Vaccination Age Dips To 30 Today ALBANY – Starting today, all New Yorkers age 30 or older will be able to be vaccinated, Governor Cuomo announced yesterday. And all New Yorkers age 16 or older will be eligible on April 6, well ahead of the May 1 deadline set by the White House, he said. Eligible New Yorkers can make an appointment at ny.gov/GetVaccinated or by calling the NYS COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829). He called the announcement “monumental,”…
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Democrats Ask Catan To Accept Endorsement If So, She Would Appear On GOP Line, Too By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Democrats are asking Michelle Catan, a registered Democrat who filed as a Republican to run for county Rep. Andrew Stammel’s District 3 seat, if she will accept their party’s endorsement as well. Stammel, who decided not to run again after Catan filed her GOP petitions by last Thursday’s deadline, said today that he filed his…
IN MEMORIAM: Wanda Joan Noyes, 98; Secretary To Bassett’s Chief Of Surgery COOPERSTOWN – A wonderful mother and beloved friend, Wanda Joan Filipski Noyes, 98, secretary to Bassett Hospital’s chief of surgery for 30 years, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Cooperstown. She was 98. Born on April 4, 1922, Wanda was the middle of three daughters of Michael and Michelina Filipski, immigrants from Poland who raised a family of six children in a…
TO READ FULL CAB REPORT, CLICK HERE Oneonta’s CAB Advises New Limitations On OPD ONEONTA – The City of Oneonta’s Community Advisory Board released its report, titled “Police Department Reform & Reinvention Collaborative,” a few minutes ago. Common Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to adopt the plan, meeting the governor’s April 1 deadline, said Mayor Gary Herzig, who had expected City Hall would miss the deadline. Among many recommendations, the report includes a limitation of expressions of political…
Vaccination Clinic Set Friday At County Meadows Complex COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Department of Health will be holding a vaccination clinic 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this coming Friday, April 2, at the Meadows Office Complex, 140 Route 33, Town of Middlefield Registration, which is required, is up on the Otsego County Department of Health Website, or you can REGISTER HERE…
POT LEGALIZATION MAY PASS IN ALBANY AS SOON AS TUESDAY Bill Includes ‘Opt-Out’ Option ALBANY – Legalization of marijuana in New York State may be voted on in the state Senate and Assembly as soon as tomorrow, after Governor Cuomo and leaders of both houses announced an agreement Saturday. The legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) would establish the Office of Cannabis Management; expand New York’s existing Medical Marijuana Program; establish a licensing system; and create a Social & Economic Equity Program favoring minority…
SQSPCA Thrift Shop Stops Taking Donations, Pending Its Moving HARTWICK SEMINARY – As of 4 p.m. Friday, April 2, the New Leash on Life Thrift Shop will temporarily stop taking donations in preparation for its upcoming move. The thrift store, a local mainstay for more than 40 years, is a primary source of revenue for the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SQSPCA). Both the animal shelter and thrift store facilities will relocate soon to a brand…
ANTICIPATING COVID RETREAT Honest Brook Music Fest Plans To Reopen In July DELHI – In another indication of COVID’S anticipated retreat, the Honest Brook Music Festival will present live chamber music in The Barn once again this summer for its popular weekend concerts in The Barn. The season of four performances will begin Saturday, July 10, and conclude Sunday, August 8. This year’s line-up includes artists who were scheduled for 2020, as well as a newcomer to the stage in…
CLICK HERE FOR FULL STATEMENT On Ballot, Stammel Says He Will Retire He Clears Way For Michelle Catan, A Democrat Running On GOP Line By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – County Rep. Andrew Stammel, D-Town of Oneonta, who is on the ballot in the Nov. 2 election, announced today he has changed his mind and will not run for a fourth term afternoon. “Many local elected officials remain in positions longer than expected because they cannot find…
Oneonta Attorney Gouldin Runs To Succeed Bernier ONEONTA – Oneonta City Judge Lucy Bernier announced her retirement this morning; and Attorney Bob Gouldin this afternoon announced his candidacy to succeed her. Both are Democrats. Gouldin is the only candidate to have filed his petitions by the deadline of Thursday at 5 p.m. However, independent candidates can circulate petitions by May 25 to get on the ballot. The candidate has lived and practiced in Oneonta for over 20 years, and was…