Cooperstown Rotary Applauds Delgado Detail In Congressman’s Remarks Lauded Introduced by Cooperstown’s Richard Sternberg, a state Democratic Committee member, Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, acknowledges applause at today’s noontime Cooperstown Rotary Club meeting at The Otesaga. At left are Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch and her predecessor, Jeff Katz; at right, Melinda Hardin, a Democratic activist. Delgado’s description of his legislative efforts ranged from aid to small farms, to combining all federal regulatory requirements on one website, to creating a Medicaid-…
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Dr. Mebust Confirmed As Physician-In-Chief COOPERSTOWN – After a nationwide search, Dr. Kai Mebust, who had been filling the role on an interim basis, has been permanently appointed chief of the Bassett Hospital’s Department of Medicine. He succeeds Dr. Charles Hyman, who stepped down after 10 years. “Kai’s experience and accomplishments as a clinician and as an administrator provide Bassett with the expertise required to provide overall physician leadership to the Bassett organization,” said Dr. Steven Heneghan, chief clinical officer.…
IN MEMORIAM: Janice Whipple, 89; Engineer, Buddhist, World Traveler COOPERSTOWN – Janice Whipple of Utica, an engineer and world traveler who was raised in Cooperstown, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. No matter how you knew Janice in this life, you knew her life was extraordinary. Born on the first day of May in 1930, she and her sister, Elsie, lived happily in the Cooperstown area. When her mother, Madilyn, died, their beloved Aunt Martha took the girls in and…
SUV Runs Stop Sign, Hit By Pathfinder Van COOPERSTOWN – The two-car accident that sent six Pathfinder Village residents to Bassett Hospital this afternoon occurred after an SUV ran a stop sign at the intersection of Route 205 and 80 in the Town of Otsego, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer.…
Pathfinder Village Van In Crash; 7 Hurt COOPERSTOWN – A Pathfinder Village transport van was involved in accident in the Town of Otsego, Lori Grace, director of development at Pathfinder, confirmed a few minutes ago. According to Rob O’Brien, Otsego County 911 operator, state police and and Cooperstown Fire Department responded to the scene of a two-car accident at the intersection of Route 205 and Route 80 in the Town of Otsego at 2:17 p.m. this afternoon.…
360 ATTEND 4TH ANNUAL OTESAGA GALA Soiree Honoring Dr. Dalton Raises $250,000 For Friends COOPERSTOWN – Last weekend’s Friends of Bassett fourth annual Valentine’s Soiree raised $250,000 to support medical education at Bassett Hospital, the Friends announced a few minutes ago. More than 360 guests attended the Soiree at The Otesaga and paid tribute to Dr. James Dalton, the hospital’s director of Medical Education Dr. James Dalton, who retired from Prime Care last year after more than 30 years.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harry M. Lindroth Sr., 76; Longtime Head Baker At Schneider’s Bakery FLY CREEK – Harry M. Lindroth Sr., 76, of Fly Creek, head baker at Cooperstown’s famous Schneider’s Bakery for almost two decades, passed away on Tuesday night, Feb. 11, 2020. He was born on Aug. 5, 1943, at Brooklyn Hospital in Brooklyn, a son of Milton and Beatrice (Thomas) Lindroth. He was raised by his step dad, Robert Lindroth.…
NO PLAN YET, CCS BOARD SAYS CROWD FEARFUL FOOTBALL GOING By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Some 200 people filled the high school cafeteria for a half-hour this evening, expressing fears to the Cooperstown Central school board that the development of the 2020-21 budget would bring an end to varsity football and curtail other extra-curricular activities. Despite the size of the crowd, school board President Tim Hayes cut off discussion after the 30 minutes scheduled for public…
CENTER TO BE OPENED IN SPRING Centers Pioneering Inhouse Child Care By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Center wants to care for the young, to assist helping the not-so-young. “We’ve had a lot of staffing issues because people call and they say they couldn’t get a babysitter,” said Heather Welch, office manager. “So we’re opening a pre-school.” Dubbed Centers Childcare of Cooperstown, the preschool is a pilot across the Centers Healthcare Network as a way to…
After Tilting, Pierstown Grange Is Stable Again Built in 1898, ‘Unpolished Gem’ Due To Be Reopened Next June By LIZZIE COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com PIERSTOWN – The Pierstown Grange is getting a restoration overhaul. The 1898 structure is undergoing a $130,000 renovation. Grange members and friends had raised about $60,000 in donations for the project when an anonymous supporter offered a low-interest loan to cover the rest. “It certainly speaks to the sense of community that the Pierstown Grange…
