The headliner for the Southern Tier Music Fest was announced on WCDO This Morning, Organizers Ed Curley & Teri Schunk comment:

(Ed Curley Teri Schunk 11-21-23)

Schunk said that General Admission tickets will be specially priced at $50 a ticket Black Friday through Cyber Monday, after that they will go back to $75 a piece, VIP Tickets are available for $175 dollars, Tickets can be found at southerntiermusicfest.com.

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State Police will participate in a special traffic enforcement initiative to crack down on unsafe driving behaviors through Thanksgiving weekend. The special traffic enforcement period runs from Wednesday through Sunday, and will focus on impaired and distracted driving as well as speeding and the Move Over Law. Temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on New York State highways will be suspended through 6:00 am on Monday, some work may continue behind permanent concrete barriers for emergency repairs.

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The State Department of Labor released preliminary local unemployment rates for October. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4.0% in September to 4.2% in October , locally, Chenango County had 3.2%, Delaware County 3.7% and Otsego County 3.4% in October.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and State Police announced the arrest of Utica City School District Superintendent Bruce Karam and the former Utica Mayor and School Board President Louis LaPolla. Karam was using school money and resources to send election mailers in support of school board candidates that he favored and who determined his contract, salary and authority. He also is accused of using school resources to send invitations for a non-school related fundraiser for a purported charity run by LaPolla. LaPolla was allegedly aware that school resources were being used on his behalf. Karam also allegedly tried to cover up his actions by attempting to persuade school district employees to lie that the resources being used for a valid purpose.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 11-21-23

State Police Major Crimes Unit members were in southern Vermont searching an area of forest for the remains of Sara Anne Wood, about 30 miles east of Albany. Wood was abducted while riding her bicycle 30 years ago in a remote area of the Town of Frankfort, & was killed by Lewis Lent of Massachusetts, Over 80 officers from the State Police assisted in the search, which concluded on Thursday, No remains were found in the search.

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Delaware County District Attorney’s Office announced that 34 year old Donald Kern of Sidney, was indicted for a Hate Crime by the Delaware County Grand Jury last week. The Indictment accuses Kern of Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime, he is accused pf threatening and spitting on an African American female from Sidney, threatened her with violence, & used racial slurs.

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State Police reported that they took 42 impaired motorists from the roadways in the month of October in Troop C. A total 28 of Driving While Intoxicated charges were administered, 4 of those were against someone who had a previous DWI conviction within the last 10 years, and 1 was for an individual who had 2 prior DWI convictions in the last 2 years, 7 were charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.

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The Broome County Corrections Academy will hold its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2023 at the Holiday Inn in Downtown Binghamton, starting at 11:30 this morning. 25 graduates will officially earn the rank of Officer, after 3 months of training, learning defense tactics, studying law, Several recruits will also be recognized with individual awards.

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The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old Joellyn Bedford, of Norwich, for using a forged bank cashier’s check to buy a 2021 Ford Bronco worth $58,500. The Sheriff’s Office accuses Bedford of using a check with a false name to purchase the car, she then sold the vehicle to a dealership in Otsego County.

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The Broome County District Attorney’s office announced that 68-year-old Alan Geller of Binghamton was found guilty of Forcible Touching. Geller was a Physician’s Assistant who was accused of groping a women patient inappropriately while conducting a physical examination in December of 2021. Geller faces up to 1 year in jail at sentencing.

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The Chenango SPCA announced that the Bissell Empty the Shelters adoption special is back this year until December 11th. Bissell is promoting the adoption of cats and dogs from the shelter by donating $25 toward the adoption of cats and $50 toward the adoption of dogs, Donations can be made online at ChenangoSPCA.org/donate, by calling 607-334-9724 extension 7.

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A Recruitment Event is being held at the Norwich CDO Workforce this Thursday, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at 1 O’Hara Drive. The Raymond Corporation & T-Squared Custom Millwork are recruiting, interested workers are asked to Call the CDO Workforce Center at 607-334-2201, ext. 127 to schedule an interview time.

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Santa’s Mailbox will be in 2 locations, in front of Roasted Coffee in Sidney & Bob’s Diner in Bainbridge for the the Christmas season, for children to send letters to Santa, Teri Schunk of 4 Towns Forward explains:

(Teri Schunk 12-5-22)

More information is available at the 4Towns Forward Facebook page.

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State Police arrested 73 year old Brooks Anderson of Albany for Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle. Anderson was observed traveling at a high rate of speed by a trooper on I-88 in Worcester, the trooper attempted a traffic stop but Anderson fled into the town of Oneonta, where he was boxed in by Police vehicles and then refused to exit the vehicle. Anderson was ultimately taken into custody and was processed, he will appear in the Town of Worcester Town Court on December 20th.

