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Local Efforts Support Milford Fire Victims

Rigby Handcraft, 43 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, has also put together a fundraiser to support Jeanetta Osterhoudt, the owner of Sybil’s Yarn Shop, as she works to rebuild her business. “We are doing a fundraiser for Sybil’s Yarn Shop, which burned down in the Milford fire, and we have been accepting donations from community members,” said Rigby Handcraft owner Emilie Rigby.…
August 7, 2025

Police Identify Milford Fire Suspect

Springfield Man, 20, Milford Fire Suspect SPRINGFIELD CENTER – State Police have arrested Gerald E. Althiser Jr., 20, of Springfield Center, under suspicion of starting the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church in March. On Saturday, July 08,  State Police arrested Althiser for allegedly starting fires in two campers.  During the investigation, police allege that Althiser admitted to setting numerous fires, including the March 12 fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church on State Route 28 in…
July 11, 2017

Federal fire funds include money for Richfield, Milford

Federal fire funds include money for Richfield, Milford By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Two Otsego County fire departments are receiving money through the Assistance to Firefighters grant, a federal funding program that is awarding $11 million from FEMA to fire departments across the country. Milford Fire Department and Richfield Springs Fire Department are both receiving money that will go toward replacing old and outdated equipment.…
September 10, 2021

Up From The Ashes2 Years After Fire, Milford Methodist Anticipating ‘Starkly Beautiful’ Church

Up From The Ashes 2 Years After Fire, Milford Methodist Anticipating ‘Starkly Beautiful’ Church Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs, 3:5-6 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – It was about 4 a.m. on March 13, 2013. The 1930 Milford Methodist Church had burned down the night before in a raging fire that was seen for miles, and…
May 29, 2019

Arrest Made In Milford Church Fire

Teen Arrested In Milford Church Fire MILFORD – A Middlefield teen was arrested and charged with setting the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church in March. According to District Attorney John Muehl, state police arrested a young man on Saturday, July 8, for allegedly setting fires to several storage units in that town. During the investigation, police allegedly discovered evidence linking him to the church fire, and he was arrested. Muehl said the suspect’s name and charges would…
July 11, 2017
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