VILLAGE CAUCUS NEXT THURSDAY Hanna Joy Bergene, 29, Formerly With Chamber, Running For Trustee Seat By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Hanna Bergene, 29, well-known in Cooperstown affairs from her years as Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce marketing & events director, is running for the Village Board in the March elections. Veteran Trustee Jim Dean, 80, a trustee for the past eight years, said he decided to step aside when he heard of Bergene’s interest. “I met…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Guided Tour Of The Winter Night Sky ASTRONOMY – 7 p.m. “Naked Eye Astronomy, Winter Edition–Are You Sirius?” Tour the January night sky with the naked eye. Explore constellations Orion, Gemini, Taurus, the Winter Circle, the Pliadies Star Cluster, and maybe spot our neighbor galaxy Andromeda. Take place entirely outside so dress for the weather, bring a chair & blankets. Binoculars optional. Social distancing & masks required. Free, registration limited to 30. Presented by…
Active Cases Drop, But One More Death By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The fourth COVID-19 fatality of the new year was reported yesterday – a woman over 55. Hospitalizations have also increased by one, however. Despite an increase in the newly reported cases, active COVID-19 infections have fallen, the result of successful isolation periods, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond. The recent expansion of anti-COVID vaccination eligibility brings a lot of good news and…
NEW INFORMATION LINE: 547-4240 Health Department ‘Overwhelmed’ By Calls For Vaccines By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Overwhelmed by “hundreds of voice mails” from people asking how to get COVID inoculations, the county Department of Health is asking them to call 1-607-547-4240 for information. So far, however, it seems there’s not much to say: “We currently have no vaccine available,” county Public Health Director Heidi Bond said in yesterday’s daily press release. “At this time the department…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Hall Of Fame Presents ‘Statistics: Batter Up’ VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP – 1 p.m. ‘Statistics: Batter Up.’ Learn about how baseball statistics are calculated through example of Ted Williams final game of the 1941 season, and other exciting stories. Free, registration required. Presented by Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-field-trip-statistics-batter-up-2021?date=0 CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF CANCELLED EVENTS CLICK TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
County COVID Cases See-Saw By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After increases in new reported cases, active cases and hospitalizations categories yesterday – as compared to the totals of the previous day – all three categories have again dropped. This dip in totals, however, still remains higher than the totals reported on Jan. 10 – the “low” before yesterday’s increases. Deaths have remained at zero since the two deaths reported on Jan. 7, making the total COVID-19…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Make Sense Of Seed Cataloges With Otsego County Master Gardeners LUNCH & LEARN – Noon. Otsego County Master Gardeners present ‘Making Sense of Seed Catalogs – Ask the Experts’ featuring Master Gardeners Kim L’Heureux and Kathy Koch with Ashley Helmholdt, Extension Associate from the Cornell Garden-Based Learning Program who will discuss the Cornell Vegetable Variety Garden Trials. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension. 607-547-2536 ext. 228 or visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2021/01/13/lunch-learn-making-sense-of-seed-catalogs-ask-the-experts…
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Reported Cases Make Dramatic Climb By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In a single day, reported county-wide cases have climbed by nearly sixty increasing the active case count to 210 and the hospitalizations by three for a total of 18. No new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, keeping the 2021 fatalities at three and the fatalities to date at 21. Based on the figures, more than twenty people have successfully completed isolation and are considered no longer contagious.…
DOH Helps To Vaccinate 100s In Single Day, Bond Says By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Otsego Department of Health helped to vaccinate roughly 200 eligible tier 1a and 1b candidates at the Meadows Building on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. According to County Department of Health Director Heidi Bond, they are hoping to roll out additional clinics soon. Those interested in receiving the vaccine should visit: am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/…