Nearly $1,800 was raised by the Chenango SPCA from its Paws and Pints fundraiser last Saturday. According to the Evening Sun the second annual event eatured games, a bake sale, a 50/50 raffle and T-shirt sales.The Chenango SPCA currently has 119 cats and seven dogs available for adoption. Visit ChenangoSPCA.org for details.
New York allocates over $44 million in federal pandemic funding to help struggling residents with children to cover back-to-school and early life nutritional expenses. Those on Public Assistance will get one-time payments of $214 for each child ages 3 to 17 and $150 for each child younger than 3 in their household.
State Police are seeking help to identify a woman’s remains found in Morris. She is between 4 feet and 9 inches and 4 feet and 11 inches tall. She was wearing jogging pants, a pink tank top, a lightweight black jacket and boots. A silver ring with a heart and a gold chain necklace were … Read more
SUNY Oneonta’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is looking for professionals interested in being trained as Safe Space training facilitators. Safe Space is LGBTQIA+ education, awareness, and advocacy. Prior experience/training is encouraged but not required. Training sessions throughout the year for the campus community. Contact the center for more information.
A DEC forest ranger was at the Otsego County Fair last week to educate the public on fire safety, how to be prepared in the outdoors, and state land use regulations. The ranger also provided recruitment information for aspiring Forest Rangers. More information is available on the DEC website.
Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program will expand services to victims of interpersonal violence through funds awarded by the New York State Office of Victim Services. The grant funds core victim services and will pay for creating a 24-hour accessible Victim Advocacy Center in the City of Oneonta to address increasing violence incidents.
DEC forest rangers responded to the Bear Spring Campground in Colchester last Saturday after multiple camper complaints about a loud group. Rangers interviewed the uncooperative group and noticed multiple violations. Tickets were issued to the permit holder then the group was evicted.
The state Department of Labor is to conduct a study on the statewide employment rate of transgender individuals in consultation with the Division of Human Rights. This study will be used to determine whether there is a disparity of employment rates between transgender New Yorkers and other residents.
New legislation is enacted to honor and support Holocaust survivors. It will help ensure schools are providing high-quality Holocaust education, require museums to acknowledge art stolen by the Nazi regime, and directs the Department of Financial Services to publish a list of financial institutions that voluntarily waive fees for Holocaust reparation payments.
The Otsego County Department of Health is hosting a free Rabies vaccination clinic in Neawha Park today from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. It will be in the small pavilion behind the Red Caboose. Bring proof of a previous vaccination for a 3 year certificate.