Bassett Healthcare Network announced enhanced sign-on bonuses for a variety of open job positions for the next 90 days. Spokesperson Gabby Argo explains:

(Gabby Argo 10-5-23)

Bonus increases include up to $35,000 for registered nurses, Up to $20,000 for licensed practical nurses, clinical laboratory technicians, ultrasound technologists, radiology technologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists & Up to $15,000 for nursing assistants, emergency department technicians, physical therapy assistants, More information is available at bassett.org/careers.

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The Raymond Corporation of Greene will hold their 9th annual Manufacturing Day Event starting tomorrow, Raymond Vice President of Operations Tony Topencik explains:

(Tony Topencik 10-6-23)

Topencik said that this will be the 4th year in a row that it will be a virtual event, for those teachers who have students interested in a career at Raymond in Greene. Registration is available at Raymondcorp.com/manufacturingdayregsitration

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Cyberattacks in New York state increased 53% between 2016 and 2022, jumping from 16,426 incidents in 2016 to 25,112 in 2022. The number of attacks targeting critical infrastructure in New York state nearly doubled to 83 in the first half of 2023 compared to 48 during the entirety of last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Estimated losses in New York from Cyberattacks in 2022 totaled over $775 million, while losses nationwide totaled $10.3 billion. The report can be found at osc.state.ny.us.

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The Chenango County Historical Society will host special programming Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Festivities include interactive demonstrations with a blacksmith and other historic artisans, the Chenango Canal Association, the Chenango Valley Amateur Radio Association, There is no charge for the “Museums & More!” Day activities, more information about this & future programs can be found at ChenangoHistorical.org for more details about this and other programs.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 10-5-23

State Police are searching for 16-year-old Emily Clapper who was reported missing on October 2nd, she is described as 5 foot 4 inches tall, 120 pounds with red hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt with “OLD FORGE” in white letters and gray sweatpants, she may be in the city of Oneonta area. Anyone with information should call State Police at (315) 366-6000.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 37 year old Ashley Brooker of Walton for driving with a suspended Driver’s license following a motor vehicle accident. On Friday September 28th, Deputies responded to a 1 car accident where a vehicle went over an embankment and overturned. Brooker fled the scene and attempted to have the vehicle removed by a tow company without reporting the accident. Brooker was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Unsafe Tires, Speed not Reasonable and Prudent, moving from a lane unsafely, Failure to keep right, along with various lesser charges, she will appear in the Town of Walton Court at a later date.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for Molock Dixon on an outstanding warrant for a Sex Offender Registration Violation. Dixon is described as a black male, 5’5″ 210 pounds with brown eyes & black hair, Anyone with information on the location of Dixon is asked to contact the Broome County Sheriff’s Office at gobroomecounty.com/sheriff/warrants or at (607) 778-1196.

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The Otsego County Health Department will have a Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Dog Cats & Ferrets at the Otego Fire Department today. The clinic will run from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, more information is available at 607-547-4230.

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Binghamton Police arrested 3 men on outstanding warrants and gun charges. Police approached a vehicle with 4 occupants, 26-year-old Romario Robinson, was arrested on active warrants with the Broome County Sheriff’s Office and State Police. Loaded handguns were discovered on 19-year-old Shajee Johnson and 18-year-old Qualem Hernandez, Johnson was charged with 2 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, Hernandez was charged on 1 count of criminal possession of a weapon, they were arraigned and remanded to the Broome County Correctional Facility.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38 year old Amber Cooke of Walton following an investigation of a domestic dispute in the Town of Delhi. On September 22nd, Deputies responded to a Domestic in Progress, Cooke allegedly struck a child in the face, causing substantial pain and the child to bleed. Cooke was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, 3rd degree Assault, she was processed & was released with an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Delhi Court on a later date to answer the charges.

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The American Red Cross continues to hold Blood Drives as blood supplies remain low, a drive is being held in Worcester today from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM at the Worcester United Methodist Church. Appointments can be made with the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

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Delaware County Public Health will hold a Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic For dogs, cats and ferrets TODAY from 5:30PM to 7:30PM, at DPW Garage 1 Village Street in Deposit. For questions or more information call 607-832-5200 or see our website www.delawarecountypublichealth.com

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The Raymond Corporation of Greene will hold their 9th annual Manufacturing Day Event starting this this Friday October 6th. Raymond Vice President of Operations Tony Topencik explains:

(Tony Topencik 10-2-23)

Topencik said that this will be the 4th year in a row that it will be a virtual event, running through October 27^th for those teachers who have students interested in a career at Raymond.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 10-2-23

State Police has activated the New York State AMBER ALERT and is investigating a child abduction that occurred near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort, NY at about 6:45 PM Saturday. 9 year old Charlotte Sena is a White female, with long, blonde hair. She is approximately 4 feet 6 inches tall, with green eyes, and weighs about 90 pounds. Charlotte was last seen wearing an orange tie-dye Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black crocs, gray bike helmet. Anyone with any information is asked to call the New York State Police at (518) 457-6811 or dial 911.

