ENOUGH: SUNY-O Infections Irk Chancellor By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – ‘Enough!” As photos of another off-campus SUNY Oneonta party made the rounds on social media, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras issued that one-word press release. Meanwhile, a 79-year-old has died following a bout with COVID-19, with another hospitalized over the weekend. Neither the death – the seventh in the county since March – nor the hospitalization were related to the SUNY outbreak. “(The deceased) had been on…
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LETTER from ANDREW STAMMEL We Shouldn’t Walk Away From Educational System To the Editor: The prosperity of Oneonta is inextricably intertwined with the success of its colleges. The fact that SUNY Oneonta’s reopening did not succeed as planned and hoped is a tragedy for our community in a year that challenges us all. The shutdown is devas-tating for our students who have looked forward to their college experience; heartbreaking for the 1,000 SUNY employees who have worked since March to…