SUNY Oneonta’s Activities Council,announces it is planning th largest O-Fest ever, and the entire campus community is invited to a celebration on the Quad on Saturday, April 30, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Activities will include a zipline, carnival rides, giant games, a dunk tank, a butterfly garden, and more. Source: Celebrate our year … Read more
The Middleburgh Central School District is looking for a new Superintendent as Brian Dunn is leaving to become superintendent of the Pine Bush Central School District. According to the Cobleskill Times-Journal the school board is getting assistance from Capital Region BOCES to search for Dunn’s successor. Source: https://cobleskilltimesjournal.com/article.asp?id=105866
The New York State Department of Health issues a report on maternal mortality. Among the findings are that 78% of pregnancy-related deaths in 2018 could have been prevented The leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths were embolism hemorrhage and mental health conditions. More than half died within 6 weeks of delivery. Source: https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/2022-04-13_maternal_mortality_report.htm
New York’s Lieutenant Governor resigns after being indicted on federal campaign finance charges. Prosecutors say Brian Benjamin used his officials authority while a state senator in 2019 to obtain a state-funded grant in exchang for campaign contributions. Benjamin turned himself in on Tuesday. Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-lieutenant-governor-brian-benjamin-charged-bribery-and-related-offenses
State Police charge a Springfield man with multiple felonies for possessing so-called “ghost guns” – weapons made from parts that have no serial numbers. Troppers responded to a domestic dispute call on Sunday and that’s when the weapons were found. He’s held on $20,000 cash bail or $45,000 bond. Source: https://www.nyspnews.com/springfield-man-in-possession-ghost-guns-arrested.htm
The City of Oneonta is closing the parking garage for cleaning of the lower level today and the middle level tomorrow. Work each day will run until 1:00 p.m. Each level will be posted with police orders showing no parking until work completion. Source: https://local.nixle.com/alert/9360324/
SUNY Oneonta’s Health and Wellness group is planning activities for the remainder of the spring semester to help all college community members take short breaks throughout the week to re-energize. This week they we encourage you to take 5-15 minutes to practice a guided meditation or relaxation exercise. Source: Campus 15 Minute Break Activities
The Otsego County Conservation Association’s annual Earth Festival that was to take place Apr. 22 though Apr. 24 is cancelled and will be replaced with a new event in July at Neahwa Park. It’s being arranged by the newly-created Susquehanna Headwaters Environmental Collaborative. Source: https://occainfo.org/eco-fair-2022/
SUNY Oneonta’s Physics and Astronomy Career Seminar Series continues on Thursday with 2018 graduate Andreas Stolzer who is an Automation Engineer at Raymond Corporation. The seminar will be held in the Physical Science building at 4:30 p.m. and will be available online. Registration is required. Source: Physics and Astronomy Career Seminar Series
New York makes $70 million in federal grant funding available to newly licensed, registered or permitted child care programs in areas without sufficient child care. The funds help new child care providers build their program; cover start-up and personnel costs and assist support staff in accessing COVID-19 vaccines. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-applications-now-open-70-million-federal-funding-address-child-care