P.M. NEWS Thursday 11-6-25

State Police have identified the woman who drive into a pong in Richfield Springs earlier this week as 39 year old Rachel Galesky of Richfield Springs. State Police were dispatched Tuesday Morning to the site of a pond at Skinner Road & US Route 20 after a passerby called 911 after observing what appeared to be a portion of a vehicle submerged in the pond. Troopers located the vehicle and discovered Galesky inside, they determined that she failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the pond, The investigation is continuing.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding an end to the Federal government shutdown, so that Congress can act on an extension of the tax credits that help small businesses, their employees, and self-employed individuals afford health care.

(Gillibrand 11-6-25)

Gillibrand said that without an extension, ACA enhanced premium tax credits will expire at the end of 2025, causing over 20 million Americans–including 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed individuals–to see a drastic increase in health insurance costs, which could force individuals to make a choice of either going without insurance or pay for premiums they cannot afford. A county-by-county breakdown of expected ACA premium increases can be found at gillibrand.senate.gov.

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Area Food Pantries have been stocking up to face the federal Government shutdown and the shutdown of SNAP benefits for many local residents & families, Penny McKnight of the Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Sidney Comments:

(Penny McKnight 1-16-25)

McKnight that there is no income requirement, people can call her to get onto their client list at 607-604-4071 extension 201, she also suggests that people take advantage of 2 for 1 sales when they can and go to yes.com to suggestion for recipes to make the amount of food that they have to stretch a bit further.

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The Village of Sidney announced the flushing of hydrants beginning Wednesday November 12th, between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM. If your water becomes roily let your cold water run until the water is clear. Also, Brush pickup will conclude tomorrow, leaf pickup will continue until the first accumulative snowfall. More information is available at 607-561-2324.

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A.M. NEWS Thursday 11-6-25

An 18-year-old male from Plainview is in custody after stealing a marked New York State Police patrol vehicle. Wednesday morning, Oneonta Troopers were notified of a burglary that occurred overnight at Accurate Auto and Truck Repair LLC in Davenport, where a State Police patrol vehicle that had been undergoing service & was taken from the premises. No weapons were inside the car at the time it was taken. The vehicle was located on I- 90 in Schodack, Rensselaer County, Troopers located the 18-year-old male inside and took him into custody without incident. The individual was arraigned in the Town of Schodack Court and charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, He was turned over to investigators from Troop C, where he was additionally charged with Burglary and Grand Larceny, The investigation remains ongoing.

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State Police responded to Wednesday afternoon to State Highway 17 in the town of Hancock for a report of a crash in a work zone. An investigation revealed that a Toyota Corolla, operated by 90 year old Mohamed Rawoof of Mahwah, New Jersey struck a State DOT skid steer operated by a DOT employee in the left lane of a marked construction zone. Both Rawoof and the DOT employee were transported to Wilson Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Bassett Healthcare Network’s FoxCare Center is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross today, from Noon to 5 pm. at the Conference Room 1 at the FoxCare Center in Oneonta. Appointments may be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS, visiting redcrossblood.org, or using the American Red Cross Blood Donor App.

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The Major’s Inn “Joyful Traditions” Holiday Bazaar will be held this Friday & Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at the Inn in Gilbertsville, Executive Director C.C. Rowe told WCDO news about the event:

(C.C. Rowe 11-6-25)

Proceeds from the event will go to the Major’s Inn Foundation, which funds restoration & maintenance at the facility, more information is available at 783-2967.

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