Weekend hours for the warming station at 291 Chestnut Street in Oneonta will be extended both this weekend and next, according to an announcement issued on Thursday, February 5 by the Otsego County Board of Representatives.…
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Over a stretch of ongoing deep cold starting the weekend of January 24, often dropping below 0℉, new discussions have arisen about local support for those without shelter.…
A warming station at 291 Chestnut Street, run by Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties, is open on Code Blue-qualifying nights from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next morning. Due to the current extreme temperatures, however, officials said the warming station opened at 11 a.m. today, January 30, and will remain open the entire weekend until Monday morning, February 2.…
‘Code Blue’ Fears Spur Shelter Idea By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Main Street Baptist Church has stepped up to provide a home shelter on “Code Blue” nights this winter, when temperatures are below freezing, or the wind chill makes it feel that way. The only obstacle is $40,000-50,000 – a one-time sum needed to enable Catholic Charities to run the program. Once it gets going, the state will fund it. So a fundraising effort was launched this week,…
