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FEVER STRIKES!
‘Today’ To Feature Cooperstown Foliage
A t presstime, word was received that a TV crew from NBC’s Today show would be Cooperstown Wednesday, Sept. 26, featuring the foliage around Otsego Lake. Arabella Bowen from Fodor’s Travel was expected to be the spokesperson for the village’s museums, The Otesaga and other local attractions. The segment was to air between 10:30 and 11 a.m. If you miss it, it may be viewed at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/
Cooperstown’s Bill Glockler (red cap) angles for position in front of Jeanne Malloy in the Pumpkinfest Regatta Sunday, Sept. 23, at Lakefront Park.
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Officer Kevin Voce describes emergency call boxes installed at the police department entrance at 22 Main and the fire hall on Chestnut Street, prompted by the May 2 assault on a woman leaving her job at Bassett Hospital. The victim lacked a cell phone to alert police.
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he one bid to renovate and replace Doubleday Field’s grandstand roof came in at $311,000, four times what was expected, so the Village Board rejected it Monday, Sept. 24, at its monthly meeting. Trustee Frank Capozza, Doubleday Field Committee chair, said he expected the bids to be about $75,000. Four contractors attended the pre-bid session, but only one followed through.
Paul Sweet, Great Barrington, Mass., gives a victory salute after his 1,509.5-pound entry won the Cooperstown Pumpkinfest Weigh-In Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Doubleday Field Parking lot. Emcee Danielle Newell, right, cheers him on/RESULTS, A3
BUSINESS HONORS: Benson Agency realtors and The Green Earth market will be honored at the Otsego County Chamber’s smallbusiness banquet Thursday, Oct. 11, at The Otesaga. For reservations, call 432-4500.
TOP RATED: Village Clerk Teri Barown has achieved status of registered municipal clerk in New York State.
Pipeline Support Growing Rowinski, Clark Sold On Economic Benefit
Doubleday Repair Bid 4X Too High
CELEBRATE! Glimmerglass State Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day with a lecture on the eastern bluebird by biologist Tom Hughes at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29.
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Intent Mary Longhi, 3, Cooperstown, decorates Blake Guzy, 12, Cooperstown, right, and her pumpkin, a new Peter Boustani, Little Neck, vie during Sun- feature sponsored by day activities in Lakefront Park. Blake’s Jason Tabor’s Principal dad, Brian, is looking to start chess clubs Financial Group and The in local schools; call him at 547-7161. Freeman’s Journal.
Humor Helps, Inspirational Speaker Advises By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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oya Vision Care president Barney Dougher’s been ribbed by friends who can see him play golf. But to get teased about it by Tom Sullivan, who’s blind, was a different kind of jest.
“To hear my golf swing? That’s something,” he said in introducing Sullivan, script writer for the “Saved By An Angel” TV show and an inspirational speaker Friday, Sept. 21, at The Fenimore Art Museum. He had been invited to the county by Cleinman Performance Partners, Oneonta, to talk to local optometrists. Tom Sullivan was born premature and, Please See SULLIVAN, A8
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he Constitution Pipeline route along I-88 could inject $14.5 million annually into the Otsego County economy in sales, income and EDITORIAL: property The Constitutaxes, tion Pipeline is accorda gift: Accept ing to a it/SEE A4 resolution the county Board of Representatives is expected to vote on at its Wednesday, Oct. 3, meeting. In the construction phase alone – 2014 – the pipeline project would spend $86 million in salaries in the region, which would gener-
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ate $12 million in new sales and income tax revenue, the resolution reads. If approved, the county board will be saying it “has determined that the pipeline will produce beneficial short-term and long-term economic impacts” in jobs, tax revenues and low-cost natural-gas supplies. It would commit the county board to supporting “Alternate M” and authorize it to “intervene” with FERC, the Federal Energy RegulaPlease See PIPELINE, A9
County Nursing Homes Rebuff Delaware Pleas No Beds Here For Countryside Refugees By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE
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he phones are ringing at Otsego County nursing homes. The callers are seeking to find beds for the 125 residents of Delhi’s Countryside Care Center, which is closing Fri-
day, Oct. 12. But there’s no room at the inn, or at least not enough. The county’s Otsego Manor, Town of Hartwick, only has “two or three” possible openings. Chestnut Park Nursing Center in Oneonta has none. Oneonta’s Robynwood has Please See BEDS, A9
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
LOCALS FETTERMAN HONOREES WELCOME BRENDA JAEGER TO MIDST
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Brenda Jaeger, the retired CCS phys-ed teacher who is winner of the Clark Sports Center’s 2012 Patrick C. Fetterman Award for service to Cooperstown’s youth was joined by past award winners at a luncheon in her honor Monday, Sept. 17, at The Otesaga. From left are Brenda Wedderspoon-Gray (2009), Dave Adsit (2006), Connie Herzig (2008), Sharky Nagelschmidt (2002), Ms. Jaeger, Bruce Andrews (2011), Ted Kantorowski (1995), Don Howard (1999), Frank Miosek (2003), Ed Hazzard (2001), Pat Hazzard (2001), Jack Vineyard (1994), Paul Lambert (2010) and Jerry Townsend (1997/98). The award was presented by Jane Forbes Clark, president, The Clark Foundation.
