The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 12: Hochul, Helios and healthcare workers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Episode 12 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, Aug. 19, editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, as well as this week’s news on AllOtsego.com. Click here to listen! In this week’s episode, Editor Greg Klein and Reporter Kevin Limiti discuss: State and national mandates about healthcare workers getting vaccinated in the midst of the delta variant wave of COVID. Helios…
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SUNY Oneonta announces new athletic Hall of Fame class Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The SUNY Oneonta athletics department announced the 2021 class of Hall of Fame Inductees in a media release last week. The 22nd class will be enshrined at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. This year’s class will include six former athletes and one honorary inductee, bringing the total number of individuals to 160 including 16 honorary inductees.…
Common Council discusses COVID, budget, approves new asst. fire chief By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council approved the new Asst. Fire Chief, Timothy Foster to a round of applause Tuesday, Aug. 17, after some discussion about tabling the potential appointment until the situation with the COVID delta variant became more clear. The council was briefed on the situation with the coronavirus variant, a mutation that is steadily causing higher rates of infection City Health Officer…
Mayoral candidate Len Carson faces backlash over vaccine billboard ads By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Len Carson, the Fifth Ward Common Council member and Republican mayoral candidate, received some heat at the council’s meeting Tuesday, Aug. 17, for approving billboard ads through his company, DC Marketing, that presented false information about coronavirus vaccines. Jennifer Hill spoke at the meeting at City Hall, saying the ads were dangerous and strongly condemning Carson for his role in putting up…
Healthcare workers must now get COVID vaccine Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com All healthcare workers in New York State will now be required to get the COVID vaccine with the first dose being received no later than Monday, Sept. 27. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and it applies to hospital workers as well as long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. There will be limited exceptions for either religious or medical reasons. Dr. Tommy Ibrahim…
Pop up vaccine clinic at Schenevus Central School will offer chance for Brooks BBQ gift card The Otsego County Department of Health will be hosting a pop up vaccine clinic at Schenevus Central School with all who get the vaccine being entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Brooks BBQ. According to statistics from the Otsego County Department of heath, 56% of Otsego County residents have at least one dose of the vaccine with still lags…
Induction to include 38 Hall of Famers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Thirty-eight Hall of Fame members are expected to return Wednesday, Sept. 8, to celebrate the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, according to a media release from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Musuem on Monday, Aug. 6. The class of 2020, which includes the late Marvin Miller along with Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker, will be inducted at 1:30…
Pathfinder residents get major-league instruction By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — About 75 residents of Pathfinder Village got to play on their own field of dreams Sunday, Aug. 15, as they received instruction from former major league players at Doubleday Field. “This is just unbelievable,” said Pathfinder President/CEO Paul Landers. “There’s a lot of happy faces here today, a lot of lifetime memories,” said former MLB player and manager Clint Hurdle, who is an advisor for Baseball…
Fatal hit and run in Oneonta under investigation Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Update: According to State Police, a vehicle involved in the hit and run has been found. However, the investigation is still ongoing. New York State Police are investigating a hit and run which left one person dead in Oneonta. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on route 205 in Oneonta close to Country Club Road either late Sunday, Aug.15 or early Monday, Aug. 16. State…
COVID update and tractor pull pop up vaccination clinic Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As of Friday, Aug. 13, there are 87 active cases with 14 reported today and four hospitalizations. Otsego County is now in a state of high community transmission. There will be a walk-up vaccination clinic at the Hartwick Fire Department tractor pull at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. The Otsego County Department of Health encourages those who haven’t already gotten vaccinated…
