WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-16-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 16, 2020

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-16-20

Governor Cuomo announced that 652 new cases of COVID 19 were diagnosed Tuesday out of the 75,087 tests administered Bringing Statewide Total to 446,366.   Patient Hospitalization were up slightly to 483, 138 were in ICU Beds, 67 were on Ventilators there were 4 deaths, bringing the Total number of Deaths to 25,410

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Governor Cuomo announced that New York will not ban trick-or-treating this Halloween. The Governor said that when Halloween comes around, Guidance will be issued, he also said that the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held in a virtual format this year. The parade will be televised on November 26th, but will feature pre-recorded performances, balloons will also be flown using approved specialty vehicles.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discussed legislation Tuesday to help veterans with diseases linked to burn pits or other toxic exposures, to obtain benefits from the VA:

(Gillibrand 9-16-20)

Gillibrand said that An Estimated 3.5 Million Veterans Could Have Been Exposed To Burn Pits That Spewed Toxic Fumes And Carcinogens Into The Air while serving overseas, the VA Is Denying Veterans’ Benefits.

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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will host a Virtual Meeting about Public Health during COVID-19, tonight at 7:00 PM through Zoom.  Otsego County director of Public Health Heidi Bond will be 1 of the participants; the session will cover topics such as contact tracing, serum testing, the importance of COVID-19 testing and pool testing.  The event is open to the public, more information or registration is available at 432-4500 or by email:  BAHeegan@otsegocc.com

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are at 245 total cases of COVID19 since March, they have 5 active cases, 1 hospitalization, 105 quarantines, 7 deaths, 218 recoveries, and they have performed over 26,100 tests.

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Village Elections were held Tuesday around the state.  Many area candidates ran unopposed, in the Unadilla mayor’s race; write in candidate Jack Insinga defeated longtime incumbent mayor Dave Welch 36 to 29.  Trustees’ seats were won by Paul Baldwin & Joshua Palmer.  In Afton, incumbent Mayor Janice Nickerson won over write in candidate Mellissa Mathews, village board member Robert Humphrey defeated write in candidate Alexis VanBuren.

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Governor Cuomo today announced that the Special Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers will be extended through December 31, 2020, as the State continues to provide supportive services during the COVID-19 public health crisis. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health, New York State’s health insurance marketplace, or directly through insurers.   Consumers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health online at nystateofhealth.ny.gov, by phone at 1-855-355-5777, and by connecting with a free enrollment assistor.

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Volunteers are needed to assist with the Catholic Charities community food distribution Thursday in Sidney.  Those who would like to volunteer are advised to Carol Allen, at 563-8065, they should arrive to the Sidney Fire department site on River Street by 8:30 AM Thursday, and the food giveaway begins at 10:00 AM.

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-16-20

Governor Cuomo announced that 6 states have been removed from the travel advisory requiring 14 day quarantines after arriving in New York State.  The Governor said that California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio Are Removed.  The Full list is at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.

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State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced nursing homes in New York will be allowed to resume limited visitations for facilities that have been without COVID-19 for at least 14 days, a revision to the 28 day guidelines previously set by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This updated guidance will allow eligible visitation in approximately 500 of the state’s 613 nursing homes. The guidelines go into effect Thursday; they require visitors to present a verified negative test result within the last seven days. More information is available at health.ny.gov/facilities.

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The Delaware County Chamber Of Commerce is holding their 2nd of 3 job fair events this afternoon in Delhi, Chamber President Ray Pucci Comments:

(Ray Pucci 9-16-20)

Pucci said that today & the final Job Fair on Friday will be held from 1:00 to 3:30 under the tents outside of the Chamber office at 5 1/2 Main Street in Delhi.  More information is available at delawarecounty.org.

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Otsego County Department of Health announced 3 new cases were reported for COVID 19, 2 were close contacts of a positive and 1 had no identified exposure. Currently, the county reports 684 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 15 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, there are 42 active cases currently residing in the county.  There have been 844 total confirmed cases & there are no hospitalizations.  There will be free rapid testing at the Armory in Oneonta from 9am-6pm today, call 547-4279 to register.

