IN MEMORIAM Janice McCredy Maine, 95; Owned McCredy’s Grocery SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Janice McCredy Maine, 95, who ran a family grocery store and a beauty shop, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, at White Manor in Shelby. Born July 15, 1924, in Springfield Center, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Frances Ayers McCredy. She attended Malinello School of Beauty in Albany and later owned and operated McCredy Sisters Beauty Shop in Springfield Center, along with her sister…
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IN MEMORIAM Lorana R. Wong, 89; LPN At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Lorana R. Wong, 89, a nurse at Fox Hospital for nearly two decades, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at Chestnut Park Rehab and Nursing in Oneonta. She was born on Sept. 22, 1930 in Central Islip, Long Island, the daughter of Winthrop and Ruth (Fleming) Reid. She married Dr. Swee Chee Wong on Aug. 4, 1959, in Geneseo. He predeceased her on March 4, 2012. Moving…
New Middlefield Supervisor Resigns 5 Days Into Term By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD – Newly elected Town of Middlefield Town Supervisor Marc Heller has resigned just five days into his term, citing “personal reasons.” Currently, deputy Bud Taber is filling the role on a temporary basis, but former Town Supervisor Joseph Harris may be appointed by the Town Board during their meeting on Tuesday, having volunteered after hearing of Heller’s resignation.…
State Police Seek 3 For Vandalizing Walmart ONEONTA – State Police are seeking three males who allegedly vandalized the craft and fabric aisle of the Oneonta Walmart, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C Public Information Officer. At 8:33 p.m., a trooper was dispatched to Walmart after employees reported that three suspicious males damaged the craft and fabric aisle with craft paint around 7:14 p.m. The three then reportedly left the store through the grocery entrance then tried to enter…
BOUND VOLUMES: Jan. 9, 2020 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from a report to the New York State Legislature regarding progress in the construction of the canal system: “The middle section of the Western Canal, including a lateral canal to Salina, and comprising a distance of more than 96 miles, has been completed. On October 23 last, the Commissioners navigated it from Utica to Rome, and found their most sanguine expectations realized in the celerity, economy, and excellence of the execution;…
What To Swear-In On? Bible? Constitution? By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The traditional swearing-ins were Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Common Council chambers, but swearing-in with a hand on the Bible was one tradition that may be waning. When each of the nine candidates approached the podium, City Judge Lucy Bernier asked them if they would like to place their hand on the Bible, or on the U.S. Constitution. Three of the nine – seven Council members…
Christmas Bulbs On Beards Recall Heller’s Happy Life By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Last Christmas, Mike and Erika Heller bought a set of “beard ornaments” for John, Mike’s brother. “We thought they were hilarious,” said Erika. “He just started putting them on, and my kids” – Donovan, Maddox, Macall and Rawley – “were showing him where else on his beard he could hang them!” They found those beard ornaments, boxed up with the rest of his Christmas gifts,…
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER President Loudest Climate Denier The definition of ignorance is “a lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.” Climate change deniers can’t hide behind a lack of knowledge, so they claim the knowledge is false and the facts are fake. They could also claim the earth is flat, yet a satellite would still persist in orbiting it. Facts seem to work that way. The most important issue humanity faces is already changing the futures of all living…
FREED INMATE ACCUSED OF STEALING TRUCK With Stolen Truck, Bail Reform Hits Home By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Within three days of being released from the custody of the Otsego County Corrections under the state’s new bail reform, James C. Sitts, 39, Laurens, allegedly stole a pick-up truck from a residence in Laurens. “He was awaiting trial on two home invasions,” said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. “But under the new law, he was released on…
Letter From Mary Anne Whelan Not Militia? Then You’re Out Of Luck To the Editor: Could the proponents of this silly idea please tell us what portion of the NYS ‘SAFE ACT” conflicts with the Second Amendment? Actually, I doubt they know what either the Second Amendment or the Safe Act says. Are they members of a well-regulated Militia, on which opening clause everything else in the Second Amendment depends? If not, they have no rights to the exercise of…
