COVID Reportedly Dropped ‘Steadily’ Over Past 2 Weeks COOPERSTOWN – The daily count of active COVID-19 cases has been steadily declining for the past two weeks, according to county Public Health Department Heidi Bond’s latest report. The county’s positive rate was 1.7 percent on Friday and the seven-day average was 2.7 percent. There were 743 cases reported in January 2021. Of that total, 6 percent are college students, 4 percent are healthcare workers, 13 percent live in nursing homes, and…
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Small Businesses Invited To Delgado, SBA Webinar WASHINGTON – Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, will host Jeffery Boyce, manager of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Upstate manager, at a COVID-19 small business webinar at 6 p.m. this coming Tuesday. 19th District businesses may participate via Facebook. Also participating will be Dr. Arnaldo Sehwerert, director of the Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center.…
Civil War Possible, Nearly 1/2 Of Us Say Utica-Based Zogby Poll Discovers UTICA – Nearly half (16 percent very likely and 30 percent somewhat likely combined) of likely voters believe the country will have another civil war, while 42 percent (24 percent very unlikely and 18 percent somewhat unlikely combined) did not think we were headed for another civil war. Eleven percent of survey respondents were not sure. “It’s quite astounding that nearly half of voters think we are headed…
IN MEMORIAM Shirley U. Banner, Milford, 87; Dies Of COVID In Nursing Home MILFORD – Shirley U. Banner, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2021, at Alpine Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Little Falls due to COVID-19 complications. Born July 12, 1933, at the home of her grandmother, Maude Bliss, in Milford Center, Shirley was the oldest of five children of John W. and Bernice M. (Bliss) Utter. Shirley attended a one-room schoolhouse…
CLICK HERE TO FULL OUT SURVEY Oneonta Police Review Seeking Public Inputs By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An Oneonta police reform committee is soliciting public input via an online survey and through a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m., according to a City of Oneonta news release. The anonymous survey has 23 questions related to residents’ experiences with the City of Oneonta Police Department. Click here to participate.…
IN MEMORIAM Clara F. Waring, 99 March 3, 1921-Jan. 28, 2021 ONEONTA – Clara F. Waring, 99, passed away peacefully at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. She was born March 3, 1921 in Kortright, the daughter of Myron and Elsie (Congdon) Hotaling. Clara worked for Amphenol in Sidney in the production and inspection department. She was a member of the Oneonta Moose Club for 35 years.…
County Board’s Partisan Divide Comes To Fore Resolutions On Hot Current Issues Blunted, Or Sent Back To Committee By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Partisan perspectives led to lively debates this morning at the February meeting of the county Board of Representatives, but the three related resolutions were blunted or failed to reach the floor. First, a resolution – to chide Assemblyman John Salka and state Sen. Peter Oberacker for a bill specifying New Yorkers can refuse…
County Board Increases Bed Tax 50% On Sept. 1 COOPERSTOWN – The county’s bed tax will increase by 50 percent after Sept. 1, the county board decided unanimously a few minutes ago. The bed tax will rise from 4 percent to 6 percent, and is being levied in the fall to avoid have an impact on people who have already booked rooms for this summer.…
Holiday Fallout Still Felt Locally By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The COVID-19 death toll continues to climb. Why? According to Public Health Director Heidi Bond, the fatalities are still largely related to the holidays, including as far back as Thanksgiving. “A lot of these people were those that were hospitalized for a long period of time,” Bond said today. One ongoing cluster remains active at a nursing home within the county that has yet to be…
CLICK FOR COOPERSTOWN PLAN Oneonta, Cooperstown Police Reforms Readied City, Village Plan Hearings Next Week By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown are ready to seek public input for proposed police reforms, as follows: In Oneonta, Common Council has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9. No draft is available yet. The public may participate via the city’s Facebook page, www.youtube.com/cityofoneonta, or via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84602261161?pwd=M1pNQkdWaXhYODB4UHlCdHJLMWZ4QT09 In Cooperstown, Village…
