A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-3-15

by wcdonews Posted on March 3, 2015

Governor Cuomo detailed projected savings for New York taxpayers as a result of the Property Tax Relief program, which provides 1.3 million homeowners significant financial relief. The $1.66 billion program also includes a renters’ credit, is part of the Governor’s 2015 Opportunity Agenda. When fully phased in, 49,658 homeowners in the Southern Tier will receive an average annual savings of $725.
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On Friday, a Town of Plymouth resident was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Chenango County Sheriff’s Department arrested 31 year old Aaron Bishop age 31 following a traffic stop in the Town of Columbus. Bishop was found to be in possession of cocaine, he was processed and released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Columbus Court at a later date. while in custody, for processing Bishop was found to be a suspect for a Grand Larceny case in the Town of Plymouth. Bishop was then charged with 2 counts of Grand Larceny for allegedly stealing cash & a handgun, he was arraigned and was remanded to Chenango County Corrections on bail & is scheduled to reappear in the Town of Plymouth Court at a later date.
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March is Red Cross Month & the American Red Cross reminds eligible blood donors that the need for blood is constant. Donors with all blood types are needed, particularly those with types O negative, A negative and B negative. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. Upcoming blood donation opportunities today in Bainbridge from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bainbridge Guilford High School, Individuals who are 17 years of age, weighs at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.
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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-2-15

by wcdonews Posted on March 2, 2015

P.m. news Monday 3-2-15
State Police from Deposit investigated the finding of a body of an adult male near Wheeler Street and Railroad Avenue in Hancock last week. Troopers identified the deceased as 60 year old Arthur Ballard of Hancock, the autopsy conducted at Lourdes Hospital showed the cause of death to be a combination of hypothermia and acute alcoholic intoxication. No signs of criminal activity or foul play in his death.
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The State Senate passed a package of bills last week to give municipalities the ability to pass their own sexual predators laws to meet their own needs, after a Nassau county law was struck down in court. Area State Senator John Bonacic comments:

(Bonacic 3-2-15)

Bonacic said that this series of bills addresses the concerned raised by the Court Of Appeals in their ruling, and should stand up to any possible court challenges. The bills move to the Assembly for consideration.
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Sidney High School Senior Austin Dean won the New York state wrestling championship in division 2 at 285 pounds, Saturday night at the Times Union Center in Albany. Dean won his final match 5 to 3 in overtime by scoring a takedown with 17 seconds left. Dead talked with WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull today about how he ended his high school wrestling career:

(Austin Dean 3-2-15)

Dean is the 11th state champion in Sidney high school history & plan to play football in college; the full interview is available on WCDO Sports.com.
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On Friday, Delaware County Deputies responded to a Domestic Dispute on State Highway 10 in the Town of Kortright. Deputies arrested 34-year-old Craig Schmitz of Bloomville for Endangering the Welfare of a child, Harassment & Criminal Mischief; he was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court and released on his own recognizance pending future court action.
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A special meeting of the Village of Sidney Board of Trustees will be held today at 7:00 PM in the boardroom at the Sidney Civic Center. The special meeting was rescheduled from the Board’s February 23, 2015 meeting. The Board anticipates entering into an executive session to discuss a litigated matter, followed by the regular portion of the meeting to consider other Village business.
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The American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Captain Appreciation night is scheduled for today at 5:30 at the United Methodist Church in Sidney, Any one still wishing to form a team or community members wanting to learn more about the event are urged to attend. This year’s Relay will be held on Saturday May 9th from 11:00 AM to 11 PM at General Clinton Park
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Rick Springfield will be the opening night performer at the Chevy Court at the 2015 New York State Fair this year. The State Fair runs from August 27th to September 7th this year at the Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
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A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-2-15

