P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-18-24

Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond has been elected as the President of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association yesterday, with the ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albany. The ceremony was attended by Governor Kathy Hochul to introduce Sheriff DuMond. In his new capacity, Sheriff DuMond will lead the New York State Sheriffs’ Association in its mission to enhance the quality of law enforcement and public safety services throughout the state. His leadership is expected to bring forth collaboration, best practices, and advocacy for policies that bolster the essential work of law enforcement.

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The State Department of Labor announced that the number of private sector jobs increased by 5,800, or 0.1%, to over 8.26 million in December 2023. The State’s unemployment rate increased from 4.3% in November to 4.5% in December, the State’s total labor force decreased by 7,500, the statewide labor force participation rate decreased slightly to 61.6% in December.

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Local Assemblyman Joe Angelino has begun looking over the State Executive Budget proposal which was unveiled by Governor Hochul this week, he commented about the good & bad of this proposal:

(Joe Angelino 1-18-24)

The budget totals 233 Billion dollars, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, Angelino said that it will likely increase during the budget negotiations between now & April 1st.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for continued federal funding for the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program in the upcoming government funding bill. The Program assists households whose drinking water and/or wastewater services have been disconnected, or are about to be disconnected, because of inability to pay,

(Gillibrand 1-18-24)

Senator Gillibrand said that the program was established in 2021, it has helped over 1 million households nationwide, including over 35,000 in New York, afford their water and wastewater bills:but it expired last year, she is pushing for funding for this program to be renewed in the next federal budget.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for Phenix George on an outstanding warrant for criminal possession of a weapon, he is described as a white male, 5’3″ 120 pounds with brown hair & Hazel eyes, Anyone with information on the location of George is asked to contact the Broome County Sheriff’s Office online at gobroomecounty.com/sheriff/warrants or by calling the Sheriff’s Office tip line at (607) 778-1196.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-18-24

49-year-old Charles Bodie of Meredith & Edmeston pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, in federal court in Syracuse. Bodie admitted that from December of 2021 through October of 2022, he exchanged sexually explicit text messages with his victim, & to engaging in sexual activity with the same victim, who was between 13 to 15 years old. Bodie faces 15 to 30 years in prison, between 5 years and life on supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000, as well as restitution to the victim. He will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison, sentencing is on Wednesday, May 15.

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Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $7.6 million is available to eligible organizations through Round 2 of the New York Food for New York Families program. The program is funded through a United States Department of Agriculture grant, it provides a boost to New York farmers, increasing communities’ access to local foods, More information is available at meetny.webex.com.

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The Bainbridge Guilford School District school board will be meeting tonight at 6:00 PM, 1 of the topics will be about how the district spent grant money that they received a few years ago during the hieght of the pandemic, BG Superintendent Tim Ryan explains:

(Tim Ryan 1-18-24)

The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM in the District Conference room.

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