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IN MEMORIAM: Donald J. Washburn, 94; Ran Feed Stores Near Saratoga DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Donald J. Washburn, 94, a member of the Cooperstown Methodist Church, passed away June 5, 2014, after a brief illness at the Pinecrest Hospice Center, Delray Beach, Fla. He also lived in Bacon Hill, Saratoga County.…
Cooperstown #8 On Fodor’s List Of Best Small Towns COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown, celebrated this spring by “I Love NY” and honored by President Obama’s visit, has another promotional feather in its touristic hat: Fodor’s Travel has just selected it as eighth on a list of ten of “America’s Best Small Towns.” “Cooperstown isn’t just a destination for sports lovers,” the listing says, “with cultural attractions including the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, the annual Glimmerglass Opera season, and the Fenimore Art…
Massachusetts Accountant Wins ‘Race Lake’, A Cooperstown First COOPERSTOWN – James Sullivan, an accountant from Chelmsford, Mass., who has run six marathons – including Boston’s – in the past eight weeks, crossed the finish line at 10.53.07 p.m. today, winning the first-ever Cooperstown marathon, “Race The Lake.” His time was 2:54:34, and he finished a good mile ahead of the second finisher, Dierdre Dwyer, of Poughkeepsie (the family has a weekend home locally), who won the half-marathon in 1:29:44. PHOTO…
‘Race The Lake’ Marathon Underway, 1st Cooperstown Event USTF Qualifier COOPERSTOWN – “Race The Lake,” Cooperstown’s first marathon, is underway. Beginning at 8 on Susquehanna Avenue north of the Clark Sports Center, the leading running are expected to arrive at the finish line there at about 11. The race is U.S. Track & Field certified, meaning that running who complete the loop under three hours qualify for next spring’s Boston Marathon, which Sport Center Director Val Paige said elevated interest in the…
Steady Stream Of Well Wishers Bid Dr. Bill Streck Fond Farewell Bassett President/CEO Bill Streck, who is retiring July 1 after 30 years at the helm of what has grown into a nine-county medical system, greets Oneonta businessmen Tom Armao, left, Country Club Automotive, and Bob Harlem, Oneonta Block, at the last of three receptions today under a tent on the Bassett Hospital veranda in Cooperstown. Streck’s successor, Dr. Vance Brown, arrives on site Monday for a two-week transition.…
Seward Announces $112,500 For Worcester’s New Library WORCESTER – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced a $112,500 grant for the Worcester Free Library, which will be used to acquire and renovate a former mansion next to the current library in the Weiting Building. Work has already begun on the building, which was provided to the library by county Rep. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester. The grant, the only one to Otsego County, was the second biggest of nine, totalling $685,000, provided…
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Babe Ruth Exhibit Opens At Hall of Fame Eric Strohl, Baseball Hall of Fame vice president/exhibits and collections, stands with Amanda Stevens, Babe Ruth’s great-granddaughter, in “Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend,” an exhibit that opened this morning at the Hall of Fame. Up from Cambridge, Mass. for the opening, Stevens said she was very pleased with what she saw. “For me, it’s the family stuff that is really neat to see.” she said, pointing to a photo she had never seen before…
SUNY Oneonta Grad Marty Appel Discusses Book, ‘Pinstripe Empire,’ At Hall Of Fame Here’s what the New York Times reviewer said about ‘Pinstripe Empire’ “This is a marvelous book to take on vacation. It’s divided into 47 chapters — each one featuring a different player, milestone, era or fracas — and you can dip into it whenever the mood strikes.”…