GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Monday, 4/20 Coronavirus Deaths Dip To 2-Week Low ALBANY – At today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo said another 478 people had died in New York State, the lowest single-day toll in more than two weeks, The New York Times is reporting. After saying in recent days that the virus appeared to have reached or passed a peak in the state, Mr. Cuomo said the authorities were now trying to ascertain how gradual the decrease in infection might be in…
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3rd SUNY Employee Down With COVID-19 ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta received confirmation today that one additional employee has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases at SUNY Oneonta to three. The college’s first case was identified on April 13.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Herbert A. Leupold, Honored Physicist Had Cooperstown Home COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Herbert A. Leupold, 89, a physicist at the U.S. Army Research Lab at Fort Monmouth, N.J., who maintained a second home in Cooperstown for many years, quietly exited this life on March 29, 2020. He was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 6, 1931,to Josefa Thalmayr and August Leupold. Herb’s education includes a B.Sc. in Physics from Queens College, an M.S. from Columbia University and a Ph.D.…
5 New COVID Cases Arise Over Weekend COOPERSTOWN – Five new cases of the coronavirus surfaced in Otsego County over the weekend, bringing the total to 55 confirmed, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago. There have been four deaths, the latest one reported on Friday. Of the 55 total cases, three are hospitalized (compared to four on Friday), 31 have recovered (compared to 25) and are off isolation.…
2 Days After Smokey Fire, Garage Repairs Underway Family, Friends Aim To Reopen Neighbour’s Drive by Neighbour’s Service Center on Route 28, Village of Milford, anytime today, and you’ll see a crew of family and friends working on getting Antonino Triarsi’s business back in business. In top photo, Triarsi points out where the attachment from the oil heater, at left, slipped out of the pottery chimney pipe, in wall at right, and set the wall on fire. With Milford, Cooperstown…
IN MEMORIAM Charles D. Scofield, 93 Sept. 26, 1926-April 18, 2020 SCHENEVUS – Charles “Charlie” Duane Scofield, 93, passed away on April 18, 2020 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta from complications of COPD. Charlie was born in Otego, Sept. 26, 1926, the son of Charles E. and Dorothy (Hamilton) Scofield. He lived most of his childhood on a farm in Otego and going to school there. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 and served for three years.…
IN MEMORIAM Charles D. Scofield, 93 Sept. 26, 1926-April 18, 2020 SCHENEVUS – Charles “Charlie” Duane Scofield, 93, passed away on April 18, 2020, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta, from complications of COPD. Charlie was born in Otego, Sept, 26, 1926, the son of Charles E. and Dorothy (Hamilton) Scofield. He lived most of his childhood on a farm in Otego and going to school there. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 and served for three years. …
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Sunday, 4/19 State Ramps Up Antibody Testing It’s Prelude To Going Back To Work ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced the state Department of Health will begin to conduct a statewide antibody testing survey tomorrow, which he called the most aggressive such program in the U.S. Large-scale antibody testing will help determine the percentage of the population that is now immune to the virus, allowing more individuals to safely return to work.…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR from CHIP NORTHRUP While New York City Dithered, San Antonio Saw Threat, Responded Editor’s Note: Mr. Northrup’s letter is reprinted from the current editions of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal. To the Editor: In Texas, a city or county can issue and enforce stay-at-home health orders without the state’s permission. Some West Texas counties have prohibited out-of-county residents from staying in the county overnight, the landlords are fined $1,000 a day. In New York, only…
In Crisis, Shelter Holds County Rabies Clinics HARTWICK SEMINARY – Due to social-distancing strictures, the county Health Department cancelled its regular rabies clinics this past week. Susquehanna Animal Shelter Executive Director Stacie Haynes stepped up: She proposed that the SQSPCA fill the gap, and the DOH agreed.…
