WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 1-8-21

by wcdonews Posted on January 8, 2021

P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-8-21

Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing today in Albany, he said that the Hospitals need extra help in ramping up the vaccinations of 1A & 1B workers, starting Monday, they will get that help:

(Cuomo 1-8-21)

The Governor said that there were over 243,000 COVID tests administered Thursday, with over 18,700 positives, 8500 hospitalizations, over 1400 in an ICU & 912 on ventilators, there were 161 deaths Thursday from the virus.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 7 news deaths form COVID-19 Thursday, bringing their death toll to 28, they had 36 new cases reported, bringing the total number of cases to 1393. Chenango County has 190 total cases, 15 are hospitalized, and 452 are quarantined.

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The Broome County Health Department continues to see an increase in COVID 19 cases, with more than 1100 new cases since start of the New Year. They are up to 9090 cases and 189 deaths from the virus, 58 of the deaths have come since the end of November. The county has had over 7400 recoveries and they are monitoring over 220 people.

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Bainbridge Guilford School Superintendent Tim Ryan is holding a Zoom Meeting with parents today, regarding how the school district is dealing with the uptick in Chenango County COVID cases, he told WCDO News that their hybrid model seems to be working well:

(Tim Ryan 1-8-21)

Ryan said that they have had 4 students recently test positive, 2 of those were remote only students & they did not expose anyone in the school itself.

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Governor Cuomo announced that New York has administered approximately 430,000 vaccine doses, New York hospitals had previously jumped from administering an average of 10,000 doses per day to approximately a high of 50,000 per day on Wednesday & Thursday. Hospital staffs are in the first phase for getting the COVID 19 vaccines.

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A new session of Congress is underway but the seat for the New York 22nd District in the House of Representatives remains empty. Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte continues to review challenged ballots, the most recent tally had Republican Claudia Tenney with a slim lead over incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi, there will be no Representative in the 22nd district until Judge DelConte renders a final decision on the disputed ballots.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print for details about fees and expiration dates, and to spend the gift cards in a timely fashion. If gift cards expire, the money would get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. New Yorkers should visit osc.state.ny.us to see if they are owed money from unused Gift cards or for other reasons. The state currently has 16 Billion Dollars in unclaimed funds.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-8-21

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding President Donald Trump be removed from office immediately following a violent protest in Washington D.C. Wednesday.

(Schumer 1-8-21)

5 people were killed, many were injured & there were over 50 arrests after rioters supporting President Trump breached the US Capitol building to defy the election results as members of congress validated the electoral votes Wednesday.

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Governor Cuomo released statistics regarding Wednesday’s statewide COVID 19 tests; over 238,000 tests were conducted with over 17,600 positive, which was 7.39% of all tested, there were 8,548 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide with 1,424 Patients in the ICU; & 859 Intubated on ventilators, 197 COVID-19 Deaths were reported Wednesday.

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The Sidney Central School District reported 2 new COVID 19 cases, they report 2 middle school students are presumed positive, they have not been on campus since Monday, January 4th. The Delaware County Health officials have conducted an investigation and the contact tracing has been completed. There will be no change to the instructional model at this time.

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Delaware County Public Health reported another death from COVID 19, they have had 16 deaths. they had 24 new cases Thursday, with 5 now hospitalized and 237 quarantined.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 25 new cases of COVID Thursday, they have 16 hospitalized and there were 2 more deaths, bringing the County total to 20.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 1-7-21

by wcdonews Posted on January 7, 2021

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-7-21

Chenango County Public Health reported 20 more COVID 19 cases & 3 more deaths from the virus today. The County reports 194 Active Cases, 14 hospitalized & 458 Quarantines, they are up to 1357 Confirmed Cases of the virus, there have been 21 deaths.

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Governor Cuomo announced a change in the schedule for the Delivering of the State of The State Address. The Governor said that he will hold the event virtually on Monday; it was originally expected to be delivered yesterday.

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Vaccinations are continuing at a higher rate than the rate announced last week, Governor Cuomo commented yesterday in Albany:

(Cuomo 1-7-21)

Vaccinations are being given to people in the Phase 1A category, which includes residents and staff of nursing homes and other congregate care facilities as well as doctors, nurses, and all health care workers that come into contact with the public, including individuals administering the COVID vaccine. Phase 1B will include teachers and education workers, police, firefighters, public safety workers, public transit workers, and people 75-and-older. More information is available at ny.gov/vaccine.

