Bassett CEO Announces 5 More Key Promotions Hellenthal, Weil, Wiley Joining Dr. Ibrahim’s Executive Team COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network this afternoon announced five more key appointments to new President/CEO Tommy Ibrahim’s executive team. The four will join “internal leaders from across the network who will be the core team to help drive system change,” said Ibrahim, in making the announcement. “We are at a pivotal moment in our industry and change can’t wait,” he said. “We have a solid…
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IN MEMORIAM: Rosanne Hill, 73; Owned Bait Shop With Husband PORTLANDVILLE – Rosanne Hill, 73, the former co-owner of Jerry’s Bait-n-Tackle, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 in Homosassa, Fla. She was born Jun 17, 1947 in Morris, Ill. to Arthur and Anne McCoy. She was a certified phlebotomist and retired from A.O Fox hospital. She was the co-owner at Jerry’s Bait-n-Tackle with her husband, Jerry Hill.…
IN MEMORIAM Linda L. Hamilton, 75 Aug. 29, 1945-Sept. 20, 2020 LAURENS – Linda L. Hamilton, 75, went to be with the Lord Sept. 20, 2020. She was at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. She was born August 29, 1945 in Mount Vernon, the daughter of Clarence H. and Lucille H. (Jarrett) Hamilton. Linda graduated from Cortland State College with a teaching degree, received her nursing degree from Broome Community College and completed graduate studies at Bob Jones University.…
Chamber Donates $1,500 To Community Foundation…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Preserving Exhibits At Baseball Hall of Fame ASK THE EXPERT – 2 p.m. Learn how hall of fame preserves textiles & caps, from storage to proper documentation. Free Zoom conference. Registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-curator-spotlight-collections-textiles-caps?date=0 for info. COVID-19 TESTING – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Otsego County residents are invited for free rapid testing for Covid-19. Find out quick, help stop the spread. Pre-registration required. Foothills Performing Arts Center,…
‘Enough!’ Says Chancellor Malatras 2 SUNY Students Suspended After Party Photos Surface ONEONTA – SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras had one word for SUNY Oneonta students after photos circulated of an off-campus party allegedly held this weekend with no social distancing in place. “Enough!” The Chancellor’s press release was issued after SUNY announced that two of the students in the photo were identified and suspended by the Office of Community Standards.…
7th County Resident Succumbs To COVID COOPERSTOWN – A 79-year old county resident has died of COVID-19, marking the seventh such death in the county since March, according to a release sent out by Heidi Bond, Otsego County public health director. The death was not liked to the SUNY Oneonta outbreak, she said. The most recent death prior to this was in August.…
‘PAWS’ Warns Pet Purchasers SQSPCA Leads Drive Against Puppy Mills Libby Post, executive director of the NYS Animal Protection Federation, decries puppy mills, in part, as “hoodwinking consumers” by selling sick dogs. Post was accompanied by, from left, Brian Shapiro, NYS director, Humane Society, Stacie Haynes, executive director, SQSPCA, Melinda McTaggart, Animal Shelter of Schoharie County and other regional shelters in forming the “PAWS (Puppy Mill Awareness W/Shelters) Before You Pay” initiative, which will encourage buyers to reach out to…
MARK PASSED SUNDAY EVENING In Cooperstown, Bells Toll For COVID’s 200K Victims A few minutes ago, volunteers finished a noontime tolling of the bell on Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church 200 times, symbolizing the 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, a mark passed Sunday evening. “This loss has been heartbreaking for the families affected and, indeed, it is a loss shared by all of us,” said Richard Blabey, above, the member of the congregation who organized the commemoration. Behind him is his wife,…
COOP Announces It’s Open To Promote Filmmaking Here COOPERSTOWN – COOP announced today it is open for business. The Cooperstown, Oneonta, Otsego County Film Partnership, Inc., known as Film COOP, will represent Cooperstown, Oneonta and all Otsego County communities to the entertainment industry. Otsego County, and its greater region, is one of the few areas of the state not benefiting from the boom in television and film production that has taken place in Upstate New York, according to COOP Board…