P.M. NEWS MONDAY 7-18-22
18 year old Payton Gendron of Conklin was arraigned today on a federal indictment, for the May 14th Mass Shooting at a Buffalo Tops Supermarket that killed 10 & wounded 3 others. Gendron was arraigned on a 27-count indictment which was handed up last week, he could face the federal death penalty for the shooting. Gendron also faces a state charges in addition to the federal indictment.
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Catholic Charities announced another Community Mass Food Distribution, will be held tomorrow in Sidney, spokesperson Penny McKnight comments:
(Penny McKnight 7-18-22)
The Mass Food Distribution will be held at the Sidney Fire Station on River Street starting at 11:00 AM.
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The Chenango United Way will join with the Madison County United Way shortly, following a recent merger plan with the Delaware & Otsego County Chapters. Elizabeth Monaco will be Executive Director of the 4 county chapter going forward, she told WCDO News that this type of merger is becoming necessary:
(Elizabeth Monaco 7-18-22)
Monaco said that after the mergers are all official, a new name for the 4 county United way will be announced early next year.
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Ulster County on Wednesday, July 13, shortly before 9:00PM. Investigators determined that the EF-1 tornado with 90 mile per hour winds touched down 2 miles west of Kingston, near State Route 29, it then moved southeast to just west of the NY State Thruway where it uprooted and snapped trees, displaced a car canopy. Many homes were damaged by fallen trees, thousands lost power from the storm.
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The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce will hold their next meeting tomorrow Morning. The meeting will begin at 7:30 am at the back of Bob’s Diner, chamber members are urged to attend.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 7-18-22
State Police reported that Route 7 in Oneonta has been reopened, following an incident Sunday. Police said that no injuries were sustained, More details will be released Today as the investigation is still on-going. State Police were on scene for 23 hours at State Route 7 near Emmons Hill Road.
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STATE POLICE reported that In the month of June, members from Troop “C” removed 44 impaired drivers off the roadways. Troop “C” encompasses 7 counties, they had removed 41 impaired drivers the month before.
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State tax receipts totaled $34.4 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year 22-23, exceeding the Division of the Budget’s forecast by $1.7 billion, according to the monthly State Cash Report released by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Some of the increase can be attributed to inflation, The full report can be found at osc.state.ny.us.
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