Kristin Hall, Michael Bator Are Wed On Shores Of Otsego Lake COOPERSTOWN
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ristin Hall and Michael Bator were married Sept. 1, 2012, on the lawn of The Otesaga, overlooking Otsego Lake. Wedding Officiate Gary Kuch performed a double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Bruce and Carol Hall of Cooperstown. The groom is the son of Tony and Patty Bator of Roxbury, N.J. The bride wore a strapless ivory lace dress in a mermaid silhouette with a cathedral length veil accentuated with Alencon lace. The bride’s bouquet
consisted of calla lilies, hydrangeas and pink roses enveloped in a lace collar. The maid of honor was Leah Hall of Hood River, Ore. The bridesmaids were Jessica Manion, Julie McMickle, Dyana Warnock and Tony Vega. The best man was Matt Hayes from Washington Township, N.J. Ushers were Gary Kasper, Dan Poor, Brendon Hall, Bay Hall and the Hall’s family black Labrador retriever. The flower girls were Julie and Lily Dinallo of Saratoga and Adrianna Vega of Roxbury, N.J. Ring bearers were Colin and Evan Vega, also of Roxbury.
The bride is a 2002 graduate of Cooperstown High School and a 2006 graduate of Salisbury University. She received her MBA from Marist College in 2010. She is employed at Spa Finder Wellness in Manhattan. The groom is a 1998 graduate from Roxbury High School and a 2002 graduate of Rutgers University. He received his MS degree in geosciences from MontClair in 2012. He is employed at Langon Engineering in Elmwood Park, N.J. After a 10-day honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple is living in Ho-HoKus, N.J.
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Having friends over for dinner and you’d like to serve Italian wine? Join Sommelier Chad Douglass at The Otesaga’s Italian Wine Tasting on Friday, September 28th at 5:30PM. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Villa Pozzi Moscato (Sicily), E. Pira e Figli Dolcetto d’Alba (Piedmont), Antinori “Pian delle Vigne” Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany), and Viberti Giovanni “Buon Padre” Barolo DOCG (Piedmont). $25.00 includes the one-hour wine tasting with paired small plate samplings. Of course you must be at least 21 years old to participate.
To make Wine Tasting or Main Dining Room reservations, please contact Maitre d’ Lori Patryn at (607) 544-2519. For Hawkeye reservations call (607) 544-2524.
OUR FOUR COURSE MENU SALAD Spinach Salad with Peach & Pecan Villa Pozzi Moscato, 2011 (Sicily) ANTIPASTO Carne Cruda E. Pira e Figli Dolcetto d’Alba, 2010 (Piedmont) ENTRÉE Rabbit Ragu with Pappardelle Antinori “Pian delle Vigne” Brunello di Montalcino, 2006 (Tuscany)
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bator
LEAF Founder Betty Currier Honored COOPERSTOWN
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etty Currier, the founder of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addiction, will receive the Marty Mann Founder’s Award at the National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence conference in October. “People with addictive disorders couldn’t have a better advocate on their
side,” said Julia Dostal, the LEAF executive director who nominated Currier for the award. The award is named for the founder of NCADD, Marty Mann, who was the first woman to get sober through Alcoholics Anonymous. She founded the agency in 1994 as a way of addressing alcohol and drug dependency as a disease that could be cured.
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Over 350 lots to be sold unreserved. Country Furniture, Paintings, Ceramics, Glassware, Silver, Pewter, Door Stops, Book Ends, Slot Machines, Country Store, Decorated Stoneware, Dolls, Textiles, Clocks, plus a sundry of great smalls. “ a very good auction of very good items”
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
LOCALS NATIVE DAUGHTERS MEET FOR 49TH YEAR
Busses, Kuhns, Pratt Hotel Claim Laurels In Clark Foundation Beautification Contest COOPERSTOWN
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he eagerly awaited results of the annual Cooperstown Beautification Contest are in, and the first-place winners are: • Category I, Most Attractive Floral Display In A Business Setting: Richard and Kathryn Busse, All American atherine Cafe, 99 Main St. Judge’s comments: David“Intriguing mix of edibles and ornason mentals.” Christian• Category II, Most Effective sen, 93, was Overall Planting Which Enhances A among reResidential Property, As Seen From turnees at the The Street: Paul and Mary Margaret 49th annual Kuhn, 51 Chestnut St. Judge’s comCooperstown ments: “Tranquil enclave in the midst Native Daughof a heavily travelled route.” ters Luncheon • Category III, Most Appropriate Saturday, Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal Residential Or Business Window Box Sept. 22, in Or Boxes And/Or Hanging Basket Or The Otesaga’s Ballroom. Daughter and grandBaskets: C.J. Dimick, Hotel Pratt, 50 daughter of men who worked in the Clark Pioneer St. Judge’s comments: “Clasfamily greenhouses, she has spent the past 20 sic Hotel Pratt enhances its color and years in Sebring, Fla. She was accompanied by her niece, Jean Winnie Neff. Next year, new height with cascades of vinca and a palette of color.” members who were born the year the Native In announcing the 2012 contest Daughters formed will be eligible for inducresults, Jane Forbes Clark, president, tion for the first time. In inset photo, chaplain The Clark Foundation, harkened back Mable Baker delivers the invocation. to the contest’s founding by her grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, more than 50 years ago. “She would be so happy by the many wonderful properties considered by the judges this year,” said Miss Clark. “The tremendous efforts of all of the participants help make our beautiful Village even more so!” This year’s judges are associated with SUNY Delhi: Birgitta Brophy, associate professor, and Charles Tarrants, professor, in the Golf & Plant Sciences Department. Other winners are: CATEGORY I • Second, Peter and Jennifer LandAlso in her 90s is Beatrice Brisack Hogue, who ers, Landmark Inn, 64 Chestnut St. was flanked by sisters Joan White and Jeanne Judge’s comments: “Understated Johnson. The luncheon speaker was “Big Chuck” sophistication.” D’Imperio, discussing his latest book, “Upstate • Third, Lucy M. Townsend, L.M. New York.”
