90 People Envision Future At Cooperstown ‘Charrette’ By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Close to 90 people spent two hours at this evening’s “Design Charrette,” detailing and discussing the pros, cons, dreams and fears of “America’s Most Perfect Village,” as a community visioning effort got underway. “A lot of community happened around this room,” declared Lisa Nagle, a principal in Elan Planning, Saratoga Springs, when the session in the CCS cafeteria was over. The goal is to develop an updated…
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Public Invited To Tonight’s ‘Charrette’ To Help Chart Cooperstown’s Future COOPERSTOWN – The public is invited to a “Design Charrette” 6-8 p.m. this evening in the Cooperstown Middle/High School cafeteria, guided by Elan Planning of Saratoga Springs. The goal of the structured discussion under the guidance of Elan principal Lisa Nagle will be to develop a number of consensus goals for Cooperstown’s future. Nagle and her team will report back on the outcomes of tonight’s meeting at another meeting, 6-8…
Hall’s Prominence Surprised Stephen Clark, Homer Osterhoudt By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Few people realized the Baseball Hall of Fame’s potential when it was officially opened on June 12, 1939, 75 years ago this year. Not Homer Osterhoudt, then a young man in his 20s standing in the lower left of photos taken that day of the throng in front of 25 Main. (Osterhoudt, now in his mid-90s, has attended every induction except three since then.) At the…
Congressman Gibson Due At Cooperstown Field Day COOPERSTOWN – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, will be in Cooperstown at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow to attend Cooperstown Field Day, a first-year celebration of the season, sponsored by the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce and Brewery Ommegang. Main Street will be closed for the event, which will include pairings of Ommegang beers and food from local restaurants, as well as rides, games and music.…
TRUSTEES, 4-1, SIGNAL ‘NAY’ TO VILLAGE HOSPITAL ZONE By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – It was only a procedural vote, but the 4-1 tally made it clear: The village’s proposed hospital zone, in preparation since April 2013, is going nowhere. The vote, on Part One of a related SEQR application, was called tonight during the Village Board’s monthly, and turned out to be the only vote related to the Bassett Hospital neighborhood as trustees grappled with regulatory complexities. Only Trustee Cindy Falk,…
Sunny Skies, Harvest Dinner Draw Hundreds Downtown COOPERSTOWN – For the third year in a row, delightful fall weather drews hundreds to Growing Community’s Community Harvest Dinner that continues until 7 this evening on Main Street, which was closed off between River and Fair streets for the celebration. How many was the question on everybody’s lips. There were 40 tables seating 10 each, but dozens more – perhaps a couple of hundred – sitting on adjoining lawns and curbs and coming and…
IN MEMORIAM: Chuck Carrier, 84; Navy Vet Ran Petroleum Company COOPERSTOWN – Charles L. “Chuck” Carrier of Cooperstown and Sarasota, Fla., a pioneer in the development of the modern convenience store, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 27, 2014, at his home in the company of his family. He was 84. Born June 19, 1930, in Utica, Chuck was the son of Rush and Evelyn (Clarke) Carrier. He attended Albany Academy and graduated from Montclair (N.J.) High School and Colgate University,…
Glimmerglass Film Days ‘All About Water’ COOPERSTOWN – A few minutes ago, Glimmerglass Film Days announced its lineup for this year’s Nov. 7-9 festival on the theme, “It’s All About Water,” ranging from “Wild River” with Montgomery Clift to “Venice Syndrome.”…
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Mark Rathbun Wins Fetterman Award COOPERSTOWN – Mark Rathbun, retired teacher and former president of the Cooperstown Central School Board, will received this year’s Fetterman Award for service to youth, it was announced today. The Clark Sports Center and Clark Foundation presents the award annually to a person “dedicated to serving local youth, especially in the area of athletics. The recipients embodies the meaning of outstanding sportsmanship, inspired leadership and caring service.” Rathbun will be honored at an Oct. 8…