A.M. News Monday 12-5-22

The new Oneonta VA Clinic at Foxcare opens today, with full service beginning tomorrow, Peter Potter of the Albany VA clinic told WCDO News that a Doctor will be there on an interim basis until a permanent Doctor is named:

(Peter Potter 12-5-22)

The VA clinic replaces the Bainbridge VA clinic which had experienced a 76% decline in visitations in recent years.

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State Police and local law enforcement agencies issued a record 3,062 tickets from April 1 to November 17 of this year as part of Operation Hardhat. Last year, Police issued 2,336 tickets, this year’s tickets, included over 1200 were for speeding, 426 for using a cell phone while driving, 124 were for violating the Move Over Law, 229 tickets were issued in the Southern Tier.

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State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett will resign from the position effective January 1st. Dr. Bassett announced that she will be returning to the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, which will require her to move to Massachusetts, a new Health Commissioner will be chosen shortly.

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Vestal Police have arrested an unidentified 17 year old for 2nd degree Manslaughter, Criminal possession of a forged instrument & 3 counts of reckless endangerment, for being the driver of a vehicle that crashed on November 24th. 18 year old Kadin Abdullah was pronounced dead at the scene of that accident.

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Oneonta Police are investigating the murder of a 24-year-old Kaleb O’Neill of Oneonta Monday. Oneonta Police Department received a 911 call of a male being stabbed in the alleyway of 6 Dietz Street, O’Neill had multiple stab wounds, 1st responders administered aid, he was transported to A.O. Fox Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. State Police Forensic Identification Unit and canine unit were called to the scene and an attempt to locate the suspects was undertaken but revealed no other information. The case remains under investigation by the Oneonta Police Department & State Police BCI & Major Crimes Unit. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Oneonta Police Detective Division at (607) 432-1111.

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State Police responded to a report of a motorcycle that crashed on I-81 Friday. A trooper located a Harley Davidson that had crashed into a guide-rail in the town of Marathon. The operator, 44 year old Daniel McPhillips of Throop, Pennsylvania was later located deceased, The investigation is on-going.

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This year is the 250th Anniversary of the Village of Sidney, with a 2 day celebrations Friday June 10th & Saturday June 11th. Sidney Chamber of Commerce President Teri Schunk Told WCDO News about Saturday’s festivities:

(Teri Schunk 5-31-22)

Also on Saturday Chuck & Bob D’Imperio will conduct walking tours downtown, to sign up email to upstatebooks@Yahoo.com, following the parade in Keith Clark Park will be a variety of activities plus food & music.

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The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development announced grants for the cities of Oneonta & Norwich. The Oneonta Housing Authority receives over $293,000 & The Norwich Housing Authority receives over $299,000, the funding is part of 3.2 Billion dollars in funding to over 2800 Housing Authorities across the country to develop, finance or modernize Public housing.

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THE 60TH GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH PARTICIPATION FROM 28 STATES AND CANADA. THE WEEKEND EVENT FEATURED OVER 800 CANOE RACERS OF ALL AGES INCLUDING THE FAMOUS 70 MILE ENDURANCES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE. IN THE TWO PERSON PRO RACE, STEVE LAJOIE FROM QUEBEC AND MIKE DAVIS FROM MICHIGAN TOOK FIRST PLACE HONORS. IT WAS LAJOIE’S 11TH REGATTA VICTORY AND DAVIS’ FIRST WIN. FIRST TIME REGATTA PADDLER, JAKE CROTSER FROM ONEONTA AND HIS PARTNER MATT MEERSMAN FROM INDIANA WERE 6TH OVERALL. CROTSER SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE…

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-JAKE CROTSER)

REBECCA DAVIS FROM MICHIGAN PADDLED WITH 6 TIME PRO WINNER NORMAN MAINGUY FROM QUEBEC AND TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY COMMUNICATED, SINCE MAINGUY DOESN’T SPEAK ENGLISH.

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-REBECCA DAVIS)

DAVIS AND MAINGUY WERE 10TH OVERALL IN THE 49 TEAM FIELD AND THE FIRST MIXED TEAM TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE. REBECCA IS THE DAUGHTER OF LONGTIME MICHIGAN PADDLERS BRUCE AND ROXANNE BARTON. NORMAND HAS WON THE CLINTON PRO CLASS 6 TIMES WITH ALL TIME REGATTA CHAMPION SERGE CORBIN. CORBIN HAS 28 WINS AT THE CLINTON.

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THE 60TH RUNNING OF THE GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. OVER 800 CANOE RACERS FROM 28 STATES AND CANADA PARTICIPATED IN THE REGATTA INCLUDING THE FAMOUS 70 MILER, WORLD’S LONGEST ONE DAY FLAT WATER RIVER RACE. TED KENYON FROM CONNECTICUT TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE ONE MAN AMATUER 50 YEARS AND OLDER DIVISION WITH A TIME OF 9 HOURS 10 MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS. HE TOLD WCDO HOW MUCH HE AND OTHER PADDLERS MISSED THE RACE THE LAST TWO YEARS.