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Delaware County Public Health received no positive lab reports for COVID-19 Wednesday, they still report 117 total Positive tests since March, 108 have recovered, 3 active cases are recovering at home, 6 have died, 61 are quarantined & Delaware County Public Health has conducted Results 16535 tests.

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State Police at Oneonta arrested 26 year old Eric Meade of Oneonta for Petit Larceny, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and Criminal Trespass, following a complaint of a theft in progress on South Side Drive in the town of Oneonta Sunday morning.  Troopers spotted Meade, who was in possession of coins that were allegedly stolen out of unlocked cars on South Side Drive.  The investigation also revealed he had also taken items from an unlocked vehicle on Glen Drive.  Meade was processed then released on appearance tickets to the town of Oneonta court on October 20, 2020.

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 15, 2020

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20

Chenango County Public Health announced that they are at 245 total positive cases of COVID 19 since March.  They currently have 6 Active Cases, 1 person is hospitalized, 104 are quarantined, and there have been 7 deaths & 215 recoveries.

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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputy, who allegedly accidentally discharged his weapon in an Oneida county restaurant Saturday night, has put on a leave of absence.  A child and a woman suffered minor injuries when the bullet ricocheted off of the floor in Camden New York, State Police are investigating the incident, and the name of the deputy has not been released.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that former Delhi Deputy Highway Superintendent Brian Rosenthal was charged with 3rd degree Grand Larceny last week, for allegedly overstating his sick leave by more than 270 hours, worth about $6,000.  Rosenthal was charged following a joint investigation by DiNapoli, State Police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s office.

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2 Otsego County residents charged in a string of armed robberies & burglaries in April, appeared in Otsego County court Friday.  41 Year old Brian Ruple of Oneonta & 41 year old Derrick Gray of Laurens are accused of a break in at Losie’s Gun Shop, and armed robberies at Oneonta & Otego convenience stores in April, pleaded not guilty to a variety of robbery & assault charges, they face court action at a later date.

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NYSEG is urging customers to be vigilant of scammers posing as representatives of the energy company, after they received reports of customers having accepted calls from people who claim to be NYSEG employees.  The new scam attempts reportedly involve a call explaining that an overcharge has been made to the customer’s account and offer a future bill credit, with the caller asking for personal information.   Customers have also reported calls threatening to cut service unless an immediate payment is made over the phone.  NYSEG officials said that customer service will never demand customers to purchase debit cards such as Green Dot cards to make payments, anyone with questions should contact NYSEG by using the phone numbers on their monthly bill.  

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Volunteers are needed to assist with the Catholic Charities community food distribution Thursday in Sidney.  Those who would like to volunteer are advised to send an email to office@sidneychamber.org, they should arrive to the Sidney Fire department site on River Street by 8:30 AM Thursday, and the food giveaway begins at 10:00 AM.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-15-20

Delaware County is reporting no new positive test result for COVID-19 and 4 additional recoveries. The known active cases in the County as of today is 3, all 3 are isolated at home. To date there have been 117 confirmed positive cases of COVID19 in Delaware County, with 65 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 108 have fully recovered.

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Otsego County Department of Health announced that there will be free rapid testing at the Armory in Oneonta from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM today & Wednesday. Pre-registration is required by calling 547-4279.  The Otsego County Current COVID numbers:  683 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta,  15 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students,  45 active cases currently residing in the county, there have been  841 total confirmed cases, there are no hospitalizations. 

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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 9-14-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 14, 2020

P.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-14-20

Governor Cuomo Announced the 38th straight day of a COVID-19 Infection rate below 1% Sunday. Over 63,300 tests were conducted statewide Sunday, with 583 positive tests diagnosed, which was 0.92% of those tested. The state has had 444,948 positive tests since March; there were 4 COVID-19 related Deaths, the state’s death toll if 25,394. Patient Hospitalization were at 464, there were 143 patients in ICU Beds, & 59 on ventilators.

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Hartwick College will return to offering face-to-face as well as remote instruction on Wednesday, after a voluntary and precautionary 2-week, remote-only period. The college went to remote-only instruction following the COVID 19 outbreak at nearby SUNY Oneonta. Hartwick officials said that they had 12 total infection & the known active cases is 7 among Hartwick students, there were no infections to staff. Students who studied off campus for these two weeks will be invited to return on an appointment-only basis from September 16 through September 23; Returning students are required to complete a pre-arrival form, provide proof of a negative COVID test result from a test taken within 72 hours prior to their arrival, and be tested again upon arrival. More information is available at hartwick.edu.

