AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Yorkshire New York. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/yorkshire-ny 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/yorkshire-ny https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:17:48 -0600 Auburn Community Hospital – The ONLY Hospital In Cayuga County – Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-10-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-auburn-community-hospitals-covid-response-31543289-peekskill-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-10-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-auburn-community-hospitals-covid-response-31543289-peekskill-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Hochul: "My plan is to have groundbreakings at the start of over 800,000 new housing units over the next decade...It's ambitious. It can be https://www.americantowns.com/news/broll-video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-visits-converted-housing-units-and-highlights-urgency-of-new-york-housing-compact-31544108-utica-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/broll-video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-visits-converted-housing-units-and-highlights-urgency-of-new-york-housing-compact-31544108-utica-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Issues Proclamation Designating March as Women’s History Month to Honor Trailblazers Who Have Shaped the State's History State Landmarks to be https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-celebrates-the-beginning-of-womens-history-month-31544110-buffalo-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-celebrates-the-beginning-of-womens-history-month-31544110-buffalo-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 New York State Department of Labor Will Develop New Child Labor Task Force, Create Employer Pledge Program to Protect Youth Workers, Establish Labor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-measures-to-combat-rise-in-child-labor-violations-and-labor-trafficking-31544117-syracuse-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-measures-to-combat-rise-in-child-labor-violations-and-labor-trafficking-31544117-syracuse-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments Provides 60 Affordable Apartments to Town of Sennett, Including 18 with Supportive Services Investment Complements https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-completion-of-15-million-affordable-and-supportive-housing-development-in-cayuga-county-31544118-newburgh-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-completion-of-15-million-affordable-and-supportive-housing-development-in-cayuga-county-31544118-newburgh-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing and Treatment 14 Statewide https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31544120-white-plains-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31544120-white-plains-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Downtown Revitalization Investments are a Critical Part of the State's Comprehensive Economic Development and Community Growth Strategy State to Work https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-kirkland-and-clinton-as-the-10-million-mohawk-valley-winner-of-sixthround-downtown-revitalization-initiative-31544121-schenectady-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-kirkland-and-clinton-as-the-10-million-mohawk-valley-winner-of-sixthround-downtown-revitalization-initiative-31544121-schenectady-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Village of Cooperstown to Receive $4.5 Million; Villages of Sharon Springs and Dolgeville to Receive $2.25 Million Each New $100 Million NY Forward https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-cooperstown-sharon-springs-and-dolgeville-as-mohawk-valley-winners-of-first-round-of-ny-forward-program-31544124-oswego-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-cooperstown-sharon-springs-and-dolgeville-as-mohawk-valley-winners-of-first-round-of-ny-forward-program-31544124-oswego-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Fourteen Projects Across the State Will Leverage More Than $6.3 Million in Public/Private Funding to Support More Than 3,700 Trainees for Over 100 https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-second-round-of-office-of-strategic-workforce-development-grant-awards-totaling-more-than-7-million-top-governor-hochul-announces-second-round-of-office-of-strategic-workforce-development-grant-awards-totaling-more-than-7-mill-31544125-riverhead-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-second-round-of-office-of-strategic-workforce-development-grant-awards-totaling-more-than-7-million-top-governor-hochul-announces-second-round-of-office-of-strategic-workforce-development-grant-awards-totaling-more-than-7-mill-31544125-riverhead-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul today toured Patchogue in Suffolk County, Long Island with local leaders and elected officials to highlight key components of https://www.americantowns.com/news/long-island-leaders-and-elected-officials-address-new-yorks-housing-crisis-following-governor-hochuls-patchogue-visit-to-highlight-new-york-housing-compact-31544126-nyack-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/long-island-leaders-and-elected-officials-address-new-yorks-housing-crisis-following-governor-hochuls-patchogue-visit-to-highlight-new-york-housing-compact-31544126-nyack-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul toured an affordable housing development in Albany with local leaders and elected officials to highlight key components of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/leaders-and-elected-officials-in-new-yorks-capital-region-endorse-governor-hochuls-new-york-housing-compact-following-albany-visit-31544130-massapequa-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/leaders-and-elected-officials-in-new-yorks-capital-region-endorse-governor-hochuls-new-york-housing-compact-following-albany-visit-31544130-massapequa-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Up to A Foot of Snow or More is Expected in Parts of the Capital, Mohawk Valley and North Country Regions, With Locally Higher Amounts, Friday Evening https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-urges-new-yorkers-to-prepare-for-winter-storm-expected-to-bring-significant-snowfall-upstate-this-weekend-31544131-commack-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-urges-new-yorkers-to-prepare-for-winter-storm-expected-to-bring-significant-snowfall-upstate-this-weekend-31544131-commack-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 It Is Estimated That 3.5 Million Individuals May Be Eligible To Claim New Health Care Benefits Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor of Glens https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-mayor-collins-albany-stratton-vamc-executive-director-darlene-delancey-local-officials-and-advocates-visit-glens-falls-va-clinic-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544780-brooklyn-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-mayor-collins-albany-stratton-vamc-executive-director-darlene-delancey-local-officials-and-advocates-visit-glens-falls-va-clinic-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544780-brooklyn-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 It Is Estimated That 3.5 Million Individuals May Be Eligible To Claim New Health Care Benefits Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York State https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-state-senator-rolison-assemblymember-barrett-and-advocates-visit-the-castle-point-va-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544791-cheektowaga-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-state-senator-rolison-assemblymember-barrett-and-advocates-visit-the-castle-point-va-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544791-cheektowaga-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 It Is Estimated That 3.5 Million Individuals May Be Eligible To Claim New Health Care Benefits Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Suffolk County https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-county-executive-bellone-and-veterans-advocates-visit-vfw-post-5350-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544793-newburgh-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-county-executive-bellone-and-veterans-advocates-visit-vfw-post-5350-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31544793-newburgh-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600