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-TED KENYON)

4 PADDLERS WERE INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME INCLUDING 10 TIME REGATTA WINNER, ANDY TRIEBOLD FROM MICHIGAN, 32 TIME FINISHER BOB VINCENT FROM ONTARIO,CANADA, 100 YEAR OLD MIKE FREMONT FROM OHIO AND LOCAL 21 HUNDRED MILE CLUB MEMBER, JOHN YOUNG FROM RICHMONDVILLE. TWO CONTRIBUTORS WERE ALSO VOTED IN. THEY INCLUDED PAST REGATTA CHAIRMAN AND VOLUNTEER, ED HROMADA POSTHUMOUSLY AND 13 TIME REGATTA CHAIRMAN, JOHN HARMON.

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A.M. NEWS Tuesday 5-31-22

THE 60TH RUNNING OF THE GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OVER 800 CANOE RACERS ON THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. THIS YEAR’S 70 MILE ENDURANCE RACES WERE HELD ON SUNDAY AND FEATURED PADDLERS FROM 28 STATES AND CANADA. WCDO’S CRAIG STEVENS SPOKE WITH LONG TIME PADDLERS GARY APREA FROM AUSTERLITZ NEW YORK AND GLORIA WESLEY FROM MASSACHUSETTS, 2 OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS YEAR’S FIRST PLACE 4 PERSON PRO RACE…

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-GLORIA & GARY)

THEY BEAT THE 2ND PLACE CANOE BY 3 MINUTES AND 33 SECONDS. GARY WAS INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME IN 2014 AND THIS YEAR MARKED HIS 44TH REGATTA FINISH. IN THE 70 MILE ONE PERSON PRO RACE, BEN SCHLIMMER FROM CAMILLUS, NEW YORK TOOK TOP HONORS FINISHING THE RACE IN 8 HOURS 41 MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS. SCHLIMMER TALKED ABOUT THE LOW WATER LEVELS THIS YEAR.

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-BEN SCHLIMMER)

2ND PLACE C1 PRO, KEVIN OLSON FROM FLORIDA CROSSED THE FINISH LINE 10 MINUTES BEHIND SCHLIMMER AND SAID BEN IS AT ANOTHER LEVEL…

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-KEVIN OLSON)

KEVIN’S FATHER, RICK OLSON HAS RACED THE CLINTON OVER 30 TIMES AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN 2019.

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THE 60TH GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND . SCOUT, YOUTH, SPRINT, AND RELAY RACERS COMPETED ON SATURDAY AND THE FAMOUS 70 MILE ENDURANCE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE WERE HELD ON SUNDAY. OVER 800 PADDLERS FROM 28 STATES AND CANADA COMPETED. IN THE TWO PERSON PRO RACE, CANADA’S STEVE LAJIOE WON HIS 11TH CLINTON WITH PARTNER, MICHAEL DAVIS FROM MICHIGAN. THEY SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE…

(NEWS REGATTA 2022-LAJOIE & DAVIS)

THIS YEAR’S TWO PERSON PRO RACE FEATURED ONE OF THE BIGGEST FIELDS IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS WITH 49 TEAMS AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN CANOE RACING COMPETING FOR THE 3 THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE. LOCAL TOP TEN PRO FINISHERS INCLUDED JAKE CROTSER FROM ONEONTA AND HIS PARTNER, MATT MEERSMAN FROM INDIANA IN 6TH PLACE AND RYAN ZAVERAL FROM UNADILLA WITH HIS PARTNER, PATRICK MADDEN FROM SCOTIA, NEW YORK IN 9TH PLACE.

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State Police arrested 21 year old Joseph Hayes of Middletown and 26 year old Cory Bartley of Fleischmanns for breaking a window at a synagogue in Fleischmanns, May 20th. Hayes and Bartley entered synagogue property, and Hayes threw a large rock at the building, breaking a window. Bartley also threw a rock at the building, which did not cause any damage. Hayes is charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass, Bartley is charged with criminal mischief, Troopers issued both men appearance tickets returnable to Middletown town court on June 23.

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Delaware County Public Health will hold a Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic For dogs, cats and ferrets today from 6:45PM to 7:45PM at Hancock Town Hall. For questions or more information call 607-832-5200 or see our website www.delawarecountypublichealth.com

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Fire fighters in Oneonta responded to a fire at 36 High Street Saturday. The Fire caused extensive damage to the rear of the building, all occupants safely evacuated, the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Firefighters from Unadilla & Wells Bridge responded to a fire at 184 Merriman Hill Road Sunday. The fire was confined to a garage, no injuries were reported & the investigation is continuing.

