Community Foundation Announces Grants Awarded from Hero Fund America Fund

The Hero Fund America Fund at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded over $20,000 to 17 first-responder organizations across the United States. The fund annually seeks to help meet the education, training, lifesaving equipment and mental health needs of fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and law enforcement agencies.   This year’s…

Free Seven County Virtual Job Fair

The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties’ (WDB/HMO) Regional Apprenticeship Development and Readiness (RADAR) grant project is sponsoring a free virtual job fair on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from 11:00am to 1:00pm.   All businesses and job seekers in the following counties are invited to register: Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Chenango, Delaware,…

MVHS Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer

Gary D. Zimmer, MD, FACEP, has joined Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as the chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Zimmer earned his Bachelor of Arts in molecular biology at Princeton University, his Doctor of Medicine from Cornell University and completed his residency with The Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. Dr. Zimmer began his career at…