IN MEMORIAM Andrew M. Blum, 89; Banker On Wall Street Led Hyde Hall Revival COOPERSTOWN – Andrew M. Blum, 89, died on May 18, 2020, at his home in New York City, with his loving wife of 47 years, Felicia, at his side. He is survived by three children: Marcia Compton, Olivia Brown and Drew Blum, all of Hillsborough, North Carolina, eight grandchildren, and three great -grandchildren. He also had two stepchildren: Edwin Stebbins and Richard Stebbins. He attended Hobart…
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CSO Gets $19K To Pay Musicians By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Thomas Wolf, executive director, Catskill Symphony Orchestra, was not going to let his musicians lose out on a paycheck. “Two days before the Cabaret Concert, the musicians had the rug pulled out from under us,” he said. “Many of our musicians are freelance, and they rely on this.” The annual Cabaret Concert, the orchestra’s largest fundraiser, was scheduled for Saturday March 14, but cancelled when…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING: Wednesday, May 20 Cuomo Allows 10 People To Worship Together ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced that, beginning Thursday, religious gatherings statewide will be allowed, but limited to 10 people practicing strict social distancing and wearing masks. Additionally, drive-in and parking lot services will also be allowed beginning Thursday. The Governor also announced the state is convening an Interfaith Advisory Council to discuss proposals to safely bring back religious services. For list of the members of the Interfaith Advisory…
Which DMV To Cut? Oneonta, Cooperstown A masked County Clerk Kathy Sinnott Gardner made a cameo appearance at today’s county Board of Representatives meeting to explain why she’s closed the Oneonta DMV office, and said the state Department of Motor Vehicles, looking for funds to fill Empire State coffers drained the coronavirus, is ending reimbursements to counties for services provided. She argued main office should remain open in Cooperstown, the county seat and headquarters of county government. But county Rep.…
59 LAYOFFS ENACTED BY COUNTY REPS Union Rejects ‘Olive Branch’ As Board Seeks To Ease Pain By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO..com COOPERSTOWN – After a 2½-hour executive session, the Otsego County Board of Representatives emerged this afternoon to vote, 9-4, with one absence, to lay off 58 employees, saving $1 million in the face of plummeting revenues caused by the coronavirus threat. The meeting, the second this month, was called specifically to decide on layoffs. Four Democratic county…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MAY 21 Discuss Geography Of Baseball FIELD TRIP – 1 – 2 p.m. ‘Geography: Baseball Coast To Coast’ teaches students about effect of Geography on people through baseball. Answer the questions where are baseball teams formed & why, how do people & physical environment influence the game, more through research and fun creative activities. Free, registration required. Visit baseballhall.org/events/geography-baseball-to-coast-20?date=0 for info.…
IN MEMORIAM Judith Guzik, 77, Richfield Springs; Richfield Teacher, Garden Club Member JORDANVILLE – Judith (Brown) Guzik, 77, a teacher at Richfield Springs Central School, died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica. She was born on Aug. 16, 1942, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Edward Hugh and Ellen G. Barlow Brown. She was a graduate of Laurens Central School, Class of 1960 and went on to earn a BS Degree in Elementary Education…
IN MEMORIAM Frederick Golja, 98; Farmer, Town Assessor EAST WORCESTER – Frederick Golja, 98, a lifelong farmer and community leader, passed away on May 8, 2020. He was born in East Worcester on November 25, 1921, the fifth of John and Josephine (Kavcic) Golja’s six children. He grew up attending the one room school house on Algerine Hill and working the family farm, where he honed the skills and appreciation of agricultural science that formed the foundation of his own…
IN MEMORIAM Ed Newsham, 85, Oneonta; SUNY Professor, Masonic Leader ONEONTA – Edward S. Newsham, 85, who had a distinguished career with the Masonic Fraternity, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital. Ed was born September 13, 1934, in Erie, PA, the son of the late Frederick and Susan (Harriger) Newsham. He married June Mellor September 7, 1957 in Woods Hole, MA. Ed and June moved to Oneonta in 1965 when Ed accepted a position as…
CLICK TO HEAR DELIBERATIONS Meeting Underway On County Job Cuts…