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WCDO News — Wednesday 4-24-19
Commerce Chenango is hosting the 1st in a series of
workshops Friday Morning in Norwich regarding the setting of Goals in Business
& how to get them completed on time, Commerce Chenango CEO Steve Craig
comments:
(Steve Craig 4-24-19)
Registration for this Friday’s Workshop will be accepted
through Thursday afternoon at 2:00 PM by phone to 334-1400 or
register@chenangony.org.
The Opening day of the “Regatta Row 2019 – Street Art Fest”
will be this Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 2:00 to 4:30 PM in Bainbridge,
followed by a display of the Adirondack chairs, Planters & canoe paddles
that have been decorated, and will be auctioned off at the General Clinton
Canoe Regatta, spokesperson Nancy Kitchen comments:
(Nancy Kitchen 4-23-19)
The Live Art Auction will be held on Saturday May 25, at the
General Clinton Canoe regatta in the big tent at 5:30 PM. Interested purchasers can bid in advance
online at jerichoarts.com/regatta-row-2019.
The 40th Annual Jericho Arts Fine Arts Show will be held
from Saturday April 27th through May 4th, in the Gallery on the 2nd floor at
the Bainbridge Town Hall. Show organizer
Elise Craver told WCDO News that people from all over have submitted various
types of Art for the Gallery to display:
(Elise Craver 4-23-19)
More information is available at 208-5037 or
jerichoarts.com/fine-arts-show
39 year old Jason Phoenix of Walton was arrested by State
Troopers for DWI with a BAC that was almost twice the legal limit. Phoenix was stopped during a road check on
Lower Main Street in the town of Oneonta, Phoenix was arrested, and he was ordered
to appear in the town of Oneonta court on May 7th.
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce
& the Sidney Emergency Medical Services have announced that Jeff
Joyner, the CEO of Fox Hospital and the
Fox Tri Town Campus will be discussing the relationship with Sidney and the
surrounding area with Fox hospital, & the expected growth of FOX services,
on May 14th at 8:00 AM at Sidney Country Club.
The Sidney Chamber is asking for interested members to RSVP as soon as
possible at 561-2642.
Oneonta police arrested Gabriel Truitt Tuesday afternoon; he
was recently indicted on charges of arson and murder in connection with a
December 29th fire at 5 Walling Avenue that claimed the life of former
firefighter John Heller. Oneonta Police
obtained a search warrant for Truitt's Sister in Law residence, right next door
to the Police Station at 95 Main Street, he was found hiding in the basement,
and was taken into custody without incident.
Truitt was taken to the Otsego County jail, he faces arraignment this
morning.
22nd District Congressman Anthony Brindisi will hold his
April town hall at 6:00 pm at Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. The
event is free and open to all members of the community.
Governor Cuomo announced that the State Budget includes
measures to prevent STAR fraud and abuse, including a 6-year ban during which
those found to have knowingly provided false information on a STAR credit
application will be barred from receiving benefits. In 2013, Governor Cuomo enacted reforms to
the STAR exemption program to crack down on delinquent taxpayers, in 2015; the
NYS Tax Department was authorized to recoup STAR benefits from property owners who
unlawfully received those benefits in past years.
State Police arrested 27 year old Danielle Scott of Sidney
for DWI, Unreasonable Speed and Moving from A Lane Unsafely, after a trooper
was dispatched to County Road 35 in the town of Masonville for a vehicle
rollover. The trooper located Scott with
Emergency Medical Personnel but she declined medical assistance. After an investigation, she was arrested for
DWI. She was processed and released on appearance tickets returnable to the
town of Masonville court on May 28th.
The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the District Conference Room at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
workshops Friday Morning in Norwich regarding the setting of Goals in Business
& how to get them completed on time, Commerce Chenango CEO Steve Craig
comments:
(Steve Craig 4-24-19)
Registration for this Friday’s Workshop will be accepted
through Thursday afternoon at 2:00 PM by phone to 334-1400 or
register@chenangony.org.
