WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 30, 2020

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

Chenango County Public Health reported 2 additional COVID-19 deaths today, bringing their total to 18. Chenango County has 137 active cases, 6 hospitalized and 521 quarantined, and they have had 1129 confirmed cases of the virus.

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Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order that states that a provider can be fined up to $1 million and lose all State licenses if they are found to have committed fraud or intentionally administered a vaccine to a person who is not eligible. The order follows reports of health care providers getting the vaccines & administering them against the state’s vaccination priority protocols.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44 year old Joseph Garone of South Kortright for driving while ability impaired by drugs for the 2nd time in 2 weeks, after Deputies responded to the front of the County Public Safety building after Garone’s vehicle drove over a concrete parking block and became lodged by the main entrance.   Garone was charged with operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired by drugs, on December 4th, he was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs following their investigation of a two car motor vehicle accident in the Town of Delhi.

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Broome County Health Department reported 7548 total positive COVID tests, which is about 2600 positives in the last month.  Broome County reported 174 deaths, 58 of those since Thanksgiving and they have had 6567 total recoveries, which is 2365 recoveries since the end of November.

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Broome County’s Festival of Lights returns tonight, after crews cleaned up Otsiningo Park following recent flooding and subsequent damage.  Officials said that that the New Year’s Eve fireworks display should go on as scheduled at 7:00 PM; more information is available at the Spiedie Fest Facebook page.

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State Police arrested 54-year-old Robert Trella on an arson charge following the investigation of a suspicious fire at 305 Pease Hill Road in the town of Barker Monday afternoon.  Trella lived in the home, no one else was inside at the time of the fire, he was arraigned and released on his own recognizance & will appear in court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, which prevents residential evictions, foreclosure proceedings, credit discrimination and negative credit reporting related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also extends the Senior Citizens’ Homeowner Exemption and Disabled Homeowner Exemption from 2020 to 2021. The Act adds to New York State’s efforts to protect tenants and homeowners from the economic hardship incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Governor Cuomo will sign an Executive Order withholding pay increases for all commissioners and statewide elected officials. The statewide elected officials included in the Executive Order are the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General and the Comptroller.  The State has a 15 Billion Dollar deficit from costs associated with fighting the COVID 19 pandemic.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 9 new COVID 19 cases Monday, they have 16 hospitalized, and they reported 4 new deaths from the virus, bringing their total to 16 deaths.  Also, Delaware County Public Health announced 18 new COVID 19 cases Monday; they report 97 active cases with 3 hospitalized & 276 in quarantine.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 44 year old Gregory Schaub of South New Berlin on a variety of Charges after Deputies observed a vehicle with a non-functional brake light in front of them. Deputies initiated a traffic stop and a routine inquiry revealed that Schaub only possessed a non-driver’s ID and that his driving privileges in the State of New York were revoked from a previous DWI charge.  Schaub was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed operator and operating a vehicle with insufficient stop lamps.  Schaub was released on appearance tickets directing him to appear before the Town of Meredith Court on a later date.

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The annual Blood Drive in Honor of Trooper Christopher Skinner will be held today at the 5 Mile Point Fire Station in Kirkwood.  The Drive will be held from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM, Trooper Skinner was killed in the line of duty while conducting a traffic stop on I-81 in Broome County in 2014.

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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 12-28-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 28, 2020

P.M. NEWS MONDAY 12-28-20

Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing in Albany today; he discussed the priorities for those getting the vaccine over the next 2 weeks:

(Cuomo 12-28-20)

So far, 140,000 have been vaccinated in the state, another 259,000 are coming this week from both Pfizer & Moderna, 28,600 are coming to the Southern Tier Counties.

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The State had an uptick in the positivity rate of COVID 19 tests Sunday, at 8.3%, which was significantly higher than the 7 day average of over  5%.  Over 124,000 were tested Sunday, with over 10,300 testing positive.  The number of Hospitalizations, ICU Patient’s and patients on Ventilators continues to climb and there were 114 deaths Sunday attributed to the virus.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 88 new COVID 19 cases since last Thursday; they are up to 1108 cases, with 9 hospitalized, 138 Active Cases, 511 Quarantines and 16 deaths.

