‘PHASE 2’ ALLOWS SHOPPING Sun Shines, Cooperstown, Oneonta Main Streets Open Kim Weekes, Oneonta, above, settles into the hairdresser’s chair Saturday at The Hair Studio, 179 South Main St., Oneonta for a much anticipated wash and cut from owner Kelly Woessner as “Phase Two” of NY Forward arrived Friday, enabling stores and “personal services” to restart, and offices to do so on Monday. Inset right, Sue Fink, Cooperstown, shows the hand sanitizer station, including sanitizer provided by Cooperstown Distillery, at…
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ONEONTA RALLY PEACEFUL Hundreds In Muller Plaza Join National Call For Justice Perhaps as many as 500 people rallied peacefully in Oneonta’s Muller Plaza this afternoon to hear Rev. LaDana Clark, a former police officer, above, say, “Most of our police are trying to do the right thing, but it’s the bad apples have to be checked and removed! There can be no peace as long as an officer can place his knee on the neck of a black man…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Sunday, May 31 Cuomo Shifts Focus To Riots: ‘Real Issue Is Racism’ In Nation In his coronavirus briefing today, Governor Cuomo announced dentists may now open their offices statewide. ALBANY – On his 80th day of daily briefings, Governor Cuomo today shifted the topic from the receding pandemic threat to the riots that grew out of George Floyd’s death while in police custody in Minneapolis. Saying “the real issue is racism in our country,” the governor:…
Oneonta NAACP Calls For ‘Positive Energy’ In Response To Death ONEONTA – Lee Fisher, Oneonta area NAACP president, released a letter this morning calling for citizens to make their communities stronger in the wake of the murder of George Lloyd, the black man who was pinned down and suffocated by Minneapolis police officers. “When we saw the heinous act of another black man, George Floyd, intentionally being held down by four relaxed policemen and George not resisting arrest, but resisting…
Tickled Pig Barbecue Building Headquarters Construction Underway On Route 28 You may have noticed construction underway in Hartwick Seminary across Route 28 from Cooperstown Commons. It’s the new headquarters of Tickled Pink Barbecue, operated by Chris Doucas, Town of Hartwick. Son Lucas Doucas, inset right, was at work this afternoon, along with Lucas LaRusso, who’s helping with the construction. A Tickled Pink store is planned on the site, featuring smoked cheese and other delicacies. Started in that pink school bus…
Delgado Backs Bill That Puts Flexibility Into PPP Assistance Congressman Antonio Delgado, R-19, today voted with a bipartisan coalition to add flexibility to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and make this tool more accessible to upstate businesses in need of assistance, his office announced. Established in the bipartisan CARES Act, PPP provides small businesses and other entities loans of up to $10 million. These cover payroll and other operating expenses, and PPP is designed so loans are forgiven if the…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Friday, May 29 NYC Looks To Phase 1, Otsego, Others Allowed To Shop, Work Again ALBANY – It’s a sign of a pandemic on the run. At today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo today announced even New York City, which has suffered from CORONA-19 more than almost any community in the world, will enter Phase 1 of reopening on June 8. He also also announced five other regions, including Mohawk Valley (Otsego County’s) can enter Phase 2″, where offices and…
City Council Asked For $153K To Fund Pandemic Recovery By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will be asked to approve $153,000 in funding for Mayor Gary Herzig’s “Survive Then Thrive” Committee, according to the meeting’s agenda released this afternoon. Of the total, $75,000 will be used for Small Business Reopening; $75,000 for Small Business Recovery; and $3,000 for a Survive Art/Online sales promotion.…
BULLETIN OTSEGO COUNTY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS COOPERTOWN – Otsego County is open for business as of now, David Bliss, county board chairman, declared a few moments ago. Phase Two of the un-PAUSE, which allows most stores to reopen, is in place, Govenor Cuomo is now detailing on his daily briefing. This is developing story; check back for details.…
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