GOP Kingpin Casale Resigns Chairmanship With Oberacker, Burns, Getman In Place, My Job Done, He Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Saying his work is done, Vince Casale of Cooperstown is stepping down as chairman of the Otsego County Republican Committee, he confirmed this evening. Committee chairman since 2015, Casale has recommended Lori Lehenbauer of Worcester, the GOP county elections commissioner, as his successor. In the past year, he’s been focused on ensuring two key…
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In Just 10 Days, 203 COVID Cases COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 today, putting the number of confirmed cases for the first 10 days of month over 200, Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported today. Additionally, 745 people are on mandatory quarantine after coming in contact with a person who has tested positive. 17 people remain hospitalized, with four in the ICU.…
IN MEMORIAM: Angela Orlowski, 89; Locally, Daughter, Grandsons Survive COOPERSTOWN – Angela “Lil” Orlowski, a recent resident of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully on Nov. 27, 2020, at a daughter’s home in Mesa, Ariz. Two months earlier, a diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer shocked all who knew this vibrant woman. She was shy of 90. Survivors include her daughter, Phyllis Orlowski of Cooperstown, and her sons. Lil was born Angela Luiso in Pelham Bay, The Bronx, on Feb. 18, 1931. Her…
Health Director: 21 More Come Down With COVID COOPERSTOWN – 21 more cases of COVID 19 were reported today, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, as numbers continue to rise across the county. 17 people are currently hospitalized, with four in the ICU, a new county record, according to Bond.…
INDUCTION WEEKEND HONOREE Broadcaster Al Michaels Wins Ford Frick Award COOPERSTOWN – Al Michaels, known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League games, is 2021 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced today. Michaels will be recognized during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 24, as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2021. Michaels becomes the 45th winner of the Frick Award, as he earned…
Our Flag Is Back! Mayor Announces COOPERSTOWN – Stars & Stripes forever! (At least for the time being.) Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh a few moments ago announced the state has eased CORONA-era requirements that all flags in the Empire State be flown at half staff in sympathy for people suffering from the disease or families of those who succumbed to it. “It turns out that New York State decided to return flags to full staff, but unfortunately never alerted all the…
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Thrift Store, Adoptions New Ways To Donate To ‘Save a Life’ Campaign By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – From now until the end of the year, when you get a good deal at the Susquehanna SPCA Thrift Store, you’ll be helping the shelter reach their $100,000 goal in the annual “Save a Life” campaign. “You can donate $50, or you can go shopping with it,” said Stacie Haynes, executive director. “It’s a really exciting way to donate.”…
14 Hospitalized As COVID Continues To Ravage County COOPERSTOWN – One person has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and 13 others remain hospitalized as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise across Otsego County, Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported this afternoon. “A good portion of these numbers are related to traveling out-of-state for the holidays,” she said. “And we’re just going to keep seeing these number rise, because people aren’t heeding to public health warnings not to socialize.”…
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