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WCDO News — Wednesday 9-7-22
P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-7-22
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 42 year old Jeremie Hoyt of Davenport, was sentenced to 25 Years in prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child, and Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography. Hoyt pleaded guilty to the charges in US District Court in April, he was also sentenced to a 30 year term of supervised release, Hoyt will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The Broome County District Attorney's Office announced that 45 year old Chad Jackson of Binghamton was sentenced to 7 years in State Prison followed by 5 years of post release supervision in Broome County Court. Jackson was found guilty in May of 2nd degree Burglary for breaking into a motel room in March of 2020, and stealing property.
The latest Sienna Institute polling showed that the majority of New Yorkers approve of the student loan forgiveness plan announced by President Joe Biden. 56% of respondents supported the plan while 33% opposed it, also, 54% of respondents have paid off all their federal loans, while 45% still have a balance.
A Broome County Grand Jury dismissed charges against Richard Durham of Binghamton. Durham was charged with 2nd degree assault, with intent to cause serious injury to a police officer and resisting arrest. The Broome County District Attorney's office said that the Grand Jury declined to indict him, Durham only faces a charge of disorderly conduct, in connection with an 9incident with a Binghamton Police officer.
The State Health Department reports that as of today, there are a total of 3,485 confirmed monkeypox cases in New York State. 92% of the cases are in New York City, there are 2 confirmed cases in Broome County & 1 in Delaware County. Symptoms of monkeypox can include Rashes, bumps, or blisters, Flu-like symptoms, such as fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, and fatigue. These symptoms may occur before or after the rash appears, or not at all. More information is available at health.ny.gov/diseases.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9--7-22
The Sidney Central School District will seek voter approval on September 13th for an $8 Million dollar project, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock told WCDO News about the proposal.
(Eben Bullock 9-7-22)
Bullock said that the project would be paid for with State Aid & A Capital Reserve fund, with no effect to District Taxpayers. Voting will be next Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in the Jr/Sr High School cafeteria.
In the month of August, members from Troop "C" removed 42 impaired drivers off the roadways. Six of those impaired drivers also had a child under the age of 15 in the vehicle with them. State Police will be releasing the results of their Labor Day initiative shortly.
The Broome County Office of Emergency Services is reminding drivers to stop for School busses with its flashing lights on admitting or discharging students. Busses are equipped with cameras, which activate when the stop arm extends, the Stop-Arm program began in June of last year & has already recorded 3076 violations.
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce will hold their next meeting this morning, the meeting begins at 8:00 AM at the Sidney Golf Course, members & directors are urged to attend.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 42 year old Jeremie Hoyt of Davenport, was sentenced to 25 Years in prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child, and Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography. Hoyt pleaded guilty to the charges in US District Court in April, he was also sentenced to a 30 year term of supervised release, Hoyt will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The Broome County District Attorney's Office announced that 45 year old Chad Jackson of Binghamton was sentenced to 7 years in State Prison followed by 5 years of post release supervision in Broome County Court. Jackson was found guilty in May of 2nd degree Burglary for breaking into a motel room in March of 2020, and stealing property.
The latest Sienna Institute polling showed that the majority of New Yorkers approve of the student loan forgiveness plan announced by President Joe Biden. 56% of respondents supported the plan while 33% opposed it, also, 54% of respondents have paid off all their federal loans, while 45% still have a balance.
A Broome County Grand Jury dismissed charges against Richard Durham of Binghamton. Durham was charged with 2nd degree assault, with intent to cause serious injury to a police officer and resisting arrest. The Broome County District Attorney's office said that the Grand Jury declined to indict him, Durham only faces a charge of disorderly conduct, in connection with an 9incident with a Binghamton Police officer.
The State Health Department reports that as of today, there are a total of 3,485 confirmed monkeypox cases in New York State. 92% of the cases are in New York City, there are 2 confirmed cases in Broome County & 1 in Delaware County. Symptoms of monkeypox can include Rashes, bumps, or blisters, Flu-like symptoms, such as fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, and fatigue. These symptoms may occur before or after the rash appears, or not at all. More information is available at health.ny.gov/diseases.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9--7-22
The Sidney Central School District will seek voter approval on September 13th for an $8 Million dollar project, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock told WCDO News about the proposal.
