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President Obama Will Make Visit To Cooperstown

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The White House has announced that President Barack Obama will be speaking in New York state for a third time this month. On Thursday, May 22nd, the president will be visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown to promote tourism.

According to the Oneonta Daily Star the Hall of Fame has been experiencing a banner year in visits.

On Wednesday the president spoke out infrastructure under the shadow of the New New York Bridge, the bridge being constructed to replace the aging Tappan Zee Bridge that spans Westchester and Rockland Counties.

On Thursday the president spoke at the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan.

Lucas Willard is the Executive Producer of WAMC's Northeast Notebook. After joining the station in 2011, Lucas has held several titles at WAMC, including Berkshire Bureau Chief, Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief, and Assistant News Director.
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