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The Prevention Agenda Aims to Better Public Health in New York Through 2017
State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah, was joined by New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and representatives from leading health care and community organizations in Manhattan to officially launch a statewide, five-year plan to improve the health and quality of life for all New Yorkers.
National Hurricane Center Changes Policy in Wake of Sandy
Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center said recently it would change the way it warns people about tropical storms that morph into something else.
Two SUNY Oneonta Students Take Home SUNY Chancellor’s Award
Two SUNY Oneonta students are among a select group of State University of New York students chosen to receive the 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Award for student excellence.
SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher presented the awards to the students at a reception in their honor at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.
Police Make Two More Heroin Arrests in Otsego County
Two more arrests have been made of individuals that authorities say were involved in a major heroin drug trafficking organization in Oneonta.
Over the past two and a half years, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigation division, the Albany District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oneonta City Police Department detective bureau and the Otsego County District Atto
Springbrook Raises Awareness of Autism
April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism and autism spectrum disorder are neurological disorders that impact human development, especially in the areas of socialization, communication and behavior.
Many, but not all people with autism have an intellectual disability.
State Awards $3.4 Million in Grants to At-Risk Youth Programs
Grants totaling $3.4 million have been awarded to 18 organizations across the state to fund unique public and private partnerships between private and non-profit organizations to support early childhood to youth-aged programs in local communities in need.
‘John the Barber’ Played Dead During Herkimer Shootings
The barber who survived last month's fatal shooting rampage in Mohawk told the Associated Press Wednesday that he played dead while the gunman shot up his shop, even as one of the victims fell on him.
Albany Gun Rally Costing State $60,000 in Repairs to Park
The State Office of General Services estimates it will spend $60,000 in materials and labor to repair the grass of West Capitol Park. The grass was damaged by the combination of a large crowd and muddy conditions at a February 28 rally opposing the NY safe gun control law.
CANstruction Comes to Oneonta’s Southside Mall this Weekend
Four teams of students from SUNY Oneonta and the community will test their engineering skills in a “canstruction” competition this weekend at the Southside Mall in Oneonta.
The teams will build structures out of canned food that will ultimately be donated to the local food pantries.
Oneonta School Board Closer to Closing Gap as Budget Vote Nears
Over 100 people attended the Oneonta City School District Board of Education meeting held at the Greater Plains Elementary School on Wednesday.
With the recent New York State budget being passed, Interim Superintendent David Rowley says the school district now knows how much it will receive in state aid.