(Eben Bullock 9-7-22)
Bullock said that the project would be paid for with State Aid & A Capital Reserve fund, with no effect to District Taxpayers. Voting will be next Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in the Jr/Sr High School cafeteria.
In the month of August, members from Troop "C" removed 42 impaired drivers off the roadways. Six of those impaired drivers also had a child under the age of 15 in the vehicle with them. State Police will be releasing the results of their Labor Day initiative shortly.
The Broome County Office of Emergency Services is reminding drivers to stop for School busses with its flashing lights on admitting or discharging students. Busses are equipped with cameras, which activate when the stop arm extends, the Stop-Arm program began in June of last year & has already recorded 3076 violations.
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce will hold their next meeting this morning, the meeting begins at 8:00 AM at the Sidney Golf Course, members & directors are urged to attend.
BROOME COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY MICHAEL KORCHAKBROOME COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICESCHAD JACKSONDavenportJEREMIE HOYTNew YorkNYRICHARD DURHAMSIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT EBEN BULLOCKSidney Chamber of CommerceSIENNA INSTITUTE POLLState Health DepartmentWCDO
WCDO News — Friday 9-14-18
Governor Cuomo today announced that the New York National Guard is preparing to send 10 soldiers and two UH-60 Blackhawk Medivac Helicopters with 30 days of medical supplies to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to assist with response and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence. 50 additional Airmen have also been deployed from the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard. The state's incident management team is also ready to assist with response and recovery efforts including command and control, planning, logistics and administration activities, operational coordination, obtaining situational information and reporting, incident action planning, GIS mapping, and logistical support for ongoing response operations. 100 additional National Guard Members are on standby.
The have been some changes made within the Sidney Fire Department, as the MacDonald Hose Company was closed & the equipment was moved to the Main River Street location, which then forced a move by the Sidney Emergency Squad. Sidney EMS Spokesman Ray Baker explains:
(Ray Baker 9-14-18)
Baker said that the Emergency Squad is still looking for their own permanent location with a garage for their vehicles, one of the sites being considered is the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall site at Patterson & Division Streets.
The Delaware County Democratic committee will host their 3rd annual community barbecue Sunday at the Hamden Town Hall Pavilion. The event will run from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, area Democratic candidates, are schedule to attend, including 19th congressional district candidate Antonio Delgado.
The Greater Afton Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual fundraising golf tournament Sunday at 9:00 AM at the Afton Golf Course; Proceeds raised this year will benefit the Afton Community Theater.
The Sidney Center 9th Annual Tractor Parade will be held in the hamlet tomorrow. Tractors, Doodlebugs & Antique vehicles are expected to participate, a chicken Barbecue is also scheduled. The parade will start at 12:00 PM; money raised will go for Agricultural scholarships & to benefit local Agriculture organization.
The Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York will begin their series of walking events this weekend, with the Leatherstocking Walk to End Alzheimer's in Oneonta. The walk is presented by New York Central Mutual Insurance, it will be held tomorrow at Neahwa Park in Oneonta starting at 2:00 pm. More information is available at alz.org.
Governor Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon easily for the Democratic Party Primary for Governor, also winning statewide Primary Elections were Kathy Hochul for Lieutenant Governor, & Letitia James for Attorney General. Local State Assembly incumbents Cliff Crouch & Bill Magee won their Primary challenges by large margins. Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. won his Primary election for the Republican nomination over challenger Robert Fernandez.
The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce announced that TEDxOneonta will host a “Ted” talk event tonight at the Goodrich Theater at the SUNY Oneonta campus. A variety of topics will be covered, tickets are available at tedxoneonta.com.
The State DOT has notified the City of Oneonta staff that a consultant contracted by DOT will perform a “peak-hour turn-movement study” at the Main Street intersection with the James F. Lettis Highway, beginning next Wednesday, and continuing around the clock for several days. The study’s duration will depend upon weather conditions. Video cameras, which will be mounted on 20-foot-tall poles, will be installed at the intersection on Tuesday; NYSDOT officials emphasized that cameras will record only movements of metal objects, and are not capable of identifying pedestrians, motorists, specific vehicles, or license plates.
