Clark Sports Center May Reopen July 1 ‘Phase 4’ Kicks In That Day COOPERSTOWN – The Clark Sports Center has set a “target date” of July 1 for reopening, when Phase Four of the governor’s un-PAUSE plan goes into effect. However, all summer camps have been cancelled.…
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CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR PUZZLE Puzzlin’ Time Away How To Keep Alumni Engaged In Shutdown? That’s A Puzzler By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Since April, Laura Lincoln, director of SUNY Oneonta’s Office of Alumni Engagement, found she was getting a lot of calls from alumni with a puzzling question. “People kept calling us and asking us if we had a jigsaw puzzle,” she said. “It’s amazing how many requests we’ve had, but it makes sense –…
No New Cases Here In 14 Days COOPERSTOWN – No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Otsego County in 14 days, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported today. “While this is very good news, it continues to be very important that individuals continue to practice social distancing and wear a mask when you cannot maintain a 6-foot distance,” Bond said.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Wednesday, May 13 North Country Joining Otsego Region, 2 More, Due To Reopen Friday WATERTOWN – At today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo announced the North Country has met all seven metrics required to begin Phase One of the state’s regional phased reopening plan. When the PAUSE orders expire expire Friday, that region will join the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley, which includes Otsego County, in starting to reopen.…
UPDATED AT 2:32 P.M. TODAY OTSEGO COUNTY WINS PHASE ONE REOPENING SLOT By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County board Chairman David Bliss has announced shortly after 2 p.m. that Otsego County businesses and industry have been included in Phase One of the state’s reopening from the coronavirus lockdown, effective this Friday, May 15. “This is the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Bliss. “But we’re still in the middle of the tunnel. We have…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 10 All Events Cancelled CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF CANCELLED EVENTS CLICK TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
CLICK FOR FULL NYSAC REPORT April Jobless Claims In Otsego County Were 18.2 Greater Than In ’19 The NYSAC report sent to New York State’s counties this week said initial unemployment claims in Otsego County were 18.2 times greater this April than in April 2019. Initial claims rose from 126 in April 2019 to 2,296 this month, an increase of 2,170 claims, according to the state Association of Counties.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Thursday, May 7 Cuomo Extends Moratorium On Evictions, Fees ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today extended the state’s moratorium on COVID-related evictions for an additional 60 days, until August 20. The state is also banning late payments or fees for missed rent payments during the eviction moratorium, and allowing renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to use security deposits as payment, and repay the deposit over time. The governor also announced:…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH MEETING COUNTY MAY LOSE $22M Worst-Case Scenario Arrives From NYSAC By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In a dramatic moment at the county board’s Zoom meeting a few minutes ago, County Treasurer Allen Ruffles received a new worst-case scenario showing Otsego County government stands to lose $22 million in tax revenues and state aid in the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus threat. That would be double the current tax levy, meaning the…
CLICK HERE AT 10 A.M. 5/6 TO WATCH MAY MEETING County Board Will Consider Hiring Freezes At Second May Meeting, Layoffs Will Be On Table By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Expecting at least a 20 percent cut in state aid and reimbursements, and perhaps as much as 50 percent, the county Board of Representatives is expected to act on hiring and overtime freezes at its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The meeting, as COVID-19 impacts…