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…
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Hall, Cooperstown Have Changed, Veterans Reflect By JIM KEVLIN Yesterday was today’s topic, and things have changed. “I shouldn’t say this,” said Ted Spencer, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s retired curator, “but my first year here” – 1982 – “I tried everything on.” How things have become more formal and security-conscious over the years was one theme that emerged from a panel Spencer rounded out Thursday, June 12, the 75th anniversary of the first Induction, with three who attended the…
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State Hospital Association Honors Streck With 2014 ‘Distinguished Service Award The Healthcare Association of New York State today presented Bassett Healthcare President/CEO William F. Streck with HANYS’ 2014 Distinguished Service Award at the annual conference at The Sagamore on Lake George. HASNY President Dennis Whalen said Streck “has redefined the role of a rural hospital by embracing new models for effective, efficient, and sustainable patient-centered care, while also significantly expanding access. From the board to the bedside, and from Albany…
Alleged Renert Accomplice Arrested In Pre-Christmas Shooting In Coop COOPERSTOWN – A Florida man police suspect assisted Barry Renert in an alleged armed-robbery attempt at Seventh Inning Stretch two days before Christmas was arrested yesterday at a prison in Orlando, Fla., by Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies after a five-month investigation. It is alleged that Stephen John Janiszeski, 30, of 3200 Old Winter Garden Road, Ocoee, Fla., drove up from Sanford, Fla., with Renert and waited in the car while his…
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Massachusetts Accountant Wins ‘Race Lake’, A Cooperstown First COOPERSTOWN – James Sullivan, an accountant from Chelmsford, Mass., who has run six marathons – including Boston’s – in the past eight weeks, crossed the finish line at 10.53.07 p.m. today, winning the first-ever Cooperstown marathon, “Race The Lake.” His time was 2:54:34, and he finished a good mile ahead of the second finisher, Dierdre Dwyer, of Poughkeepsie (the family has a weekend home locally), who won the half-marathon in 1:29:44. PHOTO…
‘Race The Lake’ Marathon Underway, 1st Cooperstown Event USTF Qualifier COOPERSTOWN – “Race The Lake,” Cooperstown’s first marathon, is underway. Beginning at 8 on Susquehanna Avenue north of the Clark Sports Center, the leading running are expected to arrive at the finish line there at about 11. The race is U.S. Track & Field certified, meaning that running who complete the loop under three hours qualify for next spring’s Boston Marathon, which Sport Center Director Val Paige said elevated interest in the…
1st Cooperstown Marathon To Extend 75th Festivities COOPERSTOWN – The first 26.2-mile “Race The Lake” marathon begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Clark Sports Center. At 8:30, contestants in the 13.1-mile half-marathon will be bused from the Clark to the Springfield Community Center, where that race will begin at 9:30. Get more details and register to run…
