Karen Sullivan To Retire As Director Of Planning COOPERSTOWN – Karen Sullivan, director of the county Planning Department, will retire at the end of the month, county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, announced a few minutes ago. An Oneonta native (her maiden name was Laskaris), she joined the Planning Department in 2006, and succeeded Terry Bliss on his retirement in 2013. She previously had been with the Delaware County Planning Department. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, she later…
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IN APPRECIATION George Floyd, 46, From Fellow Texan By CHIP NORTHRUP • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com George Floyd was a big, happy-go-lucky Texan. He had a daughter named Gianna and was a member of a Bible study class. I grew up in Texas with good hard working men like George, including members of his extended family. Otis Floyd, Sr. was our handyman. His sons Otis, Jr., Michael and Clifford were our moving men. His wife, Hazel Gay Floyd helped raise our…
4th Week Cancelled At All Star Village WEST ONEONTA – Marty Patton, Cooperstown All Star Village proprietor, has announced the fourth week of the season has been cancelled. In accordance to his plan to cancel the youth baseball season week-by-week a month in advance of the scheduled tournaments, Patton advised families and coaches scheduled to be here June 27-July 3 that there will be no play that week.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Tuesday, June 2 As WNY Opens, Cuomo Tells Protesters: Enough In today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo reported the COVID-19 numbers continue to drop, and Western New York prepares to enter Phase 2 of reopening. He also told protesters of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis that he agrees with their dismay, but “enough is enough.”…
Vandals Pour Paint On Trump Billboard…
DMV Renews Transactions Today, But Via Mails Only State Commissioner Gives Details; Local Office Won’t Open Until 6/28 COOPERSTOWN – While the county DMV office can’t open until June 28, state DMV offices are open today for “limited transactions,” according to an e-mail Otsego County’s Kathy Sinnott Gardner and other local county clerks received today. Sinnott Gardner said the county clerk’s office will open next Monday, only by appointment. When the local DMV office does open four weeks from today,…
Buttermann, Mosher Will Debate Next Week COOPERSTOWN – Democratic Assembly candidates Daniel Buttermann of Oneonta and Corey Mosher of Hamilton will debate via Zoom 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in an event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oneonta and Cooperstown. The Democratic primary in the 121st District is planned Tuesday, June 23. The winner will challenge Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield on Nov. 3.…
NO POMP, CIRCUMSTANCE Pride Flag Raised At Seat Of Village At 22 Main, Not Main And Pioneer…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Sunday, May 31 Cuomo Shifts Focus To Riots: ‘Real Issue Is Racism’ In Nation In his coronavirus briefing today, Governor Cuomo announced dentists may now open their offices statewide. ALBANY – On his 80th day of daily briefings, Governor Cuomo today shifted the topic from the receding pandemic threat to the riots that grew out of George Floyd’s death while in police custody in Minneapolis. Saying “the real issue is racism in our country,” the governor:…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Saturday, May 20 10 Testing Sites Open As NYC Cases Drop NEW YORK CITY – Governor Cuomo, during today’s briefing, announced that New York State will open 10 additional testing sites – one for each zip code – in New York City COVID hotspots. Controlling the virus’ spread in the city’s hotspots, which are located in predominately low income and minority communities, is a top priority as it moves toward Phase 1 of reopening on June 8, the governor…
