Memories Of Emmons Explosion Still Strong By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Retired Oneonta Fire Chief Norm Jacobson described the Colliersville train derailment as “like five nuclear bombs going off.” Last week’s garage fire in Middlefield, which sent five firefighters to the hospital, drew comparisons to the derailment on Feb. 12, 1974, near what is now the I-88 overpass. “I was on duty that day, and a number of departments responded,” he said. “Seven cars, each carrying…
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Coronavirus May Be No Deadlier Than Flu Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of an editorial, co-written by Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other experts, that appears in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. A degree of clarity is emerging from this report, (“Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China,” Li Q. Guan X and colleagues, New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 29.) The median age of the patients was 59…
Bassett Getting Ready To Deter Coronavirus By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – If you’re looking for masks and hand sanitizer to minimize the chances of contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19), you’ll have to look elsewhere – Church & Scott is out. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said David Adsit, co-owner and pharmacist. “As soon as the news broke, people started buying them up, and we can’t get any more.” Though he had plenty of hand sanitizer in stock,…
BOUND VOLUMES March 5, 2020 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from the New York State Comptroller’s Report: Funds of the State excluding 970 thousand acres of land, yet unsold, and of the funds appropriated for the Common Schools, and for the promotion of literature: $3,500,754; Funds appropriated for the Common Schools: $1,229,076; Funds for the promotion of literature: 132,529; The yearly revenue of the state, exclusive of what is derivable from lotteries: $782,562. Legislation: Mr. Ruggles reported a bill for the…
VIEW FROM ALBANY COVID-19 Is Here. But It’s Not NY’s First Rodeo As you may have heard, last night we learned of the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus – or Covid 19 – in New York State. The patient is a woman in her late 30s who was traveling abroad in Iran, where there is an outbreak of the virus. Her condition is mild, and she is currently isolated in her home in Manhattan. From the beginning, we have…
HOMETOWN History March 5, 2020 150 Years Ago Railroad Rules of Travel: The following “Rules of the Road” are based upon legal decisions and ought to be universally made known. The courts have decided that applicants for tickets on railroads can be ejected from the cars if they do not offer the exact amount of fare. Conductors are not bound to make change. All railroad tickets are good until used. Limiting conditions such as “good for this day only” or…
The View From Fly Creek Ensure Local Politics Are Local Everybody knows that it takes millions of dollars to run for the most important political offices, and even billions (counting PACs and ‘dark money’) to run for president. Although big campaigns can be funded by small donors (under $200 each), as Bernie Sanders has shown, most campaigns depend on large donors (up to and including more or less self-funded billionaire campaigns like those of Trump in 2016, and Tom Steyer…
Police Chief Mike Covert, 59; Helped Addicts Into Recovery By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert helped make the Village a place people wanted to come back to, said former Mayor Jeff Katz. “Mike was a music fan, so when we had the Furthur concert in Doubleday Field, Mike made the executive decision that, as long as it was contained there, he wasn’t going to arrest most people,” Katz recalled. “He would be a…
IN MEMORIAM Robert F. Fahey, 86, Richfield Springs; Veteran Worked At Bill’s Auto Auction RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Robert “Bob” Francis Fahey, 86, who worked for 24 years at Bill’s Auto Auction, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning Feb. 27, 2020, at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He had the peace and comfort of his loving family at his side. Bob was born on Jan. 29, 1934, in Cooperstown, the son of the late Francis Joseph and Mildred Smith Fahey. A lifelong…
Halfway Through Campaign ‘Onta Something,’ Trampoline Updates Common Council By IAN AUSTIN • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following a presentation by Trampoline Advertising & Design, Co. this evening before Common Council, the big question was “When do we see results?” Derek Slayton, Partner and Creative Director of Trampoline addressed council this evening with graphic designer Ali Havens, to update Common Council on the progress of Oneonta’s new branding campaign, which was launched in 2018 as part of the DRI…
