Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond is the president of the New York State Sheriff’s Association, he held a press conference in Albany this week calling on Lawmakers to do something about the surge in attack on police officers statewide:

Sheriff DuMond 4-25-26)

Sheriff DuMond said that 4 Officers in New York State have been killed in the line of duty this year already, including 2 near Syracuse last week, & he mentioned that stabbing of a Norwich Police officer recently who escaped being fatally injured, he is calling on Lawmakers to support the efforts of law enforcement with meaningful legislation before the end of the current session in June.

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The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held this Saturday, as they aim to prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction by encouraging the public to dispose of unneeded medications. Various collections are being organized nationwide, from 10 AM to 2:00 PM, to gather expired or unused prescription drugs. The list of Participating organizations can be found at dea.gov.

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The Sidney Arbor Day Celebration will be held Friday morning at 10:00 At Keith Clark Park in Sidney, Chairperson Lorrie Roach of the Sidney Shade Tree Commission explains:

(Lorrie Roach 4-26-24)

Roach said that they are looking to add committee members to the Shade Tree Commission, those interested can talk to a committee member at today’s event or call Lorrie Roach at 563-2563.

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The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force said officers executed the search warrant at 15 Corbett Avenue where Officers seized methamphetamines, crack cocaine, fentanyl and methadone, as well as items used for weighing and packaging narcotics. 41 year old Jeremy Bezek was charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance & criminally using drug paraphernalia, 25 year old Carter Dennison was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, both face court action shortly.

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An American Red cross Blood Drive is being held today in Delhi from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the Delhi Alliance Church, appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 4-25-24

The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will host a local contest of the National Civics Bee on Saturday, April 27, as middle schoolers strive to represent New York at the national competition in Washington, D.C. The local competition will be held at The Okun Theatre at SUNY Delhi, starting at 2:00 pm. Delaware County Chamber President Ray Pucci explains:

(Ray Pucci 4-25-24)

The top three finalists from the locally hosted competition advance to the May 30 statewide competition in Albany with one moving on to the third annual national contest in November. The top three finishers will receive a cash prize and trophy.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop for violations in the town of Middletown, Deputies arrested 28 year old Frank Mazepa of Morris for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, for driving with 3 active suspensions on his license, he was charged with several other traffic infractions, & he was directed to appear at the Town of Middletown Court at a later date to answer for the charges. Mazepa was also found to be the subject of an active violent felony arrest warrant and was turned over to the Oneonta Police Department, where he was held pending arraignment.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched on March 4th to a 1 car motor vehicle accident located on East Hubbell Hill Road, in the Town of Middletown. 25-year-old Filemon Garcia Jr., of Middletown, lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and entered into a ditch, causing damage to private property. Following the investigation and the results of toxicology report, Deputies arrested Garcia this week for DWI, Aggravated DWI with a BAC of .18% or above, Consumption of Alcohol in a Motor vehicle, speed not reasonable and prudent, among other charges, he was released & was ordered to appear in the Town of Middletown Court at a later date.

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Governor Cuomo announced that the State Fair will be open all 18 days this year in Syracuse, with some restrictions:

(Cuomo 4-26-21)

The Governor also said that Stadiums can go from 20 to 33% capacity, Office can increase from 50 to 75% capacity, Casinos can increase from 25 to 50% capacity & Gyms & Fitness Centers from 33 to 50% capacity.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 3213 total COVID cases since the beginning of the pandemic & 57 since Friday. They reported 116 Active Cases today with 4 hospitalized and 494 Active Quarantines & 73 deaths.

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The Broome County Department of Health reported 120 new COVID cases with 2 more COVID deaths on Friday. Broome County has had a total of 333 deaths from the Virus; they have had 17,311 cases since the pandemic began.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Department reported that on Saturday, on Prescription Drug Take Back Day, they collected 1,920 pounds of old & unused medications. The event is scheduled every year to keep the unused medications out of the waste stream, but also to keep them from getting into the wrong hands.

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging restaurant owners to apply for a $28.6 billion federal restaurant relief program. The restaurant grant program will let restaurant owners apply for funds to cover coronavirus-related losses; the maximum grant for per restaurant is $5 million.

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The Village of Sidney’s annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony will be held this Friday at 1:00PM at Keith Clark Park. A Commemoration Sugar Maple will be planted, the Sidney Shade Tree Commission has conducted the Arbor Day tree planting tradition since 1994 & Sidney has been designated as a “Tree City USA” community for 24 years.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 4-26-21

State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced that the state will move forward with using the 1 dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. The vaccines were re-examined after 8 women out of 8 Million doses developed blood clots, with 1 death reported.