The Midstate Athletic Conference voted to postpone all interscholastic athletics until January 4th, 2021, Upon the start of athletics in January, the MAC will follow the New York State Public High School Athletic Associations scheduled for condensed seasons for winter sports, Fall Sports then spring sports. Mac officials are hopeful that all athletic seasons will be able to be completed in their entirety. The Mac will continue its work to prepare for successful seasons & the will coordinate with state Public High Schools Athletic Associations officials, Section 4, local health departments & government authorities.

SUNY Oneonta announced that there were no new cases of COVID-19 Sunday. The total number of confirmed cases within the campus community is 723, currently, 10 students who have tested positive are in isolation on campus and 31 students are in quarantine on campus awaiting test results.

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The Broome County Health Department announced their COVID 19 numbers this afternoon, they report 1307 cases since March, they have had 82 deaths, 1161 recoveries, the Department is monitoring 505 people, and they have conducted more than 46,000 tests.

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Chenango County Public Health reports 245 total positive cases of COVID 19 since March; they have 10 active cases with 1 hospitalization and 121 Active Quarantines. Chenango County has had 7 deaths, 215 recoveries & they have performed 24824 tests.

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State police at Troop D along with the village of Camden Police responded to the Grape and Grog Restaurant in Camden for an accidental weapon discharge Saturday night. The investigation revealed that an off-duty Otsego County Deputy accidentally discharged one round from a handgun while seated at a table, it went through his pants, ricocheted off the floor, it struck a 10-year-old girl who was treated by EMS for a laceration to her right thigh and elbow, a 38-year-old woman was also treated at the scene for a minor injury to her right foot. The State Police investigation is continuing.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-14-20

Governor Cuomo announced that Saturday’s COVID 19 infection rate of 0.99 percent marked the 37th straight day that the rate has remained below 1%. Of the 72,668 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 725, or 0.99 percent, were positive, bringing the Statewide Total to 444,365. The number of Patient Hospitalization was 464, the number of ICU patients was 131, with 54 on Ventilators, and there were 6 deaths, bringing the state death toll to 25,390.

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The Otsego County Department of Health, Bassett Healthcare Network & the State Department of Health have partnered to provide rapid testing to Otsego County residents, Tuesday & Wednesday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Oneonta Armory at 4 Academy Street. Pre-registration is requested at 547-4279.

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Delaware County is reported 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 and two additional recoveries on Friday. The known active cases in the County as of today is 7, 6 are recovering isolated at home, 1 is hospitalized. To date there have been 117 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, with 74 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 104 have fully recovered.

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Catholic Charities in Sidney and other area organizations have teamed up for another mass food distribution in Sidney later this week, Penny McKnight of Catholic Charities explains:

(Penny McKnight 9-14-20)

People are requested to come by car, but walk ups will also be allowed, Volunteers are needed to Thursday’s event, more information is available at 604-4071.

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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is holding the 1st of 3 job fairs in front of their 5 1/2 Main street location today. Employers will be set up under tents, mask & social distancing protocols will be followed, and the Job fair runs today, Wednesday & Friday from 1:00 to 3:30 PM. More information is available at 746-2281 or delawarecounty.org.

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WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 9-11-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 11, 2020

P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-11-20

Governor Cuomo announced that Thursday was the 35th straight day that New York State’s COVID-19 infection rate has been below 1 percent. There were 880 new cases diagnosed Thursday out of 89,722 tests, the number of positive tests since March is 442,791. The number of patients hospitalized for the virus was 474, with 120 in ICU beds & 54 on ventilators.  There were 5 deaths Thursday, bringing the state Death Toll to 25,382.

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Chenango County Public Health announced today that they are up to 242 COVID 19 cases since March, with 10 Active Cases, 1 hospitalization, 114 Quarantines 7 deaths, 210 recoveries & a total of 24,832 tests performed.

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The Broome County Health Department announced Friday that they are reporting a total of 1293 COVID 19 cases since March.  They now report 82 deaths, 1149 recoveries, 423 are being monitored by the Health Department, and they have conducted over 46,000 tests.

