A SUNY Oneonta student is raising the university’s first guiding eyes for the blind puppy. PInk, a 4-month-old black Labrador Retrieveris is with junior Anthropology major Taylor Hendrickson, president of the university’s new Guiding Eyes for the Blind club.
19th District Congressman Marc Molinaro schedules a series of town-hall-style meetings over the next few weeks. A Chenango County meeting will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the City of Norwich Firehouse on E. Main St. Additional meetings are to be scheduled.
Chobani Yogurt CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya is donating $1 million to help victims of the Turkey and Syria earthqwuakes. He will make the donation to his Turkish Philanthropy Funds charity and will match up to $1 million in donations. The goal is to riaise $10 million.
New York ends the mask mandate for hospitals and healthcare facilities. The regulation went into effect when the pandemic started in 2020. New York was one of the last states that had mandates for hospitals and health care settings after the CDC modified its guidance last September.
Schenevus Central School District residents head to the polls on Wednesday to decide if the district should merge with the Worcester district. Voters rejected the merger in December 2021 but Worcester voters okayed the union. . Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m.
Opportunities for Otsego and Catholic Charities of Chenango County receive grats from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to aid in fighting homelessness. The OFO grant is just over $716,000 while the Catholic Charities award topped $446,000.
New York makes $7.6 million available to support animal shelters and humane societies in making critical upgrades. This is the fifth round of funding for New York State’s Companion Animal Capital Fund which enhances animal care and help to ensure adoptions for dogs and cats.
Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond is elected 1st Vice President of the New York State Sheriff’s Association. Sheriff DuMond will assist Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple, President of the Association, as well as the executive staff, with leading the association in 2023.
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce releases a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging toolkit. It gives businesses the resources needed to devise and implement a plan to improve workplace environments that will result in increased employee retention and recruitment.
A teenager is killed in a crash Wednesday in th town of Oxford. State Police say it happened in the area of 1100 Hoben Rd. and a passenger identrified as Taylor Demuth of Norwich was partially ejected from it and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver is facing multiple charges.