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47 year old Kristina Hand of Morris pleaded Guilty in US District Court, to 2 counts of Federal Program Theft for stealing thousands of dollars from her former employer, the Morris Central School District. Hand was the Treasurer for the Morris Central School District & stole at least $22,000 in checks made payable to the school district in 2018 and 2019. Hand was fired last February 2020 & was arrested last September.

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Members of New York’s National Guard are going to Washington, D.C., to help with the peaceful transition of presidential power, after yesterday’s breach of the Capital during a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes. Governor Cuomo sent 1,000 troops that are expected to be deployed for 2 weeks; Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 2oth.

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2 men were hospitalized after a stabbing outside the state Capitol in Albany during a protest of the Presidential election results, at about the same time of the Breach of the US Capital in Washington. State Police arrested a Rensselaer man for the stabbing of 2 men, ages 36 & 40, both victims were hospitalized for injuries sustained by the stabbing.

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Binghamton Police are investigating the suspected homicide of 60 years old Anthony Cebula, who was found, deceased January 4th at 1 Chelsea Square. Police are treating the case as a homicide as there were signs that the assailant may have tried to start Cebula’s residence on fire unsuccessfully.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-7-21

Otsego County Department of Health had 27 new COVID cases reported Wednesday, they have 19 hospitalized and they reported 1 new death, their total number of deaths to 18.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 25 new COVID cases Wednesday of COVID 19. They are up to 151 active cases with 2 hospitalized & 220 quarantined.

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The New York State Division of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers about scammers taking advantage of COVID-19 economic stimulus payments, scammers will be sending phishing emails, texts and phone calls and using social media to try to steal economic impact payments and your personal information. More information is available at dos.ny.gov/consumerprotection or on their Facebook page.

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Senator Gillibrand is calling on an investigation of yesterday’s breach of the US Capital by Pro-Trump demonstrators, who tried to disrupt the certification of the electoral votes for the Presidency:

(Gillibrand 1-7-21)

Senator Gillibrand said that those with information regarding Wednesday Violent mob should contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL FBI or at tips.FBI.gov.

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WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 1-6-21

by wcdonews Posted on January 6, 2021

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 1-6-21

Governor Cuomo announced legislation to authorize mobile sports wagering as part of the 2021 State of the State. State budget director Robert Mujica said that some states like New Jersey have a system where they collect about 45 million dollars a year, where the New York State is looking at a way to gain 300 million dollars a year by setting up the program much like the New York State Lottery:

(Robert Mujica 1-6-21)

Mujica said that Under Governor Cuomo’s proposal, the State Gaming Commission will issue a request for proposals to select and license a sports operator or platform to offer mobile sports wagering, they must have a partnership with one of the existing licensed commercial casinos & the Commission will also require any entity operating mobile wagering apps include safeguards against abuses and addiction.

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Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to legalize and create a comprehensive system to oversee and regulate cannabis in New York as part of the 2021 State of the State:

(Cuomo 1-6-21)

Under the Governor’s proposal, a new Office of Cannabis Management would be created to oversee the new adult-use program, as well as the State’s existing medical and cannabinoid hemp programs, the legalization is expected to generate more than $300 million in tax revenue.

NY State of Health announced today that it is not too late to get health insurance coverage for 2021, even though the December 31 enrollment deadline has passed. The Marketplace is reminding consumers to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan by January 15 for coverage effective February 1.

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State health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker today announced that the United Kingdom COVID Variant discovered in an employee of a Saratoga Springs jewelry store was found through Contact Tracing. Dr. Zucker said that an acquaintance of the Employee had been to The United Kingdom recently & passed the virus onto the Saratoga Springs worker, who had NOT traveled abroad. The State Health department continues to see the state’s positivity rate on COVID tests over 8% with over 16,600 positives on Tuesday, out of more than 197,000 tests. Hospitalizations continue to climb to 8665, the number in ICU patients is over 1400 and the number on Ventilators is up to 877, 161 died from COVID Tuesday in New York State.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 11 new Cases of Covid 19 Today, after reporting 30 new cases yesterday. The number of Active Cases is 185, the number of quarantined in Chenango County decreases slightly to 482, there are 11 hospitalized, they have reported over 1330 cases since last Spring.