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Bartender Kelsey Bachanas is framed by the “cascades of vinca” at C.J. Dimick’s Pratt Hotel.
Paul and Mary Margaret Kuhn relax in their “tranquil enclave” at 51 Chestnut St.
Townsend Catering, Templeton Hall, 64 Pioneer St. Judge’s comments: “What is more apropos for a catering firm than a garden of ornamental herbs?” • Honorable mention: Suzanne
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run will also have a Halloween theme, and costumes will be encouraged. Registration begins at 10:30, with a 12:30 race time. For more information, contact Aiden Macaluso at (862) 438-0879 or aidenmacaluso@yahoo. com
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rt Boden of New York Pizzeria paddled his way to first place at the PumpkinFest Regatta Sunday, Sept 23, taking home a specially designed first prize bat, designed by the Cooperstown Bat Co. Second place went to Smith Cooperstown, paddled by Chad
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Rudy, Baseball B&B, 54 Chestnut; AAA-Tri County Motor Club, 72 Elm, and Margaret Savoie, Don Olin Realty, 37 Chestnut. CATEGORY II • Second, Linda Parmalee and Peter Hunt, 16 Glen Ave. Judge’s comments: “Shrubs and perennial carefully woven into a meticulous creation.” • Third, Julie H. Fiora, 5 Old School Court. Judge’s comments: “Spikey grasses and soft hydrangea provide for a surprising display.” • Honorable Mention, James and Lorraine Cronkhite, 1 Walnut; James and Eileen Anania, 94 Pioneer, and Bridget O’Mar and Jose Raul Monzon, 108 Pioneer. CATEGORY III • Second, William and Carol Waller, 66 Beaver. Judge’s comments: “Classic and traditional.” • Third, Richard and Barbara Havlik, 94 Fair St. Judge’s comments: “Five colorful window boxes take this fine old village home from handsome to charming.” • Honorable Mention, Donald and Mary Evans, 92 Fair; Louise Woods, F.R. Woods/House of Pro Sports, 61 Main, and Brenda Berstler, Savor NY, 171 Main St.
Art Boden Wins First Prize In PumpkinFest’s Regatta
Leo Club Sponsors First-Ever Halloween-Themed Trail Run
he Cooperstown Leo Club’s first 5K run is Sunday, Oct. 14 to raise money for a village well in Africa. The off-road run will be through Glimmerglass State Park along the Sleeping Lion trail. In addition, the
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Hostess Tabatha Chase examines the “intriguing mix of edibles and ornamentals” at the Busses’ All American Cafe.
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Welch and in third was Bill Covert, paddling for Brewery Ommegang. In the weigh-off, Peter Sweet of Great Barrington, Mass., won first with a 1,509.5-pound gourd; Andy Wolf in second with a 1,417.5 pounder, and Gary Adams in third with 1.336.5 pounds.
Meet the Candidates for NYS Assembly 121st District
Current assemblyman, Honorable Bill Magee (D) and aspiring assemblyman Levi Spires (R) present their views on the future of upstate New York and answer questions. Refreshments available. Tuesday, October 2, 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Plains at Parish Homestead 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta (off Rte. 7, just west of Rte. 205) Info: 607-432-7207
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Perspectives
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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EDITORIAL
County, 2 Chambers, All Should Support Constitution Pipeline Project Could Save Manor, Aid Key Institutions
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lternate M” is a gift. Let’s accept it with thanks and appreciation. That proposed route will shift 128 miles of the Constitution natural-gas pipeline into Otsego County along Interstate 88, with great benefit. For starters, it will: • Create 300 temporary local jobs – 600 in all on the “Oneonta Section,” one of three “sections” planned along the route – many high-paying, during its 2014 construction. These salaries will be spent, a great degree, in Greater Oneonta, on meals, lodging and general merchandise, (with tourism spinoffs in the Cooperstown area.) • Result in the purchase of millions of dollars in construction-related material and equipment locally, from sand, gravel and cement to cars and trucks, with beneficial spinoffs throughout the local economy. • Require a one-time purchase of easements along I-88, an amount that will likewise be in the millions, although precisely how much is unspecified, since negotiations only recently began. • Generate $5 million a year into the foreseeable future in property taxes, according to Matthew Swift, Constitution project manager – $3 million to the County of Otsego, the rest to the towns and school districts along the route. Since the Fed isn’t anticipating a robust revival of the national economy until the latter part of 2014, the short-term injection of cash for easements and 600 salaries will be a boon to an Otsego County already in its fifth year of recession. “Alternate M” is a gift. • But there’s more. The Constitution is what’s called an “open access” pipeline: Communities and manufacturers along the route can tap in and benefit from the lowcost natural gas.
