3 IN INTENSIVE CARE COVID FLARE UP ‘AS BAD AS EVER’ COOPERSTOWN – With 15 cases reported in the first 20 days of July, Heidi Bond, public health director, is warning that the current cases are rivaling the start of the outbreak. “Now is not the time to get complacent” she wrote in her daily press release. “We must all take responsibility to reduce the spread of the virus.”…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Local Author On Writing Fiction, Nonfiction, More AUTHOR SERIES – 7 – 8 p.m. Join Zoom meeting with local author Deborah Blake where she discusses how she got her start, the topics she writes about, her different processes between fiction, non-fiction writing. Talk followed by Q&A session. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library. Visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/ for info.…
Mac Benton Is Joining Cooperstown Distillery Trustee Resigns From Elections Post COOPERSTOWN – MacGuire Benton announced a few minutes ago he is resigning as assistant Democratic elections commissioner at the Otsego County Board of Elections to join Cooperstown Distillery. Benton, a Cooperstown village trustee, said he’s joining the growing company as the New York Brand Ambassador, working on strategic sales to expand the distillery’s brands across the Empire State. He said he will continue to live in Cooperstown, “and plan…
Peers Honor Dr. Dalton With Excellence Award Prize Named For Dr. Frank, His Mentor COOPERSTOWN – Dr. James Dalton, MD, Bassett Hospital’s Medical Education director for 18 years, has been awarded the Healthcare Network’s most prestigious recognition for a physician, the Walter A. Franck Physician Excellence Award. The award was established to honor of Dr. Frank, the rheumatologist who retired from Bassett in 2015 after more than four decades of service, to a doctor who emulates his service to patients,…
SUNY, Hartwick College Cancel Fall Sports Season ONEONTA – Both governing boards for SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College have suspended the fall athletic season, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The State University of New York Athletic Conference and The Empire 8 Athletic Conference Presidents Council each made their announcement this afternoon. Additionally, SUNY will delay their winter conference until Jan. 1, 2021, while at Hartwick, The Empire 8 Presidents Council has not made a decision regarding winter sports.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 21 Author Discusses Book On First Japanese-American Baseball Players AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Join baseball author Robert Fitts, a leading expert on Japanese Baseball, to discuss the stories of the first Japanese Americans to play baseball back in the early 20th century. Free, registration required. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-Robert-Fitts?date=0…
20 Tires Punctured Overnight In Oneonta ONEONTA – Oneonta Police are seeking the suspects in more than 20 incidents of tires punctured overnight in Oneonta’s East End. “We started getting calls at 10 a.m. this morning,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner. “And we’ve been collecting statements all day.”…
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4 Cases Yesterday, 3 Today, Bond Says COOPERSTOWN – In addition to four new cases reported yesterday, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago that three more cases have surfaced overnight. “We are seeing a slight increase in the number of reported cases in our community and it continues to be very important to practice social distancing and wear a mask when social distancing is not possible,” she said.…
ARTICLE UPDATED Springfield Officials Possibly Exposed To C-19, Minutes Report Assessor Says She’s Out Of Quarantine; Tax Collector Says All Officials Now Safe SPRINGFIELD – Town Assessor Shari Falcone was in quarantine for the coronavirus and it was feared other top town officials may have been exposed, according to the minutes of the July 13 Springfield Town Board meeting, distributed today. However, this afternoon Mrs. Falcone said she is out of quarantine and is fine, and another town official said…