Cooperstown, N.Y. – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced that it has renewed its funding for Bassett Healthcare Network’s Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC) for five more years. These funds will ensure that the organization will continue its mission of enhancing the safety and health of farming, forestry and fishing industry workers by researching solutions for preventing and treating occupational injury and illness through 2027. “This is welcome news at the NEC,” says Julie Sorensen, director of the NEC. “It took our team years to collect data, work with communities to identify their health and safety priorities, look at gaps in research, and determine which approaches would best meet their needs. We are thankful for NIOSH’s vote of confidence as demonstrated by their ongoing investment in our research and support of Northeast workers and industries in the years ahead.” The NEC has been serving agricultural businesses and workers since it was founded in the early 1990s. It carries out its mission through research, outreach, education, and clinical consultation. In its regional projects, NEC conducts research studying health and safety challenges faced by members of the agricultural community to propose, test, and implement possible workplace solutions. In New York State, these research solutions are shared with farmers and complement important state-based resources and services, such as the provision of safety equipment, training, respirator fit testing, and mobile vaccine clinics. When the NEC first received NIOSH funding in 1992, it allowed the Center to expand the scope of its mission by supporting research and an expansion into the forestry and fishing industries, as well as farming. It also extended the Center’s reach to include twelve Northeast states (from Maine to Maryland). Although it receives important funds and grants from other sources, NIOSH provides the majority of NEC’s research funding. “Research is such an important part of what makes our Center successful,” says Sorensen. “While we can provide technical assistance, training, or equipment, the workplace is constantly changing, as is the workforce. That means we consistently need to identify new and improved user-friendly, evidence-based solutions. This requires a commitment to understanding the problem and tackling it from a number of directions to see what works best.” For additional information about NIOSH, read their press release about supporting the NEC and its 10 sister institutions around the country. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ |
Bassett Healthcare Network’s Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety Awarded Funding for Five More Years
Written By Editor on 10/3/22 | 10/3/22
State Police Search for Woman with Dementia; Woman Found Deceased
On September 29, 2022, at approximately 6:58 p.m., New York State Police at Margaretville responded to a report that an 85-year-old woman with dementia left her residence on foot several hours prior and could not be located.
On organized search was formed to search the area near Wolf Hollow Road in the town of Andes. Troopers and New York State Police K9 were assisted by New York State Forest Rangers and Delhi Village Police.
The woman was located deceased about a mile from her residence by a K9 with the Delhi Village Police. There is no indication of any foul play.
SUNY Delhi 's Dr. Mary Bonderoff featured speaker at networking event Oct. 21
Written By Editor on 10/2/22 | 10/2/22
SUNY COBLESKILL WOMEN’S SOCCER LOSES 7-0 DECISION TO HUSSON UNIVERSITY IN NAC PLAY
Written By Editor on 9/28/22 | 9/28/22
Bangor, Maine: The SUNY Cobleskill women’s soccer team closed out their weekend North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road trip to Maine on Sunday afternoon by dropping a 7-0 decision to the Eagles of Husson University in conference play. With the loss the Fighting Tigers are now 1-5-2 overall on the season with a 0-2-1 mark versus NAC opponents while the Eagles improve to 4-5 overall with a perfect 3-0 record in league action.
The Fighting Tiger defense received quite the workout in the contest as the Eagles fired 79 shots on the afternoon and despite the goalie tandem of first-year Brianna Rogers, Canton, N.Y., Hugh C. Williams High School, recording 13 saves on the afternoon and sophomore Annie Canales, North Adams, Mass., Hoosac Valley High School, recording 22 saves in a relief role, it was not enough to keep the visitors within striking distance.
Cobleskill will return to action on Wednesday September 28 when they travel to Albany, N.Y. for a non-conference meeting with the Panthers of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with kick-off slated for 6:00 p.m.
Audubon Announces Annual Bird Seed Sale Fundraiser
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SUNY COBLESKILL ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULING WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL GAME VERSUS SUNY CANTON
Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill Athletic Department announced that the Fighting Tigers women’s volleyball team’s North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road game versus SUNY Canton originally scheduled to be played on Saturday October 1 in Canton, N.Y. has been rescheduled due to officials’ availability.
