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Angela Belmont

Weekend LPN Program Designed to Bolster Region’s Healthcare Workforce

Officials announced in a press release that, beginning in January 2025, Maria College will expand access to its 16-month weekend Practical Nurse Certificate Program to the Cobleskill area. After passing the NCLEX exam [The National Council Licensure Examination, a computerized test that determines if a person is ready to work as an entry-level nurse], students will become licensed practical nurses.…
November 25, 2024

Nurses, Hospital Come to Terms

Nurses, Hospital Come to Terms NYSNA Benefit Fund Preserved, Wage Increase 'Unprecedented' ONEONTA—A.O. Fox Hospital leadership has reached an agreement with the New York State Nurses Association related to a collective bargaining agreement for registered nurses at the hospital. Negotiations have successfully concluded after just a few months, according to hospital officials. “We would like to thank the representatives at NYSNA for their good faith collaboration,” said Joan MacDonald, DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient…
February 1, 2024

Bassett, Hartwick Building Teamwork

Bassett Healthcare Net-work and Hartwick College are launching joint simulation labs for first-year Bassett residents and nursing students. This is the first time Bassett residents are partnering with Hartwick nursing students in simulation labs.…
June 29, 2023

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Visit our “subscribe” page and select your charity of choice at checkout