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6 GOP Lawyers Surface To Run For County Court First, Burns Must Win Nod For State Supreme Vacancy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, Cooperstown, who announced Friday afternoon he is seeking to succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta as Otsego County judge, has a lot of company. County Republican Chair Vince Casale said a few minutes ago that, in addition to Trosset, five other lawyers have contacted him about succeeding Burns. They are,…
Chief Clinical Officer Heneghan Leaving Bassett After 28 Years COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network today announced the departure of Dr. Steven Heneghan, the network’s chief clinical officer and a key player in recent successful efforts to limit the coronavirus locally. Dr. Bill LeCates, Bassett Hospital president, will assume interim responsibilities of chief medical officer for the hospital and the network on an interim basis.…
COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop COOPERSTOWN – Despite Tuesday’s announcement of a sixth COVID-19 death in Otsego County, cases continue to decline. Today, there were only two active cases in the county, down from 11 at the beginning of the week. And only one is hospitalized, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond. Despite testing, confirmed cases remained stable at 109.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 Oneonta Open Air Dining DINE ON MAIN – 4:30 p.m. Enjoy a socially distanced evening out. Enjoy diner and support local businesses on Main Street Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM James Bernard Ross, Jr., 60; Child Model Dies In California COOPERSTOWN – James “Jimmy” Bernard Ross, Jr., 60, passed away peacefully in his sleep from heart complications on Aug. 4, 2020, at home in Pasadena, Calif. Born in Passaic, N.J., on April 26, 1960, and brought home to Monmouth Beach, Jimmy, became one of the top high-fashion children models of the 1960s and 1970s on Madison Avenue under the management of The Barbara Jarrett Agency. His career included…
Trosset Plans Run For County Judge COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, principal at Trosset Group Attorneys in Fly Creek, today announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for county judge if the current judge, Brian D. Burns, is nominated for state Supreme Court Tuesday. “I’m putting my name in to replace the irreplaceable Judge Burns,” said Trosset. If Burns wins the nomination Aug. 11 at the judicial convention in Binghamton, he will remove his name for consideration for…
LISTEN TO GOVERNOR’S REMARKS Statewide, COVID Rates Low Enough To Open All Schools Locally, Districts Must Organize Briefings For Parents, Teachers ALBANY – All of New York State’s 10 regions – Otsego County’s Mohawk Valley region included – have low enough infection rates to reopen this fall, but how to do so will be up to local schools, as reflected in plans developed locally, Governor Cuomo announced in a conference call this morning. “Based on our infection rate,” Cuomo said,…
BULLETIN Schools Can Open, Governor Declares ALBANY – In a conference call late this morning, Governor Cuomo declared “the good news: Schools can reopen.” New York State has the “best statistics in the country,” he said, adding at another point, “if New York State can’t open, nobody can open.” He asked school districts to organized three Zoom meetings with parents between now and Aug. 21 to review their local plans and answer questions, and one for teachers. CHECK BACK FOR…
CLICK FOR FULL PRESS RELEASE STATE’S AG BRINGS SUIT TO SHUT NRA James: LaPierre, 3 Other Execs Caused Non-Profit To Lose $64M ALBANY – State Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the NRA, the National Rifle Association. “The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets,” James declared at a press conference in New York City. “The NRA is fraught with…