GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Friday, 4/24 Absentee Ballots Issued To All New York Voters ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today said he will direct the state Board of Elections to automatically mail every New Yorker a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot. Earlier this month, he issued an executive order allowing all New Yorkers to vote absentee in the June 23 primary In his daily 11:30 a.m. briefing, the governor also said state revenues are expected to decline 14 percent, or $13.3 billion,…
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2 COVID-19 Cases Arose Over 2 Days COOPERSTOWN – After a lull, two new cases of coronavirus have been identified in Otsego County as of 2 p.m. today, raising the total cases to 57, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago. These were the first cases she reported since Monday, when she said five cases had surfaced over the weekend. Deaths remain at four.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Sunday, 4/19 State Ramps Up Antibody Testing It’s Prelude To Going Back To Work ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced the state Department of Health will begin to conduct a statewide antibody testing survey tomorrow, which he called the most aggressive such program in the U.S. Large-scale antibody testing will help determine the percentage of the population that is now immune to the virus, allowing more individuals to safely return to work.…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR from CHIP NORTHRUP While New York City Dithered, San Antonio Saw Threat, Responded Editor’s Note: Mr. Northrup’s letter is reprinted from the current editions of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal. To the Editor: In Texas, a city or county can issue and enforce stay-at-home health orders without the state’s permission. Some West Texas counties have prohibited out-of-county residents from staying in the county overnight, the landlords are fined $1,000 a day. In New York, only…
President Details His Revival Plan For U.S. Economy President Trump detailed a phased-in plan for reviving the economic at his 6 p.m. briefing today, but left it to governors to decide on timeline in their individual states.…
Hall Looks To Early May On Induction ’20 Decision COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame is targeting early May for a decision on Induction 2020, according to Jon Shestakofsky, vice president/Communications & Education. “No decision has been made about Induction Weekend and conversations are ongoing,” Shestakofsky said today in response to a query. “All scenarios are being discussed, including the possibility of continuing as planned for this July.” With Derek Jeter in the Class of 2020 possibly drawing a…
CORONAVIRUS TAKES 3RD LIFE IN THIS COUNTY COOPERSTOWN – A third death from coronavirus in Otsego County was reported today by the county Department of Health. No further details were provided. There was only one new case of the disease reported today, meaning there are currently 47 confirmed cases in Otsego County.…
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER It Isn’t All Gloom And Doom By LARRY BENNETT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The title of this column is, “We are all in this together.” It’s a statement of a simple reality, but it’s also a dream about working together that I wish to be true for everyone – from our town, to our state, to our nation, to our world. Now that the world is all in this together with the COVID-19 nightmare, it’s…
IN TIME OF CORONAVIRUS Superintendents Ponder When, If Schools Reopen By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With schools closed at least until April 29, Otsego County superintendents are planning for the possibility of a longer-term closure. “Everyone is trying their best under very difficult circumstances,” said ONC BOCES Superintendent Nicholas Savin. “You have that tension of planning and doing the best for the students, with the thought of, ‘When are you planning to…?’” Upstate, coronavirus cases have started to…
MONEY MATTERS Bad Numbers, Good News By TOM MORGAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Let us call it The Finger-Pointers’ Dilemma. The toll of the virus has been less than what we were promised. The WuFlu medical experts assured us the sky was definitely falling this time. Maybe 2 million of us would croak. These experts convinced themselves of this. They convinced our public health officials. They convinced Big Media. All of them teamed up to convince our leaders. And so,…