Seward Praises News Of $21.5M For Fox ‘Major Joint Center’ Envisioned In City ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, applauded today’s announcement of a $21.45 million grant to stabilize Fox Hospital’s finances and created a “major joint center” affiliated with the Oneonta facility. “Fox Hospital is instrumental to our region’s health care needs and economic well-being,” said the senator. “In recent years, the rural health care model has evolved greatly and Fox is making significant changes to meet the…
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Seward Vows ‘Aggressive Defense’ Vs. Cuomo’s $15 Minimum Wage State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, vowed an “aggressive defense” against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a $15 minimum wage, a piece of the budget deliberations now underway in Albany. He told 75 Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce members this morning in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Grandstand Theater that the issue should be removed form the budget process and its impacts fully studied and understood before moving forward. Audience members in the front row…
Seward To Brief Cooperstown Chamber Members COOPERSTOWN – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, will address members of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce on the prospective $15 an hour minimum wage and other business-related issues at 8:20 a.m. Monday, in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Grandstand Theater. CHECK THIS SITE LATER THAT MORNING FOR DETAILS…
Senate’s Heroin Task Force Pays Return Visit To County ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has organized a return visit of the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction to SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. Members of the visiting task force will include State Sens. George A. Amedore, Jr. and Terrence Murphy, and a representative for Senator Robert Ortt. The forum will also include local health care professionals, addiction…
Seward Asks School Commissioner To Visit Rural School In His District ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, had an opportunity to question the new state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, today at the Senate Education Committee’s first meeting of the year. Afterwards, he invited Elia to visit a rural school in his district, and also issued the following statement: “With so many vital education topics on the agenda for 2016, it was critical to meet with Commissioner Elia to open the first…
Seward, Cardinal Dolan Confer As Legislative Session Convenes…
DETAILS EXPECTED ON NEW SKI RESORT Upscale, $28 million, Four-Season Destination 37 Miles From Oneonta HIGHMOUNT – Jim Seward, R-Milford, one of the ranking members of the state Senate, will be joined at 11 a.m. Monday, by state Olympic Regional Development Authority President/CEO Ted Blazer, to announce details of The Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park. Environmental clearances were announced in September on a $28 million project that, when complete, is envisioned as “the only upscale, four-season resort directly serving the New York metropolitan…
Seward: City May Get $415,000 If SUNY Impact Aid Is Approved…
Universally Accessible Boat Launch On Susquehanna Christened Today PORTLANDVILLE – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today joined officials with the Goodyear Lake Association, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) to detail improvements at the universally accessible, enhanced cartop boat launch site along the Susquehanna River. “Canoeists, kayakers, and others have always enjoyed paddling on Goodyear Lake and the Susquehanna River, and I was pleased to partner with local and state officials to develop…
Seward Makes It Official…