State Senator Peter Oberacker and colleagues are calling for a comprehensive legislative package to help alleviate staffing issues at both healthcare facilities and for home care patients.The package includes a proposal to create a find for supporting efforts to improve the healthcare workforce pipeline through high quality training. Source: Press release
Taco Bell is partnering with the Baseball Hall of Fame for its 10th annual ‘Steal a Base, Steal a Taco’ campaign. The restaurant will display the first base stolen during the 2021 World Series at the Hall. Tacos are given away if a player steals a base during the series. Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/taco-bell-10th-steal-base-steal-taco-baseball-hall-fame-restaurant
22nd District Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is holding a telephone town hall on Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Call 833-419-0132 to participate. Callers will be able to ask questions and take part in polling. The start time may vary because of House voting. Source: https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-claudia-tenney-host-tele-town-hall-wednesday-night
22nd District Congresswoman Claudia Tenney extends the deadline for U.S. Service Academy nomination requests until Novelber 1. A congressional nomination is required for application and Tenney says she can nominate a limited number of students. More information on the application and nomination process is at tenney.house.gov Source: https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-claudia-tenney-extends-deadline-us-service-academy-nominations
New Berlin-based Preferred Mutual Insurance Company announced the promotion of R. Benedikt Sander to of President and Chief Executive Officer and Jeffrey M. Lopata to Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, effective January 1, 2022. Sander succeeds CEO Christopher P. Taft who is becoming the chairman of the board of directors. Source: https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2021-10-18/35466/Preferred-Mutual-Insurance-Company-Appoints-New-CEO-and-COO
Delaware County Public Health reports a 60th person died from COVID-19 related complications. It’s not known that individual was vaccinated. This is the 5th COVID-19-related death in the past week. As of Friday the countty has 161 active COVID-19 cases with 311 people in mandatory quarantine and 11 hospitalized.
Cooperstown’s Arbor Day observance which normally takes place in June was held on Friday. All Otsego reports a tree was planted on Brooklyn Avenue in memory of Dennis Tillman who according to Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh volunteered his time and service to the village. The observance was delayed due to COVID-19. Source: Mayor Tillapaugh dedicates memorial … Read more
A former Chenango County corrections officer is found not guilty on 2 counts of rape. The Evening Sun reports it took the jury about an hour-and-a-half to reach a verdict in the trial of Donald Reese who was accused in the 2019 sexual assault. Source: https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2021-10-15/35463/In-90-minutes-jury-finds-combat-veteran-not-guilty-of-all-charges-in-rape-case
Chenango Memorial Hospital is changing visitation policy as of today and with it comes a new visitor management system. All visitors are now required to show a driver license or other government-issued ID to enter the facility. Those without ID will have their photo and information taken so a vistor pass can be issued. Source: … Read more
New York Attorney General Leticia James is appealing a federal court ruling allowing healthcare workers to seek religious exemptions from the coronavirus-vaccine mandate. A judge ruled that the plaintiffs in a lawsuit showed the mandate conflicts with federal protections for religious beliefs. The appeal was filed last week. Source: https://nypost.com/2021/10/15/ny-files-appeal-over-vaccine-mandate-ruling-on-religious-exemptions/