Oneonta Native Named GOHS Executive Director Micucci Has SUNY Binghamton Ph.D. ONEONTA – Effective today, Marcela Micucci, who holds a doctorate in American history from SUNY Binghamton, has been named executive director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. She succeeds Bob Brzozowski, who has been active as GOHS president, then executive director, for 18 years. Since obtaining her doctorate in 2016, she has served as a curator at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan and the…
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IN MEMORIAM Henry Raymond ‘Ray’ Armitage June 12, 1927-Dec. 26, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – Henry Raymond “Ray” Armitage died Dec. 26, 2020, of COVID-19 at Bassett Hospital. Born June 12, 1927, in Irvington, N.J., he was the son of Henry Raymond Armitage Sr. and Madelyn Montigel Armitage. Ray was a member of the Cooperstown High School graduating class of 1944 and Colgate University, Class of 1949. After his freshman year at Colgate, Ray was called to the Navy in 1945 for one…
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CLICK HERE FOR MEMO TO SCHOOLS Sports Can Resume, Superintendents Told COOPERSTOWN – In a memo released Friday evening, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond advised local school superintendents that sports can resume as early as Monday. “Effective Feb. 1, participants in higher-risk sports may participate in individual or distanced group training and organized no/low-contact group training,” Bond wrote, “…including competitions and tournaments, if permitted by local health authorities.”…
JOIN LT. WITZENBURG ON BEAT Council To Name Brenner Deputy As Interim Chief Lieutenant Witzenburg To Take Helm Until Decision Made On OPD Leader ONEONTA – Common Council plans to name Police Lt. Christopher Witzenburg as interim chief of the Oneonta Police Department when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. He succeeds Chief Doug Brenner, who announced earlier this month that, age 56, he is retiring after 15 years service with the OPD, the last four at the…
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Cooperstown’s Josh Pearlman Completes Marine Boot Camp COOPERSTOWN – CCS graduate Joshua Potter Pearlman received the Eagle, Globe & Anchor pin of the United States Marine Corps earlier this month at a ceremony following completion of boot camp at Marine Base Parris Island, SC . Pearlman, 30, is the son of Nancy Potter and David Pearlman of Cooperstown. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 2008 and served for a year in AmeriCorps NCCC, the year-long component of the Corporation…
IN MEMORIAM Lynn Richards Jones, 77 April 10, 1943-Jan. 22, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Lynn Richards Jones, a folk artist well-known for her intricate scissor cuttings, passed away peacefully Friday evening, Jan. 22, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. She was 77. Like many loving couples who have spent their lives together, it might be said that Lynn died of a broken heart following the death of her husband of 53 years, David Jones, less than six months ago on…
COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL CVS: No Vaccines For NY 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…
CLICK HERE TO READ REPORT Read NY AG’s Findings That Caused Firestorm Elderly Deaths In Nursing Homes 50% Higher Than Reported: James New York Attorney General Letitia James’ report, “Nursing Home Response to COVID-19 Pandemic,” found 50 percent more people died of COVID in nursing homes than the Cuomo Administration has been saying. The report, released yesterday, In response, Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, asked his colleagues to pull Governor Cuomo’s emergency powers; state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, called for Health…
