HOMETOWN History April 3, 2020 150 Years Ago Death of Bees – During the past few weeks, mortality among the bees about Portlandville has been very great. One gentleman having 48 hives has lost 43 out of the number, and others have lost in nearly the same proportion. The cause is attributed to a scarcity of the store laid up last season, which may be true, and if true, makes neglect on the part of the owners the more culpable.…
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BOUND VOLUMES April 2, 2020 200 YEARS AGO Advertisement: Saddlery and Harness Shop – The subscriber feels grateful for that countenance and patronage from the public which he has received for many years, and respectfully informs them, that he continues the business in the Shop near the post office in Cooperstown, where all orders in any branch of it will be faithfully attended to. He keeps on hand an assortment of saddles, bridles, Harness, &c, &c. which he warrants of…
SQSPCA Animal Shelter Prepares For Challenges If Owners Must Abandon Pets, Pet Food, Kennel Space Ready By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Stacie Haynes, executive director, Susquehanna SPCA, doesn’t want anyone’s pet to go hungry during the COVID-19 crisis. “We have a very well-stocked pet food pantry,” she said. “People can call or email us (info@sqspca.org) and tell us what they need, and we will leave it out front with a note for them to pick up.” Delivery…
ONEONTA’S GEORGESON PRAISED Expecting Little Excitement, Health Officer In Maelstrom By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – When Dr. Diane Georgeson took a call from Mayor Gary Herzig at the beginning of the year, she had no idea what awaited her. “Gary asked me if I would be interested in being the city’s health officer,” she said. “I was honored, but I did not anticipate a pandemic!” Georgeson, a recently retired Fox Hospital physician and the medical director of…
BASSETT HOLDS OWN – SO FAR Numbers Climb, But More Tests Available, Beds Not Lacking Yet By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Nine days ago there were no Coronavirus patients among people who called Otsego County home. As of Tuesday, March 31, there were 16. And one of those, Brenda Utter of Morris, has died. Patients range in age from 20 to 75, county health officials said. There are 53 people more on mandatory quarantine because they have…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 2-3, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK CORONAVIRUS UPDATE First Victim ‘A Good, Kindhearted Person’ Bassett Hospital Holds Its Own, So Far Animal Shelter Prepares For Challenges Health Officer’s Job Suddenly Demanding Doing What They Can To Lift Community AllOTSEGO.COVID-19 Green Earth Stars Delivering Meal Kits Green Toad Brings Books To Your Door Your Neighbors Recommend These Books EDITORIALS We’ve Avoided ‘Reactionary, Emotional’ Steps A Charming Couple – And A Warning…
They Do What They Can To Lift The Community Van Zandt, Oliver, Drnek Take Initiative By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Coloring and photography cannot only be calming, says Destination Oneonta Director Katrina Van Zandt, but they can help keep Otsego County’s tourism top of mind. After all, people aren’t going to be sheltering in place forever. “We know that tourism has a big impact on Oneonta,” she said. “So we partnered with This is Cooperstown on…
…ALL-STAR HOPES Under ‘Patton Plan,’ All-Star Village Hopes To Declare ‘Play Ball’ To our Cooperstown All Star family of players, coaches, umpires, guests and employees The health and safety of Cooperstown All Star Village players, coaches, umpires, guests and employees is our highest priority. As we continue to actively monitor developments related to coronavirus (COVID-19) we want to assure you that Cooperstown All Star Village is taking all necessary health and safety precautions in accordance with the CDC (Centers for…
LETTER from CAROL LaCHANCE During This Crisis, Reach Out To Elderly. Elderly, Accept Help To the Editor: As social distancing becomes a new way of life, I am fearful. I don’t fear the coronavirus, but I fear the social isolation it is creating among us, especially the older population. We live in a village, with surrounding communities, whose median age is over 50 years old. Of this group, more than half are over the age of 65. There are many…
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE If Not For A Buttonhook By JIM ATWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Some years ago, I had dinner at Great-Grandpa’s house down in tidewater Maryland. It’s a handsome brick house with dormers, and it used to face a clear view across the fields to broad West River. But realtors overran the area, and the fields filled up with houses for commuters to Washington. And Great-Grandpa’s house is now a restaurant – a high-toned French one, mind you,…
