Bassett Can’t Turn Away Patients Without Masks All Must Be Treated, But Visitors, Staff, All Others Must Don Them COOPERSTOWN – Though all employees, visitors and vendors are required to wear a mask in Bassett Healthcare facilities, the hospital confirmed that no patient will be denied treatment for refusing to wear a mask. “It is still the exception that anyone coming to the hospital or clinics refuses to wear a mask,” said Karen Huxtable-Hooker, public relations director. “But Bassett cannot turn…
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VILLAGE BOARD CONCLUDES: It’s Time To Revisit Use Of Word ‘Indian’ On Plaques, Statues By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It’s time, Village Trustee MacGuire Benton said, to revise the Indian Grave and two plaques at Council Rock. “The sign refers to Native Americans as ‘Indians’,” he said during the Village Board meeting this evening. “It’s racially insensitive and incorrect, and it needs to be updated.” Trustee Richard Sternberg made the motion to reach out to the…
Family Planning Offering Free HIV Testing This Week ONEONTA – Family Planning of South Central New York will offer free rapid HIV testing at their 37 Dietz Street location Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26. “It’s all about the power of knowing: knowing your vulnerability, knowing your status and knowing your prevention and treatment options,” Melissa Brennan, Family Planning’s Director of Health Center Operations, said. “Thankfully, getting tested for HIV is quick, easy and confidential.”…
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Murphy’s Anti-Racism Resolution Approved With 3 COVID Cases In Oneonta, Mayor Reaffirms Need For Caution By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the City of Oneonta, Mayor Gary Herzig implored business owners and citizens to continue wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands. “We’ve had six weeks without any cases, so to have three new ones is a significant wake-up call,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “People are telling…
OPT Temporarily Takes Otsego Express Route 6 ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transit will begin running the Otsego Express Route 6 on Monday, June 22 as a means of helping Arc Otsego clients use public transportation to get between Oneonta and Sidney. The bus will make stops at the Oneonta Park and Ride and Department of Transportation, Otego Elementary School, Church Street in Wells Bridge, the Red Apple in Unadilla and Amphenol and the Great American in Sidney. The fare structure…
All-Star Village Cancels Season ONEONTA – Citing Governor Cuomo’s restrictions on overnight camps and other social-distancing measures, Cooperstown All-Star Village has announced that the remainder of the 2020 season has cancelled. “We feel it will not have the same wonderful feeling, filled with memories that will last a lifetime,” Patton wrote in a statement on the camp’s website. “It’s important for us to deliver a safe and memorable experience for all in attendance. After considering all the possible alternatives we…
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY Unadilla Drive-In To Air Live Garth Brooks Concert UNADILLA – Joining more than 300 drive-in theaters across the country, the Unadilla Drive-In will screen a one-night-only concert event by country superstar Garth Brooks on Saturday, June 27. “I am so excited to get to play again. I have missed it so much and want to get back to it,” said Brooks. “This drive-in concert allows us all to get back to playing live music without…
Atlanta Police Chief, Who Resigned After Death, Morris Native By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MORRIS – Erika Shields, the Atlanta Police chief who resigned in the wake of the Rayshard Brooks shooting by police on Friday, is a Morris native, according to reports. Shields graduated from Unatego Central School and received a master’s degree in criminal justice from Saint Leo University in Florida. A 25-year veteran of the department, she replaced Chief George N. Turner when he retired…
SUNY Submitted, Hartwick Awaits Green Light SUNY, Hartwick Prep Plans For Fall Reopening By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hartwick College has every intention of reopening for the Fall 2020 semester. “In March, we created a strategic task force, and we’ve been meeting weekly to take a pro-active approach to welcome our students back to campus this fall,” said Paula Lee Hobson, VP for advancement, Hartwick College. “Our enrollment is strong, and our students want to get…
