Community Open House For Doubleday Field Third Base Building Village officials and staff will host a Community Open House on Monday, July 18, 2022, at 4 p.m. at Doubleday Field to celebrate the nearly complete Third Base Facility. The event will include brief remarks and recognitions, and will give the public an opportunity to walk through the new facility. This informal reception is a thank you to our residents who have supported three years of construction and renovations at the…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta February 10, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cooperstown Central plots anti-racism strategy, addresses complaints Doubleday renovations on track for June finish Inside The Paper State says ‘no’ to gifting pot Not a day over 27 Fate of James Fenimore Cooper murals rests with Westchester school board Glimmerglass Festival names three ‘Honorary Life Trustees’ Cooperstown costume pro voting on top film awards Perspectives Editorial District Attorney right on bail, discovery…
Doubleday renovations on track for June finish Doubleday Field might be blocks away from the Baseball Hall of Fame but the two stand side-by-side as Cooperstown’s marquis attractions. The iconic field has seen its better days, and Village Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh continues to move forward with renovations she says will return the site to all its former glory. “Doubleday Field will have a lot more plusses for Village residents, tourists, and teams that rent the field,” she said in a…
Village delays action on site, licensing fees after more pushback By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — The village Board of Trustees tabled a proposed law to charge license and site fees for village property and the use of village icons in commercial endeavors. There were two public hearings on the docket Monday, July 26, but four of the five members of the public at the meeting at 22 Chestnut Street spoke against charging local artists who paint,…
In Memoriam Joseph S. Harris, 64 Middlefield town supervisor; also cared for Doubleday Field for 33 years. Middlefield – Joseph S. Harris, 64, of Middlefield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 25, 2021. He was born on Sept. 20, 1956 in Oneida, NY, the son of William and Barbara Harris. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He worked for the Village of Cooperstown, where he took care of his pride and joy, Doubleday Field, for 33 years before retiring. He also…
Cooperstown Dreams Park to open July 23 without masks or social distancing for vaccinated participants STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown Dreams Park is set to open Friday, July 23, without masks or any guidelines on social distancing, according to the park’s website. However, a vaccine will be required for participating children and adults. The opening will include no restrictions on high fiving or other physical contact, as well as face-to-face pin and baseball card training. The 2021 baseball…
Coop baseball stays undefeated with big conference wins By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown won two blowouts and a tight conference game with a controversial ending in a four-day stretch to stay undefeated in baseball. The Hawkeyes started the weekend by honoring their seniors at Doubleday Field on Friday, May 14, before a 14-1 win over Frankfort-Schuyler in a Center State Conference game. Chris Ubner hit a grand slam home run and pitched four scoreless innings for the…
EDITORIAL WHAT IF? Hosting MLB Event In Plaque Gallery Gets Wheels Turning The idea was to bring fans to Cooperstown. What about taking Cooperstown to the fans? In the Age of COVID, the second sentence is a more intriguing one. And it played out this week with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s annual announcement of the Induction Class of 2021. While it turned out there was no one to announce this year, the MLB Network spent the afternoon transmitting…
STOPS AT DOUBLEDAY FIELD Schumer Promises Help For Local Governments Against a backdrop of pure Americana – the Stars & Stripes, Doubleday Field and the Sandlot Kid – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, the state’s senior senator, this afternoon pledged federal support that would go directly to local governments in the support package now being negotiated in Congress. He appeared with county board Chairman David Bliss, left, and Treasurer Allen Ruffles, who have been pleading for that kind…
Interpretative Signage Unveiled At Doubleday…