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WCDO News — Monday 12-2-19
Sunday was "World AIDS Day"
Governor Cuomo announced that the number of new HIV infections continues to
fall to historically low levels. The new data further validates that New York's
aggressive actions are keeping the state on track to achieve Governor Cuomo's
goal of "Ending the Epidemic" by the end of 2020. Additionally, data
from 2018 shows 82 percent of newly diagnosed New Yorkers were connected with
care within 30 days of being newly diagnosed with HIV.
The 1st Congregational Church of
Sidney will close its doors at the end of the Month. The church opened in 1808, Pastor Patricia
Robinson is retiring & the Board of Directors decided to shut the doors as
membership has declined to about 50.
State Police & Broome County
Emergency crews responded to a 20 car pile-up on I-81 in the town of Barker
near Castle Creek Sunday afternoon. The
crash was due to slick roads from the freezing rain & snow, no injuries
were reported, the investigation is continuing.
Governor Cuomo today signed
legislation enacting the Nuisance Call Act, which closes a loophole in the Do
Not Call Registry and requires live telemarketers to give consumers the option
to be added to the seller's do-not-call list. It also requires telemarketers to
have a consumer's written consent before sharing or selling their contact
information. The legislation takes
effect in 90 days.
The Delaware Valley Humane Society is
teaming up with Staffworks to raise money starting tomorrow, to help pay for
the Shelter's everyday expenses, Shelter Director Erin Insinga explains:
(Erin Insinga 11-13-19)
More information is
available by calling the Delaware Valley Humane Society at 563-7780.
Governor Cuomo today announced the
deployment of state assets to regions of the state hit hardest by the winter
storm. The State DOT has deployed over
2200 pieces of equipment to clear roads around the state. Governor Cuomo also directed non-essential
state employees in the affected areas, to not report to work today.
The latest financial report from the
Cuomo administration shows the state is facing a more than $6 billion budget
shortfall in the next fiscal year. The
biggest spending growth is for Medicaid payments, where, in recent years, the
state has deferred some Medicaid expenses from one year to the next to balance
the books. Governor Cuomo will outline
in January his plans to balance the next budget.
US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand &
Chuck Schumer announced that $238,083 in federal funding will go to the
Addiction Center of Broome County in Binghamton to combat opioid abuse and
addiction. The Senators announced that
the funding comes from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
and it will be used to evaluate community efforts to address and combat the
opioid epidemic.
State Lawmakers are proposing to
equip state troopers with body cameras.
The camera proposal was introduced this fall; it could be passed as part
of the next legislative session in January.
Many Law Enforcement Agencies around the state have already implemented
Body Cameras & Dashboard Cameras systems.
Governor Cuomo announced that the number of new HIV infections continues to
fall to historically low levels. The new data further validates that New York's
aggressive actions are keeping the state on track to achieve Governor Cuomo's
goal of "Ending the Epidemic" by the end of 2020. Additionally, data
from 2018 shows 82 percent of newly diagnosed New Yorkers were connected with
care within 30 days of being newly diagnosed with HIV.
The 1st Congregational Church of
Sidney will close its doors at the end of the Month. The church opened in 1808, Pastor Patricia
Robinson is retiring & the Board of Directors decided to shut the doors as
membership has declined to about 50.
State Police & Broome County
Emergency crews responded to a 20 car pile-up on I-81 in the town of Barker
near Castle Creek Sunday afternoon. The
crash was due to slick roads from the freezing rain & snow, no injuries
were reported, the investigation is continuing.
Governor Cuomo today signed
legislation enacting the Nuisance Call Act, which closes a loophole in the Do
Not Call Registry and requires live telemarketers to give consumers the option
to be added to the seller's do-not-call list. It also requires telemarketers to
have a consumer's written consent before sharing or selling their contact
information. The legislation takes
effect in 90 days.
The Delaware Valley Humane Society is
teaming up with Staffworks to raise money starting tomorrow, to help pay for
the Shelter's everyday expenses, Shelter Director Erin Insinga explains:
(Erin Insinga 11-13-19)
More information is
available by calling the Delaware Valley Humane Society at 563-7780.
Governor Cuomo today announced the
deployment of state assets to regions of the state hit hardest by the winter
storm. The State DOT has deployed over
2200 pieces of equipment to clear roads around the state. Governor Cuomo also directed non-essential
state employees in the affected areas, to not report to work today.
The latest financial report from the
Cuomo administration shows the state is facing a more than $6 billion budget
shortfall in the next fiscal year. The
biggest spending growth is for Medicaid payments, where, in recent years, the
state has deferred some Medicaid expenses from one year to the next to balance
the books. Governor Cuomo will outline
in January his plans to balance the next budget.
US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand &
Chuck Schumer announced that $238,083 in federal funding will go to the
Addiction Center of Broome County in Binghamton to combat opioid abuse and
addiction. The Senators announced that
the funding comes from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
and it will be used to evaluate community efforts to address and combat the
opioid epidemic.
State Lawmakers are proposing to
equip state troopers with body cameras.
The camera proposal was introduced this fall; it could be passed as part
of the next legislative session in January.
Many Law Enforcement Agencies around the state have already implemented
Body Cameras & Dashboard Cameras systems.