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The state Legislature is expected to pass an emergency bill in a special session this week that would extend an eviction moratorium and strengthen a variety of laws for renters and homeowners due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Legislative leaders will pass the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act to keep people in their homes and help small landlords through May 1st 2021, Governor Cuomo said today that he will sign the bill into law.

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38 year old Brandon Hannah of Norwich for Criminal Contempt.  Hannah is accused of violating an order of protection; he was remanded to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office on $5,000 cash bail and $10,000 bond.

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35 year old Heather Prince of Mt Upton was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office for 2 counts of Petit Larceny, 2 counts of Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information & 2 counts of Identity Theft.  Prince is accused of taking 2 separate victim’s credit card information while working at a local business & then she allegedly used the credit cards to make unlawful money transactions. Prince was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Norwich Court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS Monday 12-28-20

The Town of Sidney will be holding a Special Meeting and receive public comments and act on the proposed Annexation request from the Village of Sidney for 2 parcels totaling 5.6 acres along County Route 4 in Sidney.  The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. at 44 Grand Street in Sidney.

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Former state Assemblyman Bill Magee died on Christmas Eve, at a nursing home in Morrisville, he was 81.  Magee served from 1990 to 2018 in the State Assembly, representing a district that included Madison, Otsego and Oneida counties. He recently had the COVID virus, though an official cause of death has not been released.

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Delaware County Public Health announced that the 11th & 12th patients have died of Covid-19 related complications.  County officials announced 40 new cases since last Thursday, Christmas Eve, with 86 active cases, 3 hospitalized, 252 quarantined.

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Otsego County Health Department announced new COVID numbers Saturday, they report 114 Active cases, 29 new cases, 16 are hospitalized, and they have had 12 deaths reported.

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New York State Health Department reported a 5.8% positivity Rate for COVID Saturday, with over 130,000 tested & 7623 positives. Hospitalizations, ICU patients & Patients on Ventilators all continue to increase, there were 115 Deaths Saturday.

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Delaware County DPW announced that Bridge 136 over Dug Road/ Old Route 10 over Cold Spring Brook in the town of Deposit have been closed due to flooding.  Inspections are underway and the bridge will be re-opened when it is deemed safe.

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Otsiningo Park in Broome County will remain closed until further notice, due to flooding & subsequent repairs that are needed because of the flooding.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 12-24-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 24, 2020

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-24-20

State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during the holiday travel season. The enforcement campaign will run through Friday, January 1st, it is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative designed to reduce alcohol and drug-related traffic crashes.

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The State tested over 204,000 people for the COVID virus Tuesday, with 5.8% testing positive.  Governor Cuomo stated that Hospitalizations, the number of patients in ICU Beds & the number of those on Ventilators continues to increase, 164 died Tuesday from the virus.

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Otsego County Department of Health urges residents to avoid Travel this holiday season as it can increase your chance of SPREADING AND GETTING COVID-19.  Otsego County reported 16 new cases of COVID Wednesday, 15 are hospitalized, there are 122 Active cases & 1 death has been reported, this brings the total number of deaths to 12.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 6 new COVID cases Wednesday, they still have 87 active cases, 3 are hospitalized and 325 are quarantined.

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Bassett Healthcare Network received its first allocation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week and vaccinated staff that works in direct patient care areas. All 5 hospitals in the network, received their initial allotment of the Moderna vaccine just ahead of Christmas, some Bassett staff traveled to Utica and Elmira to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Those who received the Pfizer vaccine will be vaccinated again 21 days later, staff who receives the Moderna vaccine will get a second dose 28 days later.

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The Village of Sidney has been meeting with our emergency response teams the last few days, and they are monitoring the streams and river closely.  Information will be posted on the Village Facebook page or check wcdoonline.com/river.htm.

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WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-23-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 23, 2020

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-23-20

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Thursday into Friday, local Meteorologist Rich Townsend told WCDO News that flash flooding is a concern:

(Townsend 12-23-20)

The Flood Watch runs from 12:00 Noon Thursday to 12:00 Noon Friday, Christmas Day.