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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Nicholas McDonald of Oneonta following the investigation into a suspicious person complaint in the Town of Milford. McDonald is accused of possessing a catalytic converter that had been stolen from a vehicle in Milford, he was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, auto stripping, criminal mischief, criminal tampering, trespassing, resisting arrest, obstruction to governmental administration, possession of burglar tools and false impersonation, He was remanded to the Otsego County Correctional Facility pending future court action.

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The Annual Sidney Arbor Day Celebration will be held Friday at 10:00 am. at Keith Clark Park, Spokesperson Lorrie Roach comments:

(Lorrie Roach 4-28-22)

The winners of the annual Poster Contest will be announced that The Sidney Elementary school band be back to perform this year.

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On February 24th, 2022, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Town of Walton residence of Joseph Hahn, to assist members of the Delaware County Probation Department with a home visitation, where it was discovered that Hahn was found to be in possession of Suboxone without a prescription. this week, lab test results confirmed the substance was Suboxone, Deputies arrested Hahn and charged him with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Hahn was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Walton Court on a later date.

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On April 7th, Sidney Police responded to a report of people fighting in the street on Bates Terrace. Police arrested 24 year old Nathanial Baron of Oneonta for 3 counts of Menacing & 29 year old Sean Alvarez of Sidney for 3 counts of Menacing & 3 counts of Reckless Endangerment, both were processed and released on appearance tickets to appear in Village of Sidney Court at a later date. The investigation is still open and more charges are expected to be filed.

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The 40th Algonquin Antique Auto show will be held this year on June 12th at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge, spokesman Ernie Thompson explains:

(Ernie Thompson 4-28-22)

Thompson said that there will be food, a flea Market, where prospective vendors can get more information at 967-5815, also volunteers are needed to assist arranging the vehicles by class as they enter, anyone interested can call Thompson at 764-8134.

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A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 4-28-22

State Police arrested 40 year old Joshua Condon of Hartwick for Predatory Sex Assault Against a Child in 2 different counties, after it was reported to State Police that Condon raped and sexually abused two victims under the age of 13 on multiple occasions. Condon was remanded to the Otsego County Jail on no bail, it was also revealed that Condon raped a victim under the age of 13 in Delaware County, 34 year old Jessica Bresee of Hartwick was also charged after investigators discovered that she knew about the sex assaults and did not report them to police, she was charged with Criminal Facilitation in Otsego & Delaware Counties.

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40-year-old Anthony Robertson was taken into custody in Binghamton, he was wanted on arrest warrants for murder and kidnapping in Massachusetts. Binghamton police and U.S. Marshals took Robertson into custody Tuesday, Robertson and 35-year-old Anwar Kelly of Binghamton fled on foot, they were apprehended after a brief chase. Police executed a search warrant on a vehicle and at an apartment at 83 Pennsylvania Avenue, they seized a loaded “ghost gun,” a stolen handgun, a rifle and ammunition, plus fentanyl and cash. Robertson was turned over to the Marshals Service, Kelly was arraigned in Binghamton City Court and sent to Broome County Jail.

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The state Court of Appeals upheld a lower state court ruling that invalidated the newly redrawn maps for the State Senate districts and the state’s Congressional Districts. The court found that the maps that were drawn by the state legislature and signed by Governor Hochul were gerrymandered to benefit Democrats, a “Special Master” will be paid to redraw the maps, that is likely to be Jonathan Cervas, a professor at Carnegie Melon University, who recently set up districts in Pennsylvania.

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(Barbara Doyle 11-1-18)

Doyle currently works for Bassett Healthcare in Research & has been accepted to participate in the University of Albany’s graduate program for Literature, with a goal to become an English professor.
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4 out of the 5 New York Gubernatorial Candidates will participate in a debate in Albany tonight. Governor Cuomo has opted out of tonight’s debate, republican Marcus Molinaro, Libertarian Larry Sharpe; Green Party Candidate Howie Long & Independent Stephanie Miner will participate, at the College of St. Rose in Albany at 6:00pm.
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The Delaware County Board of Elections Office will be open extra hours in the days leading up to the General Elections on November 6th. Added Hours will be today until 7:00 PM for absentee voting, Saturday November 3rd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. More information is available at 832-5321, or at the main office in Delhi, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
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Following a court decision this week, The Oneonta Fire District will officially dissolve tomorrow. The Oneonta town board will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. to hold a public hearing on the 2019 town budget and discuss the formation of the new fire district.
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The State DMV announced that November is “STOP-DWI Month” in New York State. The STOP-DWI Program was established in November of 1981 to coordinate state and local efforts to reduce impaired-driving offenses and to prevent crashes across the state. Since the program was enacted, fatalities from alcohol-related crashes on New York’s roadways have decreased 74%.
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A man reported missing whose vehicle was found abandoned in Oneonta has been located deceased. State Police located 53-year-old Steven J. Kassirer deceased in a ravine within heavy brush, behind Safelite Auto Glass on Oneida Street in Oneonta. Troopers located Kassirer’s vehicle earlier in the week in the Safe Lite parking lot, he was reported missing in Irondequoit and was also reported missing in Massachusetts when he did not report to his place of employment on October 23. No foul play is suspected at this time but the cause of death is still pending autopsy results.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting Today, in the Guilford Elementary School Cafeteria at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” will be held today, at the Sidney Memorial Library. The event will run from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, members will get a chance to meet with new Library Director Beth Paine.
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(Linda Wegner 8-23-18)

