Coop boys win soccer opener, 3-2 Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Liam Spencer scored the game winner with 25 minutes left in the second half as Cooperstown beat visiting Waterville, 3-2, in a Center State Conference boys soccer game Wednesday, Sept. 1. Spencer scored on a double assist from Colby Diamond and then Ollie Wasson. Diamond put the ball into the box to Wasson, who tapped it back to Spencer, who connected from just outside the box.…
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Otsego County plans to hire administrator next week Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The wait will be over next week for more than Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame Induction. Otsego County officials set a special meeting for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the Board of Representatives room at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown for the purposes of hiring a county administrator. The county representatives worked out the details in a nearly three-hour executive session at their…
Oneonta, Norwich tie in golf match Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Aidan Gelbsman won medalist honors with a 42, but a rare tiebreaker gave Norwich a technical win over visiting Oneonta in a golf match Tuesday, Aug. 31, at Canasawacta Country Club. The teams tied 263-263 and had to go to a sixth-player score to settle the dispute, based on Southern Tier Athletic Conference rules.…
Mayor’s Cup kicks off local high school soccer Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County high school soccer teams opened the fall season at the Stamford Mayor’s Cup on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to a split decision. The Laurens girls team beat host Stamford, 2-1, in the headline game. Kyrah Andrades and Jaidon Brodie scored for the Leopards. Annie Schulz scored the Stamford goal early, while both Laurens goals came in the second half. The Milford/Laurens boys fell to South…
Seton Catholic tops visiting Oneonta in golf Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Aidan Gelbsman shot a team-best 45, but Oneonta fell to host Seton Catholic in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference golf match Friday, Aug. 27, at Traditions at the Glen in Johnson City. Max Gelbsman shot a 48 and Seamus Catella shot a 50 for Oneonta (0-2, 0-2), which is at Norwich for a match Tuesday, Aug. 31.…
Otsego reports 20 more COVID cases Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s Department of Health reported there were 20 positive tests for the coronavirus Friday, Aug. 27. The report comes a day after 33 cases were reported, the worst number for a day in Otsego County since March 2021. In addition, two Otsego County residents have died from the virus this week, according to the DOH. Otsego County remains at a high level of community transmission and therefore…
Oneonta drops golf opener to Chenango Forks Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjacket duffers started the 2021 fall sports season off in Otsego County, losing an Southern Tier Athletic Conference match Thursday, Aug. 26, at Oneonta Country Club, 246-232. Seamus Catella led Oneonta with a 41 on the par 36 course, including a chip shot from 30-yards out that went into the hole. Aidan Gelbsman shot a 45 for Oneonta, (0-1, 0-1), which is at Seton Catholic on…
Otsego County has worst COVID day in five months Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s Department of Health reported there were 33 positive tests for the coronavirus Thursday, Aug. 26, the worst numbers for a day in Otsego County since March 2021. In addition, two Otsego County residents have died from the virus this week, according to the DOH. “The Delta variant is most likely causing 95% of the current cases,” a DOH media release said. “This variant…
Letter by Frances Marx: Glimmerglass ensures customer satisfaction despite snafu I’ve been visiting your area and going to the opera for more than 20 years. This year it was Friday, Aug. 12, and we were leaving from Rochester and anticipating Mozart’s “Magic Flute” at The Glimmerglass Festival. I rejoiced that I had remembered to look on the back of my calendar for the envelope holding the tickets I had ordered about a month before. WHAT A SHOCK! No such luck…
Opinion by Tobacco Free Communities: Smoke-free lives are more crucial than ever The excitement of a new school year is buzzing around us, along with anxiety about new challenges posed by the more transmissible Delta coronavirus variant. This means public health will continue to be a critical issue nationwide and in our region as we begin welcoming our college students back into our communities and our youth back to school. Reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke and aerosols…
