OUR ROCKEFELLER SPRUCE Thar She Goes! As more than 50 people look on, “Daddy Al” and Susan Dick’s huge Norway Spruce is lowered onto the flatbed that will carry it to Rockefeller Center, where it will be the centerpiece of Christmas celebrations that begin in early December. Inset, two woodsmen from Lynn Warren Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping, Newburgh, attach the harness to the spruce – midway up and at the bottom. Once cut, the crane lifted the harness, and the…
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Fallen County Soldier In Vets’ Hall Of Fame Burlington Flat’s Michael Mayne Honored BURLINGTON FLATS – Army Cpl. Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats, killed in Iraq in 2009, will be inducted today into the State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced yesterday. Seward called him “a true American hero,” adding, “Michael was an exemplary soldier who cared deeply about his country and the men and women he served alongside. Tragically, Michael lost his life in…
CLICK FOR 2016 PROFILE OF RECTOR Father Dane Boston, Christ Church Rector, Leaving Cooperstown Promoted, He Returns To S.C. Cathedral COOPERSTOWN – Father Dane Boston, four-year rector at Christ Church Episcopal, today advised his congregation he is returning to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, S.C., as dean, the ranking position after that of bishop. The upcoming Christmas service will be his last locally, he said. The announcement comes at a time of transition in the Cooperstown clergy:…
Village Clerk Jenna Utter Assumes Duties At 22 Main…
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GRAND OPEN DUE THURSDAY Dog Park Near-Complete In Milford’s Wilber Park Milford’s Dan Atkinson rolls out chain-link fencing this morning at the Village of Milford’s Wilber Park, where work is underway to complete a community dog park in time for its prospective dedication at 4 p.m. Thursday. Attaching the fencing are Dan’s wife Kimberly Winsor, right, and Sarah Cummings, Oneonta, who is active there in Superheroes on Ripped Jeans, the animal-care group. At left, the Atkinsons’ daughter Willow, 5, looks…
New Sign Arises At Milford Church…
Girl Scout Repaints FoxCare Landing Pad…
Annual Banquet 12/4 At Otesaga Boy Scouts To Honor Seward On Retirement COOPERSTOWN – The Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council will honor retiring state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, at its annual Leadership Dinner Friday, Dec. 4, at The Otesaga. Due to COVID precautions, Senator Seward will be joining via a live and interactive video feed to receive the BSA’s Community Leadership Award. The BSA Community Leadership Award is presented to those who exemplify in their daily lives the ideals…