The NYS Smokers’ Quitline is a service of the NYS Department of Health, at 1-866-NY-QUITS, which is still free of charge, & is available 7 days a week starting at 9:00 AM each day.
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The Walton Central School district board of education held another emergency meeting Wednesday night, they appointed Larry Thomas as interim Superintended replacing Roger Clough, who is out of paid administrative leave following accusations of misconduct. The Walton School Board is also working to hire new principal at the High School & Middle School, & an Assistant Principal from both school, after Rob Knuschke, Andy Gates & Mark Lamoreaux all resigned recently to accept other positions in other school districts.
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The Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted to stop eminent domain proceedings in order to acquire the Bishop Farm property in Hamden, for a new Delaware County Department of Public Works facility. The board had made an offer for the property which was deemed too low by the Bishops, a public outcry at a recent meeting led to Wednesday board of supervisors’ decision to remove the bishop property from the list of properties considered for the facility.
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The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences opened up this week at their new $60,000 million dollar building in Johnson City. The facility is located at 96 Corliss Ave in Johnson City, a couple opf blocks away for the UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital complex. More information about classes & curriculum is available at binghamton.edu.
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The Great New York State Fair opened Wednesday & broke their 1st-day attendance record with total attendance at 73,596 people. The number breaks last year’s record by more than 5600 people. The full list of activities is available at nysfair.ny.gov.
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation that expands the benefits available to eligible crime victims, who have not been physically injured, to include reimbursement of crime scene cleanup and domestic violence shelter costs. The change will allow victims of hate crimes or domestic violence cases to apply for compensation for these expenses from the state Office of Victim Services. Under current law, crime scene cleanup and shelter costs incurred by crime victims were excluded.
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State Police arrested 57 year old Cornelia Dawson of Massachusetts for Aggravated DWI with a reportable B.A.C. of .21%, as well as several other traffic tickets, after Troopers monitoring I-88 in Oneonta Dawson’s vehicle cross into the shoulder several times. Dawson was arraigned in the town of Oneonta Court and released on her own recognizance.
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The 56th General Clinton Canoe Regatta was held over the Memorial Day weekend with over 1,000 paddlers participating. The popular 70 mile 2 person race was a close one, the team of Andy Triebold & Steve Lajoie won their 8th race by beating 2nd place finishers Serge Corbin & Guillaume Blaise by a little under 5 minutes, but the real excitement was the sprint to the finish for the 2nd place position, where Corbin & Blaise beat local pros Trever LeFever & Ben Schlimmer of Oneonta by 3 seconds. WCDO’s Craig Stevens spoke with challenging the 28 time Regatta Champ:

(Regatta18 –LeFever-Schlimmer)

There were 52 teams in this year’s 70 Mile C2 pro race Monday.
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The 56th General Clinton Canoe Regatta was held over the Memorial Day weekend with over 1,000 paddlers participating. The popular 70 mile 2 person race was a close one, the team of Andy Triebold & Steve Lajoie won their 8th race by beating 2nd place finishers Serge Corbin & Guillaume Blaise by a little under 5 minutes, Serge Corbin joked with WCDO’s Craig Stevens after the race:

(Regatta18-Corbin 2)

Corbin & Blaise outsprinted the local team of Trevor LeFever & Ben Schlimmer coming in 2nd place by just 3 seconds. There were 52 Pro Teams in the C2 pro race this year.
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In the competitive men’s NYMCRA Stock race, Local Paddlers Rob Birdsall & Todd LeFever took 1st place honors, beating the 2nd place team by over 11 minutes, Birdsall commented on the race:

(Regatta 18-Birdsall)

Jeff Newman of Unadilla & Scott Jordan of Otego took 3rd place, Newman talked about the Competition:

(Regatta18-Newman)

