A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-24-24

The Unadilla Fire Department responded at about 4:40 PM Monday to a vehicle fire on the eastbound lane of I-88. Crews were on scene quickly & were assisted by State Police and DOT. WCDO will have more details as they become available.

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52 year old Gary Hackett of Norwich for 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminal Use Drug Paraphernalia. On December 19th, Deputies conducted a traffic stop on County Road 34 in the Town of Norwich, they discovered Methamphetamine, and drug packaging material. Hackett was taken into custody without incident, he was arraigned and was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without Bail pending future court action.

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Governor Hochul signed legislation that will increase the accessibility of home heating aid and help identify more seniors who are eligible for HEAP. Applicants and participants of the Elderly Pharmaceutical Coverage Program, also known as EPIC, will be provided information and instructions for enrollment in HEAP, The Department of Health will provide HEAP information and enrollment information with each EPIC application, More information is available at ny.gov.

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Gene Schmidt & his family are once again providing a free community Christmas meal from 1-4 at the Elks Lodge, 104 River Street in Sidney, and volunteers can help set up today or serve tomorrow at the 12th annual event:

(Gene Schmidt 12-24-24)

All are welcome to attend, those who would like to volunteer today or tomorrow can can contact Gene at at 607-610-4030.

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The Susquehanna SQSPCA is hosting a Holiday Pajama Party today it their Cooperstown location, from 9 am. to 2 pm. Adoption fees will also be waived at the event if people show up in their pajamas. More information is available at sqspca.org.

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