7 COVID Cases Traced To Cooperstown Legion COOPERSTOWN – Seven cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a patron was at the Cooperstown American Legion and later tested positive for the virus, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. With 22 new cases today, there have been 62 new cases over the weekend, a three-day high in community infections, reported Bond.…
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40 Cases So Far This Weekend COVID Strikes American Legion COOPERSTOWN – Just two weeks after Governor Cuomo praised Cooperstown for having the lowest rate of COVID-19 in the state, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director, has warned of potential exposure at the village’s American Legion. According to Bond, anyone who was at the Legion between Nov. 25-30 needs to monitor for any symptoms of COVID-19 after at least one case was traced back to the bar.…
IN MEMORIAM Arthur H. Kiser Sr., 100; Served In CCC, Marines, Raised 6 In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Arthur “Art” Henry Kiser Sr., 100 years and five days old, who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Marines during World War II, then spent a career with NYSEG, passed peacefully away Nov. 23, 2020, at home, in his own bed, just as he wished. His loving daughter, Teresa, was by his side. Art was born Henry Alvin Kiser Nov. 18,…
Experience 19th-Century Holiday Lantern Tours Begin At Farmers’ Museum…
PAPERS, SALVATION ARMY COOPERATE Angel Tree Helps Record 26 Family Major (ret.) Jim Smith and newspaper Office Manager Larissa Ryan cheer after packing the van with gifts for a record 26 families served this year by readers of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. In a normal year, 12 families are served; but this year, the 12 were snapped up in just two days. Ryan, who organizes the drive for the newspapers, signed…
Farewell Thanksgiving, Welcome To Christmas…
22 Cases Arise Over The Weekend 10 Quarantined After COVID Exposure On Thanksgiving COOPERSTOWN – 10 Otsego County residents had to go into quarantine after guests at their Thanksgiving dinners tested positive for COVID-19, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director. “Someone at those parties became sick either on Thanksgiving or a few days after,” she said.…
27 COVID Cases Reported Over Thanksgiving Holiday COOPERSTOWN – With 11 cases reported on Thanksgiving and 16 reported today, COVID-19 numbers continue to climb in the county, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director. The county has seen cases triple in the last week, including more than 40 cases stemming from the an outbreak at the Copper Fox tavern. The Red Jug Pub and the Beer Barrel Inn have also seen cases, and customers at both bars were…
IN MEMORIAM William J. Ubner, 90; Played On ‘Red’ Bursey’s Unbeaten ’47 Team FLY CREEK – William J. Ubner, who played on legendary Cooperstown football coach Lester G. “Red” Bursey’s 1947 undefeated team, passed away in his sleep Monday evening, Nov. 23, 2020, at his home in Fly Creek Valley. He was 90. A true outdoorsman, animal lover and almost 30-year employee of the Otsego County Highway Department, he was born on Dec. 16, 1929, at home on the family…
CHECK IT OUT AT NEW GALLERY ‘Rockefeller’ Portrait SQSPCA Fundraiser Bids on May-Britt Joyce’s portrait of Rockefeller, the West Oneonta owl who ended up in Rockefeller Center, are reviewed this afternoon by Christopher Anderson and Marge Landers, partners in the Family Tree Gallery on Upper Main Street, Cooperstown. Bids on the portrait are being accepted until Dec. 19, and the winning bid will be contributed to the SQSPCA’s “Shelter Us” fund drive, to benefit the new shelter under construction on…