“This transformative investment in access to care for New York State residents is tremendous,” said Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE, president and chief executive officer of Bassett Healthcare Network. “It is especially impactful in rural communities like Bassett’s region, where people in remote areas depend on our services.”…
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Earlier this month, members of the Hudson Highlands Retread Motorcycle Club presented Helios Care and the Alzheimer Association’s Northeastern New York Chapter with donations totaling $2,500.00.…
“This marker helps bring to light Oneonta’s role as a central location in New York of anti-slavery activism and a site on the Freedom Trail in the 19th century,” Micucci wrote via e-mail. “As a historian, it makes me incredibly proud to be able to commemorate and celebrate Oneonta’s significance and the many abolitionists, like E.R. Ford, who challenged and advocated for an end to slavery and helped those escaped enslaved people in need.”…
“This grant will enable us to invest in the continued success of the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market,” said Ellen Pope, executive director of Otsego 2000, which founded the farmers’ market in 1991. “We will be able to raise both overall visitation and the use of SNAP and other food access initiatives at the market.”…
“We are thrilled to welcome a well-known and highly successful company like Sportsfield Specialties to expand their operations here in Otsego County,” said Cheryl Robinson, IDA chairperson. “Their decision to invest in our business park reflects the strength of our local workforce, the value of our strategic location and the opportunities for growth we offer..."…
Kalfass will be leading the group, playing fiddle with her classic technique and rich tone, organizers said. Joining her will be Mandigo on guitar and Blue playing accordion and nyckelharpa, both of whom have a background in a variety of styles and genres.…
“This community session is part of Otsego County’s Broadband Technical Assistance Project, funded through USDA, aimed at improving high-speed Internet access for residents, businesses and institutions across the region,” officials said.…
...a bloated tourist community turns into something like a theme park. Cooperstown hasn’t reached that point, obviously, but it’s getting closer. Tourist overdevelopment of the type we sadly see elsewhere has been increasingly evident in our area for some years. The time to take action is now, before it gets too bad and we lose control.…
Lady Ostapeck, whose birth name was Alma Kaukinen, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother died a few days after she gave birth and her father, an immigrant from Finland, left the newborn child in the care of her mother’s sister.…
Edmond Rodriguez, my brother-in-law’s nephew, was in several Glimmerglass Festival performances this season. Like many young artists, he was housed 45 minutes away—at a college dorm in Herkimer. The lack of nearby housing has become chronic for artists and arts patrons alike, as chronicled in a recent “New York Times” article...…
