Community Mental Hygiene and Behavioral Health Services of Chenango County wants to add a supervisor for its 7 school-based clinicians. According to the Evening Sun the new position will be funded by school contributions as well as in-clinic revenue. County lawmakers will decide next week on the proposal.
SUNY Oneonta’s Office of Equity & Inclusion is conducting a School Supply Drive through August 15 to benefit the Family Service Association which helped 400 children in Otsego, Delaware, Chenango, and Schoharie counties last year. Donation boxes are located in Hunt Union and 3 other locations. You’re asked to donate only new items.
The 2022 Exploration Days at Hanford Mills takes place August 13. According to All Otsego cooper Bob Allers will return to demonstrate historic coopering skills, tools and techniques. The Dave Brandt Chapter 210 of Trout Unlimited will be pondside for a children’s catch-and-release fishing day.
The operators of the Oneonta Warming Station are looking for a new location as the roof collapsed at the Chestnut Street facility. According to a Facebook post the station housed up to 7 people per night from last November through April. Contact Catholic Charities if you have any suggestions for a new location.
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has the help wanted sign out for hundreds of openings. The first step is taking the civil service exam, which will be offered online for the first time. You can take the test anytime until midnight on Aug. 31.Visit dmv.ny.gov for details.
A one-car crash in Sidney takes the like of a driver and a dog. Police say it happened Sunday on Parker Hollow Road and an investigation determined the driver who is from Bainbridge was going northbound when their car left the road, hit a tree and caught fire. Both died at the scene.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports New York has the majority of confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States. The next highest case count is in California. Montana, Vermont and Wyoming don’t have a recorded case as of Monday.
New York now has an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council to help those who are survivors of domestic violence gain access to services. The Council will be an advisor to the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
The Chenango County Health Department is asking residents to complete its community health survey by the end of this week. The survey collects data on a range of issues that impact local health. Visit the department’s Facebook page to get a survey link.
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office audited the Unadilla Valley Central School District and determined officials did not establish nonresident tuition rates for special education students in accordance with regulations.The audit found the rates exceeded the state maximum resulting in 7 districts overcharged by a total of $183,250.