The Internal Revenue Service reminds you tax season starts this Friday, when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The February 12 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the December 27 tax law changes that provided … Read more
Commerce Chenango in partnership with NBT Bank and supporting sponsor Preferred Mutual will host their annual Economic Outlook Briefing virtually on February 25th. Keynote speaker will be Kenneth J. Entenmann, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for NBT Bank. This year’s presentation will help to define some of the economic impacts due to COVID-19. … Read more
Jeanet “Jan” Calhoun, MSN, RN, EMT, was honored last month as the Trauma Program Manager of Distinction for 2020 by the New York State Division of the American Trauma Society. Typically this award is given to managers of Level One or Level Two trauma centers in large city hospitals. In 2019, the Bassett Cooperstown Emergency … Read more
Due to popular demand, the Catskill Area School Study Council has announced a second round of Enrichment Seminars The focus of this program is to enhance the intellectual horizons of students in grade 3-12 by offering courses not offered by their own schools. Seminars are taught by SUNY Oneonta Education majors. All classes are being … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced that New York’s 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped to 4.38 percent, its lowest since December 1. Statewide positivity stands at 5.12%. Governor Cuomo said. “Now more than ever, it’s critically important we stay united and keep the momentum on our side – especially as new variants of … Read more
A local family may soon find their way to a favorite national TV game show…the Lishanskys of West Oneonta love to play games, and now they’re auditioning for Family Feud. According to AllOtsego.com, Eileen Lishansky says her daughter, Katie Lossi of Oneonta applied for the show when she saw episodes were to be filmed in … Read more
Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets are merging, nearly doubling their presence in the Northeast market. Collectively, the stores employ more than 30,000 people. The new parent company will be headquartered in Schenectady, with the physical markets continuing to be managed locally by their respective leaders. Company representatives say the merger allows the companies to … Read more
The City of Oneonta and the City of Oneonta Fire Department announce the retirement of Chief Patrick W. Pidgeon in late March. Chief Pidgeon joined the Department in 1985. In his 36 years with the City, he served as a Firefighter, Crew Leader, Fire Captain and eventually was promoted to Fire Chief, a position he … Read more
Have no symptoms of COVID-19, but looking to be tested? Bassett Healthcare Network, in partnership with the New York State Department of Health, is offering free COVID-19 rapid testing at its Sharon Springs clinic today and at the Cobleskill clinic tomorrow. Appointments are required. To make an appointment, call 315-412-5875 or visit bassett.org/services.
In Governor Cuomo’s COVID briefing yesterday, he stated that the number of people who are eligible to receive vaccination continues to be much greater than the supply coming from the federal government, but an increase is coming, and the state may also shift supply from Hospitals that are not vaccinating their staff.