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The Village of Sidney Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee will be getting surveys out to village residents soon, to get public input regarding the Sidney Police Department. Sheri Youngs is co-chair of the committee:

(Sheri Youngs 12-23-20)

After the public input is collected, the committee will draft a reform and reinvention plan & they will make changes as needed and submit the revised plan to the Village board for approval, in March the approved plan will then be submitted to New York State.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Department arrested 45-year-old William Applegate of Nineveh after a deputy pulled him over while knowing that Applegate did not have a valid license. Applegate was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, he was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance & aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle & he faces court action at a later date.

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New York’s Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany has begun research of the new, more contagious COVID-19 strain discovered in England, they have looked at more than 3,700 virus sequences & they have not found that variant present in any of their random samples, Governor Cuomo commented about the state labs at today’s COVID briefing in Albany:

(Cuomo 12-23-20)

The Wadsworth Lab and the Department of Health have made agreements with 6 hospitals from across the State to obtain additional samples for further research and are making arrangements with other hospitals to do the same, in order to find out if that virus variant is here in New York State.

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The First COVID vaccines have been given at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, on Tuesday, Dr. Jason Joseph became the first to receive a COVID vaccine in Chenango County. Chenango Memorial Vice President of Service Coordination & Development, Chris Kisacky told WCDO about the arrival & distribution of the vaccines:

(Chris Kisacky 12-23-20)

Kisacky said that the 1st group of recipients getting the vaccine includes medical providers, ICU nurses, Emergency Department staff, lab personnel, a respiratory therapist and other hospital staff members.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 40 year old Bonnie Tanner of Hobart for Cruelty to animals, after deputies discovered 2 deceased dogs & one malnourished dog in her apartment. The Investigation revealed that the dogs had been held in a single bedroom for the past 6 months and had not been provided adequate food, water or veterinary care. Tanner surrendered the malnourished dog to the Dog Control Officer and it was transported to the Delaware County Humane Society in Sidney for evaluation and treatment. Tanner was issued an appearance ticket for Stamford Town Court at a later date.

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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-23-20

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the bipartisan appropriations package includes $6 billion in funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for the WIC program. Nationwide, 1 in 5 parents do not have enough money to feed their children since the pandemic hit, Millions continue to be affected by widespread business closures and subsequent job loss and more households are relying on social safety nets to feed themselves and their families.

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The State Department of Labor released preliminary local unemployment rates for November. The State’s seasonally adjusted private sector jobs increased over the month by 36,300, or 0.5%, the State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 9.2% to 8.4%. Locally, Chenango County was down to 4.6%, Delaware County 4.7% & Otsego County 4.9% in November.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 7 new COVID cases Tuesday, they still have 95 active cases and 306 are in quarantine.

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 12-23-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 23, 2020

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-22-20

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that New York will receive 54 billion dollars from the latest Stimulus package; residents are expected to get about 9 Billion Dollars in direct payments.  Schumer said that there was still no Stimulus money for State & Local Governments in this package; he hoped that would be included in January under the Biden Administration.

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State Police arrested 34 year old Brandon MacLaury of Guilford & 25 year old Candace Cullipher of Oxford, who were illegally living at the Unadilla House Hotel. MacLaury and Cullipher were each charged with 3rd-degree burglary and criminal possession of a controlled substance,  MacLaury was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.  They are accused of possessing Methamphetamines and a rifle, they were processed at the Troop C Sidney Headquarters and were released on appearance tickets for Unadilla Town Court on January 11th.

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As the state deficit from the pandemic balloons to 15 billion dollars, the state announced the closure of 3 prisons and the displacement of about 900 corrections officers.  The state will close the Clinton Correctional facility in Dannemora, plus the Gowanda facility in Western New York and the Watertown facility in Jefferson County.

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Governor Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2020 into law, requiring designated State agencies to establish an automatic voter registration system as proposed by the Governor in the State of the State address.  The new law designates the Department of Motor Vehicles and other State agencies that interact directly with New York residents to work with the State Board of Elections to integrate agency and voter registration applications.  Applicants will also be given the opportunity to choose a political party.