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Former Andes Town Supervisor Martin Donnelly has passed away. Donnelly served as Andes Supervisor from 1998 to 2015, he was 83.

A.M. NEWS Wednesday 1-6-21

Governor Cuomo said that 911,000 Vaccines Will Be Distributed to Providers By End of Week, with a Total of 3,762 Vaccination Sites Currently Enrolled as Part of Statewide Network, 636 Sites Statewide Currently Vaccinating Eligible New Yorkers, which will soon include Essential Worker Groups such as Police, Fire, Education and Transit Workers.

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The Sidney Chamber Of Commerce will hold their next meeting this morning at 8:00 AM. The meeting has been moved to the Trackside Diner on Main Street.

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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 32 year old Aaron Wickham after Deputies observed a motorcycle on State Highway 7 in the Town of Afton with no license plate. Deputies initiated a traffic stop on the motorcycle and a pursuit ensued. Wickham continued through the Village of Afton, he was eventually taken into custody west of Afton. Wickham was charged with Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and several other traffic offenses. Wickham was released on appearance tickets and is to appear in the Town of Afton Court at a later date.

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A Town of Pitcher resident was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office on an active Arrest Warrant. Deputies arrested 37 year old Joshua Whaley, with assistance from the Broome County Sheriff’s Office. Whaley had an active warrant stemming from a Domestic Dispute, he was charged with Aggravated Criminal Contempt, 2nd degree Assault, Criminal Possession of a weapon

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 1-5-21

by wcdonews Posted on January 5, 2021

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-5-21

Governor Cuomo announced today that the State Positivity rate was at 8.3% of all tested for COVID 19 Monday.  Over 152,000 New Yorkers were tested statewide Monday, with 12,666 testing positive, hospitalization went up to almost 8600, there were 149 deaths.

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A Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was assaulted on County Road 10 in the Town of Pharsalia Monday night. 44 year old Seymour Shaver was wanted on an active arrest warrant from a previous incident, the Deputy approached Shaver and attempted to take him into custody,  Shaver struck the Deputy several times & fled the scene.  The Deputy was taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital and was transported to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse with serious, non-life threatening injuries.  This Afternoon, Sheriff Cutting announced that Shaver was taken into custody in Pharsalia without incident in connection with the assault of the Deputy.

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Chenango County Public Health added 12 new Active Cases bringing their total to 188, with 10 hospitalizations, & 497 Active Quarantines.  Chenango County Public Health also reported that There is a limited amount of vaccines in Chenango County and the vaccine has been designated by NYS for only the priority groups listed in Phase 1a, Chenango County health department has not received any vaccine, but they anticipate the 1st delivery in a week or so.

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State Police announced today that they continue to investigate the 1980 murder of 30-year-old Barry Marquart of Binghamton.  On November 9, 1980, State Police in Oneonta were contacted Marquart’s father, who stated his son Barry had been missing from his Binghamton apartment by his roommate.   Marquart’s car was found parked at the Exit 5 rest area on Interstate 81, Troopers found Marquart’s body in the Chenango River, an autopsy determined the victim had blows to his head and face.  The case remains open 40 years later, anyone with information is asked to call State Police in Sidney at 561-7400.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that her first bill in the new Congress will be her Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act in order to aid the country’s lagging vaccine distribution campaign.

(Gillibrand 1-5-21)

Senator Gillibrand said that in New York State, only 236,941 of 774,075 doses available have been given. Federal aid is urgently needed to assist state and local health departments and providers who are already overburdened by mass testing and contact tracing efforts and a deadly holiday surge in COVID-19 cases.

A.M. NEWS Tuesday 1-5-21

Some new laws went into effect January 1st, among them: The state will be increasing the minimum wage from $11.80 an hour to $12.50 an hour. Workers in the fast-food industry will see an increase from $13.75 an hour to $14.50 an hour.  Also Workers who are eligible will now have access to up to 12 weeks of job-protected paid time off, mainly this is for those with a newborn, or those recovering from or assisting a loved one who is ill with COVID or other serious illnesses, or to assist a loved one who’s family member is deployed overseas. 

