and to express their thoughts, they will think differently upon the same subjects; and this difference of opinion, aggregated and combined, is party. Those therefore who condemn the existence of parties condemn the existence of freedom. Parties are the natural fruit that springs from the rich soil of liberty. February 25, 1839

150 YEARS AGO

The War News – It is not too much to expect that the banners of General Sherman may wave over the city of Mobile during the first week in March! The defenses of that city, on the land side, are not reported as being very formidable; and we do not believe that Johnston can spare the men necessary to materially hinder his progress. At the last accounts, General Sherman was within 105 miles of Mobile; while Farragut awaits the sound of his guns in the bay, ready to repeat his New Orleans exploit. Success to these

25 YEARS AGO

Bail was set at $5,000 last week for the man accused of stealing baseball memorabilia from the Baseball Hall of Fame on Valentine’s Day. David J. Zimmett of St. Mary’s February 26, 1964 Pennsylvania was charged with third-degree grand larceny for taking one 1933 All Star Game ticket stub, three All brave officers of the Army and Navy! The first news of this expedition is from rebel sources: “They tear up the railroad Star baseballs and a total of seven All Star rings valued at $3,925. Zimmett, 43, was traced to his home in Pennsyland bridges as they go. Sherman meditates no retreat. They vania where the items were recovered after Hall of Fame are marching rapidly in close columns; General Lee’s cavlibrary employees discovered his name and address in the alry hover upon their flanks, to pick up stragglers.” February 26, 1864 library’s visitor registry. March 1, 1989

125 YEARS AGO

Cardinal Manning has spoken recently of the evil effects that are being wrought in the United States by our lax divorce laws. He said he feared that the American freedom of divorce has done much to break up domestic life, and added that he thought “American morality is going to seed.” It certainly looks like it. The number of divorces in the United States in 1867 was 9,937; in 1886, 25,535. The total over 20 years from 1867 to 1886 was 328,716. The number of divorces granted in New York in the 20 years was 15,355. The state in which the greatest number of divorces was granted was Illinois with 36,072. March 1, 1889

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Hartwick Home Destroyed By Late Night Blaze FIRE/From A1 smoke detectors, was attempting to get the family’s four dogs to safety. One dog, Pixel, suffered smoke inhalation and had to be resuscitated. Another dog, Cody, perished in the fire. The call came in at 2:20 a.m. and fire crews from Hartwick, Hartwick Seminary, Fly Creek, Cooperstown, Mount Vision, Laurens, Milford and Schuyler Lake all

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came to the scene and battled the blaze until 5 a.m. By LIBBY CUDMORE Anne was treated for smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. Though the investigation is ongoing, Ritton believes ONEONTA the fire was accidental. hen it comes to Later that day, their daughter Krystal Rae sustainability, the set up a GoFundMe page seeking $25,000 future is now. in donations, writing, “Our entire house was “We have to start now destroyed, including everything in it.” to think about what direction Oneonta takes 10, 15, 20 years in the future,” said Hannah Masterjohn, a volunteer organizer for the Sustainability Summit, planned 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Hall. “And we all have different John J. Mitchell, Realtor ideas about how to do it.” The public is welcome. Residential • Commercial • Land • Farm To sign up for a particular Over 35 years of local experience! break-out group – Economic

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MLS #91124 Price reduced to $285,000 This beautiful custom-built home has a large sun porch w/exceptional views. The energy-efficient 2-story home features an open floorplan and LR/DR area w/fireplace. There are 3 baths—1 on first floor and 2 on second. Also 3 BRs—1 on first floor and 2 on second. Extra room can be used as office or storage. Only 3 miles outside of Cooperstown.

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Development, Transportation, Land Use & Livable Communities, Water Management, Materials Management, Masterjohn Energy, and Agriculture & Forestry – e-mail hannahmasterjohn@gmail.com. A sustainability strategy, titled “Oneonta 2030,” began to be developed under Mayor John Nader and issued after Mayor Dick Miller took office. “When I read that report, it was clear that we couldn’t implement these ideas without the Town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College,” said Miller. On Feb. 15, 2011, Common Council formed a task force to move the strategy forward, and its deliberations led to this weekend’s summit. “It got a bunch of us thinking, as a community,

what we could do,” said Town of Oneonta Supervisor Bob Wood. “Sustainability goes to a lot of different practices.” The summit will feature seven breakout groups that, first, will brainstorm. And, after a 10:30 a.m. keynote address by Neil Murphy, president of the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry, the groups will reconvene to decide on action steps. A lunch made of locally sourced foods will follow. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19th, have been invited, as has Sandy Mathes, the IDA’s “single point of contact” for economic development in the county. So far, more than 50 people have signed for one of the breakout groups. “There are traditional environmental issues to be discussed, but too many people see economic growth and environmental sustainability at odds,” said Masterjohn.

