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Pounded By Rain, 1927 Empire Hotel ‘Imploded’ Today No Injuries Or Off-Site Damage, Sharon Springs Mayor Reports By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SHARON SPRING – The abandoned 92-year-old Empire Hotel here, a remnant of the village’s glory days as a tourist mecca, collapsed at about 2:30 p.m. today, Mayor Doug Plummer said a few minutes ago. The four-story stucco structure, vacant for 40 years, was pounded by overnight rains and just “imploded,” said the mayor.  “Thankfully, the rain did…