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WCDO News — Wednesday 12-30-20
P.M. NEWS Wednesday 12-30-20
State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during New Year's holiday weekend. Police will be out in full force looking for intoxicated or impaired drivers, as well as speeders, aggressive drivers & they will continue to enforce the state's "Move Over" law and they will be making sure that people obey the state seat belt laws.
Unemployed New Yorkers will begin receiving extended and expanded federal unemployment benefits, starting the week January 3rd. Unemployed New Yorkers will receive an additional $300 payment through the extended Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs. New Yorkers currently receiving benefits do not need to call the Department of Labor to receive these extended benefits.
Starting January 1, 2021, New Yorkers can begin using sick leave benefits under the state's Paid Sick Leave law, which secures paid sick leave for workers at medium and large businesses and paid or unpaid leave for those at small businesses, more information is available at ny.gov/programs.
The Otego County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual Town Hall State of the State on Tuesday January 5th at 9:00 am. Congressman Antonio Delgado will be the Keynote presenter More information is available at 432-4500 extension 2.
Chenango County Public Health announced 31 new positive cases of COVID 19 today; they report 131 active cases with 6 hospitalizations, & 533 Active Quarantines. The Broome County Health Department had 274 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 2 days with 1 more death; they have had 175 deaths from the virus.
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers about scammers taking advantage of COVID-19 vaccinations to steal personal information. Scammers are using techniques that typically arise with a major global event such as: falsely claiming to be online sellers of the vaccination; sending fake emails and texts that contain harmful links designed to steal your personal information; and using robocalls to pitch vaccination information. Information about legitimate Vaccination sites can be found at ny.gov/vaccine.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-30-20
Governor Cuomo announced updated quarantine guidelines for New York which are consistent with the CDC guidance. Individuals exposed to COVID-19 can end their quarantine after 10 days without a testing requirement as long as no symptoms have been reported during the quarantine period, after day 10, individuals must continue monitoring for symptoms through day 14 and if any develop, they should immediately self-isolate and contact the local health department or their healthcare provider.
The state reported over 160,000 Tests Tuesday, with 11,438 positives, that was 7.14% of all tested. Hospitalization went up to 7,814, ICU Patients & those on ventilators remained the same, and there were 124 deaths.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 23 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday. They report 17 hospitalized & 1 new death reported, brings the total number of deaths to 17.
Delaware County Public Health reported 12 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday. They have 4 hospitalized out of 96 active cases, 276 are quarantined.
State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during New Year's holiday weekend. Police will be out in full force looking for intoxicated or impaired drivers, as well as speeders, aggressive drivers & they will continue to enforce the state's "Move Over" law and they will be making sure that people obey the state seat belt laws.
Unemployed New Yorkers will begin receiving extended and expanded federal unemployment benefits, starting the week January 3rd. Unemployed New Yorkers will receive an additional $300 payment through the extended Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs. New Yorkers currently receiving benefits do not need to call the Department of Labor to receive these extended benefits.
Starting January 1, 2021, New Yorkers can begin using sick leave benefits under the state's Paid Sick Leave law, which secures paid sick leave for workers at medium and large businesses and paid or unpaid leave for those at small businesses, more information is available at ny.gov/programs.
The Otego County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual Town Hall State of the State on Tuesday January 5th at 9:00 am. Congressman Antonio Delgado will be the Keynote presenter More information is available at 432-4500 extension 2.
Chenango County Public Health announced 31 new positive cases of COVID 19 today; they report 131 active cases with 6 hospitalizations, & 533 Active Quarantines. The Broome County Health Department had 274 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 2 days with 1 more death; they have had 175 deaths from the virus.
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers about scammers taking advantage of COVID-19 vaccinations to steal personal information. Scammers are using techniques that typically arise with a major global event such as: falsely claiming to be online sellers of the vaccination; sending fake emails and texts that contain harmful links designed to steal your personal information; and using robocalls to pitch vaccination information. Information about legitimate Vaccination sites can be found at ny.gov/vaccine.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-30-20
Governor Cuomo announced updated quarantine guidelines for New York which are consistent with the CDC guidance. Individuals exposed to COVID-19 can end their quarantine after 10 days without a testing requirement as long as no symptoms have been reported during the quarantine period, after day 10, individuals must continue monitoring for symptoms through day 14 and if any develop, they should immediately self-isolate and contact the local health department or their healthcare provider.
The state reported over 160,000 Tests Tuesday, with 11,438 positives, that was 7.14% of all tested. Hospitalization went up to 7,814, ICU Patients & those on ventilators remained the same, and there were 124 deaths.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 23 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday. They report 17 hospitalized & 1 new death reported, brings the total number of deaths to 17.
Delaware County Public Health reported 12 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday. They have 4 hospitalized out of 96 active cases, 276 are quarantined.
WCDO News — Wednesday 11-4-20
P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 11-4-20
Chenango County Public Health reported their 2nd death from COVID 19 this week & their 9th overall. The County reports 29 active cases, 218 in quarantine, & 7 are hospitalized from the virus. The number of cases is up to 430, there have been 377 Recoveries.
The Broome County Health Department had 80 more positive cases since Monday & 4 more deaths, from COVID 19. The county has had 3696 total cases, they now report 104 deaths, 3259 recoveries & over 4200 are being monitored by the Health Department.
Hartwick College reported 1 new case of COVID-19 Wednesday, they report that there are 26 active cases on campus; the total number of cases detected on campus since August 1st is 57.
State Police arrested 27 year old Tyler Palmatier of Otego for the DWI Saturday. Troopers observed damage to a guide rail near County Route 48 and State Route 205 in the town of Oneonta, the trooper also observed Palmatier near a vehicle on County Route 8 that had damage consistent with striking a guiderail. Palmatier and another male attempted to flee, but Palmatier was ultimately taken into custody, he was released on appearance tickets to the town of Oneonta court on November 17th.
Helios Care is announcing a Virtual 2020 Turkey Trot for Hospice, to help raise money for their programs, Helios Care Director of Development Alicia Fish explains:
(Alicia Fish 11-4-20)
Fish said that Runners and walkers are encouraged to share pictures and results through the event’s website and Facebook page, more information or registration is available at 432-6773.
State Police arrested 32 year old Brittany Parsons of Deposit for DWI, after Troopers were dispatched to the report of a vehicle on its side and against a tree on Old Route 17 in the town of Sanford. Parsons was extricated from the vehicle; she was transported to Wilson Hospital & was issued appearance tickets to the town of Sanford court on December 8th.
New York’s new coronavirus testing requirement for travelers began today. Those traveling to New York must have proof of a negative test dated within 3 days of arriving in the state & they must quarantine for at least 3 days upon arrival and get another COVID-19 test on the 4th day, if that test is negative, the quarantine ends. If the test is positive, the mandatory quarantine continues and contact tracing efforts will be deployed. The full list of regulations is available at coronavirus.health.ny.us.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 11-4-20
With most ballots counted, winners are being projected in local races of interest. In the 22nd Congressional District, Claudia Tenney is leading over democratic incumbent Anthony Brindisi, in the 19th District, Brindisi won that seat over Tenney 2 years ago. Antonio Delgado wins re-election over Republican Kyle Van De Water. In local State Senate races, in the 42 District Republican Mike Martucci defeats Democratic Incumbent Jen Metzger, in the 51st district, Republican Peter Oberacker defeats Jim Barber for Jim Seward's seat, and Fred Akshar wins the 52nd district over Libertarian Thomas Quiter in a landslide. In the State Assembly, in the 122nd District, Joe Angelino has a comfortable lead over Rick Shaw with most of the votes counted, in the 121st District, Republican incumbent John Salka wins re-election over Dan Butterman.
The State Health Department announced 113,537 test results were reported with 1,943 positives tests on Monday. Patient Hospitalization increased by 76 to 1,227, with the Number of patients in an ICU bed dropping slightly to 268, the Number on ventilators was up slightly to 120, there were 14 Deaths, and the state death toll is 25,853.
Delaware County Public Health received 11 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday; they report 41 active cases, 4 hospitalizations & 167 in quarantine. Delaware County is up to 193 cases with 143 recoveries & 9 deaths.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 3 more cases of COVID 19 Tuesday they have had 1025 total cases since March. There are 39 active cases, 0 hospitalized, 8 deaths, 753 probable and confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, and 56 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students
A 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle in the Town of Harpersfield last week resulted in a Vermont man being charged with driving while intoxicated. On October 25th, Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle on Peters Road, the driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Antelmo Calvoperez of Vermont, was turned into a driveway and drove over the berm of the driveway causing his vehicle to become stuck over an embankment, he is accused of being intoxicated at the time of the accident. Calvoperez was charged with DWI and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle; he was released & was ordered to appear in the Town of Harpersfield Court on a later date.
The Next Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be coming from West Oneonta this year. The tree is located on State Route 23; another tree was pulled from Oneonta for New York City's display in 2016.
State Police increased patrols to crack down of impaired driving and underage drinking over the Halloween weekend. A checkpoint on State Highway 7 in the town of Unadilla had approximately 110 vehicles pass through. Several arrests and tickets were issued, 1 for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, 1 for Criminal Possession of Marijuana, 1 for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 3 for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 1 Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, & 12 for a variety of Vehicle and Traffic violations.
Chenango County Public Health reported their 2nd death from COVID 19 this week & their 9th overall. The County reports 29 active cases, 218 in quarantine, & 7 are hospitalized from the virus. The number of cases is up to 430, there have been 377 Recoveries.
The Broome County Health Department had 80 more positive cases since Monday & 4 more deaths, from COVID 19. The county has had 3696 total cases, they now report 104 deaths, 3259 recoveries & over 4200 are being monitored by the Health Department.
