At This Hour, Crash Clogs Rt. 28 Traffic…
At This Hour, Crash Clogs Rt. 28 Traffic…
IN MEMORIAM Robert A. Paul, 72, Operated Historic 1819 House, Hartwick COOPERSTOWN – Robert A. Paul, 75, who operated the historic 1819 House in the Town of Hartwick and two other restaurants in the Cooperstown area after a career in catering for American Airlines, has passed away. He was born on Oct. 6, 1942, in Oneida, and he grew up in Hamilton. After graduation from Hamilton High School, Robert attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, graduating in 1966 with a…
At Otesaga, Molinaro Decries Outmigration Candidate At GOP Women’s Luncheon COOPERSTOWN – Bottom line: New Yorkers are leaving New York State faster than any other states’ residents are leaving their states. Republican Marc Molinaro, the Dutchess county executive who is running for governor, today laid the blame squarely on his opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, the incumbent. Taxes and regulations, increasing during eight years Cuomo has been in office, are responsible for driving outmigration, he said.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Burnett Southworth, 89; Ph.D. Had Career As Chemist, Consultant COOPERSTOWN – Burnett C. Southworth, 89, a Ph.D. who pursued a career in analytical chemistry, of Cooperstown died Friday, July 27, 2018. He graduated from East Springfield High School in 1946 and later from Union College. He attained a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After 40 years in corporate work, he developed his own consulting business, which he ran until his retirement around…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 52,000 Puts This Year’s Class At Second Biggest Not only was the Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2018 the biggest since 1971, it was watched by the second-biggest crowd on record: 52,000, the Hall estimates, second only to Ripken-Gwynn’s 2007 record of 83,000. Posing with their plaques a few minutes ago are, from left, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Alan Trammel and Jim Thome. Absent this year was Homer Osterhoudt, (inset photo) who…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 Hall Opens Pop-Up Shop In Former General Store The Hall of Fame gift shop has opened a pop-up store this weekend next door to 25 Main St. in the former Cooperstown General Store, which closed in the spring. Available are caps, shirts and other memorabilia related to this weekend’s Class of 2018 inductees. Here, supervisor Kristy Hoos of Sloansville rings up customers. Inset, twins Emma and Ella of Greenwood, S.C., peruse the offerings. The girls are Braves…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 Main Street Crowds Starting To Gather As of noon today, some fans were thinking ahead to 6 p.m. Saturday and Induction Weekend’s Parade of Legends: They had already set up their chairs across from the Hall of Fame entrance on the post office’s sidewalk to get the best view of the game’s best players entering a VIP reception at 25 Main St. From left are Stephen Burnett, Brooklyn, Angels fan; Claudia and Glenn Kay, Hauppauge, L.I., Mets…
READ BIOGRAPHIES OF 2018 INDUCTEES CHIPPER JONES JIM THOME VLADIMIR GUERRERO TREVOR HOFFMAN JACK MORRIS ALAN TRAMMELL…
Hall Of Fame Posts Homer’s 1939 Photos See Babe Ruth, Other Baseball Legends COOPERSTOWN – In a tribute to its most enduring fan, the Hall of Fame has created a digital archive of photos Homer Osterhoudt took in 1939 of Babe Ruth and the other honorees at the first Induction Weekend – and they are available for viewing this weekend. “We will miss Homer and hope this will be one small way to continue to remember his legacy, especially this Induction…
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