P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-22-26

A Winter Storm Watch will be in effect from Saturday Night through Monday night, local meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:

(Rich Townsend 1-22-26)

We will have our complete tri-county forecast following this news cast.

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Governor Hochul unveiled the Executive Budget Proposal on Tuesday, State Senator Peter Oberacker commented about the budget plan:

(Oberacker 1-22-26)

The budget totaled 260 Billion Dollars, lawmakers have until April 1st to get the budget passed in time for the start of the next fiscal year.

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31 school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. schools avoided stress after receiving COVID relief funds, but that money distribution has concluded, in the Tri-County Region, only the Cooperstown District made the list as a school Susceptible to fiscal stress.

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Commerce Chenango and the Chenango Foundation announced that registration is open for the 3rd annual Chenango Women’s Leadership Conference at DCMO BOCES Campus in Norwich on March 16th. To register visit commercechenango.com.

A.M. NEWS Thursday 1-22-26

State Police arrested 23 Year old Garcia Pfister-Gumaer of Windsor felony weapon charges following a traffic stop. Troopers initiated a traffic stop on State Route 79 in the village of Windsor after observing vehicle and traffic violations, a Trooper observed signs of impairment. Pfister-Gumaer failed Field Sobriety Tests. Troopers located illegal drugs & numerous weapons with ammunition, he was charged with several counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Disguised Gun, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Driving While Ability Impaired (Drugs) and Resisting Arrest, Pfister-Gumaer was held at the Broome County Jail for Centralized Arraignment.

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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 45 year old Timothy Heady of Smyrna following a narcotics investigation. The Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Tuesday in the Town of Smyrna, they seized 1 pound of methamphetamine packaged for distribution & cash from suspected drug sales. Heady was taken into custody at the scene & was charged with multiple Counts of 2nd & 3rd Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, plus Tampering with Physical Evidence, He was arraigned and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility.

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the largest academic gift in the history of the State University of New York at Binghamton, establishing the Center for AI Responsibility and Research as the first-ever independent AI research center at any public university in the United States. The $30 million philanthropic gift from a group of donors led by Tom Secunda, who is a Binghamton University alumnus and co-founder of Bloomberg LP. The Gift is coupled with a $25 million research capital investment from SUNY.

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The ‘Pink Patch Project’ at Broome County Sheriff’s Office presented a $3,864 donation to Traci’s Hope and the Tina Fund toward helping local families fighting cancer. The Pink Patch Project is a national campaign bringing law enforcement and the community together to raise breast cancer awareness and funding to help local families fighting cancer. In the first 3 years of the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Pink Patch Project, they raised over $11,200 for local families battling cancer through contributions and sales of patches, badges, hats and other custom merchandise.

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Congressman Josh Riley’s team will be in Walton today to assists with constituents needs regarding Medicare, Social Security, veterans’ benefits or any other issue involving a federal agency. The staff will be available from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at the Ogden Free Library at 42 Gardiner Place, for those who can’t attend, call (607) 242-0200 or visit riley.house.gov.

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