Copper Fox Patrons Asked To Quarantine As COVID-19 Spikes, Bassett Closes To Visitors COOPERSTOWN – With COVID-19 rates rising locally, Bassett Healthcare is restricting visitors at their hospitals to “only individuals considered essential to the medical care of a patient,” effective Monday, Nov. 23. “The decision to limit the number of non-patients coming to our campuses is in the best interest of our patients, staff and the communities we serve,” explains Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Tommy Ibrahim, MD,…
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Oneonta School District Goes Remote Until N0v. 30 ‘Highest Number of Cases’ Reported In 1 Day, Warns Bond ONEONTA – With 18 cases of COVID-19 reported today, Otsego County Public Health director Heidi Bond has warned that, with the exception of the college-based outbreaks, today’s total marks the highest number of single-day cases in the community since the pandemic began in March. Bond said that the health department is working to determine if there is a cluster, but that the…
GOP Nominates Businesswoman To County Board Maryland Resident, Oneonta Realtor Proposed As Oberacker Successor By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Republican county committee members from the county board’s District 6 met last evening and nominated Jennifer Mickle, a Town of Maryland resident and Oneonta businesswoman, to succeed state Senator-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The candidate, who also has experience in local government and community service, called it “a wonderful opportunity. I’ve always believed in…
After Student Tests Positive, Greater Plains Goes Remote ONEONTA – Students and staff members at Greater Plains Elementary School have been ordered to quarantine until Friday, Nov. 20 after a student tested positive over the weekend, according to Superintendent Thomas Brindley. The district was notified Sunday afternoon that the student had tested positive, and students immediately went to remote learning on Monday, Nov. 16. The school is working with the county Department of Health to do contact tracing and order…
After Potential COVID Exposure, Mayor, First Lady In Quarantine By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following a “potential exposure” to COVID-19 at Cooperstown Elementary School, Connie Herzig, wife of Mayor Gary Herzig, is in precautionary quarantine and undergoing testing, as mandated by the Otsego County Department of Health. Herzig is also “voluntarily” quarantine for 14 days. “It’s something we’re all going through,” he said. According to Mayor Herzig, Connie, who retired from the school in 2018, was…
SQSPCA Rescues 10 Cats From Staten Island Site HARTWICK SEMINARY – In response to a plea for emergency assistance from downstate shelters, the Susquehanna SPCA will welcome 10 cats on Tuesday to its shelter here. Heating issues at the Animal Care Centers of NYC’s Staten Island location made it unsafe to house animals there, prompting the transfer. “While our Staten Island shelter only holds a small number of animals, the sudden relocation of cats and large dogs caused a strain…
Elementary Students Go Remote Until Nov. 30 CCS Teacher Tests Positive For COVID COOPERSTOWN – After being notified by the Department of Health that a teacher at the Cooperstown Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, students in grades K-6 will move to “emergency remote learning,” according to a message sent out to parents by Interim Superintendent Romona Wenck. A handful of students have been identified as being in close contact with the teacher, and have been asked to quarantine.…
CLICK TO READ REOPENING PLAN SUNY Oneonta Posts Plan Aimed At Feb. 1 Opening Goal: Serve 20% Of Students On Campus, Expand Testing By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta today posted its draft plan to bring, if not face-to-face, mask-to-mask (M-2-M) instruction back to campus, offering an in-person option in 20 percent of its courses to the 1,100 students who, for now, may return to class as of Feb. 1. Revisions to the draft are…
Public Hearing Tuesday For New City Mask Law ONEONTA – A public hearing on the city’s amended “Masks and Face Coverings” law will be opened at the top of this week’s Common Council meetin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The law, which was drafted after a stricter ordinance was vetoed by Mayor Gary Herzig, will require that face coverings be worn at all times in outdoor public space in the city’s downtown (MU-1) zoning district. Masks will also…
FIGHTFIGHTERS FIGHT COVID Free Masks Available Until 1 p.m. At Fire House With COVID-19 spiking with the cold weather, the Cooperstown Fire Department is handing out free face masks this morning until 1 p.m. this afternoon. Drive-through the fire station’s parking lot on Chestnust Street and pick up what you need. At this hour, First Chief Jim Tallman and Fire Captain Jim Leslie are manning the table. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