by wcdonews Posted on March 2, 2015

Hancock Fire department was dispatched to 43 West Main Street at around 12:30 AM Sunday morning for a commercial building fire at the Little Italy Restaurant. Hancock fire department requested mutual aid from Deposit, East Branch, Walton, Trout Creek, Windsor, West Windsor, and Harpursville. The structure was destroyed; fire investigators will be back at the scene today to determine the cause of the fire. Several residents in apartments in the building were brought to a shelter set up at the Hancock central school.
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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division attempted to make a traffic stop Friday on a Toyota operated by 50 year old John Tipler of Afton. Tipler failed to comply with the traffic stop, a passenger, 27 year old Brandon Birch of Harpursville jumped out of the vehicle. Birch was taken into custody, a lock box Birch possessed was located in the snow and contained heroin. State Police located Tipler, he was turned over to the Sheriff’s Office for processing, Tipler was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Failure to Comply, and various other Violations. Birch was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, & Tampering with Physical Evidence. Tipler and Birch were arraigned in the Town of Afton Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $25,000 cash bail. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.
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On Wednesday afternoon, at the request of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, Delaware County Sheriff Deputies arrested 23 year old Jordan Ryder of Hancock on a Warrant of Arrest issued by the Town of Afton Court for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property. Members of the Hancock Police Department assisted Delaware County Deputies with locating Ryder in the Village of Hancock. Ryder was turned over to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office for further action.
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P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-27-15

by wcdonews Posted on February 27, 2015

Governor Cuomo today announced that New York State has been awarded $8.1 million in federal funds to combat the heroin epidemic. The funding will look to Reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse in the 12- to 25-year-olds, reduce heroin use and heroin/prescription opioid overdose deaths among the 12- to 25-year-olds, Increase public awareness through statewide and community media campaigns, & to Increase the number of anti-overdose medication Narcan trainings offered to parents, family members, and anyone living with a heroin/prescription opioid addict.
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On Thursday, the State Police CNET team ended a 2 month investigation into the sale and possession of heroin and methamphetamine, with the arrests of 44 year old Terry McNerney of Kirkwood, who was charged with Unlawful Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 2 counts of Criminal Using Drug Paraphernalia. Also arrested was 22-year-old Trent Kennerup of Windsor, who was charged with Loitering. Both were arraigned & were remanded to the Broome County jail. Police seized heroin & materials used to manufacture Methamphetamines.
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State Police & the Broome County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30 year old Joseph Rose of Endicott for 2 counts of 2nd degree Robbery, following the investigation into armed robberies at Manley’s Gas Station & Lupo’s Restaurant, both in Endwell. Rose was arraigned in the Town of Union Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail with no bail set at this time.
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The State Senate has passed a series of bills designed to protect the public from sex offenders. State senator Jim Seward contributed a bill to that package:

(Seward 2-27-15)

The package of bills will head to the State Assembly for consideration.
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State Assembly Minority Republicans are calling on Governor Cuomo to release state aid figures to school district, so that they can get their budget numbers together in a timely fashion. Area assemblyman Cliff Crouch Comments:

(Crouch 2-27-15)

Assemblyman Pete Lopez also commented:

(Lopez 2-27-15)

Governor Cuomo has said that he is willing to let the budget get enacted passed the April 1st deadline in favor of getting an ethics reform package passed first, following the recent arrest of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
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The state Assembly passed The DREAM Act bill Thursday to financial aid to immigrants living in the country illegally. New State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie of the Bronx said that the DREAM Act is one of his top legislative priorities:

(Carl Heastie 2-27-15)

This is the 3rd consecutive year the Assembly passed the DREAM Act, it has failed to gather enough support in the State senate for it to advance to the governor’s desk, governor Cuomo has already allocated funding in his executive budget proposal for the DREAM Act this session.
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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-27-15

by wcdonews Posted on February 27, 2015

The Chenango Arts Council presents Scott Bruce “All Shook Up” tonight & “Chenango has talent” featuring Mystic Moondance & The Ryan Clan Saturday night at the Martin w. Kappel Theater in downtown Norwich.
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The American Red Cross will hold 2 blood drives in Chenango County over the next 2 days. All blood types are needed, especially types O negative, A negative and B negative. Appointments can be made at the Red Cross Blood Donor App, at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. A blood drive will be held today in Afton From 10:30 AM to 3:30 P, at the Afton Central School, & in Greene tomorrow from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the 1st Congregational Church, 28 North Chenango Street.
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FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL will Be performed at the Forum Theatre on Sunday, at 3:00 & 7:30 PM. Tickets are on sale now at the Arena Box Office and Ticketmaster; charge by phone call 800-745-3000 or at ticketmaster.com. information about future shows is available at 778-6626 or at BroadwayInBinghamton.com.
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The next meeting of the Tri-County Tea Party Patriots will be held tonight at 7:00 PM in the Bainbridge Town Hall. More information is available at 764-8303.

