Hall of Fame welcomes six new ‘era’ inductees While Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association dance delicately or otherwise around the current lockout situation, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum presses ahead with news and announcements to keep the faithful alert throughout the winter. This week, the Hall announced the election of six all-time greats through the Eras Committee process, inducting players from the ‘Golden Days’ (1950-69) and the ‘Early Baseball Era’ panels. Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat,…
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Bassett chief reflects on a busy first year at helm [Editor’s note: We invited Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bassett Healthcare Network, to reflect on his first year at the helm of our regional healthcare facilities. He provided to The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta the following as a first-person, open letter to the communities the network serves.] Dear Friends, Neighbors and Colleagues, By many measures, 2021 was challenging and transformative for our community and Bassett…
Review: Catskill Symphony Orchestra, 20 November 2021 By. T. Stephen Wager • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Maestro Maciej Zoltowski made a triumphant return to Oneonta on November 20, 2021 with a concert of Wind Serenades by Mozart, Dvořák and Richard Strauss. It is a completely fortunate situation that so glamorous and cosmopolite a musical personality such as Maestro Zoltowski has come to grace Catskill Symphony Orchestra and Upstate New York. In just two years’ time, his efforts of international renown at…
County’s farmers push back on overtime Farmers across New York State, including Otsego County, are speaking out in opposition as a New York State Department of Labor Farm Laborers’ Wage Board considers lowering the threshold at which farm workers earn overtime pay from 60 hours per week to 40, a move farmers say will devastate their businesses. Farmers went to Albany Wednesday, December 1, to deliver letters to Governor Kathy Hochul opposing the move and urging the Wage Board to…
Board weighs opt out, referendum as state’s deadline approaches Some two dozen Cooperstown residents were almost evenly divided in comments during a public hearing Monday, December 6, to address a pending Board of Trustees vote that would find the Village opting out of allowing the retail sale of marijuana within Cooperstown’s borders. New York legalized the sale of marijuana in April, and allowed local governments to choose whether they want dispensaries and lounges where customers could smoke on-site. To opt…
COVID update December 8, 2021 There are 52 new cases of COVID in the county, according to the Otsego County Department of Health, with 386 active cases and 12 hospitalizations. No new deaths have been reported. Otsego County is currently in an area of high community transmission. The Center for Disease Control and the DOH recommend wearing a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. …
Otsego County COVID update Update: 71 new cases were reported today, according to the Otsego County Department of Health. There are 359 active cases with 10 hospitalizations. No new deaths have been reported. Otsego County Public Health Director Heidi Bond said Tuesday afternoon that the county is “currently experiencing the highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started almost two years ago.” “It is critical that everyone continue to curb the spread of COVID-19,” she said. “We know that…
COVID update December 6, 2021 There are 32 new COVID cases reported today, according to the Otsego County Department of Health. In total, there are 333 active cases in Otsego County with 10 hospitalizations and no new deaths reported.…
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COVID update for December 2, 2021 There were 72 new cases reported in Otsego County today, according to the Otsego County Department of Health. Currently, there are 310 active cases in the county with eight hospitalizations and no new deaths reported. Otsego County remains in a state of high community transmission. The Center for Disease Control and the Otsego County DOH recommend wearing masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.…
