Seward Vows To ‘Protect Those Who Protect Us’ ‘Increased Attacks And Animosity’ Toward Police Spurs GOP Effort ALBANY – Due to “increased attacks and animosity” toward police officers, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced support for the Republican-supported “Protect Those Who Protect Us” package of bills in the state Senate. “Our police officers are dedicated, hardworking men and women, they take their oath to protect and serve to heart and are vital to keeping our communities safe,” Seward said. “In…
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IN MEMORIAM Jane G. Duel, 82 Dec. 16, 1938 – July 14, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – Everyone said that it was impossible to get a parking place and admission to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Jane Goodwin Duel didn’t buy it. She and a close friend left Warren, Vt., before dawn in her light blue VW convertible bug with the Rolls Royce hood, car festooned with international flags and packed with helium balloons. Arriving at the Olympic checkpoints, their…
COUNTY DOH SAYS COVID-19 HAS AWAKENED 15 New Cases In July; 4 In Hospitals, 3 On Ventilators By LIBBY CUDMORE & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After a quiet May and June, 15 cases since the beginning of July, nine in the past week, may mean we’re heading right back where we started from. “This increase is similar to what we were seeing in the beginning,” county Public Health Director Heidi Bond said Tuesday. “If we continue to see a…
OPD Used State Police Drone In Search Man Arrested In Railyards After Stabbing Acquaintance By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An Oneonta man was arrested following a manhunt into the Oneonta railyards after he allegedly stabbed an acquaintance, Oneonta Police Chief reported this morning. Brian J. Boore, 40, Oneonta, was arrested after police responded to a call to a residence on Burnside Avenue of a “stabbing in progress” by a housemate of the victim. When they arrived,…
Common Council OKs Black Lives Matter Art On Westcott Lot Fence ONEONTA – Elizabeth Patterson, an Oneonta native and resident of Germantown, has received approval from Oneonta Common Council to hang a display supporting the Black Lives Matter movement on the fence above the Westcott Lot. “The Westcott Lot is a perfect canvas,” said Patterson, owner of Ailish Floral, Germantown. “I want it to be visible to traffic and pedestrians.” Her piece, which will include photos of black men and…
Ruth Allen’s Passing Announced To Council ONEONTA – Ruth Allen, 80, a frequent fixture of Oneonta civic life and community boards, died this morning, Common Council Member John Rafter, Seventh Ward, announced this evening during the Common Council meeting. She served on the Huntington Library Board and chaired the city’s Housing Task Force under Mayor Dick Miller, and most recently, she was a member of the Survive, Then Thrive task force.…
Another 10 States On Quarantine List, Bringing Total To 31 ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today added 10 more states to New York State’s quarantine list, meaning only people from eight other states can visit the Empire State without quarantining for two weeks. The newly added states are Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Washington. Minnesota has been removed from the State’s travel advisory.…
3 IN INTENSIVE CARE COVID FLARE UP ‘AS BAD AS EVER’ COOPERSTOWN – With 15 cases reported in the first 20 days of July, Heidi Bond, public health director, is warning that the current cases are rivaling the start of the outbreak. “Now is not the time to get complacent” she wrote in her daily press release. “We must all take responsibility to reduce the spread of the virus.”…
Mac Benton Is Joining Cooperstown Distillery Trustee Resigns From Elections Post COOPERSTOWN – MacGuire Benton announced a few minutes ago he is resigning as assistant Democratic elections commissioner at the Otsego County Board of Elections to join Cooperstown Distillery. Benton, a Cooperstown village trustee, said he’s joining the growing company as the New York Brand Ambassador, working on strategic sales to expand the distillery’s brands across the Empire State. He said he will continue to live in Cooperstown, “and plan…
Peers Honor Dr. Dalton With Excellence Award Prize Named For Dr. Frank, His Mentor COOPERSTOWN – Dr. James Dalton, MD, Bassett Hospital’s Medical Education director for 18 years, has been awarded the Healthcare Network’s most prestigious recognition for a physician, the Walter A. Franck Physician Excellence Award. The award was established to honor of Dr. Frank, the rheumatologist who retired from Bassett in 2015 after more than four decades of service, to a doctor who emulates his service to patients,…