P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 7-21-21
The Greene Fire Department reported last night that they responded to a bridge washout at Wylie Road & Paradise Valley Road. Greene, Afton, McDonough & Coventry fire Departments were also responding today to reports of downed trees & power lines from last night’s storms. NYSEG reported about a dozen Chenango County customers were without power this morning.
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Otsego County Department of Emergency Services reported that State Route 51 remains closed south of the village of Morris to the Butternuts Town Line is still closed. In the town of Morris, portions of Dimock Hollow Road, Gulf Road & Pittsley Road are closed. In the Town of Butternuts, Dunham’s Cross road is closed, in the town of Pittsfield Cobb & Hawks roads are still closed, all roads in the town of Unadilla that were affected by flooding, are now open.
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The Oneonta Common Council announced the appointment of Brian Knapp as the new Chief of the Oneonta Fire Department. Knapp replaces interim chief Michael Mancini who was appointed following the retirement of Patrick Pidgeon in February.
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SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that Alberto Cardelle will be the new President of SUNY Oneonta, starting September 6th. Cardelle replaces interim President Dennis Craig, following the resignation of Barbara jean Morris late last year. Cardelle previously served in a variety of position at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.
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Hartwick College Athletics officially renamed their annual Golf Tournament after coach and alumnus, Nick Lambros, from the class of 1959. “The Classic Nick Lambros Golf Tournament” will be held on Saturday, September 25 at Oneonta Country Club with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. For more information or to register for the tournament, go to hartwickalumni.org, or call 431-4431.
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The Delaware County Fair board is looking to hire someone to handle some of their expected garbage during Fair week, Spokesman Jason Craig explains:
(Jason Craig 7-21-21)
Craig also announced that the Walton Police Department arrested 3 unidentified juveniles for damaging the Fair Secretary’s Office; they will be hiring a company to come in & for clean-up & repairs.
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The State Health Department & Governor Cuomo are urging New Yorkers who have not yet been vaccinated, to do so as quickly as possible, as the highly infectious Delta Variant of COVID 19 has caused the state’s infection rate to quadruple in recent weeks, to 1.75% of those tested on Tuesday. 1452 tested positive Tuesday, and over the last few days, Patient Hospitalizations, patients in ICU Beds & those on Ventilators are starting to increase again. There were 5 deaths attributed to COVID Tuesday.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 7-21-21
State Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation, that will deliver up to $1.1 billion to New York State to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. The agreement is the largest monetary settlement; it will remove those 3 companies from New York’s ongoing opioid trial, currently underway in State Supreme Court.
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The State Department of Labor released preliminary local unemployment rates for June. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased .1% to 7.7% in June; Locally Chenango County had 4.6% unemployment, Delaware County 4.9% & Otsego County 4.9% in June.
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Sidney Police Department responded July 13th to Walgreens for a report of an employee having personal property stolen from them by customers, on Monday, Sidney Police arrested 28 year old Russell LeBlanc of Delhi & 37 year old Jamie Benham of Sidney for 1 count each of Petty Larceny & Conspiracy. Benham was released on an appearance ticket to appear back in court at a later date, State Parole was notified of LeBlanc’s arrest, who issued their own warrant for his arrest, LeBlanc was arraigned in Village of Sidney Court, where he was released on his own recognizance to appear back in court at a later date, he was then turned over to State Parole officers who remanded him to the Delaware County Jail.
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