Visitor to Otsego County Courthouse tested positive for COVID STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A “court user” informed county and court officials Tuesday, May 25, that they have tested positive for the coronavirus and had been at the Otsego County Courthouse at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown as recently as Monday, May 24, according to a release from the Otsego County Department of Health. An investigation is underway by the OCDOH to determine close contacts of the user and…
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Sharon/CV-S tops Milford in baseball, 14-1 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Luke Dubben gave up one run and four hits over five innings and Kyle France had a big day at the plate at Sharon Springs/Cherry Valley-Springfield topped Milford, 14-1, in a Tri-Valley League baseball game that was stopped after five innings, Monday, May 24, in Cherry Valley. France went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBI. Noah Acampora went 1-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI.…
Hawkeye golfers top Mount Markham STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Spencer Lewis took medalist honors Monday, May 24, for Cooperstown as the Hawkeyes topped Mount Markham by 20 shots in a Center State Conference golf match at Cedar Lake Country Club in Clayville, on the par 36 front nine. Lewis’s teammates were all close behind him, with Max Jones shooting 45, and Ian Quinn and Chris Criqui shooting 46. Devin Evans led the Mustangs with a 47. Cooperstown (6-3,…
Cooperstown softball tops Adirondack, 9-2, to stay undefeated STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Marley Lippitt threw a two hitter and Cooperstown scored seven runs while batting through the lineup in the top of the sixth inning to beat host Adirondack in softball, 9-2, Monday, May 24, in Boonville. Lippitt faced just 24 batters in seven innings, striking out 11, walking none, but hitting one batter and giving up two unearned runs. She faced only three batters in five of…
Cooperstown Dreams Park to open July 23 without masks or social distancing for vaccinated participants STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown Dreams Park is set to open Friday, July 23, without masks or any guidelines on social distancing, according to the park’s website. However, a vaccine will be required for participating children and adults. The opening will include no restrictions on high fiving or other physical contact, as well as face-to-face pin and baseball card training. The 2021 baseball…
Memorial Day parade, celebrations set in Oneonta STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Despite significant delays because of COVID, the Memorial Day parade in Oneonta is set to continue on Monday, May 31, as scheduled, following the traditional route. The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, go down Main Street and end in Neahwa Park, for a somber memorial service. The city of Oneonta is still looking for parade entries to join the lineup…
Baseball Hall of Fame to begin summer hours STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Baseball Hall of Fame is beginning its expanded Summer hours starting on Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 30. New hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will last through Sunday, Sept. 5, the day before Labor Day. Masks are required but disposable ones will be provided at the entrance for those needing one. The Hall of Fame’s bullpen theater, Learning Center and…
Alleged Halloween party stabber appears in court By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – An Oneonta man, whose violent altercation in Unadilla ended in a stabbing and the victim having to be taken by helicopter to a medical facility, appeared in Otsego County court Monday, May 24, to face charges of assault in the first and second degree. Richard Gantt voluntarily agreed to be interviewed by state police, according to testimony. “I was called because it was a serious…
Springfield to stage ‘drive-by parade’ for Fourth of July STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SPRINGFIELD – The annual Fourth of July Parade in Springfield Center will not be taking place this year in the usual form, but the parade committee announced Monday, May 24, that all individuals, families and groups in the town of Springfield are invited to participate in a Fourth of July “Drive-By Parade.” The dates for the drive-by parade are Thursday, July 1, through Monday, July…
In Memoriam Richard Duncan, 76, Photographer known for showing Otsego County’s beauty COOPERSTOWN – Richard Duncan, 76, whose photographs defined the Otsego Lake region for a generation, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his home near Arnold’s Lake. Duncan published three photo books, “Otsego Lake,” “Cooperstown” and “Otsego County,” in collaboration with The Fenimore Art Museum. An updated second edition of “Cooperstown” was published in 2018. Duncan was born June 9, 1944, in Catskill, to Robert W. Duncan and Ruth…
