Chenango County Health Department reported today that the number of Active Cases of COVID 19 is back up to levels they had in January & they have 593 quarantined. Health Department Spokesman Isaiah Sutton comments:

(Isaiah Sutton 11-19-21)

Sutton said that people need to be vigilant about wearing masks, social distancing, limiting large gatherings, and they should get fully vaccinated & get a booster shot if eligible, and those who feel ill should get tested for COVID. More information is available at 337-1673. Chenango County has

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The 40th Annual Norwich YMCA Turkey Trot will be held on Sunday at 12:30 pm. The Norwich YMCA spokesperson Shannon Gawronski explains:

(Shannon Gawronski 11-12-21)

The annual event directly benefits the YMCA, to register for the run, go to raceroster.com/events, More information is available by calling the Norwich Y at 336-9622 and ask to speak to Shannon Gawronski or Jamey Mullen, or by emailing Gawronski at sgawronski@norwichymca.org.

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Helios Care announced that their annual Tree Of Lights Ceremony will return to an “In-Person” Event this Sunday, Director of Development & Marketing Alicia Fish explains:

(Alicia Fish 11-16-21)

More information about the Tree of Lights, or other programs can be found at helioscare.org or by calling 432-6773.

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The Greater Oneonta Historical Society will hold their in person fundraising Auction Sunday at the Quality Inn on State Route 23 in Oneonta. An online auction with separate items can be found at 32auctions.com, more information is available by calling the Greater Oneonta Historical Society at 432-0960.

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6ZERO7 Events announced their HOLIDAY SHOP AND SIP series from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM this Saturday at Main Street Social, next door to Main Street Grill & Bakery. The events will also be held on Saturday November 27th and December 4th. The series will feature locally made products, crafts, ornaments, novelties and more.

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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 11-19-21

Afton Firefighters responded at around 4:00 AM today to 115 State Highway 41 for a barn fire/ Afton received mutual aid from the Bainbridge, Coventry & Harpursville Fire Departments, initial reports suggests that the building was a total loss.

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Delaware County Public Health will be conducting a COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination clinic for ages 5 to 11 on Saturday at the DCMO BOCES- Harrold Campus from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, to register go to apps2.health.ny.gov. J&J vaccine will be available for walk-ins over the age of 18. For more information call Delaware County Public Health at 607-832-5200.

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Bassett Healthcare Network will be holding COVID-19 vaccination booster shot clinics, that will be open to the public. O’Connor Hospital in Delhi is holding a COVID-19 vaccine booster clinic on Saturday, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, with the Moderna vaccine only. Appointments are required at 746-0525. Also, the FoxCare Center in Oneonta is holding a COVID-19 vaccine booster clinic on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, that clinic will provide boosters for Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. No appointment is needed for the Oneonta clinic. More Information is available at bassett.org and the Bassett Facebook page.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 41-year-old Robert Smith of Walton and charged him with one count each of Criminal Mischief and Petit Larceny. Smith is accused of unlawfully removing the catalytic converter from a vehicle without owner’s consent which resulted in damage to the vehicle. Smith was released on an appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Walton Court at a later date.

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Norwich Native Matt Beadle has formed a Billy Joel Tribute Band with top musicians in the state, and they will be performing in Norwich on Saturday November 20th at 7:30 PM the Martin W. Kappel Theater. Beadle told WCDO News about “The Billy Joel Guys” and about playing a concert back in his hometown:

(Matt Beadle 11-19-21)

Beadle said that tickets are available at Nazzitto’s Wines & Liquors, the Chenango County Council of the Arts, at eventbrite.com, or through the “Billy Joel Guys” Facebook page.

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(Alecia O’Neill 5-1-18)

Registration is available at raceroster.com/events through a link at ChenangoArts.org.
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Oneonta Police responded Friday night to the report of an 18 year old SUNY student, jumping naked from the top level of the Municipal Parking Garage & sustaining multiple injuries. The unidentified student was taken to Fox Hospital for treatment following the 10:30 PM incident.
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Delaware County Democrats announced that they will hold a debate between all 7 Democrats running for the 19th Congressional district seat on May 12th, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm at the Delaware Academy High School auditorium in Delhi. The event is open to the public.

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The State Senate passed a package of bills to have tougher penalties for drug dealers selling heroin, as well as for fraudulent medication prescriptions that fuel opioid addictions; measures to protect dealers from preying on children; and legislation that expands the types of dangerous controlled substances regulated by the state. The bills were sent to the Assembly for consideration.
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State Senator Jim Seward announced senate introduction of legislation he co-sponsors which would eliminate the use of high-stake standardized tests to evaluate teachers and principals. The bill would eliminate the tests entirely and require the State Education Department to establish an alternative teacher assessment system. The senate bill and companion legislation (A.10475) introduced in the assembly are each sponsored by the respective chamber’s education committee chair.
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Commerce Chenango will hold their Annual Report to the Membership Luncheon at the Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich today. The lunch will serve to recognize retiring business owner Hal Skillin of Skillin’s Jewelers.
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The General Clinton Canoe Regatta Committee meetings will be held this evening. The Race committee will meet at 6:30 Pm, followed by the General Meeting at 7:30 PM at General Clinton Park.
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Delaware County Public Health will hold their next Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic today for dogs, cats and ferrets. The Clinic will run from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at East Branch Fire Hall, More information is available at 832-5200 or delawarecountypublichealth.com
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The Oneonta Common Council will hold their next regular meeting this evening. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM at City Hall.

