CLICK TO READ POLICE REFORM PLAN Cooperstown First In County To Okay Police-Reform Plan By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board tonight is scheduled to be the first of three entities in Otsego County to approve a police-reform plan ordered by the Cuomo Administration on June 12, 2020, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests. The trustees are scheduled to vote on a “Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan” certification when they meet…
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CLICK TO DONATE TO THE PROJECT Master Gardeners’ Fund Drive At 70% Goal: To Redevelop Cooperstown Parking Lot As Horticulture Hub COOPERSTOWN – The Grow With Cornell Cooperative Extension fund drive is more than 70 percent toward its $200,000 goal so its Master Gardener program can convert its parking lot at 123 Lake St. into a center of teaching and education. “Our success demonstrates the investment in planning conducted by Master Gardener Volunteers and staff, and the value the gardens…
Eagle Project Helps Build FoxCare Public Fitness Trail ONEONTA – Thanks to an Eagle Scout project, a quarter-mile outdoor fitness trail in now complete at the FoxCare Center, and open to the public. The trail was created by Morris Central senior Lincoln Waffle, with the support of Boy Scout Troop 3 in Morris and 12 businesses. “I was looking for something that helped a large amount of people,” said Waffle, “and that honored the healthcare workers that have been working…
Zoom Town Hall Meeting Planned By Congressman Delgado To Brief Public On COVID Relief Otsego County’s congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, will host a telephone “town hall” meeting via Zoom at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. He will brief attendees on the House’s COVID-19 relief package, which he said would deliver an estimated total of more than $400 million in direct federal funding to counties, towns, and villages across the 19th District. He will also answer questions from the public. Participate,…
IN MEMORIAM Arlene Schultz, 78, Burlington; R. N. Succumbs To COVID-19 BURLINGTON – Arlene Schulz, 78, of the Town of Burlington, passed away from COVID-19 Saturday night, Feb. 20, 2021, at Bassett Hospital. A Registered Nurse, Arlene was working at Chase Memorial Nursing Home & Rehab in New Berlin until she contracted COVID-19.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Try 8 Winter Hikes OTSEGO OCTET – Feb.1 – Apr. 30. Explore local trails at the state parks, forests, and land trust sites. Once you’ve completed eight of the 12 trails send in a form & $5 to receive the Otsego Octet Patch. Participants are encouraged to post pictures. Visit otsegooutdoors.org/our-challenge/ for info.…
IN MEMORIAM Edward F. Danielski, Jr., 89; Radiologist At Bassett, Fox COOPERSTOWN – Edward F. Danielski, Jr., a radiologist at Bassett Hospital and later director of Fox Hospital’s radiology department, passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. The son of Edward Danielski Sr. and Jennie Danielski, Edward was born on July 12, 1930, in Greenfield, Mass. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Harvard College, cum laude, in 1953. He went to Columbia Medical School and served his…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Otsego County’s Women Artist SUNDAY SPEAKER – 3 p.m. Panel discussion on ‘Legacy of Women Artists in Otsego County.” Free, registration required. 607-547-8344 or visit libraries.4cls.org/cooperstown/2020/10/13/fovl-sunday-speaker-series-for-2020-2021/…
City Awards $52,600 To 4 Local Businesses ONEONTA — Microenterprise grants totalling $52,600 were awarded this afternoon to four city businesses: Shakedown Street Share Your Wear Online Store; Noah’s World; Wolfhound Studios and Sunrise Catering, Inc. The money is for equipment and working capital costs. “I congratulate the recipients of this current round of microenterprise funding,” stated Mayor Gary Herzig. “These grants will help strengthen the city’s small business community.”…
IN MEMORIAM Gilbertsville Couple Succumbs To COVID Eugene, Linda Keenan Die At Chase Home GILBERTSVILLE – Eugene and Linda Keenan of Gilbertsville, both passed away peacefully at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin during the coronavirus pandemic. Eugene was born on Feb. 15, 1942, in Queens, a son of the late Michael and Marie (Marron) Keenan. Linda was born on Nov. 12, 1948, in Brooklyn; a daughter of the late John and Viola (Gloster) Blair. Together, they lived most…
