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WCDO News — Wednesday 7-31-19
Delaware County EMS Director Steve Hood recently made a
presentation to the County Board of Supervisors regarding the lack of Ambulance
services to less populated area of the county, Hood Told WCDO News that the
situation has become very serious:
(Steve Hood 7-31-19)
Hood said that currently, Sidney’s model of ambulance
service is working and is breaking even; he would like to see a regional &
consolidated service like that covering the underserved parts of Delaware
County.
The Delaware County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in
Walton August 12th through the 17th, spokesman Jason Craig comments:
(Jason Craig 7-31-19)
The full schedule of events & tickets are available at
Delaware county fair.org.
Ed Curley of Sidney finished his bicycle trek across the
country, arriving in Saint Augustine Florida this morning, the purpose of the
trip was to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; he told
WCDO News about how much was raised:
(Ed Curley 7-26-19)
Donations in Ed’s name can still be made online to
JDRF.org.
State Police responded to a crash on I-88 in the town of
Fenton Tuesday. 55 year old Douglas Peters of Amsterdam rear-ended an
unoccupied attenuator truck that was stopped in the passing lane on Interstate
88 just west of exit 2. The truck did
have its emergency lights and arrow stick activated. The operator of the attenuator truck was collecting
signage and not in a work zone. Peters
was ejected after his vehicle struck the concrete barrier, he was transported
to Wilson Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition, he was ticketed for
Failure to Exercise Due Care When Passing a Stopped, Standing or Parked Hazard
Vehicle and not wearing a Safety Belt.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31-year-old John
Mahler of Walton Tuesday for obstructing government administration and harassment. Mahler is accused of intentionally
interfering with a Walton Fire Department investigation into a report of a tree
on utility wires in the Village of Walton; he was arraigned in Walton Village
Court and was released on his own recognizance.
Governor Cuomo today signed legislation limiting an
educational institution's ability to authorize any person who is not primarily
employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security
guard to carry a firearm on school grounds. Cuomo also directed State Police to
establish statewide regulations aimed at strengthening existing gun buyback
programs and create new programs for the safe removal of illegal, unsecured,
abandoned or unwanted firearms. This is
the 3rd signing by Governor Cuomo this week to tighten gun laws, he signed a
law extending the background check waiting period, banned bump stocks and
banned undetectable 3D Printed guns and expanded firearm safe storage laws.
Local sales tax collections for
the first 2 quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to last year,
according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Collections during the 1st & 2nd quarters grew by 3.4 &
3.2%, most regions upstate showed weak
growth, with Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and North Country growing by
about 1%, the Southern Tier fared better with a growth rate above the statewide
average of 3.3 percent.
Tuesday morning, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were
dispatched to the scene of a tractor trailer rollover accident at the
intersection of County Highway 26 and East River Road in the Town of
Hamden. 51 year old Ronald Greene of
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania was operating a trailer with liquid sugar on County
Highway 26 when the truck experienced brake failure, Greene lost control &
overturned. Greene was not injured; the
road was closed to traffic during the accident investigation and cleanup. Greene was ticketed for failure to stop at a
stop sign and inadequate brakes and was directed to answer those charges in the
Town of Hamden Court.
The American Red Cross will hold 2 blood drives in Oneonta
today. Donors of all blood types,
especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood
Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS. The blood drives will be held from 1:00 to
6:00 PM at BJ’s Wholesale Club, on State Route 32 & from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at
the American Legion Post 259, at 279 Chestnut Street.
presentation to the County Board of Supervisors regarding the lack of Ambulance
services to less populated area of the county, Hood Told WCDO News that the
situation has become very serious:
(Steve Hood 7-31-19)
Hood said that currently, Sidney’s model of ambulance
service is working and is breaking even; he would like to see a regional &
consolidated service like that covering the underserved parts of Delaware
County.
The Delaware County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in
Walton August 12th through the 17th, spokesman Jason Craig comments:
(Jason Craig 7-31-19)
The full schedule of events & tickets are available at
Delaware county fair.org.
Ed Curley of Sidney finished his bicycle trek across the
country, arriving in Saint Augustine Florida this morning, the purpose of the
trip was to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; he told
WCDO News about how much was raised:
(Ed Curley 7-26-19)
Donations in Ed’s name can still be made online to
JDRF.org.
State Police responded to a crash on I-88 in the town of
Fenton Tuesday. 55 year old Douglas Peters of Amsterdam rear-ended an
unoccupied attenuator truck that was stopped in the passing lane on Interstate
88 just west of exit 2. The truck did
have its emergency lights and arrow stick activated. The operator of the attenuator truck was collecting
signage and not in a work zone. Peters
was ejected after his vehicle struck the concrete barrier, he was transported
to Wilson Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition, he was ticketed for
Failure to Exercise Due Care When Passing a Stopped, Standing or Parked Hazard
Vehicle and not wearing a Safety Belt.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31-year-old John
Mahler of Walton Tuesday for obstructing government administration and harassment. Mahler is accused of intentionally
interfering with a Walton Fire Department investigation into a report of a tree
on utility wires in the Village of Walton; he was arraigned in Walton Village
Court and was released on his own recognizance.
Governor Cuomo today signed legislation limiting an
educational institution's ability to authorize any person who is not primarily
employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security
guard to carry a firearm on school grounds. Cuomo also directed State Police to
establish statewide regulations aimed at strengthening existing gun buyback
programs and create new programs for the safe removal of illegal, unsecured,
abandoned or unwanted firearms. This is
the 3rd signing by Governor Cuomo this week to tighten gun laws, he signed a
law extending the background check waiting period, banned bump stocks and
banned undetectable 3D Printed guns and expanded firearm safe storage laws.
Local sales tax collections for
the first 2 quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to last year,
according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Collections during the 1st & 2nd quarters grew by 3.4 &
3.2%, most regions upstate showed weak
growth, with Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and North Country growing by
about 1%, the Southern Tier fared better with a growth rate above the statewide
average of 3.3 percent.
Tuesday morning, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were
dispatched to the scene of a tractor trailer rollover accident at the
intersection of County Highway 26 and East River Road in the Town of
Hamden. 51 year old Ronald Greene of
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania was operating a trailer with liquid sugar on County
Highway 26 when the truck experienced brake failure, Greene lost control &
overturned. Greene was not injured; the
road was closed to traffic during the accident investigation and cleanup. Greene was ticketed for failure to stop at a
stop sign and inadequate brakes and was directed to answer those charges in the
Town of Hamden Court.
The American Red Cross will hold 2 blood drives in Oneonta
today. Donors of all blood types,
especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood
Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS. The blood drives will be held from 1:00 to
6:00 PM at BJ’s Wholesale Club, on State Route 32 & from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at
the American Legion Post 259, at 279 Chestnut Street.