The Unatego Central School District will be soliciting\nproposals for repurposing the former Otego Elementary School, after the\nprevious developer failed to meet deadlines, Unatego Superintendent Dr. Dave\nRichards comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Dave Richards 9-9-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Otego property consists of the 2 floor former elementary\nschool building & 4.85 acres of adjoining land. The Request for Proposals is available\nonline at unatego.org, or through the District Office at 988-5038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor announced he will advance legislation to make the\n\u201cNew York Buy American\u201d Act permanent. \nThe law requires all structural steel and structural iron used in all\nstate road and bridge construction projects with contracts worth more than $1 million\nto be made in America. The current law\nis set to expire April 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A.O. Fox Hospital, part of Bassett Healthcare Network, has\nbeen awarded $10,000 by the MultiPlan Rural Health Grant Program to help launch\na food \u201cfarmacy\u201d based at its Tri-Town Campus in Sidney. Spokesperson Sarah Buttice comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Sarah Buttice 9-9-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prescription food location will open in January; Buttice\nsaid that they will partner with local businesses including Great American,\nPrice Chopper, Hannaford, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, as\nwell as local farms and food pantries. \nIn Delaware County, it is estimated that more than 8,400 people suffer\nfrom hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo is pushing to move up the state\u2019s primary\nElection Day from April to February, in order to get a larger voter turnout by\ncombining the presidential, congressional and state elections. 15 other states combine their primaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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An Area Boy Scout recruitment effort will be held this week\nfor students in the Sidney Central School District, spokesman Paul Van Der\nKruik explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Paul Van der Kruik 9-9-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional information about the Sidney Recruitment, or\nothers around the region, can call the Leatherstocking Council at 432-6491.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Hancock Fire Department was dispatched to a 2 vehicle\nhead on, car vs tractor-trailer, with serious injuries on State Highway 17 in\nthe Village of Hancock early Sunday Morning. \n1 victim was entrapped in the vehicle and another patient was injured\nbut not entrapped. The entrapped patient was extricated; both patients were\ntransported to Wilson Hospital with serious injuries. The cause of the accident\nremains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo announced $10 million in grant funding to\nstrengthen local emergency response operations across the state through\nimprovements to 911 emergency service dispatch operations. The funding is\nadministered by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services\nthrough the Public Safety Answering Points Operations Grant. Locally, Chenango county received $179,000,\nDelaware county $149,000 & Otsego County $164,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Unatego Central School District will be soliciting proposals for repurposing the former Otego Elementary School, after the previous developer failed to meet deadlines, Unatego Superintendent Dr. Dave Richards comments: (Dave Richards 9-9-19) The Otego property consists of the 2 … Continue reading