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WCDO News — Wednesday 10-30-19
A Broome County Jury has found
38-year-old Raymond Hansel of North Carolina, guilty of sexually assaulting a
girl in Broome County over a 3-month period.
Hansel was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and
3 counts of 1st-degree rape, for sexual acts with a girl less than 13 years old
in the towns of Union and Conklin.
Hansel could face prison terms of 25 years to life when sentenced at a
later date.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation
conforming laws in estate planning and surrogates court procedures to the
Marriage Equality Act. The new law
updates the language in the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law to recognize same
sex marriages by removing phrases such as "husband/wife" and
replacing it with "spouses, husbands or wives." In the Surrogate's
Court Procedure Act, the phrase "father and mother" is updated and
replaced with "parents". The
law goes into effect immediately.
Due to the expected gusty winds &
heavy downpours on Thursday Halloween Day, the Village of Sidney has
rescheduled trick or treating to Saturday November 2nd from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, to
secure the safety of the children.
Operation Merry Christmas is winding
up the first part of their process in the coming days, to gather all of the
information on toy requests & children’s clothing sizes, to be given out to
children of underprivileged families in December. Spokesperson Dorene Ireland explains:
(Dorene Ireland 10-30-19)
Calls can be made to
643-6334; the giveaway day will be Saturday December 14th in the lobby of the
AO Fox Hospital Tri Town Campus in Sidney.
The Fireman’s
Association of the State of New York announced that New York State is leading
the nation in civilian fire deaths this year.
So far in 2019, there have been 92 civilians that have died in fires
this year that number is expected to increase as the Association statistics
show that winter is the busiest time of the year for home fires. Officials hope that the numbers decrease in
coming years as more New Yorkers replace the old style battery powered Smoke
Detectors with the new state of the art types with 10 year batteries that do
not need to be replaced annually.
A portion of State Route 8 in Sidney
will be named the Sidney Veterans' Memorial Highway under legislation signed
into law by Governor Cuomo Tuesday. The
bill was sponsored by State Senator Jim Seward and Assemblyman Cliff Crouch
after the Village of Sidney requested the special highway designation. A formal sign installation will be scheduled
with State DOT officials at a later date.
Delaware County Public Health
announced that the Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council will hold
their next meeting today from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon in Delhi. The Council is
made up of parents and professionals who consider early intervention issues for
children. Today's meeting is open to the
public, it will be held in the Delaware County Public Health Conference Room
located at 99 Main Street Delhi.
A Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic for
dogs, cats and ferrets will be held today from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Bloomville
Fire Department, more information about rabies is available at 832-5200 or
delawarecountypublichealth.com
38-year-old Raymond Hansel of North Carolina, guilty of sexually assaulting a
girl in Broome County over a 3-month period.
Hansel was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and
3 counts of 1st-degree rape, for sexual acts with a girl less than 13 years old
in the towns of Union and Conklin.
Hansel could face prison terms of 25 years to life when sentenced at a
later date.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation
conforming laws in estate planning and surrogates court procedures to the
Marriage Equality Act. The new law
updates the language in the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law to recognize same
sex marriages by removing phrases such as "husband/wife" and
replacing it with "spouses, husbands or wives." In the Surrogate's
Court Procedure Act, the phrase "father and mother" is updated and
replaced with "parents". The
law goes into effect immediately.
Due to the expected gusty winds &
heavy downpours on Thursday Halloween Day, the Village of Sidney has
rescheduled trick or treating to Saturday November 2nd from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, to
secure the safety of the children.
Operation Merry Christmas is winding
up the first part of their process in the coming days, to gather all of the
information on toy requests & children’s clothing sizes, to be given out to
children of underprivileged families in December. Spokesperson Dorene Ireland explains:
(Dorene Ireland 10-30-19)
Calls can be made to
643-6334; the giveaway day will be Saturday December 14th in the lobby of the
AO Fox Hospital Tri Town Campus in Sidney.
The Fireman’s
Association of the State of New York announced that New York State is leading
the nation in civilian fire deaths this year.
So far in 2019, there have been 92 civilians that have died in fires
this year that number is expected to increase as the Association statistics
show that winter is the busiest time of the year for home fires. Officials hope that the numbers decrease in
coming years as more New Yorkers replace the old style battery powered Smoke
Detectors with the new state of the art types with 10 year batteries that do
not need to be replaced annually.
A portion of State Route 8 in Sidney
will be named the Sidney Veterans' Memorial Highway under legislation signed
into law by Governor Cuomo Tuesday. The
bill was sponsored by State Senator Jim Seward and Assemblyman Cliff Crouch
after the Village of Sidney requested the special highway designation. A formal sign installation will be scheduled
with State DOT officials at a later date.
Delaware County Public Health
announced that the Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council will hold
their next meeting today from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon in Delhi. The Council is
made up of parents and professionals who consider early intervention issues for
children. Today's meeting is open to the
public, it will be held in the Delaware County Public Health Conference Room
located at 99 Main Street Delhi.
A Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic for
dogs, cats and ferrets will be held today from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Bloomville
Fire Department, more information about rabies is available at 832-5200 or
delawarecountypublichealth.com