Growth In NY 5th-Slowest, Census Finds

New York State was the fifth slowest-growing state in 2001-2010, according to the first round of Census 2010 data released Tuesday, Dec. 21.
Its population rose 2.1 percent to 19,378,102.  Breakouts for Otsego County or local municipalities are not yet available.
The slowest-growing states were Michigan, Rhode Island, Louisiana and Ohio, which all lost population.

ARTS FORUM:  Mayor Miller has invited the public to a forum on Oneonta’s arts community, 9 a.m.-12 noon Saturday, Jan. 22, at Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center.  Call the mayor’s office to RSVP.

13TH TERM:  Oneonta native and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, will be sworn in at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, in the Otsego County Courthouse.

NEWCOMERS:  Meanwhile, Otsego County’s two new Republican congressmen, Richard Hanna of Barneveldt and Chris Gibson of Kinderhook, paid their first joint post-election visit to the county Tuesday, Dec. 28, addressing the Cooperstown Rotarians.

ON THE JOB:  Common Council has appointed Jason Hassick as a firefighter.  It also named two call firefighters:  Lauren Michels and Maureen Gillette.

Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
It’s going! If you haven’t seen what’s left of the Wall Street side of Bresee’s, stop by Library Park in the next few days.  You’ll be surprised.  The demolition should be wrapped up early in the New Year.