Gov’s new mask rule
confuses businesses
Governor Kathy Hochul’s statewide mask mandate took effect December 13 but left Otsego County businesses and residents a little short on detail.
That same afternoon at Stewart’s on Chestnut Street in Cooperstown, where the store enforced the order from the State Health Department, Steve Schroeder of Unadilla was headed inside, masked.
“If it protects other people, it’s great,” he said of the mandate, noting the importance to everyone’s safety. He said he was unsure if the rule would actually help slow the spread of Covid-19.