Hartwick College reported 1 new case of COVID-19 Wednesday, they report that there are 26 active cases on campus; the total number of cases detected on campus since August 1st is 57.
State Police arrested 27 year old Tyler Palmatier of Otego for the DWI Saturday. Troopers observed damage to a guide rail near County Route 48 and State Route 205 in the town of Oneonta, the trooper also observed Palmatier near a vehicle on County Route 8 that had damage consistent with striking a guiderail. Palmatier and another male attempted to flee, but Palmatier was ultimately taken into custody, he was released on appearance tickets to the town of Oneonta court on November 17th.
Helios Care is announcing a Virtual 2020 Turkey Trot for Hospice, to help raise money for their programs, Helios Care Director of Development Alicia Fish explains:
(Alicia Fish 11-4-20)
Fish said that Runners and walkers are encouraged to share pictures and results through the event’s website and Facebook page, more information or registration is available at 432-6773.
State Police arrested 32 year old Brittany Parsons of Deposit for DWI, after Troopers were dispatched to the report of a vehicle on its side and against a tree on Old Route 17 in the town of Sanford. Parsons was extricated from the vehicle; she was transported to Wilson Hospital & was issued appearance tickets to the town of Sanford court on December 8th.
New York’s new coronavirus testing requirement for travelers began today. Those traveling to New York must have proof of a negative test dated within 3 days of arriving in the state & they must quarantine for at least 3 days upon arrival and get another COVID-19 test on the 4th day, if that test is negative, the quarantine ends. If the test is positive, the mandatory quarantine continues and contact tracing efforts will be deployed. The full list of regulations is available at coronavirus.health.ny.us.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 11-4-20
With most ballots counted, winners are being projected in local races of interest. In the 22nd Congressional District, Claudia Tenney is leading over democratic incumbent Anthony Brindisi, in the 19th District, Brindisi won that seat over Tenney 2 years ago. Antonio Delgado wins re-election over Republican Kyle Van De Water. In local State Senate races, in the 42 District Republican Mike Martucci defeats Democratic Incumbent Jen Metzger, in the 51st district, Republican Peter Oberacker defeats Jim Barber for Jim Seward's seat, and Fred Akshar wins the 52nd district over Libertarian Thomas Quiter in a landslide. In the State Assembly, in the 122nd District, Joe Angelino has a comfortable lead over Rick Shaw with most of the votes counted, in the 121st District, Republican incumbent John Salka wins re-election over Dan Butterman.
The State Health Department announced 113,537 test results were reported with 1,943 positives tests on Monday. Patient Hospitalization increased by 76 to 1,227, with the Number of patients in an ICU bed dropping slightly to 268, the Number on ventilators was up slightly to 120, there were 14 Deaths, and the state death toll is 25,853.
Delaware County Public Health received 11 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday; they report 41 active cases, 4 hospitalizations & 167 in quarantine. Delaware County is up to 193 cases with 143 recoveries & 9 deaths.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 3 more cases of COVID 19 Tuesday they have had 1025 total cases since March. There are 39 active cases, 0 hospitalized, 8 deaths, 753 probable and confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, and 56 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students
A 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle in the Town of Harpersfield last week resulted in a Vermont man being charged with driving while intoxicated. On October 25th, Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle on Peters Road, the driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Antelmo Calvoperez of Vermont, was turned into a driveway and drove over the berm of the driveway causing his vehicle to become stuck over an embankment, he is accused of being intoxicated at the time of the accident. Calvoperez was charged with DWI and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle; he was released & was ordered to appear in the Town of Harpersfield Court on a later date.
The Next Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be coming from West Oneonta this year. The tree is located on State Route 23; another tree was pulled from Oneonta for New York City's display in 2016.
State Police increased patrols to crack down of impaired driving and underage drinking over the Halloween weekend. A checkpoint on State Highway 7 in the town of Unadilla had approximately 110 vehicles pass through. Several arrests and tickets were issued, 1 for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, 1 for Criminal Possession of Marijuana, 1 for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 3 for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 1 Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, & 12 for a variety of Vehicle and Traffic violations.
WCDO News — Tuesday 9-15-20
P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20
Chenango County Public Health announced that they are at 245 total positive cases of COVID 19 since March. They currently have 6 Active Cases, 1 person is hospitalized, 104 are quarantined, and there have been 7 deaths & 215 recoveries.
The Otsego County Sheriff's Deputy, who allegedly accidentally discharged his weapon in an Oneida county restaurant Saturday night, has put on a leave of absence. A child and a woman suffered minor injuries when the bullet ricocheted off of the floor in Camden New York, State Police are investigating the incident, and the name of the deputy has not been released.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that former Delhi Deputy Highway Superintendent Brian Rosenthal was charged with 3rd degree Grand Larceny last week, for allegedly overstating his sick leave by more than 270 hours, worth about $6,000. Rosenthal was charged following a joint investigation by DiNapoli, State Police and the Delaware County District Attorney's office.
2 Otsego County residents charged in a string of armed robberies & burglaries in April, appeared in Otsego County court Friday. 41 Year old Brian Ruple of Oneonta & 41 year old Derrick Gray of Laurens are accused of a break in at Losie's Gun Shop, and armed robberies at Oneonta & Otego convenience stores in April, pleaded not guilty to a variety of robbery & assault charges, they face court action at a later date.
NYSEG is urging customers to be vigilant of scammers posing as representatives of the energy company, after they received reports of customers having accepted calls from people who claim to be NYSEG employees. The new scam attempts reportedly involve a call explaining that an overcharge has been made to the customer’s account and offer a future bill credit, with the caller asking for personal information. Customers have also reported calls threatening to cut service unless an immediate payment is made over the phone. NYSEG officials said that customer service will never demand customers to purchase debit cards such as Green Dot cards to make payments, anyone with questions should contact NYSEG by using the phone numbers on their monthly bill.
Volunteers are needed to assist with the Catholic Charities community food distribution Thursday in Sidney. Those who would like to volunteer are advised to send an email to office@sidneychamber.org, they should arrive to the Sidney Fire department site on River Street by 8:30 AM Thursday, and the food giveaway begins at 10:00 AM.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20
Delaware County is reporting no new positive test result for COVID-19 and 4 additional recoveries. The known active cases in the County as of today is 3, all 3 are isolated at home. To date there have been 117 confirmed positive cases of COVID19 in Delaware County, with 65 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 108 have fully recovered.
Otsego County Department of Health announced that there will be free rapid testing at the Armory in Oneonta from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM today & Wednesday. Pre-registration is required by calling 547-4279. The Otsego County Current COVID numbers: 683 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 15 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, 45 active cases currently residing in the county, there have been 841 total confirmed cases, there are no hospitalizations.
Chenango County Public Health announced that they are at 245 total positive cases of COVID 19 since March. They currently have 6 Active Cases, 1 person is hospitalized, 104 are quarantined, and there have been 7 deaths & 215 recoveries.
The Otsego County Sheriff's Deputy, who allegedly accidentally discharged his weapon in an Oneida county restaurant Saturday night, has put on a leave of absence. A child and a woman suffered minor injuries when the bullet ricocheted off of the floor in Camden New York, State Police are investigating the incident, and the name of the deputy has not been released.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that former Delhi Deputy Highway Superintendent Brian Rosenthal was charged with 3rd degree Grand Larceny last week, for allegedly overstating his sick leave by more than 270 hours, worth about $6,000. Rosenthal was charged following a joint investigation by DiNapoli, State Police and the Delaware County District Attorney's office.
2 Otsego County residents charged in a string of armed robberies & burglaries in April, appeared in Otsego County court Friday. 41 Year old Brian Ruple of Oneonta & 41 year old Derrick Gray of Laurens are accused of a break in at Losie's Gun Shop, and armed robberies at Oneonta & Otego convenience stores in April, pleaded not guilty to a variety of robbery & assault charges, they face court action at a later date.
NYSEG is urging customers to be vigilant of scammers posing as representatives of the energy company, after they received reports of customers having accepted calls from people who claim to be NYSEG employees. The new scam attempts reportedly involve a call explaining that an overcharge has been made to the customer’s account and offer a future bill credit, with the caller asking for personal information. Customers have also reported calls threatening to cut service unless an immediate payment is made over the phone. NYSEG officials said that customer service will never demand customers to purchase debit cards such as Green Dot cards to make payments, anyone with questions should contact NYSEG by using the phone numbers on their monthly bill.
Volunteers are needed to assist with the Catholic Charities community food distribution Thursday in Sidney. Those who would like to volunteer are advised to send an email to office@sidneychamber.org, they should arrive to the Sidney Fire department site on River Street by 8:30 AM Thursday, and the food giveaway begins at 10:00 AM.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20
Delaware County is reporting no new positive test result for COVID-19 and 4 additional recoveries. The known active cases in the County as of today is 3, all 3 are isolated at home. To date there have been 117 confirmed positive cases of COVID19 in Delaware County, with 65 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 108 have fully recovered.
Otsego County Department of Health announced that there will be free rapid testing at the Armory in Oneonta from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM today & Wednesday. Pre-registration is required by calling 547-4279. The Otsego County Current COVID numbers: 683 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 15 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, 45 active cases currently residing in the county, there have been 841 total confirmed cases, there are no hospitalizations.
WCDO News — Tuesday 9-8-20
P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20
Governor Cuomo gave a COVID 19 update today, where he first discussed the regulations regarding Colleges:
(Cuomo Colleges)
The Governor also discussed the COVID report card for K-12 School districts:
(Cuomo K-12)
The COVID-19 Report Card will be live at schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov. The Governor also announced that 4 states: Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia have been added to the State's COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days.
