IN MEMORIAM: Howard ‘Howdy’ Cornish, 92; WWII Veteran, Last Of Original Milford Macs MILFORD – Howard “Howdy” I. Cornish, 92, a World War II veteran and last of the original Milford Macs, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 2, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. Born Nov. 2, 1926, at the Thanksgiving Hospital in Cooperstown, Howard was the son of Horace P. and Leta (Persons) Cornish. He graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1945. Immediately after graduation, Howard enlisted…
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HOUSE ON FIRE NEAR WESTVILLE Blaze Up Rte. 35 From ONC BOCES CHECK VIDEO ON RICK KILTS FACEBOOK…
$4.7M Bond OK’d, MCS Work Due This Summer HVAC, Bathrooms, Fire Alarms To Be Upgraded, Energy Efficiencies Planned, Superintendent Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – Work is slated to begin this summer on $4.69M in upgrades to the Milford Central School after a 244-184 vote approved the capital improvement project on Tuesday, March 12. “It’s a win for the community, students and staff,” said Superintendent Mark Place. “The building is 30 years old, and this project…
Cooperstown FD Douses Blaze On County Route 28…
Three Arrested In Deer-Jacking Case By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – Conservation officers have charged three Otsego County hunters with 146 charges in the with killing of eight deer Nov. 22 in fields along Route 35 in the Town of Milford. Wayne Shutters, 20, Town of Maryland, Joziah M. Underwood, 19, Schenevus, and a 16-year-old youth, also of Maryland, were charged with multiple counts of Environmental Conservation Law violations, including taking deer with the aid of an artificial light…
Man Found Dead Inside Smoky Home Authorities Don’t Yet Know Why Bassett Security Guard Passed Away By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – A Milford man was found dead in his Center Street home in “smoky conditions” following a 911 call made by his son. Wade Bostwick, 49, a member of Bassett Hospital’s security team, was found deceased inside the home by Milford volunteer firefighters after a call at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24. “We received a…
Rare Sight In Milford – Construction Crane…
7 HOMELESS AS 60 BATTLE ROUTE 28 FIRE Firefighter Derek West, in top photo, pours water on the remains of 4703 Route 28, Hartwick Seminary, from atop a Milford Volunteer Fire Department engine, assisted by his dad Damon and Wade Thayer. Hartwick #2 Fire Chief David Bryant, the officer in charge at the scene, walks by the apparatus. The fire was reported at 3:30 a.m. today, and more than a half-dozen departments responded, Bryant said. Seven people were living in…
IN MEMORIAM: Ellery Bostwick, 70; Dairy Farmer, Fireman, Town Justice MILFORD – Ellery F. Bostwick, 70, a dairy farmer, 39-year volunteer firefighter and town justice, passed away March 16, 2018, at Bassett Hospital in the presence of his family. He was born May 16, 1947, in Oneonta, the son of Ellery M. and Dorothy (Quick) Bostwick. Ellery graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1968. He married Linda Hinkley Aug. 4, 1968, in Cooperstown Junction Methodist Church.…
7 Teens Face Charges For Fire Inside Railcar MILFORD – The county Sheriff’s Department has charged a total of seven teens –six boys and a girl, ages 16 to 16 – in the fire that destroyed a railcar on the Leatherstocking Railroad Historical Association siding on Oct. 3. Two of the teens had been arrested in December, and this completes the investigation.…
