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WCDO News — Monday 12-9-13
Governor Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at ½ staff today in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. In that attack, more than 2,400 Americans were killed, including 40 from New York State. Nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers served in World War II. Flags on all state buildings are lowered today to half-staff in tribute to our state's service members and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
State troopers from Oneonta arrested 58-year-old Charles Kleingardner of Unadilla for 3rd degree assault. Troopers responded to a reported dispute at a residence on Silman Cove Road in Milford, Kleingardner is accused of punching a relative in the eye causing an injury. Kleingardner was issued a ticket returnable to the Milford town court on December 17th. lowest viagra price at online pharmacy (http://milkweed.org/blog/shop/lowest-viagra-price-at-online-pharmacy/)
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 36-year-old Travis Platt Jr of Delhi on a charge of 3rd degree Criminal Mischief. Platt was arraigned in the Town of Walton Court & was remanded to Delaware County Correctional Facility on $500 cash bail and $1,000 bond. He will appear in Delhi Town Court Tuesday for a felony hearing.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies & Walton Police arrested 25-year-old Anthony Soules of Walton on an arrest warrant from Delaware County Family Court. Soules was arraigned in Walton Village Court and sent to the Delaware County Jail on $1000 cash bail, he will return to Walton court at a later date.
The New York state tax commission formed by Governor Cuomo, failed to submit their report by the December 6th deadline last week. Officials said that there is a split among members regarding tax cuts for all income levels, or tax cuts for the middle & lower classes only.
The state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that his Office would audit New York’s system for documenting hate crimes after recent data showed a sharp increase across the state. A November report from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showed hate crimes in New York grew 30% between 2011 and 2012, to a total of 720 incidents last year.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the EPA to delay a mandate that would force municipalities to replace fire hydrants after January 4th. Schumer is taking issue with the EPA’s interpretation of a 2011 for hydrants to be included in the new reduced-lead drinking water standards. Schumer says replacing all the fire hydrants will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars unnecessarily.
Potential competitors for Upstate New York casino licenses are emerging. State officials will begin awarding casino licenses next year after voters passed a state constitutional amendment to allow Las Vegas-style casinos beyond Indian land. 4 Upstate licenses will be available, and more than twice that number of groups have expressed interest in operating a new casino in the Catskills, the Southern Tier or the Capital region. Tioga Downs in Nichols is one of the interested businesses; the siting commission will begin accepting proposals early next year.
Broome County Executive Debbie Preston announced an upcoming auction of tax foreclosure properties throughout the County and in the City of Binghamton. The auction is Saturday, December 14th, at the Holiday Inn Binghamton on Hawley Street starting at 10:00 am. Auction bidders must register between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM that morning. The county has 135 properties, Last year; the County auctioned sold 103 properties for more than $ 567,000.
State troopers from Oneonta arrested 58-year-old Charles Kleingardner of Unadilla for 3rd degree assault. Troopers responded to a reported dispute at a residence on Silman Cove Road in Milford, Kleingardner is accused of punching a relative in the eye causing an injury. Kleingardner was issued a ticket returnable to the Milford town court on December 17th. lowest viagra price at online pharmacy (http://milkweed.org/blog/shop/lowest-viagra-price-at-online-pharmacy/)
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 36-year-old Travis Platt Jr of Delhi on a charge of 3rd degree Criminal Mischief. Platt was arraigned in the Town of Walton Court & was remanded to Delaware County Correctional Facility on $500 cash bail and $1,000 bond. He will appear in Delhi Town Court Tuesday for a felony hearing.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies & Walton Police arrested 25-year-old Anthony Soules of Walton on an arrest warrant from Delaware County Family Court. Soules was arraigned in Walton Village Court and sent to the Delaware County Jail on $1000 cash bail, he will return to Walton court at a later date.
The New York state tax commission formed by Governor Cuomo, failed to submit their report by the December 6th deadline last week. Officials said that there is a split among members regarding tax cuts for all income levels, or tax cuts for the middle & lower classes only.
