WCDO Radio News

The Annual 3 on 3 GUS MACKER Basketball tournament will be the main attraction in Norwich Saturday & Sunday, there has been an extra added game to the festivities, according to organizer Tom Revoir:

(Tom Revoir 7-10-26)

Over 300 teams are participating in the Norwich Macker tournament this year.

Esterline confirmed that they are closing Norwich Aero, and will layoff about 120 remaining employees. Norwich Aero will move its manufacturing facility to Mexico. Esterline officials announced last year that a restructuring was planned, earlier this year they announced that the Norwich facility would likely close.

Norwich Aero announced that they would close up early next year, putting 120 employees out of work.  Norwich Aero was founded in 1983 and specialized in manufacturing temperature, pressure, speed and mass flow sensors, and the manufacturing work will be relocated to Mexico.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested 22-year-old Joshua Wishart and 24-year-old Allen Sorrell of Rome, Sunday.  The 2 are accused of running out of the Norwich Wal-Mart after stealing merchandise. The 2 were apprehended after a brief foot chase, both were found with stolen property, Sorrell was also found with a hypodermic instrument.  Wishart and Sorrell were arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court on charges of conspiracy, resisting arrest & petty larceny, Sorrell was also charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument.  They were sent to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $10,000 cash bail.