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Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend the opening of his civil fraud trial in New York today, Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the case brought last September by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused Trump, his sons and his family business of inflating Trump’s net worth by more than $2 billion by overvaluing his real estate portfolio.

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State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested 48 year old Stacie Congdon of Windsor for 2n Degree Grand Larceny. An investigation revealed that while working at Punch Out Parkinson’s Inc. as Treasurer and President, Congdon stole over $50,000 from the nonprofit’s checking and savings accounts. Congdon was arrested was transported to the Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing.

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State Police announced that 70 year-old Linette Beers of Endwell was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee Tuesday driven by a 76 year-old woman at the corner of Country Club and Hooper Roads. Beers succumbed to her injuries & the investigation is ongoing.

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The Raymond Corporation has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner in the Operational Excellence Leadership Award category for their continued achievement at their facilities in Greene, Senior Director of Operations Tony Topencik commented:

(Tony Topencik 5-21-21)

This was the 5th year in a row the company has received a Manufacturing Leadership Award for its ongoing culture of continuous improvement, to learn more about The Raymond Corporation, go to raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.

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Chenango County Public Health announced a COVID 19 Pfizer Vaccine Clinic to be held on Wednesday June 2nd at Bartle’s Pharmacy in oxford from 1:30 to 8:30 PM and at the Former Norwich label Shopper in the South Plaza in Norwich from 2:00 to 7:00 PM.  Registration is required for the Oxford clinic at Bartlespharmacy63@gmail.com, & for the Norwich clinic at co.chenango.ny.us/Public-Health.  More information is available at 337-1660.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a report regarding the City of Norwich’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year.  The review found that officials adequately assessed the impact of the pandemic on financial operations while developing estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget.  A Key Recommendation, City officials should carefully monitor their budget to actual revenues and expenditures and make amendments to the budget as needed throughout the year.

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Hartwick College announced today that the campus will remain closed to the public through the summer of 2021. The campus has been closed to the public since late summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  More information about the College’s COVID-19 protocols is available at hartwick.edu or by calling Campus Safety at 431-4111.

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Commerce Chenango will host their 1st in person event in over a year, on Thursday evening, June 17th at the Canasawacta Country Club, Norwich, Commerce Chenango CEO & President Kerri Green explains:

(Kerri Green 5-21-21)

Visit www.commercechenango.com and click on events to register for the event. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar begins at 5:30 with dinner and awards following.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 5-21-21

Delaware County Public Health and will be conducting a single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday at the Stamford Fire Department, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  Initially there are 100 appointments available for this clinic; appointments will be added as needed once the first 100 appointments are filled. Registration is highly recommended, at apps2.health.ny.gov, for more information or assistance getting registered call Delaware County Public Health at 832-5200.

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Lourdes Medical Group in New Berlin is holding a Community Wellness Day on Saturday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the New Berlin Firehouse & Community Center at 75 South Main Street.  Operations Manager Amanda Geiger explains:

(Amanda Geiger 5-21-21)

The Lourdes Medical Group in New Berlin, is located at 12 School Street, more information is available at 352-3590.

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The State Department of Transportation has begun the $16 million project to replace the bridge carrying U.S. Route 11 (Front Street) over Interstate 81 in the Town of Dickinson. The project will also construct roundabouts at two intersections along U.S. Route 11 and upgrade a third with new traffic signals. The estimated completion date of the project is fall of 2022.

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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society is holding an Electric Vehicle Car Show on Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 pm at Damaschke Field in Oneonta. Electric Vehicles Owners are invited to participate at no charge; more information is available at info@doas.us or at 607-397-3815.

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Governor Cuomo announced that 665 people tested positive Tuesday for COVID 19, after almost 71,000 tests were administered statewide.  The state has had over 451,800 positive cases since March, there were 5 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State, and the death toll is up to 25,437.  490 patients are hospitalized, 141 are in an ICU bed and 68 were on ventilators Tuesday.

