IN MEMORIAM Ted Peters, 97, Cooperstown; Submariner, Bassett Researcher COOPERSTOWN – Theodore Peters Jr., Ph.D., 97, a World War II veteran and nationally known Bassett Hospital researcher, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Cooperstown Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He had previously stayed at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, after principally living with his family in the “haunted house” on River Street and later at 85 Lake St., both in Cooperstown. Dr. Peters was well-known in the village,…
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Fenimore, Farmers’ Delay 4/1 Opening COOPERSTOWN – The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum will not open April 1, according to Todd Kenyon, director of marketing for the museums. At the Fenimore, the exhibits “The World of Jan Brett,” “Blue Gardens: Photographs by Gross and Daley,” “Prismatic Beauty: American People and American Art,” “Elegant Line/Powerful Shape: Elements of Native American Art,” and “Hamilton’s Final Act: Enemies and Allies” were scheduled to open the 2020 season, but both museums will…
50s BY THURSDAY, FRIDAY Heavy Snow Blankets County; Bit More Due Heavy, wet snow – 4-5 inches of it – blanketed Otsego County this afternoon, putting a cap on the sign outside Cooperstown Village Hall at 22 Main St. At CVS, inset photo, Ryan Strong, Milford, right, and John McCord, Richfield Springs, were pushing the heavy snow off the sidewalk. There’s a possibility of snow until 11 this evening, and more predicted on Thursday and Friday, although highs near 50…
Church Sewing Group Making Masks For Bassett FLY CREEK – With many of her fellow Fly Creek United Methodist Church quilters stuck inside under COVID-19 precautions, Pastor Sharon Rankins-Burd has found a way to keep sewing – and help the community. “We became aware that there was a need at Bassett Hospital for masks,” she said. “Someone found a pattern online, and apparently, a lot of people are making these.” While the masks are not full protection against COVID-19, they…
Front-Porch Perspective Avast, Maties! Editor’s Note: Only a partial version of Front Porch Perspective was published March 12-13. Here’s the full version. By JIM ATWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Nope, I’m still not sitting on my front porch, laptop frozen to my lap. Maybe after I spot a first crocus, I’ll try writing out there again. Hey, I’m old and a bit ditsy – but not nuts. Meanwhile, last week some whimsical friends did find a way to distract themselves…
AllOTSEGO.com EDITORIAL Make The Call. Avert Disaster Please, Congressman, Senator, Convince Governor To Approach Dreams Park Owner Cooperstown Dreams Park’s decision to cancel the 2020 season was only announced Friday. Two days before, county Treasurer Allen Ruffles, who chairs the county Emergency Task Force, had called Mike Walter, Dreams Park COO, and received no inkling such an economy-shattering decision was in the making. It’s not locked in concrete. It’s not too late to turn it around. Four men may be…
FULL REPORT TO FOLLOW IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL Week By Week, All-Star Village Will Chart 2020 WEST ONEONTA – Marty Patton, owner of Cooperstown All-Star Village, today announced the youth-baseball park has put together a flexible plan that may allow it to function through the 2020 season. “We have decided to make a decision regarding the 2020 tournament… four weeks in advance of each week,” Patton wrote in a public letter. Players’ families and coaches will then be…
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County DMV, Clerk’s Offices Close Until April 19, At Least Validity Of Expiring Licenses Extended COOPERSTOWN – Pursuant to a order from Governor Cuomo, Otsego County Clerk Kathy Sinnott Gardner this morning announced her Department of Motor Vehicles Offices here and in Oneonta and the clerk’s office in general will be closed until at least April 19. Cuomo also directed the following: The extension of validity of any driver’s license, non-driver Identification or registration expiring on or after March 1,…
Tomorrow, Call Before You Shop Malls, Auto Dealers, Others Close, But Full List Unclear By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If you’re planning any shopping tomorrow in Otsego County or throughout New York State, you better call ahead. “Other than health and food, it’s going to have a wide impact,” said Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego County Chamber president. For instance, Southside Mall is closed. Oneonta’s auto dealers won’t be selling cars, although they are keeping their service…