50 Years Old? You Are Now Eligible For Vaccine ALBANY – Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m., New Yorkers 50 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, Governor Cuomo announced in today’s briefing. “We continue to kick vaccinations into overdrive throughout the state by expanding eligibility, establishing new vaccination sites and opening up eligibility to providers to reach new populations,” he declared. ” However, limited supply from the federal government means that New Yorkers should…
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Governor Gives Blessing To Site At Dewar Arena Opening Delayed A Day, Until Friday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The opening of the COVID-19 mass-vaccination site has been delayed a day, until Friday, but Governor Cuomo today confirmed the initiative is a go. “We have a wide network of COVID vaccination sites and the state is moving full steam ahead opening even more,” the governor said today in announcing nine state-run sites and the 10th, at…
Battling Nursing Home Scandal, Cuomo Faces Harassment Charges ALBANY – In the midst of a scandal over deaths in nursing homes, Governor Cuomo is how facing sexual harassment charges that focused over night. CLICK HERE FOR CBS NEWS REPORT…
County Health Departments Take Over C-19 Vaccinations No Word Yet On Particulars, Bond Says ALBANY – Through agencies like the Otsego County Health Department, the 1B group will be able to make appointments at state-run mass vaccination sites beginning this Sunday, the 14th, with vaccinations beginning the next day, Monday the 15th, Governor Cuomo reported in his daily COVID-19 e-letter. However, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond said this morning that her department has not yet received any direction from…
COMPOSER SURVIVED COVID Cuomo Cites ‘It’s 7 O’Clock’ As ‘Deep-Breath Moment’ In his daily COVID-19 update, Governor Cuomo has been including a “Deep Breath Moment” of inspiration in time of pandemic. His latest is New York City blues artist David Keyes’ “7 O’Clock Somewhere,” a tribute to front-line workers. Keyes himself is a COVID survivor. To subscribe to the governor’s daily update, click here.…
Fox Ramping Up Vaccination Rate, Spokesman Says More Than 50 Percent Of Staff Inoculated, Hospital Reports By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – After being called out by Governor Cuomo on Monday, Fox Hospital and the Tri-Town Campus in Sidney have ramped up their rate of vaccinations. On Monday, Cuomo alleged that the hospital had only used 18 percent of their COVID-19 vaccine allotment. Bassett spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker said the total was actually 30 percent at the time…
Casale Appointed To Elections Board Former Assemblyman Served As NY Liquor Board Chairman By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At a time of heightened concern about voting and related procedures, Cooperstown’s Tony Casale, the former state Assemblyman, has been appointed to the vacancy on the four-member state Board of Elections. Governor Cuomo made the appointment yesterday on the recommendation of state Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy. The board has two co-chairs, recommended to the governor by the legislative…
Cooperstown Police Advisory Board Plans First Meeting Today COOPERSTOWN – The first meeting of Cooperstown’s Community Advisory Board on policing is at 5 p.m. today in the Village Hall ballroom, and open to the public. The CAB was mandated by Governor Cuomo, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest. The board must review Village Police Department policies and procedures and forward its recommendations to Albany next April l. Members include:…
Bliss To Gyms: Get Inspected So You Can Reopen County To Help Businesses Meet Cuomo’s Requirements COOPERSTOWN – Reach out and be inspected, so you can reopen, county Board Chair David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield today advised operators of gyms and fitness centers. “Normally we don’t issue permits to these establishments, so the Health Department may not be aware of every facility looking to reopen,” said Bliss. “We need them to contact us so we can work with them and…
WHAT’S GOING ON AT POST OFFICE? Governor: ‘Sweeping Reforms’ Clear Way For Absentee Voting 3 Ways Make It Easier To Get, Submit Trump-vs-Biden Ballots ALBANY – In what he termed “sweeping reform,” Governor Cuomo today signed a law that will make it easier for New Yorkers to vote by absentee ballot in this fall’s Presidential election. According to the Otsego County Board of Elections, the package: Expands the definition of “Temporary Illness” on absentee ballot applications to include avoiding contracting…