The State Health Department reported 557 new COVID positive tests Monday, out of almost 58,000 tests administered statewide. There were 445 people hospitalized, 114 in ICU Beds, & 52 on ventilators, 5 people died, bringing the state death toll to 25,367.
Chenango County Public Health updated their COVID19 numbers today, they report 235 total positive cases, 8 are active, 1 is hospitalized, 101 are quarantined, there have been 207 Recoveries & 24,445 tests have been conducted.
The Broome County Health Department reported that they have had 1265 positive COVD cases since March, they reported 1 more deaths since Friday, with a death toll of 80 1132 have recovered, and 353 are being monitored by the health department, they have conducted over 45,200 tests.
Delaware County Sheriff's deputies responded to an accident in the Town of Walton Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of 41 year old Geoffrey MacDonald of Oneonta for Driving While Intoxicated. Deputies located a car into a guiderail on Seeley Wood Road; they accuse MacDonald of crossing into the oncoming lane of travel and colliding with a guiderail on the opposite shoulder of the roadway. MacDonald was charged with DWI & failure to keep right, he was released on tickets returnable in the Walton Town Court on a later date. Macdonald is also scheduled to appear at a Department of Motor Vehicles Refusal hearing on a later date for failure to submit to a chemical test.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20
Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta. On Monday, 32 new cases were reported, 31 of the cases are linked to SUNY Oneonta, 1 case in not connected to the college outbreaks. Currently, 139 students are isolating on campus and 43 students are in quarantine on campus awaiting test results. Current COVID numbers, there have been 807 total confirmed cases, 685 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 11 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, 8 linked to the high school gathering, there are no hospitalizations currently.
Delaware County Public Health received 2 positive lab reports for COVID-19; SUNY Delhi has reported positive cases and is actively working with Delaware County Public Health and NYSDOH. Public Health is conducting contact investigations, quarantining and isolating individuals residing in Delaware County. The County now reports 114 positive cases, with 102 recoveries, all 6 active cases are isolating at home, there have been 6 deaths, & 78 under Mandatory Quarantine
Governor Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced the launch of a SUNY system-wide COVID-19 case tracker dashboard. The centralized dashboard will provide real time, up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases, testing, and quarantine and isolation space availability across SUNY's 64 colleges and universities to more efficiently monitor, respond to, and contain the virus.
Governor Cuomo announced that another 520 COVID cases were confirmed Sunday or .88% of all those tested, Bringing Statewide Total to 440,021; 413 are hospitalized, with 115 in ICU beds & 57 are on Ventilators, there were 2 deaths reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,361.
The Governor also announced the results of the State's testing in the City of Oneonta over 5 days. A total of 1,965 tests were performed at the 3 sites, 91 positive cases were identified, for a positivity rate of 4.6%. Contact tracing efforts in partnership with local health departments are ongoing. 85 of the 91 positives cases were ages 18 to 24, or about 11.5% positive.
SUNY Delhi will begin conducting surveillance testing for COVID-19 on campus starting Tuesday, September 15th, as an early warning system to assist in the prevention of COVID-19. SUNY Delhi will conduct pool testing of saliva samples from students. The test will identify the presence of COVID-19 in the samples with a 95+% confidence level. Students will be selected for pool testing in designated groups and will be notified via email with detailed instructions. Participation is mandatory. Students who have previously had a confirmed case of COVID-19 will need to get medical documentation from their health care provider and must call Health Services at 746-4690 to coordinate an exemption for the surveillance testing.
State Police responded Friday to a 3-car crash on State Highway 23 near the intersection of Regan Way in the town of Davenport. An investigation revealed that a Pontiac driven by 56 year old Kevin Johnson of Windham was stopped waiting to turn left into the Mirabito when he was rear ended by a Hyundai driven by 20 year old Shaun Jones of Davenport, which caused the Hyundai to then enter the westbound lane of traffic and into the path of an ambulance traveling west on State Highway 23. The ambulance then struck a guiderail. Jones was transported to Albany Med and was treated & released, Jones's passenger, a 19-year-old female of Otego was transported to Bassett Medical Center. The driver of the ambulance, 41 year old Gerald Brown of Milford was transported to Fox Hospital, his passenger; a 21-year-old male of Sherburne was also transported to Fox Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.
A "Meet the Candidate" event will be held in Afton today, featuring Libertarian Candidate Thomas Daniel Quiter for the State Senate's 52nd District, as well as Larry Sharpe, who was the 2018 Libertarian candidate for New York Governor. The event will be held in front of 175 Main Street, Afton (The Afton Inn) from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM today.
Governor Cuomo gave a COVID 19 update today, where he first discussed the regulations regarding Colleges:
(Cuomo Colleges)
The Governor also discussed the COVID report card for K-12 School districts:
(Cuomo K-12)
The COVID-19 Report Card will be live at schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov. The Governor also announced that 4 states: Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia have been added to the State's COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days.
The State Health Department reported 557 new COVID positive tests Monday, out of almost 58,000 tests administered statewide. There were 445 people hospitalized, 114 in ICU Beds, & 52 on ventilators, 5 people died, bringing the state death toll to 25,367.
Chenango County Public Health updated their COVID19 numbers today, they report 235 total positive cases, 8 are active, 1 is hospitalized, 101 are quarantined, there have been 207 Recoveries & 24,445 tests have been conducted.
The Broome County Health Department reported that they have had 1265 positive COVD cases since March, they reported 1 more deaths since Friday, with a death toll of 80 1132 have recovered, and 353 are being monitored by the health department, they have conducted over 45,200 tests.
Delaware County Sheriff's deputies responded to an accident in the Town of Walton Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of 41 year old Geoffrey MacDonald of Oneonta for Driving While Intoxicated. Deputies located a car into a guiderail on Seeley Wood Road; they accuse MacDonald of crossing into the oncoming lane of travel and colliding with a guiderail on the opposite shoulder of the roadway. MacDonald was charged with DWI & failure to keep right, he was released on tickets returnable in the Walton Town Court on a later date. Macdonald is also scheduled to appear at a Department of Motor Vehicles Refusal hearing on a later date for failure to submit to a chemical test.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20
Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta. On Monday, 32 new cases were reported, 31 of the cases are linked to SUNY Oneonta, 1 case in not connected to the college outbreaks. Currently, 139 students are isolating on campus and 43 students are in quarantine on campus awaiting test results. Current COVID numbers, there have been 807 total confirmed cases, 685 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 11 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, 8 linked to the high school gathering, there are no hospitalizations currently.
Delaware County Public Health received 2 positive lab reports for COVID-19; SUNY Delhi has reported positive cases and is actively working with Delaware County Public Health and NYSDOH. Public Health is conducting contact investigations, quarantining and isolating individuals residing in Delaware County. The County now reports 114 positive cases, with 102 recoveries, all 6 active cases are isolating at home, there have been 6 deaths, & 78 under Mandatory Quarantine
Governor Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced the launch of a SUNY system-wide COVID-19 case tracker dashboard. The centralized dashboard will provide real time, up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases, testing, and quarantine and isolation space availability across SUNY's 64 colleges and universities to more efficiently monitor, respond to, and contain the virus.
Governor Cuomo announced that another 520 COVID cases were confirmed Sunday or .88% of all those tested, Bringing Statewide Total to 440,021; 413 are hospitalized, with 115 in ICU beds & 57 are on Ventilators, there were 2 deaths reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,361.
The Governor also announced the results of the State's testing in the City of Oneonta over 5 days. A total of 1,965 tests were performed at the 3 sites, 91 positive cases were identified, for a positivity rate of 4.6%. Contact tracing efforts in partnership with local health departments are ongoing. 85 of the 91 positives cases were ages 18 to 24, or about 11.5% positive.
SUNY Delhi will begin conducting surveillance testing for COVID-19 on campus starting Tuesday, September 15th, as an early warning system to assist in the prevention of COVID-19. SUNY Delhi will conduct pool testing of saliva samples from students. The test will identify the presence of COVID-19 in the samples with a 95+% confidence level. Students will be selected for pool testing in designated groups and will be notified via email with detailed instructions. Participation is mandatory. Students who have previously had a confirmed case of COVID-19 will need to get medical documentation from their health care provider and must call Health Services at 746-4690 to coordinate an exemption for the surveillance testing.
State Police responded Friday to a 3-car crash on State Highway 23 near the intersection of Regan Way in the town of Davenport. An investigation revealed that a Pontiac driven by 56 year old Kevin Johnson of Windham was stopped waiting to turn left into the Mirabito when he was rear ended by a Hyundai driven by 20 year old Shaun Jones of Davenport, which caused the Hyundai to then enter the westbound lane of traffic and into the path of an ambulance traveling west on State Highway 23. The ambulance then struck a guiderail. Jones was transported to Albany Med and was treated & released, Jones's passenger, a 19-year-old female of Otego was transported to Bassett Medical Center. The driver of the ambulance, 41 year old Gerald Brown of Milford was transported to Fox Hospital, his passenger; a 21-year-old male of Sherburne was also transported to Fox Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.
A "Meet the Candidate" event will be held in Afton today, featuring Libertarian Candidate Thomas Daniel Quiter for the State Senate's 52nd District, as well as Larry Sharpe, who was the 2018 Libertarian candidate for New York Governor. The event will be held in front of 175 Main Street, Afton (The Afton Inn) from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM today.
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WCDO News — Wednesday 9-2-20
P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-2-20
Governor Cuomo announced that the state had an infection rate for COVID 19 under 1% for the 26th day in a row, with 708 cases or .8% out of over 88,000 tests, testing positive Tuesday. The total number of cases since March is at 436,218, there were 5 COVID-19 Deaths reported, the state death toll is at 25,336. The State Health Department reported 445 hospitalizations, 117 ICU patients and 61 patients on ventilators from the virus.
