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IN MEMORIAM: Agnes Grant Young, 81; Owned Magnet Factory, Pub; Raced Cars ONEONTA – Word has been received that Oneonta native Agnes Grant Young, 81, of Kimberling City, Mo., passed away peacefully Jan. 28, 2020. She entered this life April 7, 1938, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edwin and Astrid (Peterson) Grant. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Cremations of the Ozarks. Agnes was a hardworking woman who had many talents. She was self-employed, owning and operating a…
Drnek: Marketed Right, Oneonta Has Future As A Telecommuting Hub By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Calling Oneonta a “jewel,” Mayor Gary Herzig said that the city’s Economic Development Task Force is looking to not only support the city’s downtown, but bring people here to settle. “Our goal is to have every single business not only survive the crisis, but thrive afterwards,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “We’ve always known it was a jewel, but…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Tuesday, 4/21 Low-Risk Hospitals Can Again Conduct Elective Surgeries Restriction May Be Lifted At Bassett ALBANY – In daily briefing, Governor Cuomo announced today that elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term. Hospitals will be able to resume performing elective outpatient treatments next Monday if the hospital capacity is over 25 percent for the county and if there have been fewer than 10 new hospitalizations of…
For More Details, See This Week’s Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta FOUNDATION FORMS, FIGHTING COVID-19 ITS FIRST PRIORITY Levine, Herzig In Leadership Roles; Public Asked To Assist Fundraising COOPERSTOWN – Local citizens face “an emergency need” to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new Community Foundation of Otsego County. So at 2 p.m. today, the CFOC announced it has created the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund. “Otsego County unemployment is rising and we are seeing growing numbers of potentially fatal…
Ruled ‘Essential Services,’ OFO Shelters Reopened By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing the domestic violence and homeless shelters “essential services,” the Otsego County Board of Representatives and the county’s Department of Social Services have reopened both buildings. “We’re happy that they have reopened and that they are helping these vulnerable populations in our community,” said county Rep. Adrienne Martini, D-Oneonta, chair of the county board’s Human Services Committee. “It’s so important that they be open and…
IN MEMORIAM ‘Jem’ Nader Mitrano, 92, Sister Of Former Mayor, Succumbs To Coronavirus ONEONTA – Jemele “Jem” Nader Mitrano, 92, Oneonta native and sister of former Mayor Sam Nader, stricken with the coronavirus, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12, at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut. Jem was born on Sept. 22, 1927, the eve of the Tunney-Dempsey fight, in Oneonta, to Elias and Rose Nader. Her family resided in Oneonta’s Sixth Ward, where Jem was an active community member. For…
2nd Employee Has Covid-19, SUNY Reports ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta received confirmation this morning that another employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the college announced a few minutes ago. This is the college’s second confirmed case. On April 13, the college reported its first case. The affected employee is not at work, has not been in their office since April 7 and will be quarantined until April 27.…
Huntington Library Seeks To Build ‘Pandemic Archive’ ONEONTA – The Huntington Memorial Library is seeking personal stories to build a “Pandemic Archive” chronicling the personal stories of the COVID-19 outbreak for future generations, “We’re living through an experience that will probably happen only once in our lifetimes,” the library posted on their Facebook page this afternoon. “We want to hear about your daily life with its challenges and rewards. Someday, your great grandchildren will come to the library and be…
Saying Thanks Brothers-In-Law Making Sure People Who Serve Are Served By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Call it brotherly love for the community. “When you get a meal, it brightens your day,” said Mike Joubert, who owns Wise Guy’s Sammy’s with his wife, Sheryl. “People are nervous, they’re scared, but food gives you a sense of normalcy.” The popular sandwich shop at Ford & Main has taken to surprising essential workers by showing up with sandwiches and pizza…