Local Government

Assemblyman Robert Smullen, representing the Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks, introduced Assembly Bill A.8540, known as the “Fentanyl Fathers and Mothers Act,” at a press conference in Albany on June 11, 2025.

All H-1B petitions filed by employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry located across Mohawk Valley Times publication area were approved in 2024, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Of the 23 H-1B petitions filed by employers classified under the Educational Services industry located across Mohawk Valley Times publication area 22 were approved in 2024, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Notice has been given for a Special Meeting of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors.

Richard Bingham, a former First Sergeant in the United States Army and Army Reserve, has a long history of military service.

Today, Senator Peter Oberacker acknowledged First Sergeant (Ret.) Richard “Bunk” Bingham as the 2025 inductee into the New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame.

The Delaware County Economic Development Committee meeting has been rescheduled from October 4th to October 6th.

In 2022, Social Security transfers made up 9.9% of income in Schoharie County, providing an average of $4,927 per capita to residents.

All H-1B petitions filed by an employer classified under the Manufacturing industry located across Mohawk Valley Times publication area were approved in 2024, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.