The Grand Oneonta Opry Show will be held this Saturday night at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta, to raise money for Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. John Thompson of the Driftwoods told WCDO News that his band will back up several area musical acts at Saturday’s show:
(John Thompson 4-16-19)
Alicia Fish of Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care told WCDO News about some of their programs that will be supported by this fundraising concert:
(Alicia Fish 4-16-19)
More information about the show is available by calling 431-2080; tickets can be purchased at the Foothills Box Office or online at eventbrite.com.
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The Tioga County District Attorney’s Office has indicted 37 year old Lawrence Faucett of Ulster Pennsylvania, for failing to move over & crashing into a New York State DOT vehicle, which led to the death of DOT employee Dennis Howe. Faucett pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide for the March 13th crash.
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CDO Workforce announced that they will host a Job Fair at the Southside Mall in Oneonta on Wednesday May 22nd, from 1:00 to 3:30. Local employers who would like to participate need to register by May 10th, by email to debra.bender@labor.ny.gov.
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The U.S. Census Bureau is now actively recruiting people to work on the 2020 Census. The Bureau is looking to recruit thousands of employees to work in the communities where they live, for part-time or full-time positions. No experience or educational requirement is necessary. The website to apply is: 2020census.gov/jobs
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State Police responded to a tractor-trailer rollover accident on I-88 westbound in the town of Colesville, at about 9:15 this morning. Troopers reported that the operator changed lanes and lost control of the vehicle; it eventually went into the median, overturned & went off the north shoulder. The unidentified driver was ticketed for moving from a lane unsafely.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 30-Year-Old Kyle Alverson of Delhi for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Content of .18% or more, DWI, Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Motor Vehicle Accident, Moving from Lane Unsafely, Inadequate Stop Lamps, and Failure to Notify DMV of an Address Change. The arrest was a result of an investigation of property damage automobile accident on County Highway 14. Alverson was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $1,000 Cash Bail.
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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 2 Cortland residents for burglaries committed in Chenango County. Michael and Matthew Maricle are accused of committing multiple burglaries in the Towns of Pharsalia and Plymouth; they are accused of forcing their way into homes and stealing various items, including firearms. Detectives recovered DNA at the scene; the Maricle brothers were arraigned in the Town of Oxford Court and are scheduled to return to court at a later date, more arrests are expected.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that Taste NY sales increased to a record $17.8 million in 2018. Since its creation in 2013, the Taste NY initiative has seen steady growth from $1.5 million in in sales in 2014 to $17.8 million last year.
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State Police arrested 59 year old Edward Skillen of Milford for felony Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, after a trooper observed Skillen speeding in a school zone in the Milford School zone and initiated a traffic stop. Skillen was processed and released on appearance tickets returnable to the town of Milford Court later today.
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State Police arrested Mallory Bufalini of Sherburne for DWI after Troopers checked on a disabled vehicle on State Highway 12 in the town of Sherburne. After an investigation, Police accused Bufalini of driving her vehicle while impaired; she was released on appearance tickets to the town of Sherburne Court on April 25th.
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