P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 6-23-21
The trial of Dylan Robinson was turned over to the Jury in Otsego County Court today and they have determined that Robinson is guilty of 2nd degree murder, 1st degree burglary, he was found not guilty on the arson charge. Robinson was accused of acting with 5 others in killing his father, Kenneth Robinson after robbing him, and then setting the father’s house in Worcester on fire in October 2019.
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The investigation into an Otsego County Correctional facility suicide of an inmate is ongoing. The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, corrections officers used a defibrillator and performed CPR until emergency responders arrived, and the inmate was taken to Bassett Hospital & was pronounced dead, the State Commission of Correction and the State Attorney General’s Office are reviewing the death.
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State Police arrested 40 year old Johnny Walker of Rochester on June 13th, for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle. Troopers were dispatched following a report of a vehicle that struck a guide rail, a traffic sign, a restaurant sign, near the Farmhouse Restaurant on State Highway 7 in the Town of Oneonta. Police were told that the vehicle left the scene, eyewitnesses provided a description & the Troopers Walker & passengers inside a local supermarket, and troopers said that Walker declined medical attention, but a child passenger was taken to Fox Hospital as a precaution. Walker’s license has been suspended 27 times.
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State Police were dispatched to investigate the theft of a golf cart on June 12 from a Golf course in the Town of Middletown. Troopers located the golf cart with three people in it while on State Highway 30 and initiated a traffic stop. Troopers said that the driver of the golf cart, 34 year old Davis McPartland of Wappingers Falls, was charged with DWI & unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, 2 passengers were also arrested, 37 year old Matthew Davis of Wappingers Falls and 34 year old Brian Davis of Beacon were charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle & all 3 face court action on July 13th in Middletown Court.
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The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the DEC are launching a new loyalty program starting with the 9-month online reservation period for the 2022 camping season. The 2 offices manage 120 campgrounds with 15,000 campsites statewide, Camping reservations can be made online at newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com or by calling 1-800-456-CAMP.
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Governor Cuomo announced today that New York will end the COVID-19 state of emergency tomorrow. The Governor said that the emergency part of the COVID 19 pandemic is over, it ends the restrictions that were put in place in the early days of the pandemic last year, as infection rates from COVID testing have plummeted to about 1.3 of 1%, and 71% of adult New Yorkers have received at least 1 vaccine against the virus & over 63% have completed their full series of Vaccines.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging families to take all necessary steps to secure the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan:
(Gillibrand 6-23-21)
Approximately 3.5 Million New York households are expected to receive benefits without need for further action; more information is available at childtaxcredit.gov.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 6-23-21
The Local Primary elections results are in:
The Republican primaries in Chenango County: The County Clerk Primary winner is Brian Wessels, the towns of Columbus Supervisor Primary winner is Diane Scalzo, Guilford Town Council Primary winners are Mathew Retz & Thomas Ives, the McDonough Town Clerk Primary winner is Shirley Cook, the Smithville Highway Superintendent Primary winner is Vincent Witkowski, the Town of Norwich Highway Superintendent Primary winner is Barry Christopherson, the City of Norwich Ward 4 Alderman Primary winner is William Loomis.
In the Delaware County Republican primaries: the Colchester Town Council Primary winners are Daniel Pinner & Julie Markert, the Walton Highway Superintendent Primary winner is Jeffrey Offnick.
In the Republican Primaries in Otsego County, the Hartwick Town Supervisor Primary winner is Bryan LoRusso, the 2 Town Council winners are Jonathon Horth & Cindy Carr, the Highway Superintendent winner is Frederick Koffer. The Milford Town Justice Primary Winners were Matthew Kane & Deborah McMullen, The Oneonta Supervisor Primary Winner is Randal Mower, The Otego Town Clerk Primary winner is Terry Horan, the Unadilla Town Clerk Republican Primary Winner is Terry Yoder; there is a tie in the Town Council Republican Primary. The only Local Democratic Primary was for The County Representative position in District 3, the winner is Caitlin Ogden.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the COVID 19 numbers continue to decline with record low numbers. The Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity is 0.36%, that number has Declined for 78 Consecutive Days. There were 486 Patient Hospitalizations, 107 Patients in an ICU bed with 82 on ventilators & 8 deaths were reported Monday.
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