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(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape features a center-hall layout w/hardwood flooring, 6-panel doors, gracious LR w/ fireplace, formal DR. Custom kitchen with cherry cabinets and eating area features large windows and skylights. Patio, deck, finished basement, garage, large private yard. Situated on the only boulevard in town. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$385,000

(7623) 3 BR, 3 bath Dutch Colonial w/valley views on 9.58 acres. Formal LR and DR, 2 fireplaces, working kitchen, finished basement. 4-season room w/pellet stove leads to patio, large deck, hot tub. Hand-hewn beams, period hardware, wide pine floors. One-owner. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$399,000

Just Two Miles From the Village — Farmhouse offers some 1,663 square feet of living space with an addition of sitting room area, master BR and large bathroom w/jacuzzi tub. The kitchen is nicely done w/wood open shelving and glass fronted cabinets, granite countertops center island and opens to family room. There is an enclosed porch, laundry and half-bath, office and DR. Upstairs are 3 BRs, one w/built-ins, and bath. Bathrooms are tiled. Lower level entry provides mudroom plus access to the under-house 2-car garage. Home has very nice new appliances and lighting fixtures, lots of detail, wood floors, patio area, deck, landscaped yard and play structure. This home is in move-in condition and has been priced to sell! Offered by Ashley-Connor Realty $197,000

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This West Oneonta home has been fully renovated and meticulously maintained. Open floorplan w/a great layout. Beautiful kitchen has Wood-Mode cabinets, island and tile floor—perfect for entertaining or chatting w/the chef. DR is open to kitchen and LR w/cherry hardwood floors and fireplace w/pellet stove insert. French doors in LR lead to large deck. There are 3-4 BRs and 3 full baths, 1 w/cultured marble vanity. Master BR has huge walk-in closet or use the other BR as the master w/private bath. Configure the upstairs to suit: it could easily be turned back into a 1 BR apt or studio w/its own entrance, separate utilities. Perennials border the fenced yard, paver walkway to pergola w/fire pit and raised garden bed. Heated garage is 20’x24’w/electric and workbench. $195,000 MLS#93008

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Paul Simon, who was in the village on July 4, 2006, performing at Doubleday Field, will perform three numbers at the Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary with the Boston Pops.

delphia Phillies fan – remain unconfirmed, Harriet says his firm is in conversations to try and line up tour schedules with several artists, including John Fogerty. “We’ll see who’s available,” he said. VIP tickets for concert seating are $400 for the first 14 rows, $200 for the middle 17 rows and $100 for the last 21 rows. “But if you want to bring your blanket and sit on the lawn, there’s no charge. No one will be cut out.” The two-hour concert will

also feature baseball stars introducing video tributes to the military and Little League, which also celebrates its 75th anniversary. “It’s going to be an extremely emotional segment,” said Harriet. And at the Wounded Warrior softball game on Friday, Aug. 1, a yet-unnamed heavy metal legend – all Harriet would confirm was that he was a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer – will join the “Celebrity” team to play against the Wounded Warriors. “I don’t know if he knows how tough the Wounded Warriors are!” said Harriet. Tickets for the game will be “very reasonable;” Harriet estimates they’ll be around $20, and he suggests local folks get them sooner rather than risk being disappointed. Tickets are available at www.cooperstownconcert. com, and Harriet hopes people in Cooperstown will get to them before any other performers are announced. “The VIP tickets are going to go fast, especially when we announce our country singer,” he said. “I want to make sure Cooperstown has the option to go before the national crowd gets all the tickets,” he said.

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SIMON/From A1 sense to perform with the Pops, obviously, he was right at the top,” said Hall President Jeff Idelson. “He has tremendous ties to baseball and he has a tremendous draw in all sense of the word.” He performed to a soldout crowd in Doubleday Field on July 4, 2006, and donated a copy of the Simon and Garfunkel’s 1968 hit, “Mrs. Robinson,” to the Hall’s library. The song, from “The Graduate,” features the famous lyric, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio/our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” Simon will play three songs with the Boston Pops. “I’m guessing he’ll play ‘Mrs. Robinson’,” said concert organizer Loren Harriet of LGH19 Productions. “But whatever he plays, it’s going to be great.” Also joining the Boston Pops will be former Yankee and Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Bernie Williams. “He’ll play his rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’,” said Harriet. “A Yankee playing with a Boston band? For three minutes, Yankees and Sox fans have to call a truce.” And while rumors of Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift – a big Phila-

