IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor D. Hallock, 89; With Husband, Ran Old Mill Antique Shop ONEONTA – Eleanor Donohue Hallock, who operated the Old Mill Antique Shop in Portlandville in 1987-2005, passed away Nov. 29, 2019, in Oneonta after an illness. She was born on Nov. 1, 1930, in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, daughter of Thomas Donohue and Kathryn Cantwell. She grew up at St. Mark’s Place, Brooklyn and graduated from St. Mark’s High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where she was…
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IN MEMORIAM: Athena ‘Ann’ Mileski; Caring Maryland Woman Dies At 53 MARYLAND – Athena I. “Ann” Mileski, 53, who enjoyed cooking, gardening and laughing with friends and neighbors, passed away Nov. 29, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. She was born June 2, 1966, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Richard and Irene (Decker) Beers. She spent the majority of her life in the Otego area. She married James B. Mileski on May 5, 2005 in Oneonta. Most of Ann’s occupations involved caring for…
Pop-Ups Will Help Pep Up Southside Mall By LIBBY CUDMORE• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – There’s only one place you can get board games, maple syrup, artisan jewelry and a new tattoo – Southside Mall. “We’re a small mall, but what we have is a large shopping experience,” said Luisa Montanti, Southside Mall general manager. Starting Black Friday, the mall welcomed 16 artisans and local food producers to set up tables to sell their wares, including Caribou Creek Knives, Rusted…
IN MEMORIAM: Rosalie H. Weir, 92; CCS Teacher Aide Has Many Survivors TODDSVILLE – Rosalie H. Weir, a mother, daughter, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, was unexpectedly called home Saturday morning, Nov. 30, 2019, from her home in Toddsville to join her Lord and family. She was 92. Of Polish descent, she was born Sept. 1, 1927, at home in Ashley, Pa., one of seven children of Anthony Zukowski, a coalminer, and Helen (Gouse) Zukowski. After moving to the Cooperstown…
Middleburgh Farmer Runs For State Senate MIDDLEBURGH – Democrat Jim Barber, a farmer from Middleburgh, Schoharie County, announced today he’s running for state Senate in the 51st District, which includes Otsego County. “For generations, my family has been proud to live in this region, to run our family farm, and to invest in our communities,” Barber said in a press release. “I am going to bring that work ethic, love of community, and ability to get results to Albany as…
4 Bresee Elves Return To Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — A quarter-century after Otsego County’s department store closed, the Magic of Christmas is still the Magic of Bresee’s. Four of Bresee’s automatic elves plus two does – one ironing, the other mending Santa’s cap – are on display behind the Oneonta History Center’s plate-glass windows through Monday, Dec. 9, and “it’s been great,” said Bob Brzozowski, Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director. “You see people…
EDITORIAL Conductor Search: What A Treat, Opportunity Now, THAT’S marketing – in the nicest possible light. On learning its venerable founding conductor, Chuck Schneider, was retiring after 46 years, The Catskill Symphony Orchestra Governing Board could have simply advertised for a new one, sorted the resumes, interviewed top prospects and made a decision. Instead of handling matters in-house, the search committee threw open the decision-making to the public; not exclusively, of course, but it encouraged attendees at three concerts this…
HOMETOWN History Nov. 29, 2019 150 Years Ago A genuine Yankee at Lisbon, Connecticut, who wanted to put a water pipe through a drain tied a string to a cat’s leg, thrust her into one end of the drain, and then giving a terrific “Scat!” the feline quickly appeared at the other end. The pipe was drawn through the drain by means of the line, and at an expense of ten dollars saved by the operation. Advertisement: New discovery in…
BOUND VOLUMES Nov. 28, 2019 200 YEARS AGO From the Boston Recorder – Mr. Willis – Although my circumstances do not allow me to do much in the way of spreading the glorious Gospel, yet, taking the hint from the plan for doing good by having a “Missionary Field” on one’s farm, I reserved a spot, nine feet square in the corner of my garden, which is all the land I cultivate, and on the afternoon of election day, planted…
IN MEMORIAM: Joseph B. Nelson III, 66; Nelson Garage Owner Stricken Hunting WORCESTER – Joseph B. Nelson III, 66, who operated his family’s century-old business, Nelson’s Garage, on Main Street, died of a heart attack on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, while with his hunting companions, son Joey and cousin John Hren. He was born Sept 4, 1953, in Oneonta, to Joseph B. Nelson Jr. and Angelina (Hren) Nelson. Joe graduated in 1972 from Worcester Central School. He married Peggy Coombs on…