(Lt. Eric Dauber 2-26-13)
Lieutenant Dauber said that Dominick Bosco’s remains were found at the John Lockwood road residence, he was likely killed 1 to 3 days before the February 19th fire. The investigation is continuing anyone with information is asked to call State Police at 561-7400.
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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch is inviting constituents to join him at the New York 2nd Amendment Day in Albany Thursday, starting with a legislative day from 9:00 A.M. to 12:45 PM at the LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING and a rally in the West Capitol Park at the South Swan Street side, beginning at 12:00 Noon. Crouch told WCDO News why he opposes the NY Safe Act:
(Crouch)
Crouch said that he expects hundreds to turn up Thursday in Albany to rally against the act, which he said was hastily put together by the governor as a knee jerk response to the Newtown Connecticut school shooting.
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Veronica Taft of Binghamton was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, for the murder of her 2 year old son Lyric in December of 2010 in their Binghamton home, the toddler died from severe trauma. Taft was given the maximum sentence in Broome County Court.
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State Troopers at Troop C in Sidney arrested 48-year-old Allan Waltz Jr. of Sidney Center, for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 7 in Unadilla; Waltz was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Unadilla Court on March 11th.
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Price Chopper supermarkets agreed to a settlement with the state that will require them to change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons. The agreement followed complaints about a misleading coupon policy, where Price Chopper advertised that they accepted double coupons without disclosing important restrictions. Price Chopper is now required to clearly and conspicuously disclose any face value limits on coupon redemption; they agreed to pay $100,000 in civil penalties and costs to the State. Price Chopper operates 79 stores statewide.
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State police have arrested 45-year-old Jose Gonzalez of Windsor following a 7-hour stand off yesterday on Bennet road in Windsor. Police responded to the report of a domestic dispute, where Gonzalez allegedly threatened 2 people with a rifle and barricaded himself inside. Police entered the home and found Gonzalez hiding in a closet, he is charged with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child & faces court action shortly.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a core provision of the Voting Rights Act. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a 4-state coalition to argue that the Court should reject the constitutional challenge given the important role that the Voting Rights Act plays in blocking and deterring voting discrimination. The brief was filed jointly with California, Mississippi and North Carolina in the case of Shelby County Alabama vs. Holder.
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State Police, Delaware County sheriff’s deputies & Walton Police responded on February 19th to a murder-suicide & arson at 294 John Lockwood Road in the Town of Walton. After the fire was extinguished, 2 sets of remains were removed; one was identified as 47 year old Debra Sundstrom of 1884 South River Road in Walton, from suicide by a gunshot to the head. On Friday, a 3rd set of human remains was located at 1884 South River Road, who was identified as 49 year old Randy Sundstrom, the husband of Debra Sundstrom, his death was ruled as a homicide, Randy Sundstrom’s death may have occurred during February of 2010. . The second set of human remains from the February 19th fire was identified as the homeowner-51 year old Dominick Bosco, the cause of his death is undetermined. Anyone with information is asked to contact the State Police at 561-7400. The investigation is continuing.
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State Police investigated a 1-Car fatal motor vehicle accident on Afton Lake Road at around 2:20 AM Sunday. The investigation revealed that 22-year-old Ryan Lewis of Harpursville lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve; he struck a tree with the passenger side. 24 year old Joelyn Sines of Harpursville was a front seat passenger, she was pronounced dead at the scene, 22 year old Mitchell Birch of Afton and 22 year old Caleb Gregory of Afton, were both transported to Wilson hospital in Johnson City, Lewis has been charged with 2nd Vehicular Manslaughter and Driving While Intoxicated, he was transported to Wilson hospital, he faces action in Town of Afton Court at a later date. The investigation is continuing.
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Lawmakers in Albany are working on Governor Cuomo’s ambitious agenda for the year. Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that the agriculture and energy agenda’s are doable:
(Lopez 2-25-13)
Lawmakers were given Cuomo’s 30-day amendments last Thursday, which knocked about 179 million dollars off of the original executive budget proposal.
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A Binghamton man was arrested Saturday on drug charges, after being pulled over for an inspection violation. 24-year-old Daniel Gregoris was charged with Criminal Possession of a Hallucinogenic Substance, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana and driving an Uninspected Motor Vehicle, he is accused of possessing several grams of Ecstasy and a small amount of Marijuana in the vehicle. Gregoris faces court action shortly.
