NEW YORK STATE’S 2020-21 BUDGET Spending Plan Centralizes Power In Albany, GOP Says Editor’s Note: Here’s is the Republican response to the budget passage from Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, R-Pulaski. By WILL BARCLAY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com During unprecedented times that demand a concentrated focus, state Democrats rushed out a cluttered $178 billion state budget that offered nothing of the kind. Concocted behind closed doors and advanced under the cover of darkness, the state’s final spending plan drifted too…
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CLICK HERE FOR STATEWIDE DATA 3 More Cases Reported Here COOPERSTOWN – Three more cases of coronavirus were reported today in Otsego County, bringing total confirmed cases locally to 24, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond announced a few minutes ago. Of the total cases, one is hospitalized, and three have recovered and are out of isolation. There has been one death, Brenda L. Utter, 63, of Morris, who passed away a week ago Thursday.…
Stranded, Conductor Uses Time Productively Zoltowski Walking Friend’s Dog, Thinking About Symphony’s Future ONEONTA – The Catskill Symphony’s new conductor, Maestro Maciej Zoltowski, has been stranded in Upstate New York due to coronavirus strictures, but is using his time here productively. Here’s the text of a letter to CSO members, received today: “I hope this note finds you all in good health. My elbow (he fell on ice last November while here for his audition concert) has healed remarkably well,…
With Masked Baggers, Farmers’ Market Adapts At the Cooperstown Farmer’s Market, Sherrie Kingsley, Otsego 2000 Executive Director Ellen Pope and Deb Dalton wear protective masks as they fill 40 orders for curbside pick-ups. “People order online and we follow the list going from vendor to vendor,” explained board member Robert Nelson, who was at the door making sure customers washed their hands before entering. “The vendors have been really prepared and organized, numbering the bags and making sure everything is…
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GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, FRIDAY, 4/3 Governor Asks Upstate: Send Ventilators To NYC ALBANY – Governor Cuomo is issuing an executive order allowing the state to redistribute ventilators and personal protective equipment, or PPE, from institutions that don’t currently need them and redeploy the equipment to other hospitals with the highest need. “I’m not going to get into a situation where we’re running out of ventilators and people are dying because there are no ventilators but there are hospitals in other parts…
IN MEMORIAM: Paul J. Levine, 93; Farmer Also Worked For JC Penney PORTLANDVILLE – Paul J. Levine, 93, a former dairy farmer who worked at JC Penney for 27 years, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. He was born June 9, 1926, in Watertown, a son of Florence (Cough) and Arthur Edward LaVine. Paul married Bernice M. Pierce on May 10, 1952.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Terry ‘Mike’ Clapper, 63; Longtime Sheriff’s Deputy, Courts Officer MARYLAND – Terry “Mike” Clapper, 62, a longtime Otsego County sheriff’s deputy who then served at a courts officer, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020, at Bassett Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Terry was born on March 31, 1957, in Oneonta, the son of Raymond and Joyce (Card) Clapper. He was a lifelong area resident and served a distinguished career with the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department,…
Only 2 New Cases Reported In 3 Days Morris Fatality Still Only Local One COOPERSTOWN – As of noon today, there were 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Otsego County, up two from Tuesday, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond. Of the total, two are hospitalized, two have recovered and are off isolation. Brenda L. Utter’s death Thursday, March 26, is still the only coronavirus death in the county. Bond also reported:…