(Cliff Crouch 2-1-18)

The office is located in the New Town Of Sidney offices at the site of the former Mirabito/ Mang building at 44 Grand Street.
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State Police arrested 22-year-old Asif Khan from Triangle, Virginia for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana & Speeding, & 25-year-old Quais Sidiqi of Dumfries, Virginia for Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The arrests followed a traffic stop where Khan was observed speeding at 93 miles per hour on I-81, in Broome County, Troopers detected marijuana odors from inside the vehicle, a subsequent search also found that Sidiqi unlawfully possessed a handgun, that was unloaded. Khan was issued tickets for town of Barker Court on February 27th; Sidiqi was arraigned at the Broome County Central Processing and was remanded to the Broome County Jail with no bail set, pending court action on February 27th.
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NY State of Health today announced that more than 4.3 million New Yorkers have enrolled in health coverage. The 2018 Open Enrollment Period finished with nearly 1 million people combined enrolled in a Qualified Health Plan and the Essential Plan, an increase of 84,000 since the end of open enrollment in 2017. More than 1.36 million people enrolled in a non-Medicaid program through the Marketplace and, 2,965,863 people enrolled in Medicaid through the Marketplace.
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Voters in the Charlotte Valley School district are voting on 2 propositions today to upgrade the schools heating system, fix a roof & building an applied sciences lab. Voting will be held from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 PM at the Charlotte Valley School District.
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The Chenango Arts Council announced that the Realtime Dixieland Jazz band will perform at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich on Saturday February 10th at 7:00 PM. Mark Sands of the Realtime Dixieland band comments:

(Mark Sands 2-1-18)

Tickets are available at chenangoarts.org, or by calling 336-ARTS.
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State Police, Chenango County Sheriff’s deputies, A Police K9 unit & the Sidney Fire Department boat has been summoned to General Clinton Park in Bainbridge at about 2:30 this afternoon. Police were in pursuit of a man with long red hair who walked across the Susquehanna River from the park towards Chenango County Route 39.
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Governor Cuomo announced the 38th annual Empire State Winter Games will kick off Today, and will run until Sunday in Lake Placid. More than 2,500 participants will compete in 17 different sports during the 3-day festival.
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State Police arrested 48 year old Jeanne Anderson of Maryland for Driving While Intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .15%, and other traffic violations. Anderson was observed speeding at 86 miles an hour on I-88 in the town of Oneonta. Anderson was issued tickets returnable to the town of Oneonta Court on February 6th.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School Board of Education will hold their next Meeting today in the District Conference Room at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM with a PUBLIC HEARING on the Smart Schools Investment Plan.

(Dick Talbot 10-2-15)

The day will start with a pancake breakfast served at the Sidney municipal Airport.
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The 2nd annual Protect Our Angels SIDS Awareness Walk will be held in Sidney Saturday in memory of area Babies lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The Walk will be Saturday from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM at Keith Clark Park in Sidney, more information & registration is available at protectourangels.org
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The Chenango County Council of the Arts will host a Drink Wine & Let’s Design workshop today from 6-9pm, Workshop fees are $35 for CCCA members and $45 for non-members, and includes workshop instruction, paint, palette, brushes and canvas. Classes are held in the Council’s art classroom at 27 West Main Street, Norwich. More information is available at 336-ARTS or chenangoarts.org.
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(Seward 10-17-14)

Information and applications are available @ esd.ny.gov/BusinessPrograms. The deadline to apply is January 28th 2015.
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An open 911 call Thursday morning led to the arrest of a 22 year old James Garcia of Monroe, for felony Unlawful Imprisonment charge. Monroe is accused of being in a violent domestic incident with a passenger in his vehicle on State Highway 28 in the Towns of Delhi and Bovina, whee he allegedly was involved in 2 separate motor vehicle accidents, 1 of which led to the passenger sustaining injuries. Garcia is accused of threatening the victim with a weapon and restricting the victim’s movements and escape, then seizing and disposing of the victim’s cell phone. Garcia was charged with Unlawful Imprisonment, Menacing, Criminal Mischief & Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident. He was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility in lieu of $1000 cash bail pending a future court appearance and a Temporary Stay Away Order of Protection was issued.
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The Chenango county council of the arts will present the Bronx Wanderers to the Martin W. Kappel Theater Saturday night for a return performance. The show features classic hits from the rock & roll era through some of today’s popular hits, more information is available at chenangoarts.org.
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13th District Broome County Legislator Anthony Fiala said he would not resign from office, he admitted to driving drunk & pleaded guilty earlier this month after he hit a bicyclist in Binghamton and left the scene. He is the son of Barbara Fiala, who now serves as state commissioner of the DMV.
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A man accused of killing his neighbor in Johnson City more will go on trial. The trial for 43-year-old Christopher Davis will begin in Broome County Court Monday. He faces charges of 1st degree murder, 2 counts of 2nd degree murder and robbery. He’s accused of killing his neighbor, 50-year-old Patricia LaCaprara, during a robbery in July 2013, she was found dead in her home on Brown Street and as a result of traumatic head injuries.