Immediately, this would assure the future of Amphenol and its 600 jobs in Sidney, many held by Otsego Countians. Originally, the idea was to supply Amphenol’s new plant near I-88 with natural gas from a vertical well, but that hasn’t been going forward as well as expected. The Constitution would provide an assured supply Amphenol may not be able to depend on otherwise. Communities along the route – via NYSEG, the Leatherstocking Gas Co. (the Mirabito-Corning partnership) or newly formed municipal utilities – could likewise take advantage of the lower-cost fuel, now 75 percent less than fuel oil. This would be a particular benefit – millions worth over a fairly short time – to big, essential institutions like Bassett and Fox hospitals and the colleges. NYSEG provides natural gas to Oneonta now, but not enough: During cold snaps, NYSEG can and does cut off SUNY; (the college then heats with oil, and gets a price break for its flexibility.) Particularly enticing is the idea of, say, Oneonta City Hall forming its own muni and profiting from selling the low-cost gas. In Schenectady, Proctor’s Theatre runs a downtown heating district and is benefiting mightily; might Foothills do similarly? (Coincidentally, Oneonta’s first city manager, Mike Long, has experience in this – and much else. A muni would be a great first initiative.) If Oneonta, why not the Village of Cooperstown, with Bassett, the Hall of Fame and the NYSHA museums as mainstay customers? And/or the communities along I-88 – Otego-Unadilla and Schenevus-Worcester – either alone or through NYSEG or Leatherstocking? Could Otsego County establish a regional muni for the distribution of natural gas, and profit from the Please See EDITORIAL, A6 IN JU
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‘...Our Son Would Find A Home And Not An Institution’ Editor’s Note: Dr. Peter van der Riet, whose son Sebastian is a Springbrook student, delivered these remarks at the Thursday, Sept. 20, dedication of the $22 million campus expansion and inauguration of the Golisano School for Autism.
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hen you get to know Springbrook, its mission resonates: Every individual has the right to and need of a fulfilling life. Each individual’s needs vary a lot, and change continually, because every person evolves in their development as time goes by. Some of the younger individuals can live with their families in their homes, but require special services.
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Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy presents a book of students’ poems describing the new Golisano Center for Autism to Tom Golisano, the philanthropist who issued a $2.5 million challenge grant that allowed the school for developmentally disabled children to enhance a $15 million state-funded project to a state-of-the-art $22 million facility. Golisano, Paychex founder and three-time gubernatorial candidate, spoke Thursday, Sept. 20, at the dedication of the new facility in the Town of Milford. In the center is John M. Anderson, SUNY Alfred president, who as Hartwick College provost in 2004 arranged for Golisano to visit the campus.
Springbrook board member and parent, Dr. Peter van der Riet, Cooperstown, and wife Anouk Lambers chat with state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, prior to the dedication, where they recounted the story of the their son, Sebastian.
Other boys and girls require residential homes. A fact of life is that we all age and become adults. My son Sebastian is now 10 years old and he has autism.
... van der Riet’s wife and Sebastian’s mom, Anouk Lambers, also a Bassett physician, then delivered these remarks.
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Neel Kumra, a student who spoke at the dedication, declares the $22 million renovation “awesome.” With him is Marie Carrasco.
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Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of Judge Cooper is in The Fenimore Art Museum
feel very honored for being asked to speak on this very special day for Springbrook. Thank you! Our son Sebastian is now 10 years old. He is a child with autism. He was diagnosed at age 2½. I will never forget the day we learned he had autism. Our lives were
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The incidence of autism when he was diagnosed in 2004 was one in 150 births. Now, in 2012, it is one of 88 births. As a society, we now face enormous challenges as countless children
shattered and we mourned the loss of a healthy child. Even more devastating, we were told that he would never be able to communicate and that he would need to be institutionalized. The negative images and fear associated with the word “institutionalized” stayed with us for many years. Everything changed when we were introduced to Springbrook. I remember walking through the campus for the first time with tears in my eyes. Tears of happiness, knowing that here our son would find a
just like my son Sebastian become adults. Springbrook is working very hard to match these needs in our community and in the State of New York. All of us present here today are connected with Springbrook in one way or another and are witnessing “where Springbrook was” ... and “where it is now.” Wow! What a great day for all of us. Everybody can see and feel how far Springbrook has come. But make no mistake: Springbrook is a work in progress. New programs are starting all the time and constantly evolving to meet the needs of the individuals we serve. Thank you for being here and supporting Springbrook.
home and not an institution. Not just because of the physical beauty of this place, but most importantly because of the love and dedication that emanates from everyone who works here. It is that feeling of family. Sebastian’s younger brother begged us to move into one of the new houses when HE saw it. Springbrook understands that every individual has the right to enjoy a full life. Thank you for making this a dream home to all individuals affected by autism.
