CLICK HERE FOR NY FORWARD Since June 2, 3 Cases Here; Phase 3 Friday COOPERSTOWN – There have been only three new confirmed cases in Otsego County since June 2, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported a few minutes ago, not enough to prevent the county from entering Phase Three of the NY Forward program tomorrow. No one is hospitalized, she said. “It is important to remember to follow the guidelines put out by New York State,” said Bond. …
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VICTIM, KINFOLKS, RAISED IN HOUSTON Families Like Floyd’s ‘Great Role Models’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Chip Northrup knows a few things about protesting. “There was a big billboard outside of Dallas that proclaimed ‘Welcome to the Home of the John Birch Society’,” he said. “So I got a gang together and we paint-bombed the billboard. I was Antifa before Antifa was cool!” And when he heard about the death of Houston native George Floyd, Northrup recognized…
VIEW PRESIDENT DRUGOVICH’S VIDEO Hartwick United In Seeking Justice Editor’s Note: Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich issued this letter to the college community to address concerns in the wake of George Floyd’s death. By MARGARET DRUGOVICH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Simply occupying the office of the college presidency does not give me the right to presume that I know how every member of our community thinks or feels. We do not all agree on politics, culture or even the…
ADDRESS TO CAMPUS COMMUNITY Hartwick College’s President: Education Helps Ensure Justice On May 31, six days after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich told students about how, through education, they are preparing to ensure justice in the world. She also shared Hartwick’s reopening plans for the fall and asserts, “When given permission, we will be ready.” And she again thanks those who are keeping us safe during this COVID-19 crisis.…
LETTER from MAUREEN DILL County Planner Sullivan Always Went Extra Mile To the Editor: Karen Sullivan and her predecessor Terry Bliss were amazing leaders and expert planners. Otsego County was lucky to have them. I had the pleasure of knowing and working with them during my role as flood recovery coordinator from 2006 to 2008 and, as I recall, it was through Karen’s efforts that flood victims who had lost their homes to the flood were able to benefit from…
LETTER from ANDREW MASON Step Up, OCCA, BFS, Watershed Commission To the Editor: Michael Whaling’s recent letter in The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, regarding pesticide use by the Leatherstocking Golf Course, was spot on. This is just the time when the course begins its annual dousing of the shores of Otsego Lake with chemicals dangerous to humans and wildlife alike. The last time the public was able to learn the specific materials and quantities used on the course, it…
Main St. Parade Honors Rising CCS 7th Graders Scarlett Band, top photo, with sister Leila by her side, waves to friends and family along Main Street, Cooperstown, a few minutes ago during a parade, organized by Cooperstown Elementary School, to celebrate the sixth graders rising to the CCS Middle School this fall. Jacob Johnson, right, rode one of the most lively of the vehicles, which were decorated by the kids and their families at the school parking lot, and escorted…
SUNY Submitted, Hartwick Awaits Green Light SUNY, Hartwick Prep Plans For Fall Reopening By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hartwick College has every intention of reopening for the Fall 2020 semester. “In March, we created a strategic task force, and we’ve been meeting weekly to take a pro-active approach to welcome our students back to campus this fall,” said Paula Lee Hobson, VP for advancement, Hartwick College. “Our enrollment is strong, and our students want to get…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 11-12, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Protests Inspire Talk Of Reform Floyd’s Family ‘Great Role Models Restaurants To Reopen This Friday Otsego County’s Top Jurist Retires Hartwick, SUNY-O Plan Reopenings AllOTSEGO.outdoors For The Birds, Visit Audubon Sanctuary Wanna Bike? 4 Trail Systems Right Here EDITORIALS Personal Stories Say: We Can Do Better COLUMNS FISHER: Let’s Live Up To Our Ideals DRUGOVICH: Hartwick United For Jusice LaDANA: Where Is…
Delgado Discusses ‘Justice in Policing’ On ‘Morning Joe’ Otsego County’s congressman, Antonio Delgado, D-19, discusses his “Justice in Policing” Act on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”…