CORNISH Funding for the police department and the future of the George H. Stowell library sparked hefty debate at Cornish’s 255th Town Meeting on Tuesday. A “good turnout” according to moderator Gwen Gallagher, well over 100 residents, more unmasked.
Brasher Iron Works – Rose M. Stowell, 90, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Highland Nursing Home in Massena with her family at her bedside. Rose was born on June 5, 1930 in Brasher Falls, daughter of the late Angus and Mildred (Mitchell) Anderson. She married George H. Stowell on October 8, 1948 at St. Patrick Church in Hogansburg with Mons. Funkie celebrating the Mass. Sharing a joy for life, they were partners in love and enjoyed socializing with friends. They shared a blessed union of 64 years prior to his passing on July 4, 2013. She tended to the gardens around her home, flower, and vegetable, with much pride. She was a hard worker, as a housekeeper for Dr. Carson in Helena and as an aide at the Highland Nursing Home. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed time spent snowmobiling and playing cards. She was a communicant of St. Patrick Church in Hogansburg and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, a member of the Helen Volunteer Fire Department Axillary, and t