THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta April 016-17, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK CORONAVIRUS UPDATE COVID Infestation Slows Down Locally Bassett Tests 3 Anti-Coronavirus Drugs After Ordeal, Seward Back Home In Milford Profile: Heidi Bond, General In C-19 Fight Need Grows, Food Banks Welcome Needy Superintendents Flummoxed: When To Reopen? AllOTSEGO.COVID-19 In Oneonta, Grinning And Bearing It Brothers-In-Law Serve People Who Serve Libby’s List Of Virtual Things To Do EDITORIAL Andrew Cuomo For President COLUMNS STERNBERG: A…
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GRIN & BEAR IT Sheltered From Coronavirus, Teddy Hunt Adds Bit Of Fun By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Neighbors throughout Oneonta have found a way to make quarantine bear-able for children who are stuck inside. “I taught the book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ when I taught elementary school,” said Sue Ploutz. “And I saw a post on social media about putting teddy bears in the window so that when kids go on walks with their…
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IN MEMORIAM: Maureen Glueckert, 83; Native Of Scotland, Fox Hospital Employee ONEONTA – Maureen Glueckert, 83, a native of Scotland who moved to Oneonta in 1999 and worked at Fox Hospital, passed away on April 11, 2020, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on Sept. 28, 1936, in Clydebank, Scotland, to Catherine and William Gorman. Maureen graduated from Clydebank High School and then she moved to the United States in January 1960, where she met and…
IN MEMORIAM: Sonny Amatucci, 82; Rose To Engineer In 18 Years On D&H ONEONTA – Amilio “Sonny” Amatucci, 82, to rose to engineer in an 18-year career on the D&H, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020, at Chestnut Park Rehab & Nursing Center. Sonny was born on Nov. 4, 1937, in Brooklyn, the son of Joseph and Tesi (Angelotti) Amatucci. He married the love of his life, Kathleen “Kay” Coakley on Nov. 12, 1960, in Brooklyn. She predeceased him…
SUNY Confirms 1st COVID-19 Case ONEONTA – A SUNY Oneonta employee has tested positive for COVID-19 in the school’s first confirmed case, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris has announced. According to a press release from the college, the affected employee is not at work and has been quarantined on campus since April 6, except when the individual was transported off campus to be tested for COVID-19.…
Helios To Open Conversation On Care In Time Of COVID-19 ONEONTA – Helios Care will offer “Start The Conversation: Thinking and Talking About Future Healthcare Decisions,” a virtual presentation, on Thursday, April 23, National Healthcare Decisions Day. The online presentation will begin at 2 p.m. To register, click here “During this challenging time, it becomes even more important to have the conversation to make sure you get the care you want if and when you need it,” said Kelly McGraw,…
Reprinted From This Week’s Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal Otsego County’s Wheels Of Justice Grind – Virtually Judges, Lawyers Operating On Skype By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Judge Burns D.A. Muehl COOPERSTOWN – Even the courtroom has gone virtual in the age of COVID-19. “If the arraignment is essential, like a felony arraignment, we’ve got Skype set up in the courtroom,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “An email gets sent around with the information, then the judge, myself and…
SENATOR’S PROGRAM TRIED HERE ‘Hop On Books’ Brings 675 To Kids At Home By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With schools and libraries closed, Laurie Zimniewicz was worried that kids stuck at home wouldn’t have access to other worlds. “Books help you go on an adventure in your mind,” she said. “It opens us to places we can’t be, and that’s so important when you’re sheltering-in-place.” Inspired by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who put together a…
Bogus Officer Stopping Traffic, Issuing ‘Travel Ban’ Warnings ONEONTA – State Police are investigating two incidents of who allegedly impersonated a trooper to conduct traffic stops and harass drivers over a non-existent “travel ban.” According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C Public Information Officer, the suspect – likely the same person in both instances, she noted – allegedly pulled over two cars in late March. The individual then asked the purpose of the motorists’ travel and warned they would be…
