Colleges preparing to avoid repeat of August 2020 outbreak By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — In light of the disastrous SUNY Oneonta outbreak of COVID at the start of the fall 2020 semester, both local colleges are increasing measures to avoid a repeat this month. SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College told AllOtsego this week that various restrictions to ensure the safety of both the students and the community will be in place as students move in and…
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B Side to reopen for live music, with Nashville singer, Sheehan, on Sept. 5 By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After being closed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the B Side Ballroom in Oneonta’s Clinton Plaza will offer live music again starting at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5. The first show will be by acoustic singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan. Sheehan is touring in support of his new album “Hello from the End of the World,” which will…
St. Louis, Milwaukee catcher fell off writers’ ballot quickly By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One of 19 catchers elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ted Simmons belatedly joins his contemporaries: Johnny Bench (1967 to 1983, inducted 1989); Carlton Fisk (1969 to 1993, inducted 2000); and Gary Carter (1974 to 1992, inducted 2003), all of whom played in a golden age for the position. Largely overlooked by the voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America in…
Helios Care named as finalist for major award By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta’s Helios Care is a top 25 finalist for a prestigious award for innovative palliative care. The John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge, sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care, is a “national competition to catalyze the spread of skills, ideas and solutions that will improve health care delivery for all people living with a serious illness,” according to its website. “We are…
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 12: Hochul, Helios and healthcare workers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Episode 12 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, Aug. 19, 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: State and national mandates about healthcare workers getting vaccinated in the midst of the delta variant wave of COVID. Helios…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 Baseball Author Series presents ‘Heroes: Stories of Sports, Courage, and Class.’ AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Join award winning writer Ralph Wimbish to discuss his latest book ‘Heroes: Stories of Sports, Courage, and Class.’ Wimbish has compiled a collection of stories from his 40-years in sports journalism and it includes entries on Jackie Robinson, Elston Howard, Bill White, and Buck O’Neil. Free, registration for Zoom required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.…
SUNY Oneonta announces new athletic Hall of Fame class Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The SUNY Oneonta athletics department announced the 2021 class of Hall of Fame Inductees in a media release last week. The 22nd class will be enshrined at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. This year’s class will include six former athletes and one honorary inductee, bringing the total number of individuals to 160 including 16 honorary inductees.…
Common Council discusses COVID, budget, approves new asst. fire chief By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council approved the new Asst. Fire Chief, Timothy Foster to a round of applause Tuesday, Aug. 17, after some discussion about tabling the potential appointment until the situation with the COVID delta variant became more clear. The council was briefed on the situation with the coronavirus variant, a mutation that is steadily causing higher rates of infection City Health Officer…
Mayoral candidate Len Carson faces backlash over vaccine billboard ads By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Len Carson, the Fifth Ward Common Council member and Republican mayoral candidate, received some heat at the council’s meeting Tuesday, Aug. 17, for approving billboard ads through his company, DC Marketing, that presented false information about coronavirus vaccines. Jennifer Hill spoke at the meeting at City Hall, saying the ads were dangerous and strongly condemning Carson for his role in putting up…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 Barbershop Chorus to perform A Capella at Spring Park CONCERT – 7 p.m. Get out and enjoy a concert in the park. Bring a chair, a blanket and get comfortable to listen to A Capella quartets as performed by the New Horizons Barbershop Chorus. At the Bandstand, Spring Park, Richfield Springs. 315- 858-0964.…