Hundreds attended a memorial for Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller yesterday, the memorial was held at the Foothills Performing arts Center, Miller took his own life in his home on Saturday October 25th.
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Governor Cuomo announced the rate that employers pay to State’s workers’ compensation system is dropping again in 2015, resulting in savings to all employers totaling $45 million. The savings are a result of the 2013 Business Relief Act which has cut the assessment rate for employers by 30% over the last 2 years.
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9 former major league players and one former executive comprise the 10-name Golden Era ballot to be reviewed and voted upon December 8th at the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego for induction into the National baseball Hall Of fame. Among those who are being considered, Gil Hodges, who was named to 8 All-Star Games in an 18-year big league career with the Dodgers and Mets, winning three Gold Glove Awards, & as a manager, Hodges led the 1969 Miracle Mets to the World Series title.
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation that will expand access to potentially lifesaving medication for students and school personnel in the event of an emergency. The new laws include provisions that will allow schools to administer epi-pens to students without prescriptions in emergency situations and that will allow students diagnosed with asthma, allergies and/or diabetes to self-administer prescribed medical treatments. One new law authorizes schools to possess and administer auto-injectable epinephrine, in an emergency situation, even if the recipient of such treatment does not have a prescription.
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