P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-6-22
State Police responded to a crash Monday involving a pedestrian in town of Sherburne. Police reported that a vehicle was traveling west on State Highway 80 when a pedestrian who was standing in the roadway and wearing dark clothing was struck. The pedestrian has been identified as 30 year old Megan Mikalunas of North Norwich, she was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the vehicle, 57 year old Robert Allen of Oneida stopped and flagged down another vehicle to call 911. Sherburne EMS and State Police responded to the scene, the investigation is on-going.
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State Police responded to a 2-vehicle crash Monday in the town of Columbus where 1 person was pronounced deceased on scene. A preliminary investigation revealed that a tractor trailer and a van were both traveling south on State Route 8. The driver of the tractor trailer was making a right turn when the van struck the rear of the tractor trailer. A female passenger in the van, from Rome, was killed, the male driver from Lee Center, was airlifted to Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse. The unidentified driver of the tractor trailer was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.
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The Bandera Family & Community Alliance announced Free Christmas Dinners again this year for Binghamton & Norwich residents, and this year they are adding a free Christmas Dinner for the Oneonta Community, Bill Bandera told WCDO News about their plans this Christmas:
(Bill Bandera 12-6-22)
Bandera the meals will be served at the American Legion Halls in each community, he said that they are looking for volunteers, More information for Volunteers sign ups can be found at banderachristmas.com, those who need a meal delivered can call 211 until December 22nd.
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NBT Bancorp and Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. of Connecticut announced that they have entered into a agreement where Salisbury will merge with and into NBT. Chief Accounting Officer Annette Burns of NBT Bancorp told WCDO News what the merger means:
(Annette Burns 12-6-22)
The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023 following the expected approval by the shareholders and required regulatory approvals.
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Leadership Otsego announced they are accepting applications for their program to establish future leaders in the County. The 6 month program meets 1 day a month, Classes will primarily be held in Oneonta, applications will be accepted through January 13th, more information is available at 607-432-4500 extension 2.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-6-22
The Broome County District Attorney’s Office announced that former Broome County DA Stephen Cornwell pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court to Grand Larceny, he was sentenced to 3 year conditional discharge, was ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and will have to give up his license to practice law. Former Administrative assistant to Cornwell, James Worhach pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of Stolen property for illegally possessing criminal case files belonging to the office of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office, he was sentenced to 1 year conditional discharge, he is still facing additional charges.
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In the month of November, members from the State Police at Troop “C” removed 61 impaired drivers off the roadways. 1 of those impaired drivers also had a child under the age of 15 in the vehicle with them, 14 of the drivers were more than double the legal limit, 5 drivers had been previously convicted of DWI in the last 10 years, 11 of those drivers were under the influence of drugs
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The SUNY Board of Trustees appointed John King, Jr., as the 15th SUNY Chancellor Monday. Chancellor King served as U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama.
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A Federal Judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin. Benjamin resigned last April, he still faces records falsification charges.
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Firefighters from Deposit, Windsor, Hancock, Harpursville & West Windsor responded at about 3:00 AM this morning to a fire at the New England Wood Pellet factory at 1580 Airport Road in Deposit. Firefighters are expected to be at the facility throughout the morning hours, more details are expected to be released later today.
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