Cat Quarantined After Bat Found Dead In Hartwick HARTWICK – A bat tested positive for rabies in the Town of Hartwick on Tuesday, and a cat found near the bat has been quarantined for six months, the county Health Department reports. There was no human exposure, DOH reported, urging the public to stay away from stray or wild animals and instruct their children likewise.…
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For Appointments, Visit www.picktime.com/otsegocountydmv County DMV Office To Open On Monday COOPERSTOWN – By appointment only, the county’s Department of Motor Vehicles office will open this coming Monday, June 22, County Clerk Kathy Sinnott Gardner announced. Appointments may be made online at www.picktime.com/otsegocountydmv, which will be available as of tomorrow, June 19, where customers will be asked for a date, time and type of transaction. “”This is very easy to operate,” said Sinnott Gardner.…
Garth Brooks Concert: Tickets On Sale Friday Unadilla Drive-In To Offer Event With 299 Other Outdoor Cinemas By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com UNADILLA – If you thought your concert plans for the summer were cancelled, think again. Joining more than 300 drive-in theaters across the country, the Unadilla Drive-In will screen a concert event by country superstar Garth Brooks on Saturday, June 27. “We got an email a few months ago and we weren’t sure what it was,”…
RESTAURANTS OPEN AGAIN ‘Bubble’ Gives Diners Extra Layer Of Safety By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Alien spacecraft have not landed in the parking lot of Bocca Osteria, manager Art Boden assures everyone – they’re just the restaurant’s new dining “bubbles.” “These days, with the coronavirus and people concerned about their health issues, we want our customers to feel safe,” he said. “So now they can dine in their own little bubble.” Though Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that…
Forces Combined, And All Star Village Had To Face Reality Crowd Regulations, Jobless Benefits, Caused Patton To Cancel 2020 Season WEST ONEONTA – From the beginning, Marty Patton, Cooperstown All Star Village proprietor, had concerns about being able to operate safely as the coronavirus swept the nation. “What if a coach comes in from out of the area, and the kids get infected?” he reflected the day after deciding it will be impossible to open his youth-baseball tournament venue on…
Mosher Campaign Announces Raising Triple Opponent’s Tally Buttermann ‘Grassroots Candidate,’ He Counters HAMILTON – Corey Mosher, candidate for 121st Assembly District, which includes Oneonta and Cooperstown, raised triple the amount of his opponent leading up to next Tuesday’s Democratic primary, his campaign announced. He characterized the donations as representing “enthusiastic grassroots donations,” but his opponent, Dan Buttermann, Oneonta, called that “misleading,” noting much of the money came from family members to pay a professional staff. This Tuesday, June 16, the…
IN MEMORIAM: Summer A. Fletcher, 56; Cancer Claims Lifetime County Resident GARRATTSVILLE – Summer A Fletcher, 56, of Garrattsville, manager of Oneonta-area convenience stores for 20 years, manager for 20 years, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a heroic battle with cancer. Summer was born on July 21, 1963, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Fred Tilbe, and the late Stephanie Rego. Summer was a lifetime resident of the area, who was employed as a manager of Hess and Speedway…
CCS 2020-21 Budget OK’d By Wide Margin 1st Vote Solely By Absentee Ballot COOPERSTOWN – The 2020-21 CCS budget, conducted by absentee ballot exclusively, passed 1,015 to 348, Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw announced this morning. The special proposition, regarding bus leasing, passed 1,077 to 276. And school board incumbent Gillian Spencer led the ticket in an uncontested election, garnering 1,161 to 1,147 for board President Tim Hayes.…
Murphy’s Anti-Racism Resolution Approved With 3 COVID Cases In Oneonta, Mayor Reaffirms Need For Caution By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the City of Oneonta, Mayor Gary Herzig implored business owners and citizens to continue wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands. “We’ve had six weeks without any cases, so to have three new ones is a significant wake-up call,” he said during tonight’s Common Council meeting. “People are telling…