A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 1-9-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 9, 2013

Governor Cuomo will deliver the 2013 State of the State Address this afternoon in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany at 1:30 PM.  The address will be streamed at governor.ny.gov.

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will announce this year’s inductees, who will be enshrined in the Hall later this summer.  Among the possible inductees include former Mets Catcher Mike Piazza, Astros great Craig Biggio, as well as suspected Steroid users Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro & Roger Clemens.  The Announcement is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon.

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The State DOT today announced that, crews would be conducting pavement repair and pavement striping operations on Route 17 and Interstate 81 today in the vicinity of Prospect Mountain in the City of Binghamton, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon.  Traffic will experience rolling slow-downs administered by State Police, motorists should anticipate delays.

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Oneonta police have arrested Kerry Dalton of Oneonta, for the alleged theft of $425 through the misuse of a city owned gas card, while working as an employee at the city garage.  Dalton has been placed on administrative leave & will face court action at a later date.

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The Oneonta city environmental board will hold their next meeting this evening.  The meeting begins at 7:00 PM in the common council chambers at Oneonta city hall.

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The Sidney chamber of commerce will hold their January Board meeting will be held this morning at 7:45 at Trackside Dining on Main Street.  Chambers members are encouraged to attend.

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P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-8-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 8, 2013

There will be a Sidney school district Capital Project Presentation open to the public on Tuesday, January 8th in the HS Auditorium at 6:00pm. Superintendent Bill Christensen told WCDO that the athletic fields and capital reserve fund proposition are important features of the vote:

 

(Bill Christensen 1-8-13)

 

Christensen and the architects will be present to talk about the project and answer questions at tonight’s meeting.

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The village of Bainbridge crews continue to work on locating & fixing a leak in the water delivery system.  Mayor Chick Darling told WCDO News that water has been deliberately turned off on Guilford Road as well as Bennett Street, Parsons Street, Pruyn Street, Freiot Avenue and lower Greenlawn.  Residents in the rest of the Village are asked to conserve water by not running washing machines or dishwashers, or washing their cars until the situation is resolved.  Boil water advisory has been issued for Bainbridge village residents that had a water interruption over the last few days or who has discolored water currently.

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Delaware County Deputies investigated a two-car property damage accident on State Hwy 357 in the town of Franklin.  23-year-old Peter Zuk of Franklin was operating a 1997 Saab when he failed to notice a 2008 Honda driven by 41 year old Justin Harper of Franklin pulling into his driveway.  Zuk struck the passenger’s side of the Harper vehicle, Zuk was issued a traffic ticket for following too close, he will appear in the Town of Franklin court on January 24th.   There were no reported injuries.

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The New York comptroller Tom DiNapoli reported that the state government’s debt has topped $63 billion, with New York on track to approach its borrowing limit in early 2014.    DiNapoli reported that the debt burden is almost three times the national median, and is second only to California’s $96.4 billion in state-funded debt and 80 percent higher than New Jersey, which is in third place. DiNapoli projects New York’s borrowing capacity should be falling to $509 million after the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

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An autographed & Framed Star Wars poster has just been added as one of the featured items for the Chenango River Theater fundraising auction.  The poster joins the Bruce Springsteen autographed guitar & the Muhammad Ali autographed boxing glove up for auction at Chenango River Theatre’s annual Winter Gala to be held on January 19th, from 6:00 until 9:30 pm. Chenango River Theater Spokesman Bill Lelbach explains:

 

(Bill Lelbach 1-8-13)

 

The website is located at chenangorivertheatre.org at the Fundraisers/Special Events link at the top of the page.  The special auction items are all on display at the Silo Restaurant in Greene, through the January 19th auction.

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The Afton Central School will host a Coaches vs. Cancer basketball event to benefit the American Cancer Society tonight.  The Crimson Knights will host a quadruple-header against Sidney beginning at 4:30; those in attendance will receive cancer awareness stickers and pin-up cards for the Wall of Hope for a $1 donation. The event also will feature 50/50 raffles and a half-court shooting contest.  More information is available by calling 639-8201 or at cancer.org.

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State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $2.4 million settlement the medical waste disposal company, Stericycle, for improperly overcharging nearly 1,000 New York government entities, including police and fire departments, rescue squads, schools, jails, and hospitals. Schneiderman announced that the entities would be re-imbursed, among the local concerns receiving funds back are Broome Community College, the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford, & the Suco Health Center in Oneonta. The settlement follows a complaint lodged by a former Stericycle in Chicago.

