HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Library Entertains The Children MORNING PROGRAM – 10 a.m. Join library staff each morning for books, songs, & fingerplays to keep the kids aged 2-5 entertained. Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
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FoxCare Fitness Gym Closed As Bassett Suspends Visits COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare has suspended visitations to all hospital and long-term care visitors at Bassett, Fox Hospital and all other hospitals in the network, as well as Fox Nursing Home. Additionally, access to clinic buildings and outpatient services areas in all Bassett Healthcare Network facilities, including clinic buildings and outpatient services, is being limited to only patients with scheduled appointments or required business, such as prescription pickup.…
Baseball Hall Of Fame Cancels ‘Classic Weekend’ COOPERSTOWN – The annual Hall of Fame Classic weekend at the Baseball Hall of Fame has been cancelled, Jon Shestakofsky, Communications VP, announced moments ago. “This precautionary measure is being implemented in accordance with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and government officials to limit opportunities for large gatherings and the further spread of the COVID-19 virus,”Shestakofsky wrote in a statement.…
IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY, Some Churches Close; At Others, Cautionary Measures Put In Place By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The first Sunday after the National Emergency on coronavirus declared by President Trump Friday afternoon, Otsego County churches have made a variety of decisions on how to go forward, or not to go forward, guided by concern of congregants’ health, particularly elderly one. The variety is such that congregants should check with their churches in advance of Sunday services. At…
OPT Remains Open, Activities Cancelled ‘Social Distancing’ To Guide City Hall, Mayor Announces ONEONTA – To implement “social distancing” in the fight against spreading coronavirus, Mayor Gary Herzig announced this evening that Common Council meetings will be streamed on Facebook Live. “The public is encouraged to attend remotely,” said Mayor Gary Herzig in a statement. “The severity of this pandemic can only be minimized by all communities acting locally to mitigate the spread of this virus. “Here in the City…
IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY, OTSEGO, SCHOHARIE COUNTY’S SCHOOLS SHUT FOR 2 WEEKS By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing an “abundance of caution,” over coronavirus, Oneonta Schools Superintendent Thomas Brindley announced moments ago that all schools in Otsego and Schoharie County will be closed for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16. “As of our 2:30 call with the Department of Health, everything was business as usual,” said Brindley. “But two hours later, to receive the message…
COVID-19 IMPACTS DAILY LIFE Symphony Cabaret, Playoffs Cancelled Send Cancellation Notices To info@allotsego.com By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing the fears about Coronavirus and taking a lead from other organizations around the state, the Catskill Symphony Orchestra just announced that they are canceling their annual Cabaret, scheduled for Saturday, March 14. “We need to pause and see what happens in our area with the virus,” said Diane Williams, CSO chair, in an email. “At this time,…
Coronavirus May Be No Deadlier Than Flu Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of an editorial, co-written by Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other experts, that appears in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. A degree of clarity is emerging from this report, (“Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China,” Li Q. Guan X and colleagues, New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 29.) The median age of the patients was 59…
Bassett Getting Ready To Deter Coronavirus By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – If you’re looking for masks and hand sanitizer to minimize the chances of contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19), you’ll have to look elsewhere – Church & Scott is out. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said David Adsit, co-owner and pharmacist. “As soon as the news broke, people started buying them up, and we can’t get any more.” Though he had plenty of hand sanitizer in stock,…
VIEW FROM ALBANY COVID-19 Is Here. But It’s Not NY’s First Rodeo As you may have heard, last night we learned of the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus – or Covid 19 – in New York State. The patient is a woman in her late 30s who was traveling abroad in Iran, where there is an outbreak of the virus. Her condition is mild, and she is currently isolated in her home in Manhattan. From the beginning, we have…
