Presbyterians Plan Tribute Saturday Bells Will Be Tolled, Once For Each Local C-19 Victim ONEONTA – Members of Oneonta’s First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main St., will ring the church bell at 11 a.m. Saturday (tomorrow) to mark the anniversary of the Otsego County’s first COVID-19 death. The bell will be rung one time for each local COVID victim; several church members, and some children, will participate in the bell-ringing, according to the Rev. Mark Montfort, pastor. As of this afternoon,…
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LAPIN ISN’T RUNNING AGAIN 11 COUNTY BOARD RACES EMERGE IN NOV. 2 ELECTIONS New Names: Jastremski, Ross, Catan; 2 Democrats Vying To Face Brockway By JIM KEVLIN & LARISSA RYAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The 2021 battle for the Otsego County Board of Representatives has been joined, with more candidates fielded than any time in recent memory, with contests in 11 districts. In the 14 districts, 11 Republican candidates, one Conservative (allied with the Republicans) and 13 Democrats filed…
1ST WOMAN IN MANY ROLES After 19 Years, Bernier To Retire As City Judge ONEONTA – After 18 years as Oneonta City Court judge, Lucy P. Bernier, who broke the glass ceiling in many of the county’s legal roles, will retire from the bench when her term expires at the end of this year. She was the first woman to serve as city judge here. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the community as judge, and I…
‘WE CARE’ REMEMBRANCE SOUGHT Oberacker To Urge Probe In Nursing-Home Deaths ALBANY – State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, today attended a memorial gathering marking the one-year anniversary of the Cuomo Administration’s order that sent COVID-positive patients directly into New York’s nursing homes. Oberacker told the gathering he is co-sponsoring a Senate Resolution (J554) which would designate March 25 as “We Care” Remembrance Day.…
$7.4M Grant Fuels Broadband March By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Hickling’s Fish Farm Inc. is exactly what Otsego Electric President/CEO Tim Johnson is talking about. In tanks inside four sizeable modern buildings on Pitts Road near here, the Hicklings are growing 65-70,000 trout yearlings annually, and another 20-30,000 pounds of 2-year-old bass, which – a delicacy in Thai and other cultures – are sold to Asian markets in Boston and other East Coast cities. “The big money we’re…
2 Democrats Challenge Oneonta Town Justices By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WEST ONEONTA – A rare contest is shaping up for Oneonta town justice, where two Republican incumbents are being challenged by two Democrats. On the Republican side, incumbents Sean Farrell and Karen Liddle announced they are running again. On the Democratic side, Tim Gibson, a 33-year registered nurse in Fox Hospital’s operating room has announced his candidacy. And local lawyer Bill Schebaum is also planning a run,…
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IN MEMORIAM: John D. O’Connor, 82; Teacher, Richfield Springs Village Trustee RICHFIELD SPRINGS – John D. O’Connor, a retired teacher who served on the Village Board here for many years, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born in 1938, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Weiler O’Connor and was raised in Richfield Springs. For 30 years he taught at Ilion Central School, retiring in 1998.…
Public Hearing Planned April 1 Seeking Inputs On City’s Police Review County To Act Tomorrow On Its Findings By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With City Hall expecting to miss its deadline on submitting its review of the OPD to Albany, Common Council is planning a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, to allow input into the recommendations. In the meantime, the city’s Community Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, March 30, in an attempt to finalize…
Getting A Vaccination? OPT Will Take You There For Free ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transit is offering free rides on all its buses to the SUNY Oneonta mass-vaccination site to the Dewar Arena. Simply show your vaccination appointment card to the bus driver for access; if you need to transfer, simply show your card again. The mass-vaccination site has been operating since last Thursday, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and had administered the anti-COVID virus to 7,000…