LETTERS
Letter Doesn’t Fully Describe Congressman Gibson To the Editor: A recent letter to the editor claims to inform the readers all about Congressman Chris Gibson. But do we really get all the facts? We are told about his education, his 24 years of Army service, his military rank
and decorations, his service on House Committees during his first political term of office. We already know he was first elected to Congress in 2010, soon after retiring from the military. Now, he is running for re-election in the newly expanded 19th
Congressional District. He is a Republican – a fiscal conservative. We are told he receives a military pension which he returns to the Treasury while he serves in Congress. No – he can’t return a pension he actually receives.
Rather, he simply elected to defer the commencement of his pension to a later date when he may no longer be a Congressman. This is called income tax planning, because he doesn’t want to report a significant pension Please See LETTER, A5
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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
Casualty – Another accident has happened from carelessness about fire-arms. A Mr. Webster, belonging, as we understand, to a new Artillery Company, lately raised in Cincinnatus and its vicinity, being ordered by the commanding officer to drive home the cartridge, which had just been attempted to be fired without effect (the priming having burnt out) had one hand blown off, the other so dreadfully injured as to render amputation necessary immediately, and the flesh on his side burnt & torn to the very ribs. The unfortunate man was in the very act of ramming the piece when it went off. It is not expected that the unfortunate man will live. September 26, 1812
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child in fifteen counties knows him or has heard of him. He has been setting bones for nearly 50 years. He has treated more than 30,000 cases of fractured or deformed bones and has never lost a case. For more than 30 years licensed physicians have been trying to put an end to Sweet’s practicing. They have caused his arrest, but no jury has been found, nor is it probable one can be found that will convict him in any court. September 25, 1912
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175 YEARS AGO
U.S. Postal Financing – Immediately after the suspension of specie payments by the banks in New York, in May last, a circular was sent out, directing all postmasters who had first been instructed to deposit the proceeds of their offices in banks, to retain them in specie (currency issued by local banks) to meet the drafts of the department. To those who had been instructed to pay directly to contractors, another circular was sent, reminding them of their duties and liabilities in reference to the monies to be received and paid by them under existing laws. Instructions have recently been prepared, directing the manner in which returns of cash on hand are hereafter to be made to the department, and forbidding the loaning or use of the monies belonging to the public for any purpose whatsoever. September 25, 1837
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Excerpt from “A Proclamation by the President of the United States of Americaâ€? – Washington, September 22, 1862â€? – I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the Constitutional relation between the United States and the people thereof, in which States that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed. ‌. That, on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State, or any designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of
September 26, 1962 them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom‌� September 26, 1862
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During the past season, Mrs. George H. Farquharson – who came here a young bride from Utica last June – has been the soprano singer in the choir of the Baptist church, a position which she has most acceptably filled, as she has a very pleasant and cultivated voice of considerable compass. Her effective rendering of a beautiful solo on Sunday morning last, has rarely been excelled in that choir. From it we shall now miss the fine tenor voice of Mr. Charles H. Parshall, who has returned to Cornell University. Mr. Derrick, who so ably presides at the organ, deserves the thanks of his church for the successful efforts he has made to keep up a good choir, which is so essential a part of public worship. September 30, 1887
100 YEARS AGO
Living next door in Utica to James S. Sherman, vicepresident of the United States resides Dr. Ira S. Sweet, the practical bone-setter, and a man who would rather shift a knee joint back into place than to carry a bag of gold into a bank. Sweet is a born bone-setter. Licensed physicians may sniff their noses at this, but Sweet’s father, grandfather and great grandfather set bones before him. Sweet is counted a great man in Central New York. Every man, woman and
Ziyara Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a Masonic body, has its headquarters at Utica, but draws its membership from a wide territory in Central New York. Last fall the Temple elected Moses E. Lippitt of Cooperstown to the office of Illustrious Potentate. As a testimony to the head of the order, and to his home town, Shriners to the number of nearly 500 came to Cooperstown Wednesday afternoon of last week and staged an observance that included initiation ceremonies at the Masonic Temple in the afternoon, a colorful parade followed by a barbeque at the Lakefront in the evening with an entertainment program for the members at the Village Hall. September 29, 1937
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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department has received three K-9 security dogs to provide better law enforcement procedures in the county. The dogs, originally trained in West Germany, will be specialized in drug search, bomb search, general security and tracking of suspects. The K-9 program is funded through $11,000 in donations from private and business organizations with the largest grant coming from the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Edmeston. September 30, 1987
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The people of our sister city in Windsor, Nova Scotia, have developed a unique event to showcase their world-famous giant pumpkins. October 5th marks the 18th annual Windsor-West Hants Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-Off, to be followed two weeks later by the fourth annual pumpkin regatta on October 13. Windsor’s Howard Dill developed the Dill’s Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds. The current world record pumpkin hails from Sammamish, WA, at 1,262 pounds. September 27, 2002
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Congressman Gibson No Moderate, Will Vote For Republican’s Conservative Agenda provide some insight into the record on certain important issues: 1. Social Security, Medicare On 04-15-11, voted to turn Medicare into a government “voucher system� so that seniors could purchase their own private, profit-oriented health insurance; and, to weaken Social Security,
even to cut benefits in effect for existing retirees. 2. Environment On 06-22-11, voted to undermine and weaken the Federal Clean Air Act. 3. Women’s Health On 02-18-11, voted to defund Planned Parenthood. 4. Jobs On -06-16-11, voted to reduce funding by $21 mil-
lion for rural broadband. 5. Taxes On 03-01-11, voted to protect tax breaks for Big Oil companies. Oh, yes, he voted for the Paul Ryan Budget Plan, and we know how that would adversely affect the most vulnerable – the poor, the middle class, women, children and seniors.