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The Community Foundation for South Central New York has released the results of their most recent survey of the needs of local non-profits as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In August, as a follow-up to an earlier survey done, the Foundation surveyed local organizations including non-profits, school districts, economic development agencies and others, 111 responded with ongoing concerns about lost revenue, cash flow, the mental health of employees and clients, and the expectation that their circumstances will likely be worse in 2021.  More information about the Foundation can be found on its website at www.donorswhocare.org.

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Commerce Chenango hosted the very first ‘Sofa Soiree’ on Thursday evening, in a Zoom celebration of member businesses and individuals, who were chosen by their peers for accomplishments throughout this past year. Winners were announced in a variety of categories, Employer of the Year was NBT Bank, New Business award went to Hidden Springs Brewhouse, the Non-Profit award went to UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital, the good Neighbor award went to Shane Butler of the Chenango County Planning Department and Emerging Professional award went to Julia Miller of the Blueox Corporation.

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State Police are reminding residents to keep valuables out of their vehicles and to keep their unattended vehicles locked.  Troopers in the Oneonta area have recently responded to numerous complaints of vehicles that have been gone through and items have been taken.  Police remind residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to 911. 

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Broome County Executive Jason Garnar submitted his proposed county budget by Zoom Thursday.  Broome County is facing hard economic times due to the economic shutdown following the COVID 19 pandemic earlier this year, a no -frills budget with a small tax decrease was forwarded by Garnar for consideration by the Broome County Legislature, all New York Counties are waiting to see if the next federal COVID relief package will finally contain aid to state & local governments.

The Board of Directors for the Village Bountiful have decided that they will open their new market in the Willow Bend Plaza at 1004 State Highway 7 in Unadilla later this month, Spokesperson Jakkie Bickos explains:

(Jakkie Bickos 9-11-20)

Bickos said that more information about the store or membership is available at villagebountiful.com.

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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-11-20

Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta.  Over the past 2 days 14 new cases have been reported. Currently, there are 829 total confirmed cases with 665 cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, there were 11 confirmed cases in Hartwick College, and 2 have since recovered.  268 active cases are currently residing in the county, and there are no hospitalizations. 

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Delaware County is reporting 2 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no additional recoveries today. The known active cases in the County as of today is 8, all are isolated at home. To date there have been 116 confirmed positive cases of COVID19 in Delaware County, with 69 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 102 have fully recovered.

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The State Labor Department announced that payments for the Lost Wages Assistance program, which provides an additional $300 in weekly benefits to unemployed New Yorkers, will begin next week. Up to 2.4 million New Yorkers are eligible for the program, including 435,000 who must submit an additional certification to qualify, the Certification System Launches today, Payments Begin on a Rolling Basis Next Week.

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The American Red Cross is hosting a “Never Forget 9/11” Blood Drive today at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.  All Blood types are needed; the drive runs from 12:00 PM – 06:00 PM, Appointments can be made at redcrossblood.org.

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Colorscape Chenango announced that they do a “Virtual” Arts Festival on September 12 & 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on YouTube. Spokesperson Roz DeRensis explains:

(Roz DeRensis 9-11-20)

The link will be at colorscape.org Saturday morning, starting at 11:00 AM. There will also be cooking demos, & Music performances, the schedule of events for the virtual Festival can be found at www.colorscape.org.

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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair spread out over 3 days next week in front of their office at 5 1/2 Main Street in Delhi, Chamber President Ray Pucci explains:

(Ray Pucci 9-11-20)

Pucci said that the representatives from County employers will have their own tents out front, from 1:00 to 3:30 Monday, Wednesday & Friday, masks & social distancing is required, more information is available at delawarecounty.org.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 9-10-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 10, 2020

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 9-10-20

Governor Cuomo & the State Health Department announced that 76,813 COVID 19 tests were performed Wednesday statewide, with 757 or.98% testing positive.  The state has had 441,911 positive test results since March, Hospitalizations were at 482, and there were 7 deaths, bringing the state wide total to 25,377.  New York State has administered over 9 million tests.

