Althiser Pleads Guilty To Milford Church Arson Above, Gerald Althiser, 21, and his lawyer, David Taylor, listen as county Judge John F. Lambert reads the terms of Althiser’s guilty plea this morning. Althiser plead guilty to attempted arson, third degree, for the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church last March. At right, Rev. Sylvia Barrett, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, read a statement on behalf of the church, telling Althiser that although they forgave him and…
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IN MEMORIAM Mickey Ryan, 87, Milford Farmer, NY American Legion Commander MILFORD – Mickey Ryan, 87, of Milford, a past state commander of the American Legion, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017, at the state Veterans’ Home at Oxford, where he was given compassionate care while struggling with Alzheimer’s. Mickey loved life and people, worked hard and played even harder.…
Arrests Made In Railcar Fire MILFORD – Two juveniles have been arrested and charged with setting fire to an antique box car at the Milford Train Depot in early October. Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. announced the arrests after a two month long investigation, and said that more arrests are expected in the coming days. Devlin stated that both suspects are local residents.…
12 Fire Departments Join CV In Firefighting Exercise…
IN MEMORIAM: Ethel Joan Vetter, 78; Nurse, Fire Dept. Auxiliary President COOPERSTOWN – Ethel Joan Vetter, 78, a nurse and past president of the Cooperstown Fire Department Auxiliary, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at her Pink Street home surrounded by her loving family. Born Sept. 15, 1939, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of George and Estell (Jochim) Hoffman. She graduated from PS 119, Queens; Richmond Hill High School, Queens; and Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing, Brooklyn, in 1961,…
HOMELAND SECURITY SEES NEED Milford Fightfighters Awarded $120,000 For 18 New Air Packs MILFORD – The Village of Milford fire department has been awarded $120,000 to replace its aging air packs, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today. The money is provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant to Firefighters’ Grant Program. Second Assistant Fire Chief Damon West said the department’s SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatuses) are 15 years old and cost $7,000 a piece to replace. He…
Community Bank Donates $2,000 To Food Pantry After Church Fire…
Milford Church Coming Down Fire Gutted Structure March 12 …
COOPERSTOWN BAT BUILDING ON FIRE HARTWICK – At this hour, the Cooperstown Bat Company is reportedly on fire, according to the Otsego County Fire Wire. Mutual Aid is being provided by Mount Vision Fire, Milford Fire/EMS, Hartwick Seminary Fire, Cooperstown Fire, County Coordinators, Fly Creek Fire, Laurens Fire, Edmeston Fire. This is a developing story, Please check back for details…
FIRE DESTROYS CHRISTOPHER’S Oneonta Landmark Burns Overnight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Oneonta Fire Department is still on the scene after an early morning blaze destroyed landmark Christopher’s Restaurant on Southside. The call came into the city fire department at 2:20 a.m. and professional firefighters arrived on the scene to find the restaurant fully engulfed. “It no longer exists,” said fireman Al Sayers Lutz. “It’s been completely destroyed.”…
