Stained-Glass Window Back In Place Of Honor ‘Christ At Gethsemane’ Rescued After Raging Fire Destroyed Milford Church Pastor Sylvia Barrett surveys the nearly complete sanctuary – “starkly beautiful,” as Methodism’s founder John Wesley preferred – inside the new Milford Methodist Church this morning as stained-glass restorer Doug Hallberg of Oneonta reinstalls “Christ at Gethsemane,” which was almost destroyed Sunday, March 12, 2017, when the 1929 landmark on Route 28 was destroyed in an arson fire. Construction began on the new…
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NO ONE HOME Goodyear Lake Trailer Charred A trailer home was heavily was destroyed, in a fire that broke out around 5:45pm at 920 Shady Acres, the mobile home park in Silliman Cove, Goodyear Lake. Above, Crews were on the scene within 7 minutes of the 911 call coming it. At right, Cooperstown firefighters Joel Bostwick and Billy Smith pry off roofing searching for straggling flames.The officer in charge, Milford Fire Chief Don Eckler, said “The fire was rolling out…
Relay For Life Rebounds Under Sunny Milford Skies At times cheerful, at times tearful, the annual Otsego County Relay for Life is underway at this hour in Milford’s Wilber Park, after guests speakers shared inspirational stories, and Heather Henderson of Schenevus, in particular, gave a rousing call to fight the scourge that has taken so many loved ones from among us. In top photo, leading off survivors on the first circuit of the track, Henderson, left, holds up the banner,…
IN MEMORIAM: Donna Jean Mullinex, 65; ‘Community Mom’ To Family, Many Friends MILFORD – Donna Jean Mullinex, 65, “community mom” to her loved ones, passed away at 9:32 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2019. Born Feb. 4, 1954, Donna was a 1973 graduate of Livingston Manor High School. Soon to become a wife and loving mother, she moved to the Oneonta area and worked for many years at Kmart, but to Donna the most satisfying work was just being the forever…
Annual Walk Saturday In Milford Relay For Life’s Message: You Have Lots Of Friends By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – For two-time cancer survivor Laura Emmett, the outpouring of support she experiences at the annual Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society fundraiser, fills her with hope. “When you’re walking the laps of the Relay’s Survivor Walk and the crowd is cheering you on, it’s just incredible,” she said, looking forward this year’s, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, May…
from BRIAN POKORNY Under New Milford Plan, Landlords Must Live In Shortterm Rental Houses To the Editor: After almost two years of collecting data and receiving input from Village of Milford residents, the Village Planning/Zoning Board presented an updated version of the village’s Comprehensive Plan to the Village Board to be voted on. The proposed plan was adopted on April 1, and the Village Board voted 3-0 in favor of the changes. In addition to the comprehensive plan being updated, the village zoning laws were…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ann Eckler, 66, Milford; Worked At Her Family’s Oasis Restaurant MILFORD – Ann M. Eckler, 66, a waitress at her family’s Oasis Restaurant in Oneonta and later a correctional officer, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. She was born Nov. 8, 1952, in Oneonta, the daughter of Joseph Gerald and Betty Elizabeth (Banner) Monser. Ann graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1970. She married Donald L. Eckler on Nov. 15, 1970 at St.…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas C. Thayer, 69; Vietnam Vet Worked At Medical Coaches MILFORD – Thomas C. Thayer, a Vietnam veteran and Medical Coaches retiree, passed away Oct. 5, 2018. Born in Cooperstown on Feb. 18, 1949, he was the son of the late Henry and Gertrude Thayer.…
Milford Supporters Celebrate Community Center Upgrade…