17 year old Anais Soto of Oneonta was sentenced to 8 years in prison in Otsego County Court Today.  Soto pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary in connection with the Robbery & Murder of Kenneth Robinson in Worcester in October 2019, Dylan Robinson was found guilty for burglary 7 murder last month for his role in the killing of his father & faces sentencing shortly, Alexander Borgreen took a plea deal for Burglary was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Nicolas Meridy took a plea deals for murder & was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison.

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Syracuse University Sports fans will be returning to the Carrier Dome at full capacity for the 2021-22 athletic season.   Officials said that there will be no capacity restrictions or social distancing rules, but fans must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.  Depending on changes to CDC and state guidance, some rules may change closer to the start of the athletic season.

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Afton Community Picnic & Open Air Market will be held at the Afton fairgrounds this Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  6zero7 Advertising & Events spokesperson Melissa Matthews explains:

(Melissa Matthews 7-1-21)

More information is available at the 6zero7 advertising & events Facebook Page.

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Governor Cuomo said today that there was another slight uptick in positivity rates for those tested for COVID Thursday.  There were almost 77,000 tested, with 506 positives, for a .66% rate.  Patient Hospitalizations, the number in ICU beds & on ventilators continues to trend downward, there were 4 deaths Thursday attributed to the virus, State Health Department officials said that they are watching the numbers carefully because about 20% of the new positive in New York City were of the Delta variant, which had a horrific effect on the country of India recently.

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Delaware County Public Health is offering vaccinations to eligible County Resident people who are unable to leave their house to get a shot. To have your name added to the list or someone you know is homebound, call the Delaware County Office for the Aging at 832-5750. 

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 7-2-21

State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state will increase patrols and crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic infractions this 4th of July weekend. State Troopers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving statewide to keep New York highways safe during one of the busiest summer holidays for travel.  The campaign will begins today, through Monday, July 5.  Last year, the State Police issued nearly 9,214 vehicle and traffic tickets during the 4th of July weekend. Troopers arrested 180 people for DWI and investigated 456 crashes and one fatality.

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Governor Cuomo & the State Department of transportation announced that temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on State highways will be suspended today through Tuesday morning, to ease travel throughout the July 4th holiday weekend.  Some projects may continue in the case of emergency, or behind barricades that will not impede traffic flow.

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The Hometown 4th of July from First Night Oneonta will have a schedule of free, alcohol free activities today and Sunday, July 4th in Neahwa Park. Tonight’s activities include a concert by Michael Christopher, Sunday will feature a parade at 1:00PM down Main Street, Oneonta and into the Park, where various activities for the whole family are scheduled, with a variety of vendors & Fireworks at 9:30 PM; more information is available at hometown4th.com.

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US Senators Chuck Schumer & Kirsten Gillibrand announced today the breakdown of stimulus package money to New York Residents & to local governments, Senator Gillibrand commented:

(Gillibrand 3-9-21)

In the stimulus bill, Broome County gets 36.9 Million dollars, Chenango County 9.1 million, Delaware County 8.5 million & Otsego County 11.5 Million dollars, the state gets $12.6 billion in direct fiscal relief, New York cities will get $6.14 billion, counties will receive $3.9 billion, and smaller cities, towns and villages will receive $825 million. New York State will also receive $358 million from the state and local fund for building out broadband infrastructure.

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Governor Cuomo announced today that there will be more people eligible for COVID Vaccines in the coming weeks, at a press conference in Syracuse this morning:

(Cuomo 3-9-21)

Eligible New Yorkers will be able to schedule appointments at state vaccination sites by utilizing New York’s ‘Am I Eligible’ website or by calling the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline at 1-833-NYS-4-VAX.

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Otsego County Department of Health announced that they are able to vaccinate those individuals that are homebound and unable to get out of the house and travel to a vaccination clinic.   Homebound residents or family should email their contact information to covidvaccine@otsegocounty.com; include person’s name, physical address and phone number. More information is also available by calling Otsego County Office for the Aging at 547-4232.  Daily updates regarding COVID 19 or the vaccines can go to otsegocounty.com.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 12 new Positive COVID cases out of 111 tested Monday, they have 124 active cases, 11 hospitalized and 266 quarantined. 

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Chenango County Public Health reported 3 new COVID cases today; they have had a total of 2505 cases since last year.  Currently Chenango County reports 69 active cases, 7 hospitalized & 242 quarantined.

