Blood drive in Cooperstown tomorrow

June 29, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health | Comments

An American Red Cross blood drives is scheduled for today, hosted by Bassett Healthcare. The event is from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Bassett Hall Auditorium, intersection of Beaver and Pioneer streets, Cooperstown. During summer, Bassett said in a media release, donations tend to drop significantly and su [...]

MSG’s Springfield plans are on hold

June 23, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health, Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

Plans for a 1,000-acre music festival complex in Springfield are on hold. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has not purchased land near the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Continental Road, where its annual three-day festival was to be held. And it has no business pending before the Springfield [...]

Blood drives in Cooperstown coming up

June 21, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health | Comments

Two American Red Cross blood drives are scheduled this month and are being hosted by Bassett Healthcare. When & Where: â–  Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Those who donate will receive free admission that day to the Baseball Hall. â [...]

At least 8 swine-flu cases in Cooperstown

June 17, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health, Otsego County Breaking News, Swine flu | Comments

Of nine samples from Cooperstown sent to the state laboratory for swine flu, or H1N1, testing, eight have proven positive, The Daily Star has learned. The result of the ninth test is pending. More is expected to develop with this story. [...]

Baseball HOF in the news

June 12, 2009 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown Breaking News | Comments

The Baseball Hall of Fame has made the news in other publications recently. Those items include: Today is the 70th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum being opened to the public. Boxing historian Bert Sugar has written a book on the Hall of Fame, “Bert Sugar’s Ba [...]

Appellate Division to hold court in Cooperstown

June 1, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, will hold a regular session in Otsego County. Starting at 10 a.m., the five-judge panel, including New Berlin resident Elizabeth Garry, will commence court at the county courthouse in Cooperstown, the court said in [...]

Thousands without power in Otsego, Schoharie

May 14, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Otsego County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News | Comments

This story has updated here Thousands remain without power in Otsego and Schoharie counties, with power expected to be restored by 11 p.m., National Grid officials say. Most of Otsego’s outages were fixed before 9 p.m., according to National Grid’s website. Earlier predictions had power [...]

Obama at 100 days

April 29, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Oneonta Breaking News | Comments

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in different presentations in the April 25-26 print edition of The Daily Star and online here. Today, President Barack Obama will mark his 100th day in office. The first 100 days are traditionally a benchmark on which to judge the beginnings of a p [...]

Baseball ‘Legends’ game set for June 21

March 30, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News | Comments

COOPERSTOWN _ The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome five Hall of Fame members to headline the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Classic on Sunday, June 21, at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. The Classic highlights an entire weekend of family-friendly events designed for baseball f [...]