P.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-4-13

by wcdonews Posted on March 4, 2013

State Police at Sidney arrested 41-Year-old Fredrick Terrell of Ulster, Pennsylvania for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC result of .14%. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on Interstate 88 in Afton; Terrell was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Afton Court on March 11th.

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The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force arrested 3 men on drug charges.  Arrested were 31 year old Kenneth Washington, 39 year old Kenneth Graham and 19 year old Diamond Santana, during a no-knock search warrant at 32 Edwards Street in Binghamton Friday. Officer confiscated heroin, cocaine & marijuana.  Washington and Graham were arraigned in the City of Binghamton Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail; Santana was released with an appearance ticket & will return to Binghamton City Court at a later date.

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Plans are continuing for the 2nd annual Rock In The Park concert at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge to benefit the Chenango county Toys For Tots program.  This year’s concert will be on August 10, & will feature the Artemus Pyle band, Pyle was a member of the legendary Rock Band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

 

(Jason Hall 3-4-13)

 

Hall said that a “Meet & Greet” Contest is running through noon on Saturday on the Rock In The Park face book page, details about the show are available at 972 6526.

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Heroin & prescription pain killers are becoming the most common abused substances as law enforcement are seeing an increase in the arrest for possessing and distributing those drugs, and emergency rooms seeing a huge increase in overdoses as well.  Erica Catton of Narco-non explains:

 

(Erica Catton 3-4-13)

 

Narco-non will refer those in need to area agencies regarding issues with drug addiction, by calling 1-800-468-6933, more information is available at stopaddiction.com.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-Year-old Futahi Hampton of Endicott Sunday on a charge of first-degree attempted rape & 3rd degree robbery.  Hampton is accused of attempting to rape a woman and stealing her purse, he was arraigned in the Town of Chenango Court and taken to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Correctional facility without bail pending court action.

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NYSEG announced that delivery charges are being increased to cover the cost of operating the Cayuga Generating Facility until other sources of power are found.  The company operating the plant had planned to shut it down in January, but an agreement with NYSEG and regulators will keep it running for another year.  Residential customers will pay $1.11 more per month, a small businesses could spend up to $29 more, large nonresidential customers with large demand could pay up to $1,680 more.

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A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-4-13

by wcdonews Posted on March 4, 2013

A.m. news Monday 3-4-13

6 People have been arrested in connection with trafficking heroin into the region, according to the Otsego County Sheriff’s department.  Officials said that the 2 year investigation first led to the December 7th arrests of 24 year old Daniel Parrotte of Mount Upton, for an equipment violation, his 2 passengers were 22 year old Eric Doherty of Unadilla, and 24 year old Azar Hughes of Oneonta, Officials seized 209 packets of heroin, and a small quantity of crack cocaine, all three were charged with 3rd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and 4th degree conspiracy, They were arraigned & were remanded to the Otsego County jail on $25,000 bail. The next arrest was December 17th when Oneonta police arrested 20 year old Anthony Kinloch of Queens for 3rd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and 2nd degree assault; He was arraigned and sent to the Otsego County jail on $20,000 bail. 24 year old Louis Medina of New York City was arrested for 3rd degree criminal possession of controlled substance, after arriving in Oneonta on a bus from New York City, officers confiscated 200 packets of heroin, he was arraigned and sent to Otsego County jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. On February 17th deputies arrested Anays Garcia of New York City at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, when she went to visit her boyfriend, Jose Rodriguez, who was serving a 40-year prison sentence for operating as a major trafficker in Otsego County, Garcia was charged with 2nd degree conspiracy and 3rd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, she is being held at the Otsego County jail without bail.

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State Police reported that a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle in the Town of Deposit.  79 year old Barbara Seymour was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by 58 year old James Gruscavage Saturday night in Deposit on State Highway 8.  Seymour was taken to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City where she was pronounced dead.  Gruscavage was sent to Delaware County Jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond on a charge of 2nd degree Vehicular Manslaughter. 

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The New York State Division of the Budget, Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee today jointly released the 2013-14 Consensus Economic and Revenue Forecast Report.  All sides agreed on revenue total through the 2013-14 State fiscal year of $200 million above the Executive Budget estimate. The agreement on the state revenue forecast paves the way for the state budget to be completed by the April 1st deadline.

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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District is holding a public forum on today in the High School Auditorium at 7:00PM to discuss the 2013-2014 school budget. Community members are invited to learn more about the budget development process and the decisions facing the school board of education.  School administrators and Board of Education members will be present to address questions and concerns.

 

 

 

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P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 3-1-13

by wcdonews Posted on March 1, 2013

State Senator Jim Seward joined in the rally against the New York Safe Act outside the state Capitol in Albany Thursday:

 

(Seward guns)

 

Senator Seward voted against the NY-SAFE act and is supporting legislation to repeal the law.  Seward said that he supports laws to crack down on those who obtain guns illegally and commit crimes with firearms and he supports regulations to prevent the dangerously mentally ill access to guns.

