We’re only halfway through 2026, and it’s already been a big year for celebrating milestone anniversaries here in Cooperstown, across the country, and throughout the baseball community.…
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In the early-morning hours of Thursday, May 21, 2026, Perry “Pete” Collins Jr. of Schuyler Lake and Fly Creek passed away peacefully at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Oneonta, surrounded by his partner, Angela Harrington, and his loving family. He was 79.…
Closure of a section of I-88 due to a sink hole, no-wake zone buoy installation, the anniversary of shopkeeper Judie Stone, and an upcoming chicken dinner at the Laurens American Legion are among the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
Elizabeth “Betty” Hribar, a longtime resident of Fork Shop, passed away Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. She was 89. Born June 3, 1936 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, she was the daughter of Raymond N. and Minnie (Schallert) Bachanas.…
President Donald Trump announced on Friday, February 28 that he would issue a posthumous pardon of Pete Rose, and called for the all-time leader in career hits to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.…
Widely respected and acknowledged as one of the best of his era, and all-time, Leyland won three Manager of the Year awards (1990 and 1992 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and 2006 for the Detroit Tigers), six division titles (1990-1992, with Pittsburgh and 2010-2013, with Detroit), three league pennants (1997 Florida Marlins, 2006 and 2012 in Detroit) and one World Series title with the 1997 Marlins.…
As someone who has lived nearly everywhere, I would like to say something out loud to those who choose to see only inconveniences inside this county-wide community. Please, wake up and smell the coffee. It’s wafting on the breeze from the successful java shop on the corner.…
Induction Weekend 2024 will take place Friday, July 19 through Monday, July 22. In addition to the induction ceremony, there will be an awards presentation on Saturday, July 20.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 Film Society of Cooperstown Presents 2023 Documentary ‘The League’ SCREENING—7 p.m. The Film Society of Cooperstown presents “The League” (2023) documentary with special guest Josh Rawitch, president, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Held in the 2nd floor Ballroom, Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 437-6903 or visit https://www.facebook.com/FilmSocCoop…
Overall, 12 new and 14 returning eligible former players appear on the ballot, which will be mailed to about 400 voting members of the BBWAA later this week.…