The Opening day of the “Regatta Row 2019 – Street Art Fest”
will be this Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 2:00 to 4:30 PM in Bainbridge,
followed by a display of the Adirondack chairs, Planters & canoe paddles
that have been decorated, and will be auctioned off at the General Clinton
Canoe Regatta, spokesperson Nancy Kitchen comments:
(Nancy Kitchen 4-23-19)
The Live Art Auction will be held on Saturday May 25, at the
General Clinton Canoe regatta in the big tent at 5:30 PM. Interested purchasers can bid in advance
online at jerichoarts.com/regatta-row-2019.
The 40th Annual Jericho Arts Fine Arts Show will be held
from Saturday April 27th through May 4th, in the Gallery on the 2nd floor at
the Bainbridge Town Hall. Show organizer
Elise Craver told WCDO News that people from all over have submitted various
types of Art for the Gallery to display:
(Elise Craver 4-23-19)
More information is available at 208-5037 or
jerichoarts.com/fine-arts-show
39 year old Jason Phoenix of Walton was arrested by State
Troopers for DWI with a BAC that was almost twice the legal limit. Phoenix was stopped during a road check on
Lower Main Street in the town of Oneonta, Phoenix was arrested, and he was ordered
to appear in the town of Oneonta court on May 7th.
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce
& the Sidney Emergency Medical Services have announced that Jeff
Joyner, the CEO of Fox Hospital and the
Fox Tri Town Campus will be discussing the relationship with Sidney and the
surrounding area with Fox hospital, & the expected growth of FOX services,
on May 14th at 8:00 AM at Sidney Country Club.
The Sidney Chamber is asking for interested members to RSVP as soon as
possible at 561-2642.
Oneonta police arrested Gabriel Truitt Tuesday afternoon; he
was recently indicted on charges of arson and murder in connection with a
December 29th fire at 5 Walling Avenue that claimed the life of former
firefighter John Heller. Oneonta Police
obtained a search warrant for Truitt's Sister in Law residence, right next door
to the Police Station at 95 Main Street, he was found hiding in the basement,
and was taken into custody without incident.
Truitt was taken to the Otsego County jail, he faces arraignment this
morning.
22nd District Congressman Anthony Brindisi will hold his
April town hall at 6:00 pm at Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. The
event is free and open to all members of the community.
Governor Cuomo announced that the State Budget includes
measures to prevent STAR fraud and abuse, including a 6-year ban during which
those found to have knowingly provided false information on a STAR credit
application will be barred from receiving benefits. In 2013, Governor Cuomo enacted reforms to
the STAR exemption program to crack down on delinquent taxpayers, in 2015; the
NYS Tax Department was authorized to recoup STAR benefits from property owners who
unlawfully received those benefits in past years.
State Police arrested 27 year old Danielle Scott of Sidney
for DWI, Unreasonable Speed and Moving from A Lane Unsafely, after a trooper
was dispatched to County Road 35 in the town of Masonville for a vehicle
rollover. The trooper located Scott with
Emergency Medical Personnel but she declined medical assistance. After an investigation, she was arrested for
DWI. She was processed and released on appearance tickets returnable to the
town of Masonville court on May 28th.
The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the District Conference Room at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
WCDO News — Monday 4-8-19
CHIPS Money for road repair & similar projects wound up
with a 0% increase from last year, in spite of the winter weather chewing up
the roads again, Assemblyman Cliff Crouch comments:
(Cliff Crouch 4-8-19)
Crouch said that in previous years CHIPS money was increased
following extreme winter weather, Crouch said that while we did not have a
heavy amount of snowfall; Roads are still rough this spring in the Southern
tier:
The Raymond Corporation of Greene unveils its new
intralogistics solutions during ProMat 2019 held in Chicago this week. Several new products & technologies are
being featured; more information about the Raymond Corporation is available at
raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.