This morning SUNY Oneonta received test results for additional students screened on campus for COVID-19. 44 new cases were confirmed & College staff worked until late Tuesday night to contact affected students and move them to isolation on campus. The total number of confirmed cases within our campus community now stands at 289. A total of 125 students are in isolation and 54 are in quarantine on campus.
Resident Assistants at SUNY Oneonta have posted a series of demands on Instagram, calling for pay increases, increasing protections for any Resident Assistant that has to go into quarantine as a result of their regular required meeting with students in on campus dorms, the group is giving SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris 5 days to meet their demands or they will reduce to “emergency only” status.
3 sites opened up today & will continue tomorrow in Oneonta for free rapid testing for COVID 19, following the outbreak at SUNY Oneonta. The site will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Oneonta Armory at 4 Academy Street, The Foothills Performing Arts Center on Market Street & the St. James Church at 305 Main Street. Testing is by appointment only by calling 833-NYSTRNG.
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office held a K9 Monument dedication ceremony in remembrance of K9 "Ozzie" on Monday, who served in the department for 7 years before his passing earlier this year. Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond comments:
(Sheriff DuMond 9-2-20)
Sheriff DuMond said that Donations to the Delaware County Sheriff’s K9 program can be made by check payable to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, attention K9 Fund, and mailed to 280 Phoebe Lane, Suite 1, Delhi, NY 13753.
Chenango County Public Health released their latest COVID 19 numbers today. They have had 229 positive cases since March, with 4 cases active, 2 people are hospitalized, 78 people are in quarantine, they have had 7 deaths, 205 Recoveries & they have performed 23,189 tests.
Gyms & Fitness Centers around the state are re-opening with many safety protocols in place, Mike Banks of My Home Gym on State Route 7 between Sidney & Bainbridge told WCDO News what they are doing to keep everyone safe:
(Mike Banks 9-2-20)
Gyms & Fitness Centers were among the last businesses to re-opening in New York State after getting shutdown earlier in the year when the COVID 19 pandemic hit.
The Delaware County Sheriff's Department investigated a domestic dispute in the Town of Stamford Saturday, which resulted in the arrest of 66 Wayne Johnson of Stamford for Menacing, unlawful imprisonment, & endangering the welfare of a child. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that Johnson was intoxicated & had threatened to use a firearm to hurt a number of people in the residence, and he had also blocked all points of entry into the house. Johnson was virtually arraigned, & was issued appearance tickets for Stamford court at a later date, and order of protection was issued for the victims.
The Town of Masonville announced that tonight's board meeting, scheduled for 7:00 PM has been cancelled, no rescheduled date was announced.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-2-20
Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta students, with 53 new cases were reported Tuesday, 50 of the cases were in SUNY Oneonta students, 2 cases in the community and 1 case in a Hartwick College student. SUNY Oneonta reportedly had 295 cases on Tuesday afternoon, the county now has 357 total confirmed cases, there are No hospitalizations.
Hartwick College announced that they will switch to all-remote instruction for the next 14 days through September 15th. Both Hartwick students who have tested positive are isolating at their homes outside of the City of Oneonta. Contact tracing is being conducted by the Department of Health & the College’s Perrella Health Center. Residential students were informed that they should plan to remain on campus. Dining services continue, and all students not in quarantine will continue to have access to the campus and its facilities. The College had a Reopening Plan that included preparation for a hybrid semester of limited in-person and remote learning, plus testing of every campus member, socially-distanced classrooms and campus offices, Students were required to bring a negative test with them before entry to campus, and students were tested again upon returning to campus. All employees were also tested last week; they will be tested every 2 weeks.
Delaware County Public Health received three positive lab reports for COVID-19. The County reports 110 total cases, 98 recoveries, 6 active cases isolated at home, 36 are quarantined, & there have been 6 deaths.
State Police made an arrest Friday after a driver drove the wrong way on I-88 for 7 miles near the city of Oneonta. Multiple motorists were forced off the roadway and had to take evasive action when a vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-88, A Senior Investigator attempted to stop the vehicle and after close to seven miles was able to get the driver into a U-turn near exit 16. 72 year old Steven Wiedeman of Otego was arrested for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs; he was issued appearance tickets to the city of Oneonta court on September 28th.
Governor Cuomo announced that 2 more states have been added to the state's Travel Advisory, which requires 14 mandatory quarantines from those visiting New York from those state. Alaska and Montana now Meet the Metrics to Qualify for Travel Advisory & No Areas were Removed from the list, which can be found at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.
Governor Cuomo announced that the state had an infection rate for COVID 19 under 1% for the 26th day in a row, with 708 cases or .8% out of over 88,000 tests, testing positive Tuesday. The total number of cases since March is at 436,218, there were 5 COVID-19 Deaths reported, the state death toll is at 25,336. The State Health Department reported 445 hospitalizations, 117 ICU patients and 61 patients on ventilators from the virus.
This morning SUNY Oneonta received test results for additional students screened on campus for COVID-19. 44 new cases were confirmed & College staff worked until late Tuesday night to contact affected students and move them to isolation on campus. The total number of confirmed cases within our campus community now stands at 289. A total of 125 students are in isolation and 54 are in quarantine on campus.
Resident Assistants at SUNY Oneonta have posted a series of demands on Instagram, calling for pay increases, increasing protections for any Resident Assistant that has to go into quarantine as a result of their regular required meeting with students in on campus dorms, the group is giving SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris 5 days to meet their demands or they will reduce to “emergency only” status.
3 sites opened up today & will continue tomorrow in Oneonta for free rapid testing for COVID 19, following the outbreak at SUNY Oneonta. The site will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Oneonta Armory at 4 Academy Street, The Foothills Performing Arts Center on Market Street & the St. James Church at 305 Main Street. Testing is by appointment only by calling 833-NYSTRNG.
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office held a K9 Monument dedication ceremony in remembrance of K9 "Ozzie" on Monday, who served in the department for 7 years before his passing earlier this year. Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond comments:
(Sheriff DuMond 9-2-20)
Sheriff DuMond said that Donations to the Delaware County Sheriff’s K9 program can be made by check payable to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, attention K9 Fund, and mailed to 280 Phoebe Lane, Suite 1, Delhi, NY 13753.
Chenango County Public Health released their latest COVID 19 numbers today. They have had 229 positive cases since March, with 4 cases active, 2 people are hospitalized, 78 people are in quarantine, they have had 7 deaths, 205 Recoveries & they have performed 23,189 tests.
Gyms & Fitness Centers around the state are re-opening with many safety protocols in place, Mike Banks of My Home Gym on State Route 7 between Sidney & Bainbridge told WCDO News what they are doing to keep everyone safe:
(Mike Banks 9-2-20)
Gyms & Fitness Centers were among the last businesses to re-opening in New York State after getting shutdown earlier in the year when the COVID 19 pandemic hit.
The Delaware County Sheriff's Department investigated a domestic dispute in the Town of Stamford Saturday, which resulted in the arrest of 66 Wayne Johnson of Stamford for Menacing, unlawful imprisonment, & endangering the welfare of a child. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that Johnson was intoxicated & had threatened to use a firearm to hurt a number of people in the residence, and he had also blocked all points of entry into the house. Johnson was virtually arraigned, & was issued appearance tickets for Stamford court at a later date, and order of protection was issued for the victims.
The Town of Masonville announced that tonight's board meeting, scheduled for 7:00 PM has been cancelled, no rescheduled date was announced.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-2-20
Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta students, with 53 new cases were reported Tuesday, 50 of the cases were in SUNY Oneonta students, 2 cases in the community and 1 case in a Hartwick College student. SUNY Oneonta reportedly had 295 cases on Tuesday afternoon, the county now has 357 total confirmed cases, there are No hospitalizations.
Hartwick College announced that they will switch to all-remote instruction for the next 14 days through September 15th. Both Hartwick students who have tested positive are isolating at their homes outside of the City of Oneonta. Contact tracing is being conducted by the Department of Health & the College’s Perrella Health Center. Residential students were informed that they should plan to remain on campus. Dining services continue, and all students not in quarantine will continue to have access to the campus and its facilities. The College had a Reopening Plan that included preparation for a hybrid semester of limited in-person and remote learning, plus testing of every campus member, socially-distanced classrooms and campus offices, Students were required to bring a negative test with them before entry to campus, and students were tested again upon returning to campus. All employees were also tested last week; they will be tested every 2 weeks.
Delaware County Public Health received three positive lab reports for COVID-19. The County reports 110 total cases, 98 recoveries, 6 active cases isolated at home, 36 are quarantined, & there have been 6 deaths.
State Police made an arrest Friday after a driver drove the wrong way on I-88 for 7 miles near the city of Oneonta. Multiple motorists were forced off the roadway and had to take evasive action when a vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-88, A Senior Investigator attempted to stop the vehicle and after close to seven miles was able to get the driver into a U-turn near exit 16. 72 year old Steven Wiedeman of Otego was arrested for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs; he was issued appearance tickets to the city of Oneonta court on September 28th.
Governor Cuomo announced that 2 more states have been added to the state's Travel Advisory, which requires 14 mandatory quarantines from those visiting New York from those state. Alaska and Montana now Meet the Metrics to Qualify for Travel Advisory & No Areas were Removed from the list, which can be found at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.
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WCDO News — Thursday 8-27-20
P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 8-27-20
The Broome County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of Caleb Casteline of Apalachin for the fatal stabbing of Q-Quan Richardson of Binghamton, at a party in Endwell Wednesday. Casteline was charged with 2nd degree murder and faces court action on the charge shortly.