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are still at 248 total cases of COVID 19, with 4 active cases, & 77 quarantines.  Currently, no one is hospitalized, 225 have recovered & over 27,500 tests have been performed.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is now accepting registration for the 2020 Catskills Youth Climate Virtual Summit on 4 Thursdays starting October 1st through November 12th on Zoom.  School teams of Science Minded students in grades 7 through 12 and their teachers have to register soon, Spokesperson Jeanne Darling explains:

(Jeanne Darling 9-23-20)

Teachers must register their school team by this Friday, September 25^th; more information is available at 865-6531 or jmd30@cornell.edu.

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The Raymond Corporation will host a virtual Manufacturing Day experience on Friday, October 2 from 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM, Raymond’s event will coincide with Manufacturing Day, Raymond senior Director of Operations Tony Topencik said that a lot of students are already signed up for the virtual event:

(Tony Topencik 9-23-20)

Topencik said that teachers can get the link by emailing to ManufacturingDay@raymondcorp.com.  More information about the company is available through Raymondcorp.com or through the company’s pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Katie Porter of California have forwarded the “STOCK Act 2.0” to strengthen disclosure rules and prevent individuals in trusted positions of public service from using their access for self-enrichment. Gillibrand commented this afternoon:

(Gillibrand 9-23-20)

Gillibrand and Porter are proposing to increase and expand transparency practices of the original STOCK Act, which barred members of Congress, the president, vice president and high level staff from engaging in insider trading or otherwise using nonpublic information for their own benefit, The STOCK Act 2.0 would require officials and staff covered under the STOCK Act to report any time they, a spouse, or a dependent, applies for or receives a benefit of value from the federal government.

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-23-20

The Otsego County Department of Health, Bassett Medical Center & NYS Department of Health has partnered to provide a rapid testing to Otsego County residents today from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Foothills Performing Arts Center on Market Street in Oneonta, for those who pre-register at 547-4279.

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Delaware County Public Health reports that a County COVID-19 positive patient has passed away at a local hospital. Since last Friday Delaware County has received 3 new positive COVID-19 test results and 2 additional recoveries. The known active cases in the County as of today remains 3, 2 people are isolated and receiving care at home and 1 person is in the hospital. To date there have been 120 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 10 people now under mandatory quarantine, 7 people have died and 110 have fully recovered.

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The State Labor department released the Unemployment rates for August.  The State rate went down to 12.5% in August, Locally, Chenango County had 7.4%, Delaware County had 7.7% and Otsego County had 8% unemployment.

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(Tony Topencik 1-17-20)

Topencik said that while Raymond is continuing to grow, they will need more trained prospective employees, preferably from the local counties. More information is available at raymondcorp.com.

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The State Department of Health has confirmed 2 more deaths due to vaping-associated illness: an adult female in her 20’s in New York City and an adult female in her 50’s from Ontario County.  Governor Cuomo commented about the issue last week in his state of the state address:

(Cuomo 1-17-20)

The State Department of Health is continuing its investigation; the total number of vaping-related deaths in New York is now up to 4.

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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 18-year-old Isaah Mann for criminal mischief, for allegedly destroying a cell-door window while he was an inmate at the Delaware County Correctional Facility.  Mann will be arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court on January 21st.

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The state Education Department announced that the graduation rate for the Class of 2019 was 83.4%, up less than a percentage point from the previous year. The rate reflects slight increases across most racial groups, the achievement gap between white students and their black and Hispanic peers decreased to 15% state wide.

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Republican Mike Martucci announced his candidacy for the 42nd State Senate District.  Martucci started the “Quality Bus Service” & owns a farm in Westtown; he is looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Jen Metzger in November’s General Election.

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Governor Cuomo told reporters today that he will release his state budget plan next Tuesday afternoon, and he will detail how he will deal with the 6 Billion dollar projected budget gap.  Cuomo said that the budget gap is largely due to overspending on Medicaid beyond the 2% per year spending cap.

The Chenango Arts Council will showcase the work of recipients of 2019’s New York State Decentralization Grant Program in the Mariea Brown and Raymond Loft Galleries.  The exhibit will feature visual and performing arts from regional arts organizations and will open today at 5:30 pm.  It is free & open to the public at 27 West Main St, Norwich.  More information is available at 336-ARTS or visit www.chenangoarts.org.

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Friends of Rogers host their 42nd annual Winter Living Celebration, Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Rogers Environmental Education Center in Sherburne. The event s features live music, refreshments & a variety of events, it is free & open to the public.

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