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are up to 240 total COVID 19 cases since March, they have 9 Active Cases with 1 hospitalization, 118 Active Quarantines, there has been 7 deaths, 209 recoveries and over 24,700 tests have been performed.

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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has announced that several high-risk high school sports will be moved from this fall to the spring of 2021. Football, volleyball and competitive cheerleading will now begin on March 1st. The spring sports season has a revised start date of April 19th, 2021 due to fall sports being moved to the spring. Low and moderate risk sports are still allowed to begin on September 21st. It is up to individual school districts whether or not they will participate this fall. Several local districts are still in the process of making this decision. For the most up-to-date information regarding high school sports make sure to follow Sports Director Nate Lull on Twitter or visit WCDOSPORTS.COM.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Monday Morning to a report of a 1 car roll-over accident on County Highway 16 & West Platner Brook Road in the town of Delhi.  The driver was 22 year old Sean Rogers of Levittown, who was accused of operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition at the time of the accident and lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve at an excessive speed.  Rogers was not injured, he was charged with DWI, failure to keep right, moving from lane unsafely and speed not reasonable and prudent and he was released after being directed to appear in the Town of Delhi Court on a later date to answer the charges.

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State DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that the sale of big game hunting and trapping licenses has hit an all-time record in 2020, and were triple last year’s numbers.  Part of the success was due to the State’s newly launched automated system for selling fishing, hunting and trapping licenses, which went live in July, and was activated for big game license sales and Deer Management Permits on August 10.  More information is available at dec.ny.gov/outdoor/hunting.

A.M. NEWS Thursday 9-10-20

Delaware County is reporting no new positive test results for COVID-19 and no additional recoveries today. The known active cases in the County as of today remains 6, all are recovering at home. To date there have been 114 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 69 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 102 have fully recovered.

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Commerce Chenango will host their 2020 Virtual Sofa Soiree this evening, to honor and thank member businesses and individuals virtually this year, Commerce Chenango President & CEO Kerri Green comments:

(Kerri Green 9-10-20)

The Virtual program begins at 6:00 this evening, more information, or the link to the event can be obtained by calling 334-1400.

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State Police at Oneonta arrested 30 year old Stephen Maricle of Morris on August 29th, for Aggravated DWI.  Troopers had responded to a separate incident on Draper Road in Morris Maricle arrived intoxicated, he was asked to perform standardized field sobriety tests, which he failed.  Maricle was arrested, his B.A.C was .18%, and he was processed and released on appearance tickets to the town of Morris court and turned over to a sober third party.

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WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-9-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 9, 2020

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-9-20

Governor Cuomo announced that 576 new COVID 19 cases were discovered Tuesday out of more than 63,200 tests performed statewide, a rate of .91%, the 33rd straight day that the state has had 1% or less. 463 are hospitalized, 121 are in ICU beds & 59 were on ventilators, there were 3 deaths, bringing the state death toll to 25,370 over the last 6 months.

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are up to 239 positive cases of COVID 19. They have 9 active cases with 1 hospitalization, 107 people are in quarantine, there have been 7 deaths and 209 recoveries, and they have performed over 24,600 tests.

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State Police arrested 48 year old Chrisanthon Santana of Bronx on September 2nd for Criminal Possession of marihuana, after a trooper monitoring traffic on I-88 in the town of Sidney observed a vehicle make several violations. A traffic stop was initiated on State Route 8, which resulted in the discovery of over 28 pounds of marihuana. Santana was virtually arraigned and released; he faces court action in the town of Sidney court on September 24th.

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State Police arrested 35 year old Vincent Palmisano Jr. of Grand Gorge for Felony DWI, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Unlawfully Fleeing from a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Driving and Resisting Arrest. A trooper on patrol in Grand Gorge observed Palmisano operating a motor vehicle, who the trooper knows from past experience to be unlicensed, Palmisano failed to comply and a pursuit was initiated and Palmisano drove into a yard, jumped out the vehicle and ran into the woods.

A foot pursuit ensued with the trooper and his K9 partner, Palmisano was bit by the K9 and taken into custody, he was virtually arraigned & was remanded without bail to the Delaware County Correction Facility.