The Delhi Village Police Department executed a search warrant on August 21st at 219 Main Street; they seized concentrated cannabis in a variety of forms, as well as LSD, cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, packaging materials & $1,500 cash from suspected drug sales. Delhi Police arrested 20-year-old Alana Blaustein of Delhi & 22-year-old Connor Guiseppone of Delhi on a variety of drug charges, both were arraigned in Delhi Town Court where & were released on their own recognizance pending future court action.
State Police responded to a report of a tractor trailer rollover north of the Pennsylvania state line on I-81 at about 11:45 AM Wednesday. A trooper responded & discovered that the tractor trailer struck the guide rail, continued off the roadway and overturned. The driver was a 57-year-old male from Quebec who declined hospital treatment, the investigation is ongoing.
State Troopers were dispatched by Broome County 911 to a one-car crash near the intersection of Fox Farm and Reagan Roads in the town of Windsor Wednesday morning. Troopers discovered that the vehicle went off the roadway and struck a utility pole, the driver was still in the vehicle and unresponsive. The unidentified driver was pronounced deceased at the scene and an autopsy was ordered.
Former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver started his prison sentence Wednesday at a federal prison in Otisville, where he will serve 6 1/2 years following a corruption conviction. Silver left the Assembly in 2015, was convicted a short time later & various appeals & a retrial kept him out of prison. Silver was convicted twice for administering political favors, as a new inmate, Silver will be tested for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine for 14 days.
Utica Firefighters were called to a massive fire at the former CharlesTown Mall in Utica. Firefighters from the Utica & surrounding Fire Departments responded at about 1:30 this morning, Utica city officials are advising residents in the eastern sections of the city to remain indoors with their windows shut due to the high winds whipping the smoke & ash around from the blaze.
The State Health Department announced another 791 positive COVID 19 cases on Wednesday statewide after over 83,000 tests were administered. 490 were hospitalized for the virus, 4 deaths were reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,309.
Chenango County Public Health reported that they are still at 223 total cases of COVID 19 since March, with 75 active Quarantines, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 201 recoveries, 7 deaths & over 21,600 tests have been performed.
The National Transportation Safety Board released documents this week regarding the Prestige Limousine crash in Schoharie on October 6th 2018. The Board’s Investigators said that The ownership of Prestige Limo took great pain to register the vehicle in a many to avoid safety regulation & twice a year required inspections. The vehicles brakes failed approaching a t intersection, it crashed into a gas station, killing 2 people in the parking lot & all 18 in the limo. Nauman Hussain faces 20 charges each for manslaughter & criminally negligent homicide as the operator of Prestige Limousine.
The Otsego County District Attorney’s office announced that Nicolas Meridy of Oneonta has pleaded guilty in a plea bargain arrangement & will serve 22 years to life. Meridy was arrested along with several others following the murder of Kenneth Robinson in Worcester & the arson fire at Robinson house after the fatal shooting, in October of last year.
Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a New York City man Tuesday following a property damage accident on County Highway 26 in the Town of Colchester. 23-year-old Evian Camacho of New York City had a suspended driver’s license, for failure to answer summonses in both Bronx and New York counties and for failure to pay a State DMV driver responsibility assessment. Camacho was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and moving from a lane unsafely. Camacho was released and directed to appear in the Town of Colchester Court on a later date.
A variety of severe weather warnings have been issued throughout the region this afternoon, as severe weather pounded the region. Meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 8-27-20)
A Tornado watch remains in effect through 7:00 PM throughout the WCDO Listening area .
Otsego County Department of Health is investigating 9 cases of coronavirus reported Wednesday, 5 of the cases are SUNY Oneonta students. The other 4 cases have been associated with a gathering of high school students. All cases are have been investigated and contacts are being notified. Currently, Otsego County now reports 128 total confirmed cases, with 15 active cases, 1 person is hospitalized. The Otsego County Health Department is holding another free COVID 19 testing this morning from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON at the former "Greenies" site on state route 7 in Otego, This testing site is for Otsego County residents only who preregister by calling 547-4279.
Commerce Chenango announced that they are hosting a virtual special awards presentation today going to Congressman Anthony Brindisi at 12:00 Noon. Commerce Chenango CEO Kerri Green comments:
(Kerri Green 8-27-20)
Green said that the event can be viewed by the general public by email to register@chenangony.org.
Delaware County Public Health received 1 positive lab report for COVID-19 Wednesday, giving them 102 total cases since March. Currently, 3 patients are recovering at home, 93 have recovered, 6 have died, and 29 are under Mandatory Quarantine.
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 22 year-old Q-Quan of Binghamton, following an investigation into an altercation early Wednesday Morning. Quan was taken to Lourdes and later Wilson hospital with stab wounds, he apparently was stabbed at a large gathering in the town of Union, The suspect fled the area, and anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Office at 778-1196.
The Broome County Sheriff's department arrested 25 year old Keenan Johnson of the town of Chenango twice Tuesday. Johnson reportedly had a dispute with his girlfriend, he was confronted by neighbors & displayed a handgun, he fled the scene, was located by deputies & was charged with Menacing and Criminal Possession of Marijuana before being released on an appearance ticket, he was arrested a short time after his release at the girlfriends residence, fled on a Motorcycle the chase was terminated due to public safety concerns. Additional charges against Johnson are pending.
The Broome County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of Caleb Casteline of Apalachin for the fatal stabbing of Q-Quan Richardson of Binghamton, at a party in Endwell Wednesday. Casteline was charged with 2nd degree murder and faces court action on the charge shortly.
The Delhi Village Police Department executed a search warrant on August 21st at 219 Main Street; they seized concentrated cannabis in a variety of forms, as well as LSD, cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, packaging materials & $1,500 cash from suspected drug sales. Delhi Police arrested 20-year-old Alana Blaustein of Delhi & 22-year-old Connor Guiseppone of Delhi on a variety of drug charges, both were arraigned in Delhi Town Court where & were released on their own recognizance pending future court action.
State Police responded to a report of a tractor trailer rollover north of the Pennsylvania state line on I-81 at about 11:45 AM Wednesday. A trooper responded & discovered that the tractor trailer struck the guide rail, continued off the roadway and overturned. The driver was a 57-year-old male from Quebec who declined hospital treatment, the investigation is ongoing.
State Troopers were dispatched by Broome County 911 to a one-car crash near the intersection of Fox Farm and Reagan Roads in the town of Windsor Wednesday morning. Troopers discovered that the vehicle went off the roadway and struck a utility pole, the driver was still in the vehicle and unresponsive. The unidentified driver was pronounced deceased at the scene and an autopsy was ordered.
Former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver started his prison sentence Wednesday at a federal prison in Otisville, where he will serve 6 1/2 years following a corruption conviction. Silver left the Assembly in 2015, was convicted a short time later & various appeals & a retrial kept him out of prison. Silver was convicted twice for administering political favors, as a new inmate, Silver will be tested for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine for 14 days.
Utica Firefighters were called to a massive fire at the former CharlesTown Mall in Utica. Firefighters from the Utica & surrounding Fire Departments responded at about 1:30 this morning, Utica city officials are advising residents in the eastern sections of the city to remain indoors with their windows shut due to the high winds whipping the smoke & ash around from the blaze.
The State Health Department announced another 791 positive COVID 19 cases on Wednesday statewide after over 83,000 tests were administered. 490 were hospitalized for the virus, 4 deaths were reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,309.
Chenango County Public Health reported that they are still at 223 total cases of COVID 19 since March, with 75 active Quarantines, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 201 recoveries, 7 deaths & over 21,600 tests have been performed.
The National Transportation Safety Board released documents this week regarding the Prestige Limousine crash in Schoharie on October 6th 2018. The Board’s Investigators said that The ownership of Prestige Limo took great pain to register the vehicle in a many to avoid safety regulation & twice a year required inspections. The vehicles brakes failed approaching a t intersection, it crashed into a gas station, killing 2 people in the parking lot & all 18 in the limo. Nauman Hussain faces 20 charges each for manslaughter & criminally negligent homicide as the operator of Prestige Limousine.
The Otsego County District Attorney’s office announced that Nicolas Meridy of Oneonta has pleaded guilty in a plea bargain arrangement & will serve 22 years to life. Meridy was arrested along with several others following the murder of Kenneth Robinson in Worcester & the arson fire at Robinson house after the fatal shooting, in October of last year.
Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a New York City man Tuesday following a property damage accident on County Highway 26 in the Town of Colchester. 23-year-old Evian Camacho of New York City had a suspended driver’s license, for failure to answer summonses in both Bronx and New York counties and for failure to pay a State DMV driver responsibility assessment. Camacho was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and moving from a lane unsafely. Camacho was released and directed to appear in the Town of Colchester Court on a later date.
A variety of severe weather warnings have been issued throughout the region this afternoon, as severe weather pounded the region. Meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 8-27-20)
A Tornado watch remains in effect through 7:00 PM throughout the WCDO Listening area .
Otsego County Department of Health is investigating 9 cases of coronavirus reported Wednesday, 5 of the cases are SUNY Oneonta students. The other 4 cases have been associated with a gathering of high school students. All cases are have been investigated and contacts are being notified. Currently, Otsego County now reports 128 total confirmed cases, with 15 active cases, 1 person is hospitalized. The Otsego County Health Department is holding another free COVID 19 testing this morning from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON at the former "Greenies" site on state route 7 in Otego, This testing site is for Otsego County residents only who preregister by calling 547-4279.