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The state is also amending some election laws this year.   A recount in elections statewide will be automatically done when the margin of victory for a candidate 0.2% of all votes cast. Recounts for all other elections will be done if the margin of victory is 0.5% of all votes cast. The recounts would be done manually.

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New York State has launched a new ‘Am I Eligible ” app to help New Yorkers determine their COVID Vaccine eligibility, connect them with administration centers, and schedule appointments. To access the app, go to: covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov.

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Governor Cuomo announced that the first confirmed case of the UK strain of COVID-19 virus has been detected in Saratoga Springs, it was detected by the Department of Health’s Wadsworth laboratory & the strain was traced back to an individual affiliated with a Saratoga Springs jewelry store and all individuals who visited the store from December 18 through December 24 are encouraged to contact the Department of Health and receive a COVID-19 test immediately.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 12 more new cases of COVID Monday; they have 119 active cases, 4 hospitalized & 209 quarantined.

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The Binghamton Devils will play the 2020-21 season in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, which is home to the New Jersey Devils.  The AHL announced that 4 teams have been granted provisional relocations for the 2020-21 season due to COVID concerns, including the Binghamton Devils.

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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 1-4-21

by wcdonews Posted on January 4, 2021

P.M. NEWS MONDAY 1-4-21

Governor Cuomo held a COVID briefing in Albany today, he said that the next priority group of Health care Workers will be getting the COVID vaccines next:

(Cuomo 1-4-21)

The Governor also released a list of Hospitals that have vaccinated the highest & lowest percentage of their COVID Vaccines, one of the lowest in the state was the AO Fox Hospital Tri-Town Campus in Sidney, and officials with Tri-Town said that they have vaccinated about 30% so far and are planning to expedite vaccinations by the end of the week.

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The State Health Department reported that there were more than 134,000 COVID tests Sunday, with over 11,200 people testing positive, which was 8.25% of all tested. Hospitalizations continue to increase, up to 8251 Sunday, there were 170 deaths in the state.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 176 Active COVID Cases, 8 are hospitalized, there are 563 Active Quarantines 563 & there have been 18 deaths, 1087 Recoveries and 1296 confirmed cases since the pandemic his last spring.

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NYSEG crews are successfully restoring power throughout the region, following last night’s heavy wet snow. This Afternoon NYSEG reported that there were 200 Customers without power in Broome, Chenango & Otsego Counties combined, & over 600 in Delaware County were without power, about half of that was in the village of Sidney.

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The Power Outage has affected Amphenol’s plant at 191 Delaware Avenue in Sidney since last night, where the 1st shift today did not have to report. Amphenol Human Resources Spokesperson Sheri Youngs explains:

(Sheri Youngs 1-4-21)

Youngs said that NYSEG expects to have the power restored there by 6:00 tonight.

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The Otsego County Chamber Of Commerce will hold a Virtual State of The State meeting with area lawmakers tomorrow morning at 9:00 through Zoom. The Keynote speaker will be Congressman Antonio Delgado, Other panelists will be Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, Newly elected State Senator Peter Oberacker & Assemblyman John Salka.

A.M. NEWS Monday 1-4-21

Governor Cuomo updated New Yorkers on the state’s COVID-19 pandemic statistics. On Saturday, over 142,000 tests were conducted, with 11,368 positives, which was just fewer than 8% positive. Patient Hospitalization increased to 7,963, the Number of ICU patients increased to 1,344 with 815 on ventilators, there were 138 deaths.

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Delaware County Public Health reported that a 14th & 15th person has died of Covid-19 related complications. There were 48 new cases Thursday through Sunday, with 3 hospitalized, 112 active cases, 214 quarantined & 752 total cases of COVID 19.

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Broome County’s rapid testing site will be available at Binghamton’s Recreation Park beginning today for the next two weeks. Testing is available from 1:00 to 7: 00 PM, for those experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, registration is required at 2-1-1 or covid19screening.health.ny.gov.

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State Senator Pete Oberacker took the oath of office Friday for the 51st district. The office was previously occupied by James Seward who retired at the end of 2020 after more than 30 years in the Senate.

