IN MEMORIAM Ted Peters, 97, Cooperstown; Submariner, Bassett Researcher COOPERSTOWN – Theodore Peters Jr., Ph.D., 97, a World War II veteran and nationally known Bassett Hospital researcher, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Cooperstown Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He had previously stayed at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, after principally living with his family in the “haunted house” on River Street and later at 85 Lake St., both in Cooperstown. Dr. Peters was well-known in the village,…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Hanford Mills Presents ‘What I Learned Wednesdays’ WHAT I LEARNED – 11 a.m. Hanford Mills presents lively, fun exploration on Mill topics from water power, simple machines, more for kids & parents with education coordinator Luke Murphy on Facebook Live. Bring your questions & have fun. www.facebook.com/HanfordMillsMuseum/ …
Fenimore, Farmers’ Delay 4/1 Opening COOPERSTOWN – The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum will not open April 1, according to Todd Kenyon, director of marketing for the museums. At the Fenimore, the exhibits “The World of Jan Brett,” “Blue Gardens: Photographs by Gross and Daley,” “Prismatic Beauty: American People and American Art,” “Elegant Line/Powerful Shape: Elements of Native American Art,” and “Hamilton’s Final Act: Enemies and Allies” were scheduled to open the 2020 season, but both museums will…
50s BY THURSDAY, FRIDAY Heavy Snow Blankets County; Bit More Due Heavy, wet snow – 4-5 inches of it – blanketed Otsego County this afternoon, putting a cap on the sign outside Cooperstown Village Hall at 22 Main St. At CVS, inset photo, Ryan Strong, Milford, right, and John McCord, Richfield Springs, were pushing the heavy snow off the sidewalk. There’s a possibility of snow until 11 this evening, and more predicted on Thursday and Friday, although highs near 50…
Church Sewing Group Making Masks For Bassett FLY CREEK – With many of her fellow Fly Creek United Methodist Church quilters stuck inside under COVID-19 precautions, Pastor Sharon Rankins-Burd has found a way to keep sewing – and help the community. “We became aware that there was a need at Bassett Hospital for masks,” she said. “Someone found a pattern online, and apparently, a lot of people are making these.” While the masks are not full protection against COVID-19, they…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Emergency Blood Drive BLOOD DRIVE – Noon – 5 p.m. Due to unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations there is a major shortage of blood for hospitals. Healthy individuals are invited to donate life saving blood. Donate by APPOINTMENT ONLY! Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. www.foothillspac.org…
AllOTSEGO.com EDITORIAL Make The Call. Avert Disaster Please, Congressman, Senator, Convince Governor To Approach Dreams Park Owner Cooperstown Dreams Park’s decision to cancel the 2020 season was only announced Friday. Two days before, county Treasurer Allen Ruffles, who chairs the county Emergency Task Force, had called Mike Walter, Dreams Park COO, and received no inkling such an economy-shattering decision was in the making. It’s not locked in concrete. It’s not too late to turn it around. Four men may be…
FULL REPORT TO FOLLOW IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL Week By Week, All-Star Village Will Chart 2020 WEST ONEONTA – Marty Patton, owner of Cooperstown All-Star Village, today announced the youth-baseball park has put together a flexible plan that may allow it to function through the 2020 season. “We have decided to make a decision regarding the 2020 tournament… four weeks in advance of each week,” Patton wrote in a public letter. Players’ families and coaches will then be…
BIRTHPLACE OF LEGEND CELEBRATED Special Cancellation OK’d For Doubleday’s 100th…
A MESSAGE FROM REP. DAVID BLISS COUNTY BD. CHAIR Editor’s Note: Here is the text of a letter to the community sent out a few minutes ago by David Bliss, chairman, Otsego County Board of Representatives. SAFER AT HOME A Message from OTSEGO COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES “Be prepared, not scared.” Dear Friends, This is an unsettling time for our country and our community, as we are in a public health emergency due to the spread of the novel coronavirus…