Bond: COVID Cases Still High From Thanksgiving COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Department of Health is still seeing cases of COVID-19 related to Thanksgiving gatherings, according to Heidi Bond, public health director. 25 cases were reported today, with one additional hospitalization and 978 quarantined.…
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It’s Beginning To Look At Lot Like Bad Weather Rain, Wind, Even Floods Possible Here Drenching rain, gusty winds, thunderstorms and even floods are possibly across Upstate New York on Christmas Eve and Christmas, Accuweather is warning. “A potent storm will slowly move across much of the eastern U.S. Christmas Eve during the day and on Christmas itself,” explained AccuWeather Meteorologist Jessica Storm. “Ahead of the storm, milder air and a lot of moisture will surge northward along gusty winds.…
27 COVID-19 Cases Reported This Weekend COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Department of Health reported 27 cases of COVID-19 on their dashboard over the weekend, with 17 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. It’s a decline from this week’s high of 35 cases on Friday, Dec. 18, although the number of patients hospitalized with the virus remains at 16.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 ‘Decking The Halls’ Virtual Tour VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 p.m. Zoom meeting featuring walk through of exhibit ‘Decking The Halls’ with discussion of the artifacts followed by live Q&A with Manager of Arts Education, Kevin Gray. Free, registration required. Suggested donation $5. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
IN MEMORIAM Zachary Pondolfino, 26; A Soul So Pure, Innocent December 30, 1994 – December 17, 2020 ONEONTA – Zachary Pondolfino gifted us with his gentle strength for nearly 26 precious years. In that time, he never spoke a word or took a single step, but his ethereal spirit was a light that penetrated deep in the hearts of all who knew him. He held no grudges, loved without condition, and accepted everyone who came into his world as yet…
VACCINE HERE! 350 Bassett Tier 1 Workers Getting Shots Over Weekend COOPERSTOWN – The vaccine has arrived! Yesterday, today and tomorrow, approximately 350 employees in the Bassett Healthcare Network’s Tier One group are traveling to the state-established hub-hospital system in Utica and Elmira (Arnot Ogden Hospital) to receive the network’s allotted doses of the Pfizer vaccine, spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker confirmed a few minutes ago.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 Virtual Christmas Concert CHRISTMAS CONCERT – 2 p.m. Enjoy cozy virtual concert with artists DiSavino & AJ Bodnar. Call for how to connect. Suggested donation $20. Presented by First United Methodist Church of Oneonta. 607-432-4102 or visit www.firstumc-oneonta.org…
IN MEMORIAM Charles M. Carman Jr., 77, Familiar Holiday Bellringer ONEONTA – Charles “Charlie” M. Carman Jr., 77, who for years could always be found ringing the bell at a Salvation Army kettle at this time of year, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. A lifelong Oneonta resident, he was born Sept. 18, 1943, the son of the late Charles and Frances Sturiale. For a period of time he worked for SUNY Oneonta in the custodial department.…
Fare Thee Well! 50-Car Parade Surprises Retiring Carol B. Waller State Sen. Jim Seward and wife Cindy, top photo, halt a 50-car, drive-by surprise parade this afternoon to give a retirement present to Carol B. Waller, seated at center, the former mayor who is retiring at the end of the year as proprietor of Mohican Flowers on Main Street, Cooperstown. Also honored was Claire Satriano, who joined the organization 42 years ago, her first job out of college. Maitresse d’,…