Forces Combined, And All Star Village Had To Face Reality Crowd Regulations, Jobless Benefits, Caused Patton To Cancel 2020 Season WEST ONEONTA – From the beginning, Marty Patton, Cooperstown All Star Village proprietor, had concerns about being able to operate safely as the coronavirus swept the nation. “What if a coach comes in from out of the area, and the kids get infected?” he reflected the day after deciding it will be impossible to open his youth-baseball tournament venue on…
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Mosher Campaign Announces Raising Triple Opponent’s Tally Buttermann ‘Grassroots Candidate,’ He Counters HAMILTON – Corey Mosher, candidate for 121st Assembly District, which includes Oneonta and Cooperstown, raised triple the amount of his opponent leading up to next Tuesday’s Democratic primary, his campaign announced. He characterized the donations as representing “enthusiastic grassroots donations,” but his opponent, Dan Buttermann, Oneonta, called that “misleading,” noting much of the money came from family members to pay a professional staff. This Tuesday, June 16, the…
VIEW OFFICIAL RECORD TO DATE Judge Coccoma Gives Green Light To Lofts On Dietz COOPERSTOWN – State Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma today dismissed an Article 78 lawsuit against the City of Oneonta, opening the way for the the Lofts On Dietz, 64 artists’ lofts and middle-income apartments in Oneonta’s downtown. Mayor Gary Herzig hailed the decision, saying it ensure “a vibrant and thriving future” for the city “as we enter a new post-pandemic era.” In his decision, Judge…
IN MEMORIAM: Summer A. Fletcher, 56; Cancer Claims Lifetime County Resident GARRATTSVILLE – Summer A Fletcher, 56, of Garrattsville, manager of Oneonta-area convenience stores for 20 years, manager for 20 years, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a heroic battle with cancer. Summer was born on July 21, 1963, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Fred Tilbe, and the late Stephanie Rego. Summer was a lifetime resident of the area, who was employed as a manager of Hess and Speedway…
CCS 2020-21 Budget OK’d By Wide Margin 1st Vote Solely By Absentee Ballot COOPERSTOWN – The 2020-21 CCS budget, conducted by absentee ballot exclusively, passed 1,015 to 348, Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw announced this morning. The special proposition, regarding bus leasing, passed 1,077 to 276. And school board incumbent Gillian Spencer led the ticket in an uncontested election, garnering 1,161 to 1,147 for board President Tim Hayes.…
Murphy’s Anti-Racism Resolution Approved With 3 COVID Cases In Oneonta, Mayor Reaffirms Need For Caution By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the City of Oneonta, Mayor Gary Herzig implored business owners and citizens to continue wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands. “We’ve had six weeks without any cases, so to have three new ones is a significant wake-up call,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “People are telling…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 If Numbers Keep Rising In Mohawk Valley Region, County May Be Re-Closed By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com At his news conference today, Governor Cuomo made public the result of the latest antibody testing story for all of New York State. The numbers don’t look good for the Mohawk Valley region (which includes Otsego County), and the governor made a brief comment to that effect. The antibody testing indicates that somebody’s had the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 On Spring Bird Watching With The Audubon Society WEBINAR – 4 – 5 p.m. Join the experts of Audubon Connecticut and Audubon New York to learn about what birds are nesting around us, what their behaviors are, how to identify them without disturbing them, how to become a citizen scientist by participating in the Breeding Bird Atlas. Visit www.facebook.com/DelawareOtsegoAudubonSociety/ for info.…
7 Days To Primary Buttermann Levels Endorsement Blast ONEONTA – With seven days until the Democratic Assembly primary, candidate Dan Buttermann, Oneonta, released a list of 20 citizens and politicians from across the 121st District who are endorsing him. “These endorsements are not just from community leaders across the district, they are from professionals across many industries, from healthcare to farming and education,” said Buttermann. The candidate is facing Corey Mosher, a Hamilton farmer, who last week announced retired Assemblyman…
OPT Temporarily Takes Otsego Express Route 6 ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transit will begin running the Otsego Express Route 6 on Monday, June 22 as a means of helping Arc Otsego clients use public transportation to get between Oneonta and Sidney. The bus will make stops at the Oneonta Park and Ride and Department of Transportation, Otego Elementary School, Church Street in Wells Bridge, the Red Apple in Unadilla and Amphenol and the Great American in Sidney. The fare structure…