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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office announced today that the Chenango County Correctional Facility has suspended inmate visitation in response to the threat of the Corona Virus Pandemic.  The situation will be closely monitored, and inmate visitation will resume as soon as possible, but will remain suspended until further notice.

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Chenango County Health Department reported 16 more cases of COVID 19 today, as area counties continue to see an uptick in cases attributed to “Living Room Spread” from family gatherings around the recent Thanksgiving holiday.  Chenango County has 94 Active Cases, 346 quarantines, & 9 people are hospitalized.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reminds New Yorkers to check the state database to see of the state has any money belonging to residents.  The state has 16.5 Billion dollars in unclaimed funds, more information is available at osc.state.ny.us.

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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 12-21-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 21, 2020

P.M. NEWS Monday 12-21-20

Governor Cuomo held a COVID briefing this morning, as phase 1 of COVID Vaccines are being administered around the state for health care workers, the Governor discussed the prioritizing of the vaccine distribution earlier today:

(Cuomo 12-21-20)

Over the weekend, 38,000 vaccines were administered, there were 350 Bassett Hospital employees received the COVID vaccines, more information about the vaccine program is available at ny.gov/vaccine.

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Governor Cuomo announced that over 156,000 New Yorkers were tested for COVID Sunday with over8900 testing positive, or about 5.7%. Hospitalizations went up over 6300, ICU Patients were just under 1100 & 613 were on ventilators, 109 passed away due to the virus Sunday.

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they have 104 active cases of COVID-19 in Chenango County, with 11 hospitalized. Chenango County also confirmed there are 429 residents under quarantine, and 972 total cases, with 831 recoveries & 16 deaths.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 7 new cases of COVID Sunday; they have 100 active cases with 4 hospitalized & 300 quarantined. Delaware County has had 596 positive cases, with 486 recoveries & 10 deaths.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 35 new COVID cases Friday with 16 hospitalized & 142 Active cases. Otsego County has had 1692 total confirmed cases, with 10 deaths.

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The Greene Central School District announced that their Primary and Intermediate schools had to go to remote learning today, due to a water main break. Students from Pre-K to 5th grade students were affected. Also, Due to the poor road conditions, all students in the Harpursville Schools will be fully remote Tuesday & Wednesday.

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There were many who did not or could not pick up their gifts at the “Operation Merry Christmas” Giveaway day over the weekend at the AO Fox Hospital Tri Town Hospital in Sidney. Those who could not make it to an extended giveaway earlier today are asked to call Dorene Ireland at 643-6334 to make arrangements for pick up prior to Christmas day.

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The Festival of Lights opened up in Neahwa Park in Oneonta this past weekend. Visitors can drive through the park to see the colorful displays created by Oneonta area businesses & Organizations; the display is sponsored by First Night Oneonta & is open daily at Sundown.

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The Oxford Lions Club & St. Paul’s Church in Oxford are teaming up to offer their annual “Free Will” Christmas Dinner this afternoon at 4:30at the St. Paul’s Parish Hall on Main Street, the Free Christmas Dinner normally serves 200 people.

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A.M. NEWS MONDAY 12-21-20

Governor Cuomo announced Saturday’s COVID 19 statistics, there were over 191,000 tests conducted, with 9919 positive tests, there were 6,208 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide; 1,088 Patients in the ICU; 610 on Ventilators, there were 127 COVID-19 Deaths in Saturday, the total number of Deaths is 28,474.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 23 new cases of COVID 19 Friday & 13 new cases Saturday, with 103 active cases, 3 are hospitalized and 316 are quarantined. Delaware County has had 589 total cases with 476 recoveries and 10 deaths.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Deputy for Driving While Intoxicated and Official Misconduct. 25 year old Anthony Shields of Colchester was arrested on December 17th by Sheriff’s Deputies for reporting to work in an alleged intoxicated condition. Shields recently graduated the Police Academy in November and was previously employed at the Sheriff’s Office as a Corrections Officer since 2017. Shields was processed and released on appearance tickets reportable to the Delhi Town Court on January 26th & has been terminated from his position.

