State Police issued a total of 9,214 tickets statewide during the Memorial Day Weekend enforcement campaign to combat drunk and impaired driving.  Troopers arrested 185 people for DWI and investigated 851 crashes, including 163 personal injury crashes and two fatalities. Troopers issued 3991 tickets for Speeding, 415 for Distracted Driving, 3100 Seatbelt violations & 177 violations of the Move Over Law.  In 2020, Police issued just over 8900 tickets over the memorial day Weekend.

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One Day after State Senator Fred Akshar announced that he would run for Broome County Sheriff in 2022, Binghamton Mayor Rich David announced that he would consider a run for Akshar’s Senate Seat in 2022.  David has been the mayor of Binghamton for 7 years.  David becomes the first person to suggest a run at Akshar’s seat; meanwhile, Akshar is challenging Broome County Sheriff Department Captain Kate Newcomb.

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The National Weather Service reported that a “large tree” fell on a house near the intersection of Neal Road and Route 26 in the Town of Pitcher Thursday Afternoon.  The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office responded & no injuries were reported, several storms passed through the region yesterday afternoon & through the overnight hours.

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Chenango County Sherriff’s Office Deputies arrested 48 year old Jeffrey Bolster of Sidney after investigating a complaint of 2 horses that were stolen from Guilford.  Good Samaritan’s found the horses & brought them to their home & contacted the Sheriff’s Office, deputies determined that Bolster owned the horses; a Veterinarian determined that the horses were receiving inadequate care and nutrition.   Bolster relinquished custody of the horses after being charged with Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance, & other similar charges, Bolster was issued an appearance ticket for Guilford Town Court at a later date.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released the latest Municipal Audits, Locally; Otsego County officials adequately assessed the impact of the pandemic on financial operations while developing estimates for revenues and expenditures in their 2021 budget.  DiNapoli’s Audit of the East Meredith Fire District stated that the board did not establish adequate controls over cash receipts and disbursements, did not segregate duties or provide oversight to ensure the treasurer accurately recorded transactions.   The Audit of the Franklin-Treadwell Fire District reported that district officials had good controls over disbursements, the board did not always provide adequate oversight of the treasurer’s activities & their Board of Fire Commissioners did not properly segregate duties over disbursements that could lead to

inappropriate transactions.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 6-4-21

Delaware County Public Health announced their weekly COVID statistics Thursday.  They had 12 new cases in the last week, with 16 active cases, 3 hospitalized & 23 in quarantine.  Delaware County has had a total of 2397 cases since the pandemic started with 47 deaths & 2334 recoveries.

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The Unadilla Cadette Girl Scout Troop is putting together Emergency packets for residents to fill out & put on their refrigerator, in Emergency personnel responding to any kind of emergency, Troop Spokesperson Nicole Seymour explains:

(Nicole Seymour 5-20-21)

Community members will be able to pick up the Girl Scouts Emergency Packets at the Unadilla Fire House on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, more  information is available at 760-8408.

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The Afton Open Air Market will take place Saturday, from 9:00 AM to  3:00 PM  with free parking in the Suburban Propane Parking Lot.  50 local merchants are participating, there will be horse drawn carriage rides around Afton Lake, and a can & bottle drive to benefit the Afton area not for profit organization “HALos”

The Delhi Village Police Department responded Saturday to a report of a 44-year-old female who was unconscious and not breathing at an Elm Street residence in the Village of Delhi.  Police determined that her symptoms were consistent with an opioid overdose, they administered Narcan, EMT, arrived & transported her by ambulance to the O’Connor Hospital.  On May 25th, Delhi Village Police responded to a report of a man who had collapsed in his home on Bridge Street, police found a 69-year-old male who was exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose, & discovered that the man had recently used heroin. Officers administered Narcan and remained on scene with the patient until relieved by EMS.  Police believe that the 2 incidents were not related.

The General Clinton Canoe Regatta takes on a different look this year, with a 70 mile virtual race that can be run at any time on the Memorial Day weekend, with a GPS unit tracking the paddlers journey, Regatta Chairman John Harmon explains:

(John Harmon 5-20-21)

Harmon said that the General Gap races will be held on Friday night, & there will be Scout Races held on Saturday, there will be vendors in Downtown Bainbridge, a free concert at General Clinton Park & there will be a fireworks display Saturday night, weather permitting.

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The Unadilla Cadette Girl Scout Troop is putting together Emergency packets for residents to fill out & put on their refrigerator, in Emergency personnel responding to any kind of emergency, Troop Spokesperson Nicole Seymour explains:

(Nicole Seymour 5-20-21)

Community members will be able to pick up the Girl Scouts Emergency Packets at the Unadilla Fire House on Saturday June 5th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, more  information is available at 760-8408.

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The Morris Central School Board of Education appointed Dr. Shannon Babbie as the district’s next Superintendent of Schools.  Babbie will succeed Matthew Sheldon, who is finishing his 12th year of service at Morris,  Babbie will assume his new position on July 1st.

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The Statewide COVID-19 Positivity rate dropped below 1% Wednesday after 186,000 tests were conducted.  The rate dropped to .85%, the lowest since last September  11th, the 7 day rolling average has declined for the last 45 days.  Hospitalizations dropped to 1490, there were 339 ICU patients, 208 were on ventilators, there were 18 deaths attributed to the virus Wednesday.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 5-20-21

Chenango County Public Health announced that they have administered 6267 COVID Vaccines so far, 44.2% of the Chenango County Population has received at least 1 vaccine dose.   Public Health will have 70 first doses of Moderna vaccine at the Old Label Shopper store in Norwich from 2:30 to 4:00 PM today, by appointment only at co.chenango.ny.us/public-health.  More information is available at 337-1660 or on their Facebook page.

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Sidney Police Department and the Sidney Fire Department responded Last Sunday Morning to 242 Bird Ave for a report of a vehicle fire. After a preliminary investigation it was determined the cause of the fire to be intentional. The investigation is ongoing. The Sidney Police Department is asking that if anyone has any information to contact the Sidney Police Department at 607 561-2301.

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State Police are searching for 15-year-old Adrianna Leidecker,  who was last seen at a residence on Hyde Street in Whitney Point.  It is believed that Adrianna left the residence sometime after 1:00 a.m., she has runaway on several other occasions, she was previously been located in the Dryden area and in Pennsylvania.  Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Leidecker should contact State Police at 775-1241.

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