22nd District Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced that
his April town hall will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at
Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. The event is free and open to all
members of the community.
The Public is invited to attend this year's Sidney’s Arbor
Day Celebration on Friday, April 26th, at the Pavilion at Keith Clark Park on
River Street beginning at 10:00 am.
Music will be provided by the Sidney Elementary Band under the direction
of Amy Hoxie followed by a brief welcome address by Lorrie Roach, Chairperson
of Sidney’s Shade Tree Commission. The
Tree City Recognition Award and Tree City USA flag recognizing Sidney as a Tree
City for the 23rd Year will be accepted by Mayor Andy Matviak.
"Friendly's Restaurants" announced
that they have closed 14 upstate New York restaurants. Several Broome County locations closed, their
Oneonta location at 377 Main Street is expected to close shortly, and other
locations that are closing are located in Syracuse, Rochester, and Oswego. The Friendly’s at 561 Harry L Drive in
Johnson will remain open.
State Troopers arrested 21-year-old Kayla Vanderpool from
Adams for Driving while ability impaired by drugs, plus 14 other traffic
citations Thursday after a pursuit through multiple jurisdictions. State Police were dispatched to a 911 call reporting
a wrong-way driver traveling west in the eastbound lanes of State Route 17 in
the city of Binghamton. Vanderpool
continued through Vestal, she hit another vehicle, & the pursuit came to a
conclusion in Owego where Vanderpool struck a patrol vehicle and was taken into
custody. Vanderpool was taken to
Binghamton General Hospital for minor injuries.
The investigation is still on-going.
Nauman Hussein was indicted last week on 40 felony counts
relating to last October's crash of a modified Limousine that crashed in
Schoharie, killing 20 people. The
indictment charges claim that Hussein put a vehicle on the road that failed its
inspection one month before the accident, and hired the driver who was not licensed
to operate the vehicle. He will be arraigned on the charges on Wednesday.
The Otsego County Health Department announced a free rabies
clinic today in Worcester. The clinic
will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Worcester Town Barn, more information
is available at 547-4230.
with a 0% increase from last year, in spite of the winter weather chewing up
the roads again, Assemblyman Cliff Crouch comments:
(Cliff Crouch 4-8-19)
Crouch said that in previous years CHIPS money was increased
following extreme winter weather, Crouch said that while we did not have a
heavy amount of snowfall; Roads are still rough this spring in the Southern
tier:
The Raymond Corporation of Greene unveils its new
intralogistics solutions during ProMat 2019 held in Chicago this week. Several new products & technologies are
being featured; more information about the Raymond Corporation is available at
raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.
22nd District Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced that
his April town hall will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at
Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. The event is free and open to all
members of the community.
The Public is invited to attend this year's Sidney’s Arbor
Day Celebration on Friday, April 26th, at the Pavilion at Keith Clark Park on
River Street beginning at 10:00 am.
Music will be provided by the Sidney Elementary Band under the direction
of Amy Hoxie followed by a brief welcome address by Lorrie Roach, Chairperson
of Sidney’s Shade Tree Commission. The
Tree City Recognition Award and Tree City USA flag recognizing Sidney as a Tree
City for the 23rd Year will be accepted by Mayor Andy Matviak.
"Friendly's Restaurants" announced
that they have closed 14 upstate New York restaurants. Several Broome County locations closed, their
Oneonta location at 377 Main Street is expected to close shortly, and other
locations that are closing are located in Syracuse, Rochester, and Oswego. The Friendly’s at 561 Harry L Drive in
Johnson will remain open.
State Troopers arrested 21-year-old Kayla Vanderpool from
Adams for Driving while ability impaired by drugs, plus 14 other traffic
citations Thursday after a pursuit through multiple jurisdictions. State Police were dispatched to a 911 call reporting
a wrong-way driver traveling west in the eastbound lanes of State Route 17 in
the city of Binghamton. Vanderpool
continued through Vestal, she hit another vehicle, & the pursuit came to a
conclusion in Owego where Vanderpool struck a patrol vehicle and was taken into
custody. Vanderpool was taken to
Binghamton General Hospital for minor injuries.
