(Rich Townsend 3-7-18)
Townsend said that the amount of snow in the Capital district & from Walton into the Catskills could be about 4 to 8 inches of accumulation.
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The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed search warrants in Endicott & Vestal, following a traffic stop in Endicott, 4 Broome County residents & 2 from Kentucky have been arrested on Drug charges, police seized crystal meth, crack cocaine, morphine, oxycodone, $24,000 in cash form suspected drug sales, 2 loaded handguns, including 1 stolen from Kentucky, plus drug packaging, digital scales, plastic packaging and drug paraphernalia. All 6 were arraigned, 5 were remanded to the Broome County jail pending future court action.
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Binghamton Firefighters responded to 3 fires in unoccupied buildings last night at 8 Livingston Street, & 23 Tudor Street & Susquehanna Street within a 6 hour period. The 3 fires follow another fire at an unoccupied apartment building at 38 Columbus Park East on March 1st, all 4 fires are labelled suspicious & the investigations are ongoing.
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The Sidney Emergency squad is looking for larger accommodations, as the unit has expanded in recent years, they will be holding a fundraiser at the Sidney Golf & Country Club Saturday night, Sidney EMS Spokesman Ray Baker explains:
(Ray Baker 3-7-18)
Baker said that they hope to raise about $3,000 with Saturday Night’s Casino Night Fundraiser. More information about the Fundraiser or the Sidney Emergency Squad is available at 561-2315.
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Tickets for the 2018 Hall of Fame Classic, scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, are on sale now for participants in the Museum’s Membership Program and they go on sale Monday, March 12 to the general public online and by phone. Hall of Fame members Rollie Fingers, Randy Johnson, Phil Niekro, Tim Raines and Ozzie Smith will be joined by an additional Hall of Famer and recently retired players representing all 30 major league teams for a seven-inning legends game on Saturday, May 26 at Cooperstown’s historic Doubleday Field. Tickets will be available via phone at 1-877-726-9028 or at baseballhall.org.
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1 million people have registered to vote using the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles’ online registration process since 2012. Of the 1 million who have registered online, more than 450,000 were first-time voters. New Yorkers can easily apply to register to vote, or change their enrollment information, by using the state’s online voter registration application service on the DMV’s website, at dmv.ny.gov.
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Utica Police arrested 23-year-old Fahrudin Omerovic (o MAIR o vich) on 4 counts of making terroristic threats against Utica College Monday, resulting in a lockdown. Omerovic is a Utica College student he faces arraignment this morning, the incident is still under investigation.
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Governor Cuomo today issued a Travel Advisory for all areas east of I-81 as well as a travel ban on tractor trailers on certain roads beginning at 8:00 AM, due to the winter weather conditions. Once the advisory and ban go into effect, all tractor trailers, tandem trailers, buses, box trucks, and other high profile vehicles will be restricted from entering: I-88 from Binghamton to Albany, I-81 from Pennsylvania line to the New York State Thruway, & Route 17 Binghamton to I-84.
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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department announced a missing persons alert, for 60 Year old Margaret Thayer, who is described as white, female, 5’5″ tall 140 pounds, hazel eyes, she wears glasses, and may have been wearing a maroon winter coat. Anyone with information is asked to call 547-4273 or 547-4363.
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State Police arrested 23 year old Mark Allen of Fenton for Criminal Possession Marihuana. Allen was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by troopers for numerous traffic violations in the town of Windsor. An investigation revealed that Allen had approximately 100 grams of marijuana in his possession. Allen was released on tickets returnable to the town of Windsor Court on March 6, 2018.
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New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball warns consumers not to consume The Maiden’s Creamery “Wild Meadow” raw goat milk cheese made by Mark Harvey, of South New Berlin, due to possible Listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this product, the label shows plant number 36-1315, with a code of 101. This product was sold at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, in late December and early January and at the Sunflower Natural Foods Market, Woodstock, starting on January 10th. Consumers with questions about the recalled product can contact Mark Harvey at 607-859-2227.
The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department arrested 25-year-old Charles Hall of Edmeston for criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon & criminally using drug paraphernalia. Police seized cocaine, Psychedelic mushrooms, Suboxone films, liquid steroids, prescription painkillers, heroin, amphetamines and marijuana, as well as scales and bag. 31-year-old Misty Mojica of South New Berlin was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. The state DEC police issued Hall a ticket for having an untagged deer. Hall was arraigned & was remanded to the Otsego county jail on $25,000 bail.
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Commerce Chenango announced that the “Lunch with Senator Tom Libous” in Greene has been rescheduled. . The lunch will be held at the Sherwood Hotel at 25 Genesee Street, in Greene on march 14th at 11:30 AM. Senator Libous will talk with members on legislative action in Albany, RSVP’s are requested by March 7th at 334-1402.
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The State Department of Transportation will auction 5 parcels of land in Broome, Delaware and Otsego counties next month as part of the state’s Surplus Property Program aimed at returning properties to the citizens. Each parcel was acquired by the state for highway improvements. The land is no longer needed for transportation purposes and will be available for purchase by public auction, on Thursday, March 20th at 10:30 AM in the DOT Regional Office, at the State Office Building at 44 Hawley Street in Binghamton, in room 1005. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The auction is open to the public. The 5 properties to be sold are listed at dot.ny.gov/r9surplus.
