MEETING UNDERWAY AT OTESAGA GOP Committee Deciding On Next County Judge The six candidates for Otsego county judge gathered a few minutes ago in The Otesaga Ballroom in Cooperstown, where deliberations are underway at this hour on who will succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta on the county bench. All attorneys, the candidates, from left, are Rich Brown, Mike Getman, Susan Lettis, Jill Ghaleb, Mike Trosset and Will Green. Inset right, County Republican Chairman Vince Casale calls the meeting of…
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BASSETT CEO’S INTRODUCTION Dr. Tommy Ibrahim: You’re Safe In Our Care The Bassett Healthcare Network’s new CEO, Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, introduces himself in the eight-county network’s monthly e-newsletter, and encourages patients who may have delayed treatment during the pandemic threat that it’s time for them to return to routine checkups and treatment.…
Landmark Inn Makes Tripadvisor’s Top 25 COOPERSTOWN – After struggling against the coronavirus for five months now – including weeks without a single guest – innkeepers Robin and Fred Schneider received some thrilling news last week. Their Landmark Inn, 64 Chestnut St., made Tripadvisor’s list of the Top 23 Small Hotels in the nation. The Schneiders have been operating the venerable lodging place for eight years now. …
Drive-Thru Job Fair On Now In Neahwa Park…
EVERYONE AGREES: PUT JUDGE BURNS ON SUPREME COURT BINGHAMTON – Moments ago, Brian D. Burns of Oneonta was nominated at a Republican judicial convention in Binghamton to become state Supreme Court judge, succeeding the retired Michael V. Coccoma of Cooperstown. The vote was unanimous. Burns, now Otsego County judge, will remove his name from the Nov. 3 ballot, and it will appear on the state Supreme Court judge line in Otsego County and nine others in the Sixth Judicial District.…
6 GOP Lawyers Surface To Run For County Court First, Burns Must Win Nod For State Supreme Vacancy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, Cooperstown, who announced Friday afternoon he is seeking to succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta as Otsego County judge, has a lot of company. County Republican Chair Vince Casale said a few minutes ago that, in addition to Trosset, five other lawyers have contacted him about succeeding Burns. They are,…
Chief Clinical Officer Heneghan Leaving Bassett After 28 Years COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network today announced the departure of Dr. Steven Heneghan, the network’s chief clinical officer and a key player in recent successful efforts to limit the coronavirus locally. Dr. Bill LeCates, Bassett Hospital president, will assume interim responsibilities of chief medical officer for the hospital and the network on an interim basis.…
Trosset Plans Run For County Judge COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, principal at Trosset Group Attorneys in Fly Creek, today announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for county judge if the current judge, Brian D. Burns, is nominated for state Supreme Court Tuesday. “I’m putting my name in to replace the irreplaceable Judge Burns,” said Trosset. If Burns wins the nomination Aug. 11 at the judicial convention in Binghamton, he will remove his name for consideration for…
9 Citizens Proposed To Review OPD Rules By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A list of nine proposed members of a Community Advisory Board to review OPD rules and procedures was contained in the agenda for the upcoming Common Council meeting, released a few minutes ago. Council, which will act on Mayor Gary Herzig’s recommendations, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. The mayor said the list includes “people from a lot of different perspectives.” He…
Cancer Center Installs ‘TrueBeam’ To Combat Disease More Quickly Director: Accelerator A ‘Game Changer’ COOPERSTOWN – The Bassett Cancer Institute today announced the installation of a TrueBeam linear accelerator that will treat complex cancers much more quickly. Dr. Alfred Tinger, the institute’s chief and medical director, called the TrueBeam “a game changer in terms of cancer treatment in this region.” “Some cancers can be hard to reach and precisely target,” he said. “The TrueBeam changes that. It is an advanced…