The investigation is still on-going.
Nauman Hussein was indicted last week on 40 felony counts
relating to last October's crash of a modified Limousine that crashed in
Schoharie, killing 20 people. The
indictment charges claim that Hussein put a vehicle on the road that failed its
inspection one month before the accident, and hired the driver who was not licensed
to operate the vehicle. He will be arraigned on the charges on Wednesday.
The Otsego County Health Department announced a free rabies
clinic today in Worcester. The clinic
will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Worcester Town Barn, more information
is available at 547-4230.
WCDO News — Friday 3-22-19
The North Norwich Plaza at 6142 Route 12 in Norwich, is
scheduled to be auctioned off from April 15th to 17th, with an announced
starting bid of $350,000. Currently 5 businesses are open at the site, filling
up about 1/3rd of the total space. More
information is available at ten-x.com
State Police CNET of the Southern Tier. along with other law
Enforcement Agencies, executed a narcotics search warrant at 330 Conklin Avenue
in the city of Binghamton. State Police
arrested 32 year old Kenneth Parker on 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance; police seized heroin, cocaine and Vicodin pills, along
with a digital scale and processing and packaging materials. Parker was arraigned and remanded to Broome
County Jail without bail.
The next 2 weekends will be
"Maple Weekends" with events taking place throughout the upstate
region. The list of participating Maple
producers can be found at mapleweekend.nysmaple.com. New York State is 2nd in the country behind
Vermont, for Maple production.
The Bainbridge
Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual "Cabin Fever Bowling
Tournament" tomorrow at Galaxy Bowl in Bainbridge. The event begins at 10:00 AM; Proceeds will
go toward the LED Sign Project at Clinton Park.
The Chenango County Health Department announced that a free
rabies clinic will be held tomorrow, at the Norwich Fire Station. The clinic will run from 9:30 to 11:00 AM,
more information is available at 337-1673.
The Delaware County Fair announced a new partnership with
Dreamland Amusements, through the 2024 fair.
This year’s Delaware County Fair will run from August 12th-17th, More
information is available at dreamlandamusements.com. All grandstand tickets will go on sale
Saturday May 4th.
Hospice & Palliative care of Chenango County will hold
their annual "Camp-4-Seasons" on Saturday March 23rd from 9am - 3pm,
at the Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. Grief Services Coordinator Rachel Barletta
explains:
(Rachel Barletta 3-22-19)
More information is available at 334-3556 or by email at
rbarletta@hospicechenango.org.
scheduled to be auctioned off from April 15th to 17th, with an announced
starting bid of $350,000. Currently 5 businesses are open at the site, filling
up about 1/3rd of the total space. More
information is available at ten-x.com
State Police CNET of the Southern Tier. along with other law
Enforcement Agencies, executed a narcotics search warrant at 330 Conklin Avenue
in the city of Binghamton. State Police
arrested 32 year old Kenneth Parker on 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance; police seized heroin, cocaine and Vicodin pills, along
with a digital scale and processing and packaging materials. Parker was arraigned and remanded to Broome
County Jail without bail.
The next 2 weekends will be
"Maple Weekends" with events taking place throughout the upstate
region. The list of participating Maple
producers can be found at mapleweekend.nysmaple.com. New York State is 2nd in the country behind
Vermont, for Maple production.
The Bainbridge
Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual "Cabin Fever Bowling
Tournament" tomorrow at Galaxy Bowl in Bainbridge. The event begins at 10:00 AM; Proceeds will
go toward the LED Sign Project at Clinton Park.
The Chenango County Health Department announced that a free
rabies clinic will be held tomorrow, at the Norwich Fire Station. The clinic will run from 9:30 to 11:00 AM,
more information is available at 337-1673.
