WEEKLY TALLY • 9/23-9/30 SUNY Still Source Of New C-19 Cases ONEONTA – New COVID-19 cases over the past week have continued to emanate mostly from SUNY Oneonta, according to a tally of reports over the past week. Between Sept. 24 and today, the county Department of Health has reported 23 new cases countywide, and SUNY Oneonta has reported 15 cases. An additional two cases surfaced at Hartwick College. While the three entities’ reports are not completely in sync, this…
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Nursing Homes Struggle To Accommodate Visitors Cost Of Tests Among Hurdles To Contact By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – For months after Governor Cuomo’s March 13 executive order on COVID-19, many families in Otsego County, as around the state, were unable to visit their loved ones in nursing homes, except perhaps through a window. “Our first obligation is to keep our residents healthy,” said Levi Lazar, director at the Cooperstown Center, operated by the Centers Health Care,…
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HALL EXPANDS POPULAR EXHIBIT Black Players’, Rookie Cards Joining ‘Shoebox Treasures’ COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame’s “Shoebox Treasures,” an exhibit of more then, 2,000 baseball cards, has been updated to include 29 new cards, including 14 of the game’s earliest Black players following Jackie Robinson’s big league debut in 1947. The new collection also features some of the game’s biggest current stars’ rookie cards, including a rare 2009 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Mike Trout. Issued two years before his…
Troopers: Drunk Driver Hit Oneonta Motorcyclist ONEONTA – A Mount Vision woman was arrested and charged with DWI after she allegedly struck a 78-year-old motorcyclist on Oneida Street. According to Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations officer, Cristina J. Tilton, 54, was traveling east on Oneida when she began turning left onto Country Club Road and into the path of a motorcycle being driven by Donald O. Fredenburg, 78, Oneonta, who was traveling west n Oneida Street.…
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Three Bassett Employees Test Positive For COVID-19 COOPERSTOWN – Three of the five cases of COVID-19 reported in county residents were employees at Bassett Hospital, according to Heidi Bond, public health director, Otsego County Department of Health. “We don’t know where the employee picked it up, but they gave it to a family member, who also works at Bassett,” she said.…
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Casale Appointed To Elections Board Former Assemblyman Served As NY Liquor Board Chairman By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At a time of heightened concern about voting and related procedures, Cooperstown’s Tony Casale, the former state Assemblyman, has been appointed to the vacancy on the four-member state Board of Elections. Governor Cuomo made the appointment yesterday on the recommendation of state Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy. The board has two co-chairs, recommended to the governor by the legislative…
Trustee Calls Tradition ‘Frivolous’ No Halloween Parade, Trick-or-Treat ‘Safely’ COOPERSTOWN – With the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, it’s all tricks, minimal treats this Halloween. The Cooperstown Chamber has indicated to the Village Board during their meeting this evening that they would not be hosting a Halloween parade, citing COVID-19 concerns. “I did speak to Tara (Burke) and she said the chamber would not be seeking a permit request for the parade,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “But many businesses are…
