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STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
One new death has been reported in Otsego County, according to the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH).
As of Friday, Sept. 17, there are a total of 166 active cases with 13 reported today.
The DOH encourages those who haven’t been vaccinated yet to get vaccinated as it is the most effective way to combat the COVID virus.
Iron String Press is a business, just like all the other for-profit and non-profit entities throughout Otsego County. We have rent and utilities to pay, a professional staff to support, printing and mailing costs, and a host of other expenses. We are providing a viable community service and, in the current economic climate—just like all these other businesses—our bottom line is ever top-of-mind.…
Otsego Issues Executive Order Bliss: County Must Regulate, Oversee Any Housing of Migrants By CASPAR EWIGOTSEGO COUNTY On May 16, Otsego County joined the growing list of municipalities that have instituted limitations and conditions on the housing of migrants and asylum seekers entering the United States at its southern border. By adopting the declaration of an emergency set out in New York State’s Executive Order #28, and by issuing its own State of Emergency Declaration, Otsego County officials were empowered to issue Emergency Order #1, regulating the terms under which municipalities within the county could agree to house migrants. Since…
...I live with a great respect for COVID, and a belief that we, as humans, understand so little about COVID that to pretend otherwise is dangerous and ill-advised. In addition to trying to still manage my spatial relationship with individuals and crowds, I carry a mask on me at all times, and wear it often. I wear my mask to help protect me, and I wear my mask to help protect you. I also wear my mask in solidarity with those people who need everyone to take simple steps like this if they have any chance of feeling safe, and cared for, in a COVID world. …