Treated For COVID, Assemblyman Miller Out Of Intensive Care NEW HARTFORD – After a month and a day in ICU, Assemblyman Brian Miller, a Republican who represents four Otsego County towns, is out of St. Luke’s Hospital’s intensive care unit in Utica and beginning “the next phase of healing and recovery.” Miller’s 101st District includes the towns of Springfield, Middlefield, Westford and Maryland in Otsego County. “There are no words to express the amount of appreciation I have for the…
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3 More Cases Found; One Person Recovers COOPERSTOWN – Three more cases of COVID-19 surfaced overnight, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago, bringing the total Otsego County cases to 61. Overnight, one more person recovered from the illness, raising recoveries from 45 to 46. Three remain hospitalized, same as yesterday. And the reported deaths remain at four.…
Work Starts Tomorrow On New Animal Shelter…
Democrat, Republican Primaries Planned Here Congress, Assembly Candidates Vie COOPERSTOWN – While New York State’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary was cancelled yesterday, Otsego County Republicans and Democrats will go to the polls 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, where each party will settle one race. • 19th Congressional District — Republican voters will decide between Kyle Van De Water, a Millbrook lawyer, and Ola Hawatmeh, a fashion designer from Poughkeepsie. The winner will face U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado on Nov.…
Trolley Service Suspended Until July 1 Paid Parking, Parks Remain in $3.8M Budget COOPERSTOWN – Though the Cooperstown Village Board had considered a late start or suspending it entirely, they voted that paid parking will go into effect on Memorial Day weekend as part of the $3.8 million budget approved during their monthly meeting. Trustee Cindy Falk estimated that revenues will only be $100,000 for the year, down from $463,000 last year. “It’s a huge punch in the gut,” said…
Cooperstown Corner Once Commercial, Now Residential Corner Of Walnut Now Safe From Developers COOPERSTOWN – The corner parcel at Walnut and Chestnut, which raised concerns after a Dunkin Donuts was proposed there last fall, has been changed from commercial to residential zoning with a unanimous vote by the Cooperstown Village Board. “This property is a bit of an anomaly,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “There are two residential properties on Linden Avenue who didn’t know their back yards were zoned commercial.”…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Monday, April 27 Cuomo To Business: You Prepare Plans To Reopen May 15 Contractors, Manufacturers Told: Use Your Expertise To Ensure Safety ALBANY – In his daily briefing, Governor Cuomo underscored his intention to open, not all, but “many parts of the state” when the un-PAUSE deadline arrives May 15. “You know your business,” Cuomo said today, addressing construction firms and manufacturers that are first in line to reopen. “I don’t know your business … How do you incorporate…
20% State Aid Cut Possible, Ruffles Tells Towns, Villages At Weekly Telephone Briefing By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The county, town and village governments are facing a possible 20 percent reduction in state aid/reimbursements from Albany unless the federal government steps in to help, County Treasurer Allen Ruffles, county Coronavirus Task Force chairman, said today. Ruffles included that news in a transcript he prepares each Monday to brief local officials on impacts of the continuing coronavirus…
NO DEATHS; HEROIN MAY BE TAINTED OPD Chief Reports 4 ODs In 48 Hours Beware Of ‘Bad Batch,’ Brenner Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Oneonta Police have been called to four heroin overdoses in the last 48 hours, prompting fears that a “bad batch” may be on the streets, according to Police Chief Doug Brenner. “Each time, our officers had to use both of their Narcan kits to revive the person,” said Brenner. “That tells…