Springbrook celebrates program graduates By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Springbrook, an organization that provides services and support for the developmentally disabled, held a graduation ceremony at its campus in the town of Milford on Thursday, June 24. There were 15 graduates, the largest ceremony Springbrook has had, because of the coronavirus pandemic it was held in an outdoor ceremony, which was a first. Another first included the first set of graduating siblings, Jessica Miller and Stephanie Miller. Traci…
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Springbrook Tells Staff: Get Vaccinated, Get $500 Bonus By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With 35 percent of its employees not yet vaccinated, Springbrook is offering a $500 enticement to encourage them to get the COVID-19 vaccine shot. “This is important, this is safe,” said Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy. “It’s going to get us back to where we want to be, being with the people we want to be with and doing things we want to do. That’s my…
Reprinted From This Week’s Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Springbrook Envisions Upscale Apartments In Historic Ford Building By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy, got the good news a few nights before Christmas. Her proposed Ford Block Revival – 22 apartments for executives and professionals above 186-212 Main St. – has been awarded a $1 million CFA grant through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council. The three-story building is on the National Register of Historic Places.…
Springbrook Envisions Upscale Apartments In Historic Ford Building By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy, got the good news a few nights before Christmas. Her proposed Ford Block Revival – 22 apartments for executives and professionals above 186-212 Main St. – has been awarded a $1 million CFA grant through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council. The three-story building is on the National Register of Historic Places. “It’s not just our Christmas present,” she…
Springbrook Foundation Names SUNY President, Ommegang CEO To Board MILFORD CENTER – SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris and Ommegang CEO Doug Campbell are among the new board members of the The Springbrook Foundation, the fundraising affiliate of Springbrook NY Inc. Dr. John Anderson, former Millersville University president and past Hartwick College provost, was named as board president. “One of the most rewarding experiences of my career was serving over 12 years as a board member, and at times an…
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Tom Armao, Patricia Kennedy Fill 2 Otsego Now Board Spots COOPERSTOWN – Country Club Automotive proprietor Tom Armao and Springbrook President Patricia Kennedy were appointed this morning to fill two vacancies on Otsego Now, the county IDA. The county Board of Representatives voted unanimously, with one abstention, at its monthly meeting. …
Springbrook Ready To Open Family-Engagement Center MILFORD CENTER – Springbrook planning a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. next Thursday, July 20, to celebrate the opening of its newest buillding, the Springbrook Family-Engagement Center. Families, residents, administrators, and several of the organization’s key supporters have been invited to the opening. Passersby on Route 28 have been watching the building rise for the past several months.…
Springbrook Hikes Pay To Cuomo’s 2019 Level Goal: Attract Employees, Lower Turnover ONEONTA – Springbrook is getting ahead of Governor Cuomo’s minimum-wage increases, raising its “direct support professionals” to the 2019 level, effective New Year’s Day. Otsego County’s third largest employer, Springbrook provides residential living for disabled children and adults on its Milford Center campus and group homes around the region. The wage increase for its DSPs is a $1.2 million investment, Springbrook said in announcing the wage hikes today.…
Springbrook Cuts Ribbon On New Medical Housing ONEONTA – With an open layout, single bedrooms, climate control and a therapy bathtub, Springbrook is making sure that their students with the highest medical needs receive the highest quality of care. “It is a larger, more accommodating space with very thought-out design features,” said Seth Haight, COO. “The completion of this home is an important part of a broad action plan made up of many exciting projects.”…
