Coop’s bats too much for Oneonta in softball By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Junior Marley Lippett and Sophomore Dani Seamon combined for 16 strike outs as the Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 with a 12-5 softball win over visiting Oneonta on Thursday, May 6, at Cooperstown Central School. Lippett went four innings in her debut game of the year, after missing a doubleheader at Canastota on Saturday, May 2, because of COVID protocol. She gave up four hits and…
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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.…
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…
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…
Still, Many Won’t Take Vaccination By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With 39.5 percent, or 23,588 of our Otsego County neighbors, having received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, the focus is turning to people who are adamant about doing without. About 25 percent of us, 16,242, have completed the two shot-cycle. (Tuesday, April 13, Governor Cuomo suspended use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson option.) “Anybody who’s refusing to get a vaccine…
LETTER from DOUGH BARCLAY Celebrate Pot Legalization Now, Rue It Later Though the Governor has already signed this legislation into law, I wanted to share my statement from earlier this week on the decision to legalize recreational marijuana: Many are going to celebrate the passage of the ‘Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.’ But we didn’t solve any problems today, we only created new ones. Democrats will claim victory, but they ignore the inherent dangers associated with their decision. Legalizing marijuana…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG The Doctor Will View You Now On a recent morning, I had a first visit/consultation with a physician from Columbia-Presbyterian in New York City. In going to the city and back to Cooperstown, Columbia presents a special challenge to me. It is a difficult facility to maneuver through under fully normal conditions and these times aren’t normal. It would have required driving about four hours each way and maybe even an overnight stay. Both the physician…
SUNY Helps Public 2,000 Flyers Distributed By Students Over 50 SUNY Oneonta students have joined forces in an effort to spread the word about the availability of COVID vaccinations to communities across Otsego County. “We organized this within days” said Linda Drake, director of the college’s Center for Social Responsibility & Community, which organized the effort. “Students made schedules in 24 hours and we have every mobile home park and low income housing development from New Berlin to Sidney. It’s…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG A&D, OPT, Other Transportation Services Step Up I and multitudes of people, from the President of the United States on down, have tried to convince people to get vaccinated when they are eligible, and to maintain basic public health precautions; wearing masks properly, washing hands and surfaces frequently, and maintaining social distance. Only about 60 percent of the adult population has followed these recommendations and a similar percent say they will get vaccinated. If this continues,…