He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to deprive millions of Americans of health insurance and to negate important consumer protection provisions of the act against the unscrupulous practices of health insurance companies. He signed the Grover Nordquist pledge to never vote for any tax increases,
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Join Rowinski, Clark, Seward, Lopez In Supporting Otsego County Pipeline Route EDITORIAL/From A4 Constitution further? • There’s some immediacy here, given the county’s financial crisis. The county Board of Representatives, fearful Otsego Manor will cost it another $2.3 million over the next few years, is looking to sell off the county’s exceptional nursing home. That the private company that bought Delaware County’s Countryside Care Center five years ago is seeking to abandon it shows how perilous a move this would be to our neediest citizens. Here’s a way out: Dedicate the $3 million in found revenue from the Constitution to assure Otsego Manor’s stability. The good news is that the Otsego County Board of Representatives has awakened to the great possibilities offered by the Constitution, not just for Otsego Manor, but for the local economy
as a whole. County Rep. Linda Rowinski, DOneonta, and the board chair, Kathy Clark, R-Otego, have gotten behind a resolution that would ask FERC, the Federal Energy Resources Commission, to approve “Alternate M” forthwith. It’s a gutsy resolution – it appears on Page A7, opposite this one – and convincing. By the time you read this, Rowinski’s Solid Waste & Environmental Concerns Committee may already have approved it. Regardless, Clark says she will ask the whole county board to approve it at its October meeting on the 3rd. While FERC will be considering environmental, cultural and “civil construction” issues in siting the line, Cindy Ivey, media director for Williams, the Houston-based pipeline company, said
the county’s advocacy will have impact. “Every stakeholder has an influence,” she said. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and state Rep. Pete Lopez, the Republican who represents Unadilla, Morris and Butternuts in this county, have already stepped in, lobbying FERC to consider the I-88 right of way. They should keep up the pressure. Seward has already wrapped his mind around a simple reality of Otsego County life: The local economy has been stagnant since 1990; we can’t continue to provide ever-more expensive services – and needed services like Otsego Manor – without economic growth. • There are other benefits to Alternate M.
Landowners along I-88 are already familiar – and, thus, more comfortable – with the easement concept, so that should proceed routinely. The highway corridor has already been vetted environmentally. And the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which asked the Constitution planners to explore “Alternate M,” prefers to approve new projects – power lines, pipelines, etc. – along existing route, to minimize impacts. The Tennessee pipeline has run across northern Otsego County for 60 years now, six decades – the whole lives of most of our citizens – with no incident. Since then, pipelines are better built and better monitored. The chance of something major going wrong is minimal. Let’s make it clear: Fracking, per se, has no place in Otsego County – the Glimmerglass is a national treasure that requires protection. But the Constitution
Pipeline, while it will carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to the Eastern Seaboard, is not fracking – it is simply a conduit, like a highway or an electrical line. Let’s not conflate the two. • It’s time to step up, as Rowinski, Clark, Seward and Lopez are already doing, and champion “Alternate M.” The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce – it has rightly opposed fracking, but this is different – and the Otsego County Chamber should, too. Town and school boards should do likewise. The Worcester Town Board did so the other night; the Town of Maryland is considering similar action. To end as we began, the Constitution Pipeline is a gift to Otsego County, a much-needed one. There’s no downside, and much to be gained. Let’s accept the gift eagerly, and get about the business of maximizing the benefits.
