Oberacker’s Vacant-Seat Controversy May Go On By JIM KEVLIN• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – After a week of political wrangling, two women – one Republican, one Democrat – have emerged as prospective successors to state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The Republican is Jennifer Mickle, an Oneonta businesswoman who lives in the Town of Maryland, where she has chaired the town Board of Assessment Review. The Democrat is Diane Addesso, former Worcester town supervisor who operates a…
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So Long Rocky! Tiny Owl Flies Free By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Cooperstown artist May-Britt Joyce knows a muse when she sees one. “I’ve been doing pet portraits for the Susquehanna SPCA,” she said. “But the Rockefeller Owl intrigued me; she was so sweet looking and so different.” Rockefeller, the Saw-whet Owl found in “Daddy Al” Dick’s Rockefeller Center-bound Christmas tree, has captured the hearts of Otsego County – and the nation. Nicknamed “Rocky,” the diminutive…
LETTER from NEW YORK STATE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION 10 Per Table? A Step Too Far Editor’s Note: The New York State Sheriff’s Department issued this statement Monday, Nov. 23, saying local sheriffs lack the resources to enforce Governor Cuomo’s edict requiring that no more than 10 New Yorkers celebrate Thanksgiving together. This is an excerpt. Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order which limits “non-essential private residential gatherings” to no more than 10 individuals. That has caused great consternation among many of…
COVID-19 Vaccine Due; Drugstores Prepare By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When the COVID-19 vaccine is available, Otsego County will be ready. “Before the pharmacies could give the flu shot, we used to do a lot of the vaccinations,” said Heidi Bond, county public health director. “We are well aware of what needs to be done when we go into communities that may not have a lot of options for vaccinations.” With the announcement that Pfizer, whose…
COVID-19 Cases Triple In County By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Last Tuesday, Nov. 17, there were 37 new cases of COVID-19 reported. In the seven days since, that number tripled to 126 by Nov. 24, with hospitalizations up two, from four to six, since last week, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. That makes the highest number of community cases – that’s not counting the 700-plus SUNY Oneonta outbreak – since the pandemic…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Nov. 26-27, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE COVID-19 Cases Triple In County COVID-19 Vaccine Due; Drugstores Prepare Vacant-Seat Controversy May Go On After Downturn, Sale, Ioxus Returns Community Foundation: Apply For 2021 Grants EDITORIAL Pilgrims’ Energy, Ambition Lives On Today COLUMNS BERKSON: Chickie’s Greatest Gift NAYOR: Give Thanks For Cooperstown NYS SHERIFFS: 10 Per Table? A Step Too Far AllOTSEGO.life So Long Rocky! Tiny Owl Flies Free Chiropractors: Lose…
LETTER from TERRY BERKSON Chickie’s Greatest Gift When I was 8 years old, the hero in my life was my cousin Chickie, who drove an oil truck and often took me with him on deliveries. The job led him all over Brooklyn and, being somewhat of a scavenger, he often came home with a bike or a wagon or some other discarded contraption he thought would be useful. We lived in Bensonhurst, in a 12-room Victorian that had been divided…
HOMETOWN HISTORY November 26, 2020 150 Years Ago Highway Robbery – Early last Wednesday morning Mr. Moak, driver of the Schenevus Stage, was accosted by a suspicious looking individual near the Russel Bridge who asked for a tobacco chew. Mr. Moak said he did not use the weed, whereat the robber demanded of Mr. M. his money and the mail bags. His request was not acceded to by our modern John, who dismounted from his coach and struck the would-be…
After Downturn, Sale, Ioxus Returns To Expand Building And Workforce By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Ioxus was going strong, with manufacturing plants here and in Japan, and a growing reputation as producer of the best ultracapacitor in the world. Then, in 2019 it hit a bump: Its best-selling product, uSTART, a “smart power system” that “dramatically increases the starting reliability of trucks and heavy machines,” had to be recalled. “That set us back,” said Walton-born Chad…
Community Foundation: Apply For 2021 Grants COOPERSTOWN – Our COVID Fund has now secured $220,000 to address many needs arising out of the pandemic. We issued 25 awards to date and have about $40,000 remaining to distribute. Next Up is our plan for 2021. Our board has authorized allocation of $200,000 to the 2021 Awards Round. “We need community input on how to focus our investing these funds,” said Harry Levine, foundation board president. Twenty-five non-profits have received funding so…
