OUR TOWNS 1 OUR TOWNS February 1, 2007 Press Sun-Bulletin pressconnects.com COMMUNITY REGION SBA disaster loans exceed $1M More than $1 million in U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans have been approved for more than 50 residents and business owners in New York who were affected by November's flash flooding, the administration said this week. Program information is available by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Business loan applications also can be downloaded at www.sba.gov/services/ disasterassistance. A local disaster loan outreach center at 222 Water third floor, Binghamton, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until further notice. The deadline to return loan applications is Feb.
20. The deadline for returning economic injury applications is Sept. 24. Liz Hacken JOHNSON CITY Board approves historic setting for bank Final plans for a NBT bank branch in Johnson City were approved this week by the village zoning board. Bank officials proposed renovating the former Charles F.
Johnson Jr. house at 331 Main St. in Johnson City, Village Planner Daria Golazeski said. The Johnson Jr. home was built in 1919 as a wedding present from his uncle, George F.
Johnson. Golazeski said plans call for building in the rear of the building a small addition and three drive-up terminals. A ramp accessible to the disabled will be constructed in front. Golazeski said traffic will primarily exit from the bank using the adjacent Walgreens' parking lot. Norwich-based NBT Bank is a full-service community bank with two divisions, through two financial services companies.
NBT Bank N.A. has 118 locations, including 80 NBT Bank offices in upstate New York and 38 Pennstar Bank offices in northeastern Pennsylvania. Eric Reinagel BINGHAMTON Magic Paintbrush reopening planned The Magic Paintbrush Project will host a grand reopening event Friday at its workshop and gallery, artWORKS, in the Oakdale Mall. The event will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and include a painting workshop for families of individuals with cognitive or developmental disabilities.
The Magic Paintbrush Project conducts workshops with materials to involve families, caregivers and individuals in activities to encourage ability and aid in rehabilitation. Workshops are held at art WORKS in the Oakdale Mall and can be scheduled by appointmert. For additional information, call 656-4127. Nadeska Alexis JC dissolution initiative praised By Eric Reinagel Press Sun-Bulletin Broome County Executive Barbara J. Fiala said Wednesday that she is pleased to hear that a group of residents in Johnson City has wrapped up its dissolution petition drive.
The Committee to Reduce Johnson City Taxes unofficially submitted apetition Tuesday to Johnson City to begin the process of dissolving the village into the Town of Union. The petition will officially be received at the next village board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building on Main Street in Johnson City. "We educated residents about the dissolution petition process because we felt it was important to get more people involved and we wanted to try to coax local governments into taking a more serious look at the issue of dissolution and consolidation," Fiala said. "We need to decide once and for all if either makes sense for our local gov- ernments' structure and the only way to decide is to take a good, long look at the numbers." Despite what some are saying, signing a petition doesn't mean you immediately want to jump to dissolving your village, she said.
"All we are asking is that you support the process now and decide if it makes sense for your community later," Fiala said. Dissolution in New York state can be started by a vote of elected representatives in a village or it can be jump-started by the petition process. It is a petition process that must be carried out by a grassroots effort. It can be done in any village in which residents would like to see elected leaders at least investigate the impact of dissolution. If sufficient voters sign a petition, village boards must adopt a plan for dissolution and schedule a referendum for voters.
Signatures on The Committee to Reduce Johnson City Taxes' petition still have to be verified. The petition also must contain signatures from a third of electors (qualified voters) in the village. According to the Broome County Elections board, there were 7,866 registered active voters in Johnson City and 758 inactive registered voters in the November 2006 election. Fiala said if the petition is accepted, the following process will be taken: The village appoints a study committee, including at least two representatives of the Town of Union who reside outside Johnson City. The village will determine a time period for the committee to complete a dissolution The committee will complete the plan and conduct at least one public hearing.
The village board must conduct its own public hearing. The village reviews comments from the public and formally adopts the The for dissolution shall be sent to the town, published and presented to voters in a regular election, held no later than 30 days after the public hearing. Woman promotes new path to healing ENDWELL It's just an idea right now, but Terrie Cashimere thinks it's an idea whose time has come. Its name is the Earth2Spirit Center for Empowerment and Discovery, and she sees it as a local facility where holistic practitioners and New Thought thinkers such as her will gather to learn how to nurture their minds, bodies, spirits, finances and relationships. "It's very, very exciting," says Cashimere, 47.