Over 1000 paddlers participated over the 4 day weekend of the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
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The search for a 14-month-old boy continued today in Wayne County. Owen Hidalgo-Calderon has been missing since May 16th, his mother, Selena Hidalgo-Calderon was found dead in a wooded area last week in Sodus. Alberto Reyes has been charged with moving his girlfriend’s Selena’s body from their home, he is in Police custody, but the infant is still missing.
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2 local students are competing in today’s Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC, Melodie Loya of Bainbridge & Theodore Ignatovsky of Cooperstown. Loya participated last year, making it into the top 50, coverage is provided at ESPN.com.
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New York State ranked 4th nationwide in credit card debt at $58.2 billion in 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Although credit card debt declined significantly in the state from 2008 through 2013, the trend reversed in 2014 as per capita balances rose by more than 14% through 2017 to $3,710, nearly 20% above the national average. DiNapoli said that the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides advice and resources to help consumers deal credit card issues at consumerfinance.gov.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy’s arrested 30 year old Connie Zachow of Franklin for 2nd degree Assault, obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, escape and 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, after she allegedly struck a Deputy in Franklin. Zachow was arraigned at the Town of Sidney Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 secured bond, pending action in Town of Franklin court at a later date.
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The 56th General Clinton Canoe Regatta was held this past Memorial Day Weekend; which featured the famous 70 mile races from Cooperstown to Bainbridge on Monday. In the 4 person class, the Michigan team of Bruce & Roxanne Barton, Tim Triebold & Jeff Kolka edged out the 2nd place team of Jeff Shultis, Bob Zaveral, Larry Harrison & Bob Wisse by just 15 seconds, Bruce Barton talked about the tough race:

(Regatta18-Barton)

This is the 2nd time the Michigan paddlers took 1st place in the 4 person race, Bob Zaveral commented on the tight race:

(Regatta18-Zaveral)

Both teams finished in just over 8 hours
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In Monday’s 70 mile 2 person pro race, Andy Triebold & Steve Lajoie from Quebec took 1st place for the 8th time together, beating 2nd place finishers Serge Corbin & Guillaume Blaise by just under 5 minutes. WCDO’s Craig Stevens spoke with Triebold about beating the 28-time winner Serge Corbin:

(Regatta18- Triebold)

The 61 year old Corbin said that he pleased with the 2nd place finish:

(Regatta18 Corbin)

Corbin & Blaise squeaked out 2nd place by just 3 seconds over Oneonta paddlers Trevor LeFever & Ben Schlimmer. This year’s 2 person pro race had 52 teams.
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In the 2 person pro race, Andy Triebold of Michigan & Steve Lajoie from Quebec, won for their 8th time together, Lajoie talked to WCDO’s Craig Stevens about their chemistry:

(Regatta18 –Lajoie)

The pair finished the race in 7:30:11, just under 5 minute ahead of 28 time winner Serge Corbin & partner Guillaume Blaise of Quebec; this was Corbin’s 30th Clinton race.
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Pro-paddler Mike Packard from Otego competed in the C1 pro race Monday, he told WCDO’s Craig Stevens that he ran into some rough spots during the race:

(Regatta18-Packard)

Packard finished 5th in the C1 Pro race. This Year’s Regatta attracted over 1000 paddlers from 24 states 7 3 Canadian Provinces, and continues to be North America’s longest 1 day flatwater river race.
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6 people were inducted into the General Clinton Canoe Regatta Hall of Fame Saturday in Bainbridge, including 25 year scout coordinator Eileen Tallmadge of Afton; she told WCDO how she initially became involved:

(Regatta18-Tallmadge)

This year’s Hall Of Fame class included Clarence “Tete” Pearsall, for his contributions to the event & the park, as well as paddlers Steve Collier of Cooperstown, Al Shaver Sr. of Maryland New York, Nick Lyesiek of Massachusetts & Blair Buckholtz of Wellsville New York.
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The Chenango County DPW announced that they will close County Route 37 between County Road 36 & Keach Road in the town of Guilford, on Tuesday May 29th. Crews will be replacing a large culvert, which could take between 7 & 10 days to complete. Detours are suggested along Marble Road & Keach Road, more information is available at 337-1710.
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Chenango County Sheriff’s department arrested 2 Town of Pharsalia residents following an investigation into stolen property. Chenango County Sheriff’s Detectives and Deputies performed a search warrant on a property in the Town of Pharsalia; they discovered numerous items that were reported stolen, along with cultivated marihuana. 38 year old Todd Jackson was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a controlled substance & Unlawful growing of cannabis. Jackson was arraigned in the Town of McDonough Court and released on his own recognizance. 34 year old Chelsea Evanoff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful growing of cannabis, she was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Pharsalia Court on a later date.
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Actress & Comedienne Amy Schumer will be performing Live Onstage tonight at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta. The show was announce over the weekend, it will start at 8:00 PM, tickets were sold out in 3 hours.
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Chenango County Sheriff’s Department arrested 36 year old Zane Marvin of Pitcher for criminal contempt and criminal mischief. Marvin was charged following an investigation into a complaint of an order of protection violation, after Marvin allegedly went to the residence of the protected party and kicked in the front door causing damage to the door. Marvin was arraigned in the Town of Pitcher Court where he was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $500 cash bail.