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Oneonta city police arrested 27-year-old Heather Ferris of Schenevus on charges of 2nd degree attempted assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, for allegedly striking a 5 year old student on an Oneonta school district bus with a buckle Thursday morning.  Ferris was fired after the incident by the Birnie Bus Company, which is contracted to provide bus service for the Oneonta city school district.  The investigation is continuing.

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The Planned Parenthood of South Central New York has changed its name the Family Planning Center of South Central New York, effective today.  CEO Deb Marcus explains:

 

(Deb Marcus 3-1-13)

 

Marcus sad that the centers mentioned served over 10,000 clients last year regarding women’s health issues such as gynecological exams, sexual education, and HIV testing.

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State Troopers arrested 23-year-old Deanna Olmstead of Windsor for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC of .19%. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle accident on State Route 17; Olmstead was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Kirkwood Court on March 7th.

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The Delaware County Sheriffs Deputies were called to a 1 Car Personal Injury automobile accident on Road Thirteen in the Town of Sidney. 52-year-old Niki Frantzis of Sidney was traveling south on Road 13 when she lost control and struck an earth embankment. Frantzis & an unidentified passenger were taken to Tri-Town Hospital in Sidney; Frantzis was issued a summons for speed unreasonable for road conditions.

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24 people will be inducted into the Section 4 Hall of fame tomorrow, included in that group, as a contributor is WCDO’s own sportscaster Greg Davie, who has broadcast sports since the early days of WCDO in the 80’s.  The inductions will take place tomorrow afternoon at the Broome County Arena at about 3:00 PM.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension will sponsor 3 Farmers’ Markets this year, one each in Walton, Sidney and Deposit.  Officials are looking to add to the number of vendors this season; anyone interested in being a vendor can call 865-6531.

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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 3-1-13

by wcdonews Posted on March 1, 2013

State Police in Owego, New York, arrested 4 suspects for stealing over $118,000 worth of electronics from trailers at the Best Buy Warehouse parking lot in the Town of Nichols, troopers arrested 24 year old LANCE DEGRAFFENREID of Illinois, 19 year old DEVONTE HENRY of Illinois, 35 year old ROLAND JACKSON of, Wisconsin and 24 year old RICKY PEARSON of Illinois, for 2nd degree Grand Larceny, they were arraigned & were remanded to the Tioga County Jail on $50,000 bail. The investigation is continuing.

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State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced that he is leading a coalition of more than a dozen states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which refuses to recognize for same-sex marriages valid under state law. The brief will be filed today in the case of United States vs. Windsor, other states involved in the filing include Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia.

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 2-28-13

by wcdonews Posted on February 28, 2013

Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting is confirming the identity of the body found on Tuesday February 26, 2013 on Center Road in the Town of Pharsalia.  The body had been identified by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office as Jennifer Ramsaran who was reported missing by her husband on December 11, 2012.  The Sheriff’s Office along with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office is still investigating the cause of Jennifer’s death.  The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact them at 337-1924 or 607 337 1864.  All calls will be kept confidential.

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The State DEC missed another deadline to finalize regulations governing natural gas development, & the Joint Landowners Coalition announced that they are moving ahead and seeking plaintiffs for its lawsuit against New York State.  Coalition Attorney Scott Kurkoski comments:

 

(Scott Kurkoski 2-28-13)

 

Kurkoski said that the coalition is seeking one plaintiff from 4 different categories of landowners in the Marcellus Shale region, more details are available at 584-5620.

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The Oneonta Town Board will have a workshop meeting tonight on a proposed extension of a moratorium on natural gas drilling.  The meeting will be held in the Oneonta Town Hall in West Oneonta at 7:00 PM, A public hearing is set for 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 13th.   Last year, the Oneonta Town Board passed a 12-month moratorium; the new proposal would extend that for another 12 months.

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The Otsego County Planning Department, the Otsego County Conservation Association, Opportunities for Otsego, and Sustainable Otsego, have teamed up for a series of workshops on how homeowners, small businesses, and non-profits can get an energy assessment.   The workshop series will kick off on Saturday March 9, in the Butternut Valley Room at SUCO’s Hunt Union. From 10 am till 1 pm, followed by workshops on March 20th in cherry valley, April 10th in Morris & April 27th in Edmeston.  More information is available at 723-0110.

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After a week & a half vacation, state lawmakers got back to work today in Albany.  Lawmakers will spend much of their time this month working on the 142.6 billion dollar state budget, which is due by April first.  Other proposals from Governor Cuomo include a minimum wage hike to $8.75 an hour, mapping out where proposed casinos should be located,

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US Senator Charles Schumer reintroduced the Metal Theft Prevention Act, to try to prevent the theft and sale of stolen scrap metal.  The bill would help make it harder for those who steal metal items to turn around & sell it. Reports of Metal theft has jumped more than 80 percent in recent years, with copper pipe regularly taken from vacant homes a& other structures, Between 2009 and 2011, the National Insurance Crime Bureau found over 25,000 insurance claims related to metal theft, Schumer’s bill has bipartisan support.

