GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Sunday, June 6 Cuomo Allows Graduations Of 150 People On June 26 ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced outdoor, socially distanced graduations of up to 150 people will be allowed beginning June 26, subject to any outbreaks or significant changes in the metrics. He also announced:…
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After Governor’s un-PAUSE, Churches Look To Next Week Few local churches were able to react to Governor Cuomo’s Saturday announcement that services could be held today, but only 25 percent of the seats could be filled. Here, Father Ken Hunter addresses his congregation during the Holy Communion Service this morning at St. James Episcopal Church in Oneonta. Masks and sanitizer were made available to parishioners and all song books were removed from pews. “We can currently host 49 people, that…
Police, Racism Decried At 3rd Rally In Region Estimated 800 Fill Courthouse Lawn By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Ten years after he was chased by an armed classmate from Cooperstown Park on a sunny Good Friday and shot, Wesley Lippitt recounted the events this afternoon on the lawn of the Otsego County Courthouse: “Racism is here,” he testified to an almost completely white crowd that organizers estimated at about 800 people, gathered to rally for justice…
COOPERSTOWN PROTEST SUNDAY 700 Protesters Decry Racism’s Endurance At Delhi Courthouse DELHI – Organizers said more than 700 people filled Delhi’s Courthouse Square today and lined the town’s Main Street for a protest and “living memorial” to honor black lives. The number topped an estimated 500 last Sunday in Oneonta’s Muller Plaza. A third local protest, one of hundreds nationwide, is planning at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday) in front of the Otsego County Courthouse in Cooperstown.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Saturday, June 6 Cuomo: Churches Can Open At 25% Capacity NYC Deaths At 35, Down From 800 Peak ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced churches and others places of worship may reopen with 25 percent occupancy with all social distancing protocols in place during Phase Two of reopening. That includes Otsego County’s Mohawk Valley Region and six other of the state’s regions. The governor also announced:…
5-Star Subaru Donates $16.9K To ‘Shelter Us’ Drive $1.2M Short Of $5M Target COOPERSTOWN – A $16,963.64 check this week has brought the Shelter Us drive one-third of the to its latest matching challenge grant of $100,000. The SQSPCA is $1.2 million away from its Shelter Us campaign target of $5 million. Ben Guenther, proprietor of Five Star Subaru, Oneonta, presented the check this week SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes.…
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GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Wednesday, June 3 Cuomo Permits Outdoor Seating At NY Restaurants ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in Otsego County and communities in the seven economic development communities that have entered Phase Two of NY Forward. Outdoor dining can begin tomorrow in Otsego’s Mohawk Valley region, and also the Capital Region, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the North Country, the Southern Tier and Western New York.…
Rally Organizers Seek To Address COVID Concerns Masks, Distancing, Hand-Sanitizer Planned For Cooperstown Protest By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Coronavirus-era concerns raised by 500 people packed into Muller Plaza at last Sunday’s rally for justice may be avoided this coming Sunday in front the county courthouse here. “We will have people spread out to the extent possible,” said Village Trustee MacGuire Benton, who attended last week’s rally and is one of four people organizing this one.…
JULY MEETING HELD TODAY County Board Retreats From Threatened Cuts To Promotion Agency By JIM KEVLIN ׇ• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After tabling the measure two weeks ago, the county Board of Representatives today rallied behind Destination Marketing of Otsego County, with nine reps rejecting a resolution to reduce funding for its promotional arm from 15 percent to 24 percent. Rep. Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta, proposed the larger cut for DMCOC, saying, “With the present state of the…
