COUNTY DOH REPORTS: 107 MORE CASES TODAY, AND ALL ARE AT SUNY-O In All, 460 Test Positive Since March COOPERSTOWN – In all, 107 new coronavirus cases were reported in Otsego County today, and all were SUNY Oneonta students, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond. That brings the total to 460 total confirmed cases since the pandemic threat arrived in March, Bond reported, four times as many as had been reported in the county when the SUNY Oneonta…
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SUNY Investigates Off-Campus Parties, Suspends Sorority With 13 Cases Confirmed, Plus Quarantines, Rush Week Halted ONEONTA – As COVID-19 cases multiply in the campus community, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris is cracking down, announcing late yesterday: • SUNY Oneonta’s Office of Community Standards has opened an investigation into student off-campus parties that may violate city law, and will discipline students or student organizations found in violation of the campus code. • In response to complaints, the college yesterday suspended…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Saturday, 4/25 Cuomo Allows Pharmacies To Administer COVID Tests ALBANY – At today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo announced he will allow pharmacists to test for COVID-19. This action will unlock a network of over 5,000 pharmacies as COVID-19 testing locations and help the state build a collection network to meet laboratory capacity and increase overall testing capacity.…
IN MEMORIAM: Michael Angelo Ross, 80; Army Vet Had 40-Year Career At Amphenol ONEONTA – Michael Angelo Ross, 80, an Army veteran who retired after a 40-year career with Amphenol, passed away peacefully in his home on March 25, 2020. He was born March 29, 1939, in Oneonta to parents Americo Ross and Beatrice (Empie) Ross. He met his wife Evon in March 1966. They have been married for 53 years. Mike served in the Army in 1956-59, some of…
COLUMN THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT The Haves And The Have Nots Possibly the most important outcome of the recent meeting to discuss the future of the Schenevus Central School District is a quote from the superintendent: “The District’s revenues are inflexible.” She went on to say, “the District does not have property wealth or the income wealth to raise taxes enough to cover the deficit.” Finally someone in a position of authority has admitted the truth! We live in…