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WCDO News — Wednesday 11-13-19
There is ample
opposition to Governor Cuomo’s bail elimination reforms that are scheduled to
take effect on January 1st. Local
Assemblyman Cliff Crouch explained the issue to WCDO News:
(Cliff Crouch
11-13-19)
Crouch said that
Cuomo's reforms would allow hundreds of defendants accused of
"non-violent” offenses to be released prior to their trial date, some of
crimes that are included are criminal sale of a controlled substance, 2nd
Degree Manslaughter, failure to register as a sex offender, Domestic violence
and aggravated cruelty to animals.
The Delaware Valley
Humane Society is teaming up with Staffworks to raise a lot of money next month
to help pay for the Shelter's everyday expenses, Shelter Director Erin Insinga
explains:
(Erin Insinga
11-13-19)
More information on
how to get your donation doubled in December is available by calling the
Delaware Valley Humane Society at 563-7780.
The Delaware County
Chamber of Commerce will co-host the "Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Business
Resource Fair" will be held Thursday in Sidney. Chamber President Ray Pucci comments:
(Ray Pucci 11-14-19)
The Job Fair will run from 1:00 to 3:30 pm Thursday at the Sidney
American Legion at 22 Union Street in Sidney.
The event is co-sponsored by the State Department of Labor, The Delaware
County Veterans Service Agency as well as the Delaware County Chamber of
Commerce. Also, Community Bank NA announced that they will be on hand donating
Green Light Bulbs, while supplies last, in support of all Veterans.
Commerce Chenango's
5th annual Community Job Fair will be held today at SUNY Morrisville’s Norwich
campus from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The
participating organizations include CDO Workforce, GE Aviation, Hospice and
Palliative Care of Chenango County, NBT Bank/NBT Insurance, The State
Department of Corrections, The State Veterans’ Home at Oxford, Raymond
Corporation, Springbrook & UHS Hospitals.
The legal age of sale
of tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the State of New York will be raised
from 18 to 21 today. Every day, close to
2,500 youth under 18 try their first cigarette and more than 400 kids become
regular daily smokers. State lawmakers
believe that New York's new law will greatly reduce the number of high school
students who have easy access to tobacco products, and the State Police will
team up with the State Department of Health to enforce the new law.
Operation Merry
Christmas is continuing to take calls on behalf of under-privileged families in
the local area, so that their children have presents under their Christmas
Trees this year. Spokesperson Dorene
Ireland told WCDO News that they are accepting names of children beyond the
recent deadline, & more trees are up in more locations this year:
(Dorene Ireland
11-13-19)
Ireland said that the
giveaway day will be Saturday December 14th in the lobby of the AO Fox Hospital
Tri Town Campus in Sidney; more information is available at 643-6334 or
643-6324.
Delaware County
Sheriff Deputies’ conducted a traffic stop on Warner Hill Road in the Town of
Meredith. 30 year old Natasha Reed of
Treadwell, she had a revoked Driver’s License for a total of 13 revocations and
suspensions. Reed was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor
vehicle, Obstructed License Plate, Failure to Notify the DMV of an address
change, she was released in her own recognizance pending future court action.
opposition to Governor Cuomo’s bail elimination reforms that are scheduled to
take effect on January 1st. Local
Assemblyman Cliff Crouch explained the issue to WCDO News:
(Cliff Crouch
11-13-19)
Crouch said that
Cuomo's reforms would allow hundreds of defendants accused of
"non-violent” offenses to be released prior to their trial date, some of
crimes that are included are criminal sale of a controlled substance, 2nd
Degree Manslaughter, failure to register as a sex offender, Domestic violence
and aggravated cruelty to animals.
The Delaware Valley
Humane Society is teaming up with Staffworks to raise a lot of money next month
to help pay for the Shelter's everyday expenses, Shelter Director Erin Insinga
explains:
(Erin Insinga
11-13-19)
More information on
how to get your donation doubled in December is available by calling the
Delaware Valley Humane Society at 563-7780.
The Delaware County
Chamber of Commerce will co-host the "Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Business
Resource Fair" will be held Thursday in Sidney. Chamber President Ray Pucci comments:
(Ray Pucci 11-14-19)
The Job Fair will run from 1:00 to 3:30 pm Thursday at the Sidney
American Legion at 22 Union Street in Sidney.
The event is co-sponsored by the State Department of Labor, The Delaware
County Veterans Service Agency as well as the Delaware County Chamber of
Commerce. Also, Community Bank NA announced that they will be on hand donating
Green Light Bulbs, while supplies last, in support of all Veterans.
Commerce Chenango's
5th annual Community Job Fair will be held today at SUNY Morrisville’s Norwich
campus from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The
participating organizations include CDO Workforce, GE Aviation, Hospice and
Palliative Care of Chenango County, NBT Bank/NBT Insurance, The State
Department of Corrections, The State Veterans’ Home at Oxford, Raymond
Corporation, Springbrook & UHS Hospitals.
The legal age of sale
of tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the State of New York will be raised
from 18 to 21 today. Every day, close to
2,500 youth under 18 try their first cigarette and more than 400 kids become
regular daily smokers. State lawmakers
believe that New York's new law will greatly reduce the number of high school
students who have easy access to tobacco products, and the State Police will
team up with the State Department of Health to enforce the new law.
Operation Merry
Christmas is continuing to take calls on behalf of under-privileged families in
the local area, so that their children have presents under their Christmas
Trees this year. Spokesperson Dorene
Ireland told WCDO News that they are accepting names of children beyond the
recent deadline, & more trees are up in more locations this year:
(Dorene Ireland
11-13-19)
Ireland said that the
giveaway day will be Saturday December 14th in the lobby of the AO Fox Hospital
Tri Town Campus in Sidney; more information is available at 643-6334 or
643-6324.
Delaware County
Sheriff Deputies’ conducted a traffic stop on Warner Hill Road in the Town of
Meredith. 30 year old Natasha Reed of
Treadwell, she had a revoked Driver’s License for a total of 13 revocations and
suspensions. Reed was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor
vehicle, Obstructed License Plate, Failure to Notify the DMV of an address
change, she was released in her own recognizance pending future court action.