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The sentencing of Anais Soto of Oneonta in Otsego County Court has been delayed a 2nd time, Soto pleaded guilty to a 1st degree burglary charge in connection with the robbery & murder of Kenneth Robinson in Worcester, and the subsequent arson of Robinson’s home in October 2019.  A new sentencing hearing for Soto was scheduled for May 10th.  Others arrested in connection with the Robinson case included his son, Dylan Robinson, plus Alexander Borgreen, Alexis Lotterman of Walton & Tatiana Febo of Downsville; Nicolas Meridy has already been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for his role in the case.

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36 year old John Adams of Oneonta has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for downloading child pornography.  Adams must register as a sex offender after his prison term concluded he will also be on probation for 10 years and was ordered to pay $3,000 in fines and fees.

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-9-21

Governor Cuomo announced that over 146,000 New Yorkers were tested for COVID 10 Sunday with, just over 5300 testing positive, or 3.6% positive.  4,830 Patients are Hospitalized Statewide, with 1,005 Patients in the ICU; 669 on ventilators, there were 64 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

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The Otsego County Health Department announced that they had 30 new cases of COVID 19 Monday, they have 202 active cases, 6 hospitalized, they had 1 new death from the virus,  they have had 1350 cases of COVID since January 1st with 34 deaths since the beginning of the year, and 53 deaths total since last year.

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The Sidney Central School District has been notified that a 10th grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has not been on campus since Wednesday, March 3rd. The Delaware County Health Department has conducted an investigation and the contact tracing has been completed. There will be no change to the instructional model at this time

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Governor Cuomo signed legislation protecting patients from excessive out-of-network hospital emergency charges. The new law requires health insurance companies to ensure that when enrollees receive care from a non-participating provider, the patient will not incur greater out-of-pocket costs than they would have incurred from a participating provider.  The bill also requires that hospital charges for emergency services are subject to an independent dispute resolution process that was established by New York’s Surprise Medical Bill law.  The law goes into effect immediately.

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Commerce Chenango will hold their annual Community Job Fair on November 13th at the Morrisville State College Norwich Campus from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  Commerce Chenango is currently seeking exhibitors for the annual Job Fair. Last year over 20 businesses were on hand to meet community members seeking job opportunities.  Space is limited, registration is available at files.constantcontact.com

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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced that 2 individuals were ticketed for passing stopped Sidney school buses last month.  30 year old Jasmine Gonzales of Sidney was ticketed for a September 19th incident, and 22 year old Lacey Speidell, of Unadilla, was ticketed for a September 24th incident.  Sheriff Craig DuMond stated that both incidents were reported by the school’s transportation director to the school resource officer, who serves with the sheriff’s office, after cameras on the buses captured images of the passing vehicles and license plates.

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State Police are searching John Clark of Oneonta for failing to appear in Town of Oneonta Court earlier this year.   Clark was taken into custody last May after troopers were dispatched to a domestic dispute at the Lantern Hill Trailer Park, where he is accused of punching a victim in the face.   Anyone who has information on Clark’s whereabouts should call State Police at 432-3211.

The Otsego County District Attorney’s office announced the names of the Juveniles allegedly involved in the murder of 53 year old Kenneth Robinson of Worcester last week.  15 year old Dylan Robinson, the victim’s son, has been charged with 2nd degree Murder & Robbery, along with 16 year old Alexander Borgreen & 15 year old Anais Soto, all of Oneonta.  16 year old Alexis Lotterman of Walton was charged with Robbery.  32 year old Nicolas Meridy was charged with murder & Robbery in connection with the Robinson Murder, he faces action in Worcester town court today.

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NYSEG continues to monitor storms across the state associated with a nor’easter expected to impact their service areas today.  High winds and heavy rain may cause service disruptions for customers. Storm readiness teams are ready for storm duty and have additional contract line and tree crews ready to help restore service in the areas predicted to experience the most significant impact.  Electrical outages can be reported to NYSEG at 800-572-1131.

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Governor Cuomo today announced he signed legislation to close New York’s double jeopardy legal loophole that protects individuals who are pardoned by a President from being prosecuted at the state level for the same offense. This reform gives New York prosecutors discretion to pursue prosecution of criminal acts where they have jurisdiction.  The statutory change takes effect immediately.

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The New York State Office for the Aging reminds older New Yorkers that this year’s Medicare open enrollment period runs now through December 7th.  Medicare health and prescription drug plans can make changes each year to costs, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. More information is available at aging.ny.gov.

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The Chenango County Health Department will hold their next free Rabies vaccination clinic today in Oxford.  The clinic will be held at the Oxford Fire Station from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, for dogs, Cats & domesticated Ferrets, more information is available at 337-1673.

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