VILLAGE VOTING MORE COMPLICATED Campaign Signs To Go; Polling Issues Remain By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In light of Governor Cuomo’s decision to postpone Wednesday’s village elections statewide due , the Cooperstown candidates have said they are pulling up their lawn signs for the time being. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch is unopposed. MacGuire Benton, Joe Membrino and Mary Margaret Robbins Sohns are competing for two Village Board seats. The terms of Benton and Membrino, the two…
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IN MEMORIAM Richard Hanna Dies; Represented County In House For 6 Years COOPERSTOWN – Richard Hanna, 69, a moderate Republican from Barneveld who represented Otsego County for six years in Congress, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, at an Oneida County hospital, syracuse.com is reporting. Born in Utica, Hanna developed a successful construction company. After losing to Michael Arcuri, the Oneonta county district attorney, in 2008, he defeated Arcuri in 2010, then won reelection in 2012. In 2014, he faced a…
LOCAL VOTE POSTPONED Governor Delays Village Elections New Vote April 28, Same Day As Demo Presidential Primary Governor Cuomo early this evening delayed all village elections in New York State until April 28, the same day as the statewide Democratic Presidential Primary. “Delaying village elections will help ensure poll workers and voters are not potentially exposed to the virus and at the same time maintain integrity in our election system,” Cuomo said. Many such races are uncontested, but in the…
One Non-Local Patient Treated At Bassett 400 Called Hotline Over Weekend, 200+ More Connect Today Many Just Have Colds, Others Directed To Visit Testing Tents By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Hundreds of people had called Bassett Healthcare Network’s coronavirus hotline by this evening, according to hospital spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker. Four hundred called over the weekend after a 24-hour hotline, 607-547-5555, was announced Friday. And more 200 called today, Huxtable-Hooker said. One out-of-county patient infected with…
HERZIG ISSUES STATEMENT City Hall Now Closed; 50% Of Staff Sent Home ONEONTA – City Hall won’t open tomorrow, and will remain closed “until further notice,” Mayor Gary Herzig said in a statement issued a few minutes ago. The lobby of the Oneonta Police Department on Main at Market will remain open for emergencies. “We will continue to provide essential services,” Herzig said. Pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s request, half the city workforce will be sent home, and “non-essential services and…
NO CLASSES UNTIL AT LEAST 4/13 Superintendents Close All Schools For Four Weeks By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com It’s official. Schools in Otsego County are closed until April 13. School superintendents from across 18-district ONC BOCES region met today and unanimously agreed to the plan, which complies with 30-day emergency declarations by Otsego and Schoharie counties related to the COVID-19 virus.…
BUT, FIRST, CALL HOTLINE: 1 (607) 547-5555 Drive-Thru Tests At Bassett…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas E. Porteus, 86; NYSEG Retiree Had Commitment To 4H ONEONTA – Thomas E. Porteus, 86, a NYSEG retiree with a lifelong commitment to 4H, including as a judge at the Otsego County Fair, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020 at Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born Aug. 1, 1933 in Milford, the son of James and Fanny (Potter) Porteus. Tom graduated from Milford High School, and was an Army veteran. He married Lois Thompson…
TASK FORCE SETS PRIORITIES Ruffles To Lead County Response To Corona Threat COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Allen Ruffles has been appointed to chair the task force that county board Chairman Dave Bliss convened this morning to implement the response to the coronavirus threat. The task force identified the following components that need to be addressed: Employee safety in the field – meeting state mandates and best practices. Limiting exposure at work Potential changes to work schedules and related labor issues…
ONC BOCES SUPERS MEET TODAY Schools Struggle With Many Issues COVID-19 Raises By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – How long will the schools remain closed? What will happen if students can’t prepare or take state-mandated tests? Will summer vacation need to be cancelled if students miss two months of school now? These are some of the questions that still remain unanswered as Cooperstown’s schools – and all schools in the ONC BOCES – stand shuttered under quarantine…
