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STERNBERG: Rotary Edges Toward In Person Meetings

LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Rotary Edges Toward In Person Meetings There comes a time in the history of an epidemic when the risk of discomfort, disability and death begins to be outweighed by the risks of continued isolation and continued restrictions on normal societal behavior. If we can stay the course on the rate of vaccinations that we’ve seen lately since the mega-sites opened, we can soon reach that point. The CDC has indicated that if all the individuals in…

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LaCHANCE: Rotary Helps Fight Social Isolation

LETTER from CAROLE LaCHANCE Rotary Helps Fight Social Isolation To the Editor: Social isolation among seniors is a reality that has become an even greater concern since the onset of COVID-19. To minimize its effects on our older population, Cooperstown Senior Community Center, CSCC, took full advantage of the sunshine and warm temperatures summer and early autumn provided. Seniors, living in and outside of Cooperstown, have been gathering 1 – 3 p.m. Thursdays since the end of July on the…