Philip Ordway Obituary – Chief Philip Mattracian announced on Tuesday that due to the “deplorable” conditions, the two-story building at 129 Center St. has been condemned after a village man was discovered dead in the rear basement apartment.
Philip Ordway, 52, was found deceased in the apartment, with police responding to a call from someone who had not heard from Ordway in four days. The cause of death is pending an autopsy and toxicology testing, and it is not considered suspicious.
This marks the third unattended death in the residence within two months, following the deaths of Tammy Ducker and Timothy Lane in December. The building inspector, Dan Pollan, condemned the structure after witnessing the poor living conditions, stating that the rear basement apartment was filled with garbage and should not have been occupied.