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WCDO News — Friday 12-11-20

Posted 3:41 PM
P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 12-11-20

Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing today in Albany; he said that as Hospitalizations rise & a vaccine arrival is imminent, there are 3 main objectives now:

(Cuomo 12-11-20)

New York State conducted over 212,000 COVID 19 tests Thursday; there were 10,591 positive test results, or roughly 5%.  Hospitalizations continue to climb, to 5,321, 1007 are now in ICU beds & 546 are on ventilators, there were 87 COVID related deaths on Thursday.


The Broome County Health Department had another 73 positive COVID 19 tests to report today, bringing their total to 6137 since the spring.  They reported 1 more death bringing their total to 151.  They have 5251 recoveries and the Health Department is monitoring almost 5000 people.


Chenango County Public Health reported 14 more positive tests for COVID today, they report  125 Active Cases, 502 Active Quarantines, 7 people are Hospitalized & 14 have died.  Chenango County has had 781 Confirmed Cases since March, with 653 recoveries & over 48,800 tests have been performed.


Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies were contacted by a Deposit resident who reported that her social security number was used by another person to commit fraud.  22 year old Kinda Osborne of Deposit is accused of misrepresenting herself as a State employee, in order to gain access to the victim’s social security number, which she is accused of using to apply for a debit card.  Osborne was charged with Identity Theft & Criminal Impersonation, she was released on appearance tickets for the Town of Deposit Court at a later date.


Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year-old Sean Gillespie of Bovina on a warrant issued by the Town of Delhi Court.  Gillespie was wanted for Criminal Mischief, Grand Larceny & 2 counts of Petty Larceny, for allegedly removing catalytic converters from vehicles that were parked in the Town of Delhi.  Gillespie was located by the City of Oneonta Police Department; he was arraigned in the Town of Andes Court & was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.


The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced that Santa Claus will be visiting the next 2 Saturdays, but due to the pandemic, the appearance will be a little different this year, Chamber President Teri Schunk explains:

(Teri Schunk 12-11-20)

Also this year, the annual Holiday House Decorating contest will be held; Judges will make the round on Saturday December 19th at 7:00 PM.


THE New York STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE 2021 WINTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.  HIGH RISK SPORTS SUCH AS BASKETBALL, WRESTLING AND ICE HOCKEY HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL AUTHORIZATION IS GRANTED BY STATE OFFICIALS. LOW AND MODERATE RISK REGULAR SEASON SPORTS CONTINUE TO BE PERMITTED, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON, FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LOCAL SPORTS NEWS, go to WCDOSPORTS.COM.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 12-11-20

Governor Cuomo reported that over 197,000 COVID tests were conducted statewide on Wednesday, with 10,178 positives, or 5.15%.  Patient Hospitalizations went up by 171 to  5,164, patients in ICU beds continues to climb, they are up to 994 & 539 patients are on Ventilators, there were 92 Deaths Wednesday.


Otsego County Department of Health reported 20 new cases Thursday, Since December 1st there have been 203 confirmed cases reported, 745 are quarantined for being in close contact with a positive case.  Otsego County has had 1516 total confirmed cases, with 151 active cases, 17 are hospitalized, there have been 8 deaths, and more than half of the cases came from SUNY Oneonta & Hartwick College.


Delaware County Public Health reported 6 new cases of COVID Thursday they have 95 active cases with 5 hospitalized & 338 in quarantine.  Most of the new cases are attributed to "living Room Spread" from small home gatherings.  Delaware County has had 481 cases, 377 recoveries and 9 deaths.


Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 2 car accident December 4th in the Town of Delhi that has resulted in the arrest of a Delhi man on driving while ability impaired by drugs charges.  Deputies were dispatched to Spring Valley Road in the Town of Delhi, where 44-year-old Joseph Garone of Delhi had allegedly backed into another vehicle, causing substantial damage, he appeared to be under the influence of drugs & was taken into custody.  Garone was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, unsafe backing and failure to notify DMV of an address change he was released on an appearance tickets for Town of Delhi Court at a later date.