The Delaware County Fair announced a new partnership with
Dreamland Amusements, through the 2024 fair.
This year’s Delaware County Fair will run from August 12th-17th, More
information is available at dreamlandamusements.com. All grandstand tickets will go on sale
Saturday May 4th.
Hospice & Palliative care of Chenango County will hold
their annual "Camp-4-Seasons" on Saturday March 23rd from 9am - 3pm,
at the Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. Grief Services Coordinator Rachel Barletta
explains:
(Rachel Barletta 3-22-19)
More information is available at 334-3556 or by email at
rbarletta@hospicechenango.org.
WCDO News — Friday 3-1-19
34-year-old Jason Pantone of Hyde Park in Dutchess County
has been picked up by Federal Authorities, in connection with envelopes
containing a suspicious white powder being delivered to several buildings in
New York and Connecticut, including 2 in Binghamton last week. Pantone was charged with conveying false
information and hoax, he is accused of sending envelopes containing a powder
and a typed note that said "ANTHRAX." one of those was sent to the
Social Security Administration office at 2 Hawley Street in Binghamton, another
was sent to the United States District Court office at the Binghamton Federal
Building at 15 Henry Street. Binghamton
fire department hazmat unit determined that the white powder in the envelopes
was not hazardous.
State Police report that 2 people were arrested after a golf
cart from Fire Fox Resort in the town of Nanticoke was located in the town of
Maine on July 3rd 2018. An
investigation revealed that 23 year old Jordan Preston of the town of Union and
27 year old Amanda McGovern of Whitney Point took the golf cart joy riding
before abandoning it in the town of Maine.
Preston was located on September 24th and was arrested for Criminal
Possession of Stolen Property; McGovern was located February 21st and
was also charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, she was issued an
appearance ticket returnable to the town of Maine Court on March 13th.
Animal Adventure in the town of Colesville announced that
the name of Tajiri’s girlfriend is Johari, which means jewel in Swahili. Animal Adventure Park once again held a
public vote to name the giraffe; she is 14 years old and will be the mating
partner of Tajiri once he matures.
Tajiri is a little less than two years old, his birth was viewed by
millions through the park's YOUTUBE channel, his mother, April’s has another
calf due this month
Hospice & Palliative care of Chenango County will hold
their annual "Camp-4-Seasons" on Saturday March 23rd from 9am - 3pm,
at the Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. Grief Services Coordinator Rachel Barletta
explains:
(Rachel Barletta 3-1-19)
Barletta said that registration is requested by March 18th,
more information is available at 334-3556 or by email at
rbarletta@hospicechenango.org.
Governor Cuomo admitted that he
is still trying to get Amazon to reconsider their recent decision to back out
of their plans to open a 2nd headquarters in Queens. Cuomo said that he talked to CEO Jeff Bezos
& other top officials with the internet giant; he said that so far they
have not moved from their most recent decision to back out of the New York City
deal after local political pressure.
Governor Cuomo launched a Tax Fairness for the Middle Class
Campaign to make the property tax cap permanent and cut middle class taxes
again:
(Cuomo 3-1-19)
Cuomo said that he wants to reduce the rate for incomes up
to $150,000, the rate is now 6.85, and this would bring that down to 5.5%. And
up to $300,000, the rate is 6.85%; bring that down to 6%.
State Police arrested 32 year old George Odbert of Laurens,
for 3 counts of Menacing, Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental
Administration. Troopers were dispatched
to a report of a physical dispute at a residence in the town of Laurens. Odbert is accused of physically restraining
the victim, who sprayed Odbert with pepper spray and left. Odbert became disorderly with the troopers
and refused to comply, Odbert told his large dog to attack troopers, He was
pepper sprayed by a trooper and ultimately arrested. Odbert was arraigned in the town of Hartwick
Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail.
The next Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast will
be held this morning from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Meredith Inn on Turnpike Road
in Delhi. More information about this
& other Chamber events is available at delawarecounty.org.
