Governor Cuomo gave his latest Coronavirus briefing today in Watertown, as 12 more upstate counties in the state will have a 1st phase “Re-Open” Friday, along with the Southern Tier, The Mohawk Valley Region & Central New York.  Governor Cuomo said that everyone will be keeping a watchful eye on the progress of the 1st 4 regions upon reopening:

(Cuomo 5-13-20)

The State Labor Department continues to work on getting all of the unemployment & pandemic Unemployment claims paid out as quickly as possible after an unprecedented demand on benefits due to the Pandemic shutdown & the addition of 3000 new employees to help tackle the load, according to Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa:

(DeRosa 5-13-20)

Governor Cuomo said that people can log on daily & see how the re-opening is going with the 7 key criteria at forward.ny.gov/industries-reopening-phase.

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The State Health Department reported that there are now over 340,794 Coronavirus cases, with another 2176 testing positive Tuesday, there were 166 more deaths Tuesday, bringing the state death toll to 22,013.

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The Otsego County Health Department has not had a new Coronavirus positive test since May 2nd, had a total of 62 positive cases, with 4 deaths, there were no current hospitalizations in Otsego County.

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Chenango County Public Health reported that they were up to 112 Coronavirus cases, with 5 Hospitalizations, 79 recoveries, 42 were quarantined, 4 died from the Virus, they conducted over 1600 tests.

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State Police and the Unadilla Emergency Squad responded Monday evening to Ben McCumber Road in the town of Unadilla for a report of an accidental death.   The investigation revealed that 80 year old William Marszal of Unadilla was clearing trees on the property & while pulling a downed tree, the downed tree uprooted another tree that then fell on Marszal causing head trauma.  Marszal was pronounced deceased on scene.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an accident on Elk Creek Road in the Town of Meredith Sunday afternoon, resulting in tickets for 26 year old Brandon Bathrick of Oneonta.  Deputies ticketed Bathrick for unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and aggravated unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, after he struck a tree limb in the roadway.   Bathrick’s driver’s license was suspended as a result of his failure to pay outstanding vehicle and traffic fines in the Town of Milford, Town of Oneonta and City of Oneonta Courts, he was released & will appear in the Town of Meredith Court at a later date.

The American Red Cross has blood drives scheduled Today at the Norwich VFW from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, & the Sidney Fireman’s Training Center from 1:30 to 5:30 PM.  Appointments are requested at 1-800-Red Cross or redcrossblood.org.

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Delaware County is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, the known active cases remains 8.  To date there have been 62 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, there are 10 people under mandatory quarantine, 3 are isolated in a hospital, 5 are recovering at home, 4 people are deceased and 50 have fully recovered.

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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce announced a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Antonio Delgado today exclusively for Delaware County Business Owners.  The meeting will be held through Zoom at 1:15 pm, more information is available at 746-2281 or Delawarecounty.org.

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Families in the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District are invited to pick up FREE dairy products at the school today from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  Free gallons of milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream and eggs will be available while supplies last at GMU on State Highway 51, in Gilbertsville.  A drive-through distribution process has been set up & Residents are asked to stay in their vehicles until they are prompted to receive their products.  The Dairy Farmers of America Cooperative has teamed up with Dean Foods, the American Dairy Association North East, Chobani, Cabot, Hershey’s and Huff to offer these FREE dairy products on Wednesday.

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Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April; Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, leaving counties, cities and some other local governments short by about $327 million compared to last year.   March sales tax collections had already begun to show the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown–a decrease of 3.7% statewide.

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Sidney Central School Alumni Association announced the cancellation of the All Class Reunion scheduled for July 17th through the 19th in Sidney.  The Association Board of Directors will meet later this month to assess whether they may be able to hold the event later this year, possibly in early October. 

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The Sidney Central School District is continuing with the Wednesday Bulk food deliveries today to families of District students who have signed up.  The district requests that families receiving a bulk food delivery should leave a cooler or container that can keep food cool at your door. We will put the food inside of the container at delivery. Those who are interested in receiving a bulk food delivery should call 561-7703.  The District is seeking feedback regarding communication and learning during this extended closure, with an online survey, the link is available; through the school website, the district’s Facebook page and twitter account.

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