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The State Health Department reported 217,972 COVID tests were administered Saturday, with Total number of Positives at 4,087, or 1.88% of all tested, Patient Hospitalization were down to 3,198, the number of ICU patients is down to 742, those on Ventilators went down to 460, there were 50 deaths reported from COVID Saturday.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 17 new COVID cases Friday out of 421 tested, they reported 108 active cases, 15 hospitalized & 219 quarantined.

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Sidney Town Supervisor Gene Pigford is calling a special public hearing regarding zoning laws. The public hearing will be on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall Building located at 44 Grand Street, Sidney.

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The State DOT announced that work has begun in Bainbridge, to renew pavement & sidewalks on State Route 206. Alternating lane closures will be controlled by flaggers from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM between Case Road & East River Road through November.

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(Cliff Crouch 4-8-19)

Crouch said that in previous years CHIPS money was increased following extreme winter weather, Crouch said that while we did not have a heavy amount of snowfall; Roads are still rough this spring in the Southern tier:

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The Raymond Corporation of Greene unveils its new intralogistics solutions during ProMat 2019 held in Chicago this week.  Several new products & technologies are being featured; more information about the Raymond Corporation is available at raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.

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22nd District Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced that his April town hall will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Stanford Gibson Primary School in Norwich. The event is free and open to all members of the community.

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The Public is invited to attend this year’s Sidney’s Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, April 26th, at the Pavilion at Keith Clark Park on River Street beginning at 10:00 am.  Music will be provided by the Sidney Elementary Band under the direction of Amy Hoxie followed by a brief welcome address by Lorrie Roach, Chairperson of Sidney’s Shade Tree Commission.   The Tree City Recognition Award and Tree City USA flag recognizing Sidney as a Tree City for the 23rd Year will be accepted by Mayor Andy Matviak.

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 “Friendly’s Restaurants” announced that they have closed 14 upstate New York restaurants.  Several Broome County locations closed, their Oneonta location at 377 Main Street is expected to close shortly, and other locations that are closing are located in Syracuse, Rochester, and Oswego.  The Friendly’s at 561 Harry L Drive in Johnson will remain open.

State Troopers arrested 21-year-old Kayla Vanderpool from Adams for Driving while ability impaired by drugs, plus 14 other traffic citations Thursday after a pursuit through multiple jurisdictions.  State Police were dispatched to a 911 call reporting a wrong-way driver traveling west in the eastbound lanes of State Route 17 in the city of Binghamton.   Vanderpool continued through Vestal, she hit another vehicle, & the pursuit came to a conclusion in Owego where Vanderpool struck a patrol vehicle and was taken into custody.  Vanderpool was taken to Binghamton General Hospital for minor injuries.  The investigation is still on-going. 

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Nauman Hussein was indicted last week on 40 felony counts relating to last October’s crash of a modified Limousine that crashed in Schoharie, killing 20 people.  The indictment charges claim that Hussein put a vehicle on the road that failed its inspection one month before the accident, and hired the driver who was not licensed to operate the vehicle. He will be arraigned on the charges on Wednesday.

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The Otsego County Health Department announced a free rabies clinic today in Worcester.  The clinic will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Worcester Town Barn, more information is available at 547-4230.

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(Lorrie Roach 4-27-18)

The Sidney school District 5th grade band played at the ceremony & young sapling trees were distributed.
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Tomorrow in Bainbridge, the “Regatta Row” Folk Art Chairs, Side Tables & Canoe paddles will be on display along North main Street & at the Town Hall, where the decorated items will be displayed, along wi5th other planned events, Spokesperson Nancy Kitchen explains:

(Nancy Kitchen 4-27-18)

Kitchen said that tomorrow, there will be live music and Wine & food Tastings & The public can start voting for the “People’s Choice” for their favorite table or chair, they are also holding their “Fine Arts Show” in the gallery at the Town hall starting Saturday through May 5th, featuring various pieces on display from local artists & photographers.
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The Jericho Arts Council presents David Davis & The Warrior River Boys Saturday night at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available in advance at 288-3882, or at the box office before the show, information about this & other shows are available at JerichoArts.com.
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The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Delaware County will be held tomorrow at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Walton. The events will run from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, more information is available at relay for life.org/Delaware county NY.
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The Practice scheduled for tonight at the Afton Motorsports Park has been cancelled due to the weather, The practice has been tentatively scheduled for Monday, weather permitting.

