P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-29-21

The Norwich Police Department arrested 54 year old Steven Manwarren of Norwich for 2nd degree Arson, Reckless Endangerment, & criminal Mischief, following the investigation into a fire at 30 Cortland Street at about 12:10 Tuesday morning. Manwarren is accused of intentionally setting a fire in his apartment, residents in other apartments escpaeescaped without injury, Manwarren was arraigned at Norwich City Court and held without bail pending a felony hearing.

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a substantial year-over-year increase in available emergency home heating aid. HEAP will begin accepting emergency benefit applications starting Monday, January 3rd, for those New Yorkers who have already used up their regular benefit and who are now facing a heating emergency. More information is available at otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/contacts.

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The winner of the Friends of Rogers 2021 Electric Car Raffle is Keith Thode of Grapevine, Texas, who graduated from Sherburne High School in 1989, he won a 2020 Tesla Model 3 and arrived in New York to pick up the car on December 2nd. Heather Tehan of the Friends of Rogers told WCDO News the rest of this story:

(Heather Tehan 12-29-21)

Tehan said that Thode visited friends & family around Sherburne & in Albany & then brought the Tesla to Pennsylvania to have it shipped back to Texas, where he has owned electric vehicles since 2014. All proceeds of the Electric Car Raffle, along with Thode’s $5,000 donation, benefits Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center in Sherburne.

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The Bainbridge Coin laundry is donating 100% of their proceeds today to the Delaware Valley Humane Society. This Month, the Humane Society donations are matched as part of the Staffworks Save a Life fundraising campaign, which runs through this Friday, last year the Shelter received $93,000 from that fundraising effort.

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Susquehanna SPCA’s pop-up thrift shop in the Southside Mall generated $7,359.52 in income, today they presented checks to Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans, Delaware Valley Humane Society, and Heart Of The Catskills Humane Society, for $1,839.88 each.

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-29-21

Almost 211,000 New Yorkers were tested for COVID Monday, with 40,780 testing positive, for a positivity rate of 19.33%. Patient Hospitalizations are up over 6100, Patients in an ICU bed went up by 32 to 945, the number of ventilators went up by 18 to 519, New deaths reported by healthcare facilities was 77

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Delaware County is 1 of 6 counties in New York State chosen to receive support from NYSDOH to conduct COVID vaccination clinics. Personnel from NYSDOH and the national guard will support the county operated clinics beginning January 7th. The first location will be held in Sidney at the Sidney Elks Lodge on River St. from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, on Friday January 7th, , 8th, 28th, and 29th. The second in Stamford at the Catskill Veterans Outreach Center, 56 Main St. from 11AM-7PM, on January 14th, 15th & February 4th and 5th. The third location in Hancock at the Hancock Central School Bus Garage, from 11AM-7PM on January 21st, 22nd, February 11th and 12th. Online pre-registration links will be available next week. Walk-in appointments are also accepted for all eligible individuals. More Information is available at 607-832-5200.

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The FoxCare Center in Oneonta is holding a COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccine clinic today from 2:00 to 7:00 PM. The Vaccinations offered will be the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 1st, 2nd, and booster shots; Flu shots; & Pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 shots. No appointments necessary, more information is available at bassett.org/covid-19.

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The American Red Cross has Blood drives locally today. A Blood drive will be held in Oneonta at the Elm Park Methodist Church at 401 Chestnut Street from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM, another drive will be in West Oneonta from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at 107 Balmoral Drive. Donors are urged to schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

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