WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 7-3-25
State Police arrested 52 year old Lawrence Slater of Norwich, after a Chenango County Grand Jury indictment. Slater was operating a vehicle on April 12th and crashed into an on-coming vehicle driven by 62 year old Steven Biviano of Oxford, who was pronounced dead at the scene, on State Highway 12 in the town of Oxford. Slater was operating the vehicle with a BAC of .18%, he was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, Manslaughter, Vehicular Manslaughter, Felony DWI & Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, he was was arraigned in Chenango County Supreme Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $25,000 cash bail, or $50,000 bond.
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47 year old Steven Caiati of Starlight, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in Delaware County Court to 1 count of Tampering with Physical Evidence and 1 count of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, for driving under the influence of methamphetamine, he attempted to conceal his stash of methamphetamine from police. Caiati will be required to pay a fine of $1,270 while also having his driver’s license suspended for 6 months, he was sentenced to time served (approximately 90 days) and extradited to Pennsylvania where his parole will be violated as a result of this felony conviction.
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62 year old Keith Ward of the Bronx pleaded guilty in Delaware County Court to Grand Larceny, Ward cashed a forged check at an area bank, the case was presented to the Delaware County Grand Jury and obtained an indictment, he failed to appear for arraignment and the Delaware County Court issued a warrant. Ward was taken into custody on the warrant and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail. Judge Hubbard sentenced Ward to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison, Ward will likely receive additional prison time as a result of violating parole.
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The Otsego County Health Department reported that a Bat has tested positive for Rabies in the town of Morris. The Health Department reminds area pet owners to make sure that their pets have been vaccinated, more information is available at 607-547-4230 or at the Health Department page at otsegocounty.com
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The Southern Tier Music Fest will be held Saturday at the Sidney Airport, with a day full of top entertainment, according to co- organizer Ed Curley:
(Ed Curley 7-3-25)
More information is available at southerntiermusicfest.com.
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The Nate Lull Golf Tournament will be held Sunday in Franklin, to raise money for the Nate Lull Scholarship program, which handed out $18,000 in scholarships to area seniors recently, and look to give away more next year, Nate commented on the WCDO Morning show earlier this week about the Tournament:
(Nate Lull 7-3-25)
More information about the scholarship, golf tournament and all thing local sport can be found at natelull.com.
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The Chenango Blues Association NBT Summer Concert Series starts tonight in the East Park in Norwich, featuring Buckwheat Zydeco, Jr.. Shows are scheduled for July 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st, as well as on every Thursday in August, each show starts at 7:00 PM.
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The Oneonta Hometown July 4th Parade will be held on Friday July 4th, with staging on Market Street. The parade starts at 1:00 PM, a festival will follow the parade at Neawha Park, with the night ending with a fireworks display, the event is being coordinated by Hill City Productions & the Oneonta Parade Team.
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An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held today in Cooperstown from 12:30 pm. – 5:30 pm., at the Bassett Hall, 31 Beaver St, Another Blood Drive will be held in Oneonta Saturday from 10 am. – 3 pm., at the Southside Mall – Oneonta YMCA, Schedule appointments at the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS.
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State Police and local law enforcement agencies have increased patrols to crack down on reckless and impaired driving during the July 4th holiday weekend. Law enforcement officers from across the state will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target aggressive driving during the busiest travel weekend of the summer, the campaign will run through Sunday, July 6th.
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