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To the Editor: The next Otsego County Board of Legislators meeting is at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. This is listed on the county website at www.otsegocounty.com, along with future meetings dates of Nov. 7, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19. A budget meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on a date to be determined. Residents may speak at the beginning of the meeting. According to the Web site, “All County Board meetings are held in the 2nd Floor Board chambers, Otsego County Office Building,
Cooperstown, NY on the LETTER first Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. If additional business arises during the month, then a mid-month meeting will be scheduled. The midmonth meeting is usually held on the third Wednesday of the month.” On the schedule page of the website is the statement, “The schedule is subject to change throughout the year. If you have any questions about the meeting schedule or the agenda for the meeting, you should contact the Clerk of the Board at
607-547-4202.” I have attended board meetings and the dates of the eight standing committee meetings are announced at the end of the committee reports at the monthly board meeting and are posted on the county Web site. The minutes of the board and the standing committees are posted on the Web site. The minutes do not state how legislators voted on a resolution; but lists the total weighted vote on the resolution. The board meeting agenda allows for public comment at the beginning
of the meeting. At the recent Otsego Manor Standing Committee, the privilege of the floor was given to residents who wanted to speak. According the Otsego Manor Standing Committee Sept. 10 meeting minutes, a section will be added to the county Web site with information on the sale of the Otsego Manor. Perhaps more citizens will attend meetings with this knowledge of how your county government operates. SANDRA BLISS Cooperstown
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TEXT OF RESOLUTION SUPPORT I-88 ROUTE FOR CONSTITUTION PIPELINE Editor’s Note: This is the Rowinski-Clark resolution that the Otsego County Board of Representatives will consider at its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the County Office Building, Cooperstown. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION PIPELINE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE M AND TO FILE A MOTION TO INTERVENE WITH FERC SWEC COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the Constitution Pipeline Company (Constitution] has proposed to develop a pipeline to connect natural gas supplies in northern Pennsylvania with existing transmission pipe-
lines in Schoharie County, New York, to serve major northeastern markets: and WHEREAS, Constitution must obtain a federal Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); and WHEREAS, Constitution requested that FERC initiate a pre-filing environmental review of the proposed pipeline route and the project was assigned docket number PF 12-9: and WHEREAS, FERC pre-filing process is intended to solicit early input from citizens, governmental entities and other interested parties to identify and address issues with potential facility
locations; and WHEREAS. FERC has directed Constitution to study the feasibility of constructing the pipeline in the Interstate-88 corridor, also known as Alternative Route M, which would result in sections of the pipeline being constructed in Otsego County; and WHEREAS, the Constitution pipeline would be considered an “open access pipeline,” meaning that local municipalities or public utilities could potentially tap the line in the future to provide residential, commercial and industrial natural gas service; and WHEREAS, Constitution has estimated that the total
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economic impact during the construction phase would result in $86 million in new labor income in the region and $12 million in new sales and income tax revenue, a portion of which would benefit Otsego County if Alternative M was chosen: and WHEREAS, the pipeline’s long-term economic impact is anticipated to result in 17 new permanent jobs in the region, $1 million in new labor income in the region and $14.5 million in new annual sales, income and property tax revenue: of which on es-
timated $_____ in property tax revenue may be received by Otsego County: Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that, this Board of Representatives has determined that the pipeline will produce beneficial short-term and long-term economic impacts resulting from jobs, sales, income and property tax revenue and from potential future residential, commercial and industrial natural gas service to Otsego County residents provided by local municipalities and public utilities: and be it
further RESOLVED, that. this Board of Representatives supports Alternative Route M should FERC grant a federal Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity: and be it further RESOLVED. that the Chair of this Board is authorized to file a motion to intervene in FERC Docket # PF12-9 pertaining to the Constitution Pipeline Company’s natural gas transmission pipeline (“the Constitution Pipeline”) pursuant to 18 C.F.R. 5385.21 4(0)(3).
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He directed his talk not only at Cleinman and other optometrists in the audience, but to 14-year-old Leo Frascatore, Oneonta, who he often referred to directly when dispensing wisdom. “Every single disadvantage, young Leo, can be turned into an advantage,” he said, and then shared a story about winning a wrestling match by removing his glass eye, which grossed out his opponent so much he forfeited the match. “I thought that was pretty amazing,” Leo said, grinning. At one point, someone in Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.com Al Cleinman thanks and praises Tom Sullivan at the audience sneezed quithe end of the speech. etly, and Sullivan turned his head. “A woman is blowing advantage.” looked all right. “I made her nose,” he deduced. The hour-long lecture was the mistake of telling my Sullivan sang three songs a multi-media event, opened wife that my ‘Dancing With for the audience, includwith a short film of Sullivan the Stars’ partner was very ing “Colors of the Heart,” bungee jumping, performing sexy,” he said, flashing a which he wrote for Michael on “Highway to Heaven” photo of the scantily-clad Landon when he was dying with Michael Landon and dancer on the screen behind of cancer, and a new song, skiing with his daughter. him. “So for all I know, I’m which will be the title song He introduced himself by up here dressed like Stevie for the movie version of asking the audience if he Wonder.” his book “Adventures in
