All Of 208 Employees Safe, But Student Positives Up 117 ONEONTA – Today, SUNY Oneonta received test results from its earliest employee COVID-19 screenings, conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 2. None of 208 employees tested were positive. Additional test information for students is anticipated this afternoon. As of this morning, the number of students in isolation was 138, up from 117 yesterday evening.…
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IN MEMORIAM Wolf Dieter Wilde, 81; Oneonta’s Master Jeweler ONEONTA – Wolf Dieter Wilde, a goldsmith living and working in Oneonta, died peacefully at home on the morning of Sept. 2, 2020, after a recent decline in health. Wolf was born in Berlin, Germany, on May 8, 1939. Surviving the hardships of World War II, Wolf and his twin sister, Marion, were raised by their mother, Ruth. Going through the standard education system, Wolf was eventually directed toward the trades,…
Numbers Don’t Jibe, But Message Does: COVID’s On A Roll County, SUNY Oneonta Totals 123 Apart ONEONTA – The numbers don’t agree, but they tell the same story: COVID-19 continues its rampage through the SUNY Oneonta community: • At 7:10 this evening, the county Health Department department reported tallying 51 new cases today, 50 at SUNY Oneonta, and the 51st Hartwick College’s third. The total for the past five months is 506, and the SUNY Oneonta total is 384. •…
MALATRAS SHUTS SUNY-O ‘Full Transition Plan’ Must Export 3,000 ‘Safely, Effectively’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – After 100 students tested positive overnight to COVID-19, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras returned to the campus for the third time in five days to announce he’s closing SUNY Oneonta for the fall semester, shifting all instruction online. “We will address the spring semester at a later time,” he added. In a 2 p.m. press conference next to the Chase Gym…
BULLETIN SUNY ONEONTA CAMPUS CLOSED FOR FALL SEMESTER THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS…
Pioneer Patio, The Henricis, The Havliks Win Top Prizes In ’20 Beautification Contest Clark Foundation Continues 60-Year Tradition COOPERSTOWN – Clark Foundation President Jane Forbes Clark today announced the winners of its 2020 Cooperstown Beautification Contest, including three first-place winners: Most Attractive Floral Display in a Business Setting: Pioneer Patio, Richard and Kathryn Busse, 46 Pioneer St. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: An impressive multi-level floral display utilizing a wide variety of plant material. A lot of work, obviously a labor of love.…
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75 YEARS LATER, HE REMEMBERS Davis Helped Fly General To See Missouri En Route By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com OTEGO – Last Friday, Aug. 28, Bill Davis wasn’t thinking about the thunderstorm warnings for Otsego County. He was contemplating Aug. 28, but the one 75 years earlier, when he was aboard a B-29 bomber high over the Pacific Ocean with a special sightseer, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater, as World War II was nearing…
Reopened, ALDI Thrills Oneonta Fans By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Kara Neer, Otego, will have plenty to brag about on her “ALDI Nerds” Facebook group – she spent Friday morning, Aug. 28, shopping at the newest store in the 80-store Tully region, on Oneonta’s Southside. “I love it,” she said. “We had been going to Norwich, which is a schlep, but this is bigger and has more of a selection of vegan and vegetarian food, plus junk…
SUNY-O’s COVID Toll Heads For 300+ ‘No More Classes’ Likely SUNY Outcome By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Within one week, SUNY Oneonta’s COVID-19 explosion appears to have toppled face-to-face on-campus learning. “We are going to reassess in two weeks,” said Kim MacLeod, college spokesperson. “But of all the possible outcomes, going fully remote has the biggest potential to be the outcome.” According to SUNY Oneonta’s figures, 245 students had tested positive as of press time Tuesday evening,…