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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 10-11-18

wcdonews — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:38:53 +0000

31 year old Brett Poyer of Port Crane was sentenced to 9 years in jail, in Broome County Court, following guilty pleas for a variety of drug charges. Poyer was arrested in January by the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task force after they raided Poyer’s residence & seized 2 pounds of Crystal Methamphetamines.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request for a Physical Disaster Declaration for businesses and households in several Counties, including Broome, Chenango & Delaware Counties that were affected by severe storms and flash flooding on August 13th through the 15th. The assessment confirmed that there was major damage to 20 homes and 7 businesses in Broome County totaling $717,000, and minor damage to 205 homes and 14 businesses totaling $1,228,000. The SBA low-interest loans can help affected residents and businesses make timely repairs & remove debris. Applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955, Loan applications can be downloaded at www.sba.gov/disaster.
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Fire Fighters from Otego, Wells Bridge, Franklin & West Oneonta responded last night to the report of a structure fire on County Road 7 in Otego. All of the occupants escaped without injury, fire investigators are trying to determine what started the fire.
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Delaware County Sheriff Deputies arrested 40-year-old Jennifer Weaver of Oneonta and charged her with one count of falsifying business records, criminal possession of a firearm & criminal contempt. Weaver is accused of disobeying a provision of an Order of Protection issued by the Court directing her to surrender any and all firearms and subsequently filing a false statement indicating that she did not own or possess any firearms. Deputies later seized a handgun that Weaver is accused of unlawfully possessing and failing to surrender in compliance with the Order of Protection. Weaver was arraigned in the Town of Davenport Court and was released on her own recognizance pending further action in the Town of Davenport Court.
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State Police at Troop C in Sidney announced that an elderly woman Otsego County woman, who had been reported missing, was found safe Wednesday afternoon. 89-year-old Belle Lord of the town of Otsego had left in a Toyota convertible with North Carolina plates, she was found in good condition and was returned to her family.
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Norwich Police arrested 18 year old Mikiela Geaslen of Norwich for allegedly selling Methamphetamines & Crack Cocaine. Geaslen was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence, she faces court action on the charges shortly.
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State Senator Fred Akshar announced 12 funding grants to support local volunteer fire departments and emergency services squads totaling $155,000. The grants will go toward a variety of projects depending on the needs of each department. Locally, the Borden Hose Company will receive $10,000; Greene Fire Department will get $15,000; the Norwich Fire Department Emergency Squad will get $10,000.
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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce announced their annual small business and Entrepreneurial spirit award recipients. Directive, of Oneonta, is the recipient of the Key Bank, 19th Annual Small Business of the Year Award; The Otsego ReUse Center is the recipient of the Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Breakthrough Business of the Year. The award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Small Business Banquet at The Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, beginning at 5:45 PM today.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 26 year old Vernon Kalin of Middletown on 1 count each of DWI, Driving with a BAC of 0.18% or Higher plus other violations following an accident in the Town of Colchester. Kalin was arraigned at the Town of Colchester Court where he was released upon his own recognizance, and scheduled to re-appear at a later date.
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Governor Cuomo announced that $40 million will be made available in November to support solar projects that integrate energy storage, accelerating progress toward New York’s energy storage target of 1,500-megawatts by 2025. The NY-Sun program funding will accelerate the deployment of at least 50 megawatts of energy storage paired with solar projects.
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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 9-24-18

wcdonews — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:04:12 +0000

29 year old Corey Robinson was sentenced to 15 years in state prison today in Broome County Court, for the shooting of 46 year old Erika Smith-Cunningham, in Johnson City on Easter Sunday. Robinson had been at a house party at 92 Crocker Avenue in Johnson City; he left after a fight broke out & returned later & fired a shotgun into the building, fatally striking Smith-Cunningham. Robinson fled to Georgia; he was extradited back to New York to face prosecution.
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U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $225,000 in federal funding for the Oneonta Municipal Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program. The funding will be used to purchase new snow removal equipment.
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The Binghamton Devils have announced their 2018 training camp schedule at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. Players have their first on-ice practice at 10:30 AM Tomorrow morning. Training camp will run through Friday, the Devils invite the general public to Open Practice on Thursday; the doors will open at 10:00 AM. The Devils will open up the 2018-19 season at home on Saturday, October 6 at 7:05 p.m. against the Toronto Marlies.
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The State Department of Health should continue to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. New York has 9,155 public water systems, which serves 95% of all New Yorkers. The audit stated that when water safety violations occurred, the Department did not always take appropriate or timely action to hold water systems accountable for required follow-up, such as notifying the public. Of the 126 water safety violations that auditors sampled, the Offices lacked evidence that system operators
notified the public 46% of the time, 21% were issued late. DiNapoli recommended that they prioritize actions to regulate emerging contaminants with known adverse health effects; and to make sure that safe drinking water is distributed to the public through a robust monitoring program that reports issues to the public in a timely fashion.
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The 1st Annual “Pull For A Cure” event will be held this Saturday at the Trout Creek Fire Department, with a variety of events scheduled to raise money for Sidney Center resident Joshua Newell, who is battling cancer, spokesperson Melissa Oakley explains:

(Melissa Oakley 9-24-18)

Sponsors who are interested in participating can contact Oakley by email: moakley8866@gmail.com or by calling 369-4174.
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O’Connor Hospital in Delhi will host it’s annual Family Flu Clinic this Saturday, Spokesperson Carol Howard said that it is important to get the flu vaccination early this year, as some cases have already been reported in New York State:

(Carol Howard 9-24-18)

The clinic will run from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Saturday, more information is available at 746-0334.
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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Town of Sherburne man for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, and additional vehicle and traffic law violations. Deputies arrested 32 year old Kyle Lafever of Sherburne following a 1 car motor vehicle accident on County Road 32 in the Town of Norwich. Lafever allegedly was involved in 2 separate motor vehicle accidents and leaving the scene of the first accident. In the second motor vehicle accident deputies responded to the scene and administered first aid to Lafever. He was found to be in possession of heroin and a hypodermic syringe. He was transported to Chenango Memorial Hospital. Lafever is scheduled to appear in the Town of Norwich Court at a later date.
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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Town of Plymouth man for Burglary and Grand Larceny in the Town of Pharsalia. 23 year old Austin Demuth of Plymouth is accused of unlawfully entering the residence of a victim and stealing several items, valued at more than $1,000, in July. Demuth was located hiding in his residence in the Town of Plymouth, he was arraigned in the Town of North Norwich Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $5,000 cash bail. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.
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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce announced their annual small business and Entrepreneurial spirit award recipients. Directive, of Oneonta, is the recipient of the Key Bank, 19th Annual Small Business of the Year Award; The Otsego ReUse Center is the recipient of the Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Breakthrough Business of the Year. The award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Small Business Banquet that will be held on Thursday, October 11th at The Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, beginning at 5:45 PM.
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The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce will hold their Reunite Bainbridge Committee Kick-Off Meeting this evening. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the Back of Bob’s Diner.
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