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âşOnly three covid cases left in Otsego County. âşDELGADO WINS $300K grant for Baseball Hall of Fame. âşONEONTA CITY HALL now open to public by appointment only. âşFORMER COOPERSTOWN gym teacher Justin Hobbie, 42, sentenced to 200 months in prison for preying on teenage girls. âşAT JULY COUNTY BOARD meeting, all financial news was bad. âşNew york state is planning to open public schools in the fall. âşSIDNEY TEEN CHARGED with stealing an ATV after he led deputies on a chase in Butternuts.
students go out on the town â follow the rules, or the fun stops. âWe will enforce the state regulations,â said Mayor Gary Herzig. âIf youâre not at a table, you need to have your mask on. You canât be elbow-to-elbow at the bar. We will send the police, code enforcement or the state Liquor Authority in to respond to complaints.â As the colleges announced reopening plans for this fall, Herzig plans to meet with the two college presidents, Hartwickâs Margaret Drugovich and SUNY Oneontaâs Barbara Jean Morris, to lay out the cityâs new approach. A first complaint against a bar, Herzig said, will result in what he called an âeducational visit,â reminding them of social distancing and occupancy protocols. The second or third violation could result in a fine, or a revocation of a barâs liquor license. âWe will not hesitate to revoke a license when an establishment is not followPlease See BARS, A3
COOPERSTOWN IS UNVEILING âMASKS ON MAINâ PROMOTION
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The crew of the SS Howarth displays patriotic fervor at the Otsego Lake Associationâs Fourth of July Boat Parade, including Mary Cate Vogelsberger, Caroline Bibbee, Sarah Jane Bibbee, Timmy Vogelsberger and Charlie Bibbee. Hidden from view is the skipper, OLA co-President Jim Howarth. The parade cruised from Three Mile Point to Cooperstownâs Lakefront Park/MORE PHOTOS, A3
Like Father, Son Finds Sanctuary In Oneonta By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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Recent speculation By LIBBY CUDMORE about the future of the âIndian Hunterâ statue in Lakefront Park caused ONEONTA former auctioneer Buzz Hesse to retrieve a ayor Gary Herzig 19th-century New has a message if Haven clock that bears returning Hartwick the image of the famous College and SUNY Oneonta Cooperstown sculpture.
hey kept hopes alive as long as they could, but on Monday, July 6, both boots fell. In Albany, Governor Cuomo announced that the State Fair in Syracuse wonât be held this year. And in Morris, the Otsego County Fair Committee issued a statement saying, after âexhausting all avenues,â the âBest Six Days of Summerâ wonât dawn this year. For details, visit
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s a young man, Jamie Pentony found sanctuary in Otsego County. âProject Children took poor kids who would never get to take a holiday and sent them to the States,â he said. âA bunch of us landed in Oneonta.â Please See SANCTUARY, B6
s soon as it became clear that Oneontaâs Dan Buttermann would be the Democratic nominee for the 121st Assembly District this fall, he was asked what the key issues might be. Buttermann The Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act â New Yorkâs âGreen New Dealâ â he promptly responded. âIâm very excited about the opportunities in clean energy,â he said. âBut he doesnât seem to share that excitement.â Please See PRIMARY, A3
Itâs Safe â Just Ask Cardiff Giant Interpreter Deb Anderson makes sure even the Cardiff Giantâs wearing a mask.
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Anderson, The Farmersâ Museum interpreter. âThe Cardiff Giant is right out front, and masks have to be worn on the farm. We thought he needed one too.â Anderson, who made 90 masks for staff from historical fabric, rePlease See GIANT, A3
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