Jeter’s Helmet Among ’20 Inductee Highlights COOPERSTOWN – The Yankees helmet Derek Jeter wore when he recorded his 3,000th career hit on July 9, 2011, is among featured items on the “2020 Inductees Exhibit,” now open at the Baseball Hall of Fame. On display through 2021, the third-floor exhibit features one display for each 2020 inductee, whose actual Induction was delayed by the coronavirus threat until next year.…
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Otsego Lake Boat Traffic Triples, Steward Reports “There’s a lot of traffic,” said Dave Hubbard, Afton, this afternoon as he removed his boat, top, from Otsego Lake at Cooperstown’s Fish Road. “I imagine everyone is just trying to get outside and do something.” Lake Steward Jared Stauss, inset right, a member of the team that checks boats for invasive species, said 1,800 boats have been inspected this year, triple last year’s 600. “It’s definitely way, way more,” said Stauss. Hubbard…
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW MASK LAW Inputs Brisk, Positive On Village’s Sign Law Mayor: Bassett, HoF Among Supporters By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board has received 19 emails or letters supporting the law that will require mandatory masks in the downtown, Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said a few minutes ago. The law goes to public hearing at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Monday) in the Village Hall’s second-floor ballroom. Those 19 (representing 23 people) expressed “strong support”…
6 GOP Lawyers Surface To Run For County Court First, Burns Must Win Nod For State Supreme Vacancy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, Cooperstown, who announced Friday afternoon he is seeking to succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta as Otsego County judge, has a lot of company. County Republican Chair Vince Casale said a few minutes ago that, in addition to Trosset, five other lawyers have contacted him about succeeding Burns. They are,…
Chief Clinical Officer Heneghan Leaving Bassett After 28 Years COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network today announced the departure of Dr. Steven Heneghan, the network’s chief clinical officer and a key player in recent successful efforts to limit the coronavirus locally. Dr. Bill LeCates, Bassett Hospital president, will assume interim responsibilities of chief medical officer for the hospital and the network on an interim basis.…
Trosset Plans Run For County Judge COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, principal at Trosset Group Attorneys in Fly Creek, today announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for county judge if the current judge, Brian D. Burns, is nominated for state Supreme Court Tuesday. “I’m putting my name in to replace the irreplaceable Judge Burns,” said Trosset. If Burns wins the nomination Aug. 11 at the judicial convention in Binghamton, he will remove his name for consideration for…
IN MEMORIAM David Jones March 10, 1942-July 28, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – David Jones, husband of Lynn Richards Jones, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2020, at his home in the Village of Cooperstown. A retired English and American Studies teacher, he taught at the Millbrook School in Millbrook, and the Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 78. Born on March 10, 1942, in Albany, David was one of three children of Louis Clark Jones, Ph.D., and the…
Two More Spared Euthanasia In Georgia Shelter Once Again, SQSPCA Saves Dogs From Lebanon COOPERSTOWN – The Susquehanna Animal Shelter has once again opened its doors to dogs from Beirut, Lebanon, where the 13 animals faced violence, torture and starvation. “We first partnered with Animals Lebanon in the winter of 2019, when LVT Sara Haddad and I traveled overseas – all expenses paid by Animals Lebanon – to bring traumatized dogs home to Otsego County,” said Stacie Haynes, executive director.…