Commerce Chenango announced that they are hosting a virtual special awards presentation today going to Congressman Anthony Brindisi at 12:00 Noon. Commerce Chenango CEO Kerri Green comments:
(Kerri Green 8-27-20)
Green said that the event can be viewed by the general public by email to register@chenangony.org.
Delaware County Public Health received 1 positive lab report for COVID-19 Wednesday, giving them 102 total cases since March. Currently, 3 patients are recovering at home, 93 have recovered, 6 have died, and 29 are under Mandatory Quarantine.
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 22 year-old Q-Quan of Binghamton, following an investigation into an altercation early Wednesday Morning. Quan was taken to Lourdes and later Wilson hospital with stab wounds, he apparently was stabbed at a large gathering in the town of Union, The suspect fled the area, and anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Office at 778-1196.
The Broome County Sheriff's department arrested 25 year old Keenan Johnson of the town of Chenango twice Tuesday. Johnson reportedly had a dispute with his girlfriend, he was confronted by neighbors & displayed a handgun, he fled the scene, was located by deputies & was charged with Menacing and Criminal Possession of Marijuana before being released on an appearance ticket, he was arrested a short time after his release at the girlfriends residence, fled on a Motorcycle the chase was terminated due to public safety concerns. Additional charges against Johnson are pending.
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WCDO News — Tuesday 8-25-20
P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 8-25-20
Governor Cuomo announced today that travelers from Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana will no longer have to self-quarantine for 14 days when arriving in New York. The U.S. territory of Guam was added to the states quarantine list, the full list can be found at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.
The Federal EPA is planning to complete the clean-up of the GCL Tie & Treating plant in Sidney that closed over 26 years ago, and was included on the Federal Superfund site in 1994. The plant was contaminated by creosote, which was used to treat railroad ties, the owners abandoned the business & the creosote contaminated groundwater. The EPA will hold an online public meeting September 3rd at 7 PM at Eventbrite.com.
Chenango County Public Health released their latest COVID 19 statistics this morning. They report that they are up to 223 total confirmed cases since March, there are 84 people in quarantine, 1 is hospitalized, there have been 7 deaths, 200 recoveries, & over 21,300 tests have been performed.
The Broome County Health Department announced that they were up to 1165 COVID 19 cases, with 75 deaths, 1009 recoveries, 536 are being monitored by the department. They have conducted over 35,700 tests.
The Broome County Sheriff's Office arrested 27 year old Ridge McCollum of Whitney point following an investigation into the report of a car in a ditch in Windsor. Deputies accuse McCollum of trying to ingest cocaine that was discovered by sheriff's deputies during their investigation. McCollum was charged with tampering with physical evidence, DWI, Criminal Possession of a controlled substance & obstructing governmental administration, he faces court action at a later date.
Oneonta Fire Fighters responded to a garage fire on Railroad Avenue at about 4:00 this morning. Early reports indicated that there were 3 vehicles inside; WCDO NEWS will have more information as it becomes available.
Attorney General Letitia James today announced an $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Company over allegations that Honda concealed safety failures in the airbags of certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The settlement was reached between a coalition of 48 attorneys general and Honda & it concludes a multistate investigation into Honda's alleged failure to inform regulators and consumers of issues related to the frontal airbag systems installed in certain model cars, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and over 200 injuries in the United States alone. Customers can learn about the class action settlement at AutoAirbagSettlement.com or visit Honda's airbag recall website at HondaAirbagInfo.com.
The Otsego County Health Department announced that they will hold another free COVID 19 testing on Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON at the former "Greenies" site on state route 7 in Otego, near the Unatego school campus. This testing site is for people who are not sick but want to be tested by a nasal swab. This is a drive up testing site. Individuals will be required to remain in their vehicle and wear a mask when pulling up to the testing tent. This testing site is for Otsego County residents only who preregister by calling 547-4279.
A.M. NEWS Tuesday 8-25-20
State Police arrested 48 year old Robert Gregory of Oneonta for 3 counts of Forcible Touching, 3 counts of Sexual Abuse and 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. An investigation was opened when the parents of two victims under the age of 17 contacted State Police, an investigation revealed that Gregory allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments and forcibly touched the intimate parts of 2 under aged victims. Gregory was virtually arraigned and remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond. The judge issued orders of protections to each of the victims.
Governor Cuomo issued an executive order that requires county boards of elections to be ready for the changes in voting in the November elections. The executive order requires county boards of elections to Send a mailing outlining all deadlines for voters by Tuesday, September 8, Send staffing plans and needs to the State Board of Elections by September 20th so they can assist them in ensuring adequate coverage, make sure that boards are ready to count votes and reconcile affidavit and absentee ballots by 48 hours after elections & Provide an option for New Yorkers to vote absentee in village, town and special district elections.
Delaware County received no new positive test result for COVID-19 since Friday, 1 additional recovery has been reported. The known active cases in the County as of today is 3, all are recovering at home. To date there have been 101 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 29 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 92 have fully recovered.
The Cancer Services Program's mobile screening coach will be at the Oneonta Southside Mall, Today from 9:00am to 2:30pm to provide NO COST mammograms and Pap tests to women 40 and over, more information is available at 1-888-345-0225.
Governor Cuomo announced today that travelers from Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana will no longer have to self-quarantine for 14 days when arriving in New York. The U.S. territory of Guam was added to the states quarantine list, the full list can be found at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.
The Federal EPA is planning to complete the clean-up of the GCL Tie & Treating plant in Sidney that closed over 26 years ago, and was included on the Federal Superfund site in 1994. The plant was contaminated by creosote, which was used to treat railroad ties, the owners abandoned the business & the creosote contaminated groundwater. The EPA will hold an online public meeting September 3rd at 7 PM at Eventbrite.com.
Chenango County Public Health released their latest COVID 19 statistics this morning. They report that they are up to 223 total confirmed cases since March, there are 84 people in quarantine, 1 is hospitalized, there have been 7 deaths, 200 recoveries, & over 21,300 tests have been performed.
The Broome County Health Department announced that they were up to 1165 COVID 19 cases, with 75 deaths, 1009 recoveries, 536 are being monitored by the department. They have conducted over 35,700 tests.
The Broome County Sheriff's Office arrested 27 year old Ridge McCollum of Whitney point following an investigation into the report of a car in a ditch in Windsor. Deputies accuse McCollum of trying to ingest cocaine that was discovered by sheriff's deputies during their investigation. McCollum was charged with tampering with physical evidence, DWI, Criminal Possession of a controlled substance & obstructing governmental administration, he faces court action at a later date.
Oneonta Fire Fighters responded to a garage fire on Railroad Avenue at about 4:00 this morning. Early reports indicated that there were 3 vehicles inside; WCDO NEWS will have more information as it becomes available.
Attorney General Letitia James today announced an $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Company over allegations that Honda concealed safety failures in the airbags of certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The settlement was reached between a coalition of 48 attorneys general and Honda & it concludes a multistate investigation into Honda's alleged failure to inform regulators and consumers of issues related to the frontal airbag systems installed in certain model cars, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and over 200 injuries in the United States alone. Customers can learn about the class action settlement at AutoAirbagSettlement.com or visit Honda's airbag recall website at HondaAirbagInfo.com.
The Otsego County Health Department announced that they will hold another free COVID 19 testing on Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON at the former "Greenies" site on state route 7 in Otego, near the Unatego school campus. This testing site is for people who are not sick but want to be tested by a nasal swab. This is a drive up testing site. Individuals will be required to remain in their vehicle and wear a mask when pulling up to the testing tent. This testing site is for Otsego County residents only who preregister by calling 547-4279.
A.M. NEWS Tuesday 8-25-20
State Police arrested 48 year old Robert Gregory of Oneonta for 3 counts of Forcible Touching, 3 counts of Sexual Abuse and 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. An investigation was opened when the parents of two victims under the age of 17 contacted State Police, an investigation revealed that Gregory allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments and forcibly touched the intimate parts of 2 under aged victims. Gregory was virtually arraigned and remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond. The judge issued orders of protections to each of the victims.
Governor Cuomo issued an executive order that requires county boards of elections to be ready for the changes in voting in the November elections. The executive order requires county boards of elections to Send a mailing outlining all deadlines for voters by Tuesday, September 8, Send staffing plans and needs to the State Board of Elections by September 20th so they can assist them in ensuring adequate coverage, make sure that boards are ready to count votes and reconcile affidavit and absentee ballots by 48 hours after elections & Provide an option for New Yorkers to vote absentee in village, town and special district elections.
Delaware County received no new positive test result for COVID-19 since Friday, 1 additional recovery has been reported. The known active cases in the County as of today is 3, all are recovering at home. To date there have been 101 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 29 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 92 have fully recovered.
The Cancer Services Program's mobile screening coach will be at the Oneonta Southside Mall, Today from 9:00am to 2:30pm to provide NO COST mammograms and Pap tests to women 40 and over, more information is available at 1-888-345-0225.
BROOME COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTBROOME COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTCancer Services Program of Delaware Otsego & Schoharie countiesCHENANGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDelaware County Public HealthGREENIESNew YorkNYOneontaOtegoOTSEGO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTRIDGE McCOLLUMROBERT GREGORYSOUTHSIDE MALLSTATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMESWCDOWindsor
WCDO News — Friday 8-21-20
State Police at Oneonta arrested 22 year old Mia Lowry of Pembroke, North Carolina for Criminal possession of Firearm, Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and 26 year old Christy Holden of Lumberton, North Carolina for Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. A trooper monitoring traffic on I-88 in the town of Otego initiated a traffic stop after observing a traffic infraction; the trooper approached the vehicle & detected an odor of marijuana & also observed a 1 1/2 month infant on the lap of the front seat passenger. Lowry was driving the vehicle & was in possession of a loaded handgun. Both were arraigned virtually, with Lowry remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $500 cash bail and Holden was released on her own recognizance. Both are ordered to appear in the town of Otego court on September 17th.
