Steps Taken To Make Corner Safer, Pending DOT Advice Shrubs have been removed (above) at 20 Glen Ave., Cooperstown, and so-called “radar speed signs” (inset) placed at both ends of Route 28 approaching the crash-ridden Glen Avenue/Grove Street intersection. The steps were taken earlier this week, after two accidents occurred last week (July 25 and 26) at the intersection after it was debated at the Village Board’s monthly meeting. Trustee Richard Sternberg had proposed putting a four-way stop sign at…
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August 2019 - Page 24
Photographer Andy Baugnet Exhibits Grange Collection Cooperstown photographer Andy Baugnet’s show, “Picturing The Grange,” photographs of Grange Halls stemming from a 25-year career documenting historic landmarks, is on display at the Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, through Aug. 30. Founded in 1867, “the Grange became an important foundation of rural social life and sought to change legislative and political policies for the betterment of farmers,” according to the program notes. With granges now in decline, Baugnet’s photos record a…
IN MEMORIAM: Frank L. Murray III, 53; Heavy Equipment Operator On State Canals SPRINGFIELD – Frank Luke Murray III, 53, a heavy equipment operator with the state Canal Corp., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. He was born on Feb. 3, 1966 in Westerly, R.I., son of Antoinette Girouard Murray and the late Frank L. Murray. A lifelong area resident he was a graduate of Mount Markham High School, then went on to SUNY Morrisville…
Potholed Roundhouse Road Smooth, As Paving Completed…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 ‘The Willow Girl’ Puppet Show Opens PUPPET SHOW – 7:30 p.m. Catskill Puppet Theater presents, “The Willow Girl,” about adventures of 3 young immigrant children and a magical willow tree on the American Frontier. Free, suggested donation $20/person. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit www.franklinstagecompany.org…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas O. Malz, 88; Korean War Vet Worked For Pan Am EAST MEREDITH – Thomas Oscar Malz, 88, of East Meredith, a cargo handler for Pan American Airways for 36 years, passed away July 24, 2019, at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. He was born on Feb. 22, 1931, in New York City, son of Oscar T. Malz and Louise Schroeder. A high school graduate, he served in the Air Force during the Korean War,from April 11,…