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County Board Considers Supporting Pipeline Route Along I-88 PIPELINE/From A1 tory Commission, on behalf of that I-88 option. “As with anything, reaction is mixed, but there is a potential for some positive economic impact – in taxes alone,” said county Rep. Linda Rowinski, D-Oneonta, who planned Wednesday, Sept. 26, to ask the committee she chairs, Solid Waste & Environmental Concerns, to support the resolution. Rowinski said she directed County Planner Psalm Wycoff to draft the resolution. Williams, the pipeline company, has sketched out its preferred route through Delaware County, but “if it’s going to come that close to us anyway, why not have that economic benefit?” said Rowinski. Board Chair Kathy Clark,
R-Otego, said she supports Rowinski’s initiative. “I can only speak for myself,” she said, but added, “My Cindy Ivey commitment is serious.” The resolution received its first airing Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the county board’s Natural Gas Advisory Committee, which rejected it 5-4 in a meeting at the county’s Meadows complex. But the votes – a quorum was barely achieved – were predictable. Committee members identified with anti-fracking groups – county Rep. Beth Rosenthal, D-Roseboom, Otsego Town Board member Julie Huntsman,
Sustainable Otsego’s Kelly Brannigan and OCCA Executive Director Darla Youngs – were among the nays. Those identified with the other side, county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, the committee chair, and Uni Blake and Maria Lusins of Hometown Energy Group, where among the ayes. After the meeting, Powers said, even though the committee is advisory, he is unsure whether he will continue to try to move the resolution forward. However, Clark said the advisory committee is simply that: advisory. “This is more than an environmental issue,” she said, “it’s also an economic issue.” Cindy Ivey, Williams’ manager of media relations, answered the committee’s
questions on the Constitution prior to the vote, and said later county support for Alternate M couldn’t hurt. “Every stakeholder has an influence” with FERC, she said. The 120-mile pipeline is a joint effort of Williams, a Houston-based pipeline builder, and two companies – Cabot Oil & Gas and Southwestern Energy – that are producing natural gas in northeast Pennsylvania through the controversial fracking method. The pipeline would carry natural gas to Schoharie County, where it would connect with the Tennessee and Iroquois pipelines that supply Boston and New York City respectively. Since Alternate M surfaced as an option – state
No Beds Available Here For Nursing Home Closing In Delhi BEDS/From A1 three – one assisted living and two in its adult-home section. Other facilities – Cooperstown’s Woodside Hall and St. James Manor, Town of Oneonta, among them – are private and not eligible to accept Medicaid patients. Oneonta’s Hampshire House has three vacancies, but likewise accepts no Medicaid. “It’s always very difficult when we hear of a facility closing,” said Trish Sowa, Robynwood executive director. “The bed capacity of Otsego County hasn’t kept up with the demand.” “We don’t have a lot of room, but we’ve looked at potential admissions for two or three,” said Otsego Manor’s Ed Marchi. “We’ve received a few referrals, but we don’t have any empty beds,” said Chestnut Park Administrator Jonathan Done. “We’re standing by and watching the development. Sometime in the future, when we have openings, we’ll do what we can to help.” Coincidentally, just at the Otsego County Board of Representatives voted to seek a buyer for its Otsego Manor, the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, which voted to do so six years ago, is reaping what that decision
sowed. It can’t be helped, said Delhi Town Supervisor Peter Bracci, who also chairs the county Board of Supervisors’ Human Services Committee. Among other challenges, he is trying to find a berth for a quadriplegic now residing at Countryside. “I want to get the word out that no one’s going to be left in the cold,” he said. “That’s always been our concern. It was heavy on our minds.” While saying that in an interview Monday, Sept. 24, he was unsure what would happened when Leatherstocking Healthcare LLC, the Herkimer-based private entity that bought Countryside from the county, is permitted to walk away two weeks from Friday the 28th. Since that county sold off its nursing home, the state Department of Health assumed responsibility for the ultimate care of the 117, but Bracci was unsure what that would involve. Regardless, it now seems unlikely Delaware County will get any more of the money Leatherstocking owes on the Countryside purchase, he said. Jackie Pappalardi, director of the DOH’s Division of Residential Services, Office of Long Term Care, referred calls to DOH spokesman Jeff
Hammond, who said the department has had a team on site at Countryside since Aug. 1, and has identified beds “in surrounding counties” – Broome, in particular – where residents can be moved. If everyone hasn’t been placed by Oct. 12, the DOH team will remain in Delhi until everyone has been placed. “Potential buyers” have made inquiries about Countryside, but it will take some time to “fully vet” those inquiries, he continued, but when a qualified buyer is identified that facility may reopen. It’s too soon to predict when that might happen. While nursing homes do close in New York State, that’s not common, according to Hammond. He has been a spokesman for the department for eight years, and there have been only “three or four” closings in that time, he said. As the state and federal governments continuously reduced their Medicaid reimbursements for nursing care, this day has been a longtime coming, said Bracci, but now it’s here. “More affluent counties, and less affluent counties, can’t see their way out of this,” he continued. “We would love to be able to take care of it, we just can’t do it.”
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County Rep. Jim Powers voted for “Alternate M,” but county Rep. Beth Rosenthal, left, and OCCA Executive Director Darla Youngs voted nay. Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal
Rep. Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, are promoting it – letters have been sent out to an additional 500 property owners along a 600-foot-wide stretch straddling I-88. For now, Ivey continued, Williams prefers the route through Delaware County, because of some engineering challenges associated with the I-88 options. There is concern that terraces might have to be built on certain portions where the slope is too steep; however, the pipeline could be moved away from I-88 in those particular portions, she said. The biggest question fac-
ing Alternate M is the state Department of Transportation “has to be a willing partner,” Ivey continued, and Williams is still trying to determine if that’s the case. Williams is developing the case for Alternate M in Resource Report 1 and Resource Report 10, one of 12 such research reports now being prepared, but which will be available on www.ferc.gov sometime in November. So far, 12 alternative routes are being studied, but when it makes its formal application to FERC, it will be for a single route, Ivey said.
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