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 2-26-15

by wcdonews Posted on February 26, 2015

Governor Cuomo will lead the first official state trade mission to Cuba since President Obama began the process to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. The upcoming trade mission will allow New York State officials and business leaders to explore opportunities and advance shared interests, the delegation will leave for Cuba on April 20th.
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A Siena College poll released this week shows that 92% of polled New Yorkers believe that corruption in state government is a serious problem. 51% believe it’s very serious, & believe that more needs to be done to stop Albany Corruption. Governor Cuomo’s own ethics push includes new disclosure requirements for lawmakers as well as requiring receipts for travel expenses. Cuomo is attaching the measures to spending in the budget and said he’s fine with risking an on-time budget to get ethics done. However, 53% prefer an on time budget to ethics reforms getting done immediately, while 37% want ethics reforms tackled first, even if it means a late state budget in April.
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School officials, education leaders, and state lawmakers are not happy with Governor Cuomo tying the issue of lawmaker’s ethics reforms to the state budget, and subsequently, state aid projections for school districts. Area Assemblyman Cliff crouch comments:

(Crouch 2-26-15)

Lawmakers & the governor have until April 1st to get the deadline passed, they have managed to accomplish that feat for the last 4 years.
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The Constitution Pipeline approval process inches closer to allowing Williams energy to go forward with the controversial pipeline proposal. Area Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that the pipeline proposal weighs heavy on his constituents minds:

(Lopez 2-26-15)

Plans call for the construction of the natural gas pipeline to begin this summer, it would pass through Broome, Delaware & Schoharie counties locally from Pennsylvania to the Northeast states.
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Governor Cuomo outlined his proposal to expand pre-K to 3-year olds in the State’s highest-need communities. The Governor is committing $25 million to fund this pilot program, for which more than 250 school districts will be eligible to apply. More than 5,000 seats are projected to be made available for 3-year olds across the State through this program. The State currently spends more than $750 million annually on pre-K for 4-year olds, supporting the education of 116,000 children.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that he would propose legislation in Albany to protect and reward employees who report information about illegal activity in the banking, insurance, and financial services industries. Currently, no law exists in New York State to protect or incentivize whistleblowers who report securities and other financial frauds. Schneiderman’s bill would provide financial compensation to whistleblowers whose tips lead to more than $1 million in penalties or settlement proceeds, it would also guarantee the confidentiality of the whistleblower’s information, and make it illegal for any employer to retaliate.
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A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 2-26-15

by wcdonews Posted on February 26, 2015

A Chenango county grand jury indicted 35 year old Shaun Sullivan of Norwich, on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child. Sullivan is accused of unlawfully allow individuals to gather at his Norwich residence for the purpose of engaging in unlawful sales of controlled substances & possessing Heroin & Cocaine with the intent to sell, & acting in a manner injurious to the welfare of a child.
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State Police in Deposit are investigating an adult Deceased male was found near the railroad tracks at Wheeler Street in the village of Hancock Wednesday morning. The identity of the man has not been released, police reported that this is not a homicide investigation and does not appear to be suspicious. Investigators are now waiting for results from the autopsy, which could be performed today.
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The Delaware county sheriffs department responded to the call of a man killed by a fallen tree. 70 year old Ralph Hunt died Wednesday as he was cutting firewood on property near his home on county Route 14. Hunt was attempting to cut a tree when it broke loose and struck him, Deputies reported that Hunt once served as chief of the Delhi Fire Department.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the 30th New York Farm Show will return to the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse beginning today, and ending on Saturday. Last year, more than 25,000 New Yorkers attended the Farm Show, which occupies more than 220,000 square feet of space in six buildings, and over 400 exhibitors. More information is available at newyorkfarmshow.com.
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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-25-15

by wcdonews Posted on February 25, 2015

State Police investigated an assault, which occurred on Monday afternoon in Hancock. 27-year-old Niki Patire of Fishes Eddy was charged with 1st degree Assault, for allegedly causing a serious injury to her boyfriend with a kitchen knife. Patire was arraigned in the Village of Hancock Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail.
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Fire Fighters from Harpursville, Ouaquaga & Windsor responded to a trailer fire on State Route 79 in Harpursville last night. Fire fighters received the call at around 8:00 PM last night at 794 Route 79, no injuries were reported, the fire is believed to have started after occupants were trying to thaw frozen pipes underneath the trailer.
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