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WCDO News — Friday 3-13-20 5 matching stories
Governor
Cuomo & the State Health Department announced the latest situation today
regarding the Coronavirus.  The state
Health Department is in contact with the 28 private labs, to get them up to
speed for testing for the virus, they expect to double the number of testing
next to 6000 a day.  Today there are 421 confirmed
cases of the Coronavirus in New York State, 50 people are hospitalized, there
have been no deaths in New York State, and there are 41 nationwide, 31 in the
State of Washington.
Delaware
County Sheriff's Office is investigating an on-line computer repair scam that
led to significant financial loss to an elderly local resident.  Investigators were contacted by The Delaware
National Bank of Delhi, the customer had fallen victim twice to an on-line
Pop-Up scam and lost thousands of dollars, the victim was stopped from further
issues by an alert UPS employee. The investigation is on-going by Delaware
County Sheriff's Investigators and San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.  Sheriff DuMond reminds the public that they
should contact the Sheriff's Office or local law enforcement if they may be the
target of a scam or identity theft.  On-line
complaint forms are available through the State Attorney General, ag.ny.gov;
the Federal Trade Commission, consumer.ftc.gov; and the FBI at ic3.gov.
Officials
with Quest Diagnostics announced that the AMBA Blood Clinic will continue as
planned tomorrow morning at the Sidney Elks Lodge.  The event will run from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM,
officials said that just over 80 people have made appointments, spread out over
the 3 1/2 hours, which falls within the parameters set by the State Health
Department Thursday.
State
Police will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired and reckless driving as
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway this weekend. This enforcement
detail begins today and runs through next Wednesday.  Drivers can expect to encounter additional
DWI patrols and a number of sobriety checkpoints during the enforcement period.
State Police will also be ticketing districted drivers who are using handheld
electronic devices, and will also conduct underage drinking and unlawful sales
to minor’s details during the campaign.
The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee & the State STOP-DWI
Foundation suggest that people download the "Have a Plan" mobile app,
to locate and call a taxi service and program a designated driver list.
The
Chenango County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to implement a 4%
occupancy "Bed" tax in Chenango County. The new Law will provide a
dedicated funding stream to promote and develop the tourism industry in
Chenango County and to reduce pressure on the property tax levy.  Chenango County has been one of just a few
counties in New York State that had not previously collected a bed tax.   Tourism is New York’s 3rd largest industry,
hosting 253 million visitors annually who spend 71.8 billion at NYS businesses
creating 114.8 billion in economic impact.

The New
York State Public High School Athletic Association announced that regional
& state championships will be postponed indefinitely.  The impacted events include Ice Hockey, Bowling
& the Boys & Girls Basketball regional & State Championships.  Officials announced the postponements were
due to the reports of the Corona Virus outbreaks across the state, to insure
the safety & health of the student athletes.
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WCDO News — Monday 2-3-20 5 matching stories
State Police in Troop C held several sobriety checkpoints
and had increased patrols during Super Bowl weekend, 3 people were arrested for
Driving While Intoxicated.  Charged were
49 year old Melissa Bevins of West Winfield, 21 year old Devlin Nagle of Montrose,
Pennsylvania & 22 year old Ryan Ripic of Endicott, all 3 were issued appearance
tickets.
Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in
2019 was relatively strong, according to a report released today by State
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Collections across the state, totaling $18.3 billion,
grew by 4.7%% from the previous year.
Sales tax collections increased more rapidly during the second half of
2019 & 13 of the 17 cities that impose a sales tax experienced increases in
year-over-year collections in 2019, the City of Oneida had the strongest growth
of 8.6% followed by Norwich at 8.4%.
State Budget Hearings are underway in Albany, local
Assemblyman Cliff Crouch comments about where they are in the process:

(Crouch 2-3-20)

Crouch said that the Revenue projections
from both house are always different, Lawmakers then have until April 1st to
get the budget implemented in time for the start of the new fiscal year.

State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Enforcement
Detail in Chenango County on January 23, All 15 retail establishments were
found to be in compliance with no sale to alcohol to an underage
operative.  During the Underage Drinking
Initiative, retail establishments are checked utilizing a trooper in plain
clothes and one or several underage operative who cannot lie about their age or
give a fake date of birth. When asked for identification, they show their real
ID.
Governor Cuomo announced an update on the status of testing
for the novel coronavirus in New York State. As of today, samples from 12 New
Yorkers have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for
testing. Of those, 11 have come back negative. One sample, from New York City,
is awaiting results from the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. There are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in New York
State.  Additionally, today the Governor
announced New Yorkers can call a hotline at 1-888-364-3065 where Department of
Health experts will be available to answer questions regarding the Novel
Coronavirus.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 23 year old
William Merrill of Delhi for Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, in
violation of State Agriculture and Markets Law.  Merrill is accused of beating a dog December
of 2019 in the Town of Meredith.  In
accordance with the new bail reform laws, Merrill was released with an
appearance ticket where he will appear in the Town of Meredith Court at a later
date.
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