COVID deaths rise to 61 in Otsego County STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County reported Monday, May 10, that a 61st resident has died because of the coronavirus. As of Monday afternoon, there are 57 active cases of coronavirus in the county with eight hospitalizations and a 1.1% seven day positivity rate.…
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Vaccine clinics at local schools STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Otsego County Department of Health announced Thursday, May 6, that it would be setting up vaccine clinics at several county schools. Residents 16 and up will be eligible for vaccinations. Participating schools include Cherry Valley-Springfield, Richfield Springs, Schenevus and Morris. The clinics will be open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Go to www.otsegocounty.com/departments/d-m/health_department/covid-19_vaccination_clinics.php for more information.…
In Memoriam Kenneth F. Huemmer III, 38 May 23, 1982 – April 12, 2021 He tested positive for Covid -19 on March 2, 2021. He entered the hospital on March 26, suffered a rapid decline, and passed away from the complications of multiple organ failure and sepsis, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY on April 12. Kenny was born in Tucson, AZ on May 23rd 1982 to parents Ardith L. and Kenneth F. Huemmer, Jr. He graduated from St. Mary’s…
In Memoriam Frances E. ‘Casey’ Ives, 96 Long-time Nurse, Nearly Beat Covid-19 Frances E. “Casey” Ives, who served for many years as a Registered Nurse at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, sadly passed away Saturday morning, April 17, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. At the age of 96. She almost beat COVID-19. Born May 22, 1924, in Hopedale, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of Alfred Joseph Howarth and Violet Turner Howarth. Raised in Massachusetts, she moved with her family…
After Transfer, Bertram Finds Hoops Home At Binghamton University By CHAD G. WELCH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com When Cooperstown Central School’s all-time leading scorer in basketball, Tyler Bertram, decided to transfer from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, he said he was looking for a better fit, a bigger role and an opportunity to play closer to home. He found all three with Binghamton University men’s basketball team during the 2020-2021 season. After finishing his high school career at…
Rejoining The World By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A decade ago, Kent Turner was working in the kitchen at Oneonta’s B-Side Ballroom, the popular nightspot, when he noticed a vivacious woman and her girlfriends were becoming regulars. “We starting talking,” said Kent, and one thing led to another. “She had a heart of gold.” Kent and Jackie fell in love. Soon, the couple was attending Oneonta’s Community Gospel Church. For seven happy years, “she was really helpful in…
No Helicopter, But Reservists Back in County For Training For the sixth time in seven years, the Cooperstown Graduate Program has coordinated with the Army Reserves to do field training in the Cooperstown area. According to CGP Professor Cindy Falk, about 30 soldiers from Fort Drum, six cadets from Syracuse University and six CGP students from her Culture and Collections class worked together on training exercises over a three-day weekend, from Thursday, March 25, to Saturday, March 27. “We did…
At Woodside Hall, Not One COVID Case In Year The Rules Are Clear, Says Proprietor, But They Must Be Enforced Every Day By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ‘When I was a child, a classmate was one of the last Americans to have polio,” said Woodside Hall proprietor Stephen Cadwalader. “What if COVID-19 is like polio? That’s what went through my mind.” So here we are, a year since the coronavirus arrived – Governor Cuomo reported Tuesday was the…
LETTER from CHARLES HYMAN It Looks Like It’s Only Going To Get Better It’s time for hope. The fact that we now have two incredibly effective COVID vaccines approved by the FDA (with more on the way) is amazing and heartening to me. Those responsible for that speedy development with such fantastic efficacy deserve high praise, and our thanks. Let’s talk about what comes next. • Understanding the Shot The remarkable speed of development of these COVID vaccines makes some…
EDITORIAL Vaccines Are Here. Keep Trying. You’ll Get Your Shots Elsewhere on this page, Dr. Charles Hyman, Bassett Hospital’s infectious disease specialist, says, “It’s time for hope.” Yes, indeed, all the signs are good. Earlier this week, Heidi Bond, Otsego County public health director, said, “I think it will open up pretty quickly with Johnson & Johnson,” a reference to the new one-shot vaccine approved over the weekend. It’s even encouraging to read the daily reports in the doom-and-gloom national…