HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Xenophobia, Racism, Human Rights In Europe LECTURE – 6 p.m. Learn about “Xenophobia and silent racism in Europe: Its impact on migrants and refugees and their human rights” with Dr. Alessandra Viviani, University of Siena, Italy. In particular she address impact on human rights of migrant, refugee children in school. Free, open to public. Waterfront Room, Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-3183 or visit bulletin.oneonta.edu/2018/08/28/lawyer-human-rights-activist-to-speak-at-hunt-union/ GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m. Learn tips & tricks to…
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1,000 Babies In Line For Their First Books COOPERSTOWN – Five local libraries and Better World Books (BWB), with a grant from the Four County Library System, will provide the parents of 1,000 babies born at Bassett Hospital with their new baby’s first book and a hand-sewn tote to carry it home in. Barbara Potter, who works at Kinney Memorial Library in Hartwick, pulled the project together. She pooled funds from the Springfield, Cherry Valley, Huntington (Oneonta), Cooperstown (Friends of…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas Robertson, 67; Army Veteran, Bassett X-Ray Technician HARTWICK – Douglas W. Robertson, Sr., 67, an X-ray technician at Bassett Hospital for three decades, died Saturday evening, May 26, 2018, at his home on East Hill. The third of five children, he was born Feb. 13, 19511, in Herkimer, the son of Donald C. and Eleanor (Landfried) Robertson. Although he was raised and attended school in Herkimer, he spent most days in Cooperstown or at his family’s camp…
E. Donnall Thomas Prize Awarded To Liver Researcher From Thailand COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Karn Wijarnpreecha, who is researching liver disease, has been awarded the E. Donnall Thomas Outstanding Research Day Presentation Award, named in honor the former Bassett physician who won the Nobel Prize. Wijarnpreecha, who is completing his medical training at Bassett, is investigating possible links between nonalcoholic fatty-liver disease, scarring of the liver and low muscle mass, and whether any link is consistent across ethnicities. If so, “interventions…
Dr. DeLong Poised To Lead National Physicians’ Society COOPERSTOWN – Douglas M. DeLong, MD, FACP, chief of internal medicine at Bassett Hospital, has been named chair-elect of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term began during Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, ACP’s annual scientific meeting held in New Orleans from April 19-21. The Board of Regents is the main policy-making body of the College. A resident of Cherry Valley, Dr.…
Head-On Collision Blocks Route 166 Both Drivers Transported To Bassett By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com TOWN OF MIDDLEFIELD – Two vehicles collided head-on this morning on Route 166 and Cornish Hill Road, sending both drivers to Bassett Hospital, according to Sheriff’s Deputy James Mateunas. When the emergency call was placed at 9:11 a.m., Cooperstown firefighters and sheriff’s deputies responded.…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Bruce Harris, 79, Springfield; Neurosurgeon, Farmer, Musician SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Dr. Bruce S. Harris, physician, farmer and musician, died on March 31, 2018, at home, where he had been cared for by hospice and his family. The cause of death was metastatic prostate cancer. His death brought closure to a life of professionalism and service, of cultivation and propagation of a love of the arts, most especially music, and of commitment to a way of life that…
VANCE BROWN LEAVES BASSETT Streck Returns In Interim Role; His Focus, ‘Leadership Strategy’ COOPERSTOWN – Vance M. Brown, president/CEO of the Bassett Healthcare Network for almost four years, has decided to step down, effective April 20, it was announced today. Former president/CEO Bill Streck, chief medical and health systems innovation officer at the Hospital Association of New York State (HASNY) since retiring from Bassett, will return to the organization in an interim role, the announcement said.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harvey Leventhal, 90; Retired Neurosurgeon ONEONTA – Harvey Leventhal, 90, a prominent neurosurgeon who retired to Cooperstown, died Tuesday, March 6 at Albany Medical Center. A full obituary is forthcoming.…