Rockefeller Owl Inspires Commemorative Bobblehead ONEONTA – Rockefeller, the diminutive Saw-whet owl found inside “Daddy Al” Dick’s Rockefeller-bound Norway Spruce, has been immortalized as a limited-edition bobblehead figure from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame. The figure, available for pre-order, will ship in Feb. 2021, and $5 will be donated to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center. Though earlier reports stated that Rockefeller would be released in Oneonta over the weekend, a statement from the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center says that they are…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 All About Collecting Baseball Cards ASK THE EXPERT – 2 p.m. Learn about how the collections team cares for baseball cards. From storage guidelines to documentation, learn how you also can care for your own collections. Free, registration required. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-ask-the-expert-collections-baseball-cards?date ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.…
COUNTY HITS NEW RECORD: 30 INFECTIONS Daily Tally Sets New Mark; 5 Patients Now Hospitalized By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Thirty people tested positive for COVID-19 today, setting a new record for the number of cases reported in one day, according to Heidi Bond, county public health director. Additionally, a fifth person has been hospitalized with the virus, bringing the county’s total to five, up one from last week. The spike comes less than a week…
10 Person Per Thanksgiving Feast Rebuffed Sheriffs Association: We Lack Resources To Obey Governor ALBANY – The New York State Sheriff’s Association issued a statement a few minutes ago saying county sheriffs’ departments lack the resources to enforce Governor Cuomo’s edict: That no more than 10 New Yorkers can gather together at a Thanksgiving Dinner. “We in law enforcement do not have the resources nor the legal authority,” said the statement, which was unsigned. Questions about it were referred to…
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28 COVID-19 Cases Surface On Weekend COOPERSTOWN – COVID-19 numbers continue to climb in the county, with 28 cases reported over the weekend, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. 11 cases were reported Saturday, Nov. 21 and 17 were reported today, Bond noted in her daily press release. According to the NY Forward Dashboard, Otsego County currently has a 1.1 percent average positivity rate, with 600 people tested yesterday.…
CHRISTMAS SEASON ARRIVES Light Poles Decorated – And Clauses Show Up Who showed up at this afternoon’s 4C’s downtown decorating event – when volunteers get all the streetlights ready for Christmas, a decades-long Cooperstown tradition – but Santa and Mrs. Claus. And Helena Bettancourt, 6, top photo, took advantage of the situation to have her picture taken – by mom Brooke –with the two Jolly Elfs. Inset right, Matt Grady passes decorations to son Kian, 7, as son Gavin, 11,…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Cooperstown Christmas Decorating CHRISTMAS DECORATING – 2 p.m. Join the Cooperstown Christmas Committee to decorate Santa’s Cottage and the village lamp posts for the holiday. Decorations are provided. Bring your own gloves, ladders, mask. Main Street, Cooperstown. Reserve a pole by e-mailing cooptownchristmas@gmail.com ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.…