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The Savannah Bananas have made history with their unforgettable brand of baseball. The National Baseball Hall of Fame will document that history with a new exhibit and welcome the Bananas to Cooperstown in a Friday, September 15 event at the museum the night before the Bananas’ final game of their 2023 World Tour at Doubleday Field.…
On Saturday, September 2 at 10 a.m., a grave marker dedication will take place for Benjamin Weston, a Revolutionary War ensign in the 9th Connecticut regiment who was residing in the New Lisbon area at the time of his death in 1818. The ceremony will take place at Harmony Cemetery, 164 Pegg Road, Morris. The event is free and open to the public.…
FLY CREEK—Howard Charles Michaels, known affectionately as Charlie, died August 26, 2023, following a brief illness. He was 89.
A fifth-generation Cooperstownian, Charlie was born and raised in Cooperstown. He graduated from Cooperstown High School then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the signal corps during the post-war occupation of Germany.…
OTEGO—Edward G. “Chip” Burns Jr., 68, of Otego passed away August 22, 2023 after a 13 year battle with cancer.
He was born on September 1, 1954 in Oneonta, the son of Edward G. and Ella M. (Tuttle) Burns.
Chip graduated in 1973 from Oneonta High School.
He married his high-school sweetheart, Joan Van Curen, on February 9, 1974.…
LAURENS—Linda Louise Reeves, 67, of Laurens passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023, surrounded by her family.
She was born September 9, 1955 in Norwich to Leland and Wanda (Dain) Hoag.
Linda was employed by the Laurens Central School as a teacher’s aide. She was a Zumba instructor at the school as well. Her favorite pastime was gardening.…
Next Tuesday, August 29, Major League Baseball player alumni will join Pathfinder Village residents at Cooperstown’s historic Doubleday Field for a third annual skills clinic starting at 1:30 p.m.
More than 60 players from Edmeston’s Pathfinder Village, a nationally recognized residential community and service provider for people with Down syndrome and other disabilities, will attend to refine their hitting, fielding, and throwing under the tutelage of past professional players.…
COOPERSTOWN—Betty A. Bell, age 92, of Cooperstown, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
She was born September 20, 1930 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Harness E. Alt and Mary Gorence.…
COOPERSTOWN—Lawrence Penson “Larry” Richards, a lifelong resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away unexpectedly late Friday morning, August 11, 2023 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 47.
Born July 31, 1976 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Larry was the son of Lawrence Dale “Lannie” Richards and Shari L. Nelson Richards. Raised in Cooperstown, he graduated with the Class of 1995 from Cooperstown Central School.…
WEST LAURENS—Kenneth Lynn Tompkins of West Laurens, New York went home to the loving arms of his Savior on August 21, 2023. Ken was born the eldest of four boys on January 17, 1960 to the late Lynn and Jane (Griffin) Tompkins in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.…
A memorial service for Lucy Battel Hamilton is scheduled for Monday, August 28 at Christ Church in Cooperstown at 11 a.m., followed by a celebration of her life at Templeton Hall.…
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