 

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-8-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 8, 2013

Walton police have arrested 27-year-old Jennifer Morris of Walton with 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, in connection with the graphic & threatening message sent to Walton students through Facebook.  Morris was arraigned in Walton village court and taken to the Delaware County Jail on $10,000 bail.  Morris may face Additional charges from Walton police.

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22 year old Daniel Doherty of Binghamton was sentenced in Broome County Court to 23 years in jail, on a charge of 1st degree manslaughter in a plea bargain deal, in connection with the death of 27 year old Daniel Martinez of the Bronx in October of 2011, Martinez was found in a wooded area in the town of Chenango by hunters.    Doherty will be required to testify at the trial of co-defendant, Joseph Ross-Jones as part of the plea deal with the district attorney’s office.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division arrested 34-year-old Shawn Bosket of Windsor, after he allegedly failed to return an annual address verification form for sex offenders, to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Bosket was taken into custody in the Town of Colesville on January 4th & was ordered to appear in the Town of Dickinson Court today.

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State comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a report following an audit of the town of Deposit.  The town government responded, they reported that they would conduct a monthly review of the town clerk’s duties, the supervisor will review & Certify payroll before submission for payment, and have a review done by an appointed board member before it is given to the book keeper, & the town board will work to adopt budgets based on recurring revenues & amend the budget as needed, according to DiNapoli’s recommendations.

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The Chenango chargers soccer team will hold an open house today from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, regarding their spring travel league, training session & the indoor soccer league.  The open house will be held at the chargers indoor facility on Maple Street in Norwich.

 

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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 1-7-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 7, 2013

Residents in the village of Bainbridge are being asked to conserve water, as a leak in the water delivery system has not yet been found and repaired.  Mayor Chick Darling explains:

 

(Chick Darling)

 

Darling requested that village water users refrain from using their washing machines, garden hoses & dishwashers until the leak is repaired.

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Governor Cuomo today announced that New Yorkers would save more than $500 million on health insurance premiums in 2013 because the Department of Financial Services cut rate increase requests by insurers. Health insurers requested weighted average increases of approximately 12.4 percent, but DFS, cut the average increase to 7.5 percent. Additional Information is available at governor.ny.gov.

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24-year-old Jovan Gresham of Vestal pleaded guilty to assault and weapons charges for shooting a man 8 times at the former Victoria’s Restaurant in Binghamton in 2010.  Gresham pleaded guilty to 1st degree assault and 2 counts of 2nd degree criminal possession of a weapon, for the shooting of Karlshen Marks, and for unlawfully possessing a loaded  handgun in the City of Binghamton.  Gresham faces sentencing on April 1st; he was released on a cash bail bond of $50,000.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 55-year-old Mitchell Farwell on charges of 2nd degree Harassment and Resisting Arrest.    Farwell was charged following an investigation into a noise complaint in the Town of Norwich, he is accused of pushing the responding Deputy during his investigation and then attempted to prevent an arrest from being made. Farwell was arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court and remanded to the custody of the Sheriff on $500 cash bail.

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Firefighters responded to a fire at 1065 Delaware County Highway 11 in Davenport Friday that destroyed a 2 story home.  The Layton family escaped without injury, but they lost family possessions a few pets in the blaze.  Firefighters from Davenport, East Meredith, Meridale, Oneonta, West Oneonta, Schenevus, Otego, Stamford and FAST units of Franklin and Worcester responded.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Children in the Walton central school district have been receiving death threats as well as Violent & suggestive images through Facebook.  About a dozen students were targeted, through their Facebook accounts; Walton police hope to have an arrest shortly.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 19 year old Joseph Daring of New Berlin on a 2nd degree harassment charge.   Daring is accused of grabbing of an unidentified victim by the neck during an argument.  Daring will appear in the Town of Norwich Court at a later date.

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State Senator Jim Seward & Congressmen Chris Gibson toured Otsego County today.  Seward attended the Otsego County Chamber State of the State Breakfast in Oneonta, followed by tours of Ioxus, Corning, and Custom Electronics in through the afternoon.  Both men were recently re-elected to their positions & were sworn in last week to serve their next terms.

