NEW AT THE HALL OF FAME ‘Shoebox Treasures’ Tells You Everything About Baseball Cards By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to SUMMER DREAMS COOPERSTOWN – In looking through the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 200,000 baseball cards, curator John Odell happened upon his childhood favorite. “I had a 1968 card for Cookie Rojas, who played second base for the Phillies,” he said. “He wore glasses and his name was ‘Cookie’ – I thought that was the funniest thing in the world. All…
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Venerable Spurbeck’s Open After Months Of Renovation Spurbeck’s Grocery proprietor Mike Swatling, center right, assisted by his aunt, Kristi Swatling, and Ashley Young of Cherry Valley, foreground, takes sandwich orders over the noon hour. The venerable landmark at Railroad and Leatherstocking opened today after months of extensive interior renovations. Lining up to be served are Jeremiah Parr, Lucas Busse and Matt Kehoe, who work for BTS, installing fiberoptic cable for Middleburgh Telephone’s new downtown Internet “hotspots.” Inset, son Royce Swatling,…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Reports On DiPerna At Vatican Conference On this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/ publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports on Cooperstown’s Paula DiPerna returning to the Vatican for a conference preparing reports for the United Nation’s Sept. 23 Climate Change conference at U.N. Plaza in New York City, “Climate Summit 2019: A Race We Can Win.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
FULL TEXT APPEARS HERE Renewable-Energy Stocks Keeping Up With Fossil Fuels’ Cooperstown’s DiPerna Testifies Before Congressional Committee Editor’s Note: This is the full written testimony submitted to the House Natural Resources Committee after Paula DiPerna of Coopertown, a CDP-North America special adviser, testified on Feb. 6 in Washington D.C. on the growing prowess of renewables in energy-related investments. A longtime local resident, DiPerna ran for Congress in 1992 for the district that included Otsego County. Thank you for the opportunity…
Harold Baines Undergoes Initiation, 1st In Class of ’19 Hitter and right-fielder Harold Baines, who excelled with the Chicago White Sox and other Midwest teams during a 21-year career, breaks into a smile a few minutes ago as he’s shown the spot in the Hall of Plaques where his plaque will hang after his July 21 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sharing in his joy are, from left, Erik Strohl, vice president/Exhibitions & Collections; Jon Shestakofsky, vice president/ Communications &…
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER With Week To Go, Energy Summit Fills 125 Of Its 200 Seats Seeking ‘Balanced Agenda,’ 19 Speakers Planned; Day Expands From 6 To 9 Hours COOPERSTOWN – With a week to go, 125 people have already signed up for the Otsego County Chamber’s “Energy Summit: Infrastructure & Economy,” and the day has expanded from the original six hours to a nine-hour program to accommodate a growing roster of speakers. Planned Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga,…
HoF Class Of 2019 Featured At Press Conference On Now IN HOMETOWN, FREEMAN’S: RIVERA MAY FUEL RECORD INDUCTION GATE…
Voices’ ‘Messiah’ Brings SRO House To Its Feet…
IN MEMORIAM Jan Kerr, 83; CCS Mainstay, Volunteer Across Community COOPERSTOWN – Jan Ann Kerr, 83, lost her determined and courageous battle with multiple myeloma just after midnight, Dec. 8, holding hands with her children. Her will to live and love of her family gave her extraordinary strength, and her love kept her family close. Jan was born in Ayer, Mass., to David and Alice Sargent, who predeceased her in 1994 and 1995, respectively. She loved life on her family…
‘Little Mermaid’ Staged As CCS Fall Production…