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Virginia Foote, 85; Moved Near Daughter In Cooperstown

IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Foote, 85; Moved Near Daughter In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Virginia Foote, 85, of Cooperstown, passed away Feb. 20, 2018, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born April 16, 1932, in Mahopac, the youngest of the seven children of John and Alvina (Blumer) Deinhardt. Virginia was a 1950 graduate of Mahopac High School. A dedicated homemaker while her children were young, Virginia then worked in retail prior to joining the Reader’s Digest magazine until her…

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Thome Holds Back Tears While Visiting Hall Of Fame

Thome Holds Back Tears While Visiting Hall Of Fame By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “Sorry I’m at a loss for words,” said 2018 Hall of Fame inductee Jim Thome as he addressed the media. “I’m just really enjoying all of this.” Thome was at the Hall of Fame for his orientation ahead of his induction to the Hall on July, 29. As he walked through the hallowed plaque gallery, Thome held back tears as he observed the plaques…

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COOPERSTOWN MAN CHARGED IN $4 M FRAUD

READ SCHNEIDERMAN’S COMPLAINT COOPERSTOWN MAN CHARGED IN $4 M FRAUD By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman brought charges today against an Albany area town justice and Cooperstown developer Thomas Lagan for allegedly siphoning $4 million from the family trusts of a Capital Region philanthropist. “As we allege, the defendants orchestrated a complex scheme to steal millions from trusts they were responsible for protecting,” said Schneiderman. “We have zero tolerance for those who try to…

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Bob Hanft Due To Receive Hartwick Honorary Degree

Bob Hanft Due To Receive Hartwick Honorary Degree ONEONTA – Bob Hanft ’69 of Cooperstown, ’69, former chair of the Hartwick College trustees and an Otsego County community leader, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the 2018 Commencement at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, on Elmore Field. Also at the graduation, Trustee Virginia (Ginny) Elwell ’77 will receive a honorary doctor of laws degree, and Linda Reckhow Thomson ’72, Ph.D., M.S.N., will be awarded the President’s Award…

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Cooperstown Bat Company Featured On ESPN Segment At Astros’ Camp

Cooperstown Bat Company Featured On ESPN Segment By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A Cooperstown Bat Company bat thrilled Houston Astro Jose Altuve early today, and by 9 a.m. the Cooperstown company’s products were being praised on ESPN Sports Center. As Bat Company owner Tim Haney described it in a call from Florida a few minutes ago, he was at Astros’ batting practice and asked Altuve if he’d like to try one of the Cooperstown bats. “He took it…

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