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WCDO News — Tuesday 8-23-16
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office & the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant Monday in Binghamton, where investigators seized 133 envelopes of heroin packaged for sale, plus powdered heroind, packaging materials, $600 cash & a vehicle. 28 year old Amber Westmoreland of Binghamton, was charged with 5 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, she was being held by Binghamton Police Department arraignment in City Court.
At the request of Governor Cuomo, the New York State Department of Public Service today announced that it is investigating the disruption to landline and wireless phone service in Central New York Monday Afternoon into this morning. Landline and wireless service is affected in Madison, Chenango, Cortland and Otsego Counties, impacting more than 1,500 customers of several telecommunication companies, including Verizon, Frontier Communications and Windstream Communications. The outage was caused by damage to an underground Verizon-owned fiber cable in the Town of Stockbridge, Madison County. Repair and service restoration is taking additional time due to the location of the fiber optic cable along the roadway. There are no reported impacts to the County Emergency Communications Centers and no requests for assistance.
Today is the deadline to sign up kids to participate in football & baseball skills competitions to be held at the State fairgrounds in Syracuse next week. Terry Potter of Millenia Entertainment co-sponsors the event:
(Terry Potter 8-23-16)
Again, the website to sign up today is 4 skill ny.com.
Tonight will be an extra night of racing at I-88 Speedway in Afton for the 4th annual Earl Halaquist Memorial. Track spokesperson Denise Page describes tonight's racing:
(Denise Page 8-23-16)
Admission tonight at $16 for adults, ages 9 to 14 for $8, children 8 & under are free. I-88speedway.com
Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Syracuse man on an active Bench Warrant issued the Chenango County Court. Deputies with the assistance of State Police arrested Thomas Mulverhill on a bench warrant issued by Chenango County Court for failure to comply with conditions of release on prior Burglary and grand larceny charges. Mulverhill was arrested without incident and to be held at the Chenango County Correctional Facility until a later court date.
A Steuben County resident was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance by Chenango County Sheriff's department. 24 year old Dominick Lepera was charged following a complaint the County Corrections department when Lepera was found with an unknown substance while being booked into the correctional facility. The substance was identified as Methamphetamines, Lepera was processed and issued an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Norwich Court at a later date.
Several area companies responded to a fully involved garage fire at 129 King Road, in the town of Greene last night. Firefighters from Brisben, with Mutual Aid from Greene, Oxford, & Smithville. Neighbors witnessed flames & heard explosions, No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The city of Oneonta will be blanket-patching portions of Market Street to James Georgeson Avenue today & tomorrow. There will be no on street parking within the work zone & all vehicles must be removed by 6:00 AM each day, or face towing & towing charges. More information is available at 432-2100.
Otsego County Public Health will hold a Child Safety Seat check today in Oneonta. Certified technicians will be available from 4:00 to 6:00 PM to provide hands on instruction on how to properly install child safety seats, at the Home Depot on State Route 28. More information is available at 547-4230.
At the request of Governor Cuomo, the New York State Department of Public Service today announced that it is investigating the disruption to landline and wireless phone service in Central New York Monday Afternoon into this morning. Landline and wireless service is affected in Madison, Chenango, Cortland and Otsego Counties, impacting more than 1,500 customers of several telecommunication companies, including Verizon, Frontier Communications and Windstream Communications. The outage was caused by damage to an underground Verizon-owned fiber cable in the Town of Stockbridge, Madison County. Repair and service restoration is taking additional time due to the location of the fiber optic cable along the roadway. There are no reported impacts to the County Emergency Communications Centers and no requests for assistance.
Today is the deadline to sign up kids to participate in football & baseball skills competitions to be held at the State fairgrounds in Syracuse next week. Terry Potter of Millenia Entertainment co-sponsors the event:
(Terry Potter 8-23-16)
Again, the website to sign up today is 4 skill ny.com.
Tonight will be an extra night of racing at I-88 Speedway in Afton for the 4th annual Earl Halaquist Memorial. Track spokesperson Denise Page describes tonight's racing:
(Denise Page 8-23-16)
Admission tonight at $16 for adults, ages 9 to 14 for $8, children 8 & under are free. I-88speedway.com
Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Syracuse man on an active Bench Warrant issued the Chenango County Court. Deputies with the assistance of State Police arrested Thomas Mulverhill on a bench warrant issued by Chenango County Court for failure to comply with conditions of release on prior Burglary and grand larceny charges. Mulverhill was arrested without incident and to be held at the Chenango County Correctional Facility until a later court date.