"It's like giving birth to a baby, only it's very large and takes much longer than nine months." Since 2000, the idea has been gaining VALERIE ZEHL Neighbors strength and coalescing in her mind. Now she's working toward an April 12, 2008, opening. She invites the community to attend an open house called Creating Community from 2 to 7 p.m. March 17 at the Endicott Visitors Center, where she'll be delighted to share her vision with anyone who might want to join in to help make it a reality. Other family-friendly Earth2Spirit activities will also take place at the Endicott Visitors Center this month and next.
Laminated drawings of the future Earth2Spirit compound hang on a wall in the office of the Endwell home she shares with husband Donald, a musician and design engineer at Amphenol Interconnect Products. The drawings depict her concept: an expansive facility wherein local holistic and spiritual providers can come together to offer massage therapy, yoga, dance and other exercise classes, music classes and much more; where seekers can gather for worship, workshops and meditation; where kids are welcome to hang out in a wholesome environment and even their garage bands are welcome to practice without disturbing the neighbors. She also foresees a restaurant possibly organic as well as a meeting place for up to 150 people and suitable accommodations for music to be played and enjoyed. The ultimate Earth2Spirit multiplex will likely be built i in a rural area, but Cashimere, a life coach and speaker who's currently studying to be a Science of Mind minister, envisions that a center first be established in an urban area (by local definition) such as Endwell, so it's readily accessible to those eager for its resources. The price tag for the initial year will VALERIE ZEHL Press Sun-Bulletin toward the creation of a facility she Empowerment and Discovery.
She's rounding up as a place for people to nurture their relationships. 83 83 32 83 83 83 83 Terrie Cashimere of Endwell is working calls the Earth2Spirit Center for supporters now for what she envisions bodies, spirits, minds, finances and TO FIND OUT MORE Call Terrie Cashimere at 786-4487 or log on to www.earth2spirit.com to learn more about her plans for the Earth2Spirit Center for Empowerment and Discovery. Other fan events are planned as well: 7-9 p.m. Feb. 16 and March 16 at the Endicott Visitors Center, 300 Lincoln Endicott: "Passion Through Music," a night of music, fun and laughter; free but donation is requested; snacks available.
To play at this event, e-mail or call 786-4487. 2-7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Endicott Visitors Center; Tickets: $20, Workshop: "Pursue Life With Passion! It's About be about $250,000, she says, and at least a million dollars will be required to fulfill her entire dream. Those figures are sketchy; she's just now pulling together her financial and legal team to make this all happen.
Massage therapist Kim Spolar of Endwell knows Cashimere through the Unity Church of the Southern Tier, which they both attend. "It seems like a big task she has taken on, but my feeling is connecting all these people who work for similar purposes is a good thing for our community," she says. Spolar has an office attached to her home, but wants to work out of the center also. She looks Veteran educator, school leader remembered for helping others 3C POLICE FIRE WHITNEY POINT Two charged in church burglary Two 21-year-old Whitney Point residents were sent to Broome County Jail without bail on felony third-degree burglary charges in connection with thefts from churches and a cemetery in the village, according to state police Investigator Timothy J. Mulvey.
Michael Mott and Brittany Fleming, of Brainard's Trailer Park, were charged Tuesday evening with third-degree burglary, a felony. Additional charges were expected to be filed, investigators said. Mulvey said the two were charged with a July break-in at the Methodist Church and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, both in Whitney Point, and thefts from Riverside Cemetery in Whitney Point. The two also were suspected in a mobile home break-in in Whitney Point.
Crosses, crucifixes, a television and VCR were taken from the churches, troopers said. Crosses and veterans' grave markers were stolen from the cemetery and a large amount of the stolen property has been recovered, Mulvey said. Jim Wright BROOME COUNTY Three accused of stealing, selling cars State police investigators at Kirkwood have filed a detainer warrant against a Pennsylvania man being held in Susquehanna County Jail on unrelated charges in connection with the theft of four cars. Two of his accused co-conspirators remain in the Broome County Jail without bail after they were charged with multiple felony counts. The detainer warrant charging one count of fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, was placed against Joseph A.
Fiorentino, 35, of Montrose, Pa. Shawn P. Fiorentino, 31, of Montrose, and Matthew Miller, 33, of Kingsley, have been in the Broome County Jail since midDecember. Miller was charged with three counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, two counts of second-degree forgery and one count of falsifying business records, all felonies. Shawn Fiorentino was charged with three counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, felonies, Investigator Tracy A.
