The Chenango County Health Department statistics show a slight increase in COVID 19 levels over the past two weeks, however the CDC risk level for Chenango County remains “LOW”. Health Department officials remind County Residents to get vaccinated & boosted, vaccine clinics are scheduled for August 1st for those seeking to get a Moderna, Pfizer 1st or 2nd Booster dose, another clinic will be on August 11th with a Moderna 1st Dose for children aged 2 to 11 years old. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call the Chenango County Health Department at 607-337-1600.
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What seemed like a slam dunk passing of legislation to cover Military Veterans for illnesses they received by exposure to burn pits while deployed all over the world, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told WCDO News how that bill failed in the Senate today:
(GILLIBRAND 7-28-22)
Between 2007 and 2020, 12,582 veterans claimed conditions related to burn pit exposure, they will wait to see if the legislation is passed in a slightly altered form in the coming weeks.
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The Chenango County Fair returns to the Fairgrounds in Norwich August 10th through the 14th, spokesperson Mary Weidman explains:
(Mary Weidman 7-28-22)
The full lineup at at the 175th Chenango County Fair can be found on their website: chenangofair.com.
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SUNY Board of Trustees approved the criteria for allocating $113 million in direct funding from State, to support campus programs designed to increase services to SUNY students, bolster enrollment at SUNY institutions, and support college completion rates. The additional $53 million will be used to hire new full-time faculty.
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The State Health department reported that there are 80 known cases of the Monkeypox virus in New York State currently. 32 of the 80 cases are in Westchester County, 17 in Suffolk County on Long Island, the rest of the cases are mostly isolated around New York City, its Northern Suburbs, 3 in the Capital District and 10 in Western New York Counties. More information about the virus is available at health.ny.gov.
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A.M. NEWS Thursday 7-28-22
Local sales tax collections in New York state totaled more than $5.5 billion in the 2nd quarter of 2022, an increase of 12.2% or nearly $604 million compared to the same quarter last year, according to a new report by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. April and May collections grew by 15.7% and 16.7%, respectively, while June increased 6.5%, only a handful of counties saw more than 5% year-over-year growth in 2nd quarter sales tax collections and 31 counties had declines. The full report is available at osc.state.ny.us.
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Norwich CDO Workforce is hosting an in-person recruitment event at 1 O’Hara Drive in Norwich today from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Representatives from Amphenol in Sidney & Willow Run Foods in Kirkwood will be on hand to discuss job opportunities. Job seekers can schedule an interview 607-334-2201.
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]]>Terry DeCutler of Sidney and Nicholas DeCutler of Unadilla, will be facing Grand jury Action in Otsego County Court shortly, both were charged with 2nd-degree murder for the May 30th fatal stabbing of 24 year old Kaleb O’Neill in an alleyway near 6 Dietz Street in Oneonta. The DeCutler brothers are being held pending Grand Jury Action, the investigation is ongoing.
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The Gus Macker Basketball Tournament is returning to Norwich this summer after a 2 year break due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Organizer Tom Revoir told WCDO that the tournament will be in a new location, and that volunteers are needed:
(Tom Revoir 6-23-22)
Those who would like to register a team to play in this summers Macker Tournament can go online by Monday June 27th at Macker.com, those who want to volunteer can call Tom Revoir or Jamey Mullen at the Norwich YMCA at 336-9622.
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Law Enforcement agencies are warning Motorcyclists to watch out for deer on state roads, following an uptick in that type of accident. More people are rising motorcycles due to the summer weather and the high gas prices, a Steuben County Motorcyclist had to be airlifted after his bike his a deer earlier today, about 1 in 11 accidents with motorcycles involve deer.
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The Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits are set to expire in the coming months, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging her colleagues to extend this coverage and save millions of Americans from losing their health care coverage:
(Gillibrand 6-23-22)
Gillibrand said that the tax credits were included in the American Rescue Plan Act, the credits are due to expire at the end of 2022.
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office recently conducted an audit of the Franklin Central School. The Key Findings were that District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts, periodically compare installed software to an authorized software inventory or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive information technology control weaknesses, the audit found that 9 of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. District officials generally agreed with the Audit’s recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action.
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed Alyssa’s Law, requiring schools to consider the use of silent panic alarm systems when conducting review and development of their school safety plans. The bill is named after one of the victims of the 2019 mass shooting at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida. The panic alarm systems cost just a few thousand dollars to purchase, and can be implemented in the classroom as a smartphone app.
A.M. NEWS Thursday 6-23-22
State Police issued 15 tickets in Deposit Tuesday during an “Operation Hard Hat” detail. Troopers monitored traffic on the Interstate through Deposit while road crews made bridge repairs. During the detail, a trooper blends in with the workers and watches for risky and unsafe behavior. 15 tickets were issued, 11 of them were for Speeding.
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The State Department of Labor released preliminary local area unemployment rates for May, the unemployment rate decreased to 4.4% in May, locally Chenango County had 2.8% unemployment, Otsego County 2.7% and Delaware County 3.1%.
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Commerce Chenango is hosting a recruitment event today for both Willow Run Foods and Chobani, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The recruiting will be held at the Norwich CDO Workforce office at 1 O’Hara Drive in Norwich.
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]]>State Police arrested 25 year old Mason Kneedler of Cortlandville was arrested for 5 counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child. Kneedler is accused of possessing images consistent with child sexual exploitation. An investigation was initiated after a cyber tip was received by the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Kneedler was issued appearance tickets to the Cortlandville Town Court on July 11th . .