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The Town of Masonville Board meeting that was postponed last week has been rescheduled. The meeting will be held this evening at 7:00 PM at the Masonville town Building.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said today that the US Senate Republicans unveiled their so-called “skinny” relief package, which protects large corporations and leaves working Americans in the lurch:

(Gillibrand 9-9-20)

Gillibrand is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to prioritize the needs of American families in the next COVID 19 relief package that will be voted on this week.

Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta. On Tuesday, 16 new cases were reported; all are linked to SUNY Oneonta. The County reports 823 total confirmed cases, 701 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 11 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, there are no hospitalizations.

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Delaware County Public Health is reporting no new positive test results for COVID-19 and no additional recoveries, the known active cases remains 6, all are recovering at home. To date there have been 114 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 73 people now under mandatory quarantine, 6 people have died and 102 have fully recovered.

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State Police arrested 34 year old Robert Youngblood of South New Berlin, for Over-driving, Torturing and Injuring Animals, Criminal Contempt, Obstructing Governmental Administration and Making a False Statement. On August 16, a trooper was dispatched to Dunhams Cross Road in the town of Butternuts, where they discovered that a 6-month old pig had been shot multiple times with a pellet gun. The pig was alive but in obvious distress. Youngblood was additionally charged with violating an order of protection while he was in the trooper’s presence. Youngblood was issued appearance tickets to the town of Butternuts court for September 24th & to the town of Unadilla court for September 21st.

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State Senator Jim Seward announced that Mallory Delaney of Oneonta has been chosen as the 2020 New York State Senate “Woman of Distinction” from the 51st senate district. Delaney practices internal medicine in Oneonta at Bassett Healthcare Network. She has been in practice for five years, and has particular areas of interest in addiction recovery and in the care of medically complex adults.

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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair spread out over 5 days next week in front of their office at 5 1/2 Main Street in Delhi, Chamber President Ray Pucci explains:

(Ray Pucci 9-9-20)

Pucci said that the representatives from County employers will have their own tents out front, masks & social distancing is required, more information is available at delawarecounty.org.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Department arrested 6 people for a seasonal residence burglary in the Town of Andes On August 18th. Deputies responded to a seasonal home located on Shaver Hollow Road in the Town of Andes where the home owner reported discovering forced entry into his residence and the theft of a garden tractor. Deputies discovered the stolen tractor dismantled outside of a neighboring residence, they arrested 4 youths, ages 11 to 14 for 1 count each of burglary, criminal mischief & grand larceny, a 17 -year old was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, their grandmother, 61 year-old Kathleen Shaffer of Andes was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of stolen property. All face court action at a later date.

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 8, 2020

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20

Governor Cuomo gave a COVID 19 update today, where he first discussed the regulations regarding Colleges:

(Cuomo Colleges)

The Governor also discussed the COVID report card for K-12 School districts:

(Cuomo K-12)

The COVID-19 Report Card will be live at schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov. The Governor also announced that 4 states: Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia have been added to the State’s COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days.

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The State Health Department reported 557 new COVID positive tests Monday, out of almost 58,000 tests administered statewide.  There were 445 people hospitalized, 114 in ICU Beds, & 52 on ventilators, 5 people died, bringing the state death toll to 25,367.

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Chenango County Public Health updated their COVID19 numbers today, they report 235 total positive cases, 8 are active, 1 is hospitalized, 101 are quarantined, there have been 207 Recoveries & 24,445 tests have been conducted.

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The Broome County Health Department reported that they have had 1265 positive COVD cases since March, they reported 1 more deaths since Friday, with a death toll of 80 1132 have recovered, and 353 are being monitored by the health department, they have conducted over 45,200 tests.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an accident in the Town of Walton Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of 41 year old Geoffrey MacDonald of Oneonta for Driving While Intoxicated.   Deputies located a car into a guiderail on Seeley Wood Road; they accuse MacDonald of crossing into the oncoming lane of travel and colliding with a guiderail on the opposite shoulder of the roadway.   MacDonald was charged with DWI & failure to keep right, he was released on tickets returnable in the Walton Town Court on a later date. Macdonald is also scheduled to appear at a Department of Motor Vehicles Refusal hearing on a later date for failure to submit to a chemical test.

