MOST OPENING AT 50 PERCENT Slowly, Restaurants Open On Main Street By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Finally, it’s time to dine. During his press conference on Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Mohawk Valley, which includes Otsego County, was one of five regions that could move to indoor dining with 50 percent capacity as part of Phase Three of NY Forward. “Phase three allows indoor restaurant and food services and personal care services to resume,”…
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Judge Coccoma Set To Retired June 30 Top Administrative Judge Outside NYC By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Whenever County Judge John Lambert had a question about the law, he knew he could turn to Judge Michael V. Coccoma, the county’s highest ranking jurist. “He was my mentor,” Lambert said. “There were times that a question would arise about how to handle something, he was a great person to bounce ethical questions of off. He was always willing…
FROM PROTESTS’ FRONT LINES Where Is God? In Otsego County By Rev. LaDANA CLARK • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Where is GOD? The whole world goes down in a plague and comes up in a peaceful protest! Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I can’t make a man love me, only GOD can do that.” Where is GOD? GOD is in the heart of every person who is rising up right now, on one accord, all over the country, and…
PROTESTS INSPIRE TALK OF REFORM After Protest In Cooperstown, Oneonta Mayor Wants Review By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After “Justice for George Floyd” rallies in Oneonta, then Cooperstown, the focus is turning from talk to action. Local chapter Vice President Michelle Osterhoudt advised Mayor Gary Herzig of the NAACP’s four-point “We Are Done Dying” program, including a ban on chokeholds, opening police disciplinary records, and citizen review boards. Paula DiPerna, the Cooperstown climate activist, said she has asked…
County Restaurants Expecting To Reopen Governor May Announce News Friday By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you see darkened windows at Mel’s at 22 on Thursday, June 11, don’t worry – they’re just getting ready to welcome everyone back in. “We’re closing on Thursday to get ready to reopen on Friday,” said owner Brian Wrubleski. “We’ll be able to do some more intricate plates, start fooling around for the summer!” With COVID-19 metrics continuing to improve, Otsego County…
CLICK HERE FOR NY FORWARD Since June 2, 3 Cases Here; Phase 3 Friday COOPERSTOWN – There have been only three new confirmed cases in Otsego County since June 2, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago, not enough to prevent the county from entering Phase Three of the NY Forward program tomorrow. No one is hospitalized, she said. “It is important to remember to follow the guidelines put out by New York State,” said Bond. …
VICTIM, KINFOLKS, RAISED IN HOUSTON Families Like Floyd’s ‘Great Role Models’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Chip Northrup knows a few things about protesting. “There was a big billboard outside of Dallas that proclaimed ‘Welcome to the Home of the John Birch Society’,” he said. “So I got a gang together and we paint-bombed the billboard. I was Antifa before Antifa was cool!” And when he heard about the death of Houston native George Floyd, Northrup recognized…
LETTER from ANDREW MASON Step Up, OCCA, BFS, Watershed Commission To the Editor: Michael Whaling’s recent letter in The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, regarding pesticide use by the Leatherstocking Golf Course, was spot on. This is just the time when the course begins its annual dousing of the shores of Otsego Lake with chemicals dangerous to humans and wildlife alike. The last time the public was able to learn the specific materials and quantities used on the course, it…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 11-12, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Protests Inspire Talk Of Reform Floyd’s Family ‘Great Role Models Restaurants To Reopen This Friday Otsego County’s Top Jurist Retires Hartwick, SUNY-O Plan Reopenings AllOTSEGO.outdoors For The Birds, Visit Audubon Sanctuary Wanna Bike? 4 Trail Systems Right Here EDITORIALS Personal Stories Say: We Can Do Better COLUMNS FISHER: Let’s Live Up To Our Ideals DRUGOVICH: Hartwick United For Jusice LaDANA: Where Is…
Judge Michael Coccoma Announces Retirement COOPERSTOWN – After 25 years on the state judiciary, Judge Michael V. Coccoma, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts outside of New York City, has announced his retirement at the end of June. He began his legal career in Otsego County in private practice in 1979. In 1980 he was appointed as Assistant District Attorney. Over the years he served as Otsego County Attorney and as District Attorney. Elected in 1994 as Otsego County Judge,…