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Willow Run Foods and Chobani will be co-hosting a Recruitment Event this Thursday in Norwich. The event will run from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Norwich CDO Workforce office at 1 O’Hara Drive in Norwich.
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The New York Mets announced that star Pitcher Max Scherzer will make a rehab appearance with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Tuesday night. Scherzer will be reunited with his Mets catcher James McCann, who is also currently rehabbing with Binghamton, they are scheduled to play Reading at 6:35, tickets are available at the Mirabito Stadium Box Office or online at milb.com/binghamton/tickets.
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New York celebrated Juneteenth today, when the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The law will make it easier to sue over discriminatory voting policies and require areas with a history of civil right violations to get approval before changing election rules.
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The Associated Press reported today that New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn’t cover the type of armor worn by Payton Gendron of Conklin, when he killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, May 14th. Gendron wore a steel-plated vest, which stopped a bullet fired at him by a security guard in the supermarket. New York’s law restricts sales of soft bullet-resistant vests to people who work in law enforcement and the military, plus people in certain other professions that require protective gear, that list has not been finalized.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 6-20-22
Oneonta Police arrested 31-year-old Terry DeCutler of Sidney and 34-year-old Nicholas DeCutler of Unadilla,, for 2nd degree murder, for the May 30th murder of Kaleb O’Neill in the alley near 6 Dietz Street. They were arraigned in City of Oneonta Court and were remanded to the custody of the Otsego County Sheriff pending court action on Wednesday. The investigation is continuing, Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Oneonta Police Department Detectives Division at (607) 432-1111.
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State Troopers were dispatched Friday to a report of a drowning at Highland Park in the town of Union. When troopers arrived, a 12-year-old boy had already been pulled out of the pool by lifeguards and CPR was being performed. The 12-year-old was not breathing and had no pulse. Troopers, EMT & members if the Endwell Fire Department eventually had the 12-year-old breathing and did have a pulse when he was transported to Wilson Hospital, & he was later airlifted to Upstate University Hospital where he is still listed in critical condition.
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Governor Hochul announced that $567 million is now available to help low-income electric and gas utility customers pay off past utility bills. This one-time, low-income utility bill credit will be applied to affected customers’ bills by the utilities, & requires no action by customers enrolled in the EAP program, The credit is expected to be applied to customers’ accounts by Aug. 1st. .
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Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Election Protection Hotline will be available for the upcoming June 28th election and during New York’s early voting period, which runs from Saturday, June 18 until Sunday, June 26. Voters that experience problems can report issues to OAG by calling the new hotline number at (866) 390-2992, or by emailing election.hotline@ag.ny.gov.
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Another Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Oneonta today from 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM at the , Quality Inn, on State Highway 23. To schedule an appointment to donate, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS.
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Lawmakers passed anew state budget that spend 142 billion dollars, which includes ethics reforms, & stays within the 2% spending cap by spending less than last year. Area Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that lawmakers are proud of those facts, but not his the final product cam about:
(Lopez 4-1-15)
The New state Budget also increases aid to school district by more than a billion dollars above Governor Cuomo’s initial budget proposal. The New York farm bureau applauded lawmakers for an on time budget that spends more than 70 million dollars on agricultural programs.
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The Chenango county health department announced a spring schedule for rabies clinics. The first clinic will be held on Wednesday April 22nd at the Guilford highway garage from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, a complete list is available at co.chenango.ny.us.
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The Chenango county School Counselors Association us sponsoring its annual “Spring College Day on April 7th from 10:45 AM to 2:00 PM at the Norwich YMCA. Representatives from 40 colleges & The Armed forces will be present. The event is free & open to the public.
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Governor Cuomo is restricting travel by state workers to Indiana following the controversy over that state’s new “Religious Freedom Restoration Act”. Cuomo’s executive order directs all state government-related entities to review requests for state-funded travel to Indiana and ban non-essential travel by state workers to the state. Travel for law enforcement or health-related matters are exempt.
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The Prosecution has rested in the 3rd murder trial of Cal Harris in Schoharie County Court this morning. The defense is scheduled to call more witnesses to the stand, including Cal & Michelle Harris’s daughter Jenna. Cal Harris has been convicted twice before for the September 2001 Murder of his estranged wife Michelle, & was twice granted new trials on appeal. The current trial has lasted 8 weeks so far.
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The Binghamton Senators have teamed up with Broome-Tioga Workforce New York to hold their first Annual Career Fair Wednesday, April 15, from 11a.m. until 3p.m. The first 500 people to present their resume at the Job Fair Information Table will receive a FREE TICKET to that night’s B-Sens game versus the Utica Comets at 7:05p.m. This free event is open to the public and is a great opportunity for both individuals in the area looking for employment as well as for local businesses to attract potential employees. Participating local companies include: Maines, Willow Run Foods, Mirabito Energy Products, Lourdes Hospital, Workforce New York and many more.
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Otsego County Conservation Association launched a new website as part of its strategy to enhance communications and enable better access to resources for both its members and the public. The New website is organized into six main sections of information, OCCA’s website also includes links to the organization’s You Tube channel, where original and shared PowerPoint presentations and videos are organized by topic, and to the OCCA Facebook page. The site can be accessed at occainfo.org.
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