Stamp said. Stamp said the three took four cars they didn't own and sold them to Gary's U-Pull It on Colesville Road in Binghamton. Three of the vehicles were flood-damaged and taken from the Stillwater Road area in the Town of Conklin in December, Stamp said. The fourth was a disabled vehicle taken from Interstate 81 in November. Stamp said police were alerted by Gary's U-Pull It.
All four vehicles were recovered. Stamp said one of the cars was recovered before it was reported stolen. Choice. Choose Joy!" With life coach Terrie Cashimere. Call 786-4487 or e-mail 8-10 p.m.
Feb. 17 at the Endicott Visitors Center; free showing of the movie "The Secret" (www.thesecret.tv). 7-9 p.m. March 7 at the Owego Treadway Inn; Free seminar: "The Secret of Attracting True Wealth!" Featuring international speaker James Arthur Ray from the movie "The Secret." Visit www.earth2spirit.com for more information. Free, but space is limited, so call to reserve seat: (866) 646-3738.
2-7 p.m. March 17 at the Endicott Visitors Center: open house, "Creating Community." forward to being able to refer her clients to those who practice other modalities within the compound. Interfaith minister and life coach Prudy Georgia of Binghamton is excited about the idea, too. "Terrie's committed, and she's providing an example to people. She has a dream, she has a vision, and she's acting on it," Georgia says.
She's planning on attending a March 7 event Cashimere has arranged, featuring James Arthur Ray, who appears in the movie "The Secret." "(Cashimere) is sponsoring this event, which is open to the public and it's free. Her vision is suddenly coming alive to all of us." he was choked with emotion when he announced his early retirement due to Parkinson's disease. "He was one of the most truly decent men I have ever known. I had a great respect for him. He was a great man, a great educator and a great administrator," said retired Oxford superintendent Grayson Stevens, who followed Mr.
Hutchinson as B-G's interim superintendent. Mr. Hutchinson was a member ofthe Bainbridge Fire Department for 32 years and a fire commissioner for 20 years. He also was the Chenango County Firemen's Association Fireman of the Year in 1983, served as president of the association and was active in the emergency squad. He also was an avid collector of fire memorabilia, fire trucks Jim Wright By Jim Wright Press Sun-Bulletin BAINBRIDGE- The memorial flag hung from the front of the Bainbridge Fire Station and the American flag flew at half staff at the BainbridgeHigh School on Wednesday, as residents mourned the death of longtime educator Roger A.
Hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson, who also was acivic leader and firefighter, died Tuesday at the age of 58. "He was both a gentleman and a gentle man who dedicated his life to serving young people and his community. He will be dearly missed by everyone who had the good fortune to know him," said Alan Pole, superintendent of the Delaware-Chenango Board of Cooperative Educational Services.
After more than 35 years in education, Mr. Hutchinson retired two years ago when his health forced 1 him to step down as superintendent of the Bainbri school district. Mr. Hutchinson began his teaching career in Harpursville where he taught industrial arts for 18 years, coached girls' basketball and served as an assistant principal. He went to Walton in 1988 as vice principal and in 1992 became high school principal before taking his first superintendent's post at Downsville in 1996.
He spent seven years in Downsville. "It was a privilege having worked with him. He was really respected throughout the community and educa- FUNERAL SERVICES A memorial service for Roger Hutchinson will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Bainbridge with the Rev.
Noreen Mooney and Rev. James Ingalls officiating. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel in Sidney.
tional circles," said Ken Wilcox, who served under Mr. Hutchinson as the B-G business manager. He was the kind of guy who went out of his way to help everybody." Mr. Hutchinson often said he was proudto return to the high school, where he graduated in 1966, to become its superintendent in 2003. Two years later, and antique radios.
"The fire service in Chenango County has lost a great friend and leader. He was always there when he was needed," said James H. Williams, a former Norwich school district deputy superintendent and past president of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York. "It was a loss to the education field when he had to retire due to illness and it's a loss to the fire service we can no longer call on him for his knowledge and wisdom." "He was very dedicated to everything he got himself involved with. He will be sorely missed," Bainbridge Fire Chief Kyle Simpkin said.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his mother Esther, a brother and three sisters..
