Democratic Challenge Takes Sheila Ross Off County Ballot COOPERSTOWN – Sheila Ross, the former Republican county elections commissioner, announced this evening that a Democratic Party challenge has knocked her off the Nov. 2 ballot for county board. Ross was challenging incumbent county Rep. Andrew Marietta, a Democratic, for the District 8 seat, representing the Village of Cooperstown west of the river, and the Town of Otsego.…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 3-Course Russian Dinner At Otesaga INTERNATIONAL NIGHT – 5 – 8 p.m. Enjoy 3-course meal from abroad. This week enjoy dinner from Russia. Cost, $20/person. Reservation required. Take-out available. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-544-2524 or visit www.otesaga.com/dining/seasonal-dining…
Vaccination Age Dips To 30 Today ALBANY – Starting today, all New Yorkers age 30 or older will be able to be vaccinated, Governor Cuomo announced yesterday. And all New Yorkers age 16 or older will be eligible on April 6, well ahead of the May 1 deadline set by the White House, he said. Eligible New Yorkers can make an appointment at ny.gov/GetVaccinated or by calling the NYS COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829). He called the announcement “monumental,”…
Democrats Ask Catan To Accept Endorsement If So, She Would Appear On GOP Line, Too By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Democrats are asking Michelle Catan, a registered Democrat who filed as a Republican to run for county Rep. Andrew Stammel’s District 3 seat, if she will accept their party’s endorsement as well. Stammel, who decided not to run again after Catan filed her GOP petitions by last Thursday’s deadline, said today that he filed his…
IN MEMORIAM: Wanda Joan Noyes, 98; Secretary To Bassett’s Chief Of Surgery COOPERSTOWN – A wonderful mother and beloved friend, Wanda Joan Filipski Noyes, 98, secretary to Bassett Hospital’s chief of surgery for 30 years, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Cooperstown. She was 98. Born on April 4, 1922, Wanda was the middle of three daughters of Michael and Michelina Filipski, immigrants from Poland who raised a family of six children in a…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Women Business Owners In Round-Table Discussion BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE – 8:30 a.m. Women business owners gather online to discuss their adventures in entrepreneurship. Includes how they got started, resources they used to get off the ground, what they had known beforehand, and how they pivoted during the Pandemic. Free, registration required. Presented by Otsego County Chamber of Commerce. 607-432-4500 or visit otsegocc.com…
Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Attempt With Car Why Was Wang Here? Prosecutors Ask COOPERSTOWN – A University of Kansas student, George Wang, charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault for allegedly striking a pedestrian with his car in November in the Cooperstown Commons parking lot, today pleaded not guilty in Otsego County Court. Wang was arraigned in County Judge John Lambert’s courtroom, represented by Otsego County Public Defender Brett Cowen. Wang told Lambert he is taking his…
TO READ FULL CAB REPORT, CLICK HERE Oneonta’s CAB Advises New Limitations On OPD ONEONTA – The City of Oneonta’s Community Advisory Board released its report, titled “Police Department Reform & Reinvention Collaborative,” a few minutes ago. Common Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to adopt the plan, meeting the governor’s April 1 deadline, said Mayor Gary Herzig, who had expected City Hall would miss the deadline. Among many recommendations, the report includes a limitation of expressions of political…
Vaccination Clinic Set Friday At County Meadows Complex COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Department of Health will be holding a vaccination clinic 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this coming Friday, April 2, at the Meadows Office Complex, 140 Route 33, Town of Middlefield Registration, which is required, is up on the Otsego County Department of Health Website, or you can REGISTER HERE…
POT LEGALIZATION MAY PASS IN ALBANY AS SOON AS TUESDAY Bill Includes ‘Opt-Out’ Option ALBANY – Legalization of marijuana in New York State may be voted on in the state Senate and Assembly as soon as tomorrow, after Governor Cuomo and leaders of both houses announced an agreement Saturday. The legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) would establish the Office of Cannabis Management; expand New York’s existing Medical Marijuana Program; establish a licensing system; and create a Social & Economic Equity Program favoring minority…