The Fighting Tigers and Kangaroos have now rescheduled the contest for Friday September 30 with first-serve now scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
For further information regarding Fighting Tigers athletic teams schedule adjustments please check the athletic program's website at http://fightingtigers.
Bassett Healthcare Network Named to Forbes Best-in-State Employers List for 2022
America’s Best-in-State Employers 2022 have been identified based on survey results from approximately 70,000 Americans working for companies in the USA that have more than 500 employees. Across 25 industry sectors, 1,380 employers were ranked among the top employers, including Bassett Healthcare Network.
“Bassett is delighted to be recognized on the Forbes list of Best-in-State Employers 2022,” says Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network. “We are committed to becoming a national leader in rural health as well as a best place to work and practice. This award reaffirms the important efforts we take every day to prioritize our caregivers and practitioners – they are the heartbeat of our organization and the reason we provide outstanding care to our patients and communities.”
Bassett Healthcare Network has prioritized vast efforts over the past couple of years to improve employee and organizational culture in the wake of COVID-19 and institutional restructuring. The health system has invested nearly $50 million in pay increases for its workforce after undertaking a full compensation analysis for its caregivers and practitioners. Additionally, a recent grant from the Scriven Foundation is allocating $82 million to resources for Bassett’s recruitment and retention of clinicians and nurses, which includes expanding benefits, housing, clinical and virtual tools, childcare, educational opportunities, and much more.
In addition to significant compensation and benefit expansion initiatives over the past year, Bassett has responded to increased workplace violence, investing in a new security response system at all locations – one of the first health systems in the country to do so – providing nearly all employees with a wearable alert button attached to their ID badges to summon security in emergency situations. This, coupled with a broad public campaign speaking out against caregiver violence, has highlighted Bassett as an employer taking a stand against workplace violence in New York State and nationwide.
Bassett has also been working to build innovative strategic partnerships with companies like Optum, which is offering new professional paths for employees while providing Bassett with infrastructure and resources for support services like information technology, analytics, billing, and call center operations. In addition, Bassett’s new collaboration with Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) and longstanding eight decades-long partnership with Columbia University are propelling forward Bassett’s deeply rooted commitment to rural health, fostering opportunities for clinical research professionals.
The Forbes Best-in-State Employer evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees who were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employees were also asked to evaluate other employers in their respective industry and state that stood out either positively or negatively.
“This distinction is exciting,” says Christine Pirri, Chief People and Diversity Officer at Bassett Healthcare Network. “Knowing our employees are consistently recommending Bassett as a best place to work is meaningful. The incredible and pioneering work happening across our network every day is being recognized – and this is amazing news not only for the talented caregivers and practitioners who serve our organization, but also for the patients who rely on us for care across Central New York.”
SUNY Delhi Architecture Students Win 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in Statewide Design Competition
Kenneth Gray Jr., Anthony Cuchel, and Yesenia Zhingri won a total of $4,750 in cash prizes.
DELHI, NY (09/22/2022) Three SUNY Delhi architecture majors have won the top three prizes in the New York State Mass Timber Design Competition held by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) last spring. The results were announced this month. In the competition, students in architecture, engineering, sustainable design, and other related disciplines from across New York State were asked to design a pavilion or library addition on the SUNY ESF campus using sustainable mass timber construction. SUNY Delhi seniors Kenneth Gray Jr. of Freeport, NY, Anthony Cuchel of Seaford, NY, and Yesenia Zhingri of Cortlandt Manor, NY, took first, second, and third place, respectively, winning a total of $4,750 in cash prizes.
The Delhi students participated in the competition as a senior project for their design studio class in the architectural design and building program. After touring the SUNY ESF campus, they set out to design an open study area addition to the library's two-level concrete structure. According to SUNY ESF, the winning designs were chosen based on "successfully embracing mass timber design strategies and solving multiple challenges including material sourcing, sustainable fabrication and construction methods, and a visual/aesthetic connection of the design to its location."