The state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that his Office would audit New York’s system for documenting hate crimes after recent data showed a sharp increase across the state. A November report from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showed hate crimes in New York grew 30% between 2011 and 2012, to a total of 720 incidents last year.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the EPA to delay a mandate that would force municipalities to replace fire hydrants after January 4th. Schumer is taking issue with the EPA’s interpretation of a 2011 for hydrants to be included in the new reduced-lead drinking water standards. Schumer says replacing all the fire hydrants will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars unnecessarily.
Potential competitors for Upstate New York casino licenses are emerging. State officials will begin awarding casino licenses next year after voters passed a state constitutional amendment to allow Las Vegas-style casinos beyond Indian land. 4 Upstate licenses will be available, and more than twice that number of groups have expressed interest in operating a new casino in the Catskills, the Southern Tier or the Capital region. Tioga Downs in Nichols is one of the interested businesses; the siting commission will begin accepting proposals early next year.
Broome County Executive Debbie Preston announced an upcoming auction of tax foreclosure properties throughout the County and in the City of Binghamton. The auction is Saturday, December 14th, at the Holiday Inn Binghamton on Hawley Street starting at 10:00 am. Auction bidders must register between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM that morning. The county has 135 properties, Last year; the County auctioned sold 103 properties for more than $ 567,000.
WCDO News — Friday 10-18-13
The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 25-year-old Tanya Osman of Coventry on a Bench Warrant and Resisting Arrest. Osman is wanted on the warrant from Chenango County Court for failing to comply with the conditions of her probation following a conviction for Aggravated DWI. Osman is accused of refusing to open her door to the deputy and then attempted to hide once the deputy entered the residence. Osman was arraigned in the Town of Coventry Court & was remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $500.00 bail, pending future court action.
Oneonta city police arrested 53-year-old Rebecca Gartung of Oneonta on a charge of felony 2nd degree assault. Gartung is accused of getting into an altercation Wednesday morning with an unidentified 43 year old woman near Muller Plaza, and swinging a bag of bottle at her, one broken bottle resulted in a leg contusion, the woman was treated at Fox hospital.
State Senator Jim Seward & Assemblyman Cliff Crouch have both commented against New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King’s decision to cancel public forums on the implementation of the ‘Common Core’ learning platform and new state testing assessments. Crouch said that he hosted an Education Summit at Chenango Valley High School that featured a panel of administration and education professionals and the topics of discussion included the Annual Professional Performance Reviews, Common Core, state testing, and how unfunded mandates take the focus off of educating students.
Governor Cuomo congratulated 7 New York breweries that won medals at the Great American Beer Festival, which took place in Denver, Colorado earlier this month. This year's Bronze Medal in the Belgian Style Abbey Ale Category were Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown. 21 New York State breweries took part in this year's Great American Beer Festival, more information about New York craft beers, is available at taste.ny.gov..
A state judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the wording of New York's casino ballot proposition, ruling the challenge was filed too late and didn't have legal merit. The ruling from state Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin clears the way for the referendum to stand as is, with New York voters going to the polls to approve up to seven private casinos on November 5th.
It's been almost 20 years since Bresee's in Oneonta closed. Developers said at the building's ribbon cutting yesterday that the new space will feature 12 new apartments ranging from 650 to more than 2,000 square feet. The upper floor apartments will also feature rooftop decks. The more than $6 million project received $2.2 million in funding from the state's Restore New York grant program. New retail space has already begun opening up and residents will be able to move into the apartments in March
Jury selection is completed for the murder trial of a Virginia man charged with killing the Clymer School District Superintendent Keith Reed Jr. Anthony Taglianetti is charged with 2nd degree murder for the fatal shooting of Reed, who previously served as a principal at the Sherburne Earlville school district. Taglianetti is accused of driving to Clymer, New York in September 2012 and shooting Reed outside his home, he was arrested in Virginia a week after the shooting.
The Central New York Coalition for Life will present the New York State Right To Life Convention in Oneonta Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at the Holiday Inn on route 23. Information or Registration for the event is available at nysrighttolife.org or at 518-434-1293.
Oneonta city police arrested 53-year-old Rebecca Gartung of Oneonta on a charge of felony 2nd degree assault. Gartung is accused of getting into an altercation Wednesday morning with an unidentified 43 year old woman near Muller Plaza, and swinging a bag of bottle at her, one broken bottle resulted in a leg contusion, the woman was treated at Fox hospital.
