HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, AUGUST 17 Donate To Save A Life BLOOD DRIVE – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Donate blood, help save lives. Registration required. Main Street Baptist Church, Briggs Hall, 333 Main St., Oneonta. 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF CANCELLED EVENTS CLICK TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
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CLICK FOR GOFUNDME ACCOUNT CV-S 14-Year-Old Swims Otsego Lake Feat Benefits Community Foundation COOPERSTOWN – A five minutes past noon today, 20 friends and relatives helped Mina Aramini up onto the village docks after she swam the entire 9-mile length of Otsego Lake. Mina, 14, a Cherry Valley-Springfield High School student, completed her swim in 4 hours and 39 minutes with her mother April paddling alongside in her kayak. Mina dedicated her accomplishment to the Community Foundation of Otsego County. …
MEETING UNDERWAY AT OTESAGA GOP Committee Deciding On Next County Judge The six candidates for Otsego county judge gathered a few minutes ago in The Otesaga Ballroom in Cooperstown, where deliberations are underway at this hour on who will succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta on the county bench. All attorneys, the candidates, from left, are Rich Brown, Mike Getman, Susan Lettis, Jill Ghaleb, Mike Trosset and Will Green. Inset right, County Republican Chairman Vince Casale calls the meeting of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 Bird Watching For Beginners BIRD WATCHING – 7 – 8 p.m. Learn the basics of birding as a hobby with Delaware-Otsego Audubon. Free, open to public. Visit doas.us/event/beginning-bird-photography-chat-part-1-your-camera-and-accessories/ for info.…
Attention Bowlers! Governor Will Let Lanes Reopen Monday ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced bowling alleys throughout New York State will be allowed to reopen starting Monday with strict safety protocols in place. Bowling alleys will be able to operate at a 50-percent maximum occupancy limit; face coverings and social distancing will be required at all times; every other lane must be closed; patrons need to stay with the party at their assigned lane; thorough cleaning and disinfection of shared…
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES ‘Affordable Housing’ Is Her Priority For Village, Tillapaugh Tells League COOPERTOWN – “Affordable housing” will be the priority of Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, who is running unopposed in the Sept. 15 Village Board primary, according to questionnaires posted today by the League of Women Voters, Cooperstown chapter, on the LWV’s “Vote 411” web site. “The village’s largest employer, Bassett Healthcare, employs 2700 people on the Cooperstown campus alone,” wrote Tillapaugh in response to the League’s…
IN MEMORIAM: Barton Bonney, 80; Owned Chestnut Street Radio Shack ONEONTA – Barton Bonney, 80, a WDOS engineer and former owner of Radio Shack on Chestnut Street, Oneonta, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, Barton relocated to Oneonta with his family to work for WDOS as a radio engineer, later owning the Radio Shack.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 Art By The Lake Virtual Exhibit ART BY THE LAKE – Annual art exhibit goes virtual. View artworks celebrating Otsego Lake presented by The Fenimore Art Museum online at www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
IN MEMORIAM: Seth Yerdon, 83; Army Veteran, Retired Postmaster CHERRY VALLEY – Seth E. Yerdon, 83, formerly of Cherry Valley, an Army veteran and retired postmaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at his home in Tamarac, Fla. Seth was born on Feb. 20, 1937, in Little Falls, a son of the late DeForest and Mae Yerdon. He retired in 1990 after serving in the military and with the U.S. Postal Service.…
BASSETT CEO’S INTRODUCTION Dr. Tommy Ibrahim: You’re Safe In Our Care The Bassett Healthcare Network’s new CEO, Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, introduces himself in the eight-county network’s monthly e-newsletter, and encourages patients who may have delayed treatment during the pandemic threat that it’s time for them to return to routine checkups and treatment.…