(Cuomo 3-21-17)

The Governor stated that over 4 years New York State would lose $4.6 billion and lose at least $2.4 billion a year by fiscal year 2020. The Collins-Faso amendment would stop the counties from paying a share of Medicaid, which would cost upstate counties is 2.3 Billion Dollars.
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Conference committee activity will continue among lawmakers in Albany through the end of the month, local assemblyman Cliff Crouch has been assigned to serve on some committees, he said that the Agriculture portion of the budget should be favorable this year:

(Crouch 3-21-17)

The Governor’s Budget proposal increased spending by 1.9% over last year, with over 152 billion dollars in spending, the deadline to pass the budget is April 1st.
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The Tri-Town Coalition on Substance Abuse Prevention will hold their annual dinner & Prevention education night Wednesday night at the Sidney High School. Coalition President Lorraine Keckeisen told WCDO about the guest speakers & other items of interest:

(Lorraine Keckesien 3-21-17)

More information is available at 561-7707.
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The Oneonta City Commission of Community Relations & Human Rights announced that they have selected Carla Balnis & Luisa Montanti as the “Over 25” recipients of the “Women’s Trailblazer” award, and Judy Morales as the Under 25 recipient. The women will be honored with a ceremony at 6:30 PM tonight in the lobby of City hall, prior to tonight’s Oneonta Common Council meeting at 7:00 PM.
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The State DOT will hold a public open house meeting on Thursday, March 23 to discuss plans to replace a bridge on State Route 7 in the village of Afton. The meeting will be held at the Afton Town Hall, from 5:30-7:00 pm. The bridge in question was built in 1922 and carries State Route 7 over Kelsey Brook. The bridge is safe for continued travel and is regularly inspected.
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Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting encourages residents to support the State Sheriff’s Institute, during their membership drive currently underway. The Sheriffs Institute has numerous programs, including the Sheriff’s Summer Camps, the Criminal Justice Scholarship Program & the Victim Notification program. More information is available at sheriffsinstitute.org.

State Police located wanted subject Troy Maloney of Hampton, New Hampshire operating a motor vehicle on Interstate 88 in the Town of Colesville. Maloney was wanted by the State of Massachusetts for Arson to a Dwelling, Troopers stopped the vehicle Maloney was traveling in and arrested him without incident. Maloney was arraigned as a Fugitive From Justice in Town of Colesville Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail in lieu of bail pending an extradition hearing.
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State Senator Jim Seward has been named co-chairman of the general government/local assistance budget conference committee and will also serve as a member of the education budget conference committee. The conference committees are made up of five senators and five assemblymen tasked with negotiating budget differences between the houses, in concert with the governor, to develop a final spending plan. The conference committees conduct open, public meetings, which can be viewed on-line at www.nysenate.gov.
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The Arc Otsego, in partnership with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities is holding a free Front Door Information Session from 4:00 to 6:00 PM today for individuals and families regarding access to services through OPWDD. The session will be held at The Arc Otsego, located at 35 Academy Street in Oneonta.
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The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will have its next regular meeting today at Green’s Long River Inn, State Route 357, in Unadilla beginning at 8:15 am. Nominations for Business of the Years and Good Neighbor/Commitment to Community are to be turned in at this meeting for selection with honorees to be honored at the Annual Dinner meeting on Sunday, April 23 at the Unadilla Methodist Church, Main Street, Unadilla. All members and directors are urged to attend.
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Many area villages will hold elections for local positions today. many of the races have candidates running unoopposed, In Sidney Andrew Skrobanski is running unopposed for Village court justice, in Milford Taylor Brose, Michael Strong & William Tallman are running for 2 seats on the village board.
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The Next Commerce Chenango Business After Hours will be today, co-hosted by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at The Stadium in Oxford. The staff of the Rumble Ponies will discuss various promotions & the changes at NYSEG Stadium. More information is available at 334-1400.

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Attorney general Eric Schneiderman is asking Charter Communications to fix the service problems of the state’s Time Warner Cable subscribers following their recent acquisition.   Schneiderman reported that his office’s investigation has shown Time Warner’s actual internet speeds can be lower than advertised and that they failed to keep up with customer demand, leading to congestion and lost data. Officials with Charter stated that they have made significant investments in its infrastructure already and will continue to do so.

