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Chipper Jones, Jim Thome New On Hall’s 2018 Ballot Next, Baseball Writers Will Vote On Choice COOPERSTOWN – The 2018 Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot was released this morning and includes three possible first-ballot electees: Braves prolific switch-hitting third baseman Chipper Jones, slugger Jim Thome, eighth all-time with 612 home runs, plus Omar Vizquel, the shortstop who played 24 seasons and won 11 Gold Gloves for six teams. Other leading candidates include Trevor Hoffman, the reliever who holds the…
IN MEMORIAM: Jacquelyn Mortensen, 86; Operated Carousel At Farmers’ Museum VAN HORNESVILLE – Jacquelyn P. Mortensen, 86, who operated the Empire State Carousel at The Farmers’ Museum for 25 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon Nov. 16, 2017, at her home on Summit Hill Road, with her family by her side. She was born on Aug. 24, 1931, in Hartford, Conn., a daughter of the late David and Anna Egenton Parsons. Jacquelyn was raised and educated in Hartford.…
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Absentees Affirm ‘Reform Coalition’ Can Take Control But Republican Chairman Declares: GOP Will Construct Working Majority By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Today’s count of absentee ballots confirmed the Nov. 7 election results: A bipartisan “Reform Coalition” can control the Otsego County Board of Representatives after Jan. 1, if like-minded Republicans and Democrats continue to find common ground. At the end of an afternoon-long recount, with Lynn Krogh, a partner in Casale Associates, representing the GOP, and…
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Younger Sister Came To Her Elder’s Rescue By LIBBY CUDMORE • www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Even though she herself was suffering from a concussion, Abby Ford was able to call 911 following the Saturday crash that left her sister, Julie, the driver, injured and in and out of consciousness. “Abby managed to dial 911,” said their mother, Amy. “It’s a miracle they were able to get the call through. Wiley Town Road never has cell service.” A stranger, later identified as Dennis Brassaw,…
Cooperstown Elementary Pupils Honor Veterans…
IN MEMORIAM Mary R. Wright, 93; Pioneer In Hospitality COOPERSTOWN – Mary R. Wright, who lit many new trails for women during her 60 years in hospitality as one of the first women hired to manage a hotel, chair a collegiate hospitality program, and start her own consulting practice, died on Nov. 8, 2017, at her home in Cooperstown. She was 93. Born July 1, 1924, in Syracuse, she was the only child of Roy Lafayette Wright, who was born…