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“It’s very exciting, very exciting.” Because there is no community college in Otsego County, public schools can ally with any community college that makes sense, and the home county pays one-third of the tuition. Strang said she anticipates collaboration with Hudson Valley, and expects Herkimer and Mohawk Valley community colleges to begin developing feeder programs into the SUNY/IT jobs. Already, Brad Smith has designed two classes, Energy & Power Technology and Renewable Energy Technology, to take advantage of the anticipated restructuring. CAD – computer assisted design – is in the offing, and a 3D printer, which can convert such designed to plastic models, had just been unpacked during a tour of the workshop. Future classes might deal with electric cars or windturbine technology, he said. Smith will be teaching in the lab six periods a day, but he anticipates other teachers will fill the other two slots, and that special-interest clubs will plan after-school activities there.

in Oneonta. There, SUNY/ IT Interim President Robert Geer told of the Cuomo Administration’s plan to extend the Hudson Valley’s nanotechnology corridor west along the Thruway to Utica/Marcy and Buffalo. Since, Hebert took a field trip of his administrators – Strang, High School Principal Mike Cring and tech teacher Brad Smith – for a tour of what’s happening at SUNY/IT. “They were so interested,” Kate Alcott of SUNY/IT’s K-12 Outreach Program, said of the Cooperstown visitors. “It’s great to present to a group like that. They want to see this area grow, too. This is not going to be just a Utica boost. This is going be a regional boost. This is going to be far-reaching.” A second field trip was to Balston Spa Central School, which is collaborating with Hudson Valley Community College so high school students can graduate with one year of college credits in hand, just a year away from jobs at the futuristic nanotechnology-fueled Luther Forest commerce park, just south of Saratoga. “This is where the future is headed,” said Hebert.

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HIGH-TECH/From A1 dents leave Cooperstown ready to compete in the global world,” Executive Principal Lynn Strang said the other day. “We’re hoping to prepare them so they don’t have to enter college taking remedial classes.” The so-called “Technology/Music Room Renovation” across the hall from Sterling Auditorium will create three music-practice rooms (students now practice in the hall) and will set aside some space for traditional workshop activities – carpentry, plumbing and the like. But, foremost, the idea is to create a computer lab with a couple of dozen screens, brought in from around the complex, so students can be instructed in STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and math – and have a means, at their fingertips, to put those lessons into immediate action. The allocate would also pay for the significant rewiring the lab requires. “We would like to keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in the Utica area,” said Superintendent of Schools C.J. Hebert, who attended the second “Seward Summit” Nov. 14

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CCS surveying students Brandon Phillips, Cooperstown, left, and Kyle Tallman, Fly Creek, determine coordinates, in the school’s soon-to-be renovated workshop area while a tour was in progress the other day.

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This year’s 75th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame – with the induction of Yankee manager Joe Torre and other giant stars of the National Pastime – is expected to attract 80,000 fans or more, but the sizzle will extend throughout the summer. Don’t be left out of the only locally produced tourist guide aimed at those fans, plus the 500,000 other visitors coming to our baseball camps, NYSHA museums and Glimmerglass Festival. Now in its fourth year, the Guide To The Good Life, in its easy-to-handle pocket-size format, will feature expanded content, including information surrounding the July 25-27 Induction Weekend and the Boston Pops appearance in Cooperstown the following weekend. As always, we offer competitive rates and summer-long distribution – not a single drop – in high-traffic venues across Otsego County. Take advantage of this Summer of Opportunity.

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4914 State Hwy 28, CooperStown 607-547-5933 75 Market Street, oneonta 607-433-1020

New Listing! MLS#92979 – Amazing country Victorian home features original woodwork, wood floors, spacious rooms w/double doors in DR, LR and parlor. 1st floor BR and sitting room. 2nd floor master or studio w/vaulted ceiling and exposed brick chimney. Original attached carriage barn w/finished walls, 25ft ceiling, woodstove and interior balcony. New roof 3 years ago. $79,900 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607- 267-2683 (cell)

MLS#92970 – No zoning on this multi-purpose commercial building site w/44-unit storage facility that has a rental history of minimum 80% full. Currently working auto/truck repair shop w/auto dismantling, scrap processing, and junkyard. $400,000 Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell) MLS#87450 – Great investment opportunity on Main Street in Cooperstown. Close to National Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field, shops, restaurants, county buildings. 2 rentable (currently occupied) apts plus storefront. Unfinished space on 3rd floor. New heating system (FHA), oil tank and most windows. $225,000 Call James Vrooman @ (603) 247-0506 (cell)