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A former Otsego county motel manager has turned himself in to local authorities, after allegedly cashing a forged check in Oneonta last year.  24-year-old Kyle VanDewerker is accused of cashing a $600 check while serving as the manager of the Amber Life Inn Motel in Colliersville, a warrant of arrest was obtained for VanDewerker from the Oneonta City Court following a complaint form the motel owner.   VanDewerker faces court action shortly.

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A.M. NEWS MONDAY 1-7-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 7, 2013

The Chenango Town Board’s rejected a proposed moratorium on natural gas development at their meeting last week.  Board members at that meeting that a moratorium would be premature since the state has not yet approved high volume hydraulic fracturing, & a moratorium could expose the town to lawsuits and interfere with economic benefits and jobs that natural gas development could bring to the town.   The town board decision came after the recommendation from the Broome County Planning Department that the proposed moratorium is denied. Meanwhile the state DEC missed a deadline to release the latest draft regulation on hydraulic fracturing in November, a decision may come early this year.

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State Troopers arrested 26 year old Kari Hall of Delhi, for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC of 0.13%. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop in Oneonta; Hall was issued an Appearance Ticket returnable to the Town of Oneonta Court on January 8th.

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State Troopers arrested 45 year old Lisa Fazio of Sayre, Pennsylvania, for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 7 in the town of Conklin; Fazio was arraigned in the Town of Conklin Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail in lieu of $250 cash bail.

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This year’s January Red Cross blood drive at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital is today, in the hospital’s Basement Conference Room 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Appointments are encouraged at 337-4028 or 337-4093. Walk-ins are also welcome.

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P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-4-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 4, 2013

Police and hospitals are noticing an increase in the abuse of prescription painkillers at an alarming increase.  Dave Ramsey of the Alcohol & drug abuse council of Delaware county comments:

(Dave Ramsey 1-4-13)

New York state passed legislation last year to begin the “I-Stop” program, where prescriptions are sent electronically to pharmacies where databases can track the prescribing and dispensing of controlled prescription drugs to patients, in order to stop suspected abuse or diversion and provide doctors and pharmacists with real-time information on a patients’ prescription drug history, & who might be “doctor shopping”.

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There will be a Sidney school district Capital Project Presentation open to the public on Tuesday, January 8th in the HS Auditorium at 6:00pm. Superintendent Bill Christensen told WCDO News about the project:

 (Bill Christensen 1-4-13)

At Tuesday’s open house, Christensen and the architects will be present to talk about the project and answer questions from the public.

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The Tri-Town Theater is looking to unearth local talent, with their “First Saturday” open Mike nights starting tomorrow in Sidney.  Spokesperson Andrea Whiteside explains:

(Andrea Whiteside 1-4-13)

The First Saturday Coffee House nights will be held at the new location for the Tri Town Theater at the former Masonic Temple on Union Street in Sidney, more information is available at 563-8690.

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Republican Assemblyman Pete Lopez will be sworn in as the representative for the new 102nd Assembly District. The ceremony will be held at the Schoharie County Courthouse in the Village of Schoharie at 6:00 p.m. tonight.

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The Chenango county sheriff’s department arrested 19-year-old Justin Pezzino of Greene for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana.   Pezzino was charged following a traffic stop in the Town of Greene, he was given an appearance ticket for the Town of Greene Court at a later date.

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The Delaware County Sheriffs Office arrested Michael Janitz of Oneonta, on a New York State Parole Warrant.  Janitz was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility to await further proceedings from New York State Division of Parole.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 26-year-old Diana Essig of Coventry on an active Arrest Warrant out of the Town of Bainbridge Court for 2nd degree forgery & Petty Larceny.  Deputies arrested Essig after she was released from the Chenango County Correctional Facility on unrelated charges; she was arraigned at the Town of Bainbridge Court & was remanded back to the Chenango County Jail on $1,000 cash bail.  She is to reappear in the Town of Bainbridge Court at a later date.

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The Sidney town board has called a special meeting for Thursday January 10th at 7:00 PM in the Sidney civic center board room.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the draft moratorium on gas drilling, it will be distributed to board members, if it is acceptable to the majority of the board, it will be sent to Delaware county for a general municipal law review.