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-8-20

Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta.  On Monday, 32 new cases were reported, 31 of the cases are linked to SUNY Oneonta, 1 case in not connected to the college outbreaks.  Currently, 139 students are isolating on campus and 43 students are in quarantine on campus awaiting test results. Current COVID numbers, there have been  807 total confirmed cases,  685 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta,  11 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students,  8 linked to the high school gathering, there are no hospitalizations currently.

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Delaware County Public Health received 2 positive lab reports for COVID-19; SUNY Delhi has reported positive cases and is actively working with Delaware County Public Health and NYSDOH. Public Health is conducting contact investigations, quarantining and isolating individuals residing in Delaware County.  The County now reports 114 positive cases, with 102 recoveries, all 6 active cases are isolating at home, there have been 6 deaths, & 78 under Mandatory Quarantine

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Governor Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced the launch of a SUNY system-wide COVID-19 case tracker dashboard. The centralized dashboard will provide real time, up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases, testing, and quarantine and isolation space availability across SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities to more efficiently monitor, respond to, and contain the virus.

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Governor Cuomo announced that another 520 COVID cases were confirmed Sunday or .88% of all those tested, Bringing Statewide Total to 440,021; 413 are hospitalized, with 115 in ICU beds & 57 are on Ventilators, there were 2 deaths reported, bringing the state death toll to 25,361.

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The Governor also announced the results of the State’s testing in the City of Oneonta over 5 days. A total of 1,965 tests were performed at the 3 sites, 91 positive cases were identified, for a positivity rate of 4.6%. Contact tracing efforts in partnership with local health departments are ongoing. 85 of the 91 positives cases were ages 18 to 24, or about 11.5% positive.

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SUNY Delhi will begin conducting surveillance testing for COVID-19 on campus starting Tuesday, September 15th, as an early warning system to assist in the prevention of COVID-19.  SUNY Delhi will conduct pool testing of saliva samples from students. The test will identify the presence of COVID-19 in the samples with a 95+% confidence level.  Students will be selected for pool testing in designated groups and will be notified via email with detailed instructions. Participation is mandatory. Students who have previously had a confirmed case of COVID-19 will need to get medical documentation from their health care provider and must call Health Services at 746-4690 to coordinate an exemption for the surveillance testing.

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State Police responded Friday to a 3-car crash on State Highway 23 near the intersection of Regan Way in the town of Davenport.  An investigation revealed that a Pontiac driven by 56 year old Kevin Johnson of Windham was stopped waiting to turn left into the Mirabito when he was rear ended by a Hyundai driven by 20 year old Shaun Jones of Davenport, which caused the Hyundai to then enter the westbound lane of traffic and into the path of an ambulance traveling west on State Highway 23.  The ambulance then struck a guiderail.   Jones was transported to Albany Med and was treated & released, Jones’s passenger, a 19-year-old female of Otego was transported to Bassett Medical Center.  The driver of the ambulance, 41 year old Gerald Brown of Milford was transported to Fox Hospital, his passenger; a 21-year-old male of Sherburne was also transported to Fox Hospital.  The crash remains under investigation.  

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A “Meet the Candidate” event will be held in Afton today, featuring Libertarian Candidate Thomas Daniel Quiter for the State Senate’s 52nd District, as well as Larry Sharpe, who was the 2018 Libertarian candidate for New York Governor.  The event will be held in front of 175 Main Street, Afton (The Afton Inn) from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM today.

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WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 9-4-20

by wcdonews Posted on September 4, 2020

P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-4-20

SUNY Oneonta received test results from the earliest employee COVID-19 screenings, which were conducted on September 2nd, none of 208 employees tested were positive.  As of this morning, the number of students in isolation was 138, up from 117 yesterday evening. The number of students in quarantine was 43, down from 46 yesterday.   Hartwick College announced today that they have determined that a 5th student has tested positive for COVID-19, The Department of Health is responsible for contact tracing and will notify individuals with whom the student may have had contact.

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State Police responded to a 2-person fatal crash in the town of German at Chenango County Road 2 near County Road 5 at about 2:10 Thursday Afternoon.  Police reported that a passerby saw marks in the roadway with trees and brush down, found a crashed vehicle & called 911.  A preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle went off the roadway for an unknown reason and crashed; both occupants were ejected, and were removed from the scene to Lourdes Hospital for an autopsy.  The driver has been identified as 26 year old Matthew Monroe of Willet, the passenger was 26 year old Judah Harris of Whitney Point, the investigation is continuing.   

