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Statewide mental wellness campaign launched

The New York State Office of Mental Health has announced the launch of 'Be Well,' a statewide public awareness campaign aimed at helping New Yorkers better understand the importance of mental wellness and the impacts of stress and trauma. The $1.9 million state-funded campaign includes a new website aimed at helping New Yorkers improve their mental well-being, and advertisements on public transportation, billboards, television, radio, other digital media.

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AFTER THOUGHTS Change for the sake of change?

I have believed for a long time that the atmosphere formed through social media often resembles a barroom full of regulars who stop in to catch up with their friends and foes to debate current events. While enjoying the final scene from a Cheers re-run, the popular sit-com that aired from 1982-1993, an exchange between two friends parting ways made me think, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." One of the characters, Woody Boyd, the bartender played by Woody Harrelson, speaking to main character Sam Malone, played by Ted Danson, said: "You know something, I hate change.

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AFTER THOUGHTS What's more fun than a Christmas catalog?

With the countdown to Christmas 2024 well underway, the catalogs fill our mailboxes, but the classic Big Books and Holiday Wish Books from Sears, JC Penney, and Montgomery Ward no longer weigh down the mail carrier's bags. Now, the slimmer publications from Vermont Country Store, LL Bean, and other specialized outlets appear as early as September, but they hit the recycle box soon as our attention turns to the web.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Member of the Month: Soldiers & Sailors Hospital

PENN YAN - Congratulations to December's Member of the month, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital (Finger Lakes Health), which has been celebrating their centennial in 2024! In 2024, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital celebrates 100 years of caring for Penn Yan and the surrounding community. While the hospital has seen many changes over the past century, it remains steadfast in its commitment to providing the residents of Penn Yan and Yates County with advanced, high-quality healthcare.

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