IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Carrington, 85; Church Organist, Bank Manager ONEONTA – Margaret R. Carrington, 85, former manager at several local banks and the organist at the West Davenport Baptist Church, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. She was born April 4, 1931, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late William V. and Bernice E. (Crounse) Rathbun. Peggy grew up on the Rathbun farm in Prosser Hollow. She went to a one-room school hous, then went on to graduate from Oneonta High School, Class…
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2 Arrested With Heroin, Crushed Xanax, Cash ONEONTA – A traffic stop by Oneonta Police yielded 37 bags of heroin, $200 worth of crushed Xanax and cash, and led to the arrests of two New York City men. Raul Diaz; 22, and Ricky T. Peralta Morban, 25, were arrested after Sgt. Brandon Collison observed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle that had been reported by the state police as almost striking a road worker in another township. After stopping the…
IN MEMORIAM: Stanley Eldred, 82; Air Force Vet Owned Stan’s Garage WELLS BRIDGE – Stanley Eldred, 82, who operated Stan’s Garage in Gilbert Street in Oneonta, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford, where he had resided for a year. He was born Oct. 16, 1933 in Laurens, the son of the late Walter Eldred and Dorothy Rossman. He married Elaine Loucks on July 21, 2001. Stanley spent seven years in the Air Force…
Vincenzo Avanzato Delivers Pasta Fundraiser Proceeds $3,000 Delivered To Mayor of Amatrice By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Stella Luna’s Bucatini all’Amatriciana may be the ultimate in comfort food. Tony and Vinne Avanzato began serving the pasta dish, famous in Amatrice, Italy, as a fundraiser after the Aug. 24 earthquake that devastated the town. “Our friends over there told us there were foundations we could donate to, but they would take 20-30 percent,” said Tony. “I said, ‘Not gonna happen!’ People…
READ REST OF ARTICLE Shirley Skinner, 100, Profiled in Cosmopolitan SCHENEVUS – At 100 years old, Shirley Skinner told Cosmopolitan magazine that she clearly remembered a time when she couldn’t vote. “[As a child, I remember when] it was coming out that the women were going to get the right to vote. I was in the barn with the hired man, and [he] and Dad were talking, “Oh, it’s going to be the end of the world … They don’t…
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Remsen Superintendent Accepts Top Job At CCS Crankshaw To Succeed C.J. Hebert At Helm COOPERSTOWN – William Crankshaw, superintendent of Remsen Central schools in the Adirondacks since 2013, was appointed Cooperstown Central superintendent, effective Jan. 1, when the school board met this evening. “I feel this is a district I can fit with,” said Crankshaw, adding his only disappointment is “I can’t start right away.”…
Ommegang, Anchor Brewery Joust Over MLB Wild Card COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang and Anchor Brewing in San Francisco have agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of tonight’s MLB National League Wild Card game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. Sporting blue and orange, Ommegang President Doug Campbell this morning challenged Anchor’s President Matt Davenport on Twitter. Matt accepted, terms were drawn up, and a tweet-handshake sealed the deal.…
IN MEMORIAM: Wayne J. Balnis Sr., 76; ‘Mayor of Gilbert Street’ Worked For City ONEONTA – Wayne J. Balnis, Sr., 76, “The Mayor of Gilbert Street,” passed away at home unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. He was born Jan. 22, 1940, in Oneonta, the son of Joseph and Florence (Dutcher) Balnis. Wayne married Patricia A. “Patsy” Weitzel on Oct. 29, 1960, in Oneonta. She predeceased him on Feb. 6, 2011. Wayne worked for the City of Oneonta’s Department of…
