IN MEMORIAM: Ray Winchester, 82; Avid Hunter, Fisherman Loved Nature ONEONTA – Raymond L. Winchester, 82, an Air Force veteran who enjoyed his “little slice of heaven,” his camp near Wells Bridge, passed away on Thursday Feb. 11, 2016 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany. Ray was born on Jan. 31, 1934 in Farmington, Pa., a son of the late Lereau and Bernice (Darling) Winchester. He grew up in the Wells Bridge area and is a Unadilla High…
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IN MEMORIAM: Charlie Maben, 78; Biology, Outdoor Ed Teacher At OHS ONEONTA – Charles E. “Charlie” Maben, 78, a retired OHS teacher who loved the outdoors and was credited with helping start the soccer program in the late 1960s, passed away on Saturday Feb. 13, 2016, at his home. He was born on Sept. 15, 1938 in Windham, the son of Winfield and Helen Maben (Fischer). He was a graduate of the Windham, Ashland Jewett Central School and SUNY Oneonta.…
Springfield Store Clerk Charged With Stealing $2,000 COOPERSTOWN – A former employee of a Springfield convenience store was arrested and charged with stealing over $2,000 from the register, according to the Village Police. Brandon Charles Demorest, 26, of Springfield Center was arrested Jan. 11 on charges that he had used the error/correct key to void out sales and keep the money customers paid for their purchases while employed at the store in summer 2015, said village police in a press…
Remembering Justice Scalia…
Mount Vision Man Arrested For Theft, Violating Probation COOPERSTOWN – A Mount Vision man was arrested for theft after security footage revealed that he had stolen a wallet at Bassett Hospital, according to the county District Attorney’s Office. Kyle Dillon Dorr Smallin, 40, of Mount Vision, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 11 and charged with stealing a man’s wallet, containing $45 in cash and three credit cards after they were reported missing by the Bassett Hospital Security Department. Following a joint investigation…
Oneida County Woman Arrested For Cocaine Possession at Bassett COOPERSTOWN – An Oneida County woman was arrested after a “small quantity” of cocaine was found in her possession when she was admitted to Bassett Hospital. Village police were contacted by Bassett after Debra Lee Burton, 54, was found to be in possession of approximately one gram of powdered cocaine when she was admitted on Jan. 31. That afternoon, detectives obtained a warren of arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance…
Gasoline Dips To $1.97 In NY, Still 29 Cents Above Nation Average retail gasoline prices in New York State have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.97/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in the state. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.69/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.…
Near-Record Cold Is Going, Going… Overnight Saturday, temperatures dropped to 23-below in Oneonta, but it wasn’t a record, according to Weather Watcher David Mattice. The record, minus-28, was set in the 1930s. Exceptional were the accompanying high winds, which pulled the wind-chill factor down to minus-40 to minus-45. “That IS dangerous,” Mattice said. Last night, the low was a relatively balmy minus-14. The cause was an Arctic front that settled over central Canada, and it is now moving off to…
Tony Mongillo Drawing Unearthed…
COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS DIPPED IN 29 COUNTIES IN ’15, PLUS OTSEGO REVIEW DiNAPOLI REPORT ON COUNTIES LOSING REVENUE…
