Tapestry Coloring Contest Gives Families Activity, Art By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Coloring contests, Lindsey Millea believes, are not just for adults. “Before quarantine, we were going to have a ‘Color and Sip’ event in the store,” she said. “People could get one of our black and white tapestries and color them in. When everyone had to go into quarantine, we thought, why not offer it as a coloring contest?” The contest, offered by the Fashion…
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GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Friday, May 8 Syndrome, Possibly Related To COVID-19, Striking NY Children 73 Infected; 5-Year-Old In New York City Dies POUGHKEEPSIE – In his daily briefing, Governor Cuomo today announced Kawasaki disease, which may be related to COVID-19, has stricken 73 children in the state, and is responsible for a 5-year-old boy’s death yesterday in New York City. The state Department of Health is investigating several cases where children are experiencing a toxic-shock-like syndrome possibly due to COVID-19, and is…
IN MEMORIAM: Theresa J. Weideck, 36; Social Worker Succumbed To Long Illness UNADILLA – Theresa J. Wiedeck of Unadilla, 36, a social worker, went into the Lord’s loving arms after a long illness on Friday, May 1, 2020. Theresa was born in Oneonta on May 14, 1983, to her adoring parents John and Sharon Wiedeck of Wells Bridge, where she was raised. She graduated from Unatego High School in 2001 and SUNY Cortland in 2005.…
IN MEMORIAM Robert E. Matus, 71, DVM, Oneonta; Veterinary Cancer Society Founder WEST ONEONTA – Robert E. Matus, 71, an eminent veterinarian and a founder of the Veterinary Cancer Society, passed away at home on April 28, 2020. He was born Dec. 17, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Robert S. and Martha A. (Golya) Matus. Bob graduated from Purdue University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1977.…
CLICK FOR FULL NYSAC REPORT April Jobless Claims In Otsego County Were 18.2 Greater Than In ’19 The NYSAC report sent to New York State’s counties this week said initial unemployment claims in Otsego County were 18.2 times greater this April than in April 2019. Initial claims rose from 126 in April 2019 to 2,296 this month, an increase of 2,170 claims, according to the state Association of Counties.…
ITEM GIVEN AWAY IN ONEONTA Crochet Club Makes 1,750 ‘Mask Mates’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Wearing a mask is that much harder if it doesn’t fit, said Emily Phillips. “I got masks for my partner and I, and mine kept falling off my face, and his was pulling on his ears,” she said. “I reached out to a crochet group on Facebook, and they had patterns for ‘mask mates’.” The crochet band is designed to…
AUTOMOBILE SHOWROOMS OPEN AGAIN Appointments, Social Distancing Convince Cuomo They Can Be Safe By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Happy days are here again at Otsego County’s automobile showrooms. At noon today, a press release arrived from the New York State Automobile Dealers Association breaking the news: From County Club Motors to Five Star Subaru, Oneonta’s Southside and everywhere in between, auto dealers, severely limited by Governor Cuomo’s March 13 emergency declaration, can again do what they…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Thursday, May 7 Cuomo Extends Moratorium On Evictions, Fees ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today extended the state’s moratorium on COVID-related evictions for an additional 60 days, until August 20. The state is also banning late payments or fees for missed rent payments during the eviction moratorium, and allowing renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to use security deposits as payment, and repay the deposit over time. The governor also announced:…
3 Lady Hawkeyes NYSSWA All-Stars Oneonta’s Eichler, Buzzy Honored, Too The New York State Sportswriters Association today named three CCS Lady Hawkeyes to the girls all-state basketball team. Cooperstown senior Piper Seamon, the hard-driving guard who was leading the Cooperstown girls to the state championship when play was ended by the coronavirus, reached the highest ranking, named to the third team Class C all-state girls basketball team. Her Hawkeye teammate Kate Donnelly was named to the 10th team, and Meagan…
Perfect Game League Pulls Plug Damaschke Field Season Cancelled ONEONTA – The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, which includes the Oneonta Outlaws, has cancelled its 2020 season, PGCBL President Robert Julian announced today. “We recognize this is a great disappointment to our collegiate players, to our fans, our host communities, and the dedicated staff and owners who have spent so much of their lives making the league a vibrant part of collegiate baseball and the American baseball fabric,” said Julian. …