In his design, first-place winner Kenneth Gray Jr. says he wanted to create levels of study areas that would give the library a biophilic feeling with generous amounts of greenery befitting the environmentally focused campus.
"This was my first architecture competition experience, but hopefully not the last," Gray says. "In addition to the monetary incentive, this was an opportunity to add a cutting-edge feature to my professional portfolio and resume."
Gray credits the architecture program's faculty and small class sizes for SUNY Delhi's exceptional success in the competition: "We have amazing faculty that teach, encourage, and challenge us in our thinking and design work. Our classroom projects are based on working with figurative clients, which gives us a sense of how to work towards a client's goals."
"I'm so proud of all of the students who entered this competition," says SUNY Delhi Architecture Professor Brook Denison who was the instructor for the design studio class. "Mass timber is an important development in our field and will surely be part of their careers as a sustainable alternative for concrete and steel in commercial building. The incredible performance of the Delhi students is a reflection of four years of excellence in education. From construction labs to structural classes, liberal arts education and the design studio sequence, these students were ready to excel in this competition and the results show how well their studies at SUNY Delhi prepared them for this competition."
SUNY Delhi plans to exhibit the students' winning design proposals in the campus architecture gallery later this year.
After graduation from SUNY Delhi in Spring 2022, Kenneth Gray Jr. has been working as a freelance architectural designer and is looking for a permanent position at a firm.
To learn more, visit delhi.edu Professor Brook Denison via email at denisobb@delhi.edu or phone (607) 746-4068.
About SUNY Delhi's Architecture Programs
SUNY Delhi offers an associate degree program in Architectural Technology and a bachelor's degree program in Architectural Design and Building. With a blended approach, SUNY Delhi combines architecture with art, design, technology, and hands-on construction techniques. Students have 24/7 access to newly renovated, state-of-the-art labs and drafting studios and are taught by practicing architects and engineers with extensive work experience.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site Announces Completion of New Digital Education Prototype, A Program of the Jack Warner Gateway to Learning
The Free Digital Experience is Designed to Teach the Curriculum and is Being Piloted with Regional Teachers and Students for User Feedback
Catskill, NY – September 28, 2022 – The Thomas Cole National Historic Site announced today the completion of a new digital education prototype, a program of the Jack Warner Gateway to Learning: Exploring American History Through American Art.
The first adventure module transforms Thomas Cole’s painting, River in the Catskills, 1843, into a digital world that students can enter and navigate. Considered to be the earliest known American oil painting to depict a train, River in the Catskills provides the artistic setting to engage students with diverse historic accounts of Industrialization in the United States and teach school curriculum. Although the painting at first appears to be an idyllic scene, further investigation reveals ideas concerning the kinds of social, environmental, and industrial conflicts that come with the development of a rural area.
Users meet a variety of historic figures with clashing perspectives on land development and make choices that lead to different outcomes. The experience is inspired by documented accounts of historic individuals, including the president of the Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad, Thomas Cooke (1778-1853), and a young Catskill resident, Peter van Vechten Jr. (1827-1913).
The prototype module is web-based and free at https://thomascole.org/
Exploring A River in the Catskills is a program of the Jack Warner Gateway to Learning: Exploring American History Through American Art, produced by The Thomas Cole National Historic Site.
The dialogue text is by the beloved Penguin Random House children’s book author and illustrator, Hudson Talbott. Talbott has written and illustrated more than 20 children’s books, including Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art and We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, which was adapted into an animated film by Steven Spielberg.
Design and production is by Andrés Laracuentes and Todd Anderson. Laracuentes is an artist and digital designer. He has presented works at venues including White Box and P.S.1 MoMa, and shown in exhibitions in Los Angeles, Florence, Paris, London, and Tokyo. He was featured as panelist at the MIT 5 International Conference, and a visiting artist at Cornell College of Art and Yale School of Art.
