SEWARD TO CUOMO: GIVE REGIONS DATA NEEDED TO OPEN AGAIN Senator Calls For ‘Commonsense,’ Balancing Health Needs, Business ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, issued a statement a few minutes ago supporting the Senate GOP caucus in asking Governor Cuomo to, within a week, provide data so the state’s economic regions can work toward meeting CDC’s Phase 1 standards to restart businesses. Already, Seward said, the governor is hearing the caucus’ calls “to begin a responsible, regional re-opening of…
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CLICK FOR WEDNESDAY, 4/22 BRIEFING Cuomo Dashes Hopes Of Quick End To Crisis Bloomberg Appointed To Lead Regional Ramp-Up Of Testing ALBANY – At today’s briefing, still underway, Governor Cuomo dashed expectations he might outline an end to the State of Emergency lockdown, or that it would happen anytime soon. He did announce Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and former presidential candidate, will lead a task force that will guide a multi-state reopening, following a ramp-up of coronavirus testing across New…
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The End May Be Near! Listen Live To Briefing ALBANY — Governor Cuomo Tuesday said New York will restart the state’s economy on a regional basis, a sharp turn from his earlier statements that implementing that type of plan could lead people to travel in large numbers to locations where businesses have reopened, the Albany Times Union is reporting. The governor’s daily briefing is now underway. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE…
IN MEMORIAM: Agnes Grant Young, 81; Owned Magnet Factory, Pub; Raced Cars ONEONTA – Word has been received that Oneonta native Agnes Grant Young, 81, of Kimberling City, Mo., passed away peacefully Jan. 28, 2020. She entered this life April 7, 1938, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edwin and Astrid (Peterson) Grant. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Cremations of the Ozarks. Agnes was a hardworking woman who had many talents. She was self-employed, owning and operating a…
Drnek: Marketed Right, Oneonta Has Future As A Telecommuting Hub By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Calling Oneonta a “jewel,” Mayor Gary Herzig said that the city’s Economic Development Task Force is looking to not only support the city’s downtown, but bring people here to settle. “Our goal is to have every single business not only survive the crisis, but thrive afterwards,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “We’ve always known it was a jewel, but…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Tuesday, 4/21 Low-Risk Hospitals Can Again Conduct Elective Surgeries Restriction May Be Lifted At Bassett ALBANY – In daily briefing, Governor Cuomo announced today that elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term. Hospitals will be able to resume performing elective outpatient treatments next Monday if the hospital capacity is over 25 percent for the county and if there have been fewer than 10 new hospitalizations of…
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For More Details, See This Week’s Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta FOUNDATION FORMS, FIGHTING COVID-19 ITS FIRST PRIORITY Levine, Herzig In Leadership Roles; Public Asked To Assist Fundraising COOPERSTOWN – Local citizens face “an emergency need” to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new Community Foundation of Otsego County. So at 2 p.m. today, the CFOC announced it has created the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund. “Otsego County unemployment is rising and we are seeing growing numbers of potentially fatal…