(Lori Kemmerer 9-26-14)

Money raised will help local cancer patients with such things as travel expenses to & from treatment centers, or for insurance co-payments.
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The Coventry Town Museum Association will hold their 10th Annual Civil War Commemorative event at Coventryville Congregational Church Sunday. The event honors John Shaver, ancestor of numerous descendants living throughout the Southern Tier, Museum President Janine Hakim explains:

(Janine Hakim 9-26-14)

The event takes place at 115 County Road #27, just off State Highway 206 in Coventry; it is made possible in part through funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts
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The United Way of Delaware and Otsego county 2014 campaign is under way. This year’s goal is to raise $325,000. The campaign runs through December 31st. Money raised is used to assist local agencies and programs. For more information, or to donate, go to unitedway.org.

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Attorneys defending the poor across New York averaged 680 cases last year, nearly double the recommended limit, even though their ranks and funding rose from the year before. They were assigned 386,823 new cases last year in the 57 counties outside New York City. Those included 70,000 felonies, 90,000 family court cases and nearly 221,000 misdemeanors. Overall funding for legal services rose to $175 million last year, an increase of about $9 million.
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Residents of New York’s Finger Lakes and Southern Tier weighed in on 3 competing casinos proposed for the area. The three applicants are Tioga Downs in Nichols, Traditions in Johnson City and Lago in Seneca County. The board is expected to announce up to four winning bids for casino licenses spread among the three regions later this fall.
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AN ONEONTA COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD UNTIL 6:00 PM TONIGHT AT THE WEST ONEONTA FIRE DEPARTMENT. DONORS ARE NEEDED TO GIVE BLOOD. CALL THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AT 1-800-RED CROSS
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A state Supreme Court judge rejected a teachers union’s attempt to invalidate New York’s property-tax cap, dismissing claims it doesn’t comply with the state and federal constitutions. Supreme Court Justice Patrick McGrath ruled the cap is constitutional, and in compliance with state law, allowing the cap to stand pending an expected appeal. The State United Teachers last year filed a lawsuit challenging the tax cap, which limits schools and local governments to annual property-tax increases of 2 percent or the rate of inflation. The union argued the cap unlawfully limits local control over education spending.

State Police arrested 18-year-old Eric Green in Albany; he was taken into custody without incident.  Green was charged with 1^st degree Aggravated assault on a police officer, and 1^st degree Robbery he was arraigned this morning on the original charges, the investigation is continuing & more charges are anticipated.  Green is accused of stabbing Trooper Rodney Smith in the neck at the Empire State Plaza Sunday, after asking for directions.

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Lawmakers continue to put together a state budget with a little more than 3 ½ weeks to go before the annual deadline.  Area assemblyman Cliff Crouch comments:

(Crouch 3-6-13)

Lawmakers feel that they will have the state budget before the April 1^st deadline.

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State Troopers in Oneonta arrested 40 year old Charles Gould of Oneonta, for Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop in a DWI Checkpoint on State Route 23 in Oneonta, Gould was issued Uniform Traffic Tickets returnable to the Town of Oneonta Court on December 11th.

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Oneonta police arrested 42-year-old Donald Lane of Schenevus Sunday, of charges of torturing or inuring an animal, resisting arrest, open container and littering for tossing the can. Lane is accused of riding a horse into Oneonta, late Sunday night in an intoxicated manner, and striking the animal with a stick repeatedly. The horse was turned over to an area veterinarian for leg & feet injuries, Lane was in the Oneonta city jail Sunday night and was released Monday, he will appear in city court to answer to the charges at a later date.

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Newbauer construction of Bainbridge is accepting flood relief donations through December 1st, at their location next to Dunkin Donuts. A variety of items are being accepted for delivery to areas hard hit by hurricane sandy in October.
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Hartwick College will receive a $75,000 grant from The Hearst Foundations to support students with a high degree of financial need. The funding will to help defray their tuition costs of qualifying juniors, as they get closer to graduation. Hartwick is among 49 colleges to receive funding from The Hearst Foundations in 2012.

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COMMERCE CHENANGO announced that on DECEMBER 4TH, the NBT BANK ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR will be held at 49 South Broad Street, Norwich. The event runs from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, holiday shoppers can purchase items to support the Chenango County Council of the Arts, Colorscape Chenango, Made in Chenango, The Place and The SPCA, also members are encouraged to bring boxed or canned goods to benefit Roots and Wings.