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Frank Cozze
Frank Cozze (September 22, 1955) is an American Dirt Modified and sprint car racing driver, currently credited with over 300 career wins. Racing career Frank Cozze began racing in 1974 by rebuilding up a wrecked car his father fielded for Budd Olsen. He was named the rookie champion at the Flemington Speedway, New Jersey, and in 1985 claimed that track's overall championship. Cozze went on to become track champion at the New Jersey's East Windsor Speedway and New Egypt Speedway, and to successfully compete in the mid-Atlantic region venues including Big Diamond Speedway, Grandview Speedway, and Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; and Brewerton Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway in New York. Cozze won the Super Dirt Week main event in 2008 at the Syracuse Mile, and he was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize individual achievements in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Wind Gap (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Gratdaal'') is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Wind Gap was 2,820 at the 2020 census. Wind Gap is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography Wind Gap is located at (40.846429, -75.291631). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which 0.73% is water. Wind Gap is located north of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley and southeast of Scranton, in the Wyoming Valley, or the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Wind Gap's elevation is above sea level. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,812 people, 1,221 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% White, 0.46% African American, 0.04 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hour (newspaper)
''The Norwalk Hour'' is a daily newspaper published in Norwalk, Connecticut, by Hearst Media Services, Connecticut. It primarily covers and serves the city of Norwalk. History The newspaper was founded in 1871. It was published under the title ''The Evening Hour'' from 1895 into the 1900s, at which point it was renamed ''The Norwalk Hour''. Some time after 1971, it became simply ''The Hour''.About this newspaper: The Hour Chronicling America, , retrieved June 11, 2009. The newspaper covers local news, business, sports, and entertainment, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Post Standard
''The Post-Standard'' is a newspaper serving the greater Syracuse, New York, metro area. Published by Advance Publications, it and sister website Syracuse.com are among the consumer brands of Advance Media New York, alongside NYUp.com and ''The Good Life: Central New York'' magazine. ''The Post-Standard'' is published seven days a week and is home-delivered to subscribers on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. History ''The Post-Standard'' was founded in 1829 as ''The Onondaga Standard''. The first issue was published on September 10, 1829, after Vivus W. Smith consolidated the ''Onondaga Journal'' with the ''Syracuse Advertiser'' under ''The Onondaga Standard'' name. Through the 1800s, it was known variously as ''The Weekly Standard'', ''The Daily Standard'', and ''The Syracuse Standard''. On July 10, 1894, ''The Syracuse Post'' was first published. On December 26, 1898, the owners of ''The Daily Standard'' and ''The Syracuse Post'' merged the papers to form ''The Post-Standard''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Dirt Modified Hall Of Fame
The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize individual achievements in the sport of stock car racing. It is located at 1 Speedway Dr., Weedsport, New York. History The inaugural induction ceremony was held on April 12, 1992, with 12 drivers and one pioneer driver being selected. The initial selection committee was composed of Gary Chadwick, Andy Fusco, Gary Rowe, Tom Skibinski, and Gary Spaid; all members of the motorsports media. The ceremony was followed by a Hall of Fame race at Weedsport Speedway. In 1993, the first non-driver racing award was added. The award was named after Area Auto Racing News founder Leonard J. Sammons Jr., and was established to recognize outstanding contributions to the sport. In subsequent years, awards honoring both car owners and mechanics/engineering were also presented. In 2002, ''Gater Racing News'' announced the addition of an annual Outstanding Woman in Racing Award. And upon Andy Fusco’s untimely death in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse Mile
The Syracuse Mile was a dirt oval raceway located at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York. Originally built for harness racing in 1826, the first auto race was run in 1903, making it the second-oldest auto racing facility in United States history. The racetrack was also nicknamed "The Moody Mile" after driver Wes Moody turned a 100-mile-per-hour lap in 1970. The track and grandstands were torn down in 2016 by state government officials with the plan to modernize facilities. Harness racing The Syracuse Mile hosted harness racing from its opening until 2005. The Hambletonian Stakes were held from 1926 through 1929. In the early 1970s, a new 16,000-seat grandstand was built as part of an unsuccessful attempt to bring back the Hambletonian Stakes. Auto racing In 1900, a $10,000 bid was awarded to build a dirt track suitable for auto racing on the perimeter of the harness track. The first auto race at the track was held in 1903, and won by Barney Oldfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Dirt Week
