HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Horror Stories From The Museum HORROR AT MUSEUM – 6 p.m. Enjoy evening of spooky stories from students, faculty, & staff. Will feature readings and performances of original, classic tales of horror and the macabre. Presented by Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/yagermuseum/ for info. VOTE – Noon – 8 p.m. Early Voting open. Meadows Office Complex, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown. Visit www.otsegocounty.com/departments/board_of_elections/index.php for info.…
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IN MEMORIAM Paul R. Robinson, 79, Oneonta; Marine, Teacher, City Alderman ONEONTA – Paul Raymond Robinson, 79, a Marine, retired teacher and two-term Oneonta alderman, died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2020, at Bassett Hospital, after years of struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. An engaged community leader, driven by a sense of fairness and a steadfast commitment to helping those in need, Paul was a lifelong Yankees fan, an adventurous pilot, a curious hobbyist and a collector of coins with a soft…
IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth M. Dibble, 71; Carpenter, Local Sports Fan, Family Man HARTWICK – Kenneth Myron Dibble, Jr., 71, a retired union carpenter, local sports fan and family man, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at his home in Hartwick. He was born Jan. 22, 1949, in Cooperstown, one of seven children of Kenneth Myron Dibble, Sr. and Marietta Tabor Dibble. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Ken was employed in the construction/carpentry business for nearly…
Salka Brings Bail Reform Message To Otsego County Again, Oberacker Promises Companion Bill ‘On Jan. 1’ If Elected Tuesday To State Senate…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Cooperstown Reflects Series ‘On Racism In Healthcare’ COOPERSTOWN REFLECTS – 7 p.m. Join panel on Zoom to for ‘Cooperstown Reflects on Racism and Healthcare’ discussion with Reggie Knight, Spine Care Institute; Dr. Subashini Daniel, Attending Surgeon, Cardiac Surgery; Dr. Jim Dalton, Director of Medical Education, Bassett Healthcare; Vince Solomon, Psychiatric Social Worker; and Candice Shannon, Social Psychologist/Sociologist. Presented by Cooperstown Village Library. Visit fovl.eventbrite.com to register. VOTE – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Early Voting…
8th County Resident Dies After COVID Fight COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has reported its eighth COVID-19 fatality, a man who had been hospitalized for more than two weeks with the virus, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director. “We know people over 60 are at most risk for severe illness,” Bond said in her press release. “We need to do all we can to protect our seniors.”…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW New SUNY President Determined To Halt Further C-Outbreaks…
‘Small Explosion’ Injures 2 At Bassett By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Two construction workers were injured when a “small explosion” occurred near the hospital’s receiving dock this morning, with one injured severely enough to require transport to Upstate Medical in Syracuse. According to Karen Huxtable-Hooker, public and media relations director, the accident happened this morning, when a contractor was transporting equipment in an exterior service stairwell connected to a construction site.…
Salka Press Conference Topic: Bail-Reform Repeal COOPERSTOWN – Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss his bill, which would “completely repeal” last year’s Democratic bail reform. He will be joined by county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., as well as Republican Assemblymen Chris Tague, Robert Smullen and Brian Miller, who are all seeking reelection on Nov. 3.…
City Committee Lauded By Conference Of Mayors ONEONTA – The city’s “Survive, Then Thrive” committee has awarded the “Local Government Achievement Award” by the NYS Conference of Mayors for their work in seeking grants, planning events and strengthening partnerships for both the present and the “post-COVID” world. “In March, I called upon 6 people to form a committee to identify strategies for Oneonta businesses to Survive, then Thrive,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “Fifty more people – you – volunteered to…