As Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Committee and representative of upstate communities, I support better rail options done right: transparent budgeting, ironclad protections for taxpayers, and clear lines of accountability. What I will not support is yet another Albany “trust us” announcement that morphs into stealth tax hikes, shifting goalposts, or subsidies without oversight.…
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This weekend's Oneonta Rotary Road Rally Scavenger Hunt, a passport fair at the Unadilla Town Hall on Saturday, Cooperstown Central School soccer updates and the Butternuts Neutral Host Mobile Tower Pilot Project are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
“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.”…
There is a connection between the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the recently announced New York State Electric and Gas rate case increase plan. I don’t think we can afford to implement the CLCPA.…
The new Friday Jazz Cabaret Nights Series at The Horned Dorset Inn, a monthly support group for aphasia patients, and the winner of Hartwick College’s Anna Sonder Prize are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Climate activists have been frustrated with what they perceive as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s back-pedaling on emission controls. Hochul had been expected to announce steps to implement the cap-and-invest program in her January 2025 State of the State address. Instead, she unexpectedly delayed the program, subsequently announcing a draft GHG emissions reporting rule that would require polluters to report on, but not actually lower, their emissions.…
Cooperstown Central School baseball and softball updates, upcoming programs at The Smithy Clay Studio, and information about the Greater Oneonta Historical Society's summer walking tour program are among the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
Under this bill, mentally competent, terminally ill adults with an independently confirmed prognosis of less than six months to live can request self-administered medication for aid in dying. Patients must make oral and witnessed written requests, and obtain confirmation of their mental competence from at least two physicians.…
The Scriven Foundation's Otsego County Mini-Grant Program, Gov. Hochul's proposed Executive Budget, and Cornell Cooperative Extension's 2025 Parasite Fecal Analysis Roadshow are among the topics covered in this week's briefs.…
The survey of registered voters 40 and older in New York’s rural areas mirrors findings of AARP New York’s other caregiving surveys. More than 70 percent of rural caregivers reported being stressed. Of the 70 percent who work, 62 percent have adjusted their schedules, 19 percent dropped to part-time and 13 percent left jobs to help an older loved one at home. …