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State Police have arrested 28 year old James Haines of Richford after he fired a weapon in the direction of 2 troopers in the town of Richford, he then fled the area.  Haines has been charged with 1st degree attempted murder with more charges pending.  Troopers responded Thursday evening at around 6:30 to a residence on Light Road in search of Haines, who had been involved in a dispute in the village of Spencer.  Troopers found Haines and he fired a weapon in the direction of the troopers then fled.  No troopers were injured.  Haines turned himself into police early this morning.

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Commerce Chenango Unveiled a new logo & website at a small gathering at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich Thursday night, Commerce Chenango CEO Kerri Green explains:

(Kerri Green 9-4-20)

The site is at commercechenango.com, Green said that members will be getting an email with log in information regarding the new website.

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Early Thursday morning at about 4:35 AM, State Police responded to the report of an overturned refuse trailer on State Route 17 in the town of Deposit.  Troopers located the truck blocking both westbound lanes.  Police said that the truck traveled off the roadway and into a ditch, tipped on its side and lost all of its contents.  The operator of the truck was 57 year old Danny Robertshaw of Elmira; he was taken to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City for an evaluation. No other vehicles were involved and no one else was injured.  The State DOT and a DEC Spill Response team responded to the scene.  

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2 teens are still missing from the Children’s Home of Wyoming Conference, State Troopers were dispatched to the home in the town of Fenton on August 11th, are still missing.  Andrew Wellman Jr. is a 16-year-old white male with brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5’8” and weighs approximately 165 pounds, and he was last seen wearing a white windbreaker, black pants and a red/white/blue bandanna.  Wellman has ties to the Endicott area.  14 year old Giovanni Spagnola is a 14-year-old light skinned black male with brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5’6” and weighs approximately 145 pounds, he was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark blue or black pants and a pink/purple bandana.  Spagnola has ties to the Auburn and Syracuse area. Anyone with information is asked to call State Police at 775-1241.

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Governor Cuomo announced that the rate of infection for COVID tests in New York State remains at or below 1% on Thursday, for the 4th consecutive week. There were 864 new positives on Thursday, giving the state a total of 437,971, there were 5 COVID deaths, and the Total number of Deaths is 25,348.  Patient Hospitalization was down to 428, there are 116 ICU patients and 61 were on Ventilators Thursday.

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Chenango County Public Health updated their COVID 19 numbers today, they report 230 total cases, 4 are active, with 2 hospitalizations, & 78 quarantines.  Since March there have been 7 deaths, 206 recoveries, and over 23,400 tests have been administered.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-4-20

SUNY Oneonta reported that 118 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number to 507.  SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras directed SUNY Oneonta to send on-campus students home and stop all in-person classes and activities for the rest of the fall semester; all classes will be held virtually. 

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State Police and Local Law Enforcement Will continue with the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign through Monday, Labor Day.  State Police will be patrolling & will be looking for Drunk or impaired driver, they will also be enforcing the state’s Move Over Law & will also be looking for distracted drivers.

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The Otsego County Department of Health continues to investigate a large outbreak of Coronavirus involving SUNY Oneonta students.   336 individuals were tested at the rapid testing sites on Wednesday in Oneonta, 3.5% of those tested were positive. All of those were in college students.   The 3 sites are open today & Saturday in Oneonta for free rapid testing for COVID 19, following the outbreak at SUNY Oneonta.  The sites will be open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Oneonta Armory at 4 Academy Street, The Foothills Performing Arts Center on Market Street & the St. James Church at 305 Main Street.  Testing is by appointment only by calling 833-NYSTRNG.

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Delaware County Public Health received no positive lab reports for COVID-19.  The County reports 110 positive cases. 98 recoveries, 6 active cases are isolating at Home, 6 have died & 36 are under Mandatory Quarantine: 36

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced the arrest of Kristina Hand, former treasurer of the Morris Central School District in Otsego County, following a joint investigation by his office, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York State Police.  Hand allegedly stole $22,000 from the district to fund her personal shopping; she will face court action shortly.

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