MLS#92999 – Magnificence has arrived! Amenities are abundant in this 2,850 sq ft home which features large walk-in closets, space for large furniture, radiant heat throughout, and extra insulation. $425,000 Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

MLS#86798 – Villa Isidoro Restaurant, Bar and B&B in Richfield Springs on Rt 20. Start your new business! $575,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#84923 – Opportunity to save on a contractorrenovated 3-BR country home on 3 acres. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

91269 – Privacy, convenience and value in this 3 BR home on 21 acres with a large barn. $279,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#87446 – Established restaurant on St Hwy 28 just moments from Cooperstown Village and Dreams Park. Large restaurant has 3 dining rooms, 1 can be a private banquet room w/dance floor. Can accommodate large wedding receptions, graduations, etc. Parking for 60 cars, can accommodate over 300 people. *Owner financing available.* $600,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#92555 – Custom-designed country home on over 8 acres w/3 BRs, 2 full baths. Open floorplan w/an easy comfortable flow. Kitchen offers plenty of cabinet space, and an island for informal dining. Formal DR. Master BR w/large dressing suite, garden tub, double sinks, plenty of closet space. Back deck. Close to everything but still far enough away! Call Donna A. Anderson @ (607) 267-3232 (cell)

MLS#91571 – Older single wide trailer is currently rented and 2nd lot for another trailer. Both lots have septic, water and electric. You cannot go wrong! Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

MLS#90624 – Don’t miss your chance to buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor. This quickly growing area is full of opportunity. $495,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#89460 – Private Southside Drive acreage: 161+/acres of woods w/2 open fields where you can build, hike or hunt! Old shale mine on property. Come take a look! $390,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#90328 – 3 BR, 2 full bath home, tucked away, off the beaten path, in great condition. Over 11 acres, including 4 outbuildings, and large barn. There are 3 options of heating this home: oil, wood or electric. Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232

MLS#92677 – 3 BR home on 1+ acres. Great yearround or vacation. Convenient to Cooperstown. $75,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#91047 – Move-in condition 4 BR, 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek. Lrg LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry w/woodstove leads to DR and kitchen. Landing w/built-in shelves. Spacious master w/private entry to balcony. BRs all have nice-sized closets. Perennials, covered porches, large barn, fire pit. Open fields lead dto Oaks Creek. $349,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#88698 – Amazing value for this immaculate 4-BR house with large yard! Updates galore. $103,000 Call Carol A Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

MLS#92925 – Gorgeous move-in condition home on 30 + acres of open and wooded land. 3 floors of living, open floorplan, cherry and maple floors, in-ground pool, pool house, barn. Kitchen w/center island opens to family room, LR and back deck, pool. 4 BRs, 2 full baths upstairs, all w/panoramic views. Finished basement, workout room, den. Fireplace in LR, playroom. Barn w/electric, water, concrete floor. $619,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

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MLS#90728 – Affordable! This can be yours instead of renting! 1-floor living, detached garage, nice yard. $61,000 Call Carol A Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

Great commercial opportunity in the town of Oneonta on a highly traveled street close to Cooperstown All Star Village, restaurants, State Route 205 and Interstate 88. 380’ of road frontage on Chestnut Street. There are 3 buildings included: main building is 3,200 sq ft w/gas heat, electric and ½ bath; and 2 Morton buildings—1 is 1,056 sq ft built in 2003 and 1,920 sq ft built in 2006. Total sq ft of all buildings 5,376. Paved parking for 10-15 cars. What a great location to have business with high traffic and plenty of parking. Call for your private showing today. $237,500 MLS#92813

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This mint-condition, 3 BR home sits nicely back from the road on 5 acres in the Cooperstown School District. Home features solid oak floors spacious LR with woodstove, large open kitchen with work island that flows into DR. Large master BR with 2 closets, and ¾ bath. Great wrap-around covered front porch and breezeway to adjacent garage greet you into this warm inviting home. Garage is oversized, with woodstove, plus walk-up 2nd floor for more storage, or future mother-in-law quarters. 339,000 MlS#90926

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Cooperstown Area newly renovated Cape Cod style house, offered by Don Olin Realty at $197,000.

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In the Cherry-Valley Springfield school district. Built in 2005, the house offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a finished basement with sleeping accommodations, a large dining room, living room with fireplace and fully equipped kitchen. There is a wrap-around deck that is perfect for outdoor enjoyment and entertaining. Propane heat. A circular drive and lovely perennial landscaping completes the picture. Beautiful views from this country home.

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