IN MEMORIAM: Ted Peters, 97; Submariner, Bassett Researcher READ 2019 APPRECIATION BY MAYOR TILLAPAUGH…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
Breaking News - Page 488
STATE AG TO OTSEGO COUNTY: If Visitor Offers Free Virus Test, Beware Of Scam ALBANY – State Attorney General Letitia James today issued a warning about a scam in Otsego County. If an individual knocks on your door purporting to represent the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and offering tests for the Coronavirus for a fee, beware: It’s a scam, the attorney general advises. “We must remain vigilant against any scam designed to exploit people’s anxiety, especially during…
CRISIS INSPIRES CREATIVITY Pizza Hut Comes Up With Novel Promotion…
Otsego Express Cancels 3 Routes To Rural Towns ONEONTA – Beginning Monday, Otsego Express has cancelled Routes 5, 6, 9 until further notice, it announced today, as follows: • Route 5 goes from Hartwick to Oneonta, Schenevus, Worcester and East Worcester. • Route 6 goes from Oneonta to Otego, Unadilla and Sidney. • Route 9 connects Oneonta with Morris, Garrattsville, Laurens and Mount Vision.…
Landmark Inn Opens Doors To Commuting Medical Staff…
Village Board Attendees Can Sit 6-Feet-Plus Apart Monthly Meeting Moved To Ballroom COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board’s monthly meeting is Monday, and Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch announced it will proceed as scheduled, but – adapting to the Coronavirus threat – will be moved from the basement meeting room at 22 Main to the second-floor ballroom. This will allow attendees to space themselves 6 feet apart, as recommended by “social distancing” guidelines. While the trustees and Village Administrator Teri Barown will…
DAY 5 OF COUNTY EMERGENCY So Far, No COVID-19 Otsego County Cases Bassett Expects Some, But So Far It’s Treating Only 1, From Herkimer By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – There are still no cases of Otsego County residents testing positive for the COVID-19 corona virus. There are, however, four positive cases in the Bassett Healthcare Network catchment area, but only one is being treated presently at a hospital facility. Of the four, two are from Herkimer…
‘Coronavirus Edition’ Now On AllOTSEGO It Contains Local News, Information From Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’sPrint editions available at supermarkets, drug stores, restaurants and quick stops around Otsego County. The original headline in this week’s edition, “1,000+ Tests Taken,” was inaccurate. It has been replaced in the online edition: “1,000+ Call Hotline.”…
FIGHTING CORONARIVUS Cuomo To Business: Send Half Of Your Employees Home Governor Cuomo today ordered New York State’s business to require half of their employees to work from home. That extends an order that all in-state local governments have been enacting this week. The governor also ordered all malls and bowling alleys to close at the fight against Coronarivus continues.…
Community Bank Shuts All Lobbies Drive-Thrus Open At Branches With Them Community Bank today announced it has closed all of its branch office lobbies, effective at the end of business today. There are 12 branches in Otsego County, including five in Oneonta and two in Cooperstown. Branches without drive-thru capabilities will close temporarily, Senior Vice President Hal Wentworth, who oversees retailed banking, announced. All branch lobbies will be available by appointment only, including locations with and without drive-thru.…