Main-Chestnut Repaving Sets Stage For New Signal Flag lady Jetta Day of Otego, working for Upstate Companies of Mount Upton, directs traffic today around a major repaving job at the corner of Chestnut and Main in downtown Cooperstown, setting the stage for a signal replacement in the next several days that has been six years in the making. Inset, Upstate Companies Greg Peck, Sidney, disembarks from an asphalt truck to check when his participation is called for. The project, which…
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GOVERNOR’S DAILY UPDATE Hospitalization Rate Slower Than Expected Dear New Yorker: While the number of positive Coronavirus cases in New York continues to climb, I want to share some hopeful news: New data show that our density reduction measures may be working. The forecasted rate of hospitalizations are slowing down. On Sunday, forecasts showed hospitalizations doubling every 2 days; on Monday, they showed hospitalizations doubling every 3.4 days; and yesterday, they showed hospitalizations doubling every 4.7 days.…
Man Struck By Trailer Succumbs To Injuries SCHUYLER LAKE – The pedestrian who was struck by a trailer this afternoon has died, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer. It is believed that the pedestrian, whose name has not yet been released, entered the roadway when he was struck. The driver of the tractor trailer has not been charged at this time.…
Man Struck By Tractor Trailer In Schuyler Lake SCHUYLER LAKE – A man was seriously injured after was struck by a tractor trailer driving on County Road 22 in Schuyler Lake. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, a tractor trailer with a dump trailer was traveling east on County Road 22 when an adult male pedestrian entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. Troopers were dispatched to the scene at 1:44 p.m.…
Work Begins Monday On Main & Chestnut COOPERSTOWN – Beginning Monday, Upstate Companies plans to resume work on the Village of Cooperstown’s federally funded Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP) project, which will include modernization of the traffic light at Main and Chestnut. In addition to traffic and pedestrian signals, the project also includes replacement of sidewalk, a new corner configuration in front of Mel’s @ 22, improvements to mid-block crosswalks, refurbishment of corner business directory signage, installation of two sets of…
LETTER from ELLEN TILLAPAUGH KUCH Mayor Tillapaugh: Vote So Work Can Get Done To the Editor: Since 2011, I have been honored to serve my hometown community in village government. First elected as a trustee in 2011, I was appointed deputy mayor in 2014 and served in that capacity until my election as mayor in 2018. Over the past nine years, I along with fellow elected officials have worked to stabilize the village’s finances. We are proud that for seven…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR from LISA R. BASSETT Make Lettis Safer: Run Buses Until 9 p.m. To the Editor: Regarding the headline in your Jan. 2 edition, “NYDOT Said ‘No’ To Grant At Lettis,” I am really sorry that the transportation grant, applied for by the Town and City of Oneonta, was turned down. But, come to think of it, all of that requested money is not necessary. The lady, April Johnson, crossed the highway 100 yards from a legal pedestrian…
COLUMN HERZIG STATE OF CITY 2020 Year Of Action Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig’s State of The City speech, delivered to Common Council Tuesday, Feb. 4, in City Hall. Hundreds of people gave of their time during the past three years, to help us map out a vision for the future – and we owe them our thanks. They worked to provide us with a new Comprehensive Plan, Artspace study (SUNY), Oneonta Theater study…
Seward Invites DOT Chief To Lettis Highway Crash Site By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA In the wake of pedestrian April Johnson’s death, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has invited state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to Lettis Highway, where the 32 year old woman was struck by a car. “I want her to tour the area with me and see it first hand,” Seward said. “It wasn’t built with pedestrians in mind, but we need to accommodate…
LET’S GET IT DONE! In State Of The City, Herzig Revisits DRI, Charts Steps Ahead Editor’s Note: This is the full text of Mayor Gary Herzig’s State of the City speech, delivered this evening to Common Council in Oneonta City Hall. It is Herzig fifth annual assessment of the city’s health. By GARY HERZIG • Mayor of Oneonta In 2018, Hartwick College’s president Margaret Drugovich introduced me to a young lady named Nadya Zhexembayeva, a 2001 graduate of Hartwick College.…
