News Briefs: September 13, 2024
Roxbury Arts Announces Mayr Exhibit
ROXBURY—The Roxbury Arts Group will host an exhibition by painter Susan Mayr at its Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street in Stamford, from September 14 through November 2. Mayr has been active since 1983, but “Nature Ruthlessly Recalled” is her first major show in the Catskills in more than two decades. It features large scale and smaller works offering great natural beauty without direct representation. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. There will be a free opening reception from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, September 14.
Criminal Justice Lecture Scheduled
ONEONTA—SUNY Oneonta and the Oneonta chapter of the NAACP will co-host a lecture on surprising changes in the New York State criminal justice system by Dr. Shawn Bushway at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18. It will be held in the Great Room of the Center for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence in Lee Hall. Bushway is a policy researcher and professor of public administration and policy at SUNY Albany, and a founding member of the New York State Permanent Commission on Sentence Reform. His talk will focus on recent trends in racial disparities in New York’s justice system.
SUNY Delhi Enrolls Largest Class
DELHI—SUNY Delhi welcomed more than 1,400 new in-person and online students to orientation on Monday, August 19, the largest incoming class in its 111-year history. It beat the previous record year of 2017. About 1,100 of the new class are residential or commuting undergraduates. Delhi’s most popular majors for the upcoming academic year are nursing, veterinary science technology, electrical construction and biology.
UAW Endorse Martini for Assembly
ONEONTA—United Auto Workers Region 9 announced their endorsement of four-term Otsego County Legislator Adrienne Martini (D-Oneonta) for New York State Assembly District 122 on Tuesday, August 27.