P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 5-21-25

Oneonta Fire Department responded at about 1:30 this morning to a structure fire at 5 Grand Street. An Occupant in 1 of the apartments reported a kitchen fire, crews found light smoke showing from the exterior of the building, they encountered heavy smoke and poor visibility on the 2nd floor, they located the involved apartment and quickly extinguished the fire. The Department reported that all 6 residents from the 3 affected apartments have been displaced and will remain so until repairs can be completed. 1 occupant was taken to A.O. Fox Hospital for evaluation, 1 resident’s cat perished in the fire. Assistance was provided by the Sidney Fire Department FAST Team, West Oneonta Fire Department was on stand-by, the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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The Sidney Veteran’s Memorial Park will have an Installation Ceremony Saturday, Park president Doug Barnard explains:

(Doug Barnard 5-21-25)

Barnard also said that their Fundraising Golf Tournament will be held on June 7th at the Sidney Golf Course.

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John Lewis of Bainbridge, will be inducted into the General Clinton Canoe regatta Hall of Fame this weekend, he has 40 70-mile finishes in both the C-1 and C-2 classes, he commented about the honor to WCDO today.

(John Lewis 5-21-25)

Lewis & the rest of the inductees will be honored in a ceremony at General Clinton Park Saturday afternoon at General Clinton Park. WCDO”s full interview with John Lewis will be played during our coverage of the the General Clinton Canoe Regatta on Sunday.

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Broome County DA Paul Battisti announced that the County has received over $750,000 to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to identify & address High Risk Domestic Violence. The funding allows for on scene crisis response by law enforcement and professional advocates to provide safe planning & support to victims, comprehensive care review sessions to address the needs of victims & implement a new system to ensure offender accountability through a coordinated response.

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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 5-21-25

Many of the Southern Tier area schools had their budgets passed by voters on Tuesday, however not all of the results are in this morning. Locally, Voters in the Sidney Central School District approved the budget 147-43, they also passed the bus proposition & the Sidney Luibrary budget, Bainbridge-Guilford School Budget passes 180-78, Franklin had their budget, bus & library votes passed, other local who schools who reported budget votes passing by substantial margins were Unatego, Oneonta, GMU, DEPOSIT, WALTON, Afton, UNADILLA VALLEY, Greene, Harpursville.

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Workers in the Southern Tier Counties will have acces to expanded services through the GetThere program, Spokesman Stan Varghese explains:

(Stan Varghese 5-21-25)

Anyone in need of the services can contact them at 855-373-4040 to set up transportation through GetThere. More information is available at rhnscny.org.

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Due to inclement weather, Wednesday’s Rumble Ponies game against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at Mirabito Stadium has been suspended with the score 2-2 entering the top of the sixth inning. The suspended game will resume on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The regularly scheduled game Thursday night will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. Fans can exchange their tickets to Wednesday’s game for any remaining Rumble Ponies home game this season.