HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Free Labor Day Concert COMMUNITY CONCERT – 3 p.m. Enjoy ‘Music from the Hills’ as performed by the Oneonta Community Concert Band, in the City of the Hills this Labor Day. Will include show tunes, marches, folk music and more. In the spirit of labor day, this concert will be free. On the Pavilion, Wilber Park, Oneonta. 607-376-7485 or visit www.oneontamusicians.org…
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Fire closes Rusty Bison, wakes villagers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Hartwick Fire Department #2 and other local volunteers were able to quickly douse a fire at the Rusty Bison restaurant south of Cooperstown on state Route 28 early in the morning Saturday, Sept. 4, but the damage was extensive enough to close the restaurant for an unknown length of time. The restaurant at 4938 Route 28 posted on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon: “There was a fire at…
5K in honor of 9/11 first responders takes place at Fly Creek Fire Department By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK — With American flags flying all around, runners took off at the Fly Creek Fire Department for the annual run in honor of 9/11 first responders, Saturday, Sept. 4. There was about 100 people in Fly Creek to see the memorial event, including State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, who greeted the runners and their families prior to the start…
Friday sports roundup: Milford girls win big in opener, Oneonta girls win again Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Milford girls soccer team opened its season in Downsville with a win, 7-0, over the Eagles in non-league play. Oneonta got its second win of the season in girls soccer, beating host Windsor, 5-1, in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play. Richfield Springs girls and Cherry Valley-Springfield boys opened their soccer seasons with wins, too. High School sports roundup for Friday,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Commemorative 10K Races HEROES RUN – 9 a.m. Come Commemorate 20 years since 9/11 with local firefighters, Assemblymen Salka and Oberacker, and others. An a capella group will be singing ‘God Bess America’ and there will be a flag raising ceremony ahead of the run. Will feature a 5K and 10K run starting at 10 a.m. Cost, $20 for the 10K. Proceeds will go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Begins and…
COVID breakdown for August Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County had an increasing number of COVID cases in August. Community transmission is considered high. According to the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH), there 380 total cases in August with 52% unvaccinated and 48% vaccinated. Everyone hospitalized due to COVID, a total of six people, were unvaccinated individuals, including the two most recent deaths locally from the virus. The majority of cases occurred in people between the ages…
Thursday sports roundup: Schenevus, Franklin girls win big, CV-S wins thriller over Panthers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In girls soccer Thursday, Sept. 2, Schenevus topped host Morris, 8-0, and Franklin topped that by beating beating Gilboa, 11-0, in the first round of the Mayor’s Cup. At the same time, Cherry Valley-Springfield’s girls beat host Edmeston, 2-1, in the first big Tri-Valley League showdown of the soccer season. Oneonta got its first win in golf — in perhaps a…
Bassett Healthcare has Sept. 27, deadline for employees to be vaccinated By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — In response to the state government mandating vaccinations for all healthcare workers, Bassett Healthcare has given its employees a deadline of Monday, Sept. 27, in order to have the first dose of the vaccine. The mandate does not offer room for religious exemption but it does allow medical exemptions. An internal email, penned by Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, CEO of Bassett…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Haudenosaunee Exhibit Tour EXHIBIT TOUR – 2 p.m. Visit the Haudenosaunee cultural center at the reproduction Mohawk bark house and original Seneca log house for interactive exploration with a museum teacher. Meet at the Kiosk. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
Editorial Friends with benefits It’s no secret there is a significant labor shortage in America at the moment and we are seeing its effects clearly here in Otsego County. Help wanted signs are everywhere. While the problem touches most businesses, local restaurants appear to be particularly affected. Many have been forced to close multiple days per week; some have closed permanently. One local food service has become a food truck because of a lack of employees. At the end of…
