15 New COVID Cases Arise, 14 At SUNY-O ONEONTA – 14 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed at SUNY Oneonta, according to Heidi Bond, director, Otsego County Health Department. According to Heidi Bond, public health director, Otsego County Department of Health, all of the 14 cases are off-campus.…
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IN MEMORIAM: John R. Timer, 63, Laurens; Farmer, Man Of Many Skills LAURENS – John R. Timer, 63, of Laurens, a dedicated farmer, gifted mechanic, fine carpenter and tractor-pull champion, was called home by his Savior on Aug. 26, 2020, while in the care of his family. John was born on Aug. 29, 1956, a beloved son of Albert Timer Sr. and Emily Mednansky Timer. John was a lifelong resident of the Laurens and Mount Vision areas.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lorraine Dono, 79; Lived 9 Years Past Cancer Prognosis ONEONTA – Lorraine Dono passed away peacefully on the morning of Aug. 21, 2020. Let it not be said that she lost her battle with cancer, but rather with love and tenacity, she fought past her 2011 prognosis of only three to six months to live, to witness the birth of her fifth grandchild and continued to live life another nine years. When her beloved husband, Nicholas, was diagnosed…
SUNY TO TEST ALL STUDENTS FOR COVID-19 By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following an outbreak that has sickened 20 students on and off campus, SUNY new chancellor, Jim Malatras, has sent resources to pool-test the entire student population at SUNY Oneonta. “Today is the perfect example of how the entire SUNY community can work together and take aggressive action to control COVID-19,” said Malatras, the president of Empire State College who was promoted to the top…
As SUNY, Hartwick Open, Oneonta Control Group To Meet In Public View New Panel Monitors Students’ Return ONEONTA – The first meeting of the “Oneonta Control Group” – it was set up to monitor the impact of returning college students – is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, and will be broadcast on the city’s YouTube channel. All meetings are virtual and open to the public. Mayor Gary Herzig set up the group, which includes both college staff and students,…
CLICK AT 7 P.M. FOR CONVOCATION COVID-19 Free, Hartwick Takes Added Precautions, Limiting Who’s On Campus Violators Will Be Charged With Trespassing ONEONTA – Hartwick College is COVID-19 free, and today announced additional precautionary steps to keep it that way, further limiting public access. Effective immediately, only the following persons are permitted on the 425-acre private property (including Table Rock and Strawberry Fields, Elmore Field and running track, and the Pine Lake Environmental Campus):…
LETTER from DAN BUTTERMANN Dissolving NRA Not Fair To Its Members To the Editor: I was delighted to see the attorney general take direct action against the leadership of the NRA. They have profited millions of dollars at the expense of NRA members and vendors, and this is not the mission and purpose of the organization. However, I find it difficult to agree with the conclusion that the NRA no longer has a place in our society. I am writing…
Bill Crankshaw Is Going Home To Johnstown CCS Superintendent Since 2016 COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Central School Superintendent Bill Crankshaw, here since 2016, is returning to his hometown as superintendent of the Greater Johnstown School District. Crankshaw was appointed by the Johnstown board last night during a special meeting. Under a five-year contract, he’s set to officially assume the duties as the Johnstown superintendent on Dec. 1 or earlier, pending arrangements with Cooperstown, according to the announcement.…
JESS LANZA CO-OWNS KATE’S UPSTATE New Chamber President Has Main Street’s Pulse By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – During down times at Kate’s Upstate, Jess Lanza, new president of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce board of directors, sits on one of the turquoise chairs out front, chatting with tourists, customers and other businesspeople who happen to walk by. “We’re right in the center,” said Lanza, the first merchant to lead the Cooperstown chamber board since 2007, when…
6 MORE SUNY STUDENTS ILL Plus, 1 More Case Surfaces In High-School Infestation By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – COVID-19 has come home to the SUNY Oneonta campus. Six more SUNY Oneonta students tested positive overnight for COVID-19 and – for the first time – four of them are living on-campus, Heidi Bond, county public health director, said this afternoon. In a second gathering first reported yesterday – of high school students – a fifth attendees, an…