The Downtown Men, a tribute to Billy Joel will be held at the Foothills Performing Arts Center tomorrow night, Foothills Spokesman Geoff Doyle explains:

(Geoff Doyle 8-24-23)

More information or tickets are available at foothillspac.org.

—————————————————-

The 1st Annual Chenango County Pride Alliance Festival will be held this Saturday in Oxford, spokesman R.J. Shea explains:

(RJ Shea 8-24-23)

Saturday’s event will go from 12:00 to 6:00 PM at Boname Park in Oxford, a kick off event will be held tonight starting at 6:00 PM at Patoka’s in downtown Greene.

—————————————————-

Hospice & Palliative Care of Chenango County is continuing with their current fundraiser called “100 For Hope”, spokesperson Sarah Greene explains:

(Sarah Greene 8-24-23)

Greene said that the Drawing will be on October 16th, more information is available hospicechenangor.org or by calling their office at 607-334-3556.

—————————————————–

73 year old Danton Schriber of Walton appeared in Walton Town Court today and entered a guilty plea to Driving While Intoxicated. On May 12th, State Police pulled Schriber over after several traffic violations were observed, he failed the sobriety test and a chemical analysis of his blood revealed a blood alcohol content of .15%. Schriber’s license was revoked for 6 months, he was assessed a fine and surcharge, and ordered the installation of an Ignition Interlock Device, he will also be required to enroll in the Impaired Driving Program and the Victim Impact Panel.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 8-24-23

Delaware County Sheriff Deputies announced the arrest of 37-year-old Nicole Olvera of Delhi, following a motor vehicle accident investigation. On August 11th, Deputies responded to an accident on State Highway 28, in the Town of Delhi. Olvera was charged with DWI and driving while having a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher, plus moving from lane unsafely, Olvera was released on appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Delhi Court at a later date.

—————————————————-

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 40 year old Katie Mills of Wellsville. On July 29th, Deputies received a call regarding an abandoned vehicle parked in a driveway located on State Highway 28 in the Town of Delhi. Deputies made contact with Mills, they discovered that she was operating a motor vehicle while her driving privileges had been suspended, having 4 active suspensions. Mills was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Uninspected Motor Vehicle, Operating a Motor Vehicle without Insurance, and other related charges, she was released with an appearance ticket where she will appear in the Town of Delhi Court at a later date.

—————————————————-

42 year old Vincent Rispoli of Delhi was sentenced in Delaware County Court after refusing to participate in the Delaware County Adult Treatment Court Program. Rispoli had previously pled guilty on May 8th, to DWI, he was arrested by Delhi Police on November 21, 2021, Rispoli had a BAC of .18 percent. Judge Rosa sentenced Rispoli to a 1-year conditional discharge, a fine and surcharge, Victim Impact Panel, the Impaired Driving Program, and a six-month driver’s license revocation. Prior to sentencing, Rispoli had been given the opportunity to participate in the Delaware County Adult Treatment Court Program, but refused stating that he did not believe he had a substance abuse problem.

———————————————-

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced that they are offering an online civil service exam for Corrections Officers. Qualified candidates who will be 18 years of age and who will have either a high school diploma or GED before the end of the exam submission period of June 30th, can apply for the exam until tomorrow through the Delaware County Personnel Office, the application can be found at: delcony.us.

———————————————

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office announced 2 more Public Safety Town Halls taking place this month in the towns of Windsor and Vestal. Sheriff Fred Akshar, Undersheriff Sammy Davis, and other members of the Sheriff’s Office will be on hand to discuss public safety issues, answer questions, The Windsor Public Safety Town Hall will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at the Windsor Central High School Cafeteria, the Vestal Public Safety Town Hall will take place on Thursday, May 25, 2023 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at the Vestal Elks Lodge on the Vestal Parkway

———————————————

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 32 year old Brent Falkenmeyer of Deposit. On Tuesday afternoon in Unadilla, Deputies & State Police, located and arrested Brent Falkenmeyer who had an active arrest warrant out of the Town of Deposit court for Failure to Register a Change of address as a Sex Offender. Falkenmeyer was arraigned in Town of Deposit Court, he was released on his own recognizance & will return to court at a later date.

————————————————

State School budgets will be votes on state wide next Tuesday, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock told WCDO News about their 31.3 Million Dollar Budget Proposal:

(Eben Bullock 5-11-12)

Voting will be Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Sidney District Office Entrance

————————————————

The Rural Schools Association of New York State is hosting a “Rural Issues Forum Series” for the South-central Catskills Region tonight, featuring David Little, Executive Director of the Rural Schools Association The event will be held at 6:00 pm at the Delaware Academy and Delhi Central School, Little will provide updates on the state of our rural schools and communities from a position of legislative advocacy.

A.M. NEWS Thursday 5-11-23

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced thousands of state jobs are open and available for immediate hiring in the health and human services fields across ten state agencies as part of the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Program. A new webpage and portal are available that list the HELP job openings and allows candidates to upload an application and resume for positions they are interested in at cs.ny.gov/help.

———————————————–

The State Office of the Comptroller continues its initiative to help New Yorkers get back their lost money, as the Comptroller’s Office holds over 49 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $18.4 billion as of May. State Comptroller staff will be attending community events and hosting workshops throughout the state to provide information and assistance on unclaimed funds, More information is available at ouf.osc.state.ny.us.

———————————————

The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office announced that 41 year old Vincent Rispoli of Delhi pleaded guilty to DWI in Delaware County Court. Rispoli admitted to driving while intoxicated on November 20 of 2021 in the town of Delhi he was sentenced to 3 years of probation supervision, he must complete the adult treatment Court program, his license is revoked & he must install interlock devices on all his vehicles.

—————————————————–

The Broome County District Attorney’s Office announced that Joel Valdes-Pica of Binghamton was sentenced to 6 years in New York State prison after pleading guilty to Attempted Robbery in the 2nd Degree. In December of 2021, Valdes-Pica assaulted someone making a deposit at the M&T Bank ATM on Exchange Street and stole over $1,000, he also has a prior felony conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree from 2014.

——————————————————-