WCDO Radio News

Governor Cuomo announced that a $30.32 million loan package for the Johnson City & Binghamton Sewage Treatment plant, for repairs, improvements and protection against future storms, including a floodwall around the plant.  The Plant was damaged in 2011 by Tropical Storm Lee, resulting in a substantial loss of waste treatment. &  The discharge of untreated waste into the Fuller Hollow Creek and the Susquehanna River after a wall collapsed at the plant.  The plant serves 120,000 customers.

The Delaware county board of supervisors recently approved of a plan to construct a new recycling center at the county solid waste facility in Hamden.  Solid Waste Coordinator Sue McIntyre told WCDO News that the plant will make gathering recyclables easier for solid waste haulers:

(Sue McIntyre 12-17-13)

McIntyre said that they hope to have the facility running next year, plastics 1 through 7 will be collected at that time.

The Norwich Fire Department battled a fire Friday at a storage unit complex on County route 32 in the Town of Norwich.  The call was received at 8:00 am (//0) for smoke coming from storage lockers at The Storage Center; Mutual aid was received from North Norwich, Plymouth, Sherburne and South New Berlin, with Oxford Fire Department on stand-by.  The Chenango County Toys for Tots program lost toys in Friday’s fire, the cause is currently under investigation by the Chenango County Bureau of Fire and State Police.

WCDO will be a drop off point for toys and donations to assist Chenango Toys For Tots, who lost over $8,000 worth of toys in Friday’s Storage unit fire in Norwich, that were to be distributed to area children this coming holiday.  You can drop off toys and checks at the WCDO Studios at 75 Main Street Sidney starting today, or you can donate with a credit card or debit card through PayPal at wcdoradio.com.  Checks can also be mailed to Roger Barnhart at 107 Crest Drive, Bainbridge 13733 or at the Label Gallery at 1-11 Lee Avenue, Norwich 13815.

Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted in favor recently of constructing a new recycling center, to take advantage of the growing markets for recycled materials.  County Solid waste management coordinator Sue McIntyre told WCDO News of the timeline for this project:

(Sue McIntyre 11-22-13)

McIntyre said that the county residents would recycle plastics #1 through #7 once the facility is open, and items will be separated at the Hamden facility.

Binghamton wil receive $53,000 from FEMA to cover costs associated with flood recovery projects following Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.  Binghamton applied for FEMA aid to offset costs for 70 flood recovery projects, with 4 getting rejected.  Since the 2011 flood, the city has recouped more than $2 million from FEMA to repair over 66 sites throughout Binghamton.

Country music star Lee Greenwood will be performing at the Foothills Performing Arts center in Oneonta 8:00 PM Sunday.  Greenwood told WCDO News about his band and the show:

(Lee Greenwood 11-1-13)

Tickets for Sunday nights show are available at 431-2080 or at FrontGateTickets.com.

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health from Bassett Healthcare Network is holding a free Rural Farming Community Skin Cancer Screening on Saturday in Unadilla from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Sheila Ayres is one of the nurses at the event:

(Sheila Ayres 11-1-13)

The screening will take place at the Covered Bridge Gardens Reception Hall, on Covered Bridge Road, Unadilla. Appointments are appreciated at 1-800-343-7527 ext 292; but walk-ins are also welcome.

Governor Cuomo is meeting with emergency first responders across all segments today in Albany, to unveil new initiatives to better combat future disasters like Superstorm Sandy, Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene.  Cuomo spoke this morning in Albany to the attendees to the emergency preparedness conference:

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The first responders will meet throughout the afternoon to get up to speed on the new developments, new York state has been hit with extraordinary disasters in a relatives short period of time, the conference comes almost 1 year to the day of Superstorm Sandy hitting the downstate region.

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health from Bassett Healthcare Network is holding a free Rural Farming Community Skin Cancer Screening on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  The screening will take place at the Covered Bridge Gardens Reception Hall, on Covered Bridge Road, Unadilla. Free skin cancer screening and flu shots will be offered, along with information about personal protective equipment. Appointments are appreciated; walk-ins are welcome, more information can be obtained at 1-800-343-7527 extension 292.

Chenango county sheriff’s deputies arrested 47-year-old Lee Bush of Pharsalia for 3rd degree Aggravated Sexual Abuse.  Bush was charged following a complaint, accusing Bush of assaulting the victim with a foreign object. He was arrested and arraigned in Chenango County Court and released pending future court action.

Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 21-year-old Matthew Reynolds of Syracuse for Driving while intoxicated.  Reynolds was charged following the report of a vehicle stopped in the roadway, and the diver asleep at the wheel in Sherburne.  Reynolds BAC was more than twice the legal limit, he was released to a sober 3rd party and will appear in town of Sherburne court at a later date.

Eric Schwartz, a former White House (/l) and UN adviser and public policy expert, will give a presentation Sept. 30 at Binghamton University. The free presentation is open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. in the Anderson Center. Schwartz, who earned his bachelor’s degree in political science at BU in 1979, has served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration and UN Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery.

Governor Cuomo is reminding small business owners that the early registration deadline for the state’s annual MWBE forum is September 15th.  The forum will be held October 3rd & 4th at the empire State Convention center in Albany, it’s the largest statewide event for minority & women owned businesses.  Attendees will learn about the state procurement process, attend informational sessions and connect with decision makers from the public & private sectors, more information is available at governor.ny.gov.