The Greene Labor Day Picnic takes place Monday starting at 8:00 a.m. It makes a return after being cancelled for the last 2 years due to the pandemic. There will be a parade at 10 a.m., a car show, tractor pull, chicken barbecue, bingo and the day concludes with fireworks at 8:45 p.m.
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is now accepting online applications for its Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program. According to the Times-Journal the program helps communities commemorate their local folklore and legends, and promote cultural tourism with roadside markers. Application deadline is October 17. Visit wgpfoundation.org for details.
Crews will be paving Cliff St. in Oneonta today until 3:30 p.m. On street parking is not permitted and the road will be closed from Grove St to Fairview St. Driveway access will be limited during and immediately following the operation. Drivers are asked to obey all temporary traffic control devices.
Oneonta’s Grand and Glorious Fall Fair has a new location this year. According to All Otsego the fair is moving from its long time home on Main St. to Neahwa Park. The fair draws several thousand people and serves as the Catskill Choral Society’s annual fundraiser.
The Hudson Highlands Retread Motorcycle group makes a $1,200 donation to Helios Care, According to All Otsego the donation came from thr club’s fundraising efforts. Helios Care will use the money to continue providing bereavement services free to all residents throughout Schoharie, Otsego, and Delaware Counties.
An audit from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office finds the Milford Central School District has too much money saved in its fund balance. The audit covering July 1, 2018 through June 30 determined the balance exceeded the 4% statutory limit by about $600,000.
If you are among those who will receive student loan forgiveness under the plan announced last week by President Joe Biden you won’t have to pay state income tax. The state Department of Taxation and Finance said the forgiven amounts aren’t being considered as income.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting applications from municipalities for grants to purchase electric vehicles. They must be either purchased or leased for a 36-month minimum. Application deadline is Sept. 30. 40 percent of all funds will be earmarked for disadvantaged communities.
Officials with the New York State Smokers’ Quitline are offering resources to help teenagers and their parents to become nicotine-free. With less restrictive COVID-19 protocols at schools teenagers will soon encounter more opportunities for socialization which means more exposure to vape products which often have high concentrations of nicotine.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Feeding New York State announced that a total of one million pounds of food was donated during the first 7 months of the state’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law. The law’s implementation resulted in less disposal at the state’s largest food-related businesses.