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March 19, 2009

Village election chart

Listed below are results in area village elections Wednesday.



Cherry Valley

• Mayor

Jeffrey Stiles 149

Debbie Friedman 79

Dorothy Reiberg 1

• Trustee

Kevin Flint 147

Frank Russo 82



Cooperstown

• Trustee (2)

Joe Booan Jr. (R) 341

Willis Monie Jr. (R) 276

Richard Abbate (D) 177

Milo Stewart Jr. (D) 137



Laurens

• Mayor

Robert Zack 8

• Trustee (3)

Christy (Price) Gordon 8

Geralyn Holstead 8

Donna Sorentino 8



Milford

• Mayor

Sabine Curry 31

• Trustee

Colman ‘Jim’ Havener 27



Morris

• Trustee

William Burdick 6



Richfield Springs

• Trustee (2)

John O’Connor 4

Ronald Frohne 4



Gilbertsville

• Mayor

Shirley Musson 18

• Trustee

Debra Gross 18



Otego

• Mayor

Ernest Kroll 72

Alec Pitel 1

Don Davis 1



Unadilla

• Trustee (2)

Stephen Geer 4

Kevin Rickard 5



Delhi

• Mayor

Richard Maxey 229

David Truscott 83

• Trustee (2)

James Robbins 220

Gregory L. Kryston 180

Kevin Lee 174



Franklin

• Trustee

Christine Geertgens 41



Walton

• Mayor

Ed Snow 215

Roland Beers 137

Ken Landry 101

Ray Baldi 53

Terri Green 3

John Thraner 53

• Trustee (2)

Teresa O’Leary 421

Denise Church 312

Dorothy Closs 241

Jennifer Davis 8

• Justice

Paul Laauser 36



Stamford

• Mayor

Michael Jacobs 137

Anne Slatin 128

• Trustee (2)

Joan Hinman 155

Bruce Velan 142



Hobart

• Mayor

Aaron Kaufman 81

Kenneth Brockway 66

Gordon Key 8

• Trustee (2)

William Webb 100

James Barr III 87

Don Dales 60

William Palmer 30

Joseph Roufe 17



Margaretville

• Mayor

J. Van Benschoten 69

Carol O’Beirne 66

William Stanton 1

• Trustee (2)

Iris Mead 92

Wallace Patterson 85

J. Van Benschoten 18

Fred Miller 1

Teresa Goodchild 1



Sidney

• Trustee (2)

James L. Bordeau 184

Steven Crawford 171

Greg Hitchcock 46

• Justice

Steven T. Rose 179



Hancock

• Mayor

Celia Vazquez 176

John Martin 131

• Trustee (2)

Wm. Schoonmaker 173

Dorothy Picozzi 132

Joseph Doran 126

Brad Esolen 50



Fleischmanns

• Mayor

David Morrell 70

• Trustee (2)

Harriet Grossman 37

Martin Morales 40

Todd Pascarella 60



New Berlin

• Mayor

Wade Schrag 67

Carol Riley 65

• Trustee (2)

Terry Potter 103

Mike Conroe 93



Afton

• Trustee (2)

Gloria Harvey 94

Ronald Zablocki 54

Patrick Dedman 45









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    April 24, 2012

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    March 29, 2012

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    March 23, 2012

  • Motorist rolls truck, charged with drunken driving A motorist who continued driving after his truck rolled 360 degrees in Summit early Monday was charged with drunken driving, state police at Cobleskill said.

    May 11, 2010

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    May 11, 2010

  • Mary Lorraine Hawkins RICHFIELD SPRINGS _ Mary Lorraine Hawkins, 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 10, 2010, she was at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.

    May 11, 2010

  • Area briefs: Video on natural gas drilling to be presented COPES CORNERS _ The Concerned Citizens of the Butternut Valley will sponsor a video presentation about natural gas drilling at 7 p.m. today at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School at 693 State Highway 51.

    May 11, 2010

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    May 11, 2010

  • Evelyn E. Kinney MORRIS _ Evelyn E. Kinney, 81, of Morris, passed away Jan. 17, 2010.

    May 11, 2010

  • Frost may have damaged plantings Traces of a visit by Jack Frost overnight might leave severe damage to plant life in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties, weather officials said Monday.

    May 11, 2010

  • Daisy Wagner Schultz WALTON _ Daisy Meda Wagner Schultz, 65, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, May 9, 2010, at home.

    May 11, 2010

  • Frost may have damaged plantings Traces of a visit by Jack Frost overnight might leave severe damage to plant life in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties, weather officials said Monday.

    May 11, 2010

  • Edward Luke Ryder MOUNT VISION _ Edward Luke Ryder, 71, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010, at his home.

    May 11, 2010

  • Police probe apparent murder-suicide WALTON _ An apparent murder-suicide shooting is being investigated by the Walton Police Department, the state police and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, Walton Police Officer Brian Laauser said Monday. The shootings occurred at 32 Union Street at about 10 p.m. Sunday, police said.

    May 11, 2010

  • Police probe apparent murder-suicide WALTON _ An apparent murder-suicide shooting is being investigated by the Walton Police Department, the state police and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, Walton Police Officer Brian Laauser said Monday. The shootings occurred at 32 Union Street at about 10 p.m. Sunday, police said.

    May 11, 2010

  • 3 area lawyers say Kagan likely to be confirmed Elena Kagan is likely to be confirmed as United States Supreme Court justice and seems qualified for the post, according to three area lawyers.
    Kagan, the nations solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, is President Barack Obamas choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.

    May 11, 2010

  • Alyce H. Roberts ONEONTA _ Alyce H. Roberts, 89, of Oneonta, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010, at home.

    May 11, 2010

  • 3 area lawyers say Kagan likely to be confirmed Elena Kagan is likely to be confirmed as United States Supreme Court justice and seems qualified for the post, according to three area lawyers.
    Kagan, the nations solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, is President Barack Obamas choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.

    May 11, 2010

  • Outdoor biking program starts in city ONEONTA _ An outdoor biking program Tuesday nights has begun in Oneonta.
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    May 11, 2010

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    May 11, 2010

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