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Today โ€” 29 June 2024The Kingston Whig-Standard
Yesterday โ€” 28 June 2024The Kingston Whig-Standard

Reign of the 'OLM' generally a short one

โœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: Patrick Kennedy
28 June 2024 at 15:44
The June 18 passing of the incomparable Willie Mays โ€” growing up, he was my favourite National League baseball player and Mickey Mantle was โ€œmy guyโ€ in the so-called junior circuit โ€” set me thinking about Mays being the โ€œoldest living memberโ€ (OLM) in baseballโ€™s Hall of Fame. I thought about the OLM distinction itself and how it offers a small measure of peculiar pride and pleasure. The โ€œSay Hey Kidโ€ was the hallโ€™s OLM until he took a game-ending called third strike at age 93. His death instantly elevated former shortstop Luis Aparicio, the Venezuelan vacuum cleaner, to OLM status. Read More
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Weekend Spotlight: Things to do in Kingston area this weekend

โœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: The Whig-Standard
27 June 2024 at 12:06
Monday, starting at the Metro (Princess and Barrie streets), at 11 a.m.: A celebration in red and white going down Princess Street to Confederation Park, ending with Canada Day cakes at noon. For full details visit cityofkingston.ca/arts-culture-and-events/city-calendar-and-events/feature-events/canada-day/. Read More

Local History: Anatomy students in the guise of ghouls

โœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: Susanna McLeod
27 June 2024 at 10:14
The shovels scooped out the dirt easily on the dark summer evening, since the earth had resettled only a couple of days earlier. The desired item was larger, located only a few feet down, and the young men quietly placed their prize in a large container. Replacing the soil, they hastily removed any evidence of their presence. The medical students returned to the laboratory. Tomorrow, dissection class would be a success. Read More

Police chief hails Downtownย Kingstonย Foot Patrol a success โ€™right off the hopโ€™

โœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: Michelle Dorey Forestell๏ผŒ Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
27 June 2024 at 09:41
Kingston Police Service Board ratified at its June 20 meeting a motion to enter into a memorandum of understanding between the board and the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area concerning a one-year pilot project for the Downtown Kingstonย Foot Patrol.
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