PARENTS BRIEFED VIA ZOOM Oneonta’s ‘Hybrid’ Plan Allows Parents To Keep Children Out Of School ‘We’re Giving … A Choice,’ Brindley Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If the Oneonta School District reopens, as planned, on Oct. 13, parents can still keep their children at home, learning remotely, moms and dads learned at last evening’s Zoom public hearing on the reopening plan. “Many districts who plan to open in hybrid, your child has to be there,”…
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Police: Richfield Springs Man Threatened Teens With Knife RICHFIELD SPRINGS – A Richfield Springs man was arrested after he allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife, according to a release from State Police, Troop C. Thomas A. Niznik, 45, allegedly approached two teenagers on James Street in the Village of Richfield Springs. The teens told the police that they had stopped when the chain broke on one of their bikes.…
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4 COVID-19 Cases Surface This Week Still, No New Hospitalizations Reported COOPERSTOWN – Another new local case of COVID-19 was reported today, the fourth this week, bringing the total since March to 116. Of those, the county Health Department reported one on Tuesday and two on Wednesday. However, there are no current hospitalizations.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 Virtual Performance ‘A Woman Of No Importance’ THEATER – 7 p.m. Enjoy virtual performance of Oscar Wildes ‘A Woman of No Importance’ presented by the Glimmerglobe Theater. Fenimore Art Museum. www.facebook.com/fenimoreartmuseum/…
WHAT’S GOING ON AT POST OFFICE? Governor: ‘Sweeping Reforms’ Clear Way For Absentee Voting 3 Ways Make It Easier To Get, Submit Trump-vs-Biden Ballots ALBANY – In what he termed “sweeping reform,” Governor Cuomo today signed a law that will make it easier for New Yorkers to vote by absentee ballot in this fall’s Presidential election. According to the Otsego County Board of Elections, the package: Expands the definition of “Temporary Illness” on absentee ballot applications to include avoiding contracting…
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CLICK FOR REOPENING PLAN CLICK TO JOIN ZOOM BRIEFING CCS Will Delay School Opening A Month To 10/5 COOPERSTOWN – The opening of Cooperstown public schools has been pushed back a month, parents and citizens participating at this morning’s Zoom meeting on the reopening plan were advised. At-home instruction will be offered from Sept. 9, when schools were supposed to open, until Friday, Oct. 2; then current plans are for students to return to class that Monday, Oct. 5, said…
Catskill Symphony’s Sounds To Be Heard Online Sept. 12 ONEONTA – Maciej Żółtowski, the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s new conductor, will pick up the baton in a live Internet concert on Sept. 12, the CSO announced this morning. The concert will feature a string ensemble from the CSO, playing the music of Pachelbel, Mozart, Grieg and Bartòk. Subscribers will receive information on how to join the event over email.…
2 New Local Cases, Bring Total To 115 COOPERSTOWN – Two new cases surfaced in Otsego County yesterday, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 infection in the county since March to 115, the county Health Department reports. There are no three active local cases, none of which required hospitalization. In all, 106 recovered from illness. There have been six deaths, the last a month ago.…