The nonprofit Per Scholas, which provides tuition-free training and workforce development for careers in information technology, is offering a new program at a Jewish community center in Staten Island.
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Oddo announces partnership with Snug Harbor’s Heritage Farm to aid Island’s hungry
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 13, 2021
Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Snug Harbor Cultural Center’s Heritage Farm will be doubling its fresh produce donations to local food banks this season.
Thanks to Borough President James Oddo, the 2.5-acre farm will be able to increase its donation of 2,500 pounds of produce to 5,000 pounds between June and October.
On Thursday, May 13, Borough President Oddo announced the partnership in which he has allocated $23,500 for the farm to purchase tools such as a rototiller and bobcat attachment to maintain the soil and increase production.
Higher tolls on the way, thanks to congresswoman’s vote (letter to the editor)
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
By Kevin Elkins
On Staten Island, there are two very basic principles all elected officials abide by: Don’t raise tolls and don’t make traffic worse. In her first two months of office, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis violated both.
In one of her first acts as a member of Congress, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis voted against billions of dollars in emergency aid that the MTA said is essential in order to avoid devastating toll hikes and prevent service cuts. Apparently, the 25 cent increase we’re already facing wasn’t enough for Malliotakis. Then again, it was the Republican-led opposition in the Senate to desperately needed transit funding, with the blessing of Malliotakis throughout 2020, that pushed the MTA to raise tolls in the first place. The only consistent thing about Malliotakis seems to be that when it’s a choice between her party or Staten Island, she’ll choose
Hunt for hospital staff on Staten Island ‘is on again,’ says Borough President Oddo
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 09, 2020
Borough President James Oddo is shown at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton on April 20, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. “The chase for staffing help for Staten Island’s hospitals is on again,” said Borough President James Oddo, as Staten Island’s health care systems see a surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalizations reaching levels not seen since the spring.
As of Wednesday morning, 244 people were being treated for COVID-19 within the borough’s two hospital systems, which represented an increase of 10 since Tuesday and a rise of 69 since Dec. 1.