CCS Goes Remote Until January 19 COOPERSTOWN – With one positive case and a rising number of “potential close contacts,” Cooperstown schools have gone entirely remote until January 19, according to a phone message sent out to parents across the district. “This is not a decision we made lightly,” said Interim Superintendent Romona Wenck in a voicemail left for district parents this morning. “But due to the number of potential close contacts and the number of faculty and staff who…
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9th Victim Succumbs To COVID-19 Virus COOPERSTOWN – A woman who became sick with COVID-19 at the end of November died of the virus over the weekend, marking the ninth such death in the county, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director, reported this evening. Bond said the victim was over 55, putting her in the most vulnerable category. The last death reported in the county was at the end of October.…
Cooperstown Schools Go To ‘Emergency Remote’ Learning COOPERSTOWN – With one reported case of a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, Cooperstown Central School has moved to their “100% Emergency Remote Plan” Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 14-15, for all students K-12. According to a post on the district website, CCS Staff will continue to report to the buildings on these days.…
‘Illegal Activity’ Suspected In Vacant Home With Broken Windows, Garbage Main Street Property ‘Unsafe’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In an emergency meeting of the Oneonta Board of Public Service, 503 Main St. was declared blighted and unsafe after Deputy Code Enforcement Officer reported broken windows, a dangerous balcony and piles of garbage. “We first heard about this property from a neighbor who reported that the owner had died and wanted to know what was going…
With 48 New COVID Cases, Health Dept. ‘Overwhelmed’ COOPERSTOWN – With 27 cases of COVID-19 reported Saturday and 21 this afternoon, Public Health Director Heidi Bond is warning that the contact tracers are “overwhelmed.” Contact tracers will still contact those who have been identified as positive, but calls to those who were in direct contact with people who tested positive may be delayed because of the high volume of calls to be made.…
Library Staff in Quarantine After Co-Worker Tests Positive Hospitalizations At 18 As 25 More Test Positive COOPERSTOWN – 25 more county residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 18 people now hospitalized as COVID numbers show no signs of slowing down, Heidi Bond, county public health director, reported this morning. 869 in quarantine, Bond reported, with the total number of active cases at 158. Of the 18 in the hospital, four people remain in the ICU.…
SFCU Sponsors Financial Literacy Lessons For Kids ONEONTA – With a free online curriculum, Sidney Federal Credit Union aims to help local students learn money management. “More than ever, it’s important that kids develop sound financial skills to prepare them for the real world,” said Morgan Vandagriff, co-founder of Banzai, an award-winning financial literacy program. “Sidney FCU realizes that, and they’re doing something about it.”…
Tree Lighting Goes Virtual ONEONTA – The annual Christmas tree lighting will be held virtually this evening, with Santa lighting the tree in a video broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on Destination Oneonta’s Facebook page. Following the tree lighting, there will also be performance by holiday music by “country sweetheart” Krystal Lee, of East Meredith, recorded at Foothills Performing Arts Center.…
In Just 10 Days, 203 COVID Cases COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 today, putting the number of confirmed cases for the first 10 days of month over 200, Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported today. Additionally, 745 people are on mandatory quarantine after coming in contact with a person who has tested positive. 17 people remain hospitalized, with four in the ICU.…
Health Director: 21 More Come Down With COVID COOPERSTOWN – 21 more cases of COVID 19 were reported today, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, as numbers continue to rise across the county. 17 people are currently hospitalized, with four in the ICU, a new county record, according to Bond.…