COVID era brings new mental health issues By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and more recently with the emergence of the Delta variant, people have been forced to change their lifestyles in order to stay safe and healthy. While the prolonged effects of social distancing are unclear, in Otsego County there are clear statistics regarding the effects these changes have had on the mental health of its residents. According to the Otsego County Department of…
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Bound Volumes August 5, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 210 YEARS AGO Wisdom for the Merchant – Are you a merchant? Enter on your day book everything you let go on credit at the moment you dispose of it; never put it off till another time. The memory is treacherous and you may forget the number or price. Post your books every Saturday. Look frequently at your accounts. He…
Staff Dining Picks August 5, 2021 Our Best Bets for Local Dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt I went to SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt recently while doing errands. There were a variety of flavors of frozen yogurt available for self-serve, including mango and cookies and cream. I chose to get a mix of cookies and cream and cake batter. Then I added brownie bites, mini MnMs, hot fudge and gummy bears, to cookies, sprinkles and caramel. I literally cannot…
LETTER from MAUREEN DILL Why do we treat sick people so poorly? Recently, a friend and former colleague was diagnosed with cancer and subsequently hospitalized on Florida’s West Coast. Her initial surgical procedure was radical and she underwent many rounds of chemotherapy. She reached out to me by phone from her hospital bed two weeks ago to say she was anxious to obtain a second opinion regarding her condition and prognosis. Her physician and “hospitalist” were repeatedly rude and abrupt,…
Hartwick College announces 2021 athletic Hall of Fame class STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Hartwick College Athletics will induct seven of its former top athletes into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 2, as a part of “True Blue Weekend.” The list includes Steve Long, class of 1979 (men’s soccer), Dick Cartwright, class of 1979 (men’s cross country/track and field), Jennifer Brassell, class of 1993, (field hockey/women’s lacrosse), Jay Kalbach class of 1997 (men’s swimming and diving), Greg Balcavage…
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 10: A Very Classy Week Episode 10 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, Aug. 5, editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, as well as this week’s news on AllOtsego.com. Click here to listen! In this week’s episode, Editor Greg Klein and Reporter Kevin Limiti discuss: Their respective trips to see arts outside, Greg at the Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater and Kevin at The Glimmerglass Festival. Delta makes national and local officials change…
Otsego County Board calls for Cuomo to resign or be impeached By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County’s Board of Representative unanimously approved a resolution calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign — or for the state Assembly to impeach him if he does not resign — in light of a new investigation that found Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women while in office and he and his advisors tried to retaliate against at least one whistle blower. The resolution…
CDC and Otsego County Department of Health recommend everyone wear masks indoors, including the vaccinated STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Otsego County Department of Health released a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 4, that said Otsego County was considered by the CDC to be at a “substantial level of community transmission”, and that they now recommend mask wearing indoors, even for those who have already been vaccinated. Otsego County is currently at 50.5% vaccinated for adults, which is…
Mayor Gary Herzig sounds warning about COVID variant at Common Council By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, began with a message from Mayor Gary Herzig regarding the recent updates regarding the delta variant of the coronavirus. “We’re all concerned about the variant,” Herzig said. “The numbers aren’t alarming but they are going in the wrong direction.” Herzig likened it to a race between the virus and vaccinations. “Unfortunately, what we…
Cuomo must go: Local, state officials react to report Gov. sexually harassed women STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com UPDATED: President Joe Biden joined the ever-growing chorus of politicians who have said Cuomo should resign. “I think he should resign. I understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach. I don’t know that for a fact,” Biden said in response to a question from CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. The New York delegation to the U.S. Congress, including Rep. Antonio Delgado,…