Governor Cuomo announced that law enforcement agencies throughout the state issued 21,428 tickets for speeding during Speed Awareness Week, which ran from August 6 through August 12. During that time, officers also issued 30,273 tickets for other vehicle and traffic law violations, including 995 for impaired driving, 602 for distracted driving & 491 for violating the state's "Move Over" law
Governor Cuomo announced that the state administered almost 99,000 COVID tests Thursday with 709 positive tests, or .75% of all tested. Hospitalizations dropped below 500 to 490 for the first time since Mid-March, ICU patients dropped slightly to 119, and the number of patients on ventilators dropped to 58. There were 3 deaths attributed to the virus Thursday, the state death toll is 25,278.
Commerce Chenango announced that Chenango County is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan with Consultant Tetra Tech & input is needed. The County has assembled a team to update the mitigation plan which addresses hazards that impact municipalities. The 15 minute survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/ChenangoHMPCitizenSurvey.
Chenango County Public Health added 1 more positive COVID 19 test Thursday, bringing their total number to 219 since March. They have 98 people quarantined, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 7 deaths, 200 recoveries & over 20,400 tests have been conducted.
Broome County Health Department had 15 more positive COVID 19 cases over the last 2 days, bringing their total to 1139 since March. There have been 75 deaths, 994 recoveries 505 are being monitored by the Health Department; they have conducted over 34,300 tests.
Governor Cuomo signed an executive order extending the state's moratorium on COVID-related commercial evictions and foreclosures an additional month, until September 20th. This measure extends protections already in place for commercial tenants and mortgagors in recognition of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on business owners, including retail establishments and restaurants.
Catholic Charities at the Sidney Civic Center announced that the registration period for their free backpack & school Supplies promotion for Sidney Central School District Students ends today. More information is available at 604-4071.
In July 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 244,200, or 3.6%, to 7,116,200, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. New York State's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 15.6% to 15.9% in July.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 1 new case of COVID 19 Today giving the County 117 total confirmed cases, 5 active cases with 1 hospitalized, 106 have recovered, and 33 people on quarantine for close contact to a case, 163 people on quarantine for traveling to a high risk state, there have been 6 deaths.
Delaware County Public Health received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Thursday and no additional recoveries are being reported. The known active cases in the County as of today is 4, they are all isolated at home. To date there have been 101 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 26 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 91 have fully recovered.
Governor Cuomo announced that law enforcement agencies throughout the state issued 21,428 tickets for speeding during Speed Awareness Week, which ran from August 6 through August 12. During that time, officers also issued 30,273 tickets for other vehicle and traffic law violations, including 995 for impaired driving, 602 for distracted driving & 491 for violating the state's "Move Over" law
Governor Cuomo announced that the state administered almost 99,000 COVID tests Thursday with 709 positive tests, or .75% of all tested. Hospitalizations dropped below 500 to 490 for the first time since Mid-March, ICU patients dropped slightly to 119, and the number of patients on ventilators dropped to 58. There were 3 deaths attributed to the virus Thursday, the state death toll is 25,278.
Commerce Chenango announced that Chenango County is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan with Consultant Tetra Tech & input is needed. The County has assembled a team to update the mitigation plan which addresses hazards that impact municipalities. The 15 minute survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/ChenangoHMPCitizenSurvey.
Chenango County Public Health added 1 more positive COVID 19 test Thursday, bringing their total number to 219 since March. They have 98 people quarantined, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 7 deaths, 200 recoveries & over 20,400 tests have been conducted.
Broome County Health Department had 15 more positive COVID 19 cases over the last 2 days, bringing their total to 1139 since March. There have been 75 deaths, 994 recoveries 505 are being monitored by the Health Department; they have conducted over 34,300 tests.
Governor Cuomo signed an executive order extending the state's moratorium on COVID-related commercial evictions and foreclosures an additional month, until September 20th. This measure extends protections already in place for commercial tenants and mortgagors in recognition of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on business owners, including retail establishments and restaurants.
Catholic Charities at the Sidney Civic Center announced that the registration period for their free backpack & school Supplies promotion for Sidney Central School District Students ends today. More information is available at 604-4071.
In July 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 244,200, or 3.6%, to 7,116,200, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. New York State's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 15.6% to 15.9% in July.
Otsego County Department of Health reported 1 new case of COVID 19 Today giving the County 117 total confirmed cases, 5 active cases with 1 hospitalized, 106 have recovered, and 33 people on quarantine for close contact to a case, 163 people on quarantine for traveling to a high risk state, there have been 6 deaths.
Delaware County Public Health received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Thursday and no additional recoveries are being reported. The known active cases in the County as of today is 4, they are all isolated at home. To date there have been 101 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 26 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 91 have fully recovered.
WCDO News — Thursday 8-20-20
Governor Cuomo today signed into law sweeping election reforms that will make it easier for New Yorkers to vote and be counted in November. The 3-part package includes new measures allowing absentee ballot applications to be submitted to the Board of Elections immediately, expanding the necessary protections to allow a voter to get an absentee ballot due to risk or fear of illness including COVID-19 and ensuring all absentee ballots postmarked on or before Election Day or received by the Board of Elections without a postmark on the day after the Election will be counted. Ballots with a postmark demonstrating that they were mailed on or before Election Day will be counted if received by November 10.
State Police at Oneonta arrested 39 year old Daniel Merwin of Jefferson for the 1st degree Assault, plus Menacing, Criminal Mischief & 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, they also arrested 37 year old Jeremy Chase of Harpersfield for Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Reckless Endangerment, Menacing & 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Troopers and Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a dispute between neighbors with a shot fired. Merwin is accused of striking Chase with a wooden fence post & using his vehicle to damage a fence, Chase is accused shooting a firearm into the ground, and the altercation allegedly took place in the presence of children. Merwin and Chase were processed & will appear at the town of Harpersfield court on August 24th.
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $286,263 in federal funding to expand nursing opportunities and combat workforce shortages in the Southern Tier. The funding will be used to establish clinical education and training programs in the region at UHS, SUNY and Broome County hospitals. The Appalachian Regional Commission will provide $110,111 of the total $286,263 project fund.
Representatives from Casinos across the state were rallying in Albany today, as they seek guidance from the Governor's Office & The State Health Department in order to re-open. Todd Chandler is the Assistant General Manager & Regional Director of Marketing for Tioga Downs; he told WCDO News that they have taken all the precautions for reopening, and casinos are always under intense scrutiny:
(Todd Chandler 8-6-20)
Chandler said that if Tioga Downs does not reopen by October 1st, the furloughed employees would officially become unemployed. About 5000 New Yorkers were employed at casinos prior to the beginning of the pandemic & the subsequent shutdown.
Governor Cuomo and the State Health Department announced the latest statewide COVID 19 numbers on Wednesday. There were 601 new cases discovered Wednesday, about .78% of all those tested, which brings the state total to over 427,800. There are 518 people Hospitalized, 120 are in an ICU, 62 are on ventilators, there were 5 deaths from the virus, the state death toll since March is 25,275
Chenango county Public Health released their latest COVID 19 numbers today. They are still at 218 total cases & have been for several days, they report that there are 101 Active Quarantines, 1 current Hospitalization, 7 deaths, 199 Recoveries and over 20,270 tests have been administered.
Broome County Health Department reported a small increase in their COVID 19 positive tests; they are up to 1128 total cases since March, with 75 deaths, 989 recoveries, and 500 being monitored by the Health Department. The have performed over 34,300 tests.
State Police arrested 21 year old Jordan Pratt of Ithaca for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Troopers monitoring traffic on I-88 in Otego observed a vehicle a traffic infraction, troopers detected an odor of marijuana; Pratt is accused of possessing 2 illegal and loaded handguns and a quantity of drugs. The driver and 2 other passengers were not charged. Pratt was arraigned virtually and was remanded to the Otsego County jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
The Otsego County Health Department announced another free COVID 19 testing site Today from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the Southside Mall Parking Lot in Oneonta. The testing is for people who are not sick but want to be tested, by a nasal swab. This is a drive up testing site. Individuals will be required to remain in their vehicle and wear a mask when pulling up to the testing tent. This testing site is for Otsego County residents only, call 547-4279 to pre-register for the clinic.
The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will host its 34th Annual Chamber Classic Golf Tournament today at the Oneonta Country Club, with a 1:00 PM shotgun start. The event will follow all Social Distancing Guidelines and Safety Protocols. A portion of the event proceeds will be donated to the Community Foundation of Otsego County. More information is available at 432-4500.
Delaware County received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Wednesday and 1 additional recovery is reported. The number of active cases in the County is 3, they are isolated & recovering at home, there have been 100 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 23 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 91 have fully recovered.
State Police at Oneonta arrested 39 year old Daniel Merwin of Jefferson for the 1st degree Assault, plus Menacing, Criminal Mischief & 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, they also arrested 37 year old Jeremy Chase of Harpersfield for Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Reckless Endangerment, Menacing & 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Troopers and Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a dispute between neighbors with a shot fired. Merwin is accused of striking Chase with a wooden fence post & using his vehicle to damage a fence, Chase is accused shooting a firearm into the ground, and the altercation allegedly took place in the presence of children. Merwin and Chase were processed & will appear at the town of Harpersfield court on August 24th.
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $286,263 in federal funding to expand nursing opportunities and combat workforce shortages in the Southern Tier. The funding will be used to establish clinical education and training programs in the region at UHS, SUNY and Broome County hospitals. The Appalachian Regional Commission will provide $110,111 of the total $286,263 project fund.