Super Dirt Week is a modified racing event held annually on Columbus Day weekend in Central New York state. History The first event was scheduled over three days, from September 29, through October 1, 1972 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Inspection and qualifying races were conducted on Friday and Saturday, and the Championship race was held on Sunday. In 1976 a fourth day was added to the schedule, and a 100 mile race the USAC Champ Cars was held on Saturday October 2. The date of the event was eventually changed to Columbus Day weekend, and expanded to 6 days and championships for 5 car classes. The Syracuse Mile remained the featured race track until 2015, and companion races were added over the week at the nearby racetracks Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, Weedsport Speedway, and Brewerton Speedway. After the 2015 event the grandstands at the Syracuse Mile were torn down and the track was eliminated. Oswego Speedway began hosting the primary races the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Express-Times
Founded in 1885, ''The Express-Times'' began as The Easton Daily Express, a daily newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania. The newspaper provided national news and extensive local news coverage of the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. ''The Express-Times'' was the longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley and one of the longest continuously published newspapers in the nation. The paper won awards in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 2021, the newspaper was awarded a Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. History 19th Century ''The Express-Times'' was founded in 1855 as ''The Easton Daily Express''. 20th Century In 1917, the newspaper's name was changed to ''The Easton Express'' and was later abbreviated to ''The Express'' in 1973. In 1983, Thomson Newspapers bought ''The Express''. In 1991, ''The Express'' merged with ''The Globe-Times'', which was based in Bethlehem, PA, which formed ''The Express-Times''. In 1994, MediaNews Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Call
''The Morning Call'' is a daily newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1883, it is the second-longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley, after '' The Express-Times''. The newspaper is owned by Alden Global Capital, a New York Citybased hedge fund. In 2020, the newspaper permanently closed its Allentown headquarters after allegedly failing to pay four months of rent and citing diminishing advertising revenues. History 19th century ''The Morning Call'' was founded in 1883. Its original name was ''The Critic''. Its original editor, owner and chief reporter was Samuel S. Woolever. The newspaper's first reporter was a Muhlenberg College senior, David A. Miller. The newspaper was subsequently acquired by Charles Weiser, its editor, and Kirt W. DeBelle, its business manager. In 1894, the newspaper launched a reader contest, offering $5 in gold to a school boy or girl in Lehigh County who could guess the publication's new name. The identity of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Herald-Record
The ''Times Herald-Record'', often referred to as ''The Record'' or ''Middletown Record'' in its coverage area, is an American daily newspaper published in Middletown, New York, covering the northwest suburbs of New York City. It covers Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York. It was published in a tabloid format until March 1, 2022, when it began being published like most other newspapers, in a broadsheet format. The newspaper left its long-time main office in Middletown in 2021 and moved into a small office nearby in the Town of Wallkill. The newsroom had 120 full-time equivalent employees in the 1990s, but as of July 2023 it had one news reporter and one sports reporter. It came into being in the late 1950s when Middletown's two papers merged. It is owned by Gannett. History A newspaper has been in existence in some form in the city of Middletown since 1851. The ''Times Herald'' was the result of a 1927 merger of the ''Times-Press'', a merger of the old Middletow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Eagle
The ''Reading Eagle'' is the major daily newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania. A family-owned newspaper until the spring of 2019, its reported circulation is 37,000 (daily) and 50,000 (Sundays). It serves the Reading and Berks County region of Pennsylvania. After celebrating its sesquicentennial of local ownership and editorial control in 2018, the ''Reading Eagle'' was acquired by the Denver-based MediaNews Group's Digital First Media in May 2019. History The newspaper was founded on January 28, 1867. Initially an afternoon paper, it was published Monday through Saturday, and a Sunday morning edition was added later. In 1940, ''The Eagle'' acquired the ''Reading Times'', which was the city's morning paper, though they remained editorially separate newspapers. The staff of the two papers was combined in 1982. In June 2002, the ''Reading Times'' ceased publication, and the ''Eagle'' became a morning paper. The two newspapers published a joint Saturday-morning edition since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