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A Village of Bainbridge resident was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office for 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance and 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Lance Madsen of Bainbridge was arrested after a traffic stop in the Village of Bainbridge; he is accused of possessing Methamphetamine with intent to sell, as well as 2 other controlled substances which were not prescribed to him. Madsen was released on an appearance ticket for Town of Bainbridge Court on a later date.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s office reported that a disabled vehicle blocking the I-88 exit ramp in the Town of Sidney Wednesday evening resulted in a Norwich man being ticketed. 23-year-old Richard Finnegan is accused of operating the vehicle while his driving privileges were suspended for failure to answer a summons in the Town of Norwich Court. Finnegan was ticketed for aggravated unlicensed operation and for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and will appear in the Town of Sidney Court on a later date.

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 51 year old Joseph Bulwin following an investigation into a domestic dispute. Bulwin is accused of subjecting a victim to unwanted contact and threatened another victim under the age of 17; he was taken into custody with incident, arraigned and released to appear in the Town of New Berlin Court at a later date.

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43 year old Robert Mohammed of Plymouth for DWI and false personation, following a traffic stop on State Highway 12 in the Town of Oxford. Mohammed is accused of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol & providing a false identity to the investigating Deputy. Mohammed was released on an appearance tickets and is to return to the Town of Oxford Court on a later date.

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WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 12-18-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 18, 2020

P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 12-18-20

Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing earlier today, he said that he does not foresee shutdowns again in the state, but he said that people have to celebrate smart over the holidays so that the Hospitalizations do NOT spiral up again like they have since the Thanksgiving holidays & subsequent “Living Room” spread of the virus:

(Cuomo 12-18-20)

The state tested a record 249,000 people for COVID 19 on Thursday, with 12,694 positive tests or 5.09% of all tested.  Hospitalizations went down Thursday for the 1st time in a few weeks, to 6,081, the number of patients in an ICU bed was at 1,068, the number of patients on Ventilators was 592, there 120 deaths from COVID Thursday.

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Chenango County Public Health reported another 11 Positive COVID 19 cases Friday. They have 126 active cases, 498 quarantined & 8 hospitalized.  Chenango County has had 928 cases of the virus, with 770 recoveries & 16 deaths.

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NY State of Health announced New Yorkers applying for Qualified Health Plan coverage have until December 31 to sign up for health the coverage starting January 1st, 2021. Individuals who were unable to enroll by the December 15 deadline should enroll now by visiting the NY State of Health website.   More information is available at nystateofhealth.ny.gov or 1-855-355-5777

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Governor Cuomo today announced that state and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during the holiday travel season. The enforcement campaign will run through Friday, January 1. This crackdown is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative designed to reduce alcohol and drug-related traffic crashes. It is sponsored by STOP-DWI with funding from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.

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Chenango Arts Council will have Santa Claus in Norwich Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on the Martin W. Kappel stage at the Arts Council, at 27 West Main Street, Chenango Arts Council Executive Director Alecia O’Neill explains:

(Alecia O’Neill 12-18-20)

More information can be found at ChenangoArts.org, or the Council’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, or at 336-2787.

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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced that Santa Claus will appear in Downtown Sidney again this Saturday& the Sidney Chamber also will have their annual house decorating contest conclude this weekend, Chamber President Teri Schunk explains:

(Teri Schunk 12-18-20)

Schunk said that Santa Claus’s appearance will include masks & social distancing due to the ongoing pandemic.

A.M. NEWS Friday 12-18-20

Following the Winter Storm, Governor Cuomo Declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY in 18 Counties.  The Disaster Emergency was declared in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, & Otsego Counties locally, there were over 600 accidents on the roads statewide Thursday, with 2 fatalities.

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Delaware County Public Health had 13 more COVID 19 positive cases Thursday, 79 cases are active & there are 3 people hospitalized & 318 in quarantine.  Delaware County has had 553 total cases with 464 recoveries & 10 deaths.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 14 new COVID cases reported Thursday, there are 16 hospitalized, 135 active cases & 1657 total cases & there have been 10 deaths & 840 cases associated with the 2 Oneonta colleges.

