IN MEMORIAM Celeste Brown Thomas, 61; Editor At New York Times ONEONTA – Celeste Brown Thomas, 61, retired New York Times staff editor who grew up in Oneonta, passed away June 20, 2020, in Rochester of complications from uterine serous cancer. She had been treated for the disease, a rare and aggressive cancer, at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Rochester since May 2017. She died surrounded by family, after hospice care at home for several weeks. She was…
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Procedures Ready, But Blocked In Phase 4 Montanti: ‘No Reason’ Southside Mall Can’t Open By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As the Otsego County hovers on the brink of entering Phase Four under NY Forward, Luisa Montanti, Southside Mall manager, has been receiving “hundreds” of emails and texts, all asking the same question. “They ask,, ‘Why isn’t the mall open?’” she said. “I’m asking the same thing.” On Tuesday, Robert F. Mujica Jr., the state’s budget director,…
STATE ISSUES GUIDELINES Hartwick Plan Aims To Return Students To Campus Aug. 22 ‘Social Compact’ Will Require Healthy Community Practices In a Sunday video, Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich announced students will begin a phased-in return to campus Saturday, Aug. 22, with classes reopening Monday, Aug. 31. The state issued guidelines for college reopening on Saturday afternoon, she said, and plans are for Hartwick to release its full reopening plan in the next week, to be discussed in detail…
Family Planning Offering Free HIV Testing This Week ONEONTA – Family Planning of South Central New York will offer free rapid HIV testing at their 37 Dietz Street location Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26. “It’s all about the power of knowing: knowing your vulnerability, knowing your status and knowing your prevention and treatment options,” Melissa Brennan, Family Planning’s Director of Health Center Operations, said. “Thankfully, getting tested for HIV is quick, easy and confidential.”…
Juneteenth Attendees Told ‘Speak Out’ Against Injustice…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 18-19, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE County Got Leg Up On Police Reforms In Unadilla, Remembering The Fallen Foundation: Both Bumppos Are Equal All Star Village Gives Up On 2020 Season Sure-Footedly, Judge Moved Up Ladder AllOTSEGO.life Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Rockin’ Again Bubble Gives Diners Extra Layer Of Safety EDITORIALS Otsego County: Reclaim Natty Bumppo COLUMNS SEWARD: New Yorkers, Get Out Of House YOUNGS: What…
IN MEMORIAM Helen Stam, 96, Oneonta Sept. 16, 1923-June 17, 2020 ONEONTA – Helen Stam, age 96, a life-long resident of Oneonta, NY, died peacefully at home on June 17, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Helen was born on Sept. 16, 1923, to the late Harry G. and Mary N. Lambros (Zaharis) at Fox Hospital. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1941. For over 50 years, Helen assisted her father, and later…
For Appointments, Visit www.picktime.com/otsegocountydmv County DMV Office To Open On Monday COOPERSTOWN – By appointment only, the county’s Department of Motor Vehicles office will open this coming Monday, June 22, County Clerk Kathy Sinnott Gardner announced. Appointments may be made online at www.picktime.com/otsegocountydmv, which will be available as of tomorrow, June 19, where customers will be asked for a date, time and type of transaction. “”This is very easy to operate,” said Sinnott Gardner.…
Forces Combined, And All Star Village Had To Face Reality Crowd Regulations, Jobless Benefits, Caused Patton To Cancel 2020 Season WEST ONEONTA – From the beginning, Marty Patton, Cooperstown All Star Village proprietor, had concerns about being able to operate safely as the coronavirus swept the nation. “What if a coach comes in from out of the area, and the kids get infected?” he reflected the day after deciding it will be impossible to open his youth-baseball tournament venue on…
Murphy’s Anti-Racism Resolution Approved With 3 COVID Cases In Oneonta, Mayor Reaffirms Need For Caution By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the City of Oneonta, Mayor Gary Herzig implored business owners and citizens to continue wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands. “We’ve had six weeks without any cases, so to have three new ones is a significant wake-up call,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “People are telling…
