County Board Increases Bed Tax 50% On Sept. 1 COOPERSTOWN – The county’s bed tax will increase by 50 percent after Sept. 1, the county board decided unanimously a few minutes ago. The bed tax will rise from 4 percent to 6 percent, and is being levied in the fall to avoid have an impact on people who have already booked rooms for this summer.…
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COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL Local Supplies Remain Limited Click Here For ‘Am I Eligible’ App Editor’s Note: www.AllOTSEGO.com will seek to keep you up to date on the availability of vaccinations against COVID-19. We will strive to update our information at noon daily. As of noon today, the only New York State special sites still accepting appointments from citizens 65 and over is Plattsburgh and Potsdam. According to the NYS website, “The Federal Government determines how much vaccine New York State…
Holiday Fallout Still Felt Locally By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The COVID-19 death toll continues to climb. Why? According to Public Health Director Heidi Bond, the fatalities are still largely related to the holidays, including as far back as Thanksgiving. “A lot of these people were those that were hospitalized for a long period of time,” Bond said today. One ongoing cluster remains active at a nursing home within the county that has yet to be…
CLICK FOR COOPERSTOWN PLAN Oneonta, Cooperstown Police Reforms Readied City, Village Plan Hearings Next Week By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown are ready to seek public input for proposed police reforms, as follows: In Oneonta, Common Council has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9. No draft is available yet. The public may participate via the city’s Facebook page, www.youtube.com/cityofoneonta, or via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84602261161?pwd=M1pNQkdWaXhYODB4UHlCdHJLMWZ4QT09 In Cooperstown, Village…
COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL All County Sites Short Of Vaccine Click Here For ‘Am I Eligible’ App Editor’s Note: www.AllOTSEGO.com will seek to keep you up to date on the availability of vaccinations against COVID-19. We will strive to update our information at noon daily. As of noon today, the only New York State special sites still accepting appointments from citizens 65 and over is Plattsburgh and Potsdam. According to the NYS website, “The Federal Government determines how much vaccine New…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Tour American Folk Art Highlights VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 p.m. Zoom meeting featuring walk through of exhibit ‘Highlights of American Folk Art’ with manager of arts education Kevin Gray. Free, registration required. Suggested donation $5. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
IN MEMORIAM: Georgina M. Acosta, 90; Seamstress Raised 5 Children In Oneonta ONEONTA – Georgina Miranda Acosta, 90, of Oneonta, passed on peacefully to her forever home with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Her last days were spent in the loving care of Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa., with her family close by. Born on Feb. 22, 1930, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Juan and Lucila (Gonzalez) Miranda. Georgina attended grammar…
IN MEMORIAM Allan J. Ahearne, DVM May 31, 1932 – Jan. 10, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Allan J. Ahearne, born May 31, 1932, passed away at home in Warwick on Jan. 10, 2021. Allan was raised by his beloved mother Helen McCauley Ahearne, his Aunt Virginia Anglescy, and his grandparents Michael and Ellen McCauley in a tight-knit Irish Catholic community in Jersey City, N.J. His childhood made a lasting imprint and infused in him a loving dedication to family, a tenacious…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Food For Groundhog Day FOOD WEBINAR – 2 – 3 p.m. Learn about food, recipes, and nutrition info you can use everyday. This week celebrate Groundhog Day. Free, registration for Zoom conference required. Presented by The Cornell Cooperative Extension. 518-234-4303 x120 or visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2021/01/05/tuesdays-2…
With Snow Emergency, CCS Classes Cancelled COOPERSTOWN – With Governor Cuomo declaring a snow emergency Tuesday in Otsego County, Cooperstown Central School announced a few minutes ago it is closing schools. No doubt the same is happening across the county: Kids and parents, be sure to check when you wake up.…
