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WCDO News — Tuesday 8-13-19
State Police are investigating a 1 vehicle crash on State
Route 7 near Harpursville, where the car struck a tree. A passenger was killed and the name of the
driver or the driver's status has not yet been released.
Delaware County Sheriff’s department announced that
indictments were handed down by a Grand jury against 2 area women on drug
charges. 43-year-old Crystal Smith of
Endicott and 31-year-old Anna Kellam of Hancock were charged with criminal sale
of a controlled substance independently of each other, in Hancock. Kellam was already being held in the Delaware
County Jail on an unrelated charge, she is accused of selling prescription
drugs illegally in Hancock on 3 occasions. Endicott Police arrested Smith last
week on a warrant for allegedly selling Suboxone in Hancock on two
occasions. Kellam is being held on
$15,000 bail, Smith was being held in the Delaware County Jail without bail.
The Chenango County Planning
board 239 subcommittee approved a measure on the town of Guilford’s Renewable
energy law this morning, Town of Guilford Supervisor & County Planning
Board member George Senek comments:
(George Senek 8-13-19)
Senek said that the next
Guilford town board meeting will begin at 7:00 PM Wednesday at the town hall,
where the board will review the SEQR environmental Application; they may act on
it, and possibly act on the Renewable Energy Law. The Energy law proposal follows a proposal by
Calpine to erect up to 30 wind turbines in the town of Guilford. A Group known as the Concerned Citizens of
Guilford opposes the plan and is questioning the legality of the process the
town is using with its renewable energy law.
The State Department of Agriculture & Markets announced
the presence of Listeria in raw milk collected from the Muddy River Dairy of
Otego. Anyone who purchased raw milk
from Muddy River Dairy should dispose of it & contact the farm, more
information is available at agriculture.ny.gov.
The City of Oneonta announced that their contractor will
begin a water main tie in at East End Ave starting at 7:00 AM Wednesday. Affected streets include Main Street from
Forest Ave to the east end of the line, East End Ave from Main Street to
Chester Street, & Reynolds Street from Main to Chester. The outages are expected to last a few
hours. The intersection of Main Street and East End Ave will be closed to traffic;
1 lane will be maintained on Main Street itself. For more information please
see the provided map. More information
is available at 432-6465.
City Police in Norwich are investigating the vandalism of a
syringe drop box near the Eaton Center in downtown Norwich. Police began the investigation following a
post of the broken dropbox with needles on the ground, on social media
Monday. So far, no arrests have been
announced.
The Delaware County fair had a busy 1st day Monday,
activities are continuing today, according to Fair Spokesman Jason Craig:
(Jason Craig Tuesday)
The Delaware County Fair will run through Saturday night
concluding with a Fireworks Display, at the fairgrounds in Walton.
The U.S. Army band will be performing in Oneonta August
17th, spokesman Gene Schmidt told WCDO News that the concert is free, and
tickets are no longer required:
(Gene Schmidt 8-5-19)
More information about the event
is available at 610-4030.
State Police announced that the pedestrian struck by a car
on Friday evening near the Unadilla Valley Sports Center has died. 20 year old Jonathan Mayzak of South Carolina
succumbed to his injuries on Sunday afternoon at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in
Utica. An autopsy will be performed at
the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office in the near future. The investigation is continuing with the
State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit and The Chenango County District
Attorney's Office will be consulted at the conclusion of the investigation as
to whether additional charges are warranted against the driver, 31 year old
Edward Burnett of Utica.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation which prohibits employment
discrimination based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair. The new law
amends the State Human Rights Law to make clear that employers cannot refuse to
hire, attain, promote, or take other discriminatory action against an
individual for wearing attire or facial hair in accordance with tenets of their
religion. The legislation also requires
employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious practices.
The American Red Cross is holding 2 Blood drives in Sidney
& Oneonta today, to address the current blood shortage. The Sidney blood drive will be from 2:00 to
6:00 PM at the Sidney Elks Lodge, 104 River Street the Oneonta Blood drive is
from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut Street. Appointments can be made through Amazon’s
Alexa, by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or
calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
Route 7 near Harpursville, where the car struck a tree. A passenger was killed and the name of the
driver or the driver's status has not yet been released.