The Project Research, Advisory, and Planning Team is Miranda Barry, Kathleen Brousseau, David Bury, Heather Christensen, Anne Comer, Madeline Conley, Lisa Dolan, Lisa Fox Martin, Tracy Fullerton, Jennifer Greim, Adam Grimes, Betsy Jacks, Brooke Krancer, Maeve McCool, Amanda Malmstrom, Kate Menconeri, Mark Mitchell, Jonathan Palmer, Heather Paroubek, Nancy Siegel, Hudson Talbott, Alan Wallach, and Susan Warner.
The program is made possible by the Warner Foundation.
Additional support provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and The Bay & Paul Foundations.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is an international destination presenting the original home and studios of the artist and early environmentalist Thomas Cole (1801-1848). Cole founded the major art movement of the United States, now known as the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Located on 6 acres in the Hudson Valley, the site includes the 1815 Main House; Cole’s 1839 Old Studio; the reconstructed 1846 New Studio building; and panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains. It is a National Historic Landmark and an affiliated area of the National Park System. The Thomas Cole Site’s activities include guided and self-guided tours, special exhibitions of both 19th-century and contemporary art, print publications, lectures, extensive online programs, school programs, the Cole Fellowship, free community events, and innovative public programs such as the Hudson River School Art Trail—a map and website that enable people to visit the places in nature that Cole painted—and the Hudson River Skywalk, a new scenic walkway connecting the Thomas Cole Site with Frederic Church’s Olana over the Hudson River. The goal of all programs at the Thomas Cole Site is to enable visitors to find meaning and inspiration in the full historic context of Thomas Cole’s art and ideas. The themes that Cole explored in his art and writings—such as landscape preservation—are both historic and timely, providing the opportunity to connect to audiences with insights that are highly relevant to their own lives.
Visitor Information
The hours of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site vary by season. For details see: www.thomascole.org/visit. The grounds are open every day for free from dawn to dusk. Keep in touch on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @thomascolesite.
SUNY DELHI ANNOUNCES DEEP WATER AEROBICS SESSION 2 starting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022
DELHI, NY - The SUNY Delhi Deep Water Aerobics Class Session 2 will run from Tuesday, October 25, 2022 through Tuesday, December 6, 2022 on Tuesdays and Thursday in the Kunsela Hall pool from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. All registration forms must be received by the first day of class. Participants will not be allowed in the water without submitting a registration. There will be a charge of $50 per person for 12 sessions or $10 per person, per session. Please make checks payable to SUNY Delhi Swimming Pool, questions call John Kolodziej at 607-746-4263. For more information go to Athletic Web Site. Please register your car at University Police to get a free parking pass for the semester.
Local Audubon Celebrates 55th Year - Dinner Event on Friday, October 21
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Two Inmates Arrested Following Delaware Co. Jail Assault
Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies on Markeley Road in the Town of Seward
A skunk found in the Town of Seward has tested positive for rabies. The skunk was sent to Wadsworth Laboratory for testing and the positive test results were received by Schoharie County Department of Health on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Once infected, rabies is a virus that has a 100% fatality rate in mammals (including humans) when left untreated. The following precautions will help protect your family and pets from rabies:
Vaccinate pets! New York State law requires that all dogs, cats, and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age. Vaccinating your domestic animal not only provides protection for the animal, but vaccinated pets act as a barrier to keep the rabies virus from spreading between wild animals and people.
Vaccination is also recommended for livestock with frequent human contact.
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Report any sick or strange acting wildlife.
Do not feed wildlife or stray animals and discourage them from seeking food near your home.
Do not feed strays. According to Public Health Law, an owner is defined as any person keeping, harboring, or having charge or control of or permitting any dog, cat, or domesticated ferret to remain on or be lodged or fed within such person's house yard or premises.
Do not approach an unknown animal, either wild or domestic, especially if it is acting in a strange or unusual manner.
Report all animal bites and any contact with bats to the Health Department in your county. Human rabies can be prevented after exposure by administering a series of shots.
Keep garbage cans tightly covered and avoid storing any food outside.
Children should be instructed to tell an adult immediately if they were bitten or scratched by any animal.
If an unvaccinated pet comes in contact with a wild or domestic animal that may have rabies, the pet must be quarantined for six months, at the expense of the owner.