The Sidney American legion will hold their annual Kids Christmas party Saturday afternoon, spokesman Larry Halbert explains:

(LARRY HALBERT 12-11-20)

The event will run from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM at the legion at 22 Union Street in Sidney.

WCDO News — Monday 9-28-20

Posted 3:23 PM
P.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-28-20

Governor Cuomo announced today that the residential tenant eviction protection has been extended to January 1st.  The state's Safe Harbor Act protects tenants from COVID-related residential evictions and foreclosures. Last week, the governor also announced an emergency moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for commercial tenants is being extended through October 20th.


Chenango County Public Health announced their latest COVID 19 numbers Monday.  They have had 249 cases since March; currently there are 2 Active Cases, 1 hospitalization, 73 Active Quarantines 227 Recoveries, 7 deaths and over 28,600 Tests Performed.


The Broome County Health Department’s contact tracing team has interviewed a confirmed positive COVID19 case who reported having participated in the New York Off-Road Association Boondocks event in Pitcher. The confirmed positive individual was there September 19th & 20th.  The Broome County Health Department also reported that a positive COVID case was from a person who was at the Old Union Hotel at 246 Clinton Street in Binghamton on Monday, September 21 between 4:00 and 8:30 PM.  The Health Department asks anyone who was at either location during those periods to quarantine until October 6th, anyone exhibiting symptoms should immediately begin self-quarantine and contact a medical provider.


Hartwick College today reported no new cases of COVID-19 have been detected among students or staff.  The current number of active cases is down to 2, their total number of cases detected on campus since August 1, 2020 is 18.


This is the final week of the Hospice & Palliative  care of Chenango County's "The Greatest Dinner that Never Was" fundraiser.  Spokesperson Sarah Green told WCDO news about this week's schedule of events:

(Sarah Green 9-28-20)

More information is available by calling their office at 334-3556, or going to their website HospiceChenango.org/Events or their Facebook page.


The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will hold 2 virtual Meet the State Senate Candidates forums for local State Senate seats.  State Senate District 51's event, featuring Democrat Jim Barber and Republican Peter Oberacker, will be held on Wednesday, October 21, starting at 12 noon. The State Senate 42nd District's forum, featuring incumbent Democrat Jen Metzger and Republican Mike Martucci will be held on Thursday, October 22, starting at 10:00 am.  Both events are free and open to the public via Zoom, Connection information will be emailed prior to the event to all those who register at delawarecounty.org.


The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce announced that the Deadline is this Wednesday to vote for their CITIZEN    & BUSINESS OF THE YEAR awards.  Votes can be cast by sending an email to bainbridge.chamber@yahoo.com.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-28-20

Delaware County Sheriff's Department & State Police investigated a 2-car fatal accident Friday morning in Delhi.  Killed were 74 year old Sandra Elmore and her passenger, 80 year old Eugene Mills, both of Downsville.  Elmore was driving north on state Route 10 when her car crossed over into the southbound lane and collided with a car driven by 32 year old Michael Beilby of East Meredith.  The cause of the crash remains under investigation by members of the Delaware County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division and State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.


Governor Cuomo reported 866 COVID 19 cases on Saturday out of more than 84,000 tests conducted, bringing the Statewide Total to 455,626.  Patient Hospitalizations were back up to 541, there were 155 patients in ICU beds, & 59 on ventilators, there were 6 Deaths Saturday, the state death toll is 25,456


Village of Delhi Police Department arrested 58-year-old Gary Stevens of Delhi for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child and 1st degree Rape; he is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a child less than 11 years of age. Stevens was remanded without bail to the Delaware County Jail after his arraignment.   This investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed in this case.


Delaware County Sheriff Office arrested 21 year old Sean Gillespie of Bovina following an investigation into the forgery of personal checks that were stolen from a Town of Bovina home.  Deputies charged Gillespie with 3rd degree grand larceny and 18 counts each of criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a forged instrument & offering a false instrument for filing, for allegedly stealing nearly $4000 by using 18 stolen and forged checks, he was arraigned virtually & was released on his own recognizance pending his appearance in the Town of Delhi court on a later date.
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