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Police have nabbed a man who may have been involved in series of store robberies over the last few months across the southern tier.   62-year-old John Malowsky of Attica was arrested by the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department in connection with an armed robbery of the Owego CVS store last night, and a Maurice’s in Corning the night before.    Deputies apprehended Malowsky leaving the CVS Store; he is also accused of threatening Deputies with a knife.  Malowsky will be arraigned in Tioga County and is expected to be arraigned for armed robberies in Chemung and Steuben Counties shortly.

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A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 2-28-13

by wcdonews Posted on February 28, 2013

Police agencies in Tioga County executed a search warrant in Newark Valley, leading to the seizure of an active meth-amphetamine lab and the arrest of 6 people.   Charged were 23 year old Scott Cole, of Newark Valley, 29 year old Jamie Swackhammer of Newark Valley, 31 year old Bryan Burkard of Berkshire, 48 year old Theresa Cochran of Caroline, 23 year old Kara Smithgall, of Endicott, & 28 year old Melanie Short of Berkshire.  police executed a search warrant at the Cole and Swackhammer residence Tuesday at 5:00 PM and confiscated items used to  manufacture methamphetamine, all were charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance; they were arraigned and remanded to the Tioga County Jail without bail.  Further charges are pending and the investigation is continuing.

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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will participate in the Legislative day from 9:00 A.M. to 12:45 PM at the LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING in Albany today, followed by a noontime rally in the West Capitol Park.  Crouch said that the passing of the New York Safe Gun control act has angered constituents:

 

(Crouch 2-28-13)

 

Crouch said that Governor Cuomo pushed through the Safe Act following the Sandy Creek Elementary School shooting in neighboring Connecticut.

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The Unatego United Group will hold a rally today at 7:00 pm at the Otego Elementary School. The group is seeking help from area lawmakers, to make the state’s school aid formula more equitable to small rural district like Unatego and many other area school districts.

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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today issued an open letter to doctors, pharmacists and other medical professionals alerting them that the prescription painkiller hydrocodone is now a Schedule II controlled substance under New York State law.  The change was mandated as part of Attorney General Schneiderman’s I-STOP law, which creates an online database that enables doctors and pharmacists to report and track controlled narcotic substances in real time by the Internet.   The I-STOP database, be mandated to use starting this August.  More information is available at health.ny.gov/professionals/narcotic.

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P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-27-13

by wcdonews Posted on February 27, 2013

Law enforcement officials in Delaware county, and all surrounding counties, have seen a turn in the abuse of substances like alcohol, to prescription pain killer and heroin in the last 1 to 2 years.  Dave Ramsey of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County explains:

 

(Dave Ramsey 2-27-13)

 

Ramsey said emergency rooms are also seeing an increase in the combining of these substances leading to overdoses; his office can be contacted for help or interventions at 746-8300, or at adaconline.org.

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Delhi village officials will host a public information meeting tonight regarding a potential natural gas distribution franchise within the village. The meeting will be held at 7:00 PM at the Delhi Fire Hall.  Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC will give a presentation, as they seek franchises from the village and town to distribute natural gas from the proposed Constitution Pipeline.

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State Troopers in Norwich arrested 17-year-old Joseph Jackson of Oxford, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 220, in Preston; Jackson was issued an Appearance Ticket returnable to the Town of Preston Court on March 5th.

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The Unatego Central School community group, Save Our Schools, is hosting a legislative forum, tomorrow at 7:00 PM in the Otego Elementary School gym.  Area lawmakers have been invited to participate, as school districts similar to Unatego are looking for Albany to establish a more equitable state aid formula this year.

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Sidney fire fighters were credited with quickly knocking down a fire in a garage behind the Sidney elementary school yesterday afternoon.  Elementary students were removed to the high school for a brief period and returned to their classes following the minor fire, caused by an electrical short in a tractor.  No injuries were reported.

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The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance announced that New Yorkers can now check their eligibility and apply for certain benefits in 8 languages at myBenefits.ny.gov.  Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order in 2011 requiring that “vital documents” be translated into the “six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals in the State.   So far over 330,000 SNAP applications have been submitted via myBenefits.ny.gov.

 

 

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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-27-13

by wcdonews Posted on February 27, 2013

Yesterday, members of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office recovered an unidentified human body off of the Center Road in the Town of Pharsalia.   The unidentified female body was taken to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office in Syracuse  for an autopsy.  Sheriff Cutting announced that the identity of the female body is unknown to investigators and the investigation is continuing”.    Anyone with information should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 337-1924 or 337-1864.

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THE GREATER Afton chamber of commerce will hold their kick off events tonight in Afton, with networking, refreshments and a discussion with John Redente and Kerri Green.  Chamber president Elena Hulsey explains:

 

(Elena Hulsey 2-25-13)

 

The event will begin at 7:00 PM at Armetta’s café on Main Street in Afton.

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The Delaware county sheriff’s department investigated a 1-car accident on highway 16 in the town of Delhi on February 17th.  42-year old Lynn Doughtery of Delhi lost control on icy roads, left the roadway & struck a tree.  Doughtery was treated at O’Connor hospital, no tickets were issued.

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