The Unadilla Rotary Club will hold their annual Autumn Fest this Saturday. The event will be held from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Community Field.
The American Legion Riders in Oneonta Post 259 is hosting their 16th annual Legacy Run tomorrow to support the American Legion Legacy Scholarship. The events begins at the Legion Post 259, registration is only $20 per rider, with a breakfast available for $10 before the ride from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Registration will be open from 9:00 until 10:30am; preregistration is available at ALRPOST259.ORG/LEGACY.
The have been some changes made within the Sidney Fire Department, as the MacDonald Hose Company was closed & the equipment was moved to the Main River Street location, which then forced a move by the Sidney Emergency Squad. Sidney EMS Spokesman Ray Baker explains:
(Ray Baker 9-14-18)
Baker said that the Emergency Squad is still looking for their own permanent location with a garage for their vehicles, one of the sites being considered is the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall site at Patterson & Division Streets.
The Delaware County Democratic committee will host their 3rd annual community barbecue Sunday at the Hamden Town Hall Pavilion. The event will run from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, area Democratic candidates, are schedule to attend, including 19th congressional district candidate Antonio Delgado.
The Greater Afton Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual fundraising golf tournament Sunday at 9:00 AM at the Afton Golf Course; Proceeds raised this year will benefit the Afton Community Theater.
The Sidney Center 9th Annual Tractor Parade will be held in the hamlet tomorrow. Tractors, Doodlebugs & Antique vehicles are expected to participate, a chicken Barbecue is also scheduled. The parade will start at 12:00 PM; money raised will go for Agricultural scholarships & to benefit local Agriculture organization.
The Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York will begin their series of walking events this weekend, with the Leatherstocking Walk to End Alzheimer's in Oneonta. The walk is presented by New York Central Mutual Insurance, it will be held tomorrow at Neahwa Park in Oneonta starting at 2:00 pm. More information is available at alz.org.
Governor Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon easily for the Democratic Party Primary for Governor, also winning statewide Primary Elections were Kathy Hochul for Lieutenant Governor, & Letitia James for Attorney General. Local State Assembly incumbents Cliff Crouch & Bill Magee won their Primary challenges by large margins. Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. won his Primary election for the Republican nomination over challenger Robert Fernandez.
The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce announced that TEDxOneonta will host a “Ted” talk event tonight at the Goodrich Theater at the SUNY Oneonta campus. A variety of topics will be covered, tickets are available at tedxoneonta.com.
The State DOT has notified the City of Oneonta staff that a consultant contracted by DOT will perform a “peak-hour turn-movement study” at the Main Street intersection with the James F. Lettis Highway, beginning next Wednesday, and continuing around the clock for several days. The study’s duration will depend upon weather conditions. Video cameras, which will be mounted on 20-foot-tall poles, will be installed at the intersection on Tuesday; NYSDOT officials emphasized that cameras will record only movements of metal objects, and are not capable of identifying pedestrians, motorists, specific vehicles, or license plates.
The Unadilla Rotary Club will hold their annual Autumn Fest this Saturday. The event will be held from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Community Field.
The American Legion Riders in Oneonta Post 259 is hosting their 16th annual Legacy Run tomorrow to support the American Legion Legacy Scholarship. The events begins at the Legion Post 259, registration is only $20 per rider, with a breakfast available for $10 before the ride from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Registration will be open from 9:00 until 10:30am; preregistration is available at ALRPOST259.ORG/LEGACY.
AFTON COMMUNITY THEATERAFTON GOLF COURSEAlzheimer’s associationANTONIO DELGADOASSEMBLYMAN BILL MAGEEASSEMBLYMAN CLIFF CROUCHCYNTHIA NIXONDELAWARE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEGOODRICH THEATERGovernor CuomoGreater Afton Area Chamber of CommerceHAMDEN TOWN HALLLETITIA JAMESLieutenant Governor Kathy HochulNEAHWA PARKNew YorkNEW YORK NATIONAL GUARDNORTH CAROLINANYOneontaONEONTA AMERICAN LEGIONOTSEGO COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD DEVLIN JR.RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINAROBERT FERNANDEZSIDNEY CENTER TRACTOR PARADESIDNEY FIRE DEPARTMENTSTATE DOTSUNY ONEONTAUnadilla RotaryWCDO