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State Police arrested 53-year-old Deborah Perkins of Oneonta, for operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marihuana. The arrest occurred after a trooper responded to a report of a motor vehicle driving off the roadway on State Route 28 in the Town of Otsego.   Perkins is accused of driving while impaired by drugs when she crashed; Perkins faces court action on June 16th.

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The 10 day Greater Chenango Cares IRT event will be held on 10 days in July In Norwich again this year, with a variety of medical, dental, optometry and veterinary services. Volunteers are needed to sign up & assist with the event, according to Elizabeth Monaco of the Chenango United Way:

(Elizabeth Monaco 6-9-16)

The event is from July 15th through the 24th, at the Norwich High School, more information is available at 334-8815.

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The Village of New Berlin will be celebrating their Bicentennial on Friday & All day Saturday, New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter explains:

(Terry Potter 6-9-16)

Potter said that a video with a full line up of events has been posted on the New Berlin New York Village Bicentennial Celebration facebook page.

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Governor Cuomo announced $10 million has been awarded for airport capital project improvements across the State. This funding from the Governor’s Aviation Capital Grant Program will support safety, infrastructure, and economic development projects across the State. The Sidney Municipal Airport, will receive $675,000 for the Construction of a New Conventional Hangar

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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will visit Cooperstown today. at 10:30 AM Hochul Highlights Upstate Tourism at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, at 11:00 AM she Meets with Small Business Owners in Cooperstown & at 12:00 PM Hochul will be at the Otesaga Hotel where she will speak at the Mohawk Valley Regional Small Business/Workforce Development Summit.

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The Ottawa Senators announced today that Kurt Kleinendorst has been returned as head coach of the Binghamton Senators. Kleinendorst returns to Binghamton where he delivered the franchise’s only Calder Cup championship in 2011. In two years with the B-Sens, Kleinendorst posted a 71-70-8-7 regular season record and went 16-7 during the championship 2011 post-season. Assistant coach Steve Stirling has also agreed to return to the B-Sens coaching staff.

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The American Red Cross will host a blood drive today in Walton from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM at the United Presbyterian Church at 58 East Street. Appointments can be made at the American Red Cross Blood Donor App at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS.

(Crouch 2-11-15)

The Senate Majority announced that they are prioritizing the idea of removing the Gap Elimination Adjustment in the coming fiscal year budget.
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The number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap declined by more than half over the past three fiscal years, dropping from 44 school districts in 2012-13 to only 19 in 2014-15, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The report also found low- and average-need districts were twice as likely to override the tax cap compared to high-need districts. 14 districts exceeded the cap in two of the three years and one district exceeded the cap all three years. The full report is available at osc.state.ny.us.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that the Community Overdose Prevention program, which provides funding to equip state and local law-enforcement officers with naloxone, has saved more than 100 lives in less than a year. The abuse of heroin and prescription Opiod Drugs is a growing problem, Nationwide, fatal overdoses from heroin doubled from 2010-2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Broome County Sheriff’s department was among the top life saving organizations with 5 saves by Naloxone since the program started.
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(Bill Youngs 9-19-14)

Tickets are available at FoothillsPAC.org or at the theater Box office on Market Street in Oneonta.
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New York State’s private sector job count grew by 3,900, or 0.1% in August, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. This latest monthly employment gain raised New York State’s overall private sector job count to 7,605,000, an all-time high. The statewide unemployment rate declined from 6.6% to 6.4% in August 2014, its lowest level since late 2008. A county-by-county breakdown of unemployment rates will be released next week.
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The 12th annual Sidney Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Induction Weekend starts tonight during half time at the Sidney-Chenango Forks Football game. Sidney Alumni Spokesman Greg Davie explains:

(Greg Davie 9-19-14)

The Induction dinner & ceremony will be held at American Legion on Union Street Saturday at 5:00 PM.
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Governor Cuomo announced that Estate Tax refunds are available to qualified spouses of same-sex couples, as a result of the recent United States Supreme Court decision, in which the Court held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Taxpayers impacted by this change should contact the New York State Taxpayer Information Center at 518-457-5387.

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Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 44-year-old Michael Pollock of Pharsalia for Felony DWI, Felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, Unlicensed Operator, and Failure to Keep Right.   Pollock was stopped for moving violations in the Town of Preston, he is accused of operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated state, with an expired driver’s license, and his driving privileges were revoked from a prior DWI.  Pollock was processed and released to appear at a later date in the Town of Preston Court.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 25-year-old Michael Gulotty of Norwich on an active Arrest Warrant out of the Town of Norwich Court for 2^nd degree Aggravated Harassment.  Gulotty is accused of calling and sending text messages to the victim after being warned by the Sheriff’s Office to stop.  Gulotty was arraigned at the Town of Preston Court & was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of a $2,500 cash bail pending action in the Town of Preston Court at a later date.

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