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P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 6-22-22

The Tri Town Theater is holding a Summer Youth Theater workshop in July, for area children Grades 3 to 12, to learn about all aspects of the theater, Workshop Coordinator Morgan Sturdivant explains:

(Morgan Sturdivant 6-22-22)

The Workshops will be held at the Gateway Alliance Church in Sidney July 18th through the 22nd & July 25th through the 29th, more information is available at the Tri Town Theater Facebook Page.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is sponsoring the Walton Farmers’ Market throughout the summer, the Market will be held at the Veteran’s Plaza, 181 Delaware Street in Walton, every Friday, from July 1st to September 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 PM, more information is available at the Walton Farmer's Market Facebook page.

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 6-22-22

New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer made a rehab start Tuesday night for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in a 7-6 loss, in front of a record-setting crowd of 7,491 at Mirabito Stadium against the Reading Fightin Phils, he talked to reporters after the game:

(Max Scherzer 6-22-22)

Scherzer, was throwing to fellow New York Mets Catcher James McCann, he went three and a third innings, allowing three hits and two runs, with one walk and six strikeouts on 65 pitches. McCann was 1-4 with a run scored and a walk in his fourth game with the Rumble Ponies on a rehab assignment.

19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado visited the CDO
Workforce Oneonta Career Center Tuesday.
Delgado met with workforce center leadership and clients and discussed
his efforts in Congress to support workforce development programs.   Earlier this month, Congressman Delgado
introduced the Gateway to Careers Act to create a career pathway grant program
that would fund partnerships between community or technical colleges and
workforce development partners such as state workforce development boards, industry
associations, and community-based organizations. These programs would support
efforts to offer wrap around services including child care, opioid addiction
treatment, transportation, and other forms of assistance for community college
and CTE students.

Congressman Anthony Brindisi visited with business owners in
Norwich Tuesday afternoon at Commerce Chenango; he told WCDO News the
importance of meeting with small business owners:

(Brindisi 2-19-20)

Congressman Brindisi also said that he met with the Deputy
Commissioner of Major league baseball recently, regarding the importance of
keeping the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the other 40 minor league baseball
teams operating, following a plan from the Commissioner's office to eliminate
about 25% of minor league teams nationwide.

11 people were displaced following a fire at 16 Carlton
Street in Binghamton early this morning.
The fire was confined to a 3rd floor apartment buy Binghamton
Firefighters, no injuries were reported.
The American Red Cross assisted those who were displaced by the blaze.

The Binghamton Devils announced that they have partnered
with USA Hockey & the Southern Tier Hockey Association to host a "Try
Hockey Free Day" on February 23rd at the Broome County
Arena.  Parents can register their
children for one of 2 time slots on the 23rd, by calling the devils office at
722-7367, more information is also available at binghamtondevils.com

Governor Cuomo launched a nationwide campaign to fight for
tax fairness following Tuesday's meeting with President Trump on the impact of
the elimination of full state and local tax deductibility, which took from 12
Democratic states to give to Republican states:

(Cuomo 2-14-19)

Governor Cuomo and State Comptroller DiNapoli said that an
update on State revenues from the Division of the Budget observed a decline by
$2.3 billion in estimated payments of Personal Income Tax receipts in December
and January, which was attributed to the federal tax legislation change which
eliminated state and local tax deductibility.

State Senator Fred Akshar released the results of his latest
online survey regarding the proposal to legalize recreational marijuana.  Within the 52nd Senate District, 48% of
respondents support the proposal, 46% oppose it and 5% are undecided.  Outside of the 52nd Senate District,
respondents supported the measure 75% to 23% with 2% undecided.   Supporters said the legalization would increase
tax revenues for the state, could reduce incarceration rates, Opponents cited
potential dangers of more marijuana users driving under the influence, that marijuana
is a gateway drug to harder drugs like heroin, along with negative affects to
public health and safety.