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Commerce Chenango, NBT Bank, The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce, SUNY Morrisville & others have teamed up to distribute complete holiday meals in 2 Chenango County locations today, Commerce Chenango President & CEO Kerri Green comments;

(Kerri Green 12-18-20)

Site #1 will be at SUNY Morrisville, Conkey Avenue in Norwich and pick-up time is 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, and Site #2 will be manned by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce at General Clinton Park with a pick-up time of 2:00 to 3:00 PM, for those who pre-registered.

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Operation Merry Christmas will have their annual giveaway day this weekend, Spokesperson Dorene Ireland explains:

(Dorene Ireland 12-18-20)

This year’s event will be held at the AO Fox Hospital Tri Town Campus in Sidney.

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The Sidney Central School District has been notified by the Delaware County Public Health of 4 positive COVID-19 cases in the elementary school in grades K, 2, 3 and 5, Contact tracing has begun and the health department or school district officials will be in contact with any student and staff member impacted by the exposure.  The Sidney elementary school grades K-6 will transition to full remote learning for next Monday & Tuesday due to continued contact tracing efforts. Teachers will be in contact to communicate instructional schedules, there will be no change to the 7-12 instructional schedules.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 12-17-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 17, 2020

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-17-20

A winter storm has dumped between 24 to 40 inches of snow on the Southern tier, closing down schools, government offices & businesses throughout the region. State DOT Officials are asking people to stay off the roads so that Plow trucks can get the roads cleared quickly.  Chenango & Broome Counties have called for a State of Emergency because of the storm. 

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Governor Cuomo announced that over 202,000 COVID tests were administered Wednesday across the state.  there were 10,914 positive tests, or 5.38% of all tested.  The number of People in ICU Beds was up to 6147, and there were 120 deaths from the virus Wednesday.

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State Police announced that I-81 Northbound in the town of Barker in Broome County was closed off & traffic had been backed up for several miles today, due to the storm & a disabled tractor trailer truck.  The road was closed northbound between exit 7 & 8, troopers in an all-terrain vehicle checked on drivers waiting for the disabled vehicle to be removed.

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Chenango County Public Health had another 25 positive cases of COVID 19 reported Wednesday, they have 132 Active Cases with 7 hospitalizations, & 542 Active Quarantines. The County has had 917 Cases with 730 Total Recoveries.

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The State Department of Labor today announced the state’s minimum wage phase-in will continue, with the next stage taking effect on December 31st.  The minimum wage will go to $12.50 an hour in the local counties.

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The Franklin Central School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday with executive session at 5:30 p.m. and open session at 6:30 p.m.  COVID-19 restrictions remain in effect and they will limit the number of people to 17 in the cafeteria for the meeting at one time.   Franklin officials announced that district residents can email the District Clerk, Donna Dean, at ddean@franklincsd.org no later than 3:00 PM Tomorrow, to share information with the Board at Monday’s meeting.

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The Orpheus Theatre will hold a virtual “Home For The Holidays Cabaret” online stating this Sunday evening.  Producer Director Sarah Lynn Serafin explains:

(Sarah Lynn Serafin 12-18-20)

The event will streamed online throughout the holiday season on YouTube after the premier Sunday Night.

A.M. NEWS Thursday 12-17-20

Delaware County Public Health announced that they had 5 new cases of COVID 19 Wednesday they report 72 active cases, 1 person is hospitalized & 363 are quarantined.  they have had 540 total cases with 458 recoveries and 10 deaths.

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Local government sales tax collections declined by 7.1% in November compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.  The decline is steeper than October’s 5.2% decline, but not as significant as the double-digit declines in April, May & June at the beginning of the pandemic. Total local government collections in 2020 are down 10.1% compared to the same period in 2019.

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Bassett Healthcare Network & Public Health department will hold a COVID 19 Vaccine Webinar Today from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM.  The webinar is available through ZOOM, or by calling 1-646-876-9923.

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State Police arrested 38 year old Herbert Bidwell Jr., of Mount Vision for Burglary and Criminal Trespass, after Troopers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence on State Highway 28 in the town of Oneonta.  The residents heard glass breaking and called 9-1-1,  troopers found Bidwell inside the residence, he had also entered another home nearby illegally,  He was also found in possession of suspected heroin. Bidwell was processed then transported to Otsego County Central Arraignment and Processing.

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