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Local sales tax collections, of $14.9 billion, grew by $739 million in 2013, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2012, according to a report by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The increase outpaced annual growth rates of 3.3 percent in 2012 and 5 percent in 2011, as well as the 15-year annual average growth of 4.5 percent. During this same period, sales tax collections also grew in 43 of New York’s 57 counties
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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told federal officials the Empire State needs its bees to pollinate crops. Gillibrand wrote Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to ask him to expand the department’s efforts to revive bee populations in New York and the Northeast. Gillibrand said beekeepers in New York last year lost an average of 30 percent of their hives to Colony Collapse Disorder, in which honeybees suddenly disappear or die. The losses could affect apple and other crops in New York. The state has about 52,000 beehives
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State Police at Sidney arrested 34-year-old Justin Parsons of Afton, for 2nd degree Harassment following a dispute at the Great American store on Main Street in Afton. Parsons is accused of pushing & punching another person in the store; he was arraigned in town of Afton Court and sent to the Chenango County Jail on $250 bail.
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Governor Cuomo unveiled a revamped department of motor vehicle website, at dmv.ny.gov. The redesigned website will allow customers to order replacement driver licenses and renew registration on mobile devices, make online reservations for DMV visits, as well as more easily utilize 35 other DMV services online. Additionally, users can sign up for mobile alerts to be reminded when registration and vehicle inspection deadlines approach.
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Today is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming September primary elections, and registration can be performed online. DMV officials stated that more than 200,000 New Yorkers have used the state’s online “MyDMV” since it was brought online last year, Motorists who wish to vote in the September primaries can register at dmv.ny.gov.
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The Chenango Blues Fest gets underway tonight and continues through tomorrow-in Norwich. Festival organizer Eric Larsen comments:
(Eric Larsen 8-6-13)
Tonight’s show is free to the public, tomorrow’s show is for ticket holders, the full line up of acts and their start times can be found at ChenangoBluesFest.org.
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The Tri-Town Theatre will stage a production of the Larry Shue comedy “The Foreigner” today, tomorrow & Sunday under the tent behind the Masonic Temple on Union Street in Sidney. Spokesman Rich Cuthbertson explains:
(Rich Cuthbertson 8-16-13)
All Show times are 7:30 PM all 3 evenings; Refreshments will be available during intermission.
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The Delaware County Department of Public Works will be closing County Route 20 in the town of Masonville from Monday to Friday, August 19th to the 23rd to replace a —large culvert. Work is expected to be complete by 3pm Friday the 23rd.
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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce Village Wide Yard Sale Day is Saturday, August 24th. There will be space available in the VEP parking lot for vendors, & the Registration deadline to be listed on the map is today.
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Officials with the Sidney memorial Public library will be closing at 2:00 PM Saturday. The facility will be closing for the installation of new carpeting in the main area of the library.
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The Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who stabbed Trooper Rodney Smith at the empire state plaza in Albany Sunday. Trooper smith was approached by a man seeking directions, before stabbing him in the neck. Trooper smith is recovering at Albany Medical Center; Police are looking for 18-year-old Eric Green as a person of interest,
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A private family funeral was held today in Norwich for 36-year-old Jennifer Ramsaran of New Berlin, who was reported missing in December and whose body was found in the town of Pharsalia last week. Ramsaran will be buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in the town of Norwich, the cause of her death has not been determined, the investigation is continuing.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the state DMV has investigated 13,000 possible cases of identity fraud since facial recognition technology was implemented three years ago. These investigations have resulted in more than 2,500 arrests and more than 5,000 individuals facing administrative action. Research showed that about 50% of the subjects identified had one valid license while having a second record that was suspended or revoked, 20% of the subjects had suspended or revoked licenses, 30% of the subjects had multiple valid licenses.
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State senate republicans are forwarding the 2013 Family Tax Relief Act, to assist the struggling families upstate, area state senator Jim Seward comments:
(Seward 3-5-13)
Seward said that the plan will update tax credits and exemptions, some more than 25 years old, would more than double the value of the Dependent Exemption; increase the Child Tax Credit and provide an additional $500 child tax credit; increase the value of the Dependent Care Credit; and restore STAR property tax rebate checks.
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State Troopers arrested 40-year-old Rhonda Butler of Endicott for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 17C, Butler was arraigned and remanded to the Broome County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail.
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Governor Cuomo announced $285,000 in available funding for the third year of the Governor’s “Fresh Connect” program, which brings fresh food from New York farms to underserved communities throughout the state. The Fresh Connect program provided viable market locations for over 100 farmers, which helped, increase the sale of locally grown food. The applications are due by April 3rd, & are available at the Department of Agriculture and Markets’ website: www.agriculture.ny.gov.
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Vision 21 is looking to start an incubator operation in the tri town area with a location in the Village of Sidney. The operation would offer office space to small and start up companies that cannot afford large overhead. More information is available at 267-8541.
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