CBS News Profiles ‘The Woman Behind Iconic Cooperstown’ COOPERSTOWN – “Fifty thousand people are expected to pour into Cooperstown this weekend to help celebrate the induction of six legendary names into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,” CBS This Morning reported today. “But as CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg reports, the chairman of the Hall has a unique history of her own, and she doesn’t even work for the major leagues,” it continued. “‘I hope someday that some of…
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Cooperstown To Close Streets Friday, Saturday COOPERSTOWN – The village Police Chief Mike Covert announced the following street closures during Hall of Fame Weekend: • Doubleday Field Parking Lot, 3 a.m. Friday through 9 p.m. Saturday. Any vehicles in the lot after 3 p.m. will be towed at owner’s expense. • Main Street between Chestnut and Fair, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. • Pioneer Street, from Lake to Church, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, ad 7 a.m.-11 p.m.…
Bush Daughter To Anchor NBC’s ‘Today’ At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – NBC’s “Today” show, anchored by correspondents Natalie Morales and Jenna Bush Hager, will be broadcast live Thursday, July 24, leading into the 75th anniversary Hall of Fame Induction weekend.…
‘Disappointed’ Hall Of Fame President Advises Ticketholders About Refunds COOPERSTOWN – Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson announced a few minutes ago that the Baseball Hall of Fame leadership is “extremely disappointed” by the promoter’s cancellation of the concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the first Induction. “We are so thankful for all of those who purchased tickets for the concert with the intent to support the museum and our educational outreach mission in our Diamond anniversary salute,” Idelson said.…
Baseball Authors To Sign Books At Willis Monie’s COOPERSTOWN – Two authors will be autographing their books on Induction Weekend at Willis Monie Books, 139 Main St. • Dennis Corcoran, “Induction Day At Cooperstown,” 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, and 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday. • Chris Donnelly, “How the Yankees Explain New York,” 1-5 p.m. Saturday, and 10:11:30 a.m. Sunday.…
Congressman In County Today, Saturday In the next 24 hours, you may run into U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, at various spots around Otsego County. He is due at 7 this evening at the Oneonta Outlaws game in Damaschke Field, throwing out the first pitch. At 10 a.m. Saturday, he will be at Sidney Airport, recognizing the facility’s importance to the community during a celebration seeking to raise funds for the entity. Noon will find the congressman in Schenevus, where…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce ‘Gary’ Rathbone, 72, Retired Teacher BURLINGTON FLATS – Bruce Garrison “Gary” Rathbone, 72, who taught at BOCES and served on the Burlington Town Board, passed away July 17, 2014, peacefully at his home in Burlington Flats. He was born on April 5, 1942, in Staten Island to Bruce and Patricia Wheeler Rathbone. He moved to Cooperstown with his mother at an early age while his father was overseas serving in World War II.…
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OPERA REVIEW: Glimmerglass’ ‘Carousel’ Offers Talent, Verve, Fine Conducting, Etc. By ROBERT MOYNIHAN • allotsego.com The chief excellence of this production? The young cast members, their talent and verve – with fine orchestral conducting, dancing, and vocal performances – The Hammerstein dialogue, however, must have been written on his off days, with tedious near-rhymes and banalities meant to represent “the folk.”…
Brigadoon Revived After 3 1/2 Decades Lerner and Loewe’s biggest, hit, “Brigadoon,” which writers often use as a metaphor for Cooperstown, hasn’t been produced on Broadway since 1981, but is now under revival at Chicago’s Goodman Theater, the New York Times reports.…
