TEAM DUE IN ONEONTA WEDNESDAY ARMORY, ST. JAMES, FOOTHILLS TO HOST FREE RAPID-TESTING Get COVID Results In 15 Minutes By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following the outbreak of COVID-19 at SUNY Oneonta that has infected 105 students, Oneonta residents will be able to make appointments for free rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armory, Foothills and St. James Church starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. “We are continuing our efforts in Oneonta,” said Governor Cuomo in…
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IN MEMORIAM Funeral Saturday For Couple Who Endured COVID Together Melanie, Wayne Jones Passed Away In Worcester WORCESTER – A funeral is tomorrow for Melanie Ruth Jones, 60, and her husband, Wayne Dennis Jones, 68, who both had suffered from COVID-19 in the past few months, and both passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Melanie was found in the morning having suffered apparent respiratory failure, and Wayne passed away that evening after receiving the news.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 25 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Ted Simmons BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Ted Simmons who played alongside hall of famers Paul Molitor and Robin Yount for the Milwaukee Brewers. Join them as they reminisce about the Brewers team and their journey to the Hall of Fame. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Ted-Simmons?date=0 for details.…
Baseball Hall of Fame Welcomes Fans Back By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN For the second time in history, the Baseball Hall of Fame had an opening day. “It’s only the second opener, after the day we first opened,” said Tim Mead, Hall of Fame president. “It puts it in perspective.” On Friday, June 26, nearly 81 years to the day of the first June 12, 1939 opening, Oneonta’s Steve Pindar, visitor services director, opened the glass door…
CLICK HERE FOR RICHFIELD GRADUATES Rescheduled From Saturday, RSCS Grads Greeted By Sun Valedictorian Isabella Hudziak, above, addresses her fellow Class of 2020 graduates this evening at the Richfield Springs Central School 2020 Com- mencement. A scholar, Isabella is also class vice president, a Clark Scholarship winner and a cheerleader. Inset at right is Salutatorian Jayce Horender, who plans to study education this fall at SUNY Oswego. At left, Haley Sheldrick’s sisters – from left, Emma, Stephanie and Kelly –…
STATE ISSUES GUIDELINES Hartwick Plan Aims To Return Students To Campus Aug. 22 ‘Social Compact’ Will Require Healthy Community Practices In a Sunday video, Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich announced students will begin a phased-in return to campus Saturday, Aug. 22, with classes reopening Monday, Aug. 31. The state issued guidelines for college reopening on Saturday afternoon, she said, and plans are for Hartwick to release its full reopening plan in the next week, to be discussed in detail…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Listen To Tales At Virtual Campfire CAMPFIRE TALES – 7 – 8 p.m. Join Harris Memorial Library for themed tales told around a virtual campfire. Visit www.facebook.com/harrislibrary/ for info.…
What’s Fun In Otsego County Virtual Theater, Celebrate Pride, Or Go Camping It’s a virtual night at the theater as the Fenimore Art Museum presents the Glimmerglobe Theatre’s 2019 performance of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Friday, June 5, The Fenimore Art Museum. www.facebook.com/fenimoreartmuseum/ • Now that the weather is nicer, take a guided walking tour of Oneonta and learn the history of the Oneonta Hotel, The Fairchild Mansion and other buildings. Afterwards, tour some of the History Center’s past…
IN MEMORIAM Wayne Stanley Cook I, 82; Butcher Opened Car Lot ONEONTA – Wayne Stanley Cook I, 82, owner of Wayne’s Cars and a former meat cutter at Bruno Scavo’s grocery, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Oneonta, where he was a resident for the past 5 years during his battle with Alzheimer’s. Wayne was born Oct. 25, 1937 in Oneonta, the first of eleven children of the late LaVerne Alberti Cook…
HERZIG: Un-PAUSE STALLS, BUT ONLY UNTIL SATURDAY Southside Mall’s Inside Stores Stay Shut, But May Open Soon UTICA – In disappointing news for Southside Mall – locally owned interior stores had hoped to open tomorrow (Friday) – Governor Cuomo failed to deliver guidelines that would allow Phase 2 of his un-PAUSE program to open, at least until Saturday. Contrary to expectations, malls can’t open, although stores with outside entrances may open, Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, who’s a member of Mohawk Valley…