State Senator Jim Seward & Assemblyman Cliff Crouch have both commented against New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King’s decision to cancel public forums on the implementation of the ‘Common Core’ learning platform and new state testing assessments. Crouch said that he hosted an Education Summit at Chenango Valley High School that featured a panel of administration and education professionals and the topics of discussion included the Annual Professional Performance Reviews, Common Core, state testing, and how unfunded mandates take the focus off of educating students.
Governor Cuomo congratulated 7 New York breweries that won medals at the Great American Beer Festival, which took place in Denver, Colorado earlier this month. This year's Bronze Medal in the Belgian Style Abbey Ale Category were Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown. 21 New York State breweries took part in this year's Great American Beer Festival, more information about New York craft beers, is available at taste.ny.gov..
A state judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the wording of New York's casino ballot proposition, ruling the challenge was filed too late and didn't have legal merit. The ruling from state Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin clears the way for the referendum to stand as is, with New York voters going to the polls to approve up to seven private casinos on November 5th.
It's been almost 20 years since Bresee's in Oneonta closed. Developers said at the building's ribbon cutting yesterday that the new space will feature 12 new apartments ranging from 650 to more than 2,000 square feet. The upper floor apartments will also feature rooftop decks. The more than $6 million project received $2.2 million in funding from the state's Restore New York grant program. New retail space has already begun opening up and residents will be able to move into the apartments in March
Jury selection is completed for the murder trial of a Virginia man charged with killing the Clymer School District Superintendent Keith Reed Jr. Anthony Taglianetti is charged with 2nd degree murder for the fatal shooting of Reed, who previously served as a principal at the Sherburne Earlville school district. Taglianetti is accused of driving to Clymer, New York in September 2012 and shooting Reed outside his home, he was arrested in Virginia a week after the shooting.
The Central New York Coalition for Life will present the New York State Right To Life Convention in Oneonta Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at the Holiday Inn on route 23. Information or Registration for the event is available at nysrighttolife.org or at 518-434-1293.
WCDO News — Wednesday 6-12-13
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested David Shurock of North Norwich, for Falsely Reporting an Incident. Shurock is accused of Falsely reporting an abandon vehicle on Jones-Peck Rd in the Town of North Norwich; he was released on an appearance ticket for the Town of North Norwich Court to appear at a later date.
The Empire Energy Forum will hold the first event in a new “Women and Energy” series. The event will start with lunch and feature a discussion of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development in New York State. More information on the forum and natural gas development is available at empireenergyforum.com. The event runs from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm today, with Registration beginning at 11:30 am, at the Downtown Binghamton Holiday Inn.
The local office of the Alzheimer's Association is having a full day caregiver’s conference in Oneonta today, sponsored by Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Oneonta. A Walk to support the programs and services is scheduled at various locations in Otsego, Delaware & Schoharie Counties on Saturday. Money raised stays local to serve local families.
The Empire Energy Forum will hold the first event in a new “Women and Energy” series. The event will start with lunch and feature a discussion of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development in New York State. More information on the forum and natural gas development is available at empireenergyforum.com. The event runs from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm today, with Registration beginning at 11:30 am, at the Downtown Binghamton Holiday Inn.
The local office of the Alzheimer's Association is having a full day caregiver’s conference in Oneonta today, sponsored by Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Oneonta. A Walk to support the programs and services is scheduled at various locations in Otsego, Delaware & Schoharie Counties on Saturday. Money raised stays local to serve local families.
WCDO News — Wednesday 5-29-13
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 24-year-old Nathaniel Bracci of Delhi on an arrest warrant issued from the Town of Delhi court for 2nd degree Forgery, Criminal possession of stolen property, Possession of a Forged Instrument, 4th degree Grand Larceny, criminal possession of a weapon and Petit Larceny. Bracci was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Town court and remanded to the Delaware county Jail on $10,000 bail or $20,000 bond.
State Senator Jim Seward announced introduction of legislation he is sponsoring that will extend the emergency medical technician five-year recertification demonstration program. Senator Seward’s bill provides active volunteer emergency medical technicians EMT's in certain counties with additional time to meet recertification requirements.
(Seward 5-29-13)
Seward said that if the bill is approved, it would extend the demonstration program until July 1st 2018. The program is limited to EMT’s who practice in the following counties: Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie an 5 other counties around the state.
