Bassett Family Immigrated To Otsego County In 1815 COOPERSTOWN – Dr. John Davis, author of the upcoming “Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown: 200 Years of Healthcare in Rural America,” prepared this timeline in connection with “Under the Cupola,” an article in this week’s AllOTSEGO.life section of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta newspapers, now on newsstands. CLICK TO REVIEW BASSETT TIMELINE…
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County Board OKs Tourism Contract Privatized Promotion Extended To Put ‘Heads In Beds’ Locally COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives this morning approved a second three-year contract with Destination Marketing of Otsego County, ending months of uncertainty about the privatized tourism-promotion effort. The contract runs from this coming Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. On issue that was resolved: DMOC had sought a five-year contract, but settled for three.…
Covert: Public More Likely To Report Bias, Hate Cases Cooperstown Sees Its First Two Cases Ever By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Although applied in the Village of Cooperstown for the first time this summer – twice – bias laws have been on the books for years, according to Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert. What’s changing is public attitudes toward possible racial and homophobic confrontations are changing, he said: “It’s very unusual, but people aren’t going to put…
CHARGES LEAD BOTH PAPERS Allegations That Focus Neglects Woman Shock AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
State DOT Announces Reopening Of Route 51 South Of Gilbertsville COPES CORNERS – The state DOT today announced Route 51 south of Gilbertsville, closed to ensure the stability of a bridge after heavy rains Monday evening, has been reopened.…
Homeowner Arrested After Threatening Man With Axe OTEGO – An Otego man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a man with an axe in his garage, then broke the taillight of his car. James M. Jordan, 62, was arrested after troopers responded to a report of a fight at a home on State Route 7 in the Town of Otego.…
Route 51 Detour Still In Effect; Crews Examine Flood Damage…
4 Staff Arrested At Focus Nursing Home 94-Year-Old Woman Left In Recliner For 41 Hours, Attorney General Alleges COOPERSTOWN – Four former employees of Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center were arrested for allegedly leaving a 94-year-old resident alone in a recliner for nearly two days, according to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. LPN Lorraine Caldwell, 54, Holland Patient; LPN Amanda Gus, 30, Hartwick; Sarah Schuyler, certified nurse assistant (CNA), 29, and CNA Donna Gray, 48, Sidney, face charges they they…
Hanna 1st GOP Congressman To Endorse Democrat Clinton COOPERSTOWN – U.S. Rep. Richard Hannah, R-Utica, who used to live in Cooperstown and represented Otsego County before the 2010 redistricting, has become the first Republican congressman to endorse Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, the Huffington Post reported today.…
CREW CLEARS ABUTMENTS Overnight Floods Close Rt. 51 Span MORRIS – The Route 51 bridge at County Route 3 in Otsego County between Mount Upton and Morris is closed to remove sand and sediment around the abutments due to heavy overnight rains, the state DOT announced. County Route 18 will serve as the detour for this closure. DOT expects to complete the Route 51 repairs in time to reopen this portion of roadway sometime today.…
