MARK PASSED SUNDAY EVENING In Cooperstown, Bells Toll For COVID’s 200K Victims A few minutes ago, volunteers finished a noontime tolling of the bell on Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church 200 times, symbolizing the 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, a mark passed Sunday evening. “This loss has been heartbreaking for the families affected and, indeed, it is a loss shared by all of us,” said Richard Blabey, above, the member of the congregation who organized the commemoration. Behind him is his wife,…
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COOP Announces It’s Open To Promote Filmmaking Here COOPERSTOWN – COOP announced today it is open for business. The Cooperstown, Oneonta, Otsego County Film Partnership, Inc., known as Film COOP, will represent Cooperstown, Oneonta and all Otsego County communities to the entertainment industry. Otsego County, and its greater region, is one of the few areas of the state not benefiting from the boom in television and film production that has taken place in Upstate New York, according to COOP Board…
Except For Sodexo’s 77, SUNY ‘Not Considering’ Further Layoffs For Now ONEONTA – No further layoffs at SUNY Oneonta are anticipated at this time, college spokesman Kim MacLeod said in response to Sodexo‘s 77 layoffs last week. The layoffs – all but a handful of the 85 food-service employees – resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak that closed the campus for the rest of the semester, she said.…
At Noon, Presbyterians Ring Bell 200 Times To Mark C-19 Deaths COOPERSTOWN – At noon today, members of the First Presbyterian Church will ring the church’s bell 200 times in memory of the 200,000 Americans who will have died died by then due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The observance is expected to last 10 minutes.…
After COVID-19 Scare, Downtown Events Return…
CLICK FOR FULL OBITUARY Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Toast Of Glimmerglass, Dies At Home At Age 87 For Decade, Legend Spoke Annually In Cooperstown…
IN MEMORIAM: Mike Fulton, 65; Wed Cooperstown’s Karine Rich COOPERSTOWN – Michael A. “Mike” Fulton passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2020. His wife, Karine Rich, was by his side at their home in Fort Pierce, Fla. Mike was born July 12, 1955, in Watertown, to Barbara Ritchie and Robert Fulton. Mike was dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to so many people. He started his work as a young boy delivering newspapers. As he grew in his teenage…
League Of Women Voters Plans 4 Registration Events COOPERSTOWN – The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area (LWVCA) is offering several voter registration events between now and Oct. 9, which is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election. • Saturday, Sept. 19, noon-7 p.m. at Hartwick Fire House #2, at 4877 Route 28, Hartwick Seminar. • Tuesday, Sept. 22, noon-6 p.m., at two sites: Freight Wheel Café & Community Workspace, 3097 Route…
LeCates Promoted To Colonel In NYS Army National Guard COOPERSTOWN – Dr. William LeCates, Cooperstown, president of Bassett Hospital, was promoted to colonel in the state’s Army National Guard during a ceremony this morning at the National Guard headquarters in Latham. LeCates, who joined the New York Army National Guard in 2009, currently serves as the National Guard state surgeon, in addition to his duties as president of Bassett Hospital. As state surgeon, he is chief medical adviser to state…
CARS RIFLED THROUGH IN CITY Homeless Man Arrested For 4th Time Since July 31 Chief: Drug Abuse At Root; No Help Available ONEONTA – Oneonta Police report arresting a second homeless man for stealing items from unlocked cars over the past week, and it’s the fourth time the suspect was arrested two months. Keegan Allen, 22, homeless, was arrested following a report that someone had been rifling through cars on Hudson Street. Allen was located near the scene and admitted…
