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CLICK FOR 'PHASE 2' REGULATIONS

You Can Shop,

As Cuomo Puts

Us In 'Phase 2'

Still, Don't Forget Your Mask;

Southside Mall Closed For Now

In downtown Oneonta, Nate Roberts promptly put the "Open" sign in the front door at Serenity Hobbies on getting news "Phase 2" has arrived. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Laura Jane Alexander was stocking the shelves at LJ's Sassy Boutique in downtown Cooperstown this afternoon, planning to reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday, (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

ALBANY – Shortly after 1 p.m., Governor Cuomo made it official: “Businesses in ‘Phase One’ can now move to ‘Phase 2’," he said.

The declaration ended a 77-day hiatus for most non-box stores in New York State, including those in Otsego County, since the governor declared a state of emergency March 13 as COVID-19 arrived in earnest.

“'Phase 2’ is good news,” said Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego Chamber of Commerce president. “It’s moving the economy forward.”

As a result, in Otsego County stores, offices, real estate, commercial building management, and hair salons and barber shops can open their doors, subject to social-distancing measures.

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