Fossil fuel, not nuclear, is the real enemy among energy sources Mr. Mellor’s recent opinion piece suggested we are well on our way to meeting state energy goals with wind and solar. Mellor looks at cost and feasibility, but the issues are more complex than he suggests. When solar panels are in full sun — and if the electricity they produce is consumed during that time — the cost of solar is relatively cheap. That’s true. However, solar power is…
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B Side to reopen for live music, with Nashville singer, Sheehan, on Sept. 5 By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After being closed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the B Side Ballroom in Oneonta’s Clinton Plaza will offer live music again starting at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5. The first show will be by acoustic singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan. Sheehan is touring in support of his new album “Hello from the End of the World,” which will…
St. Louis, Milwaukee catcher fell off writers’ ballot quickly By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One of 19 catchers elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ted Simmons belatedly joins his contemporaries: Johnny Bench (1967 to 1983, inducted 1989); Carlton Fisk (1969 to 1993, inducted 2000); and Gary Carter (1974 to 1992, inducted 2003), all of whom played in a golden age for the position. Largely overlooked by the voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America in…
Helios Care named as finalist for major award By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta’s Helios Care is a top 25 finalist for a prestigious award for innovative palliative care. The John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge, sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care, is a “national competition to catalyze the spread of skills, ideas and solutions that will improve health care delivery for all people living with a serious illness,” according to its website. “We are…
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 12: Hochul, Helios and healthcare workers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Episode 12 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, Aug. 19, editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, as well as this week’s news on AllOtsego.com. Click here to listen! In this week’s episode, Editor Greg Klein and Reporter Kevin Limiti discuss: State and national mandates about healthcare workers getting vaccinated in the midst of the delta variant wave of COVID. Helios…
SUNY Oneonta announces new athletic Hall of Fame class Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The SUNY Oneonta athletics department announced the 2021 class of Hall of Fame Inductees in a media release last week. The 22nd class will be enshrined at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. This year’s class will include six former athletes and one honorary inductee, bringing the total number of individuals to 160 including 16 honorary inductees.…
Common Council discusses COVID, budget, approves new asst. fire chief By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council approved the new Asst. Fire Chief, Timothy Foster to a round of applause Tuesday, Aug. 17, after some discussion about tabling the potential appointment until the situation with the COVID delta variant became more clear. The council was briefed on the situation with the coronavirus variant, a mutation that is steadily causing higher rates of infection City Health Officer…
Mayoral candidate Len Carson faces backlash over vaccine billboard ads By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Len Carson, the Fifth Ward Common Council member and Republican mayoral candidate, received some heat at the council’s meeting Tuesday, Aug. 17, for approving billboard ads through his company, DC Marketing, that presented false information about coronavirus vaccines. Jennifer Hill spoke at the meeting at City Hall, saying the ads were dangerous and strongly condemning Carson for his role in putting up…
Healthcare workers must now get COVID vaccine Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com All healthcare workers in New York State will now be required to get the COVID vaccine with the first dose being received no later than Monday, Sept. 27. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and it applies to hospital workers as well as long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. There will be limited exceptions for either religious or medical reasons. Dr. Tommy Ibrahim…
Pop up vaccine clinic at Schenevus Central School will offer chance for Brooks BBQ gift card The Otsego County Department of Health will be hosting a pop up vaccine clinic at Schenevus Central School with all who get the vaccine being entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Brooks BBQ. According to statistics from the Otsego County Department of heath, 56% of Otsego County residents have at least one dose of the vaccine with still lags…