A fundraising “Sock Hop” will be held Saturday at the Sidney
Elks Lodge to raise money for the Delaware Valley Humane Society, Spokespe4rson
Robin Ballo comments:
(Robin Ballo 3-1-19)
The Doors will open at 5:30 PM; all proceeds will go to the
Delaware Valley Humane Society.
has been picked up by Federal Authorities, in connection with envelopes
containing a suspicious white powder being delivered to several buildings in
New York and Connecticut, including 2 in Binghamton last week. Pantone was charged with conveying false
information and hoax, he is accused of sending envelopes containing a powder
and a typed note that said "ANTHRAX." one of those was sent to the
Social Security Administration office at 2 Hawley Street in Binghamton, another
was sent to the United States District Court office at the Binghamton Federal
Building at 15 Henry Street. Binghamton
fire department hazmat unit determined that the white powder in the envelopes
was not hazardous.
State Police report that 2 people were arrested after a golf
cart from Fire Fox Resort in the town of Nanticoke was located in the town of
Maine on July 3rd 2018. An
investigation revealed that 23 year old Jordan Preston of the town of Union and
27 year old Amanda McGovern of Whitney Point took the golf cart joy riding
before abandoning it in the town of Maine.
Preston was located on September 24th and was arrested for Criminal
Possession of Stolen Property; McGovern was located February 21st and
was also charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, she was issued an
appearance ticket returnable to the town of Maine Court on March 13th.
Animal Adventure in the town of Colesville announced that
the name of Tajiri’s girlfriend is Johari, which means jewel in Swahili. Animal Adventure Park once again held a
public vote to name the giraffe; she is 14 years old and will be the mating
partner of Tajiri once he matures.
Tajiri is a little less than two years old, his birth was viewed by
millions through the park's YOUTUBE channel, his mother, April’s has another
calf due this month
Hospice & Palliative care of Chenango County will hold
their annual "Camp-4-Seasons" on Saturday March 23rd from 9am - 3pm,
at the Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. Grief Services Coordinator Rachel Barletta
explains:
(Rachel Barletta 3-1-19)
Barletta said that registration is requested by March 18th,
more information is available at 334-3556 or by email at
rbarletta@hospicechenango.org.
Governor Cuomo admitted that he
is still trying to get Amazon to reconsider their recent decision to back out
of their plans to open a 2nd headquarters in Queens. Cuomo said that he talked to CEO Jeff Bezos
& other top officials with the internet giant; he said that so far they
have not moved from their most recent decision to back out of the New York City
deal after local political pressure.
Governor Cuomo launched a Tax Fairness for the Middle Class
Campaign to make the property tax cap permanent and cut middle class taxes
again:
(Cuomo 3-1-19)
Cuomo said that he wants to reduce the rate for incomes up
to $150,000, the rate is now 6.85, and this would bring that down to 5.5%. And
up to $300,000, the rate is 6.85%; bring that down to 6%.
State Police arrested 32 year old George Odbert of Laurens,
for 3 counts of Menacing, Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental
Administration. Troopers were dispatched
to a report of a physical dispute at a residence in the town of Laurens. Odbert is accused of physically restraining
the victim, who sprayed Odbert with pepper spray and left. Odbert became disorderly with the troopers
and refused to comply, Odbert told his large dog to attack troopers, He was
pepper sprayed by a trooper and ultimately arrested. Odbert was arraigned in the town of Hartwick
Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail.
The next Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast will
be held this morning from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Meredith Inn on Turnpike Road
in Delhi. More information about this
& other Chamber events is available at delawarecounty.org.
A fundraising “Sock Hop” will be held Saturday at the Sidney
Elks Lodge to raise money for the Delaware Valley Humane Society, Spokespe4rson
Robin Ballo comments:
(Robin Ballo 3-1-19)
The Doors will open at 5:30 PM; all proceeds will go to the
Delaware Valley Humane Society.