The local office of the Alzheimer's Association is having a full day caregiver’s conference in Oneonta, sponsored by Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care on Wednesday, June 12th at the Holiday Inn in Oneonta. Those interested must RSVP before June 7th at 547-1650. A Walk to support the programs and services is scheduled in Otsego, Delaware & Schoharie Counties on June 15. Money raised stays local to serve local families.
The Sidney Federal Credit Union Delhi branch official ribbon cutting was held this afternoon. The new branch is a state of the art facility according to SFCU President & CEO Jim Doig:
(Jim Doig 5-29-13)
The Delhi branch is located at 5 main street in Delhi, it is the 9th branch location of SFCU.
Governor Cuomo today announced a complete review of the State's electric regulations and policies to support the expansion of New York's market for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The review and the removal of regulatory barriers supports the Governor's Charge NY initiative to create a statewide network of up to 3,000 public and workplace charging stations over the next five years and to put up to 40,000 plug-in vehicles on the road by 2018 and one million in 2025.
Molly Youngs of Sidney was knocked out of the Scripps national spelling bee this morning in Washington DC. Molly went out in Round 2 on 'apparatchik', she will remain in Washington for the remainder of the competition as a spectator.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 29th Annual Food & Fitness Conference will be held at the Foxcare Center Conference Room in Oneonta on Monday, June 17th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. A presentation of the School Breakfast Program Changes is the topic, with a representative from the State Education Department Child Nutrition Program discussing the issue. The Registration deadline is June 12, online at www.delawarecountyhealthalliance.org or nc225@cornell.edu or at 865-6531.
State Senator Jim Seward announced introduction of legislation he is sponsoring that will extend the emergency medical technician five-year recertification demonstration program. Senator Seward’s bill provides active volunteer emergency medical technicians EMT's in certain counties with additional time to meet recertification requirements.
(Seward 5-29-13)
Seward said that if the bill is approved, it would extend the demonstration program until July 1st 2018. The program is limited to EMT’s who practice in the following counties: Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie an 5 other counties around the state.
The local office of the Alzheimer's Association is having a full day caregiver’s conference in Oneonta, sponsored by Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care on Wednesday, June 12th at the Holiday Inn in Oneonta. Those interested must RSVP before June 7th at 547-1650. A Walk to support the programs and services is scheduled in Otsego, Delaware & Schoharie Counties on June 15. Money raised stays local to serve local families.
The Sidney Federal Credit Union Delhi branch official ribbon cutting was held this afternoon. The new branch is a state of the art facility according to SFCU President & CEO Jim Doig:
(Jim Doig 5-29-13)
The Delhi branch is located at 5 main street in Delhi, it is the 9th branch location of SFCU.
Governor Cuomo today announced a complete review of the State's electric regulations and policies to support the expansion of New York's market for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The review and the removal of regulatory barriers supports the Governor's Charge NY initiative to create a statewide network of up to 3,000 public and workplace charging stations over the next five years and to put up to 40,000 plug-in vehicles on the road by 2018 and one million in 2025.
Molly Youngs of Sidney was knocked out of the Scripps national spelling bee this morning in Washington DC. Molly went out in Round 2 on 'apparatchik', she will remain in Washington for the remainder of the competition as a spectator.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 29th Annual Food & Fitness Conference will be held at the Foxcare Center Conference Room in Oneonta on Monday, June 17th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. A presentation of the School Breakfast Program Changes is the topic, with a representative from the State Education Department Child Nutrition Program discussing the issue. The Registration deadline is June 12, online at www.delawarecountyhealthalliance.org or nc225@cornell.edu or at 865-6531.
WCDO News — Tuesday 1-22-13
Governor Cuomo delivered his executive budget proposal to the Legislature this afternoon in Albany:
(Cuomo 1-22-13)
The legislature has until April 1st to get the budget completed, Cuomo & the legislature have decreased the budgets the previous 2 years, this year’s budget starts out at 134 Billion dollars, it could add another 1.5 billion depending on federal aid that the state might get for Hurricane Sandy related issues.
