Milford graduate helping with pandemic relief in Nepal By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Although COVID is starting to fade in Otsego County with towns such as Cooperstown and Oneonta lifting mask restrictions, the same cannot be said for many countries such as Nepal. Zak Aldridge, who was born in Cooperstown, went to Milford Central School and considers himself an “honorary Oneontan,” said he didn’t intend to stay in Nepal for more than a year, but COVID-19 changed his…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JUNE 1 CCS Art Exhibit Opens At Fenimore YOUTH ART EXHIBIT – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. CCS students present exhibit ‘Young at Art! Inspired by Community’ sharing their experience of community during the pandemic and how art grew their relationships online and at home. On view through June 26. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org…
Education is key to fighting hatred Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of the speakers at the recent rally against violence against people of Asian descent to submit their speeches as columns. This week’s column is from Dr Joon K.Shim, the program director for Bassett’s Medical Center’s General Surgery Residency Program. I am grateful for the opportunity. Thank you for coming. It’s Asian American heritage month. Stand tall and be proud.…
Cooperstown will halt enforcement of mask ordinance By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The village of Cooperstown will stop enforcing its mask mandate as it waits for the state to rescind Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive orders on the coronavirus pandemic. The village’s Board of Trustees debated the issue at the end of a three-hour meeting Monday, May 24, in the village board room at 22 Main St., but decided against calling a public hearing on revoking the…
Regatta switches to virtual event for 2021 By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The General Clinton Canoe Regatta, which is traditionally held Memorial Day, will be held virtually this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have exhausted all other options,” the General Clinton Canoe Regatta website read. There will be no winners or awards this year, but racers will be credited with finishes, according to event organizers. Participants will be provided with a GPS in order to get…
Cooperstown Dreams Park to open July 23 without masks or social distancing for vaccinated participants STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown Dreams Park is set to open Friday, July 23, without masks or any guidelines on social distancing, according to the park’s website. However, a vaccine will be required for participating children and adults. The opening will include no restrictions on high fiving or other physical contact, as well as face-to-face pin and baseball card training. The 2021 baseball…
Glimmerglass Festival increases capacity thanks to new state guidelines STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Glimmerglass Festival will have increased sales for festival squares and tables thanks to new guidance from New York State regarding COVID restrictions, according to a media release. Socially distanced festival squares will be available for people of the same party (between one and four) as well as festival boxes (one to six) and festival tables (one to six). Glimmerglass recommends patrons bring a blanket…
Common Council votes to repeal mask ordinance for downtown Oneonta STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 18, to no longer require masks in downtown Oneonta. Masks would still be required at public events, such as the Memorial Day celebrations, because of the amount of people who cannot safely social distance. Businesses and places of worship will still have the right to require masks. The new mask guidelines will take affect in two weeks,…
Oneonta City School District will hold vaccine clinic STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A school based COVID-19 vaccination program for students is being established by the Oneonta city School District in partnership with the Otsego County Department of Health. Students ages 12 and older will be able to receive the Pfizer vaccination at no cost. According to a survey organized by the Oneonta school district, at least 200 parents had expressed an interest in participating with the vaccination clinic.…
Cooperstown couple wins recognition for care of senior citizens at center By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Carol Lachance and Mike Lachance were presented with an “Outstanding Seniors of the Community” recognition from the Office of the Aging in an award announced Monday, May 3. “It is truly an honor and very much a surprise,” Carol said. The Lachances run the Cooperstown Senior Community Center in the recreation center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church at 31 Elm St.…
