As the world turns, our friends and neighbors are illuminating the dark with their light and, if you are as tired of politicking, filibustering, grandstanding and prevaricating as we are, you will welcome the chance to celebrate these shining Otsego County stars.…
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Minnie B. Hungerford, age 87, of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away on December 26, 2025. Minnie was born in New Lisbon, New York on December 2, 1938, the daughter of John and Grace (Mabey) Ballard. She also was blessed to call Vivian and Marion Card mom and dad as her foster parents. She graduated from Milford Central School District and set forth on her journey of success. That Saturday after graduation, she started work at the Milford branch of Wilber…
While every team received the same funding, the students from Unatego took home the 2025 trophy, theirs to display for the next year. Unatego was the fourth unique winner since Student Voices, Student Choices began in 2022. Previous winners were from Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, Cherry Valley-Springfield, and Schenevus central schools.…
“This gathering is truly one of the highlights of my year,” wrote HIPS Co-Director Professor Zach McKenney. “It showcases the creativity, passion and vision of the young people in our community…"…
Tours of Richfield's William E. Soeffling Mansion, a reading of "The Gift of the Magi" by Patrick Breen, an update on the Swart-Wilcox House Museum barn project and an upcoming kids' sewing class led by Betsy Foster are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
On Monday, November 24 from 7-9:30 p.m., CFOC will host the 2025 “Student Voices, Student Choices” Presentation and Awards at Hartwick College’s Slade Theater, located on the fourth floor of Yager Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.…
Among the 29 honored schools across the U.S. and Ireland were Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School, Milford Central School, Otsego Area Occupational Center, Owen D. Young Central School, Richfield Springs Central School, and Worcester Central School.…
The scholarship is awarded annually by CRF in memory of U.S. Army Corporal Michael L. Mayne, a 2006 graduate of BOCES and Edmeston Central School. Cpl. Mayne served with the 1st Stryker Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He died on February 23, 2009 while serving in Iraq.…
This year’s tour, sponsored by EF Educational Tours and the New York Council of School Superintendents, takes recipients on an all-expenses-paid trip through Sweden, Finland, and Estonia to learn about and embrace their unique styles of education.…
Patrick Ryan Dunnion, a lifelong area resident, entered into eternal rest at the age of 22. He was born April 10, 2003 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He graduated from Milford Central School and then worked in construction, a job he truly liked and excelled at. Patrick will be remembered for being a very kind person who had an incredible sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by many schoolmates and the friends he made during his brief life.…
