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Christopher Robbins U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) appeared at a Cortland day center to announce more than $1.8 billion from the America Rescue Plan would be coming to New York with a chunk to Central New York to help meet continuing child care needs. Schumer says the funds will come in the form of the Childcare Stabilization Fund and the Child Care Development Block Grant. Get our free mobile app The Stabilization Fund will help qualified child care providers with operating expenses and o...

Enough is enough already! The Little Free Pantry that helps feed those less fortunate in Oneida has been destroyed again by some hoodlum. The pantry was ruined sometime over the weekend on May 1-3. Most of it was left in pieces lying on the ground. Credit - Little Free Pantry via Facebook The pantry may be banged up but organizers say its salvageable. The roof and base will need to be replaced and damage control needs to be done on the frame. But thanks to a good Samaritan who donated money for...

CHAC marks Mental Health Awareness Month with free, weekly events Written by Special to the Town Crier The nonprofit Community Health Awareness Council is scheduled to offer a series of free online weekly events in May, Mental Health Awareness Month, aimed at informing, inspiring and helping individuals and families begin to heal after a difficult year. Collectively titled “Unlocking Our Inner Strengths with CHAC,” and presented in partnership with Li...

If you are struggling mentally, it can be hard to know what to do to make things better. It may seem easier to suffer in silence, because of a fear that others will not understand. But a group of North Dakota students want to make it easier for people to reach out for help. Valley News Live did a story about three students at Fargo High School who want to help those suffering with mental health issues. In the group, "Mental Health Matters," the members are looking to end the stigma and provid...

You can still manage registrations online or through mail. Many people made those choices last year and saved some wait time.

Maine Has a New Mobile COVID Vaccination Clinic for Rural Areas Governor Janet Mills has announced a partnership with FEMA that will provide COVID vaccines for people in rural areas. For some Mainers, especially elderly residents of rural communities, getting to a location where they can get a COVID-19 vaccination could prove very challenging. And if they receive a Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, that would mean making the trip to a health facility or mass vaccination clinic twice. Thats a lot of tr...

Asking the Important Questions—Can I Drink After My Vaccine? The curious college students are asking the right question, "can I drink after or before I receive the COVID vaccine?" Many of us, okay me, want to know the answer to that question. Another question, and this is one that people who are waiting for shot #2 want to know is, what symptoms might I have after the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  says that the side effects many people experience are fever, nausea, body ach...

not be considered a Hometown Hero? This is such a heartwarming story but, first, here is a quick explanation of the Nikolas Ritschel Foundation and "Niks Wish." Nik was diagnosed with cancer just before his 18th birthday and was granted a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This wish meant the world to him. It gave him hope and happiness in a time of struggle and pain. When Nik discovered that kids over 17 do not qualify, he wanted to help. The night before cancer took his life in 2012, he as...

Approximately 20 Percent Of All Idahoans Are Fully Vaccinated Since varieties of the Covid-19 vaccine began arriving in cities throughout the United States back in January, we have now had approximately one-fifth (20%) of Idahoans reach fully vaccinated status. Those of us in the U.S. first heard of the Coronavirus vaccine being administered in the country just prior to the Christmas holiday of 2020. At that time, those healthier than others and not considered high risk, were told they likely w...

What?! People Are Buying, Or Even Making Fake Vaccination Cards. I remember when I was in 6th grade, they made us rinse with fluoride once a week. The school nurse would come around with this little foil packet, and youd rinse, then spit it back into the packet, and throw it away. I begged my mom not to make me do it for some reason, not sure why. Of course, she thought it was a splendid idea. So I literally tried to think of a new reason every week to skip it, or whatever. To the point where e...