Editorial It’s Not Johnny’s Bench,But He Can Sit On It Early in the freezing morning of Saturday, November 11, 1961, a terrible fire began in a building on the northwest corner of Main and Pioneer streets in Cooperstown. Fires had long been a part of the history of the village, with some big enough to threaten its very existence, and others ending the existence of a plethora of shops, restaurants, and houses. One killed a resident; John Lippitt lost his…
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Hall Cancels Parade – But Wait A Minute! Johnny Bench Walks Route; Rivera Adds Exclamation Mark By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame nearly ruined its own parade. With tens of thousands of fans – close to a record, if not one – lining Main Street and thunder rumbling softly in the distance, the 6 o’clock hour arrived. The lead pickup in the Parade of Legends, an Induction Weekend…