The Owego Fire Department confirmed that Captain Matthew Porcari was killed and Firefighter Daniel Gavin was injured, after a floor collapsed at a house fire in Newark Valley. Porcari died in the fire, Gavin suffered burns & was taken to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City & was then transferred to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. The Owego Fire Department had responded to a call for mutual aid to the fire at 871 Chamberlain Road in Newark Valley, the fire was reported just before 11:00 PM last night.
Officials at the state university on Oneonta reported that 56 students who were living on the 3rd floor of Matteson Hall have been able to remove their belongings and have been moved to other dorms on the campus, since last weeks fire. 121 students who had been living on the 1st & 2nd floor are being housed temporarily at the Holiday Inn on Route 23 Southside; officials expect that they will be able to move back into their dorms rooms before the weekend. The fire was started last Wednesday by a defective power strip in a 3rd floor dorm room, officials said that the 3rd floor will be closed for the remainder of the semester for clean up and renovation.
The U.S. Department of Education reported that the New York graduation rates increased to 76% in the 2009-2010 year, an increase from 61% percent in 2002-2003. The graduation rate was 78 percent nationally. The survey reported that New York’s dropout rate was 3.6%, compared to 3.4% percent nationally, and an improvement by almost 2% since 2002-2003.
State Troopers in Greene arrested 27-year-old Dustin Curtis of Smithville Flats for Felony DWI, 1st degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle, 4th degree Criminal Mischief and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a domestic dispute investigation; Curtis was arraigned and sent to Chenango County Jail on $10,000 bail pending a felony hearing.
State Troopers from Troop “C” in Sidney arrested 24-year-old Ryder Terpak of Unadilla on 3 counts of 7th degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Prescription Not in the Original Container. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on Interstate 88 in the Town of Bainbridge; Terpak was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Bainbridge Court on January 31st.
State Troopers in Oneonta arrested 55-year-old Donna Horton of Delhi for Driving While Intoxicated. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 28 in Oneonta; Horton was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Oneonta Court on January 29th.
(Cuomo 1-22-13)
The legislature has until April 1st to get the budget completed, Cuomo & the legislature have decreased the budgets the previous 2 years, this year’s budget starts out at 134 Billion dollars, it could add another 1.5 billion depending on federal aid that the state might get for Hurricane Sandy related issues.
The Owego Fire Department confirmed that Captain Matthew Porcari was killed and Firefighter Daniel Gavin was injured, after a floor collapsed at a house fire in Newark Valley. Porcari died in the fire, Gavin suffered burns & was taken to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City & was then transferred to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. The Owego Fire Department had responded to a call for mutual aid to the fire at 871 Chamberlain Road in Newark Valley, the fire was reported just before 11:00 PM last night.
Officials at the state university on Oneonta reported that 56 students who were living on the 3rd floor of Matteson Hall have been able to remove their belongings and have been moved to other dorms on the campus, since last weeks fire. 121 students who had been living on the 1st & 2nd floor are being housed temporarily at the Holiday Inn on Route 23 Southside; officials expect that they will be able to move back into their dorms rooms before the weekend. The fire was started last Wednesday by a defective power strip in a 3rd floor dorm room, officials said that the 3rd floor will be closed for the remainder of the semester for clean up and renovation.
The U.S. Department of Education reported that the New York graduation rates increased to 76% in the 2009-2010 year, an increase from 61% percent in 2002-2003. The graduation rate was 78 percent nationally. The survey reported that New York’s dropout rate was 3.6%, compared to 3.4% percent nationally, and an improvement by almost 2% since 2002-2003.
State Troopers in Greene arrested 27-year-old Dustin Curtis of Smithville Flats for Felony DWI, 1st degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle, 4th degree Criminal Mischief and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a domestic dispute investigation; Curtis was arraigned and sent to Chenango County Jail on $10,000 bail pending a felony hearing.
State Troopers from Troop “C” in Sidney arrested 24-year-old Ryder Terpak of Unadilla on 3 counts of 7th degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Prescription Not in the Original Container. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on Interstate 88 in the Town of Bainbridge; Terpak was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Bainbridge Court on January 31st.
State Troopers in Oneonta arrested 55-year-old Donna Horton of Delhi for Driving While Intoxicated. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 28 in Oneonta; Horton was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Oneonta Court on January 29th.