Don’t underestimate her By Ted Potrikus Her beloved Buffalo Bills lost in a weekend heartbreaker, but aside from that, Governor Kathy Hochul has had a pretty good couple of weeks. She’s able to talk about turning the corner against the winter Omicron surge, with seven-day averages for new hospital admissions, new cases, and cases-per-100,000 declining in every part of the state. She laid out a blueprint for New York’s upcoming fiscal year, a $216 billion bonanza adorned with property tax…
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Editorial: Hello in there Where have all the people gone? Seems like there’s no one hangin’ on. Look through the windows, The houses are empty. Hey! Everybody’s out of town. Seems like I’m the only one around. Hey! Better send some people down. Everyone on Earth Is out of town. Hal David wrote that apocalyptic lyric back in 1970, Burt Bacharach added some appropriately dyspeptic music with a wobbly trombone, B.J. Thomas sang it with the right tinge of loneliness.…
Local java purveyors eye Starbucks plans Ready or not, a new Starbucks is about to be unleashed in Oneonta in summer 2022. While many may celebrate the brand-name lattes and cappuccinos, some locally owned coffee shops are concerned about the effect this will have on their small businesses. The Starbucks rises on Oneonta’s south side — Route 23 near Buffalo Wild Wings — an area already congested with traffic and large businesses such as WalMart, Southside Mall, and a variety…
Invasive insects make a meal out of county’s hemlocks By Kevin Limiti An invasive species with an odd name is causing concern in Otsego County after conservationists discovered the destructive insect at parks in Cooperstown and around Oneonta. The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) is a tiny bug that infests hemlock trees, which experts warn could cause catastrophic environmental damage. The insect in question came from the Far East in the 1920s and was discovered in New York State in the…
Village Democrats pick March slate as one trustee seeks to move future elections to November By Ted Potrikus Cooperstown’s upcoming mayoral and trustee elections take place this year on March 15, but if one village trustee has his way, subsequent year voting would move to align with general elections held in November. Trustee MacGuire Benton says he wants the date change to expand voter access as “democracy comes under attack across America.” “Right now village residents can vote from noon…
COVID update for January 25 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 104 new cases 7 hospitalized 0 new deaths reported 14.5 seven-day average percentage positive Otsego County and all of New York State remains under an indoor-mask mandate from Governor Kathy Hochul, with exceptions under certain conditions when proof of vaccination is required for entry to an indoor public facility. Read more about New York State’s mask requirement at this link.…
Breaking: Appeals court puts mask mandate back in place Governor Hochul’s mask mandate is back on – the office of New York Attorney General Tish James says an appellate judge granted a stay in the lawsuit late Tuesday afternoon (January 25) and the mandate remains in full effect while the case is in appeal. A State Supreme Court judge on Long Island ruled the mandate unconstitutional on January 24; the ruling now proceeds through the court systems appeals process (Appellate…
COVID test kits available free in Otsego County beginning January 26 Emergency Services Coordinator for Otsego County Victor Jones announced today that the Otsego County Public Health Department and the Otsego County Office of Emergency Services will be giving out free COVID test kits beginning Wednesday, January 26. They are available at the following locations and times: Schenevus Fire Department on Wednesday, January 26 between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Cherry Valley Fire Department on Thursday, January 27 between 11 a.m.…
New York State Supreme Court judge overturns Governor Hochul’s indoor mask mandate A New York State Supreme Court judge on Long Island overturned Governor Kathy Hochul’s indoor mask mandate – currently in place through February 1 – ruling the governor lacks the emergency powers to support the requirement. Nassau County judge Thomas Rademaker ruled late on January 24 that the power to issue such a mandate remains only with the state Legislature after lawmakers approved a law in March 2021…
COVID update for January 24 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 57 new cases 6 hospitalized 0 new deaths reported 14.6 percent seven-day average percentage positive Otsego County and all of New York State remains under an indoor-mask mandate from Governor Kathy Hochul, with exceptions under certain conditions when proof of vaccination is required for entry to an indoor public facility. Read more about New York State’s mask requirement at this link.…