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Due to the power outage in Sidney, the Amphenol plant at 191 Delaware Avenue 1st shift employees do not have to report until 9:00 AM, Maintenance & Plating will report as normal.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 12-31-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 31, 2020

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-31-20

Governor Cuomo directed State agencies to prepare emergency assets and assist local governments as needed as multiple storm systems are expected to impact locations throughout the state with snow, sleet and freezing rain through the holiday weekend.  Isolated power outages may also occur; NYSEG Officials announced today that they are getting crews ready to handle weather related issues.

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Chenango County Public Health continues to see an increase in COVID 19 cases, they reported 19 more active cases, giving them 150 current cases, Hospitalizations went down by 1 to 5, and Quarantines went up by 36 to 569.  Chenango County has had 536 of their 1179 cases in December.

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The Otsego County Health Department reported 33 new COVID 19 cases today, bringing their active total to 120, with 21 now hospitalized.  They have reported just fewer than 600 new cases in December with 9 of their 17 reported deaths occurring since December 1sst.

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The Broome County Health Department continues to average almost 100 new cases of COVID 19 each day in the month of December, including another 137 reported today, The County has had a total of 7959 cases since the Spring, 2646 of them have been reported since the beginning of the month, County Health Department officials said that 45 of their 176 deaths have occurred in December, COVID hospitalizations have been hovering around 100 and 3 nursing homes continue to be COVID hotspots.

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A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-31-20

Governor Cuomo announced he is signing an Executive Order to extend the requirement that death benefits be paid out to families of frontline government workers for an additional 30 days. The legislation providing these benefits would otherwise expire Tonight, The Governor also announced that more than 200,000 New Yorkers have now been vaccinated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and beginning next week, New York will open vaccination criteria to ambulatory care health workers and public-facing public health workers, including those administering COVID-19 tests.

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Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday that the Buffalo Bills will have 6,700 fans in attendance when they host a 1st-round playoff game the weekend of January 9th & 10th.  Fans will be allowed in who are wearing masks and test negative before the game, there will also be contact tracing after the game, and that the game will serve as a pilot program for how the state can safely reopen large events.

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Delaware County Public Health reported a 13th death from COVID 19 Wednesday.  The County had 15 new positive cases, 4 are hospitalized and 274 are quarantined.

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The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at 296 Main Street in Binghamton and arrested 42 year old Bernard Barnes, 42 year old Cora Stevens and 35 year old Leroy Poole, all of Binghamton.  Investigators seized Cocaine, Fentanyl & drug packaging materials and about $1,400 in cash from alleged drug sales.  Barnes, Stevens and Poole were charged with several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminally using drug paraphernalia. Poole and Barnes were jailed while awaiting further court action and Stevens was released after Monday’s arrests.

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WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-30-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 30, 2020

P.M. NEWS Wednesday 12-30-20

State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during New Year’s holiday weekend. Police will be out in full force looking for intoxicated or impaired drivers, as well as speeders, aggressive drivers & they will continue to enforce the state’s “Move Over” law and they will be making sure that people obey the state seat belt laws.

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Unemployed New Yorkers will begin receiving extended and expanded federal unemployment benefits, starting the week January 3rd.  Unemployed New Yorkers will receive an additional $300 payment through the extended Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs. New Yorkers currently receiving benefits do not need to call the Department of Labor to receive these extended benefits.

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Starting January 1, 2021, New Yorkers can begin using sick leave benefits under the state’s Paid Sick Leave law, which secures paid sick leave for workers at medium and large businesses and paid or unpaid leave for those at small businesses, more information is available at ny.gov/programs.

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The Otego County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual Town Hall State of the State on Tuesday January 5th at 9:00 am.  Congressman Antonio Delgado will be the Keynote presenter More information is available at 432-4500 extension 2.

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Chenango County Public Health announced 31 new positive cases of COVID 19 today; they report 131 active cases with 6 hospitalizations, & 533 Active Quarantines. The Broome County Health Department had 274 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 2 days with 1 more death; they have had 175 deaths from the virus.

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The New York State Division of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers about scammers taking advantage of COVID-19 vaccinations to steal personal information. Scammers are using techniques that typically arise with a major global event such as: falsely claiming to be online sellers of the vaccination; sending fake emails and texts that contain harmful links designed to steal your personal information; and using robocalls to pitch vaccination information.  Information about legitimate Vaccination sites can be found at ny.gov/vaccine.

