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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is reminding New Yorkers that they may have unclaimed funds. Statewide, there are more than 39 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $15.5 billion. In 2017 the Office of Unclaimed Funds returned a record $460 million in lost money, to see if there are any funds in your name visit osc.state.ny.us.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce reminds members that the First Friday Breakfast will be held this Friday at Greenanne farms at 196 County Highway 10 in Meridale. Interested chamber members need to register by tomorrow at delawarecounty.org. The event is sponsored by Delhi Telephone Company.
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Food stamp recipients will be able to use their benefits at farmers’ markets across New York State under an agreement the state and the Farmers Market Federation have made with a mobile application vendor. Governor Cuomo wrote to federal officials earlier this month urging them to renew a policy that allowed food stamp recipients to use their benefits at local farmers’ markets, after the federal government notified the state that food stamp benefits could no longer be used at farmers’ markets because of a technology change.
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The Village of Cooperstown has been awarded a grant of up to $3 million to renovate 98 year old Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Improvements to Doubleday Field will include replacing bleachers, improving pedestrian and disability access, repairing the field, and adding green space. The total cost is approximately $5.8 million. The stadium is owned and operated by the Village of Cooperstown, and it hosts more than 300 baseball games per year.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Sunday in Cooperstown included 6 players, the largest number since 1955.
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Jack Morris & Alan Trammel were team-mates through the minor leagues & for several years in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers. Jack Morris felt that the big crowd showed up because of the magic of Cooperstown:

(Jack Morris Presser)

Alan Trammel said that he approached deliver his speech, like he would prepare for a big game:

(Alan Trammel presser)

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Jim Thome & Chipper Jones entered the Hall of fame together yesterday after long illustrious careers, jones talked about meeting Thome for the first time during a minor league beanball brawl:

(Chipper on meeting Thome in minors)

Jim Thome was the last of the 6 to deliver his speech Sunday; he was impressed with the players he was inducted with:

(Jim Thome Presser)

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An estimated 53 thousand people attended yesterday’s induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
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A.M. News Monday 7-30-18
The National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies honored 6 players into The Hall Sunday at the Clarks Sport Center in Cooperstown; Alan Trammell, Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, Jack Morris & Trevor Hoffman.
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2 players inducted yesterday played their entire careers with one team, Chipper Jones with the Atlanta Braves & Alan Trammell with the Detroit Tigers. Trammell currently works in the Detroit Tigers Front Office:

(Alan Trammell 7-30-18)

Chipper Jones said that he was happy that his father was there to teach him baseball as a child & he was with him in Cooperstown Sunday to reach the pinnacle:

(Chipper Jones 7-30-18)

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Vladimir Guerrero & Jim Thome were 2 of the most feared Home Run Hitters of their time in the 90’s & 2000’s. Guerrero, through his interpreter Jose Mota had 3 reasons to celebrate, his induction into the Hall of Fame, that it was Father’s day in his home country the Dominican Republic, and his son Vlad Jr. was promoted to Triple AAA by the Toronto Blue Jays:

(Jose Mota 7-30-18)

Jim Thome finished his speech with some advice:

(Jim Thome 7-30-18)

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2 pitchers who pitched long & Successful careers were inducted yesterday, Jack Morris, who won World Championships with the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins & the Toronto Blue Jays, and Trevor Hoffman who hold the record for the most saves in Major League History with 601. Morris gave some advice at the conclusion of his speech:

(Jack Morris 7-30-18)

Trevor Hoffman pitched most of his career with the San Diego Padres, said that standing out addressing the crowd & Standing out on the mound trying to get the final out of a playoff game were quite similar:

(Trevor Hoffman 7-30-18)

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About 53,000 people attended yesterday’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the 2nd biggest crowd for that event.
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The Unatego Board of Education will hold a Public Hearing tonight to solicit community feedback on the 3 proposals for the former Otego School Building, superintendent Dave Richards explains:

(Dave Richards 7-30-18)

The meeting tonight will start at 5:30 in the High School Auditorium, the 3 proposals are available at unatego.org or at the Unatego District Office.
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There will be a special Oneonta Common Council meeting this evening at 6:00 PM at Oneonta City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to establish Budget Guidelines for 2019 & discuss Downtown Revitalization expenditures.
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Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 7 years in prison & 3 years post release supervision Friday in a Manhattan federal court for accepting $4 million in illegal payments. Silver was convicted for 7 felonies from schemes where Silver used his political power to gain personal wealth.
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