Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta gets wins in boys soccer, volleyball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjackets had a good day in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play Thursday, Sept. 16, beating Chenango Valley in four sets in volleyball and blanking Windsor in boys soccer, 4-0. In Binghamton, Oneonta lost the first set, 20-25, but then swept the next three, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23. Emily Lobb had 18 kills, 10 digs and for aces to lead Oneonta, which also got eight kills,…
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Otsego County reports new COVID death STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s Department of Health reported Thursday, Sept. 16, that another county resident has died of the coronavirus. The death brings Otsego’s total number of COVID deaths to 67, and 48 in 2021. In addition, 20 new positive cases were reported Thursday, bringing the current number of positive cases to 173. According to county figures, there are about 200 cases per 100,000 people and a 5.5% positivity rate,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Benefits to support local Church’s CHICKEN DINNER – 4:30 – 6 p.m. Enjoy a take-out Brooks chicken dinner including a half chicken, coleslaw, baked potato, and a roll. Cost, $12/dinner. Pre-orders by Wednesday encouraged. First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Contact baptistcooperstown@gmail.com with name, number, quantity. RUMMAGE & BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. – Noon. Bring your own bag and fill it up with whatever you find for $2. First United…
Editorial Live free and die? With the news this week that the Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville was going to “pause” operations of its maternity services because of the resignations of several members of that department who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the not unexpected consequences of the recent New York state and federal mandates for healthcare workers suddenly hit very close to home. While it is certainly difficult to envision both the future of these workers when…
Oberacker: State library grants to help Edmeston, Richfield, Kinney in Hartwick STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Three Otsego County libraries are among the recipients of about $300,000 in public library construction grant funds from State Senate funds, according to state Sen. Peter Oberacker. Oberacker, R-Schenevus, announced the awards Friday, Sept. 10. “Our libraries are vital educational resources while also serving as community gathering places,” Oberacker said. “In many of the towns and villages that I represent, the local library…
AllOtsego People For Sorins, film success is contagious By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com For Cooperstown’s Gretchen Sorin, the only thing that might top the success she has had in the past two years is seeing one of her children share in and build off of that success. Sorin, the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, author of the best seller, “Driving While Black, African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights,” and co-director of the PBS documentary…
Museum reinterpretation The Farmers’ Museum has remade itself during the pandemic now it will turn one of its most popular weekends into a month-long ‘Celebration’ By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As museums adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, The Farmers’ Museum has embraced its outdoor space and turned its living museum into a socially distant outing that still appeals to visitors. With the rise of the Delta variant, the museum’s staff is replacing its weekend Harvest Festival with “Celebration…
Eviction moratorium extension draws opposition By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The extension of the eviction moratorium in New York has drawn criticism from local politicians, who see it as being unfair to landlords, while others say renters and landlords need to take advantage of state assistance in order to mitigate a potential housing crisis. The eviction moratorium was extended to Jan. 15, 2022, which Gov. Kathy Hochul said was to “alleviate the crisis facing vulnerable New Yorkers who…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Rummage Sale At First UMC RUMMAGE & BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-4102 or visit www.firstumc-oneonta.org…
Tuesday Sports Roundup: Milford wins rivalry games with CV-S Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Milford and the combined Milford/Laurens team swept its Tri-Valley League rival, Cherry Valley-Springfield, in soccer Tuesday, Sept. 14. In Milford, the Milford /Laurens boys soccer team stayed undefeated win with a 2-0 victory over CV-S. Riley Stevens got Milford/Laurens on the scoreboard heading in teammate Martin Thorsland’s throw in with 11:17 to go in the first half. Thorsland produced magic again for M/L in the second half…