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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 12-30-20

Governor Cuomo announced updated quarantine guidelines for New York which are consistent with the CDC guidance.  Individuals exposed to COVID-19 can end their quarantine after 10 days without a testing requirement as long as no symptoms have been reported during the quarantine period, after day 10, individuals must continue monitoring for symptoms through day 14 and if any develop, they should immediately self-isolate and contact the local health department or their healthcare provider. 

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The state reported over 160,000 Tests Tuesday, with 11,438 positives, that was 7.14% of all tested.  Hospitalization went up to 7,814, ICU Patients & those on ventilators remained the same, and there were 124 deaths.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 23 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday.  They report 17 hospitalized & 1 new death reported, brings the total number of deaths to 17.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 12 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday.  They have 4 hospitalized out of 96 active cases, 276 are quarantined.

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

by wcdonews Posted on December 30, 2020

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

Chenango County Public Health reported 2 additional COVID-19 deaths today, bringing their total to 18. Chenango County has 137 active cases, 6 hospitalized and 521 quarantined, and they have had 1129 confirmed cases of the virus.

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Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order that states that a provider can be fined up to $1 million and lose all State licenses if they are found to have committed fraud or intentionally administered a vaccine to a person who is not eligible. The order follows reports of health care providers getting the vaccines & administering them against the state’s vaccination priority protocols.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44 year old Joseph Garone of South Kortright for driving while ability impaired by drugs for the 2nd time in 2 weeks, after Deputies responded to the front of the County Public Safety building after Garone’s vehicle drove over a concrete parking block and became lodged by the main entrance.   Garone was charged with operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired by drugs, on December 4th, he was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs following their investigation of a two car motor vehicle accident in the Town of Delhi.

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Broome County Health Department reported 7548 total positive COVID tests, which is about 2600 positives in the last month.  Broome County reported 174 deaths, 58 of those since Thanksgiving and they have had 6567 total recoveries, which is 2365 recoveries since the end of November.

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Broome County’s Festival of Lights returns tonight, after crews cleaned up Otsiningo Park following recent flooding and subsequent damage.  Officials said that that the New Year’s Eve fireworks display should go on as scheduled at 7:00 PM; more information is available at the Spiedie Fest Facebook page.

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State Police arrested 54-year-old Robert Trella on an arson charge following the investigation of a suspicious fire at 305 Pease Hill Road in the town of Barker Monday afternoon.  Trella lived in the home, no one else was inside at the time of the fire, he was arraigned and released on his own recognizance & will appear in court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-29-20

Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, which prevents residential evictions, foreclosure proceedings, credit discrimination and negative credit reporting related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also extends the Senior Citizens’ Homeowner Exemption and Disabled Homeowner Exemption from 2020 to 2021. The Act adds to New York State’s efforts to protect tenants and homeowners from the economic hardship incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Governor Cuomo will sign an Executive Order withholding pay increases for all commissioners and statewide elected officials. The statewide elected officials included in the Executive Order are the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General and the Comptroller.  The State has a 15 Billion Dollar deficit from costs associated with fighting the COVID 19 pandemic.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 9 new COVID 19 cases Monday, they have 16 hospitalized, and they reported 4 new deaths from the virus, bringing their total to 16 deaths.  Also, Delaware County Public Health announced 18 new COVID 19 cases Monday; they report 97 active cases with 3 hospitalized & 276 in quarantine.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 44 year old Gregory Schaub of South New Berlin on a variety of Charges after Deputies observed a vehicle with a non-functional brake light in front of them. Deputies initiated a traffic stop and a routine inquiry revealed that Schaub only possessed a non-driver’s ID and that his driving privileges in the State of New York were revoked from a previous DWI charge.  Schaub was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed operator and operating a vehicle with insufficient stop lamps.  Schaub was released on appearance tickets directing him to appear before the Town of Meredith Court on a later date.

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The annual Blood Drive in Honor of Trooper Christopher Skinner will be held today at the 5 Mile Point Fire Station in Kirkwood.  The Drive will be held from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM, Trooper Skinner was killed in the line of duty while conducting a traffic stop on I-81 in Broome County in 2014.

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