HERZIG: Un-PAUSE STALLS, BUT ONLY UNTIL SATURDAY Southside Mall’s Inside Stores Stay Shut, But May Open Soon UTICA – In disappointing news for Southside Mall – locally owned interior stores had hoped to open tomorrow (Friday) – Governor Cuomo failed to deliver guidelines that would allow Phase 2 of his un-PAUSE program to open, at least until Saturday. Contrary to expectations, malls can’t open, although stores with outside entrances may open, Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, who’s a member of Mohawk Valley…
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GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Thursday, May 28 Cuomo, Perez, Rock Message: Wear A Mask! NEW YORK CITY – Cheered on by actress Rosie Perez and comedian Chris Rock, Governor Cuomo today issued an Executive Order authorizing businesses to deny entry to people who do not wear masks or face-coverings. The governor made the announcement at noon in New York City, as Otsego County businesses awaited details on how to enter the Phase 2 reopening tomorrow, which permits stores and offices to reopen for…
Sounds Of Drilling Herald Geothermal Premiere In Village NASA Retiree Owns Property Where Excavating Began Today…
NYSEG Prepares For Friday Storm 50 MPH Winds May Cause Outages Throughout County BINGHAMTON – NYSEG, the utility serving Otsego County, is preparing for high winds and rain across the region Friday afternoon and into the evening. Customers may experience service disruptions, the utility reported. The storm is expected to strike most of the NYSEG’s Central New York footprint. Current forecasts call for isolated storms to begin Friday afternoon and continue into the evening. The storms are expected to bring…
CCS FINALIZING DETAILS ‘Drive-In Graduation’ Considered, Preceded By ‘Parade Of Seniors’ COOPERSTOWN – The Class of 2020 at Cooperstown Central School may watch their “drive-in” graduation ceremony from parked cars in the high school’s Linden Avenue parking lot, according to a press release from the school sent out today. If allowed by Governor Cuomo’s un-PAUSE regulations, students will “exit their cars and receive their diplomas. But if New York State will not allow this due to safety concerns, we will…
Let Business Know When It Can Open, Oberacker Declares With Phase Two Arriving Friday, Governor Yet To Provide Details By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – In the face of uncertainly among local business people, Republican State Senate candidate Peter Oberacker issued a statement this afternoon calling on Governor Cuomo to “immediately release” more detailed information about Phase 2 of the plan to un-PAUSE New York State. “We have been receiving many calls and messages asking where to…
COUNTY’S SAGA BROADCAST WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’ Follows COVID-19 In County COOPERSTOWN – For two months now, the waxing and waning of COVID-19 in Otsego County has been chronicled by Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com and its sister newspaper, on WAMC’s “Morning Headlines,” hosted by David Guistina. Here are the reports Kevlin has been delivering at 7:05 a.m. each Thursday, which are broadcast to 250,000 listeners from here through the Capital Region into the Berkshires. Click the link, then click on…
From This Week’s Edition Of The Freeman’s Journal LANDMARK OPENS TODAY FOR TAKEOUT Retired Maritime Lawyer Steers Cooperstown Diner Caspar Ewig, who moved Upstate after retiring from a maritime law firm in Yonkers, is running the Cooperstown Diner for the Hayfords. It opens Thursday for takeout. (Jim Kevliin/AllOTSEGO.com) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “She told me that if we started dating, Cooperstown was in my future,” he said. “She spent every summer up here, taking horseback riding lessons…
Morrisville Educator Is CCS Elementary Principal COOPERSTOWN – Tracy Durkee, high school principal at Morrisville-Eaton in Madison County, was named Cooperstown Central Elementary School principal last evening by the school board. Durkee has 27 years experience in the education field, mostly as an elementary school teacher in grades one, three and five. “I am extremely zealous about educating youth, and I am prepared to help contribute my knowledge to maximize student achievement,” she was quoted as saying in a press…