After Questioning Alleged Accomplice, D.A. May Lower Renert Charge, OD Says It no longer appears that an employee fired from a sport memorabilia shop in Cooperstown was planning to kill his former boss after all, and District Attorney John Muehl may lower the charge against him, the Utica Observer-Dispatch is reporting today. Although Barry Renert, 62, of Florida, has been charged with attempted murder, prosecutors now say the recent arrest of his accomplice has shed new light on the circumstances surrounding…
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IN MEMORIAM Bob Lettis, Cooperstown; Retired Art Professor Helped Capture Bridge At Remagen During WWII COOPERSTOWN – Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis, one of the last surviving combatants in the Allied capture of the Bridge at Remagen during World War II and a retired art professor, passed away early Monday morning at his home. He was 88. Born July 29, 1925, in Cooperstown, he was a son of Donald F. and Charlotte (Hall) Lettis. Raised in Cooperstown, Bob graduated from Cooperstown…
Two Librarians Cull Chaos into Order By LIBBY CUDMORE You can take the librarian out of the library, but you can’t take the library out of the librarian. When Ely Roll arrived at the Plains at Parish Homestead from Long Island in 2010, she found the library in disarray. “There were books piled on tables and nothing was alphabetized,” she said. “It was frustrating.” Roll had spent her life volunteering in school and public libraries, and this simply would not…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan W. White, 82; Cooperstown Businesswoman COOPERSTOWN – Joan Worrall White, a local businesswoman who possessed a flair for gardening, fashion and life, died early Sunday morning, June 29, 2014, surrounded by her family and caregivers, Linda and Patricia, at her home on Lake Street. She was 82. She was born June 1, 1932, in Camden, New Jersey, a daughter of Joseph C. Worrall, a former jockey for F. Ambrose Clark, and Gertrude Brisack Worrall, a well-known and…
Tongue In Cheek, Springfield Merchants Vie To Sell Most T-Shirts By LIBBY CUDMORE SPRINGFIELD ‘It’s not a contest,” Ernie Adams, of Country Memories in Springfield, insisted. “But I am winning.” As the 100th anniversary of Springfield’s annual Fourth of July parade approaches, he and Tom Mabie, of Tom and Kelly’s, are in a tongue-in-cheek contest to see who can sell the most of the $10 celebration T-shirts. “Everything is a competition for me,” said Mabie. “And if it isn’t, I…
Ommegang ‘Pop Up Shop,’ Plus Restaurant, Corn Dogs Pending By LIBBY CUDMORE For Alex Webster, owner of Alex & Ika here and Cantina de Salsa in Cherry Valley, the taste of a corndog was the taste of vacation. “I grew up in England, where they didn’t have corndogs,” he said. “I would go visit my grandma in California, and I have very strong, happy memories of getting a corndog.” Beginning in July, Webster will share those happy memories with other…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan White, 82; Cooperstown Grand Dame COOPERSTOWN – Joan Worrall White, a local businesswoman who possessed a flair for gardening, fashion and life, died early Sunday morning surrounded by her family and caregivers, Linda and Patricia, at her home on Lake Street. She was 82. Arrangements are pending with Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Louise W. Weisser, 87; Retired Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Louise W. Weisser, 87, who retired to Cooperstown after a 35-year teaching career, died Saturday, June 21, 2014.…
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…
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…