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HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 5K, 10K BASE Race Leads To Main Event COOPERSTOWN – The fifth annual charity BASE race is underway at this hour, the first event in the Memorial Day Weekend that this afternoon will bring the eighth annual Hall of Fame Classic to Doubleday Field. LaTroy Hawkins of the Minnesota Twins and Andy Sonnanstine of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were on hand to encourage the runners. Josh Edmonds of Cooperstown and Amy Allen of Oneonta are…
IN MEMORIAM: John Dillenbeck, 74; Marine, Retired Amphenol Employee WEST ONEONTA – Funeral services for John C. Dillenbeck, 74, of West Oneonta at retired Amphenol employee, will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home in Unadilla. Mr. Dillenbeck died died Sunday, May 22, at Fox Hospital. He was born on June 25, 1941, in Binghamton, to Harold and Leah (Nichols) Dillenbeck. He married the former Viola M. (Brown) Butler on March 26, 1964.…
Rentapplication.com Finds Oneonta Ninth Best Place To Live In NY State Oneonta ranks ninth on the annual 50 Best Places To Live in New York assembled by rentapplication.com and released today. The ranking calls the City of the Hills “a lively Upstate village with a population of about 21,000 well -regarded for its family friendly vibe, academic excellence, economic prosperity, and natural beauty.…
Hartwick College Declared Otsego Now ‘Partner Of Year’ COOPERSTOWN – Hartwick College is Otsego Now’s “Partner of the Year,” Bob Hanft, past chairman of the organization, announced at the county IDA’s annual meeting this morning in the Cooperstown Distillery. Hanft cited two projects in particular that led to the designation: • One, the college’s plan to renovate dorms and building 72 town homes, an effort that involved $39 million in IDA bonding. President Margaret Drugovich, who was present, has said the project…
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IN MEMORIAM Frederick L. Palmer, 74; Steeple Jack, Silo Builder MORRIS – Frederick L. Palmer, 74, a steeple jack and master silo builder whose clients included playwright Arthur Miller, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016, following a brief illness. Fred was born Jan. 3, 1942, to LeRoy and Laura (Eldred) Palmer of Morris, and was brother to Audrey (Dr. Peter) Gregory, Sharon (Charles Esq.) Bosco and James (Gina) Palmer. Fred graduated from Morris Central School in 1960 where he was…
IN MEMORIAM: John Nowhitney, 93; In Vets Hall Of Fame For WWII Service ONEONTA – John Patrick Nowhitney, 93, a member of the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame for service in World War II, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford. According to the citation issued by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in 2011: “Nowhitney saw service with the famed Task Force 58, and spent a great deal of his service time on…
Avoiding Orientation, Griffey Gets Quick Briefing At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Instead of a full orientation, Hall of Fame inductee-to-be Ken Griffey Jr. made a whirlwind tour through Cooperstown Monday evening, but didn’t make it to the museum or plaque gallery. He met with Hall of Fame officials at The Otesaga, and the Hall later released this quote, attributed to Griffey: “This wasn’t my first trip to Cooperstown, but it was my first opportunity to see everything the village has to offer.…