A Steuben County resident was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance by Chenango County Sheriff's department. 24 year old Dominick Lepera was charged following a complaint the County Corrections department when Lepera was found with an unknown substance while being booked into the correctional facility. The substance was identified as Methamphetamines, Lepera was processed and issued an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Norwich Court at a later date.
Several area companies responded to a fully involved garage fire at 129 King Road, in the town of Greene last night. Firefighters from Brisben, with Mutual Aid from Greene, Oxford, & Smithville. Neighbors witnessed flames & heard explosions, No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The city of Oneonta will be blanket-patching portions of Market Street to James Georgeson Avenue today & tomorrow. There will be no on street parking within the work zone & all vehicles must be removed by 6:00 AM each day, or face towing & towing charges. More information is available at 432-2100.
Otsego County Public Health will hold a Child Safety Seat check today in Oneonta. Certified technicians will be available from 4:00 to 6:00 PM to provide hands on instruction on how to properly install child safety seats, at the Home Depot on State Route 28. More information is available at 547-4230.
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WCDO News — Monday 8-22-16
A Broome County Grand Jury indicted 22 year old Drew Townsend of Endwell for Attempted Murder, for allegedly attempting to beat & choke a 43 year old woman to death. Townsend was indicted on charges of Assault, Strangulation, and Criminal Contempt. Townsend is being held in the Broome County Jail without bail.
State Police responded last night to a 1-vehicle rollover crash on Delaware County route 21 in the town of Franklin. the crash happened at approximately 9:35 last night, the unidentified 18 year old driver of the truck apparently swerved to the opposing lane over-corrected, hit A ditch & overturned, landing the vehicle back on the road in its roof. all 3 unidentified occupants were taken to Fox Hospital in Oneonta
Former Binghamton Mets Heath Bell and Nelson Figueroa will be in attendance for their induction into Binghamton's Baseball Shrine in a pregame ceremony on Friday, September 2. The two pitchers will join former B-Mets general manager RC Reuteman to comprise the Class of 2016 for the prestigious Shrine. Figueroa is currently a Pre & Post game Analyst for SNY in New York City, Bell was a top closer in the Majors for several years, Reutteman died last year.
Delaware County Deputies investigated a one car property damage auto accident Sunday on State Hwy 17 in the Town of Hancock. Deputies arrested 39 year old Daniel Sulima of Hancock for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor vehicle & leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was arraigned in the Village of Hancock Court and remained to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 dollar bond, pending action tonight at 6:00 PM in the Town of Hancock..
Governor Cuomo announced the designation of 12 new Brownfield Opportunity Areas in communities across the state, to help participants develop strategies to revitalize neighborhoods affected by dormant and blighted properties. Projects in these areas will be given priority status for grants and the project developers may access additional Brownfield Cleanup Program tax credit incentives. 2 Brownfields in Binghamton were designated, the 1st Ward Brownfield Area consists of 506 acres, located between the Chenango River and the I-86 corridor, the 2nd Brownfield area encompasses 407 acres & is located in the area of Henry Street, the Brandywine Highway, Bevier Street & the Chenango River.
I-88 Speedway will have a special nigth of racing Tuesday night in Afton, with the "Earl Halaquist Memorial" Track spokesperson Denise Page comments:
(Denise Page 8-22-16)
Racing will begin Tuesday Night at I-88 Speedway in Afton at 7:00 PM.
The Chenango Arts Council has announced their season of events, from October right through next May. Council Spokesperson Alecia O'Neill told WCDO News that it starts with a recreation of the legendary "Rat Pack" at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich:
(Alecia O'Neill 8-22-16)
Tickets for the October 15th season opener & all other events are available at chenangoarts.org or at 336-ARTS.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation that will make it easier for families of homicide victims to get help from New York State to bury their loved ones. Under current law, only an individual who paid or incurred the burial expenses can be eligible for reimbursement from the State Office of Victim Services. The new bill allows funeral home businesses to pay for burial costs on behalf of a family and then recover those expenses from the Office of Victim Services. The OVS can provide up to $6,000 for burial expenses.
