State Police are investigating a death at a suspicious Fire in Worcester. Troopers were dispatched shortly before 9:00 p.m. last night, to a fire in the town of Worcester, Police located a deceased subject inside the residence, the investigation is on-going and more details will be released later today.
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Daniel Butash of Endicott was sentenced in Broome County Court this morning, following a guilty plea for aggravated vehicular Assault. Butash was arrested after he was driving the wrong way on State Route 17 & crashed into the patrol vehicle driven by Deputy Kristy Botsford in February, he will serve 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison.
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Restorations are continuing at Damaschke Field in Oneonta, as the Grandstand demolition is underway this week. The project is expected to be completed over the next Several Months, new concrete will be poured soon, & new seats are expected to be installed by next May, box seats & The dugouts are being rebuilt, all the work is expected to be completed by the May 15th start of the Oneonta Outlaws baseball season.
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Former WCDO personality Wayne Robert King has passed away at the age of 62. King had the 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM shift from the mid 80’s to the late 90’s; he had been operating the Country Motel on State Route 7 in recent years. Funeral arrangements are being handled by CH Landers Funeral Home.
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The Annual “Taste of the Catskills” will be held at Maple Shade farms in the town of Delhi Saturday & Sunday. More than 100 vendors are participating, various entertainment & games are scheduled, and more information is available at taste of the catskill.com.
State Police are asking the public’s help to locate 44 year old Jesse Donlin, who has been missing since early September. Donlin was last seen in the Oxford area and has not been heard from since. He is described as a white male, 5’7” feet tall, approximately 165 pounds, with light brown shoulder length hair and brown eyes. Donlin has ties to Sidney, Unadilla, Morris, Afton as well as Binghamton, Utica & the Capital District. Anyone with information about Donlin’s whereabouts should call State Police at 561-7400.
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The 3rd annual Sidney Warriors 5K Walk/Run fundraiser will be held on Sunday, with 60% going to the Ronald McDonald House, and 20% each going to the Sidney Joshua House, and the Sidney Food Bank. That will be followed by the Catholic Charities Annual Color Run, Spokesperson Penny McKnight explains:
(Penny McKnight 10-11-19)
Registration and other information are available at local races.com.
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Social Security announced that millions of retirees will get a 1.6% cost of living increase in 2020, which amounts to about $24 a month for the average retired worker. The Cost of Living Increase affects about 1 in 5 households, or about 70 million Social Security Recipients, Disable Veterans & federal retirees.
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The 33rd Annual Sacred Heart Church Harvest festival begins today, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, & again on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Church is located at 15 Liberty Street in Sidney, WCDO Will be broadcasting live this afternoon & again tomorrow morning
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