Delaware County Sheriff’s department announced that
indictments were handed down by a Grand jury against 2 area women on drug
charges. 43-year-old Crystal Smith of
Endicott and 31-year-old Anna Kellam of Hancock were charged with criminal sale
of a controlled substance independently of each other, in Hancock. Kellam was already being held in the Delaware
County Jail on an unrelated charge, she is accused of selling prescription
drugs illegally in Hancock on 3 occasions. Endicott Police arrested Smith last
week on a warrant for allegedly selling Suboxone in Hancock on two
occasions. Kellam is being held on
$15,000 bail, Smith was being held in the Delaware County Jail without bail.
The Chenango County Planning
board 239 subcommittee approved a measure on the town of Guilford’s Renewable
energy law this morning, Town of Guilford Supervisor & County Planning
Board member George Senek comments:
(George Senek 8-13-19)
Senek said that the next
Guilford town board meeting will begin at 7:00 PM Wednesday at the town hall,
where the board will review the SEQR environmental Application; they may act on
it, and possibly act on the Renewable Energy Law. The Energy law proposal follows a proposal by
Calpine to erect up to 30 wind turbines in the town of Guilford. A Group known as the Concerned Citizens of
Guilford opposes the plan and is questioning the legality of the process the
town is using with its renewable energy law.
The State Department of Agriculture & Markets announced
the presence of Listeria in raw milk collected from the Muddy River Dairy of
Otego. Anyone who purchased raw milk
from Muddy River Dairy should dispose of it & contact the farm, more
information is available at agriculture.ny.gov.
The City of Oneonta announced that their contractor will
begin a water main tie in at East End Ave starting at 7:00 AM Wednesday. Affected streets include Main Street from
Forest Ave to the east end of the line, East End Ave from Main Street to
Chester Street, & Reynolds Street from Main to Chester. The outages are expected to last a few
hours. The intersection of Main Street and East End Ave will be closed to traffic;
1 lane will be maintained on Main Street itself. For more information please
see the provided map. More information
is available at 432-6465.
City Police in Norwich are investigating the vandalism of a
syringe drop box near the Eaton Center in downtown Norwich. Police began the investigation following a
post of the broken dropbox with needles on the ground, on social media
Monday. So far, no arrests have been
announced.
The Delaware County fair had a busy 1st day Monday,
activities are continuing today, according to Fair Spokesman Jason Craig:
(Jason Craig Tuesday)
The Delaware County Fair will run through Saturday night
concluding with a Fireworks Display, at the fairgrounds in Walton.
The U.S. Army band will be performing in Oneonta August
17th, spokesman Gene Schmidt told WCDO News that the concert is free, and
tickets are no longer required:
(Gene Schmidt 8-5-19)
More information about the event
is available at 610-4030.
State Police announced that the pedestrian struck by a car
on Friday evening near the Unadilla Valley Sports Center has died. 20 year old Jonathan Mayzak of South Carolina
succumbed to his injuries on Sunday afternoon at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in
Utica. An autopsy will be performed at
the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office in the near future. The investigation is continuing with the
State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit and The Chenango County District
Attorney's Office will be consulted at the conclusion of the investigation as
to whether additional charges are warranted against the driver, 31 year old
Edward Burnett of Utica.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation which prohibits employment
discrimination based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair. The new law
amends the State Human Rights Law to make clear that employers cannot refuse to
hire, attain, promote, or take other discriminatory action against an
individual for wearing attire or facial hair in accordance with tenets of their
religion. The legislation also requires
employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious practices.
The American Red Cross is holding 2 Blood drives in Sidney
& Oneonta today, to address the current blood shortage. The Sidney blood drive will be from 2:00 to
6:00 PM at the Sidney Elks Lodge, 104 River Street the Oneonta Blood drive is
from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut Street. Appointments can be made through Amazon’s
Alexa, by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or
calling 1-800-RED CROSS.