If a vaccinated pet comes in contact with a wild or domestic animal that may have rabies, the pet must be given a booster rabies vaccination within five days of the contact.
If you believe that you may have had contact with any rabid animal, suspect a rabid animal, or if you have any other questions, call Schoharie County Public Health at 518-295-8365.
Blacksmith Weekend Returns to The Farmers’ Museum October 1 & 2
Written By Editor on 9/25/22 | 9/25/22
Event:
Blacksmith Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, October 1 & 2, 2022 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY
$15 adults (13-64), $12.50 seniors (65+), $6 juniors (7-12), and FREE for kids 6 and under, museum members, and those receiving SNAP benefits (up to 4 people) with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. (Go to farmersmuseum.org/free to see all options.)
Tickets available at the door on the day of the event.
Cooperstown, New York — Blacksmith Weekend returns to The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown on Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Hear the bellows blow and see hot iron worked by hammer. Visitors will find demonstrations of traditional tool and hardware making plus related hands-on activities throughout the museum both days. Blacksmiths working on a number of forges will show the versatility of the blacksmith’s craft. Learn tips and secrets of the trade from knowledgeable staff and visiting blacksmiths.
In the Main Barn, view the exhibit Growing Tomorrow’s Farmers which celebrates the role children played on family farms from the 19th century to the present. The exhibit features photographs of several families who live in the region.
Entry to the event is included with museum admission: $15 adults (13-64), $12.50 seniors (65+), $6 juniors (7-12), children 6 and younger and museum members are free. Purchase tickets at the museum on the day of the event. Free museum admission is also available for those receiving SNAP benefits (up to 4 people) with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Find out about all of the museum’s free admission offers at FarmersMuseum.org/free.
Visit Fenimore Art Museum on the same day–located just across the street! Get two great museums for one low price when you purchase a two-way ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the admissions desk of either museum. See Fenimore’s new fall exhibitions featuring The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliott Erwitt, and others–as well as the Museum’s renowned collections. The museum and Fenimore Gift Shop are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Farmers’ Museum is located at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, N.Y., 13326.
Six Nights of Ghost Tours in October at The Farmers’ Museum
Things That Go Bump in the Night - Ghost Tours
The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY
(6 nights) October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29–with six tours each night beginning at 5:30pm
$17.50 members / $20 non-members. Reservations are required.
Recommended for ages 10 and up as this tour may be too intense for small children.
Tickets available on Eventbrite.com
Cooperstown, New York — During the most haunting time of the year, dare to experience Things That Go Bump in the Night Ghost Tours at The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown on Friday and Saturday evenings: October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29. Join an eerie lantern-lit tour of the shadowy museum grounds. Hear your guide recount the many mysteries and ghostly happenings that have occurred in the 19th-century historic village, as in the tale of a young ghost who roams the rooms of Bump Tavern or the mysterious early morning strikes on the anvil in the Blacksmith Shop. During each tour, be prepared to hold your breath as Michael Henrici brings Edgar Allan Poe’s classic “The Tell-Tale Heart” to life. Tours run every half-hour from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
The event is inspired by Louis C. Jones's classic collection of folk tales, Things That Go Bump in the Night, a timeless record of haunted history and restless spirits in New York State.
Ghost tours are held six nights only: October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29. Tours last one hour, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and running every half-hour through 8:00 p.m. Cost: $17.50 members / $20 non-members. Reservations are required. Tickets available through Eventbrite.com. Recommended for ages 10 and up as this tour may be too intense for small children. Younger children should take the earliest tour if possible. A family may reserve one of our limited time slots. If your family group numbers more than fourteen, please call (607) 547-1456 for booking guidance. The tour moves over uneven ground in the dark. Visitors with potential mobility issues should contact (607) 547-1456 or email d.anderson@farmersmuseum.org in advance to insure your visit is as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Sponsored in part by The Clark Foundation and Otsego County Government. The Farmers’ Museum is located at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, N.Y., 13326. For more information, visit FarmersMuseum.org.
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