The Otsego County sheriff’s department reported that State Route 23 in West Oneonta was closed following an early-morning tractor-trailer accident. The tractor trailer was traveling east on state highway 23 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve, causing him to overturn the vehicle, hitting trees, guard rails & a telephone pole, & knocked down utility lines. A deputy’s vehicle also became entangled in the downed wires for about an hour. No injuries were reported, several electric outages were reported, & State highway 23 was closed from West Laurens to the intersection with state highway 205 in Oneonta to allow for NYSEG to put up new poles and wires.
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Governor Cuomo continues his push with the “Raise The Age” campaign. New York State is only 1 of 2 states that automatically processes, prosecutes and incarcerates 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. Cuomo said that a Task Force found that youths in Adult jail populations, increases the probability that they will continue in a life of crime after incarceration:

(Cuomo 6-1-15)

Currently, youths who are incarcerated with adults in local jails while awaiting trial, and then matriculated into the greater adult prison population if found guilty, 86% of those youth are incarcerated for non-violent offenses.
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Aaron Hicks and Jenna Johnson of Norwich were in serious condition at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, following a fire at 28 Fair Street in Norwich Friday night. Firefighters responded to the fire at about 10:30 PM Friday, Hicks & Johnson were rescued through a window after being trapped by the fire on the 2nd floor, they were first taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, and they were then airlifted to Syracuse. The fire has been ruled as accidental, and appears to be electrical.
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Governor Cuomo announced $3.3 million for re-entry task forces in 19 counties that coordinate and manage services for formerly incarcerated individuals to successfully transition back to their communities. The task forces are designed to reduce recidivism and enhance public safety by supporting community-based programs. The state Division of Criminal Justice Services administers the funding and works in partnership with the non-profit organizations that received the grants, in the Southern Tier, the Broome County Department of Mental Health will receive $101,760.
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State Police at Oneonta arrested 49-year-old Seth Clark of Oneonta, for the felony DWI. The arrest occurred after a traffic stop for failing to keep right on Church Street in the City of Oneonta, Clark’s charge was a felony because he had a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years. Clark was issued tickets returnable to the City of Oneonta Court on June 29, 2015.