The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a new member to its Jail Medical Unit. Thomas Fay is a Registered Nurse who has a well-rounded background, including experience at Bassett, Springbrook and other residential settings. Fay served for more than 2 decades in the US Army Reserves and the New York Army National Guard as a … Read more
Delaware County Public Health is warning about a new scam targeting those who received the COVID-19 vaccine. The scammers send a text or an e-mail asking that the potential victim respond to a post-vaccine survey with an offer of a prize or cash for participating. None of the vaccine makers are conducting any kind of … Read more
Bassett Medical’s Mobile Cancer Screening Coach will be in Downsville on May 4 at the Old Schoolhouse Inn and Restaurant on Highway 206 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. No cost mammograms and Pap tests to women 40 and over who don’t have insurance. Colorectal cancer screening kits are also available for men and women … Read more
SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt College Union distributes posters on a regular basis and ask for help from faculty and staff to make sure they are getting to the correct places. The Union also understands that space allocations change and they all share a common desire to be sustainable and not waste paper, time or effort. A … Read more
The State University of New York is supplying COVID-19 vasccine for students. Officials say they are targeting residential students for the first round of vaccinations and secured nearly 19,000 single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccines to be distributed across 34 campuses before the end of the spring semester. Students have been getting emails encouraging them … Read more
Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties is conducting a Community Partnership Mass Food Distribution on Apr. 20 at the Sidney Fire Station on River St. beginning at 11:00 a.m. until supplies run out. The event is a drive-through or walk-up only and orgainzers say to not come before 11:00 a.m. as it will … Read more
Delaware County Public Health is holding a first dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday at the former Decker Advertising/County Shopper building on Main St. in Delhi from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. This vaccination clinic is open to all New York state residents or people who work in New York State who are 18+ … Read more
It’s about a week later but state lawmakers approved the 2022 state budget. The $212 billion spending plan allocates close to $30 billion for schools and nearly that much for investments in the green economy. It also includes funding to subsidize broadband internet for low-income families. More than $2 billion goes to workers unemployed due … Read more
The Chenango County Health Department reported 3 additional death due to COVID-19 related complications. The names and genders of the deceased were not disclosed. There have been 68 deaths in the county attributed to the coronavirus. So far over 4,500 county residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine whins is just over … Read more
An investigation into several crimes in Otselic results in a suspect now facing multiple felony charges. Police say Johnathon Loomis of Otselic stole a catalytic converter from a school bus in 2019, sold methamphetamine in February of last year then burglarized a home last August. DNA from that home identified Loomis as the suspect. He … Read more