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State Police at Sidney arrested 21-year-old Gregory Castro of Binghamton, for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop in Sidney; Castro was issued an Appearance Ticket returnable in the Town of Sidney Court on March 14th.
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Delaware county sheriff’s department Investigators arrested 31 year old Richard Dostis, of Walton for failure to register his e-mail account information to law enforcement within 10 days, as required of a level 3 sex offender in new York. Dostis maintained at least 1 e-mail account, which he failed to register with authorities, he was charged with 1 count of Failure to Register and/or Verify an Address or Status Change, and he will be arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court at a later time.
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The Delaware County Sheriffs Office responded to a one car motor vehicle accident Sunday on County Highway 22 / East Brook Road in the Town of Hamden. 52-year-old Anthony Triarsi of Yonkers left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Triarsi was not injured; he was issued a traffic summons for the unsafe tires.
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The Greater Afton Chamber of Commerce will hold their kick off events this Wednesday in Afton. Chamber president Elena Hulsey explains:
(Elena Hulsey 2-25-13)
The event will begin at 7:00 PM at Armetta’s café on Main Street in Afton.
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Commerce Chenango is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Business of the Year, Commitment to Community and Young Professional of the Year. These awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Dinner held on April 23rd at the Eaton Airport in Norwich. The forms are available at library.constantcontact.com/download
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Dr. James Terzian conducted a post mortem examination of both sets of human remains, from Tuesday’s fire in Walton, one of the deceased has been identified as 48 year old Debra Sundstrom of Walton, with the cause of death being suicide and cause of death being a gunshot to the head. Identification of the second set of human remains, as well as manner and cause of death is pending. The fire at the house on John Lockwood road Tuesday in Walton has been ruled as arson. The Investigation is continuing.
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State troopers in Greene arrested 30 year old Christopher Lindow of Smithville Flats for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC of .12%. The arrest resulted from an investigation into a one-car accident on Shafer Road in Greene, Lindow was released with tickets to appear in the Town of Greene Court today.
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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is urging New York’s U.S. senators and congressmen to keep the pressure up in order to secure federal funds to avert the March 1st shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the southern tier. the funding is $215,000 a year, Stream Gauges scheduled to be shut down are located at the Susquehanna River – Bainbridge. Binghamton, Oneonta, Vestal, Windsor & in the Chenango River at Greene, Norwich, Oxford, & Sherburne & in the Unadilla River at Rockdale. Rain gauges would be turned off at Vestal, Bainbridge, Oxford, Sherburne, Morris & Oneonta locally.
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The Chenango county sheriff’s department arrested 29-year-old Daniel Harmon of Smyrna for 4th degree Grand Larceny and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Harmon is accused of stealing a purse from a shopping cart at the Big M Supermarket in Sherburne, while in the company of his daughter. Harmon was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Village of Sherburne Court at a later date.
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The United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties Is 1 week away from wrapping up their annual fundraising campaign. Executive Director Terry Capuano explains:
(Terry Capuano 2-21-13)
Capuano said that they are just under their 100% stated goal of the year, and they anticipated another year of great need in the counties, as many are still trying to rebound from the major storms of the last 2 years.
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State Troopers in Sidney arrested 42-year-old Patrick Seeley of Mount Upton for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC of .15%. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle accident in Guilford; Seeley was arraigned in the Town of Guilford Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail on bail.
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State Senator Jim Seward announced that nominations are being accepted for the state senate’s annual Women of Distinction celebration. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 5TH, INSTRUCTIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE ON-LINE NOMINATION FORM at Senator Seward’s website, senatorjimseward.com or by calling his office at 432-5524. The senate will honor distinguished women from throughout the state at a May 7th Albany reception, where each honoree’s photograph and biography will become part of a special exhibit proclaiming the exceptional contributions of exemplary New York women.
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Governor Cuomo announced “New York Open for Fishing and Hunting” plan to streamline hunting and fishing licenses and reduce license fees to support tourism. The proposal is part of the 30-day amendments to the 2013-14 Executive Budget. Under the new plan, anglers will get a full year of fishing no matter when they purchase the license. Also, the proposal consolidates both small-game and big-game license privileges into a single hunting license. The proposal also makes the marine fishing registration permanent & will continue to be free.
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