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50 Years Old? You Are Now Eligible For Vaccine ALBANY – Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m., New Yorkers 50 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, Governor Cuomo announced in today’s briefing. “We continue to kick vaccinations into overdrive throughout the state by expanding eligibility, establishing new vaccination sites and opening up eligibility to providers to reach new populations,” he declared. ” However, limited supply from the federal government means that New Yorkers should…
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Trustee Urging Colleagues: Back Marijuana Stores Benton: Embrace New Opportunity By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Village Trustee Mac Benton said today he’s asked his fellow trustees not to “opt out” of hosting marijuana retailers in Main Street “store fronts,” as may be enabled in legislation moving “very quickly” in the state Legislature. “It’s going to be great for businesses, it’s going to be great for farmers, it’s going to be great for racial justice,” said Benton,…
IN MEMORIAM Ernest Joseph Goodman, 96 Feb. 26, 1925 – March 20, 2021 ONEONTA – Ernest Goodman passed away from natural causes at the age of 96 at Cooperstown Center. He was born Ernst Josef Guttmann in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), to Rose (Wagner) and Herbert Guttmann, and their large and thriving family. In November 1939, at age 14, he became one of almost 10,000 German and Austrian Jewish and non-Aryan children rescued by the British government in what…
OPENING PLANNED THIS SUMMER Senator Takes Tour Of Futuristic Shelter…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Stevens, 77; Taught, Coached At Milford Central GOODYEAR LAKE – Thomas Chapman Stevens, 77, who coached basketball and other sports during a teaching career at Milford Central School, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at his home on Goodyear Lake, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 30, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late John O. and Janet (Chapman) Stevens. Tom taught science and health for 17 years at Milford…
Village Considers Restricting Vaping, Smoking To ‘Zones’ Public Hearing At 6:30 p.m. Today COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board has scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. today to consider creating “smoke- and vape-free” zones within the village “to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare.” A violation would result in a fine “not to exceed $100.” Also, anyone violation the law can be removed from the specified areas. The zones under consideration are Village Hall and the land…
HELPED LEAD CCS TO STATE TITLE SUNY Herkimer: Hazzard To Coach Girls’ Basketball COOPERSTOWN – Matt Hazzard, assistant coach on CCS’ 2015 state championship girls basketball team and former Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce executive director, has been appointed head women’s basketball coach at SUNY Herkimer. Hazzard earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics and sports management from SUNY Cortland and a master’s degree in organization management from Colorado State University.…
Committee Plans ‘Robust’ Hometown Fourth Of July ONEONTA – Looking forward to continued easing of COVID restrictions, Oneonta’s First Night Committee announces it is planning a “robust” Hometown Fourth of July celebration this year, according to David Hayes, an organizer. The Hometown Fourth was canceled last year, due to COVID, as was the other major Fourth of July event in the county, the Springfield “oldest in the nation” parade, which has been cancelled again this year.…