2 Oneonta residents were arrested Thursday as Oneonta police confiscated 78 bags of heroin. Oneonta Police served a search warrant with assistance from State Police at 1A Orchard Street in Oneonta. Police arrested 54 year old Laura Pepper and 45 year old Mathew Hill on drug charges, both were held at the City of Oneonta Police Department pending arraignment in the City of Oneonta Court.
The Oneonta Department of Public Service will continue flushing water mains on the low service in the downtown region this week. Flushing will occur between 11:00 PM & 5:30 AM today through Thursday. Water users may notice low pressure or a change in water color, more information is available at 432-2100.
Oneonta City Officials announced that 2 committees would meet at City Hall today. At 4:00 PM, the Operations, Planning & Evaluations committee will meet, at 5:00 PM, the Finance & Human Resources committee will meet, and both meetings will be held in the Common Council Chambers.
State Police responded last night to a 1-vehicle rollover crash on Delaware County route 21 in the town of Franklin. the crash happened at approximately 9:35 last night, the unidentified 18 year old driver of the truck apparently swerved to the opposing lane over-corrected, hit A ditch & overturned, landing the vehicle back on the road in its roof. all 3 unidentified occupants were taken to Fox Hospital in Oneonta
Former Binghamton Mets Heath Bell and Nelson Figueroa will be in attendance for their induction into Binghamton's Baseball Shrine in a pregame ceremony on Friday, September 2. The two pitchers will join former B-Mets general manager RC Reuteman to comprise the Class of 2016 for the prestigious Shrine. Figueroa is currently a Pre & Post game Analyst for SNY in New York City, Bell was a top closer in the Majors for several years, Reutteman died last year.
Delaware County Deputies investigated a one car property damage auto accident Sunday on State Hwy 17 in the Town of Hancock. Deputies arrested 39 year old Daniel Sulima of Hancock for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor vehicle & leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was arraigned in the Village of Hancock Court and remained to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 dollar bond, pending action tonight at 6:00 PM in the Town of Hancock..
Governor Cuomo announced the designation of 12 new Brownfield Opportunity Areas in communities across the state, to help participants develop strategies to revitalize neighborhoods affected by dormant and blighted properties. Projects in these areas will be given priority status for grants and the project developers may access additional Brownfield Cleanup Program tax credit incentives. 2 Brownfields in Binghamton were designated, the 1st Ward Brownfield Area consists of 506 acres, located between the Chenango River and the I-86 corridor, the 2nd Brownfield area encompasses 407 acres & is located in the area of Henry Street, the Brandywine Highway, Bevier Street & the Chenango River.
I-88 Speedway will have a special nigth of racing Tuesday night in Afton, with the "Earl Halaquist Memorial" Track spokesperson Denise Page comments:
(Denise Page 8-22-16)
Racing will begin Tuesday Night at I-88 Speedway in Afton at 7:00 PM.
The Chenango Arts Council has announced their season of events, from October right through next May. Council Spokesperson Alecia O'Neill told WCDO News that it starts with a recreation of the legendary "Rat Pack" at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich:
(Alecia O'Neill 8-22-16)
Tickets for the October 15th season opener & all other events are available at chenangoarts.org or at 336-ARTS.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation that will make it easier for families of homicide victims to get help from New York State to bury their loved ones. Under current law, only an individual who paid or incurred the burial expenses can be eligible for reimbursement from the State Office of Victim Services. The new bill allows funeral home businesses to pay for burial costs on behalf of a family and then recover those expenses from the Office of Victim Services. The OVS can provide up to $6,000 for burial expenses.
2 Oneonta residents were arrested Thursday as Oneonta police confiscated 78 bags of heroin. Oneonta Police served a search warrant with assistance from State Police at 1A Orchard Street in Oneonta. Police arrested 54 year old Laura Pepper and 45 year old Mathew Hill on drug charges, both were held at the City of Oneonta Police Department pending arraignment in the City of Oneonta Court.
The Oneonta Department of Public Service will continue flushing water mains on the low service in the downtown region this week. Flushing will occur between 11:00 PM & 5:30 AM today through Thursday. Water users may notice low pressure or a change in water color, more information is available at 432-2100.
Oneonta City Officials announced that 2 committees would meet at City Hall today. At 4:00 PM, the Operations, Planning & Evaluations committee will meet, at 5:00 PM, the Finance & Human Resources committee will meet, and both meetings will be held in the Common Council Chambers.