Construction is underway on a $4.2 million bicycle and pedestrian trail that will link downtown Binghamton with the South Side neighborhoods. The Greenway is part of Governor Cuomo's $59 million investment in the multi-phase Route 434 Greenway / Route 363 Gateway project ; The 1st phase includes the Route 434 Greenway trail from the South Washington Street Pedestrian Bridge to the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Vestal Avenue in Binghamton’s south side The Greenway phase will also provide a crossing over Route 434 on the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. The rest of the phases of the project should begin in 2020.

Former First Lady of Canada Margaret Trudeau will give the keynote speech today at the Women’s Fund Annual Breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Binghamton. Trudeau’s speech will focus on her life as First Lady, Mother of current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the loss of a son and her former husband, & living with bipolar disorder.

New regulations will be issued by the New York State Department of State, requiring structural inspections of above-ground parking garages. The State does not currently have laws or regulations requiring public or private parking garages to undergo structural inspections, only fire and general safety rules. The regulations follow the collapse of a parking ramp at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City in July 2015, and the November 2015 closure of the Collier Street parking ramp in Binghamton, due to safety concerns. The State Department of State will soon begin drafting the regulations.

Governor Cuomo today announced the opening of the $12.3 million “Binghamton Gateway,” which is a 37-unit affordable housing development located on Front Street, for low-income New Yorkers, six of which are designed to support people who have physical disabilities. The project rehabilitated 11 buildings and constructed a new mixed-use building with 2 commercial storefronts and 10 residential units on the site of the former Lincoln Hotel that was destroyed by fire.

The Matthews Auto Group held a ribbon cutting at the Grand Re-Opening of the newly remodeled Matthews Ford dealership and the Grand Opening of the new Quick Lane in Norwich this morning. Matthews company president Rob Matthews told WCDO News that when they thought about expanding out of the Binghamton market, Norwich was considered as middle of the pack, until they visited the location at 175 East Main Street:

(Rob Matthews 6-2-15)

Commerce Chenango President Steve Craig said that the remodeling of the facility after only 3 years of doing business in Norwich, says a lot:

(Steve Craig 6-2-15)

The complete overhaul began in May 2014 as part of a Ford image program to upgrade facilities nationwide to current standards, the building was first opened in 1967.

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 2 vehciel accident at about 8:50 this monring between a minivan & a Harpursville School bus on Smith Hill Road in the town of Chenango. 17 year old Katarina Stockton of Conklin lost control of her minivan on a curve and hit the Harpursville school bus head on. Cindy Wilcox of Harpursville was operating the school bus, with 12 students on board, she steered the bus into a ditch to try to avoid the collision. Wilcox was transported to Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton with neck & back pain, Stockton suffered minor injuries and was taken to Wilson Hospital, none of the students were injured. Stockton was ticketed for failure to reduce speed under wet conditions & driving left of pavement markings, she is due to appear in the Town of Chenango Court at a later date.

The state DEC Announced that local governments and non-profit organizations in the Catskill region received $400,000 in Catskill Smart Growth Implementation grants. The grants will support projects in Catskill communities, in Delaware county, the Catskill Watershed Corporation will get $50,000 for the Catskill Park Wayfinding Sign Project, the Village of Fleischmanns will get over $45,000 for their Gateway Enhancement Project, the Town of Andes will get over $45,000 for the Ballantine Park Improvements Project.

There have been alarming changes in the drugs used illegally in Delaware County in the last year, with the comeback of one drug particularly troublesome, according to Delaware county sheriff Tom Mills:

(Sheriff Tom Mills 4-4-13)

Mills said that strong Marijuana is also a problem, leading many to gateway into heroin.  Another problem is prescription medications making there way out of the medicine cabinet & into the black market, according to Dave Ramsey of the Delaware county Alcohol & drug Abuse council:

(Dave Ramsey 4-4-13)

Those who have questions about heroin, prescription pain medications or other abused substances can call the council at 746-8300.

The New York State Office of General Services announced that surplus vehicle auctions will be held on May 23rd at 9:30 at the DOT facility at 241 Colesville road in Binghamton and SUNY Binghamton.  More information is available at ogs.ny.gov (mailto:ogs.ny.gov), or at  (518) 457-6335.