14 Cases Over 2 Days, As Outbreak Tails Off ONEONTA – As the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta continues to tail off, the county Health Department reported a few minutes ago that 14 cases surfaced on campus today and yesterday. That’s a far cry from last week, when infections were topping 100 a day during the “large outbreak,” as the DOH described it. Total cases related to the SUNY outbreak, which erupted the week of Aug. 24 and led to…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Jump The Shark Band At Pioneer Park MUSIC ON MAIN – 6 – 8 p.m. Get outside to enjoy a live performance by Jump the Shark. Pioneer Park, Main St., Cooperstown. Visit www.wearecooperstown.com/free-fridays/ for info.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jean Marie Trask, 90; Otego Native Rose To Army Lt. Colonel OTEGO – Jean Marie Trask, who pursued a career in the U.S. Army, passed away peacefully at home, on August 24, 2020 in Blairsville, Ga. She was born June 1, 1930, Jean was the daughter of Arthur and Rosella (Fazone) Trask, and lived in the Otego area until she enlisted in the Army. She ended her career while stationed at the Pentagon with the rank of lieutenant…
Facing Historic Crunch, County Board Launches Work On 2020 Budget CLICK TO OBSERVE FACEBOOK MEETING…
Advisory Board Starts Study Of Village Police Department Small, Says New Chief, But Big-City Complexities Exist Here By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At his first public appearance since being named yesterday to lead the Village Police Department, Chief Frank Cavilieri this evening made it seem simple. The most problematic area of policing, here as everywhere, is “use of force,” Cavilieri said this evening at the first meeting of the Police Community Advisory Board. A related issue…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Botanical Art Workshop ART WORKSHOP – 7 p.m. Join SDC to get started creating botanical illustrations of the natural world around you with artist Tessa Scheele. Zoom workshop presented by A.J. Read Science Discover Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2011 or visit www.facebook.com/AJReadSDC/ for info.…
Cooperstown Police Advisory Board Plans First Meeting Today COOPERSTOWN – The first meeting of Cooperstown’s Community Advisory Board on policing is at 5 p.m. today in the Village Hall ballroom, and open to the public. The CAB was mandated by Governor Cuomo, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest. The board must review Village Police Department policies and procedures and forward its recommendations to Albany next April l. Members include:…
Oberacker: NYS Should Send ‘Immediate Financial Relief’ After SUNY-O Crisis County Will Suffer From State Bungling, He Says; Barber Calls For Broader Relief To Localities ONEONTA – The State of New York should provide “immediate financial relief” to Oneonta and surrounding communities for the damage caused by the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, Republican state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker said today. Oberacker, who is running to succeed Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, suggested the state…
SQSPCA Seeking Donations In Spay, Neuter Fundraiser COOPERSTOWN – With 22 cats in need of spaying and neutering before they can be adopted out, the Susquehanna SPCA is seeking to raise $1,980 to pay for the procedures. “Because our thrift store was closed for two months, our operating revenue is way down,” said Stacie Haynes, executive director. “We are overwhelmed by cats, and we can’t get them spayed and neutered fast enough to get them out to bring in the…
IN MEMORIAM: Pierre Weidemann, 57; Pursued Interests In Film, Theater, Art COOPERSTOWN – Pierre Bernard Weidemann, a beloved son, brother, and uncle, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at his home in Schuyler Lake. He was 57. Born Dec. 11, 1962, in Montreal, Canada, Pierre was the son of Marie Andrée Trempe Weidemann and the late Manfred Bernard Weidemann, a photographer and long-time owner of Pioneer Photo in Cooperstown. Pierre grew up in Newfoundland, N.J. and…