For Babe Ruth’s Descendant, a Surprise By TERESA WINCHESTER Visits to Cooperstown have always been part of Amanda Stevens’ life. For the annual Baseball Hall of Fame Induction, her family would rent a house here and stay for several days. (Her father and brother still make the yearly pilgrimage.) And she often had a chance to meet Major League ballplayers. (Cal Ripken Jr. is her favorite.) For Stevens, now living in Cambridge, Mass., is Babe Ruth’s great-granddaughter. “There are many…
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SUNY Alum Friend To Baseball’s Greats By TERESA WINCHESTER ‘I cried when Babe Ruth died,” declared Marty Appel, prolific writer on sports-related topics, Emmy Award-winning producer, former Yankee public relations director, riveting raconteur, and SUNY-Oneonta graduate. “I was 9 days old,” added the author of the recently published “Pinstripe Empire,” a featured speaker at the Hall of Fame Friday, June 13, as part of the 75th anniversary celebration. He smiles and so does his audience. With his broad, never-vanishing grin,…
Chamber Names Executive Director By JIM KEVLIN The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, June 17, announced the appointment of Matt Hazzard as interim executive director, and Chamber President Ken Meifert said he and the board expect that he will fill the position long term. “Matt has a great combination: Long affinity with the community, having grown up here, and the real-world experience to lead the chamber to bigger and greater things,” said Meifert, who is also vice president/development at the Baseball…
Eventually, Unity Will Help Grow Greater Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN It wouldn’t be cheaper right now, but the town and city of Oneonta should eventually form a “single entity” to provide municipal water in “the most cost-efficient and cost-effective manner.” That’s the conclusion of an ad hoc citizens group – former interim school superintendent David Rowley, former DEC commissioner Mike Zagata of Davenport and Roger France, a former state Health Department engineer – who took it upon themselves to delve…
Hall, Cooperstown Have Changed, Veterans Reflect By JIM KEVLIN Yesterday was today’s topic, and things have changed. “I shouldn’t say this,” said Ted Spencer, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s retired curator, “but my first year here” – 1982 – “I tried everything on.” How things have become more formal and security-conscious over the years was one theme that emerged from a panel Spencer rounded out Thursday, June 12, the 75th anniversary of the first Induction, with three who attended the…
Cooperstown Music Fest Launches Season Tonight The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival is offering three Pro Am chamber music performances this week, featuring selections from Mendelssohn, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms and Reynaldo Hahn, as follows: 7 p.m. today Pathfinder Village; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Star Theater, Cherry Valley; 7:30 Wednesday at Hyde Hall. For the Star Theater and Hyde Hall performances, suggested donation is $15, but all are welcome.e to attend. Performing are Linda Chesis, flute; Shirley Irek and Bruce Harris, piano; Kirsten…
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Senate Bill Requires ‘Reasonable Precautions’ To Prevent The Spread Of Invasives Into Lake The State Senate yesterday gave final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by state Sen. Tom O’Mara, R,C-Big Flats, to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and statewide, by requiring boaters to take reasonable precautions when launching their boats. Among other invasives, the zebra mussel entered Otsego Lake seven years ago. “Taking every possible step to stop the…
Munson’s Celebrates 50 Years in Business…