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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-4-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 4, 2013

Delaware county sheriff’s Deputies investigated a 2 car Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accident on State Highway 10 in the Town of Delhi.  33-year-old James Hodges of Davenport crossed into the opposing lane of traffic striking a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Susan Whitney of Delhi head on.  Whitney and 3 of her passengers, as well as a passenger in Hodge’s vehicle were transported to O’Connor Hospital in Delhi.  Hodges was ticketed for Failure to Keep Right and is to appear in the Town of Delhi Court to answer the charge.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 28-year-old Joseph Sites of Vestal on charges of 4th degree Criminal Mischief and 3rd degree Menacing.   Sites was arrested following an investigation of a Domestic Dispute in a motor vehicle on County Road 32 in the Town of Greene.  Sites was arraigned in the Town Greene Court and faces additional court action.

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Otsego county sheriff’s deputies are investigating burglaries on December 10th & 23rd at a barn on county Route 4 in the Town of Unadilla.  Deputies have released a picture to the print media taken by a surveillance camera, anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Division at 547-4363. All calls will be kept confidential.

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The Binghamton Senators will celebrate “40 Years of Hockey Night” tonight at the Broome County Arena.  The late Jim Matthews, of Matthews Auto, is credited with bringing professional hockey to Binghamton in 1973 with the Broome Dusters, who were followed by the Binghamton Whalers, Binghamton Rangers, the B.C. Icemen and the current Binghamton Senators.  The first 2,000 fans will receive a commemorative poster & The B-Sens will honor the Matthews family during a special pre-game ceremony set to begin at 7 PM.

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-3-13

by wcdonews Posted on January 3, 2013

A former Binghamton landmark has been destroyed by fire.  Flames engulfed an empty warehouse at 115 Montgomery Street last night, with firefighters still on the scene this morning.  The building once house Pa’s Woodshed and a series of clubs, it had been vacant for several years.  Investigators will try to determine what caused the fire shortly.

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The Oneonta Common Council hired a police officer Anthony Capristo at last night’s meeting at city hall.  The council also approved 4th ward alderman Michael Lynch to be acting mayor, and approved members of boards and commissions at last nights meeting, the first meeting of 2013.

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The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was passed by Congress and signed by the President, extending deadlines for Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) through December 2013.  The legislation allows the program to continue the same, as before, more information is available at labor.ny.gov.

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Oneonta city police charged 22-year-old Marissa Hetzel with 2nd degree vehicular assault, leaving the scene of a person injury accident & DWI and several lesser charges, following the report of a bicyclist being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning on the Lettis Highway.  Police reported that the unidentified bicyclist suffered multiple fractures, severe head and chest trauma, and was taken first to Fox Hospital and later to Bassett hospital in Cooperstown for emergency surgery.  Hetzel was arraigned in Oneonta City Court and was released on $2,500 bail, pending re-appearance in court at a later date.

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Oneonta police arrested an area woman on charges of DWI early Tuesday morning.  44-year-old Lisa Sperry of Oneonta was charged following an investigation into a property damage accident in the Clinton Plaza parking lot off of Main Street.  Sperry faces court action at a later date.

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The Delaware valley humane society is in need of bedding for the many animals currently house at the site on east Main Street in Sidney.  Karen Crawford at the humane society explains:

 

(Karen Crawford 1-3-13)

 

Those who would like more information about the humane society’s needs, or the adoption process for the many animals there, can call 563-7780.

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Some local high school athletes have reached elite status this year, being tabbed with “All State” honors.  Unatego’s Tyler Butler earned first team honors for his play at Safety, second team honors went to Nate McDonald of Sidney, Jake Mazzarella of Bainbridge-Guilford and Mike Beers of Walton.  Third team honors went to Brandon Walters of Sidney; honorable mention went to Sidney’s Austin Dean and UV’s Kody Homann.

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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced that his office has posted information online detailing charitable donations raised for Hurricane Sandy relief.  The 88 charities that have responded to the survey reported raising approximately $400 million for Hurricane Sandy relief. The five charities reporting the most contributions and pledges are the American red cross at 188 million, the robin hood foundation at 67 million, The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City at 45 million dollars, the empire state relief fund at 15.4 million and the salvation army at 14.3 million.  More information is available at charitiesnys.com.

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Blood supplies are very low traditionally following the holidays and this year is no exception.  A red cross blood drive is being held at Chenango memorial hospital’s basement conference room in Norwich on Monday January 7th from 10:30 to 3:30 PM, appointments care requested at 337-4028 or 337-4093, walk-ins are also welcome.

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