RecruitNY is an initiative of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York & it is being held this weekend. Firehouses across the State will participate in Recruit New York, including the Unadilla Fire Department, Spokesman Kyle Short explains:

(Kyle Short 4-27-18)

A list of Fire Departments participating across the state can be found at recruitny.org/participation-area.
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The City of Oneonta’s annual Arbor Day event will include the ceremonial planting of a birch tree, the event begins at Swart-Wilcox Historic Park, Wilcox Avenue at 10:00 am today, the event is open to the public.
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The Sidney Central School Observatory will be open tonight, from 8:30-9:30PM. The featured attractions will be the waxing gibbous Moon, and rising Jupiter in the eastern sky. Several telescopes are available for viewing, including the main scope inside the dome. This event is open to the public, and admission is free. This session will be run by Sidney High faculty and students. The Observatory is located behind the high school building.
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This weekend, Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29th, the Wright National Soccer Campus will have 90 teams from throughout New York competing in the 6th Annual I-88 Challenge sponsored by the Oneonta Soccer Club. Club Spokesman Brett Buzzy explains:

(Brett Buzzy 4-27-18)

The event is expected to bring well over 3,500 players and supporters to the area this weekend.
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The Sidney Police Department will be taking part in the National Drug Take Back event Saturday, Chief Jan Gorshack explains:

(Jan Gorshack 4-27-18)

The event is held every year nationwide to remove expired unwanted and potentially dangerous medications out of people’s homes, and also out of the waste stream when they can seep into aquifers & waterways, tainting water supplies.
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Retired state trooper Bob Fernandez recently announced that he is running for Otsego County Sheriff this year, on Saturday, he will kick off his campaign at the Oneonta Veterans Club on Chestnut Street starting at 1:00 PM. The event is free; more information is available at fernandezforsheriff.com
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(Nancy Kitchen 4-28-17)

The event features Free food, street musicians, raffles, as well as the Adirondack Canoe Paddle Chairs & Game Tables designed by area artists, that will be featured in Bainbridge prior to an auction on Saturday May 27th during the General Clinton Canoe regatta. More information is available at Jerichoarts.com.
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The Oxford Village Tree Board will be holding its 31st annual “Tree City USA” Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, starting at 9:00 AM at the LaFayette Park bandstand. The Oxford Village Tree Board encourages families and individuals to attend.
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The Otsego County Conservation Association’s annual “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Garage Sale will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30 in the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market building at 101 Main Street (in Pioneer Alley), Cooperstown. Sale hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. Unsold items will be available for free on Monday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on OCCA, or to donate, visit www.occainfo.org.
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Governor Cuomo announced the Salvation Army in the City of Binghamton has broken ground on its new North Side Job Training and Support Center. The new $6 million center will create up to 40 new full-time jobs and will provide additional services to residents in need. The new center will also provide child-care and senior services.
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The Sidney Shade Tree Commission held their annual Arbor Day Ceremony this morning at the pavilion at Keith Clark Park. Village Spokesman John Redente comments:

(John Redente 4-28-17)

A tree was planted near the playground, in honor of long time Sidney merchant & Shade Tree Commission member, Elwin Van Valkenburgh. Sidney has once again earned the designation as a “Tree City USA”.
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More than 200 fire departments have signed up for the 7th annual Recruit New York weekend, according to the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. Firehouses across the State will open their doors to the public in an effort to increase membership in the volunteer fire service. Firefighters will be conducting tours of their facilities, demonstrating firefighting techniques, and allowing visitors to try on turnout gear. Participating local fire departments include Harpursville, Bainbridge, Greene, East Meredith, Walton, Unadilla & West Oneonta; the complete list is available at recruitny.org/participation-area.
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The Delaware county Department of Public Works will hold an informational meeting Saturday, regarding the County Route 35 “Stream Relocation” Project on Sidney Center. The meeting will be held at the fireman’s hall in Sidney Center tomorrow   starting at 10:00 AM

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Broome County Executive Debbie Preston announced she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Preston is a long time smoker & she told reporters that she has no intention of leaving office.

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The village of Sidney will hold their 22^nd annual “Arbor Day” celebration today at Keith Clark Park. The event begins at 10:00 AM at the pavilion; a tree will be planted in the park in honor of Jim Suriano, who has served on the Sidney Shade tree commission for many years.

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