Representatives from Casinos across the state were rallying in Albany today, as they seek guidance from the Governor's Office & The State Health Department in order to re-open. Todd Chandler is the Assistant General Manager & Regional Director of Marketing for Tioga Downs; he told WCDO News that they have taken all the precautions for reopening, and casinos are always under intense scrutiny:
(Todd Chandler 8-6-20)
Chandler said that if Tioga Downs does not reopen by October 1st, the furloughed employees would officially become unemployed. About 5000 New Yorkers were employed at casinos prior to the beginning of the pandemic & the subsequent shutdown.
Governor Cuomo and the State Health Department announced the latest statewide COVID 19 numbers on Wednesday. There were 601 new cases discovered Wednesday, about .78% of all those tested, which brings the state total to over 427,800. There are 518 people Hospitalized, 120 are in an ICU, 62 are on ventilators, there were 5 deaths from the virus, the state death toll since March is 25,275
Chenango county Public Health released their latest COVID 19 numbers today. They are still at 218 total cases & have been for several days, they report that there are 101 Active Quarantines, 1 current Hospitalization, 7 deaths, 199 Recoveries and over 20,270 tests have been administered.
Broome County Health Department reported a small increase in their COVID 19 positive tests; they are up to 1128 total cases since March, with 75 deaths, 989 recoveries, and 500 being monitored by the Health Department. The have performed over 34,300 tests.
State Police arrested 21 year old Jordan Pratt of Ithaca for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Troopers monitoring traffic on I-88 in Otego observed a vehicle a traffic infraction, troopers detected an odor of marijuana; Pratt is accused of possessing 2 illegal and loaded handguns and a quantity of drugs. The driver and 2 other passengers were not charged. Pratt was arraigned virtually and was remanded to the Otsego County jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
The Otsego County Health Department announced another free COVID 19 testing site Today from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the Southside Mall Parking Lot in Oneonta. The testing is for people who are not sick but want to be tested, by a nasal swab. This is a drive up testing site. Individuals will be required to remain in their vehicle and wear a mask when pulling up to the testing tent. This testing site is for Otsego County residents only, call 547-4279 to pre-register for the clinic.
The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will host its 34th Annual Chamber Classic Golf Tournament today at the Oneonta Country Club, with a 1:00 PM shotgun start. The event will follow all Social Distancing Guidelines and Safety Protocols. A portion of the event proceeds will be donated to the Community Foundation of Otsego County. More information is available at 432-4500.
Delaware County received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Wednesday and 1 additional recovery is reported. The number of active cases in the County is 3, they are isolated & recovering at home, there have been 100 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 23 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 91 have fully recovered.
BROOME COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTCHENANGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDANIEL MERWINGovernor CuomoHARPERSFILEDITHACAJEFFERSONJEREMY CHASEJORDAN PRATTNYOneontaOTSEGO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCESTATE BOARD OF ELECTIONSState Health DepartmentTIOGA DOWNSTODD CHANDLERU.S. SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMERU.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND
WCDO News — Wednesday 8-12-20
State Police arrested 26 year old Matthew Haigis of Deposit, Friday for 2nd degree Burglary, Criminal Contempt, Criminal Mischief and Criminal Obstruction of Breathing. Troopers responded to a report of a physical dispute at a residence on North Sanford Road in the town of Deposit, Haigis left the scene, the victim reported that Haigis broke into the residence, obstructed the victim’s breathing and broke a cellphone during an altercation, Haigis also violated an order of protection. A trooper located Haigis operating a vehicle in Deposit, he was taken in custody, & he was transported to Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing.
State Police have charged 26 year old Shane Santiago of Otego for 2 counts of 2nd degree Manslaughter, in connection with a July 15th early morning accident that killed 2 area women. The investigation revealed that Santiago was driving an SUV, when the vehicle went off of Otsego County Highway 13 in Pittsfield, causing the death of Cheyenn Aubry of Treadwell & Tehya Gonzalez of Bainbridge, Santiago suffered minor injuries, he was arrested Tuesday, he was arraigned virtually and remanded on $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 bond, the investigation into the crash continues.
Governor Cuomo announced that 87,776 COVID-19 tests were reported to New York State Tuesday, a new 1-day record high for tests in a single day. There were 700 new cases confirmed Tuesday, .88% of all those tested. Currently there are 558 patients hospitalized for COVID 19, the number of ICU patients has dropped to 123, the number of Patients on Ventilators is at 62. There were 7 deaths reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,218
Chenango County Public Health announced that they have had 218 total cases of COVID 19 since March, with 126 Active Quarantines, 1 Active Hospitalization, 196 Total Recoveries & 7 deaths, they have performed over 18,700 tests.
Oneonta City Officials announced that crews will install a new curb along the north side of Center Street from Yager Avenue to West Street, excluding the sections between Maple Street to Elm Street and Ivy Court to Central Avenue. The work began today & is expected to be completed August 27th, depending on the weather. More information is available by calling the Department of Public Service at 432-2100 or by email to dpsinfo@oneonta.ny.us.
State Police arrested 45 year old Jeremy Squires of Norwich Saturday for2nd degree Burglary, Criminal Contempt, 3rd degree Assault, Criminal Mischief & Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Troopers were dispatched to a report of a physical domestic on County Highway 35 in the town of Guilford, Squires had already left the scene, and the victim reported that Squires broke into the home, struck the victim & prevented the victim from calling for help. The victim was transported to Chenango County Memorial Hospital for treatment. Troopers located Squires in the city of Norwich, and he was arrested, he was arraigned & was remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
The Sidney Central School District will hold 3 informational meetings for parents in regard to the district’s reopening plan tomorrow at 9:00 AM, 12:00 Noon & 6:00 PM on in the high school auditorium, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock comments:
(Eben Bullock 8-12-20)
The sessions will run no more than 45 minutes; a recording of the parent information session will also be posted on the school website & social media. Reservations for the in person meetings are available at 561-7703, a face cover is required Social distancing guidelines will also be in place. A survey available on the school website & social media starting Thursday as well, it will be the official survey for attending school in September and will be available through Tuesday, August 18.
Broome County Health Department announced their COVID 19 numbers Tuesday. They are up to 1,086 positive test results, with 70 deaths, 909 recoveries & 579 people are being monitored by the Health Department.
Delaware County received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Tuesday however; no additional recoveries have been reported. There is 1 active case, who is recovering at home. To date there have been 97 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, with 11 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 90 have fully recovered.
State Police have charged 26 year old Shane Santiago of Otego for 2 counts of 2nd degree Manslaughter, in connection with a July 15th early morning accident that killed 2 area women. The investigation revealed that Santiago was driving an SUV, when the vehicle went off of Otsego County Highway 13 in Pittsfield, causing the death of Cheyenn Aubry of Treadwell & Tehya Gonzalez of Bainbridge, Santiago suffered minor injuries, he was arrested Tuesday, he was arraigned virtually and remanded on $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 bond, the investigation into the crash continues.
Governor Cuomo announced that 87,776 COVID-19 tests were reported to New York State Tuesday, a new 1-day record high for tests in a single day. There were 700 new cases confirmed Tuesday, .88% of all those tested. Currently there are 558 patients hospitalized for COVID 19, the number of ICU patients has dropped to 123, the number of Patients on Ventilators is at 62. There were 7 deaths reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,218
Chenango County Public Health announced that they have had 218 total cases of COVID 19 since March, with 126 Active Quarantines, 1 Active Hospitalization, 196 Total Recoveries & 7 deaths, they have performed over 18,700 tests.
Oneonta City Officials announced that crews will install a new curb along the north side of Center Street from Yager Avenue to West Street, excluding the sections between Maple Street to Elm Street and Ivy Court to Central Avenue. The work began today & is expected to be completed August 27th, depending on the weather. More information is available by calling the Department of Public Service at 432-2100 or by email to dpsinfo@oneonta.ny.us.
State Police arrested 45 year old Jeremy Squires of Norwich Saturday for2nd degree Burglary, Criminal Contempt, 3rd degree Assault, Criminal Mischief & Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Troopers were dispatched to a report of a physical domestic on County Highway 35 in the town of Guilford, Squires had already left the scene, and the victim reported that Squires broke into the home, struck the victim & prevented the victim from calling for help. The victim was transported to Chenango County Memorial Hospital for treatment. Troopers located Squires in the city of Norwich, and he was arrested, he was arraigned & was remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
The Sidney Central School District will hold 3 informational meetings for parents in regard to the district’s reopening plan tomorrow at 9:00 AM, 12:00 Noon & 6:00 PM on in the high school auditorium, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock comments:
(Eben Bullock 8-12-20)
The sessions will run no more than 45 minutes; a recording of the parent information session will also be posted on the school website & social media. Reservations for the in person meetings are available at 561-7703, a face cover is required Social distancing guidelines will also be in place. A survey available on the school website & social media starting Thursday as well, it will be the official survey for attending school in September and will be available through Tuesday, August 18.
Broome County Health Department announced their COVID 19 numbers Tuesday. They are up to 1,086 positive test results, with 70 deaths, 909 recoveries & 579 people are being monitored by the Health Department.
Delaware County received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Tuesday however; no additional recoveries have been reported. There is 1 active case, who is recovering at home. To date there have been 97 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, with 11 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 90 have fully recovered.
BainbridgeBROOME COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTCHENANGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHCHEYENN AUBRYDelaware County Public HealthDepositEben BullockGovernor CuomoJEREMY SQUIRESMATTHEW HAIGISNew YorkNorwichONEONTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICEOtegoSHANE SANTIAGOSIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTState Health DepartmentTEHYA GONZALEZTREADWELLWCDO
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